In '88 they have a small hit with "Alleen met Jou" (Only with you) and win the Baccara-trophy in the squad of Raymond Van Het Groenewoud.
In 1989 they participated in the preselection to determine the Belgian delegate to the Eurovision Song Festival. Clouseau finishes second (behind Ingeborg), but now has a foot in the door. The breakthrough comes immediately with the single "Anne" and an album "Hoezo ?" (How so?). Screaming teenagers all over the place and smashed record sales in Belgium are the consequence. The Netherlands follow, when "Daar Gaat Ze" (There she goes) becomes a big hit. The 2nd album "Of zo" (Or so) also proves to be very successful.
1990 is a year which can only be described as the year of "Clouseau-mania". Everything the boys touch turns to gold.
Manager Hans Kusters : "They really appeal to the teens. Simple songs, but also lyrics in the form of "She comes, she goes or she is". No fuss about apartheid or the nuclear missiles. Clean, cute, sometimes rocking, sometimes slowing, always charming melodies with innocent and easily recognizable love- and dance stories."
In 1991, the Benelux is getting too small for the group so they (or at least the record company) decide to try to storm the European market.
This time they are appointed to participating for Belgium in the Eurovisionsongcontest (where the finish very low with "Geef het op", despite the very high hopes Flanders was posing in them). They record a CD in English called "Close Encounters" (mainly consisting of adaptations of their own Dutch songs) of which they sell 200.000 copies in the slipstream of Roxette's European tour of 1992.
The 2nd English-language album "In every small town", however, is a complete commercial failure. Frontman Koen Wauters starts a career as a television presenter and race-pilot (Paris-Dakar), kicks a few old friends out of the band and refocuses on the Dutch market with the CD "Oker" (Ochre) in 1995.
On the album "Adrenaline", only the two Wauters' Brothers remain. The album shows a more adult Clouseau. They have successfully survived the hype and are starting to produce decent material again, without the necessity to "score" or match the sales figures of the 1989-1990 craze.
What about the band members that were left behind :
- Bob Savenberg has ventured to a successful solo career (e.g. the duet with Dutch singer Stef Bos in "Breek de stilte" and his solo CD "Vuur en Vlam"). He also presented "Ultratop" (the Belgian hitparade on VRT) and has a small company that builds websites. In 2001, he did the show "Popstars" for VT4.
- Tjenne Berghmans has played in about every other Belgian group (e.g. The Scabs, Betty Goes Green ...) since he left Clouseau.
- Karel Theys, formerly of the Employees, was at the base of another Kloot Per W project, de Lama's in 1993-94.
In 1997, they release a compilation album "Clouseau 1987-1997" and have a celebration on their 10 years of existence. Koen Wauters (although hard to recognize amidst all the publicity for Belgacom) finishes another Dakar at the beginning of 1997. He also continues his television career (Familieraad, Koen & The Gang, Wedden dat ...), and fights off a female stalker in his bathroom. In 1999, he marries Carolijn Lillipally (who was a VJ for MTV-Europe).
In 1999 Clouseau conquers Flanders for the umpteenth time, on this occasion with the new CD "In Stereo". In a production with a lot of violins by Jean Blaute (see RvhG, Kate's Kennel ..) and with songs that were written by people such as Frank van der Linden (of De Mens), Jan Leyers (of My Velma & Soulsister), Mark Vanhie (The Bet, Sarah) and others, and pulled by singles such as "Heb ik ooit gezegd" (a Van Morisson-cover) and "Altijd meer en meer" the group even makes it back again as a headliner at Marktrock (where it all had started). This leads them to a new live-album, simply called "Live", released in 2000.
In 2001 they opened with an album with nothing but slow songs for the Dutch market - entitled "Ballades" - but in recording their next album they deliberately stepped away from this trend in ever slower songs. En Dans - wrapped in a funny cover hand-drawn by Marcel Vanthilt, who also sings on one song - was released in November 2001, and contained much more uptempo songs, taking them back to the starting days of the band. Most striking track was certainly the title song "En Dans", Clouseau in an festive disco-outfit. However the first single that was taken from the album was a ballad "Ik Geef Me Over" (I surrender) with a video that caused some controversy due to the smoking habit of Koen. Through the usual visits to radio stations and a break-in into the BigBrother house, the CD certainly didn't miss it's start, as it deserved platinum for 30,000 copies in the presales, and entered the album-charts at n°1. On the live-front it remained fairly quiet, working towards two gigantic gigs in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp in the month of December.
The band released their latest CD Vonken & Vuur ("Sparks & Fire") in March 2007.
Band members (original line-up) :
- Koen Wauters (vocals)
- Kris Wauters (keyboard and guitar)
- Bob Savenberg (drums and backing vocals)
- Karel Theys (bass)
- Tjenne Berghmans (guitar).
Albums :
- Hoezo(Hans Kusters Music - 1989)
- Of Zo (Hans Kuster Music - 1990)
- Close Encounters (EMI - 1991)
- Doorgaan (tot je niet meer op je benen kan staan) (EMI- 1992)
- In Every Small Town (EMI - 1993)
- Oker (EMI - 1995)
- Adrenaline (EMI - 1996)
- In Stereo (EMI - 1999)
- En Dans (EMI - 2001)
- Live in het Sportpaleis DVD ("Live at the Sport Palace, Antwerp") (2003)
- Vanbinnen (2004)
- Clouseau in 't lang DVD ("Live at the Sport Palace, Antwerp") (2006)
- Vonken en Vuur (2007)
- Zij aan Zij (2009)
Compilations :
- Clouseau Live (Hans Kusters Music - 1991)
- Clouseau 1987-1997 (EMI, 1997)
- Live (EMI, 2000)
- Ballades (EMI, 2001)
Adrenaline
Clouseau Lyrics
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je jaagt m'n bloeddruk naar omhoog
koud vanbuiten, warm vanbinnen
ongezond, maar een lust voor't oog.
En ik die 't liefst alleen wou blijven,
overwerkt en onderkoeld.
Ik ondervind nu aan den lijve
wat de jager op groot wild ook voelt.
Adrenaline
in m'n bloed en in m'n zinnen.
Adrenaline
het doet goed hier vanbinnen.
Ik noem jou vaak adrenaline,
en rust is jou een doorn in't oog.
Jij zet nooit comma's in jouw zinnen.
Je staat gespannen als een boog.
En ik die naar de maan zou reizen,
om een half uur geen mens te zien.
Ik ondervind tot mijn afgrijzen
een behoefte aan adrenaline.
Adrenaline
in m'n bloed en in m'n zinnen.
Adrenaline
het doet goed hier vanbinnen.
Ik noem jou vaak adrenaline,
en jij verkort m'n levensduur.
Jij houdt van vechten en van winnen,
halsoverkop door iedere muur.
En ik die mijlen ver zou lopen,
om weg te zijn van het gewoel.
Ik weet niet wat ik zou verkopen,
voor een beetje meer van dit gevoel.
Adrenaline
in m'n bloed en in m'n zinnen.
Adrenaline
het doet goed hier vanbinnen.
The lyrics to Clouseau's song Adrenaline are a metaphor for the rush of excitement and thrill that a person feels when they are in the midst of an intense experience. The person that the singer is referring to in the song is called "Adrenaline," and they are described as someone who can make the singer's blood pressure rise, and who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Although Adrenaline is unhealthy, they are a "lust for the eye," and the singer is discovering firsthand what hunters feel when they pursue large prey.
In the second verse, the singer describes how Adrenaline is always tense and alert, and they don't like to take breaks or rest. The singer, on the other hand, would like nothing more than to be alone on the moon for just half an hour. However, he realizes that he too has a desire for the rush of adrenaline that Adrenaline provides.
In the final verse, the singer describes Adrenaline as someone who shortens his lifespan, as they love to fight and win at all costs. The singer, however, would prefer to be miles away from the chaos, but he doesn't know what he would do for just a little bit more of the adrenaline feeling. The chorus repeats that Adrenaline is in the singer's blood and in his senses and that it feels good inside.
Line by Line Meaning
Ik noem jou vaak adrenaline,
I often refer to you as adrenaline,
je jaagt m'n bloeddruk naar omhoog
you raise my blood pressure,
koud vanbuiten, warm vanbinnen
cold on the outside, warm on the inside,
ongezond, maar een lust voor't oog.
unhealthy, but a sight to behold.
En ik die 't liefst alleen wou blijven,
And I, who preferred to remain alone,
overwerkt en onderkoeld.
overworked and undercooled.
Ik ondervind nu aan den lijve
I now experience firsthand
wat de jager op groot wild ook voelt.
what the hunter of big game also feels.
Adrenaline
Adrenaline
in m'n bloed en in m'n zinnen.
in my blood and in my senses.
Adrenaline
Adrenaline
het doet goed hier vanbinnen.
it feels good inside.
Ik noem jou vaak adrenaline,
I often refer to you as adrenaline,
en rust is jou een doorn in't oog.
and rest is a thorn in your eye.
Jij zet nooit comma's in jouw zinnen.
you never use commas in your sentences.
Je staat gespannen als een boog.
you are tense like a bow.
En ik die naar de maan zou reizen,
And I, who would travel to the moon,
om een half uur geen mens te zien.
to not see a soul for half an hour.
Ik ondervind tot mijn afgrijzen
to my horror, I experience
een behoefte aan adrenaline.
a need for adrenaline.
Adrenaline
Adrenaline
in m'n bloed en in m'n zinnen.
in my blood and in my senses.
Adrenaline
Adrenaline
het doet goed hier vanbinnen.
it feels good inside.
Ik noem jou vaak adrenaline,
I often refer to you as adrenaline,
en jij verkort m'n levensduur.
and you shorten my lifespan.
Jij houdt van vechten en van winnen,
You love to fight and win,
halsoverkop door iedere muur.
rushing headlong through any wall.
En ik die mijlen ver zou lopen,
And I, who would walk for miles,
om weg te zijn van het gewoel.
to be away from the hustle and bustle.
Ik weet niet wat ik zou verkopen,
I don't know what I would sell
voor een beetje meer van dit gevoel.
for a little more of this feeling.
Contributed by Maya T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Sayneclayre
Herinneringen... <3 dit album meermalen kapot gedraaid op casette!
@nibarvh1563
super goed !
@pixlax1965
AdrenAline