From Holland, it's Shocking Blue, 1970, and the haunting "Never Marry a Railroad Man."
Most folks think they were one-hit wonders, but actually they had scads of hits outside the US. Of course, Robbie van Leeuwen, the band's genius songwriter-guitarist-producer could give a shit what most people think, considering that he's been able to live like a king all these years off the royalties to "Venus," which has probably been used in more TV ad campaigns than any song of the last forty years.
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Hi again. I heard the female singer recently passed away a few months ago. This was an ok song, thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteShe died late last year. Bass player's dead too.
ReplyDeleteBest Shocking Blue song here.
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Non-English-speaking singers singing in English? (Honorary Mention - The Proclaimers)
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Non-English-speaking singers singing in English? (Honorary Mention - The Proclaimers)
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The bassplayer is very much alive, it was the drummer who died in 1988.
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