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Shocking Blue War Eine Niederländische Rockband Die 1967 In Den Haag Gegründet Wurde Sich 1974 Auflöste Und Mehrfach Neu Gebildet Wurde. Shocking Blue Wurde 1967 Von Robbie Van Leeuwen Gegründet. Die Erste Single "Lucy Brown Is Back In Town" Gesungen Von Fred Glover Erreichte In Den Niederlanden Auf Anhieb Die Top 5. Auf Einer Party Der Rock-Band Golden Earring Die Bereits Ihren Ersten Nummer 1 Hit In Den Niederlanden Hatten Trat Mariska Veres Auf. Rob Van Leeuwen Als Gast Geladen War Von Veres So Begeistert Dass Er Seinen Sänger Entließ Und Veres Engagierte. Das Erste Album Mit Ihr Sowie Die Single "Venus" Wurden Zum Welterfolg. Besonders In Japan Und Lateinamerika Wurden Shocking Blue Gefeiert. Ab 1972 Gab Es Zahlreiche Wechsel In Der Besetzung Selbst Van Leeuwen Stieg Aus. 1975 Zerbrach Die Gruppe Schließlich Und Die Einzelnen Mitglieder Schlossen Sich Anderen Bands An. Mariska Veres Startete 1976 Eine Solokarriere Und Sang Mit Geringerem Eher Nationalen Erfolg Von Nun An In Deutsch Und Englisch. Van Leeuwen Versuchte 1979 Ein Comeback Der Band Einzuleiten. Mit "Louise" Wurde Auch Ein Neuer Titel Aufgenommen Der Allerdings Nie Erschien Da Das Projekt Schnell Wieder Beendet Wurde. Immer Mal Wieder Fanden Sich Dennoch Musiker Unter Dem Alten Namen Zusammen Um Auf Oldie Festivals Aufzutreten. Ein Erneuter Ernsthafterer Versuch Die Band Zu Beleben Wurde Im September 1993 Von Mariska Veres Gestartet. Die Anderen Ehemaligen Mitstreiter Zeigten Aber Kein Interesse. Van Leeuwen Erlaubte Veres Jedoch Den Namen Shocking Blue Für Ein Eigenes Projekt Zu Verwenden Und Produzierte Auch Dessen Erste Single "Body & Soul". Im Dezember 1993 Hatte Die Neuformatierung In Utrecht Ihren Ersten Auftritt. Bis Zum Tod Von Veres Waren Shocking Blue Vor Allem In Deutschland Auf Vielen Oldie-Festivals Vertreten. Neben Ihrem Shocking Blues-Projekt Wandte Sich Veres Auch Zahlreichen Anderen Musikalischen Projekten Im Bereich Des Blues Pop Und Der Zigeunermusik Zu. Am 2.Dezember 2006 Starb Mariska Veres An Den Folgen Eines Krebsleidens.
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"Venus" Is A 1969 Number-One Song By The Dutch Band The Shocking Blue Which Again Reached Number Four In 1990 Based On A Remix Version. The Song Was Also Covered By Girl Group Bananarama Reaching Number Six In 1986. The Composition Has Been Featured In Films And Television Shows And Commercials And Covered Dozens Of Times By Artists Around The World. "Venus" Was Remixed And Re-Released By Dance Producers 'The BHF Bisiach Hornbostel Ferrucci Team' In May 1990 Scoring The Group A Top 10 Hit In The U.K. And Australia 21 Years After The Release Of The Original. The Remix Featured A Hip House Rhythm And Samples. Two Versions Appeared An Instrumental Version Credited To 'Don Pablos Animals' And A Vocal Version Credited As 'Shocking Blue BHF Remix ' 1 . The Don Pablos Animals Dance Remix Version Peaked At #4 On The U.K. Top 40 Therefore Becoming The Most Succesfull Cover Version Of "Venus". Released In Late 1969 As A Single From The Album At Home The Shocking Blue's Single Reached Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 On February 7 1970. RIAA Certification Came On January 28 1970 For Selling Over One Million Copies In The USA Garnering A Gold Record Award. The Song's Music And Lyrics Are Written By Robbie Van Leeuwen The Band's Guitarist Sitarist And Background Vocalist Who Also Produced. Van Leeuwen Used "The Banjo Song" On The Winkin' Blinkin' And Nod A 1963 Album By The Big 3 With Mama Cass Elliot On Vocals As Main Inspiration. Shocking Blue Version In Popular Culture * Included In The Film The Brady Bunch Movie * Included In The Film Grumpier Old Men * Included In The Film Zonder Zelda * Included In The Film Remember The Titans * Parodied By The Muppets For A Television Public Service Announcement About The V-Chip And TV Ratings. * Sharon Watts Played By Letitia Dean Sang "Venus" In An Episode Of EastEnders Shortly After Its Release. * D.J. Tanner Candace Cameron And Her Best Friend Kimmy Gibbler Andrea Barber Sang "Venus" With Jesse Katsopolis John Stamos In A Season One Episode Of Full House When He Was Teaching Them How To Succeed In A Band. * A Spanish Version Was Played On The Prison Break Episode Good Fences. * The Popular Canadian Teen Drama Series Program Degrassi The Next Generation Which Is Known For Naming Each Installment After An 80s Hit Song Named A Two-Part Installment After This Song. * The Song Is Used In The Opening Sequence Of The 2008 Film Otis On July 18 1981 Dutch Act Stars On 45 Reached Number One With A Medley Which Included The Opening Guitar Riff From "Venus" Which Itself Had Been Borrowed—stolen Pete Townshend Alleged—from The Who's Pinball Wizard. Five Years Later British Girl Group Bananarama Covered The Song And Likewise Scored A Number One On The Billboard Hot 100. This Arguably Made It The Only Song In The History Of The Billboard Charts To Hit Number One By Three Different Artists Even Though The Stars On 45 Song Medley Only Included A Portion Of It. In 1990 Italian Dance Group Don Pablo's Animals Scored A UK Number-Three Hit With An Instrumental Cover Version Of The Song That Featured A Sample Of The Original Version And Also A Sample Of James Brown's Voice At The Beginning Saying "We're Gonna Do A Song That You've Never Heard Before" Lifted From Brown's 1988 Hit "The Payback Mix Part One ." When Auditioning For The Spice Girls In The Early '90s Victoria Beckham Recorded A Version Of The Song For A Demo Tape Never Actually Intending It To Be Released. However The Original Recording Has Since Leaked Onto The Internet. Stefanie Sun Simplified Chinese 孙燕姿 Traditional Chinese 孫燕姿 A Singaporean Singer-Songwriter Made An Album Start自選集 Containing Several Cover Versions Including "Venus" "Hey Jude" And "Silent All These Years" In 2002. The Winner Of The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Ruslana Has Recorded This Song. Norwegian Act Erlend Øye Also Recorded Part Of The Song In A Medley On His Album That Was Part Of The DJ-Kicks Series. Japanese Singer Hitomi Featured A Cover Of The Song As The B-Side To Her "Japanese Girl" Single In 2005. This Version Was Used As The Theme Song In Commercials For The Gillette Venus Razor In 2006. Those Commercials Featured Hitomi Herself On A Rock Of A Lagoon In Hawaii. A Different Version Was Also Included In North American Ads By The Same Company. Koda Kumi Recorded The Same Song For Japanese Gillette Commercials The Following Year. There Was Also A Cover Released By Then J-Pop Idol Singer Yoko Nagayama In 1986 Which Became Her First Big Hit. The Russian Children's Band Street Magic Volshebniki Dvora Волшебники Двора Released A Cover Version Of The Song In 2005 On Their Album "Hit Parade" Хит-Парад . Its Lead Vocals Were Performed By Band Member Denis Uzkov Денис Усков . Girlband X Factor UK 2008 Finalist Covered The Song In The First Live Show. In Spite Of Total Ignoring By The Soviet Mass-Media The Shocking Blue Song Quickly Become A Number One Hit In 1970's Russia Especially Among Street Youth Close To Hippies And Hippie-Like "hooligans" Subcultures. Due To Simple Arrangement And Attractive Dance Rhythm "Venus" Was Adopted And Performed By Thousands Of Amateur Singers Accompanied Themselves With Acoustic Guitars As Well As By Electric Bands Which Performed It On Dancing Parties. Thus The Song Of A Dutch Band Become A Prominent Phenomena Of Russian Urban Folklore And As Was Admitted By Many People An Unofficial "anthem Of The Generation". A Countless Number Of Variants Of Russian Lyrics Existed For This Song But Traditionally It Was Performed Using Gibberish Or Scat Singing Phonetically Inspired By The Sounds Of Original English Lyrics Hardly Intelligible After Numerous Copying On Low-End Class Tape-Recorders . In This Variant The First Line Of The Chorus "She's Got It" Usually Pronounced As "Shizgarah" "Шизгáра" Sheez-Ga'-Rah That Became A Commonly Adopted Name Of This Song In Russia Including Even Those Who Could Understand The Original Text . The Original Song Name "Venus" Was Unusual. The Popular Canadian Teen Drama Series Program Degrassi The Next Generation Which Is Known For Naming Each Installment After An 80s Hit Song Named A Two-Part Installment After This Song.
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Shocking Blue War Eine Niederländische Rockband Die 1967 In Den Haag Gegründet Wurde Sich 1974 Auflöste Und Mehrfach Neu Gebildet Wurde. Shocking Blue Wurde 1967 Von Robbie Van Leeuwen Gegründet. Die Erste Single "Lucy Brown Is Back In Town" Gesungen Von Fred Glover Erreichte In Den Niederlanden Auf Anhieb Die Top 5. Auf Einer Party Der Rock-Band Golden Earring Die Bereits Ihren Ersten Nummer 1 Hit In Den Niederlanden Hatten Trat Mariska Veres Auf. Rob Van Leeuwen Als Gast Geladen War Von Veres So Begeistert Dass Er Seinen Sänger Entließ Und Veres Engagierte. Das Erste Album Mit Ihr Sowie Die Single "Venus" Wurden Zum Welterfolg. Besonders In Japan Und Lateinamerika Wurden Shocking Blue Gefeiert. Ab 1972 Gab Es Zahlreiche Wechsel In Der Besetzung Selbst Van Leeuwen Stieg Aus. 1975 Zerbrach Die Gruppe Schließlich Und Die Einzelnen Mitglieder Schlossen Sich Anderen Bands An. Mariska Veres Startete 1976 Eine Solokarriere Und Sang Mit Geringerem Eher Nationalen Erfolg Von Nun An In Deutsch Und Englisch. Van Leeuwen Versuchte 1979 Ein Comeback Der Band Einzuleiten. Mit "Louise" Wurde Auch Ein Neuer Titel Aufgenommen Der Allerdings Nie Erschien Da Das Projekt Schnell Wieder Beendet Wurde. Immer Mal Wieder Fanden Sich Dennoch Musiker Unter Dem Alten Namen Zusammen Um Auf Oldie Festivals Aufzutreten. Ein Erneuter Ernsthafterer Versuch Die Band Zu Beleben Wurde Im September 1993 Von Mariska Veres Gestartet. Die Anderen Ehemaligen Mitstreiter Zeigten Aber Kein Interesse. Van Leeuwen Erlaubte Veres Jedoch Den Namen Shocking Blue Für Ein Eigenes Projekt Zu Verwenden Und Produzierte Auch Dessen Erste Single "Body & Soul". Im Dezember 1993 Hatte Die Neuformatierung In Utrecht Ihren Ersten Auftritt. Bis Zum Tod Von Veres Waren Shocking Blue Vor Allem In Deutschland Auf Vielen Oldie-Festivals Vertreten. Neben Ihrem Shocking Blues-Projekt Wandte Sich Veres Auch Zahlreichen Anderen Musikalischen Projekten Im Bereich Des Blues Pop Und Der Zigeunermusik Zu. Am 2.Dezember 2006 Starb Mariska Veres An Den Folgen Eines Krebsleidens.
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"Venus" is a 1969 number-one song by the Dutch band The Shocking Blue, which again reached number four in 1990 based on a remix version. The song was also covered by girl group Bananarama, reaching number six in 1986. The composition has been featured in films and television shows and commercials and covered dozens of times by artists around the world. "Venus" was remixed and re-released by dance producers 'The BHF (Bisiach Hornbostel Ferrucci) Team' in May 1990, scoring the group a Top 10 hit in the U.K. and Australia 21 years after the release of the original. The remix featured a hip house rhythm and samples. Two versions appeared: An instrumental version credited to 'Don Pablos Animals' and a vocal version credited as 'Shocking Blue (BHF Remix)' [1]. The Don Pablos Animals dance remix version peaked at #4 on the U.K. Top 40 therefore becoming the most succesfull cover version of "Venus".
Released in late 1969 as a single from the album At Home, The Shocking Blue's single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 7, 1970. RIAA certification came on January 28, 1970 for selling over one million copies in the USA, garnering a Gold Record award.
The song's music and lyrics are written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the band's guitarist, sitarist and background vocalist, who also produced. Van Leeuwen used "The Banjo Song" on the Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod, a 1963 album by The Big 3 with Mama Cass Elliot on vocals as main inspiration.
Shocking Blue version in popular culture
* Included in the film The Brady Bunch Movie
* Included in the film Grumpier Old Men
* Included in the film Zonder Zelda
* Included in the film Remember The Titans
* Parodied by the Muppets for a television public service announcement about the V-chip and TV ratings.
* Sharon Watts (played by Letitia Dean) sang "Venus" in an episode of EastEnders shortly after its release.
* D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron) and her best friend Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber) sang "Venus" with Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) in a season one episode of Full House when he was teaching them how to succeed in a band.
* A Spanish version was played on the Prison Break episode Good Fences.
* The popular Canadian teen drama series program Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each installment after an 80s hit song, named a two-part installment after this song.
* The song is used in the opening sequence of the 2008 film Otis
On July 18, 1981, Dutch act Stars on 45 reached number one with a medley which included the opening guitar riff from "Venus", which itself had been borrowed—stolen, Pete Townshend alleged—from The Who's Pinball Wizard. Five years later, British girl group Bananarama covered the song and likewise scored a number one on the Billboard Hot 100. This arguably made it the only song in the history of the Billboard charts to hit number one by three different artists, even though the Stars on 45 song medley only included a portion of it.
In 1990, Italian dance group Don Pablo's Animals scored a UK number-three hit with an instrumental cover version of the song that featured a sample of the original version, and also a sample of James Brown's voice at the beginning, saying, "We're gonna do a song that you've never heard before", lifted from Brown's 1988 hit "The Payback Mix (Part One)."
When auditioning for the Spice Girls in the early '90s, Victoria Beckham recorded a version of the song for a demo tape, never actually intending it to be released. However, the original recording has since leaked onto the Internet.
Stefanie Sun (Simplified Chinese: 孙燕姿; Traditional Chinese: 孫燕姿), a Singaporean singer-songwriter, made an album (Start自選集) containing several cover versions, including "Venus", "Hey Jude", and "Silent All These Years" in 2002.
The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Ruslana, has recorded this song. Norwegian act Erlend Øye also recorded part of the song in a medley on his album that was part of the DJ-Kicks series.
Japanese singer Hitomi featured a cover of the song as the B-side to her "Japanese Girl" single in 2005. This version was used as the theme song in commercials for the Gillette Venus razor in 2006. Those commercials featured Hitomi herself on a rock of a lagoon in Hawaii. (A different version was also included in North American ads by the same company.) Koda Kumi recorded the same song for Japanese Gillette commercials the following year. There was also a cover released by then J-pop idol singer Yoko Nagayama in 1986, which became her first big hit.
The Russian children's band, Street Magic (Volshebniki Dvora) (Волшебники Двора), released a cover version of the song in 2005 on their album "Hit Parade" (Хит-парад). Its lead vocals were performed by band member Denis Uzkov (Денис Усков).
Girlband (X Factor UK 2008 finalist) covered the song in the first live show.
In spite of total ignoring by the soviet mass-media, the Shocking Blue song quickly become a number one hit in 1970's Russia, especially among street youth close to hippies and hippie-like "hooligans" subcultures. Due to simple arrangement and attractive dance rhythm, "Venus" was adopted and performed by thousands of amateur singers, accompanied themselves with acoustic guitars as well as by electric bands which performed it on dancing parties. Thus, the song of a Dutch band become a prominent phenomena of Russian urban folklore and as was admitted by many people, an unofficial "anthem of the generation".
A countless number of variants of Russian lyrics existed for this song, but traditionally it was performed using gibberish or scat singing phonetically inspired by the sounds of original English lyrics (hardly intelligible after numerous copying on low-end class tape-recorders). In this variant, the first line of the chorus ("She's got it") usually pronounced as "Shizgarah" ("Шизгáра") [sheez-ga'-rah] that became a commonly adopted name of this song in Russia (including even those who could understand the original text). The original song name, "Venus", was unusual.
The popular Canadian teen drama series program Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each installment after an 80s hit song, named a two-part installment after this song. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.