Eurovision
Rotterdam is happening, pandemic or not. We all can use a bit of cheering up, I
know I do.
You
probably already know our Rotterdam 2.1 pages with all the things you need to
know about the music and stars of Eurovision 2021, but here’s the link anyway.
A nice album
release to coincide with this year’s spectacular is Songfestival: Nederlands
trots in een nieuw jasje (Dutch pride in a new jacket) with nine
coverversion of Dutch Eurovision hits. (Well, one is Belgian, (see below).
The album
is out on CD on May 12 but also (already) available through you favorite
digital music providers. And Spotify. Released by Cloud 9, they also posted a Youtube playlist.
Most tracks
are quite different from the original (which is good) by current artists even
today’s youngsters can relate too (i.e: not old)
If I had to
give one 12 Poing it would be for Deborah Parlor’s soft country version of Ik
Hou Van Jou / In Love With You. It shows a new side of the 1984 classic which
as far as I know has only been covered as a (big) ballad.
1. Paul
Sinha & Fleur – De Eerste Keer
- 1996, original by Maxine & Franklin Brown
2. Samantha Steenwijk – Vrede
- 1993, Ruth Jacott
3. Lisa
Lois – Hemel en Aarde
- 1998, Edsilia Rombley, one of this year's hosts.
4. Pommelien Thijs – Door De Wind
- The Belgian entry of 1989 written by Dutch singer Stef Bos. 5. BENR – Je Vecht Nooit Alleen
- 2011, 3JS, performed it in English as Never Alone at Eurovision.
6. Deborah Parlor – In Love With You
- 1984, Maribelle as Ik Hou Van Jou
7. Danique
– Arcade
- 2019,
Duncan Laurence
8. René Karst – Ik Zie Een Ster
- 1974,
Mouth & McNeal
9. Unity – Ding-A-Dong
- 1975, Teach In
Last year, before Rotterdam 2020 was cancelled, I posted a few bits and pieces about Dutch classics in The Rotterdam Weeks. Still worth a listen and a read.
