Clouseau (a Belgian band) started as a group of friends back in 1984. Only … Read Full Bio ↴Clouseau (a Belgian band) started as a group of friends back in 1984. Only Karel Theys, the bass-player, had some previous experience in a band with The Employees. 1987 sees them coming out of the garage for the first time : they play Marktrock in Leuven en get a record deal for their first single "Brandweer".

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)

One Night Stand
Clouseau Lyrics

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You were so right and I was wrong
And now I know where I belong
You'd had enough and I didn't see
How the darkness closed in on me
I want you back again

Wherever you are, whatever you do
You must decide, I will leave it up to you

I realize I don't have a clue
But I go on praying that my wish will come true
I want you back again

(Chorus)

Give me one last night to love you
You and I alone, happy on our own
Give me one last night to love you
You and I alone, living on our own

You had high hopes, I had no time
So I never noticed when you cried
I realize how foolish I've been
Won't you forgive me and come back again
'cause I want you close to me

(Chorus)

Lend me your voice, Lord, to pray and to plead
And if in the end you will go as you said
I'll be full of regrets and I'll never forget

(Chorus)

You were so right and I was wrong

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Clouseau's "One Last Night" are a plea for forgiveness and a desire to reconcile with a lost love. The song's narrator admits to his past mistakes, acknowledging that he was blinded by his own arrogance and neglectful towards his partner's needs. The song is an expression of regret and a request for one more chance to make things right.

The first verse sets the tone, with the singer admitting that his partner had been right all along and he had been wrong. He now realizes where his true place is and wishes to regain what he had lost. The second verse shows how the singer is willing to let go and leave the decision up to his partner. He has no clue how to proceed but hopes for the best. In the chorus, the singer begs for one last night to love his partner and make amends, to be together and be happy once again.

The third verse is the singer acknowledging that he never noticed when his partner was hurting and how foolish he had been. He asks for forgiveness and pleads for his partner to come back to him again. The chorus repeats the appeal for one last chance with the added plea of living on their own, away from everything else. The song ends with the singer praying for guidance and begging to not be left behind with regrets.

Overall, "One Last Night" is a heartfelt song of regret and longing. It showcases how mistakes can impact relationships and plead for a second chance. The singer takes responsibility for his actions and hopes to get back what he had foolishly thrown away.

Line by Line Meaning

You were so right and I was wrong
I made a mistake and now realize that you were right and I was wrong.

And now I know where I belong
I understand where I belong and that is with you.

You'd had enough and I didn't see
I was unaware that you had reached your limit and it was too much for you to handle.

How the darkness closed in on me
I was not aware of how dark and hopeless my life had become without you in it.

I want you back again
I desire for us to be together once more.

Wherever you are, whatever you do
No matter where you are in life or what you are doing, my desire for you remains the same.

You must decide, I will leave it up to you
The decision is yours to make and I will respect whatever choice you make.

I realize I don't have a clue
I have come to the realization that I am clueless.

But I go on praying that my wish will come true
Regardless of how clueless I am, I still have hope and continue to pray that you will come back to me.

Give me one last night to love you
I am pleading for one more chance to love you.

You had high hopes, I had no time
You had expectations for us, but I did not have the time to fulfill them.

So I never noticed when you cried
I failed to recognize when you were upset and needed comfort.

I realize how foolish I've been
I now understand that my actions were foolish and regret them.

Won't you forgive me and come back again
I am asking for your forgiveness and for you to come back into my life again.

'cause I want you close to me
I desire for you to be near me.

Lend me your voice, Lord, to pray and to plead
I am asking for divine intervention and guidance to help me pray and plead for your return.

And if in the end you will go as you said
If you decide to leave as you previously stated.

I'll be full of regrets and I'll never forget
I will regret my actions and never forget what I had with you.

Give me one last night to love you
I am pleading for one more chance to love you.

You and I alone, happy on our own
We can be happy together, without the need for any external factors.

Living on our own
We can have a happy life together, just the two of us.