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.
Hier komt de storm
Frank boeijen Lyrics
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Op een zondag
Dat ik besloot
Later vrij te zijn
Gevangen in eenzaamheid
Je weet wel hoe dat afliep
Na die nacht bleef jij bij mij
Verlangen kan zo sterk zijn
Maar waar is de storm
Waar is de bliksem
Word wakker kijk mij aan
Waar is de storm
Waar is de bliksem
Sta op het is tijd
Om te gaan
Belofte maakt schuld
In jouw ogen
Scheen een licht
Bestemd voor mij
Er is niemand
Die daar recht in kijkt
Jij had zo je vrienden
En ik bleef maar staan
Tot jij mij zag
De woorden die jij
Tegen mij zei
Waar is de storm
Waar is de bliksem
Het vuur gloeit onder de vulkaan
Waar blijft de storm
Waar blijft de bliksem
Sta op het is tijd
Om te gaan
Wat laat ik achter
Verbrande schepen
Een stad vol verliezers
En een deel van mijn leven
En een paar vrienden
Met wat vage beloftes
Maar ik neem jou mee
Als jij dat wilt
Heb jij soms dat gevoel ook
Niet thuis te horen
In deze tijd
Maar in een film
Uit de jaren vijftig
James Dean ging vroeg dood
Zijn droom
Kwam snel aan een eind
Maar ik wil
Nog zo lang hier zijn
Want hier komt de storm
Hier komt de bliksem
Splijt de hemel
Breek de maan
Hier komt de storm
Hier komt de bliksem
Sta op het is tijd
Om te gaan
Wat laat ik achter
Een huis vol met leegte
Waar ik nooit thuis kwam
Maar op bezoek bij een vreemde
Ik wil jouw geur in mijn lakens
Ik wil jouw gezicht in mijn spiegel
Ik wil jouw hand op mijn lichaam
Ik wil jouw mond op mijn mond
Ik wil jouw fluister in mijn oren
Ik wil jouw lach in mijn ogen
Ik wil jou kussen in mijn armen
Ik wil jouw hart op mijn tong
Ik wil jouw stem in mijn dromen
The lyrics of the Frank Boeijen’s song “Hier komt de storm” talks about the journey of a person who was trapped in loneliness but later finds companionship in someone they desire strongly. The lyrics start by describing the calmness of a Sunday when the singer decided to take a day off from the monotony of life. The person was lonely and desperate for a companion, which they eventually found that night. The lyrics bring out the power of desire and how it can become a potent force for a person who is lonely or encounters a tough phase in their life.
Further, the lyrics describe how the person’s life changed after they met their companion. Their life changed, and they left behind everything that held them back from being happy, including abandoned relationships, lost friends, or an empty house. The lyrics also highlight how the singer does not feel like they belong in the present time and would rather live in a world of James Dean movies.
The title “Hier komt de storm” means, “Here comes the storm” and reflects the singer’s desire for a more eventful and thrilling life. The song is a beautiful reminder that life is short and one should make the most of it. The lyrics touch upon the idea of longing and the human desire to be loved and in the end, leave behind what is not essential to lead a fulfilling life.
Line by Line Meaning
Het was windstil
The singer began this story on a peaceful Sunday when there was no wind
Op een zondag
Specifically, this happened on a Sunday
Dat ik besloot
It was the day that the singer made a decision
Later vrij te zijn
The decision was to become free later on
Gevangen in eenzaamheid
Until that point, the artist was trapped in loneliness
Je weet wel hoe dat afliep
You can probably guess what happened next
Na die nacht bleef jij bij mij
The singer found someone to stay with them after that night
Verlangen kan zo sterk zijn
The artist acknowledges the intense power of desire
Maar waar is de storm
Now the artist wonders where the expected storm is
Waar is de bliksem
And where is the lightning?
Word wakker kijk mij aan
The singer urges someone to wake up and pay attention
Sta op het is tijd
It's time to get up
Om te gaan
And go on whatever journey lies ahead
Belofte maakt schuld
An old saying: promises must be kept
In jouw ogen
The singer speaks directly to someone, looking into their eyes
Scheen een licht
In their eyes, the artist saw a light
Bestemd voor mij
The light was meant for the artist
Er is niemand
However, there is no one else
Die daar recht in kijkt
No one else who can understand the light like the singer can
Jij had zo je vrienden
The artist notes that the person they are addressing had their own friends
En ik bleef maar staan
Meanwhile, the artist stood alone
Tot jij mij zag
Until the other person finally saw the artist
De woorden die jij
Now the singer recalls the other person's exact words
Tegen mij zei
The words that were spoken directly to the artist
Het vuur gloeit onder de vulkaan
The singer senses a fire building up, like a volcano about to erupt
Waar blijft de storm
Where is the approaching storm?
Waar blijft de bliksem
And where is the accompanying lightning?
Wat laat ik achter
The artist thinks about what they will leave behind
Verbrande schepen
They burned some bridges
Een stad vol verliezers
They lived in a city of losers
En een deel van mijn leven
They left a piece of themselves behind
En een paar vrienden
They had only a few friends
Met wat vage beloftes
And these friends had made vague promises
Maar ik neem jou mee
However, the artist will take the other person with them
Als jij dat wilt
The decision to come along is up to the other person
Heb jij soms dat gevoel ook
The artist now asks the other person if they've ever felt the same way
Niet thuis te horen
Feeling like they don't belong
In deze tijd
Not in this present era
Maar in een film
The singer imagines feeling more at home in an old movie
Uit de jaren vijftig
From the 1950s
James Dean ging vroeg dood
The artist references James Dean, a movie icon who died young
Zijn droom
James Dean's dream
Kwam snel aan een eind
Came to a quick end
Maar ik wil
Despite all this,
Nog zo lang hier zijn
The artist still wants to live here for as long as possible
Splijt de hemel
The artist now calls for the promised storm to finally arrive
Breek de maan
And they want the moon to be broken
Een huis vol met leegte
In contrast to their earlier decision, the artist now thinks about a house they left behind, empty
Waar ik nooit thuis kwam
A place they never felt at home
Maar op bezoek bij een vreemde
Just visiting, like a stranger
Ik wil jouw geur in mijn lakens
The singer confesses what they truly want
Ik wil jouw gezicht in mijn spiegel
They want to be reminded of the other person every day
Ik wil jouw hand op mijn lichaam
They want to feel the other person's touch
Ik wil jouw mond op mijn mond
And they want to share intimate kisses
Ik wil jouw fluister in mijn oren
The singer welcomes the other person's whispered tones
Ik wil jouw lach in mijn ogen
They want to smile because of the other person, purely out of joy
Ik wil jou kussen in mijn armen
And they want to hold the other person, kissing them again and again
Ik wil jouw hart op mijn tong
Finally, the artist wants to feel the other person's heartbeat, an expression of love that transcends words
Ik wil jouw stem in mijn dromen
The singer even longs for the other person's voice in their dreams
Contributed by Connor H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@hansvandenoever4445
Zo mooi, ben nu 65, maar Frank Boeijen, blijft voor eeuwig in mijn hart. Bedankt Frank Boeijen Groep. Jullie hebben mij veel luisterplezier gegeven, vroeger en nu nog steeds.
@yzazweers
een van de mooiste Nederlandstalige nummers ooit wat mij betreft
@floydfanboy2948
De jaren 80. Wat verlang ik terug naar die tijd. Zucht.....
@80sOutrunFan
Wat een mooi nummer, jaren 80 / Frank <3
@alexhijmans270
Mooiste en beste zanger van Nederland
@marcvanvliet9386
ook weer zo'n mooi nr van frank uit de jaren 80.beste zanger van nederland is mijn mening ook nu nog gr mark
@etenden9914
❤❤ mooi nummer Frank
@etenden9914
Mooi Frank dankje wel
@carloglas
Echt wel zijn mooiste song vindt ik
@snorksnork9706
Echt heel mooi