I never expected to write a piece about Gerard Joling on my blog. He is a well-known performer from the Netherlands, mostly known for his singing, but also a TV presenter. People who don’t like his music often make fun of him. He can be extravagant and flamboyant, but I …
According to this week’s prompt, I chose the Dutch song ‘Meer Dan Een Ander’ by the band ‘Van Dik Hout.’ When you read the translation of the lyrics, generated by Google, you won’t find the word ‘other.’ That’s because the Dutch word ‘ander’ is a literal translation of ‘other.’ The …
This post has nothing to do with sexuality. It deals with something else entirely: my Dutch identity. In 2007, our Queen Maxima said in a speech that there is no such thing as a Dutch identity. I disagreed with this statement for a long time, but it was only a …
The song ‘De Stad Amsterdam’ is one of my all-time favourites, ever since I heard it performed live in the early 2000s by this group, in Amsterdam actually. There are many reasons why I love it. I love the cadence and rhythm of the song, how it increases in speed …
