#CLASSIC SING ALONG SONGS FULL#
There are, of course, now nearly 17 million people in the Netherlands, but the sentiment (and it is full of sentiment) holds true. Nee, ‘t is geen grap, ‘t ging van klipklappiedieklap op de trapĪ song originally made to persuade all those wonderfully anarchic Dutch people to use the Postbank (which has since merged with ING bank), it became so popular it went to number 1 in 1996. This is the original version sung by entertainer Rudi Carrell in 1965. Note that films in the third line is pronounced fillems.Ĭhances are you know this one in English. It’s a night I didn’t think I’d ever have. Translation: It’s a night you only see in films. Het is een nacht waarvan ik dacht dat ik hem nooit beleven zou Het is een nacht die wordt bezongen in het mooiste lied It was his first single and became a big hit in 1995 (and drove lots of people crazy). The chorus of this one is usually sung completely by the audience, giving singer Guus Meeuwis a well-deserved break.
The refrain is the title so all you have to do is get the verbs in the right order and you’re away. The song, from 1971, is sung by Ramses Shaffy who had many wonderful hits in Dutch. This a good one for practising your verbs. Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire. With flowers all over my body and my face.) What can we say?Ħ Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder (Do you know what I would like to be? A flowery curtain, a flowery curtain. Met bloemen op m’n hele lijf en ook op m’n gezicht. This one is a classic from 1972.Įen bloemetjesgordijn, een bloemetjesgordijn.Įen bloemetjesgordijn, een bloemetjesgordijnĮn alle dagen hangen lekker in het zonnelicht Every year a carnavalskraker hits the charts. Is it long ago? Is it long ago? In the summer sun it went bim-bam-bom. The lyrics are no better in Dutch than they were in English: Is it long ago? Is it long ago? That my heart called you with its dinge-dinge-dong. Here’s a snippet featuring long-term memory loss and daft dinge-dongs and bim-bam-boms.ĭat mijn hart je riep met z’n ding-dinge-dong?
But the band, Teach In, also recorded it in Dutch. The list wouldn’t be complete without a Eurovision song and this one actually won for the Netherlands in 1975… in English. With blood, sweat and tears, I said well friends, it’s goodbye friends, there’s no more pickings left for you). (With blood, sweat and tears, I said sod off out of here. Like most of his songs it has the odd grammatical wobble but who cares. One of the last songs (2002) recorded by the late, great André Hazes. This is the Dutch national anthem and if you are going to sing along, do what the national football team and everybody else does and only sing the first two lines:ĭuitsen meant Dutch, not German, in the 16 th and 17 th century in case you’re wondering. That’s it! Tiresome additions such as Zij leve hoog/Honderd jaren leven are not compulsory and can be ignored. (Translation, Long may he/she live, in glory) Lang zal ze leven in de gloria, in de gloria, in de gloria No birthday party is complete without this song and it is one that you must try to master, especially if you have children. Here’s a selection of classics to help you breeze through your inburgeringsexam and earn the awed respect of your Dutch friends. We've included some of Ree's favorites, along with popular hits from today and decades past.10 Dutch songs everyone should be able to sing along to December 11, 2015īlood, sweat and tears, 15 million people, flowery curtains and nights like you only see in films… the Dutch have a huge catalogue of singalong songs. "Somehow, I always sounded a little better in my dream," she wrote alongside an instagram post, "but my daughters were with me, which made for an especially wonderful memory!" Here, you'll find top karaoke songs that help make those special memories. For Ree, singing "Don't Stop Me Now" fulfilled a longtime dream. Whether it's at a summer party, a bar, or a 50th birthday party, karaoke lets you pretend to be a rockstar no matter your skill level. 😂 But before you even approach the stage, you have to answer that key question: which karaoke song do you sing? See, the best karaoke songs are always the ones that get people up on their feet singing along even if they're not, ahem, the most skilled vocalist. Their silly and sweet renditions of "Take It Easy" by the Eagles and Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" kept the party going. And the rest of us? Well, we just have to be satisfied with singing along! Ree Drummond is certainly a karaoke fan-back in 2022, she was spotted on New Year's Eve singing with the kids late into the evening at P-Town. There are a lucky few who are born with musical genius.
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