In the early Seventies, the band switched to hard rock and had its first successes, including a brace of Top 40 hits. After original singer Veerman left and drummer Keizer took his place behind the microphone, the band made a musical U-turn and opted for commercial radio pop, adding female co-vocalist Annie Schilder and laying the foundation for their status as the most popular Dutch band ever (in terms of hit singles and albums). BZN has had over 50 hits in the Dutch hit parade to date.
BZN's claim to fame started with the song "Mon Amour" (1976), which held the #1 hit parade ranking for over 5 weeks. Outside of the Netherlands the band has had some success as well, amongst which several hits in South Africa (such as "Yeppa" in 1990) and minor successes with their French-language songs in Canada.
Through the years there have been many lineup changes, the most important of which have been the departure of Schilder in 1984 (replaced by Carola Smit) and in 1988 of the brothers Cees and Thomas Tol (keyboards), who until then had been responsible for most of the music and lyrics. The band remained nevertheless successful, making their last major change in strategy when they decided to write in Dutch instead of English as of 2003.
BZN are also responsible for the initial success of singer Jan Smit (singer), who was discovered by BZN at the age of 10 and went on to have pop and schlager successes in The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
On February 15 2006, BZN announced they would do one final tour and then call it quits. This goodbye tour is scheduled to last until June 2007.
Crying Time
BZN Lyrics
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What do I feel
Now that I know you will leave me this way
What have I done to you, it may seem strange
Lovers can make it up and break it up
How do you see me now, how do you feel
How someone really can let you down
What have we done to leave it all behind
Sometimes it's hard to find the reason why
How do you see me now, how do you feel
You don't have to say dear
When you feel so blue
For the tears in your eyes
Telling me we are breaking
All the secrets that we had, my friend
Carried by the wind to no-where land
Where the broken hearts will stay
Anytime the wind will blow away
Every kind of love of yesterday
And it's crying time again
What do I feel
Now that I know you will leave me this way
What have I done to you, it may seem strange
Lovers can make it up and break it up
How do you see me now, how do you feel
You don't have to say dear
When you feel so blue
For the tears in your eyes
Telling me we are breaking
All the secrets that we had, my friend
Carried by the wind to no-where land
Where the broken hearts will stay
Anytime the wind will blow away
Every kind of love of yesterday
And it's crying time again
Anytime the wind will blow away
Every kind of love of yesterday
And it's crying time again
The lyrics to BZN's "Crying Time" express the pain and confusion felt by someone whose lover is leaving them. The first stanza begins with the singer asking what they've done wrong and how their lover can let them down so easily. They acknowledge that this is a common situation for lovers, but it doesn't make it any less hurtful. The second stanza repeats this sentiment - it's hard to find a reason why things have ended and it's difficult to move past the pain.
The chorus is where the title of the song comes in: "You don't have to say dear / When you feel so blue / For the tears in your eyes / Telling me we are breaking / All the secrets that we had, my friend / Carried by the wind to no-where land / Where the broken hearts will stay / Anytime the wind will blow away / Every kind of love of yesterday / And it's crying time again." The chorus paints a picture of two people trying to come to terms with the end of their relationship. They know that it's over, and they can see the pain in each other's eyes, but neither of them wants to say it out loud. Instead, their secrets are carried away by the wind, leaving them alone with their broken hearts.
Overall, "Crying Time" is a sad and melancholy song about love lost. The lyrics capture the confusion and pain felt by someone who has been left behind.
Line by Line Meaning
What do I feel
The singer is questioning their own emotions
Now that I know you will leave me this way
The singer is coming to terms with the fact that their partner is leaving them
What have I done to you, it may seem strange
The singer is struggling to understand why their partner is leaving them
Lovers can make it up and break it up
The artist acknowledges that relationships can be mended or broken
How do you see me now, how do you feel
The artist is wondering how their partner perceives them and their relationship
Hard to believe
The singer is expressing disbelief
How someone really can let you down
The singer is acknowledging how much their partner has disappointed them
What have we done to leave it all behind
The artist is questioning what caused the end of the relationship
Sometimes it's hard to find the reason why
The artist expresses that it's difficult to understand why things happen the way they do
You don't have to say dear
The artist is telling their partner that they don't need to say anything
When you feel so blue
The singer is acknowledging their partner's sadness
For the tears in your eyes
The artist notices their partner is crying
Telling me we are breaking
The tears signify the end of the relationship
All the secrets that we had, my friend
The singer is acknowledging the intimacy they shared with their partner
Carried by the wind to no-where land
Their past memories are now meaningless
Where the broken hearts will stay
The broken-hearted will dwell on their pain
Anytime the wind will blow away
The artist is suggesting that any memory of their love will fade away
Every kind of love of yesterday
The singer reflects on their lost love
And it's crying time again
The singer expresses that they are crying about their lost relationship once again
Anytime the wind will blow away
The artist reiterates that time will pass and memories will fade
Every kind of love of yesterday
The artist reflects on their lost love again
And it's crying time again
The artist repeats that they are crying about their lost relationship once again
Contributed by Vivian Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.