At the moment I'm busy selecting songs for the next edition of my International Song Contest. Usually I don't select Dutch songs, but the past year or two Dutch artists have been making very good music, so certainly this time there will be a Dutch song in the contest again. Since most of the readers of this blog are not Dutch, I will now share some good songs by Dutch artists. And actually all of them have a story behind them, so be sure to read the description as well.
Dotan - Home
This song has been like an anthem for the Netherlands in 2014. It was a big hit during the World Cup and also one radio station made a remix of this song and radio commentaries from the game after each game of the Dutch national team. However, shortly after the World Cup ended the song got a completely different meaning. It became connected to the crash of flight MH-17: the plane full of Dutch people that was shot out of the sky by Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Because of all the emotions that are connected to this song, it is the highest newcomer in the Dutch top 2000 of the best songs ever made, at rank 82.
Mr. Probz - Nothing Really Matters
Mr. Probz used to be one of the many wannabe-hiphoppers that I dislike so much. He was involved with the wrong kind of people during his youth (which explains his nickname Mr. Probz: Probz is short for all the problems he had) and never really achieved a real breakthrough as a rapper. In 2013 he surprised everybody with his beautiful song "Waves" and after Robin Schulz made a remix of this song Mr. Probz became internationally famous. "Nothing Really Matters" is his latest single and with this song Mr. Probz has been on top of the Dutch charts for 6 weeks.
Niels Geusebroek - Take Your Time Girl
The following song was performed live on the radio for the first time and dedicated to the unborn child of the news-reader of the radio station. In the background throughout the entire song you will hear the heartbeat of this baby. And the song is pretty good as well!
Chef'Special - In Your Arms
The final song I want to share with you today may seem like a sad love song at first ear. However, if you listen more carefully you will find out that there is a deeper meaning to this song. The song is written for the father of the singer, who died a couple of years earlier. As this song is the first big hit of the band Chef'Special, the singer once mentioned that it's kind of strange to him that the death of his father made the band's so successful in the end. But he knows that his father would have been proud to be part of the success and that he will be watching him from a cloud.
Dotan - Home
This song has been like an anthem for the Netherlands in 2014. It was a big hit during the World Cup and also one radio station made a remix of this song and radio commentaries from the game after each game of the Dutch national team. However, shortly after the World Cup ended the song got a completely different meaning. It became connected to the crash of flight MH-17: the plane full of Dutch people that was shot out of the sky by Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Because of all the emotions that are connected to this song, it is the highest newcomer in the Dutch top 2000 of the best songs ever made, at rank 82.
Mr. Probz - Nothing Really Matters
Mr. Probz used to be one of the many wannabe-hiphoppers that I dislike so much. He was involved with the wrong kind of people during his youth (which explains his nickname Mr. Probz: Probz is short for all the problems he had) and never really achieved a real breakthrough as a rapper. In 2013 he surprised everybody with his beautiful song "Waves" and after Robin Schulz made a remix of this song Mr. Probz became internationally famous. "Nothing Really Matters" is his latest single and with this song Mr. Probz has been on top of the Dutch charts for 6 weeks.
Niels Geusebroek - Take Your Time Girl
The following song was performed live on the radio for the first time and dedicated to the unborn child of the news-reader of the radio station. In the background throughout the entire song you will hear the heartbeat of this baby. And the song is pretty good as well!
Chef'Special - In Your Arms
The final song I want to share with you today may seem like a sad love song at first ear. However, if you listen more carefully you will find out that there is a deeper meaning to this song. The song is written for the father of the singer, who died a couple of years earlier. As this song is the first big hit of the band Chef'Special, the singer once mentioned that it's kind of strange to him that the death of his father made the band's so successful in the end. But he knows that his father would have been proud to be part of the success and that he will be watching him from a cloud.
I hope you liked these songs. A merry Christmas to you all!
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