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.
Kaap De Goede Hoop
Frank Boeijen Lyrics
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Zijn wij op weg
Naar Kaap de Goede Hoop
Ze zei ik hou van het geluid van de regen
En van het ruisen van de golven
In mijn hoofd
Ze zei ik sta je bij
Ik help je wel bij
Het laten gaan van je tranen
Ik blijf dichtbij
Laat je tranen gaan
Laat ze vallen
In mijn handen
Zout water
Zout water
De definitie van liefde
De definitie van pijn
Hoe kan ik je laten vergeten
Ze zei: we moeten verder
We moeten door
Afdalen, opstijgen
Naar een wereld zonder tijd
Ze zei ik sta je bij
Ik help je wel bij
Het laten gaan van je tranen
Ik blijf dichtbij
Laat je tranen gaan
Laat ze vallen
In mijn handen
Zout water
Het was zo'n dag waarop de krant niet kwam
En ik bevrijd was van de wereld
Zo'n dag met een avond die je leven verandert in een oude zomer
Zo'n zomer van gedroomde reizen
En uitkijken over de zee van warmte
En lange momenten van niets
Lange momenten van niets
Ik sta je bij
Ik help je wel bij
Zout water
In Frank Boeijen's song "Kaap De Goede Hoop" the lyrics depict a journey towards the Cape of Good Hope, a significant location towards the southern end of the African continent. Throughout the journey, the singer is accompanied by someone who provides emotional support and a listening ear. The individual who provides support is depicted as someone who loves the sound of rain and the waves, who is empathetic to the singer's emotions and who provides a safe space to share feelings of pain and love.
The singer acknowledges how the individual helps them let go of their emotions and tears, providing solace in a world that can feel overwhelming. The singer talks of wanting to forget the pain of their past, yet the person accompanying them acknowledges that they must move forward and cross through difficult times to reach a life where time is irrelevant. The lyrics reflect upon the idea that friendship, love and support are essential in difficult times, and the imagery of tears falling like saltwater into the hands of a loved one illustrates the vulnerability of allowing oneself to be comforted by another person.
In summary, "Kaap De Goede Hoop" is a deeply emotive song that discusses themes of love, pain, and support in the context of a journey towards a geographical destination. The lyrics remind us that we need companions and emotional support during difficult periods in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Al tijden lang
Zijn wij op weg
Naar Kaap de Goede Hoop
We've been on our way to Cape of Good Hope for a long time
Ze zei ik hou van het geluid van de regen
En van het ruisen van de golven
In mijn hoofd
She said she loves the sound of the rain
And the rustle of the waves
In her head
Ze zei ik sta je bij
Ik help je wel bij
Het laten gaan van je tranen
Ik blijf dichtbij
Laat je tranen gaan
Laat ze vallen
In mijn handen
Zout water
Zout water
She said she'll support you
She'll help you
To let go of your tears
She'll stay close
Let your tears flow
Let them fall
Into my hands
Salt water
Salt water
De definitie van liefde
De definitie van pijn
Hoe kan ik je laten vergeten
The definition of love
The definition of pain
How can I make you forget
Ze zei: we moeten verder
We moeten door
Afdalen, opstijgen
Naar een wereld zonder tijd
She said, we must keep going
We must go through
Descending, ascending
To a world without time
Het was zo'n dag waarop de krant niet kwam
En ik bevrijd was van de wereld
Zo'n dag met een avond die je leven verandert in een oude zomer
Zo'n zomer van gedroomde reizen
En uitkijken over de zee van warmte
En lange momenten van niets
Lange momenten van niets
It was one of those days when the newspaper didn't arrive
And I was freed from the world
A day with an evening that turns your life into an old summer
Such a summer of dreamed travels
And gazing over the sea of warmth
And long moments of nothing
Long moments of nothing
Ik sta je bij
Ik help je wel bij
Zout water
I'll stand by you
I'll help you
Salt water
Contributed by Tyler M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Blijft zo mooi.
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Blijft lekker nummer.
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Ook weer zo waanzinnig goed nummer.