1. Fr… Read Full Bio ↴Two musicians from The Netherlands are known as Frank Boeijen:
1. Frank Boeijen is a Dutch singer/songwriter, who was the front man of popular (and eponymous) pop group De Frank Boeijen Groep from 1980 until 1991, the year he went solo. As leader of De Frank Boeijen Groep, Boeijen was one of the pioneers of Nederpop; along with the likes of Doe Maar en Het Goede Doel. After the peak of Nederpop passed, Boeijen broke new ground by touring theatres with his band and bringing pop music to new auditoriums and audiences. As a solo artist, he has kept to this theatre based approach of his music and maintained a productive pace.
Frank Boeijen was born in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on November 27, 1957, as the last in a family of ten children. His father was a typesetter in a factory. His older brothers were into American pop music; in the Boeijen household, Bob Dylan and Neil Young were often to be found on the record player (years later, Boeijen would write a song about this, appropriately titled Robbert Zimmerman). Young Frank learned to play the guitar. After finishing high school, Boeijen started a musical collaboration with guitarist Wout Pennings. Boeijen en Pennings released an album together in 1977. The songs of the album were re-recorded and the album was re-released a year later, with Rob de Nijs acting as producer. It was appropriately titled Boeijen en Pennings. To fulfil live engagements, drummer Henk Wanders en bass player Nels Busch joined the duo.
Pennings left the band in 1979 and was replaced with guitar player Wil Theunissen. The name was changed into the Frank Boeijen Groep. The b-side of their fist single, a song entitled Verjaardagsfeest was picked on up by radio disc jockey Frits Spits, who played the record a lot during his evening show. The group released their debut album, simply entitled Frank Boeijen Groep, album later that year. On the base of the airplay of Verjaardagsfeest, the album reached the Tipparade.
Nederpop, pop music with Dutch vocals, was becoming a mainstream success in the early eighties, and the Frank Boeijen Groep hitched a wagon to that train, when their single Linda, reached the Top Forty. Zwart Wit, another single, written after a racial murder had taken place in Amsterdam, became a number one hit. 1982's Twee and 1983's 1001 Hotel became big sellers.
In 1984, the Frank Boeijen Groep was awarded the Zilveren Harp by Conamus. In that same year, album Kontakt was released. Lead guitarist Wil Theunissen quit the group later that year and replaced with Maarten Peters, who himself was replaced two years later by Ger Hoeijmakers. In 1985, the group released Foto Van Een Mooie Dag. Single Kronenburg Park -- named after Kronenburger Park a park in Nijmegen, Boeijen's place of birth and residence -- became a huge success. Follow up, In Nature, released in 1986, didn't do as well, but still sold respectively.
Towards the end of the eighties, Boeijen's music fell somewhere in between het levenslied of André Hazes, the chansons of Ramses Shaffy and the pop of Doe Maar. According to Frank Boeijen and his manager Paul Schouwenaars the group had outgrown clubs and tents. With the release of album Welkom In Utopia in 1987, the group decided to tour Dutch theatres. The Welkom In Utopia tour started in the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam in September of the same year. Two more albums were released: studio album Een Zomer Aan Het Eind Van De Twintigste Eeuw (1989) and live album Hier Komt De Storm. During these years, Frank Boeijen dated Sky Channel presenter Amanda Redington. The two would marry in 1990. The album Dans In Slow Motion, released in 1988, was written for her. In juni 1994 scheidden ze weer van elkaar.
In the spring of 1991, Boeijen announced the ending of his group. In November of that year, he released his first solo album Wilde Bloemen. The musicians on the album were drummer Norman Bonink, guitar player Peter van Benthem and bass player Michel van Schie. Van Schie was replaced by touring bass player René te Voortwis, and pianist Ton Snijders was also recorded. Wilde Bloemen featured several duets with other well known Dutch musicians, among them were: Twee Gezichten, a song written and recorded with Henk Hofstede of The Nits); and Het IJs, written and recorded with Henny Vrienten of Doe Maar).
In the summer of 1993, Boeijen recorded Jazz in Barcelona; an album concerned with the break up between him and Amanda Redington. The subsequent theatre tour was a big success, with sold out shows every evening. Traces of Boeijen's break up were also to be found on next album De Ontmoeting (1994 - an even more spare and intimate affair than Jazz In Barcelona. De Ontmoeting also featured a single, Twee Mannen Zo Stil, with music and lyrics by Boeijen and Stef Bos. Although the single failed to mount the charts, over the years it became a Nederpop classic, often played at funerals. In the same year, Boeijen produced an album for Liesbeth List, the female voice of Ramses Shaffy's recordings. In 1995, another live album, Stormvogels, hit the shelves.
Boeijen returned with two new albums in 1997: a greatest hits compilation, Het Beste En Het Mooiste and an album of new material, Vaderland. The year before, Boeijen had travelled extensively through Asia, and a lot of the songs, although concerning Boeijen and The Netherlands, were written from a distant perspective. In 1999, De Ballade van de Dromedaris, recorded in Peter Gabriel's Real World Studio's appeared, followed by live album Door De Jaren Heen, containing several duets with Ramses Shaffy, Liesbeth List and Stef Bos. Both albums were big sellers. In 2001, Heden, was released. Drummer Norman Bonink left the group to join BLØF. He seat was filled by Oscar Kraal. Helder contained a collaboration between Boeijen and BLØF front man Paskal Jakobsen, single Geen Gevaar. The song was released in the summer of 2002. In the same year, Boeijen won an Edison award as best singer.
2. Frank Boeijen is also the name of the keyboardist for the Dutch group The Gathering.
Al het geluk
Frank Boeijen Lyrics
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Zo na al die tijd
Als ik denk aan je gezicht
Als ik dit nu schrijf
Op de boot nog verder weg
Bergen en een blauwe lucht
Je wordt steeds ouder
Toch heb je dat gevoel weer
Dat je nu pas leeft
Je gaat mee met de wind
Op zee en nergens heen
Je leeft van de wind
Bestemming onbekend
Het was vannacht in een droom
Dat ik je zag
Je had de vreemdste kleren aan
Het zal wel de koorts zijn geweest
Maar ik zag jou voor het altaar staan
Ik wens je veel geluk
Al het geluk van de wereld
Ik wens je veel geluk
Ondertussen word je geschat
Op zesentwintig jaar
Je bent zo oud als je je voelt
Maar wat heb je daar nou aan
Het bloed kookt in je
Je bruist van de energie
Misschien is dit wel de droom
Die je altijd had
Altijd vaarwel gezegd
Tegen wat je lief had
Een constante verandering
Een man vernietigt wat hij aanbidt
Als het eenmaal in bezit is
Liever sterven in het harnas
Dan langzaam uitgedoofd
Het was vannacht in een droom
Dat ik je zag
Je had een wit gewaad aan
Het zal wel de drank zijn geweest
Maar ik zag je voor het altaar staan
Ik wens je veel geluk
The song "Al het geluk" by Frank Boeijen speaks of a relationship that has ended and the singer is wondering how the other person is doing after all these years. The lyrics paint a picture of the singer being on a boat, far away from the other person, and thinking about their face as he writes the song. The song talks about how we keep getting older without even realizing it and how the other person may have a feeling of living life to the fullest now. It seems that the other person has moved on and is enjoying their life, but the singer still thinks about them and wishes them all the happiness in the world.
The lyrics talk about a dream the singer had about the other person. They saw the other person dressed in strange clothes, and standing at the altar. The singer wishes them all the happiness in the world and acknowledges that they are still young and free-spirited. The song suggests that the other person may be pursuing their dreams and living life on their own terms. However, it seems there is still an element of longing and nostalgia for the lost relationship.
In conclusion, "Al het geluk" is a poignant and heartfelt song about a relationship that has ended, and the singer's longing for the other person's wellbeing while also accepting the reality of their situation. The lyrics highlight the bittersweet nature of relationships, the beauty of memories, and the hope for happiness in the future.
Line by Line Meaning
Ik vraag me af hoe het met je is
I am wondering how you are doing
Zo na al die tijd
After all this time
Als ik denk aan je gezicht
When I think of your face
Als ik dit nu schrijf
As I write this now
Op de boot nog verder weg
On the boat, further away
Bergen en een blauwe lucht
Mountains and a blue sky
Je wordt steeds ouder
You are getting older
Zonder dat je het weet
Without even realizing it
Toch heb je dat gevoel weer
Still, you have that feeling again
Dat je nu pas leeft
That you are only now truly living
Je gaat mee met de wind
You go with the wind
Op zee en nergens heen
On the sea, with nowhere to go
Je leeft van de wind
You live off the wind
Bestemming onbekend
Destination unknown
Het was vannacht in een droom
It was last night in a dream
Dat ik je zag
That I saw you
Je had de vreemdste kleren aan
You were wearing the strangest clothes
Het zal wel de koorts zijn geweest
It must have been the fever
Maar ik zag jou voor het altaar staan
But I saw you standing in front of the altar
Ik wens je veel geluk
I wish you lots of happiness
Al het geluk van de wereld
All the happiness in the world
Ondertussen word je geschat
Meanwhile, you are estimated
Op zesentwintig jaar
To be twenty-six years old
Je bent zo oud als je je voelt
You are as old as you feel
Maar wat heb je daar nou aan
But what good is that
Het bloed kookt in je
Your blood is boiling
Je bruist van de energie
You are bursting with energy
Misschien is dit wel de droom
Maybe this is the dream
Die je altijd had
That you always had
Altijd vaarwel gezegd
Always said goodbye to
Tegen wat je lief had
To what you loved
Een constante verandering
A constant change
Een man vernietigt wat hij aanbidt
A man destroys what he worships
Als het eenmaal in bezit is
Once he has it in possession
Liever sterven in het harnas
Rather die in battle
Dan langzaam uitgedoofd
Than slowly fade away
Je had een wit gewaad aan
You were wearing a white robe
Het zal wel de drank zijn geweest
It must have been the drink
Maar ik zag je voor het altaar staan
But I saw you standing in front of the altar
Ik wens je veel geluk
I wish you lots of happiness
Contributed by Zachary P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.