It's Eurovision Week, 40 years ago that is, and today Year Of The Puppet features a Dutch version of Puppet On A String. Speelbal in de wind (Toy-ball in the wind).
Reggy van der Burgt is a fairly unknown Dutch singer who, like so many, could have been a star if only….
She won a talent show when she was in her 20s and scored her only hit
Teddybeer in 1966/1967. Follow up singles (incl. Speelbal…) fail to chart and her well received debut album fails to score commercially. I guess it's the sad old story 'Record company has other plans than artist' that probably killed off Reggy's career. But
Teddybeer, a tale about exchanging your faithfull cuddly toy for a live one that hugs back, remains a treasured classic in Dutch pop history.
Reggy van der Burgt also recorded
De tijd staat niet stil (Time doesn't stand still) a wonderful coverversion of the German 1966 song
Die Zeiger der Uhr (Hands of the clock) which can be found on the b-side of
Teddybeer. (single CNR UH 9833)
Speelbal in de wind / Maar morgen is hij mij vergeten (single CNR UH 9930)
Speelbal in de wind was also recorded by Dutch Eurovision singer Anneke Grönloh.
ZingZing has a lovely Reggy van der Burgt discography.
Stay tuned for some more great Puppets in the coming days.
Please Note: Several wonky links in older posts have been restored.
