This is the only record I ever got out, and I saw myself already in the Musikladen performing it - but no, nothing happened. It was played like 3x on the local radio, and that was it. It sank without any further notice, and I think I gave away more copies to friends and family than Singles were actually sold. Carl I haven't seen again, but Patrick remained my friend for several years afterwards.

I have asked somebody who can make videos to make me a clip for this, but he is to busy with his love affair right now. I don't even have a picture of me 1983 anymore. let alone of Carl or Patrick. So it is just that one track, nothing else.
Let me know what you think.

Patrick, Carl et moi 1983 - Oh Yeah

. Melanie in London @ Paris 1975 - Remember Me Good

LHS 1972 Living Bell Medley

Le Temps Des Cerises

Here is a rare recording of the Dutch Royal Family, singing a Dixieland song together in a homely atmosphere. It origins from a tape that was dropped at underground magazine Gramschap (=wrath) by an unknown source. In 1981 Gramschap used it as the A-side of the single 'Loo-Show-trend', in which Loo primarily refers to the name of the royal residence, although we can safely assume the pun was intended.

The single was made in the year after Beatrix was crowned Queen. The squatting movement strongly opposed the crowning and especially the huge sums spent on the festivities, claiming the government should focus on solving the housing shortage instead. This explains the B-side, on which the instrumental version was mixed with radio sounds of the special police forces, including instructions like 'Platoons withdraw behind the town hall', recorded in 1980 during the coronation riots.

In the Loo-show-trend vocals are sung by (then) princess Beatrix, prince Claus (her now deceased husband), princess Margriet (her sister) and Pieter van Vollenhoven (Margriet's husband, who also plays the accompanying piano). On the single they were named Boa Trix, Margriet, Claus von A. and Pieper van V. (pieper meaning potato head). The label showed a logo with two lions, holding a shield with the circled A for Anarchism and a banner with the text 'Commando Balthasar Gerards', referring to the assassin of William the Silent in 1584. A press release by Boa Trix was included.

The single was sold as anonymous bootleg, thus preventing impoundment by the authorities, as had occurred with an earlier Gramschap magazine. The front cover shows Beatrix being grabbed by her tits from behind (photo originally taken at the Netherlands Antilles), the back a picture of the riots on 30 April 1980. In 1998 the vocal version was used in a remix with police sounds on the double CD 'Gramschap 1978-1986' (ADM-records 30/31975 CD).

- Marza

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From the single 'Loo-Show-Trends', LOW Records (1981) 


Dutch Royal Family - Loo-show Trend (leaked 1981, recorded earlier)

Melanie - Oh Boy / Brand New Key 7" (1978)

In October of 2012 Didier (a French Melanie fan) wrote on his blog:

Between 1978 and 1982, Melanie tried to reach some kind of success using covers of others' songs. There were "Knock On Wood", there will be "Detroit or Buffalo" and here was the classic Buddy Holly "Oh Boy". Honestly, I never found she succeeded in covering rocky songs when she triumphs in making hers ballads or sad songs. 

Here it's a rocker, and even if she sings it really well and with guts, behind, the band is too mainstream to make it a total success. But the interest of this single is the B-side. 
At least the US single (elsewhere it will be backed with one song from Phonogenic, "Running after Love"). 

A re-worked version of her biggest hit "Brand New Key". First you must know that in 1971, she initially wanted to record the song as a sort of Louisiana cajun one and was greatly disappointed to realize that Peter Schekeryk had done of it a much poppy song. 

So, here, it's not a version to fit in the 1978-mood, but the version she had initially in mind. And it's true that it's totally different. Much better in a way, but the song has become such a classic, that it's difficult not to love the version that was a hit. 

It's interesting to post this lost treasure when Melanie re-worked it recently with her son in the hope that when this song will be used for ads (recently for HP) or in movies, she will win at least some money from it, since she has apparently no right on the hit version. 

So here I add another brand new piece to this puzzle. Sorry for the sound quality. It's a rip from my vinyl and the one I found is rather noisy and scratchy. I did my best to improve things but couldn't do miracles. 

Totally unbelievable not any of the hundreds of Melanie compilations included any one of these songs. The web allows to share them with Melanie's amateurs.

There was no picture sleeve for this US single so I did one.

[Didier 2012]

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Melanie - Oh Boy / Brand New Key 7" (1978)

In October of 2012 Didier (a French Melanie fan) wrote this entry into his blog:

Between 1978 and 1982, Melanie tried to reach some kind of success using covers of others' songs. There were "Knock On Wood", there will be "Detroit or Buffalo" and here was the classic Buddy Holly "Oh Boy". Honestly, I never found she succeeded in covering rocky songs when she triumphs in making hers ballads or sad songs. 

Here it's a rocker, and even if she sings it really well and with guts, behind, the band is too mainstream to make it a total success. But the interest of this single is the B-side. 
At least the US single (elsewhere it will be backed with one song from Phonogenic, "Running after Love"). 

A re-worked version of her biggest hit "Brand New Key". First you must know that in 1971, she initially wanted to record the song as a sort of Louisiana cajun one and was greatly disappointed to realize that Peter Schekeryk had done of it a much poppy song. 

So, here, it's not a version to fit in the 1978-mood, but the version she had initially in mind. And it's true that it's totally different. Much better in a way, but the song has became such a classic, that it's difficult not to love the version that was a hit. 

It's interesting to post this lost treasure when Melanie re-worked it recently with her son in the  hope that when this song will be used for ads (recently for HP) or in movies, she will win at least some money from it, since she has apparently no right on the hit version. 

So here I add another brand new piece to this puzzle. Sorry for the sound quality. It's a rip from my vinyl and the one I found is rather noisy and scratchy. I did my best to improve things but couldn't do miracles. 

Totally unbelievable not any of the hundreds of Melanie compilations included any one of these songs. The web allows to share them with Melanie's amateurs.

There was no picture sleeve for this US single so I did one.

[Didier 2012]

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