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.
Dialoog
Frank boeijen Lyrics
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Jij struikelt over je woorden
Ik zoek de hemel
Ik val voor jou
Jij daagt me uit
Ik heb gedacht dat eens alles anders zou zijn
Jij was blij met wat je had
Voor allebei
Voor allebei schijnt de zon
Allebei dezelfde trein
Op weg naar het eind
Ik twijfel aan het leven
Jij let op mijn woorden
Ik slaap niet
Ik ga dromen
Je bent een spiegel gebarsten
En ik streel je rug
Ik ben niets waard
In het diepst van mij gedachten
Denken is voor de rijken
Heb jij ooit gezegd
Voor allebei
Voor allebei schijnt de zon
Allebei dezelfde trein
Op weg naar het eind
Voor allebei
Voor allebei schijnt de zon
Allebei dezelfde trein
Op weg naar het eind
Op weg naar het eind
The lyrics of Frank Boeijen's song Dialoog describe a conversation between two people who seem to have very different perspectives on life. The first person in the dialogue speaks of the horizon, expressing a desire to explore and reach for the sky. The second person, however, appears to be more hesitant and insecure, tripping over their words and content to stay where they are. The first person then confesses their attraction to the second person, but the second person challenges them, perhaps suggesting that they are not willing to take risks or make changes in their life.
As the conversation continues, the first person declares that they are struggling with the meaning of life, while the second person appears to be observing them carefully. The first person admits that they cannot sleep and hopes to dream of a different reality. The second person is described as a "cracked mirror", perhaps indicating that they have some flaws or insecurities. Despite this, the first person reaches out to them in an intimate way, stroking their back.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "voor allebei schijnt de zon" (the sun shines for both of us), suggesting that despite their differences, both individuals are on a journey together and are ultimately destined for the same end. The song ends with the repetition of the phrase "op weg naar het eind" (on the way to the end), hinting at the finality and inevitability of life's journey.
Line by Line Meaning
Ik spreek van de horizon
I am talking about the future, what lies ahead.
Jij struikelt over je woorden
You stumble over your own words, struggling to express yourself.
Ik zoek de hemel
I am striving for something greater.
Ik val voor jou
I have fallen in love with you.
Jij daagt me uit
You challenge me.
Ik heb gedacht dat eens alles anders zou zijn
I once thought things would be different.
Jij was blij met wat je had
You were content with what you had.
Voor allebei
For both of us
Voor allebei schijnt de zon
The sun shines for both of us
Allebei dezelfde trein
We're both on the same path
Op weg naar het eind
Heading towards the end
Ik twijfel aan het leven
I am doubting the meaning of life
Jij let op mijn woorden
You pay attention to my words
Ik slaap niet
I cannot sleep
Ik ga dromen
I will dream instead
Je bent een spiegel gebarsten
You are a shattered mirror
En ik streel je rug
And I stroke your back
Ik ben niets waard
I am worthless
In het diepst van mijn gedachten
In the deepest recesses of my mind
Denken is voor de rijken
Thinking is for the rich
Heb jij ooit gezegd
Did you ever say that?
Op weg naar het eind
Heading towards the end
Contributed by Violet N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.