Show Laat (feat. Patty Brard): viewing figures on November 29th

 

 

Yesterday, "Show Laat" (SBS 6 Entertainment news program featuring Patty Brard, Bridget Maasland and Eric van Tijn) attracted 385.000 viewers (market share: 7.8%).

 

Source: Stichting KijkOnderzoek

Patty & Gerard in "Margriet"

 

 

The latest issue of "Margriet" magazine features an article about Patty Brard and Gerard Joling telling their memories of "Sinterklaas" (Saint Nicholas).

 

Source: Margriet.nl, Martin Vink

Patty on "Tinder"

Patty Brard's latest column in Weekend magazine is about "Tinder", a social discovery app that helps individuals meet new people. Tinder has caused controversy.

Click here to read the column.

Source: Weekend

Connie, Patty & Patricia: guest appearance on RTL 4's benefit show

Patricia Paay, Patty Brard and Connie Breukhoven

The trio of Dutch divas Connie Breukhoven, Patty Brard and Patricia Paay will be performing "Tomorrow" from the musical "Annie" with Gerard Joling and Gordon on RTL 4's benefit show. The aim of this concert is to raise money for a charity called "Nationaal Ouderenfonds" (the National Foundation for the Elderly (NFE) which promotes quality of life for older persons in the Netherlands). The music program will be taped on December 11th in the studios of "The Voice of Holland". In 2011, the ladies were asked to be guest artists at De Toppers show but their performance was cancelled.

Click here to watch "RTL Boulevard" (at 12:00 Connie Breukhoven confirmed the news). 

Source: RTL Boulevard, De Telegraaf, RTL Nieuws, Nieuws.nl, Show.nl.....

José: beauty makeover in "Party" magazine

The latest issue of "Party" magazine features an article about José Hoebee and beautiful pictures. In September, Dutch photographer and make-up artist Gerard de Haan did a photo shoot with the singer and supervised her makeover (see news posted on September 22nd 2013). The songstress discussed many subjects: her late husband, her comeback with Bonnie St. Claire, the backing tracks (used for her shows with Bonnie) which were digitally remastered and adapted to her current voice type (mature female vocalists often experience changes in their vocal range), the fact that when she had to record a "rough" track with Luv' she was asked to smoke cigarettes, her guest performance at a recent concert given by folk band Dommelvolk (featuring her long-time friend Ad van Genechten)....Jos Theuns (in charge of her official fan club) scanned the article:

Source: José Hoebee Fan Club, José Hoebee's Facebook Page, Gerard de Haan's Facebook Page

Show Laat: viewing figures on November 26th / St. Nicholas movie: box-office performance

Kees Tol & Patty Brard on "Show Laat"

* SBS 6's entertainment news program "Show Laat" (featuring Patty Brard) attracted 554.000 viewers (market share: 11.4%) on November 26th.

Source: Stichting KijkOnderzoek

* Here are the latest box office results of the St. Nicholas film "Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos" (featuring Gerard Joling and Patty):

• Position on the Box office Top 20 (from November 21st to November 24th 2013): #8
• Weeks on the Top 20: 8
• Box office to date: €753.081

Source: Filmdistributeurs.nl, Boxofficenl.net

Patty on "Wie ben ik?"

Gordon and Patty Brard backstage at "Wie ben ik?"

Yesterday, Patty Brard took part in the taping of RTL 4's game show "Wie ben ik?" as a candidate. The broadcast date has not been announced yet. The program is hosted by Wendy van Dijk. Paul de Leeuw, Richard Groenendijk, Jandino Asporaat and Gordon are permanent team members. Five years ago, "Wie Ben ik?" aired on SBS 6 and was presented by Tooske Ragas. Gerard Joling and Patty were team captains back then. Luv' even appeared on the panel game show.

Luv' on "Wie ben ik?" (SBS 6, 2008)

Source: Patty Brard's Facebook Page

Gouden Film award for "Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos"

Film producer Kris van de Geer, Patty Brard & director Martijn van Nellestijn

Good news: today "Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos" (St. Nicholas movie featuring Gerard Joling and Patty Brard) has won a "Gouden Film" award in recognition of 100,000 tickets sold. The prize is an initiative by the Netherlands Film Festival and the Netherlands Film Fund to increase media attention for Dutch movies. 

Source: MovieNewz.nl, Patty Brard's Facebook Page

Video: José's All Around My Hat (1986)

A video of José Hoebee performing "All Around My Hat" has recently been posted on YouTube. In 1986, José covered a traditional English folk song (made famous by Steeleye Span). This track is completely different from Luv's pop hits.

Source: YouTube

Special picture: Luv' at the bar (1978)

Amateur pictures of Luv' in their heyday are rare. Luv' fan Marco Rens sent me a beautiful photo of the girls in their "Greatest Lover" costumes dating back to 1978:

Radio 2 Top 2000 / Radio 10 Top 4000 : Vote for Luv'!!!

Radio 2 and Radio 10 have asked its listeners to vote for the "greatest songs of all time". 

* Radio 10 compiles a list of 4000 songs. Three tracks performed by Luv' have been preselected: U.O.Me, You're the Greatest Lover and Trojan Horse. Click here to vote until November 26th.

* Radio 2 compiles a list of 2000 songs. In the past, "The Greatest Lover" used to be ranked in this prestigious chart. You can vote from November 30th to December 6th. Info: click here.  

Source: Radio 2 / Radio 10

Music video: theme song from "Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos" / Box office performance

Patty Brard, Sinterklaas, film director Martijn van Nellestijn and Gerard Joling

* The music video of the theme song from "Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos" (St. Nicholas movie featuring Gerard Joling and Patty Brard) has been uploaded to YouTube. The SBS 6 diva appears in the video. Click here to watch it. Moreover, the track performed by Joling can be downloaded for free by clicking here. 

Source: Patty Brard's Facebook Page

* Here are the latest box office results of the film:

• Position on the Box office Top 20 (from November 14th to November 20th 2013): #10
• Weeks on the Top 20: 7
• Box office to date: €599.295

Source: Filmdistributeurs.nl, Boxofficenl.net

Patty on "Show Laat": viewing figures on November 21st

Yesterday, SBS 6's entertainment news program "Show Laat" featured Patty Brard and drew 452.000 viewers (market share: 11%).

Source: SBS 6, Kijk Onderzoek

Show Vandaag (feat. Patty): viewing figures on November 20th

Show Vandaag with Beau van Erven Dorens, Cynthia Abma and Patty Brard

Yesterday SBS 6's infotainment program "Show Vandaag" featured Patty Brard and attracted 173.000 viewers (market share: 4.2%). 

Source: SBS 6, Kijk Onderzoek

Magazine scans: Primero (featuring José Hoebee)

Recently, I reported that José Hoebee appeared in the latest issue of "Primero" magazine (see news posted on November 17th 2013). Jos Theuns (in charge of the singer's fansite) has scanned the article: 

Source: Primero, José Hoebee's Fan Club (Jos Theuns)

Patty's column about Sinterklaas

Patty Brard's latest column in Weekend Magazine deals with the controversy about the arrival of "Sinterklaas" (St. Nicholas) in Groningen on November 16th. This event was spoilt by a strange debate. Recently, there has been in the Netherlands intense discussions about the character of Zwarte Piet, Sinterklaas’ helpers who are played by white people in black-face make-up. Some critics consider "Zwart Piet" (Black Pete) a racist tradition. 

Click here to read the column.

Source: Weekend

"Show Café" in aid of typhoon victims in Philippines

Patty at "Show Café"

Recently, Patty Brard and other Dutch celebrities auctioned goods and services to raise money for the victims of the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (see news posted on November 16th 2013). Yesterday, the Netherlands held a national action day to support the relief efforts. The emergency aid bank account number "Giro 555" was first opened on November 11. SBS 6 and its presenters (including Patty) took part in this charity event. "Bar Paul" in Amsterdam was renamed "Show Café" and SBS stars worked there to raise funds. Beau van Erven Dorens served drinks and Miss Brard was the washroom attendant for one evening.

Source: SBS 6

Patty in "Vriendin": she has found wisdom...

Patty Brard appears in the latest issue of "Vriendin" magazine. The diva used to be turbulent. She was very extrovert on TV shows like "Patty's Posse", "De Nieuwe Uri Geller" and "Sterren Springen op Zaterdag". Now she has a quiet life with her partner Antoine. "A reality program about me like I did in the past would not be interesting. What can you film about me for God's sake?," Patty told. The former Luv' singer also mentioned her role as "Geertuida Wijntje" in the St. Nicholas movie "Sinterklaas en de Pepernoten Chaos".

Source: Vriendin

"All You Need Is Luv'" special: 35th anniversary

After the recent anniversaries of "You're the Greatest Lover", "With Luv" and "Trojan Horse", today it's time to celebrate another one: 35 years ago exactly, on November 19th 1978, TROS channel aired a 20 minute TV special entitled “All You Need Is Luv”. The fans remember very well this music program which was included on the "Back In Luv" DVD in 2006. 

Luv’ was a visual act. At the time MTV didn’t exist. The group's management understood the power of television. This medium fit them like a glove and was one of the reasons for their success. In the late 1970s, the number of channels was limited. When an artist or a band performed on TV, they could reach lots of viewers.

The special featured videos of songs from their debut album “With Luv”:

You’re the Greatest Lover: The girls were riding a tandem, playing basketball with a male team and singing among bodybuilders in a gym:

· Who Do You Wanna Be: The trio was singing on a grand piano, pretending they were naked with bath mousse on them. But at the end, they wore wetsuits:

· Trojan Horse: The ladies were accompanied by a fanfare and giggling while trying on hats:

· Louis Je t’Adore: the Luv' girls were sitting on rattan chairs in an exotic interior:

· U.O.Me: Luv' were singing on motorbikes and appearing as angels:

· Oh, Get Ready: Luv' were dancing with masked men:

Source: YouTube, Beeld en Geluid (Dutch TV and radio archives)

Bonnie & José @ "Piratenfeest Spalink"

Picture from "Weekend Magazine" (scanned by Jos Theuns)

Bonnie St. Claire & José Hoebee performed at the "Echte Piraten" show in Geesteren, NL on November 16th. A video of the duo has been uploaded on YouTube. Click here to watch it. The ladies sang "Ligt Dat Nou Aan Jou Of Aan Mij" (the Dutch cover version of ABBA's "Why Did It Have To Be Me").

Source: Facebook (Yvonne Bal), YouTube

TROJAN HORSE: 35TH ANNIVERSARY

After the huge success of "You're the Greatest Lover", Luv's challenge was to choose the right follow-up and to avoid being a "one-hit wonder". Fortunately, the ladies hit once again the number one spot with "Trojan Horse". The single entered the Dutch charts on November 18th, 1978 and later did the same abroad. It eventually sold one million copies.

History

After the Spanish touch of "U.O.Me" and "You're the Greatest Lover", the group's songwriters and producers, Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer, tried another kind of arrangement. That's how they came up with "Trojan Horse". This catchy pop song used a bagpipe theme. The intro was inspired by the famous "20th-Century Fox Fanfare" by Alfred Newman. The lyrics dealt with a man who acted as a "Trojan Horse" (someone who is secretive). One sentence is a shining example of "double entendre": "The gate is not yet open so the horse cannot come in". No need to explain what these words mean!

Luv' on TopPop

Thanks to this popular record, Luv's success story carried on in a large part of Continental Europe. "Trojan Horse" was even a Top 10 single in New Zealand as well as a minor hit in Canada and Australia. 

It was included on the German version of their debut album "With Luv'". It later appeared on CD compilations (such as "Luv' Gold" and "25 Jaar Na Waldolala"). A 2006 Dance remix of the song by Hans van Hemert's production team was added as a bonus track to the track listing of the Box set "Completely In Luv'".

This pop standard was used for the soundtrack of the movie "Spetters" directed by Paul Verhoeven. Moreover, Luv' played a cameo role in the German movie "Cola, Candy, Chocolate" (aka "Drei Kesse Bienen auf den Philippinen") in which they performed "Trojan Horse". 

Luv' in "Drei Kesse Bienen auf den Philippinen" (1979)

Chart performance & certification

"Trojan Horse" was a million seller and a #1 hit song in the Netherlands and in Belgium. It peaked at #2 in Austria, Switzerland and Denmark, #3 in Germany, #16 in Finland, #17 in South Africa, #14 in Zimbabwe, #38 in France, #6 in New Zealand, #50 in Australia and #95 in Canada. The single went platinum in Holland and reached the gold status in Austria and Belgium. 

Press clippings about the release party of "Trojan Horse" in November 1978. In addition to the presentation of their Scottish-styled track, the girls received gold records for "The Greatest Lover" and "With Luv'":

Tracklisting & release

Trojan Horse

7" vinyl single (45 rpm) - original release by Philips/Phonogram Records in November 1978

A side: "Trojan Horse" - 3:24

B side: "Life Is On My Side" - 2:38

Original Dutch cover

German cover

Canadian pressing

Argentinian pressing

US promo copy

YouTube videos

Luv' on TopPop (1978)

Luv' on Rock Planet (TROS -1978)

All You Need Is Luv TV Special (Nov. 1978)

Luv' on Showbizzquiz (1978)

Luv' on Musikladen (Broadcast date: December 14th 1978)

German TV show

Luv' on Disco (broadcast date: February 19th 1979)

Cover versions

• De Bumpers: "M'n Doedelzak" (Netherlands, 1979)
• Siw Inger: "Komm und spiel mit mir" (Germany, 1979)
• Orchester Tony Anderson: "Trojan Horse" (Germany 1979)
• Disco Light Orchestra: "Trojan Horse" (Instrumental, Germany 1979)
• The Golden Akkordeon Harmonists: "Trojan Horse" (Germany, 1979)
• Bezinky: "Trojský Kůň" (Czechoslovakia, 1980)
• Die Molly Sisters: "Im grünen Wald" (East Germany, 1979)
• Luv' Connection: "Trojan Horse" (Germany, 2003).
• Sheffield Jumpers: "Jump With Me" (featuring a re-sung chorus from "Trojan Horse (Netherlands/Germany, 2008). #69 on the German Media Control Charts.

Jump with me by Sheffield Jumpers (2008)

• Marco de Hollander: "Hij speelde elke avond op zijn doedelzak" (2009)
• Engel & Engel: "So ist die Liebe, mi Amor" (2011).

Bibliography:

• Hit-Lexikon des Rock und Pop Vol. 1 by Frank Laufenberg, publ: Verlag Ullstein 

• 50 jaar nummer-1-hits 1956-2006 by Johan van Slooten , publ: Gottmer Uitgevers Groep 

• De 500 Nummer 1-Hits uit de Top 40 (1997) by Johan van Slooten, publ: Gottmer Becht 

• Top 40 Hitdossier 1956-2005 (9e editie) by Johan van Slooten, publ: Gottmer Bech 

Source: Wikipedia, Discogs.com, Dutchcharts.nl...