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.
De verleiding
Frank Boeijen Lyrics
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Maar je praat zonder gevoel
En je kijkt
Maar je kijkt zonder iets te zien
Je antwoordt zonder iets te vragen
En je lacht
En je doet gewoon
Maar je doet eigenlijk zo vreemd
En je probeert mij te verleiden
Ik roep in het donker
Ik tast in het duister
Ik laat je mezelf zien
Maar je ziet het niet
Nee je ziet het niet
En je denkt
Maar je denkt zonder je hart
En je loopt
Maar je gaat nergens heen
En je probeert mij te verleiden
Ik roep in het donker
Ik tast in het duister
Ik laat je mezelf zien
Maar je ziet het niet
Je ziet het niet
The lyrics of Frank Boeijen's song De verleiding describe the frustration and confusion of someone who is trying to connect with another person who seems distant, disconnected and uninterested. The singer describes the other person as talking without feeling, looking without seeing, answering without asking and laughing without the eyes showing any emotion. The person is also described as doing things in a peculiar way and trying to seduce the singer, but without any genuine connection or mutual understanding.
The singer is depicted as calling out in the darkness, trying to reach out to the other person, but feeling lost and uncertain. The singer wants to show their true self to the other person, but feels invisible and ignored. The other person is described as thinking without their heart and walking without going anywhere. Despite their attempts to seduce the singer, they remain distant and unapproachable.
This song is a powerful commentary on the challenges of human communication and intimacy. It offers a poignant portrayal of the frustration and disappointment that can arise when one person is unable to connect with another, no matter how hard they try. It captures the sense of isolation and alienation that can occur between people who are unable to truly see and understand each other.
Line by Line Meaning
En je praat
You speak to me
Maar je praat zonder gevoel
But you speak without emotion
En je kijkt
You look at me
Maar je kijkt zonder iets te zien
But you look without seeing
Je antwoordt zonder iets te vragen
You answer without asking anything
En je lacht
You laugh
Maar je ogen doen niet mee
But your eyes don't join in
En je doet gewoon
And you act normal
Maar je doet eigenlijk zo vreemd
But you actually act strange
En je probeert mij te verleiden
And you attempt to seduce me
Ik roep in het donker
I shout in the darkness
Ik tast in het duister
I grope in the dark
Ik laat je mezelf zien
I show you myself
Maar je ziet het niet
But you don't see it
Nee je ziet het niet
No, you don't see it
En je denkt
You think
Maar je denkt zonder je hart
But you think without your heart
En je loopt
And you walk
Maar je gaat nergens heen
But you're not going anywhere
Contributed by Cameron W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jan-wimdekeizer781
geweldig nummer.
je roept in het donker
tast in het duister
@bevanel67
wat een geweldige uitvoering is dit toch. ken het ook alleen maar van het verzamelalbum. jammer genoeg geen live video van te vinden. blijft al jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaren goed
@anschelstraete3951
2 grote zangers samen erg mooi :-) . Dankuwel meneer Boeijen Koen te helpen met liedjes voor de nieuwe cd Tweesprong van Clouseau ook :-) mooi :-) . ook wat ik al lees 2dagen via google op nieuws hoor . over jammer genoeg zijn huwelijksbreuk erg zwaar is ook voor koen erg begrijpelijk . innorm respect voor Koen wat hij allemaal doet en gedaan heeft zijn fans familie;gezin , tv mensen …. . Clouseaufan An
@RoaldBoshuis
Masterpiece
@jurgenvos1800
Blijft mooi
@krisfrederickx3671
Blijft fantastisch! 👍
@mahopo1
Geweldig nummer
@mastermixernl
Eens! Maar aan wie ik het ook laat horen, ze vinden het niks.
@mahopo1
@mastermixer.nl zie nu pas deze reactie. Ik draai het regelmatig. Vind de combinatie van stemmen zo goed
@mahopo1
@mastermixer.nl ze zien het niet...