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)

Worship
Clouseau Lyrics

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There will never be
an other night like this
and i have never felt
the passion of a kiss
like yours..

Someplace out of time
kept you within a touch

who would have believed
that we could feel as much
as we do now, as we do now

Baby,when the sun tries to hide
and the clouds build up their thunder
think of me and darling
this world won't hold you down

-Chorus-
Coz iiiiii worship the ground you walk on
and i will love you until the day i die
somewhere down the line
when the years are not so kind
i'll still worship the ground you walk on

No-one can come close
to understanding how
i couldn't feel much more
then i do right now
but you did somehow

Nothing lies between you and i
in this bed tonight
sleeping with contentment
in the arms of love

-Chorus-

And somewhere down the line
when the years are not so kind
i'll still worship the ground you walk on
and i will love you until the day i die

Somewhere down the line
when the years are not so kind

i'll still...
i will .. i will..

Overall Meaning

The song "Worship" by Clouseau is a romantic ballad that captures the intensity of love and passion between two people. The lyrics describe how the singer has never felt a kiss as passionate as the one he shared with his lover on this particular night. The couple's connection is so strong that they feel as if they are in a different realm, out of time, and nothing stands between them.

The chorus of the song reveals the depth of the singer's devotion to his lover. He declares that he worships the ground she walks on and will love her until the end of his days. The lyrics convey a sense of eternity and a promise of everlasting love and devotion that transcends time and age. The song ends with a repetition of these lines, underscoring the unbreakable bond between the couple, no matter what the future holds.

Overall, the song "Worship" is a touching and heartfelt tribute to the power of love and the depth of human emotion. It captures the intensity and the magic of love at its peak, and it promises to stay with the listener long after the song has ended.

Line by Line Meaning

There will never be an other night like this
I know that we will never experience a night as special as tonight.

and i have never felt the passion of a kiss like yours..
No kiss has ever made me feel as much passion as yours did.

Someplace out of time kept you within a touch
It seems like fate has kept us together through some otherworldly force.

who would have believed that we could feel as much as we do now, as we do now
It's hard to imagine that we could feel this strongly about each other right now.

Baby,when the sun tries to hide and the clouds build up their thunder think of me and darling this world won't hold you down
Whenever you're feeling down or the world seems dark, just remember me and I'll be your rock.

Coz iiiiii worship the ground you walk on and i will love you until the day i die somewhere down the line when the years are not so kind i'll still worship the ground you walk on
I love you so much that I worship the very ground you walk on, and no matter what happens in the future, my love for you will never falter.

No-one can come close to understanding how i couldn't feel much more then i do right now but you did somehow
I can't even describe how intense my feelings are right now, but somehow you understand exactly how I feel.

Nothing lies between you and i in this bed tonight sleeping with contentment in the arms of love
Right now, there's nothing standing between us, and we're sleeping in each other's arms with complete satisfaction.

And somewhere down the line when the years are not so kind i'll still worship the ground you walk on and i will love you until the day i die
Even when we're older and things aren't as easy as they are now, I'll still love you just the same.

Somewhere down the line when the years are not so kind i'll still... i will .. i will..
No matter how hard life gets, my love for you will never diminish. I will always be by your side.

Contributed by Amelia G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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