Bretrick
Well-known Member
- Location
- Perth Western Australia
1969, Dutch rock group Shocking Blue released the song Venus in the Netherlands in 1969.
The song reached Number 1 in nine countries.
Australia
Japan
Belgium
New Zealand
Italy
Brazil
France
Singapore
South Africa
A bit of trivia. The original lyrics had a typo in the opening line - "a goddess on a mountain top", with "goddess" written as "godness" which was how the lead singer - Mariska Veres - who was at the time not perfectly fluent in English, sang it on the record and on television.
Later recordings by other artists corrected the word.
Venus - Shocking Blue 1969
Fast forward 15 years.
Dutch band, Claw Boy Claws - A "garage rock," (a mixture of rock and roll and punk), band who quickly gained popularity, and in 1984 the band released their first album, Shocking Shades Of Claw Boys Claw, containing among others a cover of the song "Venus".
The album was later called one of the best records in the history of Dutch pop music by Trouw, (Loyal), a Dutch daily newspaper.
Here is their cover of Venus.
Venus - Claw Boys Claw 1984
The song reached Number 1 in nine countries.
Australia
Japan
Belgium
New Zealand
Italy
Brazil
France
Singapore
South Africa
A bit of trivia. The original lyrics had a typo in the opening line - "a goddess on a mountain top", with "goddess" written as "godness" which was how the lead singer - Mariska Veres - who was at the time not perfectly fluent in English, sang it on the record and on television.
Later recordings by other artists corrected the word.
Venus - Shocking Blue 1969
Fast forward 15 years.
Dutch band, Claw Boy Claws - A "garage rock," (a mixture of rock and roll and punk), band who quickly gained popularity, and in 1984 the band released their first album, Shocking Shades Of Claw Boys Claw, containing among others a cover of the song "Venus".
The album was later called one of the best records in the history of Dutch pop music by Trouw, (Loyal), a Dutch daily newspaper.
Here is their cover of Venus.
Venus - Claw Boys Claw 1984
