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.
Dream dream
BZN Lyrics
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I locked up my secret love in chains
to escape there's no key
only love can set me free
So return all my loving baby blue
Way down in the corners of my mind
I'm keeping you dark, and hard to find
Full of anger and disgrace
You and me close together, face to face
I dream, dream, I dream of you
each night and day
Dream, dream, with you I'll fly away
far far away to a golden shore
where secret love ain't secret any more
Way down far beyond the skies of blue,
a lost desert island, there with you
the sun plays a game
In the sand I write your name
you and me together, face to face
The song "Dream Dream" by the Dutch band BZN, tells the story of the main character who has locked away his secret love, deep in the shelter of his brain. He has shackled his love with chains and is unable to find a way to escape it. The song implies that only love can set him free from this prison of his mind. The singer dreams of a faraway golden shore where his secret love would no longer be a secret and he could be with the person he loves.
The lyrics also suggest that the singer is keeping his feelings of love hidden from the world, away from the anger, and the disgrace of society. The lyrics imply that the main character has not expressed his feelings towards his secret love and has kept them locked away in his mind. He dreams of the moment when he and his lover can be face to face, away from the society that would judge them.
The song also describes a lost desert island where the singer and his lover could be together. The sun plays games, and the singer writes his lover's name in the sand. The singer dreams of being with his lover, and the lyrics suggest a deep yearning for this union.
Overall, the song "Dream Dream" is a poetic description of the singer's emotion of love that he has kept hidden away from the world. He dreams of being with his lover and escaping from the prison of his own psyche.
Line by Line Meaning
Way down in the shelter of my brains
Deep within the recesses of my mind
I locked up my secret love in chains
I have hidden away my love, keeping it restrained and hidden
to escape there's no key
There is no way to escape my own feelings and emotions
only love can set me free
Only by embracing and expressing my love can I find true liberation
So return all my loving baby blue
Please come back to me, my beloved
Way down in the corners of my mind
Deep within the hidden, unexplored regions of my thoughts
I'm keeping you dark, and hard to find
I am deliberately concealing my feelings and making it difficult for others to see the truth
far away from the world
Isolated and remote from the rest of society
Full of anger and disgrace
Intense feelings of frustration and shame
You and me close together, face to face
Directly confronting and embracing our love for one another
I dream, dream, I dream of you
I constantly imagine and fantasize about being with you
each night and day
Persistently, both day and night
Dream, dream, with you I'll fly away
Through my dreams, I am able to escape and be with you
far far away to a golden shore
To a blissful and idyllic place far from the struggles of reality
where secret love ain't secret any more
Where our love can be freely and openly expressed
Way down far beyond the skies of blue
Deep within the vast and infinite expanse of the universe
a lost desert island, there with you
A deserted and isolated place where only we exist
the sun plays a game
The bright, warm sun reflects the playful nature of our love
In the sand I write your name
Expressing and celebrating our love through a simple yet powerful gesture
you and me together, face to face
In each other's embrace, unafraid and fully committed to our love
Contributed by Colin H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.