This week’s theme is the Dutch records I bought during my vacation in November which now seems like eons ago. As noted in this blog, I bought these records and a few more from a vendor at the Waterlooplein Swap Meet for a Euro a record. At the date of sale, that would translate to $1.06 dollars. Not sure why this record other than I thought the title was funny. After typing this post, I can tell I am going to hate writing this week’s posts due to Dutch spellings.
Heintje Simons, born in Bleiejrheide in 1955 is a Dutch singer and actor. After singing with the jukebox in his family’s cafe, he got his big break at age 11 after winning a singing contest. He scored a big hit in 1967 with “Mama” which went gold. He still sings today and is popular in German speaking areas. According to Wikipedia, he has sold over 40 million records.
This album was released in 1970. The lyrics sung in English. It is ok. I am not sure what I was expecting. The kid has talent for sure but the songs are pretty watered down for my taste.
For a sample, I went with the title track.
Meh. Not my bag. However, German music lovers can not be wrong so I guess it is just me on this one.