 | a balladeer - Swim with Sam (album version)
Tags: Adriaan, Alex, Being, Beroep, Cape, children, Cloe, Coldplay, Corb!no, Corbijn, Corbino, Counting, cousteau, Crows, Damien, de, December, Easy, Fighting, Five, For, Fray, Held, How, It's, Jaeggi, Jones, Keane, Koeleman, Life, Long, Maarten, Me, Merlin, Mr., Not, R.E.M., Rice, Save, Saybia, Superman, swimming, The, To, van, Verde, water
Description:
First video of Dutch band a balladeer. Directed by Corb!no. Merlin de Cloe (son of film maker Mark de Cloe) plays a young Sam.
The song is inspired by a novel of Adriaan Jaeggi (1963-2008) called 'Held van Beroep' ('Hero by Profession'). 'Swim with Sam' is a balladeers first single and taken from their debut album 'Panama' (2006).
Since 2003 a balladeer has opened up for Live, Maria Mena, Beth Hart, Tim Christensen, BLØF, Keane, Saybia, The Feeling, Sarah Bettens (k's Choice) Jasper Steverlinck (ARID), Gabriel Rios and 16 Horsepower.
For more info on a balladeer, check http://www.aballadeer.com and/or http://www.myspace.com/aballadeer.
SWIM WITH SAM
Sam here says he lost his call
on the day Cousteau had died
the ocean was a tub of sharks
with Jacques-Yves as a guide
Sam here says the water's safe
that man should not have left the seas
called the Human Bathyscaphe
he's King of Expertise
so if someone wants to know
and asks you where I am
you say you saw me go
for a swim with Sam
Swim with Sam
Sam here says they call him 'nice'
and that it makes him really sick
that his 'nice' is like 'polite'
and silence does the trick
Sam here says he'd like to go
somewhere far away from here
to a sea that no one knows
to completely disappear
so if someone wants to know
and asks you where I am
you say you saw me go
for a swim with Sam
don't try to talk me out of this
not while I'm here in Carla's seat
'the sea has many drops of water
but the salt won't let you taste the sweet'
written by M. de Goederen
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 | a balladeer - Mary Had A Secret
Tags: Alex, balladeer, Coldplay, Counting, Crows, Damien, Fighting, Five, For, forgiveness, forgiving, Fray, Had, Keane, Koeleman, Mary, Menno, mennonieten, Mennonites, Mexico, R.E.M., Rice, Saybia, Secret, Simons, The
Description:
This is the official new video to Mary Had A Secret from a balladeer, directed by Alex Koeleman
'Mary Had A Secret' is a balladeer's first single of their second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?' (2008). The video is directed by Alex Koeleman.
In 1992 Alex Koeleman photgraphed the Mennonites for the first time in the northern part of Mexico were they live in their own villages, some of them without electricity and rubber tyres.
The Mennonites are named after Menno Simons (1496- 1561), a Dutch Anabaptist religious leader from Friesland. They speak their own language: Plautdietsch or low German.
The lyrics of the song are not about the Mennonites, but about the year lead singer Marinus spent in Texas.
MARY HAD A SECRET
we met at redhead Mary's house
on a Bible study night
I heard she was a rebel once
until she saw the light
then in the backseat of a crowed car
after weeks of holding hands
she was slipping me the tongue
among her Christian friends
we could chuckle and talk for hours
and then one night over the phone
she went and told me her best friend's secret
after she had lowered her tone
it was all about forgiving and so
she thought that God would want me to know
her older sisters had both moved out
and her parents were divorced
her mother lived in a trailer park
not big, but she had a porch
and on top of the piano
laid a cat with evil paws
her father he was a proud Nam vet
I think she hardly saw
we would chuckle and talk for hours
and then one night over the phone
she went and told me her best friend's secret
after she had lowered her tone
it was all about forgiving and so
she thought that God would want me to know
the old piano she could play so nice
she had later sadly sold
the money was invested in
the church her husband owned
she had a kid when I looked her up
and another on the way
and when we waved our last goodbye
she said that she would pray
(c) M. de Goederen
For more info on a balladeer, check http://www.aballadeer.com and/or http://www.myspace.com/aballadeer.
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 | a balladeer - Superman Can't Move His Legs (official video)
Tags: animation, Bambi, bean, Beauty, bike, boys, Christopher, Coldplay, Counting, Crows, Damien, dandelions, Dean, Doornroosje, endings, Fighting, Five, For, Fray, happy, Jackie, James, Keane, Kennedy, Leg, little, magic, Marilyn, Matthew, Mijnheer, Monroe, plant, Prickly, Prikkebeen, R.E.M., Reeve, Rice, Saybia, Sleeping, Star, Superman, The, Woods
Description:
Official video of second single of a balladeer's second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?'. Made by CoArt (Dennis van Schie, Martijn van den Bos and Arjen Weijers), website: http://www.coart.nl. Supervised by Kyle Balda (animator Pixar). For more info on a balladeer and their tour through The Netherlands in January/February, check http://www.aballadeer.com.
vocals and piano by Marinus de Goederen
guitars by Erik Meereboer
drums and percussion by Tijs Stehmann
produced by Ronald Vanhuffel
mixed by Gordon Groothedde
string arrangement by Bart Erkelens
bass by Peter Slager
backing vocals by Charlie Dée
SUPERMAN CAN'T MOVE HIS LEGS
skipping streets in springtime
chasing sunlight on my bike
and I could chalk the sidewalk
any color that I liked
blowing dandelions
fairground rides and climbing trees
and mother's kiss or candy
for every injured knee
there are no action heroes out there
to come and save the world from harm
Superman can't move his legs
and I can't use my arms
Superman can't move his legs
Grandma's cake and candles
magic bean plants in a jar
shared baths and bedtime stories
from Prickly Leg to Matthew Star
Sleeping Beauty's sleeping
Im not the boy I used to be
surrounded by the bad guys
the only fairy here is me
there are no action heroes out there
to come and save the world from harm
Superman can't move his legs
and I can't use my arms
Superman can't move his legs
I don't know much but
if I've learned something from the past
it's: girls go for assholes
and happy endings never last
there are no action heroes out there
to come and save the world from harm
Superman can't move his legs
and I can't use my arms
Superman can't move his legs
written by M. de Goederen
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 | a balladeer - Fortune Teller
Tags: balladeer, coldplay, counting, crows, emi, fortune, racoon, saybia, teller
Description:
After releasing their succesfull single 'Swim with Sam' this is the second single from the album 'Panama' out on EMI Music.
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 | a balladeer - Poster Child (for Matthew Shepard)
Tags: 1998, Aaron, BGLAD, Casper, closing, Coldplay, Counting, crime, Crows, Damien, Dennis, Etheridge, Fighting, Five, For, Fray, gay, hate, Henderson, ILGA, Keane, LAGO, Laramie, Matthew, McKinney, Melissa, Project, R.E.M., Rice, rights, Russell, Saybia, scarecrow, Shepard, speech, student, The, themed, wind, Wyoming
Description:
directed by Marinus de Goederen
edited by Tjeerd Muller
'Poster Child' by Dutch band a balladeer is taken from their second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?'. The song is about Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student who was robbed, gun whipped and tied to a fence, probably because he was gay. He was left for dead in near-freezing temperatures. Eighteen hours later a biker found him, mistaking him for a scarecrow at first.
Matthew Shepard died from severe head injuries on 12 October 1998. His murderers Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson are imprisoned for life.
POSTER CHILD
the smell of the sagebrush reaches your brain
the scent of the pines from the snow covered range
you came out tonight there in search of a friend
well, the Wyoming wind wants to play with your bangs
hang on, handsome
we are going to get you out of here quick
hang on, handsome
just wait and watch out for the bicyclist
the sun it goes down now for a second black night
it's you in the outskirts, not a soul here in sight
the beautiful sky as your last piece of hope
the same moon and stars that you saw through the telescope
hang on, handsome
we are going to get you a new pair of shoes
hang on, handsome
the bicyclist he will know what to say and do
(c) M. de Goederen
For more info on a balladeer, check http://www.aballadeer.com and/or http://www.myspace.com/aballadeer.
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 | a balladeer - Robin II (edit)
Tags: cadillac, car, cold, Coldplay, Counting, crash, Crows, Damien, Drake, Fighting, Five, For, Fray, glass, highway, Keane, Kirby, Michaël, Nick, Panama, piano, pop, R.E.M., rain, Rice, Robert, Robin, rock, Saybia, Sewandono, shattered, The
Description:
Third music video by a balladeer, directed by Michaël Sewandono. 'Robin II' is the band's third single and is -just like 'Swim with Sam' and 'Fortune Teller'- taken from their debut album 'Panama'. String arrangement on this song is done by Robert Kirby, best known for his work for Nick Drake.
produced by Ronald Vanhuffel
engineered by Michel 'Shelle' Diericx
string arrangement by Robert Kirby
bass: Peter Slager
For more info on a balladeer, check http://www.aballadeer.com and/or http://www.myspace.com/aballadeer.
ROBIN II
well, it's been a few days now, so how have you been
not that I should know what state you're in
I should care less
well, I just bawled my eyes out and feel really relieved
not that I threw up enough to fully retrieve
I'm still a mess
but what really helps a lot is the knowledge
that it's nothing but the time it takes
you gave me meals for thought
and Robin a laughing break
how quickly will he re-enter the lists?
don't correct me if I'm wrong
I'm sure that grudge exists (especially his...)
and that mine will make a brilliant song
well, lately I have not been that close with time
the weekends seem the worst ever since they're all mine
it's hard to get through
well, congratulations - you entered the Torture Top 3
and by the way already not happy anniversary
here's to you and your cool
here's to me and my catch-22
now what really helps a lot is the knowledge
that it's nothing but the time it takes
you gave me meals for thought
and Robin a laughing break
how quickly will he re-enter the lists?
don't correct me if I'm wrong
I'm sure that grudge exists (especially his...)
and that mine will make a brilliant song
but I really am distraught and I must
just have forgotten how my voice can break
it is funny not at all half as funny as
to call me Robin by mistake
oh, he will re-enter the lists
don't correct me if I'm wrong
I'm sure that grudge exists (especially his...)
and that mine will make a brilliant song
(c) M. de Goederen (2006)
website:http://www.aballadeer.com
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 | a balladeer
Tags: balladeer, De, Door, Draait, DWDD, oktober, Wereld
Description:
In de uitzending van 6 oktober speelde de band 'a balladeer' één minuutje van hun nieuwe single. Speciaal voor op de website speelden zij een van hun nummers volledig.
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 | A Balladeer - Summer (+Lyrics)
Tags: Balladeer, Lyrics, Panama, Summer
Description:
Rate & Comment PLEASE!
A Balladeer - Summer
Album: Panama
Uploaded 'cause I couldn't find it on YouTube so I thought I'd Upload it myself ;-)
The Benz fans
Are turned up high
Land pans
Before your eyes
Flashback
To father's suntanned thighs
Hopped on
In driver's seat
Up front
With dangling feet
Chest belt
His muscled arm around
And the sun goes down
And the sun goes down
The lake wakes
A hard blue sky
Waves break
And Sam says 'hi'
Flashback
To Super Snorkel Spy
Young blonde
With fishing net
Strong, fond
His back half wet
Splash track
And underwater sound
And the sun goes down
Please stop the thinking and the torture
You can really only take so much
Things do look better in the morning
Without any grudge
The twins bathe
At 10 a.m.
Grins taped
On Sony cam
Flashback
To mother's glaring lamp
Dives, swift
Into the roar
Wives drift
Shift, save on shore
Jam-packed
The night that Natty drowns
And the sun goes down
Please stop the thinking and the torture
You can really only take so much
Things do look better in the morning
Without any grudge
Would you stop this futile thinking
Stop these figments now
Would you stop this futile thinking
stop these figments now, stop these figments now
Please stop the thinking and the torture
You can really only take so much
Things do look better in the morning
Without any grudge
Would you stop this futile thinking
stop these figments now
Would you stop this futile thinking
stop these figments now
I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS FOR THIS SONG!
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 | A Balladeer speelt voor geld
Tags: 2008, 3FM, balladeer, Glazen, Huis, Request, Serious
Description:
Ze bezochten het Glazen Huis en speelden voor geld, alsof ze echte straatmuzikanten waren.
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 | a balladeer - Swim With Sam live @ Neude
Tags: aballadeer, balladeer, Neude
Description:
3FM Serious Request; a balladeer als straatmuzikanten op 't Neude.
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 | a balladeer - Fortune Teller (radio mix)
Tags: booth, carnivale, Coldplay, Counting, Crows, Damien, Fighting, Five, For, fortune, Fray, happy, Keane, people, phone, R.E.M., Rice, rock, Saybia, teller, The
Description:
Second video of Dutch band a balladeer. 'Fortune Teller' is the follow up single to 'Swim with Sam'. The video is directed by Willem Gerritsen (for Corrino)
produced by Ronald Vanhuffel
engineered and mixed by Michel 'Shelle' Diericx
remixed by Gordon Groothedde
bass: Peter Slager
For more info on a balladeer, check http://www.aballadeer.com and/or http://www.myspace.com/aballadeer.
FORTUNE TELLER
look at you now
in such a rush but one big step behind
you need a clue now
all blinded by the gypsy of your mind
if you give me your hand - I'll do what I can to get you calm
by making up the meaning of the lines in your palm
look at you now
uptight and denial for a while
you look like shit now
it's the tears of things and halb so schlimm
come on, show me that smile
and give me your hand - I'll do what I can to get you calm
by making up the meaning of the lines in your palm
look at you now
written by M. de Goederen
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