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highplainsdem

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21. I've never looked up the details, but will. The most important thing IMO was how much the Dutch loved that

Reply to Oeditpus Rex (Reply #17)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 06:43 PM

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Look at the audience for a concert on the beach near The Hague in 1993. This concert was also televised, but if I recall correctly the audience on the beach was estimated at over 100,000 people, on a chilly day that had been rainy until right before the concert started. Btw, this song - one of their songs where George and Barry traded lead vocal - had been a top 10 hit in the Netherlands a couple of years earlier.

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George Kooymans, co-founder of Golden Earring, dies aged 77 [View all] highplainsdem Jul 23 OP

"One more Radar Lover Gone" mackdaddy Jul 23 #1

It hurts. So many of tne great artists who created the soundtrack of our lives are gone. highplainsdem Jul 23 #11

I'm sorry for a loss I'm sure you feel deeply HPD AZJonnie Jul 23 #2

Thank you for that sweet message! highplainsdem Jul 23 #12

Alas... Hugin Jul 23 #3

Very painful days. highplainsdem Jul 23 #13

Damnit Traildogbob Jul 23 #4

One of the true classics of classic rock. highplainsdem Jul 23 #14

I only know "Twilight Zone", but that song was amazing Polybius Jul 23 #5

They had so many more hits, and George wrote a lot for other artists as well. See this 2022 thread highplainsdem Jul 23 #8

Tweet from one of the many Dutch artists George helped, and translation: highplainsdem Jul 23 #6

One of my fav lyrics ever: EllieBC Jul 23 #7

That's such a great song. It was inspired by Robert Ludlum's spy novel The Bourne Identity. highplainsdem Jul 23 #15

I was a kid when that song came out EllieBC Jul 24 #26

Rolling Stone article: highplainsdem Jul 23 #9

The greatest moment in history 1,000 drummers in Rotterdam playing Radar Love Botany Jul 23 #10

Thanks for posting the video! That was a fantastic performance! highplainsdem Jul 23 #16

That is fucking amazing! Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #17

How was it so coordinated? E Z lots of talented people on both sides and lots of Dutch/Hollanders people Botany Jul 23 #19

I was thinking more technically Oeditpus Rex Jul 23 #20

I found a fan's account, in English, and a 42-minute video showing ALL of the drummers' performance, highplainsdem Jul 23 #22

See my reply 22 below for some explanation and a 42-minute video you'll enjoy. highplainsdem Jul 23 #23

I've never looked up the details, but will. The most important thing IMO was how much the Dutch loved that highplainsdem Jul 23 #21

Rest in music SheltieLover Jul 23 #18

There are so many talented musicians on the other side. highplainsdem Jul 23 #24

RIP area51 Jul 23 #25