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Hairball
Yes she was a woman - Mariska Veres (1947 – 2006).
Both tunes mentioned above were big hits in the U.S. c.1970.
I remember hearing them both all the time on the local top 40 AM station, KHJ in Los Angeles.
I always loved the guitar playing on Venus!
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marianna
I heard Vanity Fair's "Early in the Morning" a couple of days ago on some online radio station. I remember both of their hits. I also always knew Shocking Blue had a female lead singer; she never sounded like a guy to me.
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marcovandereijk
The Hague was in the 60s for The Netherlands a very important town when it comes to pop music.
We use the expression "Haagse beat" for the wave of bands coming from this city.
The Golden Earrings (later Golden Earring), Q65, Tee Set and Shockin' Blue all came
from the same quarters in The Hague (Zuiderparkbuurt), a lower middle class era.
Here's a couple of songs from the Haagse Beat groups.
Q65- The life I live
The Golden Earrings - Sound of a screaming day
Tee set - She likes weeds
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marcovandereijk
The Hague was in the 60s for The Netherlands a very important town when it comes to pop music.
We use the expression "Haagse beat" for the wave of bands coming from this city.
The Golden Earrings (later Golden Earring), Q65, Tee Set and Shockin' Blue all came
from the same quarters in The Hague (Zuiderparkbuurt), a lower middle class era.
Here's a couple of songs from the Haagse Beat groups.
Q65- The life I live
The Golden Earrings - Sound of a screaming day
Tee set - She likes weeds
All great bands. For some lesser known Dutch (psychedelic) rock in general I'd add the magnificent Earth & Fire, Sandy Coast as well as The Outsiders, Sandy Coast and Group 1850. Well worth checking out.
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The Sicilian
While on a little 70's kick, I just watched this video by Shocking Blue and was shocked to see that the singer is a woman. It is a woman right? I can't believe that after all these years I thought it was a man singing. Was anyone else fooled?
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Palace Revolution 2000
Yes, and "Hot Sand" rocked too.
That is funny that you though it was a guy. That happened to me once in the 80's with a song I loved for a while called "Invisible" by Alison Moyet. I didn't know her, and I liked th song but I was kind of embarrassed by it because I thought it was that same guy who would sing "Sarah" real high and annoying.
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The Sicilian
Interesting, nobody received credit for the keyboard work in the song yet it was a big part of the sound.
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detroitken
I have both Venus & Hitchin a Ride on 45's....
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Elmo Lewis
Later covered by Bananarama
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Elmo Lewis
Later covered by Bananarama
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Elmo Lewis
Later covered by Bananarama
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RipThisBone
What a Shame the videos in this thread can't be played.
A few years back it was revealed on dutch tv that the music of Venus was plagiarism.
Here is a video about it:
video: [youtu.be]