![]() Every year a carnavalskraker hits the charts. Is it long ago? Is it long ago? In the summer sun it went bim-bam-bom. The lyrics are no better in Dutch than they were in English: Is it long ago? Is it long ago? That my heart called you with its dinge-dinge-dong. Here’s a snippet featuring long-term memory loss and daft dinge-dongs and bim-bam-boms.ĭat mijn hart je riep met z’n ding-dinge-dong? But the band, Teach In, also recorded it in Dutch. The list wouldn’t be complete without a Eurovision song and this one actually won for the Netherlands in 1975… in English. With blood, sweat and tears, I said well friends, it’s goodbye friends, there’s no more pickings left for you). (With blood, sweat and tears, I said sod off out of here. Like most of his songs it has the odd grammatical wobble but who cares. One of the last songs (2002) recorded by the late, great André Hazes. ![]() This is the Dutch national anthem and if you are going to sing along, do what the national football team and everybody else does and only sing the first two lines:ĭuitsen meant Dutch, not German, in the 16 th and 17 th century in case you’re wondering. That’s it! Tiresome additions such as Zij leve hoog/Honderd jaren leven are not compulsory and can be ignored. (Translation, Long may he/she live, in glory) Lang zal ze leven in de gloria, in de gloria, in de gloria No birthday party is complete without this song and it is one that you must try to master, especially if you have children. Here’s a selection of classics to help you breeze through your inburgeringsexam and earn the awed respect of your Dutch friends. Bear that in mind when making your own selections.10 Dutch songs everyone should be able to sing along to December 11, 2015īlood, sweat and tears, 15 million people, flowery curtains and nights like you only see in films… the Dutch have a huge catalogue of singalong songs. People usually know the chorus of a song if they don’t know the rest. The part of a pop song that usually gets drunk friends wailing in delight is the chorus. Pop music is also short for ‘popular music’, which makes it perfect singalongs when you’re drunk. Pop performers have just 3 minutes or less to tell a story and get across the emotion at the time as well. I think pop is much harder to create than rock. Some see it as frivolous and empty, and compared to rock it isn’t seen as deep. Like the previous track, there’s something melancholy in the song that makes it great to sing. Released in 1965, their version soon became the jukebox version we know and love. This song has a storied history, in that there are more than 1,500 recordings of ‘Unchained Melody’ made by more than 670 artists! But it was the version by the Righteous Brothers that has become the version we know today. The singers in bands like Oasis and Queen are forced to sing loud and high or risk losing themselves amongst the guitars and drums. If you want to make drunk friends cry, or lift them out of a sour mood, a rock song is the perfect vehicle. This means the songs picked should be well-known hits. Lastly, the best sing along songs when drunk are also ones where anyone can join in at any time. That’s not to say singing drunkenly to hip hop is out of the question, I’ve just never heard anyone do it. ![]() And secondly, the less words in the song, the more likely it’s going to be sung. ![]() But after years of listening to friends belting out the hits after a few drinks, I’ve noticed 3 things about the songs that get chosen.įirstly, the best songs tend to lift people up, be that in the lyrics, the mood of the song, or the vocals. Your musical tastes won’t be the same as mine. But what do you sing? What are the best sing along songs when drunk?Īny Best of list is of course going to be subjective. Then you suddenly feel the urge to sing something. You’ve had a few beers with your friends and you’re feeling very merry. ![]()
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