What is some good Netherlandish music that I can listen to on Spotify?
all of a sudden i am ambassador to non dutch ppl interested in the netherlands! my impact!
this entirely depends dear reader, on what you hope to gain from this. i wouldn’t be able tell you whats good for learning dutch, but I can tell you some songs I enjoy and that’s enough. I’m assuming you mean songs in Dutch, and I will not be including songs I suspect of being Flemish due to your wording.
Bitterzoet- Eefje de Visser
De Diepte- S10
Zondagskind- S10
Goud- Froukje
Ik wil dansen- Froukje
Groter dan ik- Froukje
Dans mij naar huis- S10
Sterrenstof- De jeugd van tegenwoordig
Ja Ja Nee Nee- Goldband
Noodgeval- Goldband
Superlatieven- MEROL
Bitterzoet- BLØF
Later als ik groter ben- BLØF
Sexy als ik dans- Nielson
Bliksem- Nielson
Beauty en de brains- Nielson
Het regent zonnestralen- Acda en de munnik
Brabant- Guus Meeuwis (this one makes me a proud resident of brabant btw. i am australian.)
Because @evelhak said she'd be interested in hearing Dutch parodies and funny folk songs, I will hereby share some of our funny music.
First up, we have some classics of musical parodies in Dutch.
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This is a lyric video to a famous Dutch parody on Basshunter's Boten Anna. It's very nostalgic to me because of how it is low-key jumpstyle and that was such a dance craze when I was growing up.
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The aforementioned parody that reframes the Dutch love song, 'Ademloos' (breathless) to be about a frustrated mistress who is fed up with her lover and just wants him to go back to his wife. Waardeloos means worthless, and throughout the song they roast him including an entire bridge just comprised of words ending with 'loos' such as hopeloos (hopeless) and smakeloos (tasteless). I am willing to bet my money Izuki Shun from KNB and Joco from Shaman King would appreciate this bridge.
It is sung by three Dutch drag queens, which gives this song a layer of gay to.
(I wanted to share the video to a more recent parody that got quite big, which is Ponkers doing Justin Bieber's Sorry but it is age restricted. IDK why, perhaps it is the Justin persona having sung about accidentally killing Selena's Gomez cat that he pretends to bury at the beach and touching on the disturbing cut 4 Bieber thing).
Some funny Dutch folk songs:
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The aforementioned song about the woman who loses her panties at the pub which she suspects to be stolen by the owner and she laments how cold her ass is.
(Cor is Toos' husband who plays the accordion, before anyone wonders wtf the dude is as only the woman sings)
(also, considering the name appeared twice, to anyone wondering how to pronounce 'Toos', it is like 'Toast' but without the t at the end)
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Sung by Connie Schouman, this is 'Een Beetje Geld Voor Een Beetje Liefde' meaning 'A Little Bit of Money For A Little Bit Of Love'. This comes from a collection of Dutch old dirty songs. Obviously from the song's title, this song is about a prostitute with lyrics such as 'Wanneer je me zoekt, ik zit in de yab-yum, verdien dan mijn boterham met mijn tum-tum' which means, 'When you are looking for me, I am at the Yab Yum, where I earn my money with my tum-tum. ' I love that rhyme so much.
(Yab Yum was an old famous brothel and tum-tum are Dutch candy produced by Lemco. They're especially popular during winter season with bags of Dutch holiday candy such as pepernoten mixed with tum tums. Tum tum gummies are my 2nd favorite type of gummies in the world and minor confession time, but when I wrote in that one headcanong of Murasakibara getting addicted to cannabis candy as an young adult I felt that because cannabis based tum tums are my fucking kryptonite).
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This is a little less folk but it is a comedic song sung by famous Dutch comedian, actor and singer Wim Sonneveld. He is regarded as one of the big 3 of the Dutch cabaret after the WWII period.
Tiny bit of trivia, but my grandmother loved this song and named my mom after it. So every time I listen to this song I am grinning at the lyrics with warmth because Margootje's stubborn and silly nature does reflect on my mom.
In de wachtkamer van mijn dromen, waar ik onmogelijk uit lijk te komen
Waar ik bloed en ik vecht, ik zweer ik doe echt mijn best, maar het lijkt nooit genoeg
Als ik God was zou ik laten zien dat ik trots was
If I were God, I'd show that I was proud
Het oké is dat je niet bij de rest past
That it's okay if you don't fit in with the rest
Ik zou het laten weten als ik echt was
I'd let you know if I was real
Ik ben dankbaar maar ook eenzaam
I'm thankful but also lonely
Ben jij daar eenzaam, in de hemel?
Are you lonely there, in heaven?
Ik kan best een keertje meegaan, als je wil
I could go with you sometime, if you want
Als ik God was zou ik wrikken tot je los was
If I were God I would pry until you came loose
Op zijn minst wat dichterbij zijn
I'd at least be a little closer
Met een poging tot al blij zijn
With an attempt to already be happy
Als ik God was dan zat ik aan die tafel
If I were God I'd be sitting at that table
En dan deden we dit samen
And we'd do this together
Waarom doen we dit niet samen?
Wy aren't we doing this together?
A month ago, I got tagged by @brandinotbroke to write down songs I actually listen to. But since I'm more into DJ sets than separate songs at this moment, I will share with you which DJs I liked the most during the festivals I went to!
Oliver Heldens: he introduced melody and groove in the mainstream EDM scene with his "Future House" sound in the mid 2010s, but currently he's more into Techno and Trance territories, which I like! I've seen him four times within one year lol. I stan him, also because he's giving Sims 4 vibes xD
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2. Tiësto: I missed out his Trance era live because I was just a pre-teen when Trance music was still mainstream. Nowadays, he plays mainstream house (aka the European definition of "EDM"), but during the last 20 mins he went back to his roots! This Tomorrowland set is similar to what I've heard from him at Dance Valley
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3. Liu: a Brazilian DJ with who has over 1 million followers on Instagram, but not so well-known in my country. But he smashed it on Dance Valley in my opionion because I like the subgenres Bass House and Brazilian Bass. Here's a set he played at the Dutch EDM radio station
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4. Topic: I've seen this German DJ three times this year. I like the uplifting melodic sound of his set and he played very smoothly. I haven't been to Parookaville, but this is the most recent set I could find on YouTube.
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5. Nicky Romero: it's somewhat a tie which DJ gets my 5th place, but I think I go for Nicky Romero. When I saw him on Dreamfields (a local Dutch festival), I enjoyed his Bigroom Techno moments and of course the closing part because one of his songs reminds me of my first date with my boyfriend ☺.
🎸 (and if we're allowed to make requests 👀 could i get one with dutch songs 👀👀 if that's something you can provide 👀👀👀)
YESS definitely!! Komt 'ie (dutch for 'here it comes')!
1.Een Kopje Koffie - VOF de Kunst
(Giving you the live version bc everyone looks fantastic here :''D The Dutch lyrics are about how good a cup of coffee is, but apparently there's also an original version of the song, which is Brazilian (called Verde e Amarelo) and is about the end of a dictatorship)
2. Jimmy - Boudewijn de Groot
(a classic, I love this one a lot! It's about his son and how he hopes he at least doesn't grow up to be a businessman ("Maar liever dat nog dan het bord voor z'n kop van de zakenman, want daar word ie alleen maar slechter van" which is one of my fave Dutch songlyrics ever))
3. Faber's Theme (Verdwaald in de wereld) - Stippenlift, Faberyayo
(This one's actually recent, it's about how confusing and incomprehensible the world is)
4. Hou Nog Even Vol - Véras
(The lyrics are about holding on and the distance you can experience in love, but I hear 'Hou Nog Even Vol' (keep holding on a little longer) as being hopeful about the world and life in general)
5. Zing-Vecht-Huil-Bid-Lach-Werk en Bewonder - Ramses Shaffy
(ABSOLUTE CLASSIC, every Dutchy knows this one! Since this little list is generated randomly I'm glad it got in here, Ramses Shaffy is one of our heroes! The song's about 'to sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire' and he's addressing all the different kinds of people in society so it's meant to be a song for everyone)
6. Mayonnaise - Maarten Van Roozendaal
(It's about random things but also about looking for mayonnaise lol. AND it's Dutch jazz)
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( for every 🎸 i receive, i’ll make a playlist of 5+ songs from my music on shuffle! )
Per Spoor (Kedeng Kedeng), Guus Meeuwis // Het Is Een Nacht... (Levensecht), Guus Meeuwis // Fout Ventje, Lisa, Amy & Shelley // Het Regent Zonnestralen, Acda en de Munnik // Zoutelande, BLØF // LEKKER MET DE MEIDEN, MEROL // Bagagedrager, Gers Pardoel // Ha, ha, ha, je vader, Kinderen voor Kinderen // Bloemen, Guus Meeuwis // Meidengroep, Kinderen voor Kinderen // HOU JE BEK EN BEF ME, MEROL // Opzij, Herman van Veen