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Golden Earring — Twilight Zone
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domreo
(Bay Area, CA)
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 17:53
 
This is a very good song always been a fan of GE.  Their early albums actually have quite a few good songs, very thematically & lyrically sophisticated yet edgy.  If you're inclined, go back and listen to a couple of songs on Moontan (while admiring the original cover art) "Candy's Going Bad", "Are You Receiving Me", and the full sublime 9:16 of "Vanilla Queen".  Side One of their album 'Switch' has "Intro: Plus Minus Absurdio", "Love Is a Rodeo", "The Switch", and the intense "Kill Me (Ce Soir)".

ivotaillefer
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 17:23
 
Without listening to a DJ, I had always assumed this was the Rolling Stones.  This does sound like them.

Fi-Wi
(De Bilt, the Netherlands)
Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 08:21
 
Banning clips (or anything else) is the best promotion one can get but please let the audiance decide whatever is good or bad for them. GE is timeless. I cant stand Barry, the leadsinger, but every time I visit them it is a party!

htowncoog
(Texas)
Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 08:17
 
 joelbb wrote:
You guys are so busy being cool!?!  This is a terrific R&R cut.  Anyone would be proud of it.  Not to mention big time airplay forever.
 
I agree. This album is pretty good too.

deepwoodskev
(In a town west of Chicago)
Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 08:14
 
Awesome!

lily34
(GTFO)
Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 08:14
 
this song and bridge of sighs...i could do without ever hearing again. i don't know why i associate the two, aside from i always seemed to hear them on the FM station back in pittsburgh when i was growing up. ugh.

Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 08:13
 
Radar Love > Twilight Zone

Johray63
(The Lowlands)
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 12:20
 
 rpdevotee wrote:
Two hit wonder...
 
Actually three, as far as the States are concerned. When the Lady Smiles was becoming a hit there, but was banned, because of its controversial video-clip. It Canada it reached the top 10. 

Ironically, about 25 hears later, Hillary Clinton used it for her campaign, but when her advisors were reminded of the clip, it was banned again. 

In Europe and especially their homeland, the Netherlands, they have had hits since the 60s.  

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 22:50
 
Back in the day, they were popular in germany. Now its nice to hear this.

joelbb
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 22:48
 
You guys are so busy being cool!?!  This is a terrific R&R cut.  Anyone would be proud of it.  Not to mention big time airplay forever.

cShaggy
(..in the general vicinity..)
Posted: Oct 05, 2012 - 13:49
 
.."i'm falling down a spiral, destination unkown / a double-crossed messenger, all alone / i can't get no connection, can't get through / where are you?"..

philbertr
(Roch New York)
Posted: Oct 05, 2012 - 13:48
 
 lily34 wrote:
why are we hearing this on rp?
 
because this is an eclectic music station with a strong tilt towards rock 'n' roll?

Biscobret
(Vashon, WA)
Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 00:33
 
Really?  Why, Bill, why?  You bat .925, but sometimes I wonder why.  {#Stupid}

rpdevotee
(San Jose, CA)
Posted: Sep 04, 2012 - 00:31
 
Two hit wonder...

Beinte
(Buckarest, Romania)
Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 13:38
 
It aint much
if it aint Dutch.{#Cool}

mrselfdestruct
(Alberta)
Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 13:30
 
Thought I had the wrong radio station tuned in when I heard this.

markpeachey
(Perth, Western Australia)
Posted: Jul 03, 2012 - 02:53
 
nice

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Jun 01, 2012 - 05:51
 
why are we hearing this on rp?

whomhow
(changeable)
Posted: Jun 01, 2012 - 05:51
 
what a terrible track!

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Apr 30, 2012 - 12:20
 
Love these guys!

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 02:23
 
 lemmoth wrote:


Let's see:  Twilight Zone vs Layla.. Both played on the radio all the time.  There the comparisons end.

One is by a fun two hit wonder kind of light hearted lyrics upbeat but not too heavy.

One is by an all time great artist and guitar player which plays on about as raw emotions as one could ever play on and features an absolutely phenomenal band includin another legendary guitar player and some of the best sideman/session men in history.
 
The only thing these 2 have in common is that I hate them both and they were both forced down my ears constantly in the days where all we had was radio and all radio had was this stupid song!{#Puke}

ofanansky
Posted: Feb 27, 2012 - 02:18
 
serious 80s mode going on here...

shakitten
(Trying to get back into a good dream)
Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 10:05
 
 PeeBee wrote:
A 2 hit wonder maybe in the US...


 


But the two hits were killer!

kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...)
Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 09:23
 
 PeeBee wrote:
A 2 hit wonder maybe in the US...

 
We sure as hell loved them here in Cleveland.  Switch is a killer album.  Got to see them here sometime along when that album came out and nearly all of Moontan was still being played on the air here. 


Elroweho
(Cheesehead in Paradise)
Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 09:23
 
You will come to know when the bullet hits the bone!

demenshea
(Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Range)
Posted: Jan 26, 2012 - 09:23
 
oh good gawd...revisiting a musical time, I am trying like hell to forget! {#Frustrated}

Zep
Posted: Dec 25, 2011 - 15:33
 
Bad 80s flashback in progress... Checking out for a few... Stella, is that you? 


bluecshells
(EARTH)
Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 21:53
 
HELP!!!!

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Oct 23, 2011 - 07:43
 
Nice!

PeeBee
(Down South in The Netherlands)
Posted: Aug 21, 2011 - 07:12
 
A 2 hit wonder maybe in the US...


PeeBee
(Down South in The Netherlands)
Posted: Aug 21, 2011 - 07:11
 
The Earring iss still going strong after more than 45 years! Another 45 miles to go.


Andy_B
(aboard MV "Horizon," east coast Fla)
Posted: Aug 21, 2011 - 07:08
 
They might have been a 2 hit wonder, but this song still ROCKS.

JBarDom
(Mexico)
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 - 22:26
 
{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}{#Bananapiano}{#Motor} together with previous song, perfect matching for good ol' 80's dancing!

lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 - 22:24
 
Thank you, RP for playing this!

oldman
(Lost in Northern Virginia)
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 15:33
 
{#Stupid}.................{#Stop}

SynapseRider
(Lake Oswego, OR)
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 15:31
 
Flashback triggered!  Jr. High, listening to this in my room while creating intricate Dungeons & Dragons maps...  uh...  I've said too much.

Going to dig out the full version now!

 

parrothead
(could be anywhere in the great USA)
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 15:30
 
This is a great band. They could be called in the USA a two hit wonder. I know they had more hits in Europe though.

whtahtefcuk
(Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 15:29
 
WTF... I am I listening to 93.9 the Mountain (the local clasic butt rock FM station)?

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 15:01
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is one of my least favorite songs of all times, almost up there with Layla. I mean I hated it the first time I heard it and hated it even more the 1000th time!!! Then came day 2..........{#Arghhh}
 

Let's see:  Twilight Zone vs Layla.. Both played on the radio all the time.  There the comparisons end.

One is by a fun two hit wonder kind of light hearted lyrics upbeat but not too heavy.

One is by an all time great artist and guitar player which plays on about as raw emotions as one could ever play on and features an absolutely phenomenal band includin another legendary guitar player and some of the best sideman/session men in history.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 14:56
 
 Martino wrote:
funny to hear a dutch band here on RP, didn't expect that to happen.... ;-)

good music while driving
 

Not sure you know how huge this song was on US rock radio.  Huge.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 14:55
 
 socalhol wrote:
Wow — this song has generated some strong responses.  I guess you either love it or hate it — I happen to LOVE it!!  {#Wink}
 
Actually I give it a 5.


vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 14:55
 

And when the hitman comes
He knows damn well he has been cheated . . . 




vit
Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 14:54
 
Dude ...

just ...

Dude.

(but I agree about cutting the guitar solo)

smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina)
Posted: Feb 13, 2011 - 06:16
 
This kills me that this is the edited version. Cut out a couple of minutes of the guitar break.

murkje
(The Netherlands)
Posted: Jan 12, 2011 - 23:43
 
thanks bill for this great song on this rainy dutch morning

Derk_Decibel
(Holland)
Posted: Dec 12, 2010 - 12:28
 
As Dutch as myself, so: 10 !

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 17:14
 
Wow — this song has generated some strong responses.  I guess you either love it or hate it — I happen to LOVE it!!  {#Wink}

Ja300Mes
(North Fork)
Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 17:12
 

Did somebody just switch the radio to WBAB-FM?



Martino
(Almere, Netherlands)
Posted: Oct 10, 2010 - 06:29
 
funny to hear a dutch band here on RP, didn't expect that to happen.... ;-)

good music while driving



hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Oct 10, 2010 - 06:29
 
Dig these guys!