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.
Donkerblauw
Frank Boeijen Lyrics
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Het donkerblauw
Ver weg ben jij
En heel dichtbij
Een herinnering
De vruchtbare tijd
De golven van
En nou de zon
De zee verlaat
Denk ik aan jou
En ik zie je staan
Hier naast me
Toen je zei
Hier naast me
De dag breekt aan
De gouden zee
De cirkel rond
Een nieuwe zon
Luister naar het hart
Luister naar de wind
Dat liefde komt
Liefde en licht
En nou de zon
De zee verlaat
Denk ik aan ons
En ik zie je staan
Hier naast me
Toen je zei
En nou de zon
De zee verslaat
Geen overwinning
Geen nederlaag
In liefde
Bestaat geen prijs
In liefde
En in het steen
Voetstappen van
De eerste vrouw
De eerste man
Hier ooit geweest
Onder dezelfde zon
Dezelfde maan
Dezelfde strijd
En nou
Verlang ik naar jou
Als de nacht naar de maan
Als eb naar vloed
Als een hart naar bloed
Verlangen
En nou de zon
De zee verlaat
Gewacht op morgen
Gewacht op jou
Wachten op de dageraad
En nou
Verlang ik naar jou
Als de nacht naar de maan
Als eb naar vloed
Als een hart naar bloed
Verlangen
Donkerblauw
The song 'Donkerblauw' by Frank Boeijen is a heartfelt and poetic depiction of the power of memories and longing for a loved one. The opening line suggests looking at the ocean, with its dark blue color as a representation of distance and the depth of emotions. The song explores the idea of reminiscing about the past, with memories of a fruitful time and the waves representing life.
The chorus talks about the sunset and the transition to a new day, hinting at the circular nature of life. The second half of the song is about love and how it is not about winning or losing but rather an experience in itself. The reference to the first man and woman hints at the idea of life being a journey we all take together.
The song captures the essence of romantic longing and the importance of cherishing memories. As the song progresses, the emotions become more intense, and the longing for the loved one becomes palpable. The use of imagery and metaphors makes this song a beautiful and soulful ballad.
Line by Line Meaning
Kijk naar de zee
Observe the vast water body
Het donkerblauw
The dark blue hue of the sea
Ver weg ben jij
You are far away
En heel dichtbij
Yet very close to my heart
Een herinnering
A memory
De vruchtbare tijd
The fruitful period of our life
De golven van
The waves of
Een leven lang
A lifetime
En nou de zon
And now the sun
De zee verlaat
Is leaving the sea
Denk ik aan jou
I think of you
En ik zie je staan
And I see you standing
Hier naast me
Right beside me
Toen je zei
When you said
De dag breekt aan
The day breaks
De gouden zee
The golden sea
De cirkel rond
The circle complete
Een nieuwe zon
A new sun
Luister naar het hart
Listen to the heart
Luister naar de wind
Listen to the wind
Dat liefde komt
That love is coming
Liefde en licht
Love and light
En nou de zon
And now the sun
De zee verlaat
Is leaving the sea
Denk ik aan ons
I think of us
En ik zie je staan
And I see you standing
Hier naast me
Right beside me
En nou de zon
And now the sun
De zee verslaat
The sun defeats the sea
Geen overwinning
No victory
Geen nederlaag
No defeat
In liefde
In love
Bestaat geen prijs
There is no price
In liefde
In love
En in het steen
And in the stone
Voetstappen van
Footsteps of
De eerste vrouw
The first woman
De eerste man
The first man
Hier ooit geweest
Once were here
Onder dezelfde zon
Under the same sun
Dezelfde maan
The same moon
Dezelfde strijd
The same struggle
En nou
And now
Verlang ik naar jou
I long for you
Als de nacht naar de maan
Like the night to the moon
Als eb naar vloed
Like ebb to flow
Als een hart naar bloed
Like a heart to blood
Verlangen
Longing
En nou de zon
And now the sun
De zee verlaat
Is leaving the sea
Gewacht op morgen
Waited for tomorrow
Gewacht op jou
Waited for you
Wachten op de dageraad
Waiting for the dawn
En nou
And now
Verlang ik naar jou
I long for you
Als de nacht naar de maan
Like the night to the moon
Als eb naar vloed
Like ebb to flow
Als een hart naar bloed
Like a heart to blood
Verlangen
Longing
Donkerblauw
Dark blue
Contributed by Levi T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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De tekst in de beschrijving klopt niet helemaal.
Het moet zijn:
En in het steen
Voetstappen van
Van de eerste vrouw
De eerste man
Hier ooit geweest
@samuelvandermeij967
klopt