The band achieved international recognition through the inclusion of the track 2Wicky (from A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular) on the soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1996 film Stealing Beauty (Io Ballo da Sola).
The original members of the group were vocalist Liesje Sadonius, keyboardist Frank Duchêne, bass guitarist and programmer Alex Callier, and guitarist Raymond Geerts. Sadonius left Hooverphonic on amicable terms shortly after the release of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular and was replaced by Geike Arnaert in early 1998. Duchêne left the band after Blue Wonder Power Milk. Arnaert left the band in 2008 and was succeeded by Noémie Wolfs. On March 26, 2015 the band announced that that Noémie Wolfs would be leaving the band "in mutual agreement."
Hooverphonic released their fifth studio album No More Sweet Music in November 2005, featuring four singles: Wake Up, You Hurt Me, Dirty Lenses and We All Float. One year later they released a Best Of album called Singles 96-06. This was their last release under the Sony label.
Hooverphonic released their sixth studio album The President of the LSD Golf Club on 8th October 2007 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium and Holland, which includes the single Expedition Impossible. European Release January 2008 (although available via mail-order). This was an independent release, recorded at the Willie Nelson studios in the USA.
On October 10, 2008 the management announced that Geike Arnaert would be leaving the band.
After Geike Arnaert and the band parted ways, it took them two years to find a worthy successor to Arnaert. In November 2010 Noémie Wolfs was announced as the new leading lady. A brand new album called The Night Before followed soon after. The new singer was introduced on Belgian television in State Broadcaster VRT's late night show "De Laatste Show" on Thursday November 4th. The title track of the album is their biggest singles' chart success to date. Also, the album soon equaled the success of A Magnificent Tree.
On March 26, 2015 it was announced that Noémie Wolfs would be leaving the band.
Hooverphonic released In Wonderland on March 18, 2016. This release features a number of vocalists including: Emilie Satt, Janie Price (AKA Bird), Felix Howard, Litlo Tinz, Christa Jérôme, and Tjeerd Bomhof.
They were supposed to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with their song "Release Me". The event was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hooverphonic was the only Eurovision entrant for 2020 who refused to take part in the "Love Shine a Light" performance, where entrants each contributed sections of the song, although a photograph of Luka Cruysberghs was included with the other participants making a hand heart at the end.
On 9th November 2020, Luka Cruysberghs left the band and, on the same day, Geike Arnaert announced her return. Also on the same day, they released a new version of Mad About You for the song's 20th anniversary.
Discography
• A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular (1996)
• Blue Wonder Power Milk (1998)
• The Magnificent Tree (2000)
• Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane (2002)
• Sit Down And Listen To... (2003)
• No More Sweet Music (2005/6)
• Singles 96/06 (2006)
• The President of the LSD Golf Club (2007/2008)
• The Night Before (2010)
• With Orchestra (2012)
• Reflection (2013)
• In Wonderland (2016)
This Strange
Hooverphonic Lyrics
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You've got this strange effect on me
And I like it
You make my world in white
You make my darkness bright, oh yes
You've got this strange effect on me
And I like it, and I like it
And I like the way you kiss me
Don't know if I should
But this feeling it's love and I know it
That's why I feel good
[Chorus: x2]
You make my world in white
You make my darkness bright, oh yes
You've got this strange effect on me
And I like it, and I like it
Hooverphonic's song "This Strange Effect" talks about an unusual feeling that someone experiences when they are with a certain person. The song is centered around the idea of how this person makes the singer feel - they make their world in white (meaning pure, clear, and free of any darkness or negativity) and make their darkness bright. The chorus, which is repeated twice, emphasizes how this person has a strange effect on the singer, but it is something that they like.
Throughout the song, the singer is grappling with their feelings towards this person. They like the way they kiss them, but they are not sure if they should be feeling this way. However, they eventually realize that the feeling is love, and that is why they feel good. The song ends on a positive note, with the singer fully embracing their feelings towards this person.
Overall, "This Strange Effect" is a song about newfound love and the effect that it can have on a person's life. The lyrics are simple yet emotive, and the melody is catchy and easy to sing along to.
Line by Line Meaning
You've got this strange effect on me
There's something about you that affects me in an unusual way
And I like it
And I enjoy this feeling
You make my world in white
You make everything pure, innocent and beautiful
You make my darkness bright, oh yes
You bring light where there was once darkness
And I like the way you kiss me
I enjoy the way you express your affection for me
Don't know if I should
I'm not certain if being with you is the right thing to do
But this feeling it's love and I know it
But I'm positive that what I'm feeling is love
That's why I feel good
And that's why I feel happy
Lyrics © BROADWAY MUSIC CORPORATION
Written by: RAY DAVIES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Dr. Morticia
"Nine Perfect Stramgers" brought me here.
2021.
And it is such a consummately-captured moment in time, you see . . .
This tiny space, hewn to live and die in the spanse of but a flash,
It makes me cry at how beautiful, . . .
My breath catches upward at nothing else but just how deeply-flawless a world, created and passed on in only a shimmer,
may be,
in quintessence.
IF that quintessence is merely noticed,
IF someone makes the sacred choice to See.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just a moment,
Not unlike many others,
in the
◇The Time of COVID◇
S S
First time I ever heard this song was at 2am, in the back of a car on an insane dose of mushrooms while being driven through the Oregon mountains in heavy snow... it made a very lasting impression, the most magical moment in my life, this song was flowing through my veins and skin, I've never had that happen before, was pretty amazing
D. M.
Love your history
KeepYourSWORDInYourHand
Damn bro...
Seb London
I love Hooverphonic's mystical, haunting, melodies. Beautiful. So glad I know of this band!
Tyler Thompson
It’s not their song but they do a great job making it their own. The original is By Ray Davis and The Kinks. Link here..
https://youtu.be/dhwBVkohtcI
Samuel Smoak
Watching/Listening to this while coming down from an insane acid trip. I love it, her voice is so soothing.
Stella Colmenero étoile
Véritable chef d œuvre à tout les niveaux !!!!!! 💯🎶❤️💜♥️
Stella Carrier
This Strange Effect by Hooverphonic is a creative and ethereal music gem that appears to at least have part of the meaning of someone who gives you the feeling of butterflies andor being passionately in love with someone.
Howie Dewin
Or something. So overwhelming there's no turning back now.
Lesya
I adore this song for a long time 💖