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.
Let's Go Surfing
BZN Lyrics
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(Th. Tol/J. Tuijp/C. Tol)
Oh, baby, let me take you out today
'cause we need to break away
Oh, head out for the time has come
Get your surfboard ready
Head out for the sun
Oh my darling (oh my darling), the way you look is dynamite
And soon you will be out of sight
Oh, sail on, on a summer breeze
I've got my funboard ready
If you can wait for me
We'll head out from the beach
To feel the broken water
And soon we're out of reach
And we sail away
Yeah, we sail away
Hear me when I say:
Haya, let's go surfin', let's go surfin'
It's a bright and sunny day
Haya, let's go surfin'
No more workin'
Till the blue sky turns to grey
Let's go surfin'
Haya, let's go surfin'
Heartbreaker, if I'm ever in distress
Sending out an S.O.S.
Oh, baby, would you face the sea
Throw down a line
Come and rescue me?
We'll head out from the beach
To feel the broken water
And soon we're out of reach
And we sail away
Yeah, we sail away
Hear me when I say:
Haya, let's go surfin', let's go surfin'
It's a bright and sunny day
Haya, let's go surfin'
No more workin'
Till the blue sky turns to grey
Let's go surfin'
Haya, let's go surfin'
Haya, let's go surfin', let's go surfin'
It's a bright and sunny day
Haya, let's go surfin'
No more workin'
Till the blue sky turns to grey
Let's go surfin'
Haya, let's go surfin' Appears on:
Dutch albums
Heartbreaker
Summer holiday
Videos
Videocollectie deel 3
The lyrics to BZN's Let's Go Surfing capture the essence of a carefree day spent at the beach with a loved one. The song's protagonist urges their partner to join them on an adventure by leaving their daily responsibilities behind and heading out to the sea. The lyrics are filled with romantic imagery, such as the line "Oh my darling, the way you look is dynamite," which suggest that the singer is enamoured with their partner's beauty and ready to embark on a fun-filled day.
The song's chorus is an invitation to go surfing, with the repeated line "Haya, let's go surfin'," serving as a call to arms. The use of the word "haya" is interesting, as it is not a commonly used English word. It is possible that the band's Dutch roots influenced their choice to include this word, as it is a word that is commonly used in Dutch slang. Overall, Let's Go Surfing is a fun and upbeat song that captures the excitement and adventure of a day spent at the beach with a loved one.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's go surfing
Let us go enjoy the waves on our surfboards
Oh, baby, let me take you out today
Oh, my dear, let me take you out for a fun day
'cause we need to break away
Because we need to take a break from our routine lives
Oh, head out for the time has come
Oh, let us head out because it is time
Get your surfboard ready
Prepare your surfboard for our surfing adventure
Head out for the sun
Head out towards the sun and the waves
Oh my darling (oh my darling), the way you look is dynamite
Oh my love, you look very stunning today
And soon you will be out of sight
And soon you will be far away from my sight
Oh, sail on, on a summer breeze
Oh, sail along the summer breeze
I've got my funboard ready
I have prepared my funboard for our adventure
If you can wait for me
If you can wait for me to catch up
We'll head out from the beach
We will move away from the beach
To feel the broken water
To feel the waves as they break
And soon we're out of reach
And soon we will be out of sight
And we sail away
And we embark on our adventure
Yeah, we sail away
Yeah, we sail away from the shore
Hear me when I say:
Listen to me as I say:
Haya, let's go surfin', let's go surfin'
Hey, let us go surfing, let us go surfing
It's a bright and sunny day
It is a bright and sunny day
No more workin'
No more working for us
Till the blue sky turns to grey
Until the blue sky turns grey
Heartbreaker, if I'm ever in distress
Oh, heartbreaker, if I am ever in trouble
Sending out an S.O.S.
I will send out an S.O.S for help
Oh, baby, would you face the sea
Oh, my love, would you face the sea for me
Throw down a line
Throw a line for me to hold on to
Come and rescue me?
Will you come and rescue me?
Haya, let's go surfin', let's go surfin'
Hey, let us go surfing, let us go surfing
It's a bright and sunny day
It is a bright and sunny day
No more workin'
No more working for us
Till the blue sky turns to grey
Until the blue sky turns grey
Haya, let's go surfin'
Hey, let us go surfing
Contributed by Juliana C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ingrid Jagnow
Ich liebe diese Gruppe. Sie haben Ausstrahlung...sie haben Stimme...sie haben Pep! Schade, dass sie nicht mehr auftreten........ich und viele Musikfreunde vermissen sie sehr auf der Show - Bühne der Musik. Mit GGVLG Ingrid
Peter Lejewaan
mooi en leuk nummer!!
Margi Kunz
Bin immer noch begeistert,seit ihrer ersten Aufnahme jeden Tag nur kann ich nicht Englisch und Hollendisch super 😐😍🥰
Herbert Schober
wunderschön, habe ich bis jetzt noch nicht gesehen! Dankeschön.
Leon van der Kaaij
Mooi en lekker nummer
lolofeeful
sehr, sehr schönes Lied, danke und liebe Grüße
Fabienne Fortin
WoW c est vraiment WoW
Mark Hoijtink
Mooi
Jan Alderliefste
Tsja het is geen Anny Schilder.
Maaike Vd Wal
Carola haar stem is meer ontwikkeld dan die van Anny..dat is mijn mening.
Dus nee...dit is geen Anny ,nee...
En de laatste jaren zong Anny met Jan K geregeld een valse noot...
Zoals Anny bij de BZN zong,dat kon ze niet meer..