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)
Ze is van mij
Clouseau Lyrics
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Ze had van die mooie ogen
Ze keek naar mij en ze lachtte
Ze ging met me mee
Maar toen kwam jij
En zij was betoverd
Het moet gedaan zijn
Hier is geen plaats voor ons twee
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
Maar ze is van mij
Ze, ze, ze, zij is van mij
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
Maar verdomme, verdomme, verdomme, verdomme ze is van mij
Gisteren zei ze nog
Je bent m'n kleine ventje
Oh maar blijkbaar ben ik niet
De enige die dat van haar hoort
Wat heb jij nog meer
Ik zou het willen weten
Want haar spelletje met jou
Dat gaat maar voort
Want zij is van mij
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
Maar ze is van mij
Ze, ze, ze, zij is van mij
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
Maar verdomme, verdomme, verdomme, verdomme, ze is van mij
Ze lacht naar jou
Weer plots naar mij
Ze maakt ons gek, allebei
Jij en ik, ik en jij
Ik lig te woelen in m'n slaap
Ze zet ons alletwee voor aap
En toch en toch heb jij met haar niks te maken
Want zij is van mij
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
Maar ze is van mij
Ze, ze, ze, zij is van mij
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
Maar verdomme, verdomme, verdomme, verdomme, ze is van mij
Zij is van mij
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
Maar ze is van mij
Ze, ze, ze, zij is van mij
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
Maar
Ze is van mij
The song "Zij Is Van Mij" by the Belgian band Clouseau is a ballad about a love triangle. The singer in the song falls in love with a woman who initially seems to reciprocate his feelings. However, their happiness is short-lived when the woman's ex-lover comes back into the picture. The singer makes it very clear that he will not let go of the woman he loves without a fight, despite the fact that she appears to be confused about her feelings.
The lyrics of the song are very emotional and intense, portraying the passion and desperation of the singer. He feels a deep sense of possession towards the woman he loves, repeatedly stating that "she is mine." However, he also acknowledges the presence of the other man, making it a painful love triangle. The chorus with the repetition of "she is mine" and "not yours" emphasizes the singer's possessiveness and determination to hold onto what he feels is rightfully his.
Overall, "Zij Is Van Mij" touches on themes of love, possession, and jealousy while showcasing the band's strong vocal abilities and musical composition.
Line by Line Meaning
Ik zag haar staan
I noticed her presence
Ze had van die mooie ogen
She possessed beautiful eyes
Ze keek naar mij en ze lachtte
She looked and smiled at me
Ze ging met me mee
She accompanied me
Maar toen kwam jij
But then you appeared
En zij was betoverd
And she was enchanted
Het moet gedaan zijn
It needs to be over
Hier is geen plaats voor ons twee
There is not enough space for both of us
Want zij is van mij
Because she belongs to me
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
You think she is yours
Maar ze is van mij
But she is mine
Ze, ze, ze, zij is van mij
She, she, she, belongs to me
Gisteren zei ze nog
Yesterday she said
Je bent m'n kleine ventje
You are my little man
Oh maar blijkbaar ben ik niet
Oh but apparently I am not
De enige die dat van haar hoort
The only one who hears that from her
Wat heb jij nog meer
What else do you have
Ik zou het willen weten
I would like to know
Want haar spelletje met jou
Because her game with you
Dat gaat maar voort
Just keeps going
Ze lacht naar jou
She laughs at you
Weer plots naar mij
Suddenly back to me
Ze maakt ons gek, allebei
She makes us both crazy
Jij en ik, ik en jij
You and me, me and you
Ik lig te woelen in m'n slaap
I toss and turn in my sleep
Ze zet ons alletwee voor aap
She makes fools out of both of us
En toch en toch heb jij met haar niks te maken
And yet, and yet you have nothing to do with her
Want zij is van mij
Because she is mine
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
You think she is yours
Maar ze is van mij
But she is mine
Ze, ze, ze, zij is van mij
She, she, she, belongs to me
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
You think she is yours
Maar verdomme, verdomme, verdomme, verdomme, ze is van mij
But damn it, damn it, damn it, she is mine
Zij is van mij
She is mine
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
You think she is yours
Maar ze is van mij
But she is mine
Ze, ze, ze, zij is van mij
She, she, she, belongs to me
Je denkt dat ze van jou is
You think she is yours
Maar
But
Ze is van mij
She is mine
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Belvine mujinga
Echt mooi
Inez Feytons
Top nummer
Angelo Cabooter
Echt een mooi liedje.
Nostalgie.
dansen manon
geweldig nummer
Nathalie Huygen
Koen wouters is er bij
annie genar
Ik dat Koen Wauters errbij was..... !!!!! Greetz. DE STALE. W. J.