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)

Zo Gek
Clouseau Lyrics

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Zo'n heerlijk meisje heb ik nooit gekend
Als ik bij jou ben word ik steeds verwend
Maar als er een plaats is waar je hevig bent
Is het vast en zeker in je appartement

Je loopt naar boven en je leidt me met je mee
Je laat me gluren in je diepe decollete
'k Kan niet meer wachten, ik wil veel meer

je mooie lijf gaat zo wild tekeer

Je maakt me gek, zo gek...

De andere meisjes zijn me veel te tam
Alleen voor jou sta ik in vuur en vlam
Je bent de eerste die me geen geheim verzwijgt
Je bent de allereerste die me zover krijgt

Je toont je kamer en je toont ze mij heel grondig
Ik sta perplex, ik ben onmondig
Zo ongeremd, zo sensueel
Geen inspanning is mij nu te veel

Je maakt me gek, zo gek...

Het zweet loopt langs je wang
We liggen naast elkaar
Oh nee dat duurt niet lang
Je streelt weer door m'n haar
Nog ongetemd, je wil nog meer
Je mooie lijf gaat weer wild tekeer

Je maakt me gek, zo gek...

Overall Meaning

The song Zo Gek by Clouseau is a love song about a man who is totally in love with a girl. He says that he has never met anyone as wonderful as her and when he is with her, she spoils him. He also states that he is sure that if there is a place where she is wild and uninhibited, it is definitely in her apartment. Then, he tells that she invites him upstairs to her apartment, where he stares at her deep cleavage and her gorgeous body. She makes him lose control and he can't wait to have more. He mentions that other girls are too conventional for him but she is the only one who reveals herself to him completely. As she gives him a tour of her bedroom, he is struck by how wild and original she is. They make love and he realizes that she makes him crazy with passion.

The song represents an idealized image of a romantic relationship where love is all-consuming and the lover can lose control of themselves. It also depicts a woman who is sexually independent and free. The song conveys the passionate emotions of the man with lyrical and sensual expressions. The song is a celebration of love, attraction, and sexuality.

Line by Line Meaning

Zo'n heerlijk meisje heb ik nooit gekend
I have never known such a wonderful girl

Als ik bij jou ben word ik steeds verwend
Whenever I am with you, I am pampered

Maar als er een plaats is waar je hevig bent
But if there is a place where you are intense

Is het vast en zeker in je appartement
It is surely in your apartment

Je loopt naar boven en je leidt me met je mee
You walk upstairs and lead me with you

Je laat me gluren in je diepe decollete
You let me peek into your deep cleavage

'k Kan niet meer wachten, ik wil veel meer
I can't wait anymore, I want a lot more

je mooie lijf gaat zo wild tekeer
Your beautiful body is so wild

Je maakt me gek, zo gek...
You drive me crazy, so crazy...

De andere meisjes zijn me veel te tam
Other girls are too bland for me

Alleen voor jou sta ik in vuur en vlam
I am burning with passion just for you