After playing piano in Cuby and the Blizzards and several other bands since 1964, Brood started his own group, Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, in 1977. The band had their first hit single, Saturday Night, in 1978. But even more than his music, it was his outspoken statements in the press about sex and drug use that brought Herman Brood into the public arena in the Netherlands. In the early 1980s he was romantically involved with the German artist Nina Hagen, with whom he appeared in the film Cha Cha. Brood relished the media attention and became the most famous hard drug user in the Netherlands. "It is usual that an artist uses drugs, but tells everybody he doesn't", he once said in an interview. "I admit that it scared me that my popularity could make people start using drugs." In the 1990s he took up painting and became as successful as a painter as he was as a musician.
With the band 'Herman Brood & his Wild Romance' he made his best known album 'Shpritsz' (a play on the German word for injection needle), containing anti-drug use songs like 'Dope Sucks', but also 'Saturday Night'. Brood swore off most drugs, reducing his drug use to alcohol and a daily shot of speed.
As a result of an impressive TV-show together with the 'modern saint' Salvation Army's major Alida Bosshardt makes Herman Brood also beloved to people who never appreciated or even heard his music.
When in 2001, he found out that he had only a few months left to live, Herman took matters into his own hands and, depressed by the failure of his drug rehabilitation program, committed suicide on July 11 by jumping from the roof of the Hilton Hotel at the age of 54.
Saturday Night
Herman Brood Lyrics
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Was just in time replaced by the magic appearance of a new day-while
A melancholic Reno was crawling on his back just in
Front of the supermarket door-way child
Hey girl, on a cold summer night
As we stood on the corner
As a man passed by and asked us
What we were doing what we need
As he pointed his big fat finger
To the people hangin' round at the corner of the - other side of street
Oh well
Doin' nothing, just hanging around
What do you mean doin' nothing Sir
So we had to hit him to the ground
Doin' nothing just hanging around
His head all busted lookin' just a little to wise child
I just can't wait
I just can't wait for Saturday night
For Saturday night
For Saturday night
Saturday night
Saturday night
Saturday night
Saturday night
I just can't wait
I just can't wait
Herman Brood & His Wild Romance's song "Saturday Night" is an energetic rock song that tells the story of a group of aimless youngsters hanging around on a street corner. The song begins with a description of the end of a night - the neon lights of the Open All Night store have been replaced by the dawn, and a Reno, a type of gambling game, has left someone crawling on their back outside the supermarket. The song then introduces the main characters - a boy and a girl standing on a corner, approached by a man who asks them what they're doing. When the man points across the street to some other people hanging around, the boy responds defensively, "Doin' nothing, just hanging around, what do you mean doin' nothing Sir," and the man ends up on the ground.
The chorus repeats the line "I just can't wait for Saturday night" multiple times, emphasizing the idea that this group of young people is only biding time until they can really let loose and enjoy themselves. The song's rapid pace, heavy guitar riffs, and frantic vocals all contribute to the sense of restless energy that permeates the lyrics. Overall, "Saturday Night" is a classic rock anthem that captures the spirit of youthful boredom and the need for release that characterizes so many people's experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
The neon light, of the Open all night
The glowing sign of the store that was open throughout the night
Was just in time replaced by the magic appearance of a new day-while
Just when the neon light was fading, a new day began to dawn with magical beauty
A melancholic Reno was crawling on his back just in
A sadness-filled man named Reno was lying on the ground nearby
Front of the supermarket door-way child
Right in front of the entrance to the supermarket
Hey girl, on a cold summer night
Addressing a girl on a chilly evening in summer
As we stood on the corner
While we were loitering at the street corner
As a man passed by and asked us
A man walking by inquired from us
What we were doing what we need
What we were up to and what we required
As he pointed his big fat finger
To the people hangin' round at the corner of the - other side of street
To the individuals standing on the corner on the other side of the street
Doin' nothing, just hanging around
We were just idle and didn't have anything to do
What do you mean doin' nothing Sir
We were questioned about being unoccupied
So we had to hit him to the ground
We had to knock him down
Doin' nothing just hanging around
Being unengaged and waiting idly
His head all busted lookin' just a little to wise child
His head was injured and appeared a little too experienced
I just can't wait
I'm really excited
For Saturday night
For the night of this coming Saturday
Saturday night
Saturday night
Lyrics © THE MUSIC GOES ROUND
Written by: D LADEMACHER, HERMANUS BROOD
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