Shocking Blue was a rock band from The Hague, The Netherlands that existed … Read Full Bio ↴Shocking Blue was a rock band from The Hague, The Netherlands that existed from 1967 to 1974. Fronted by singer, Mariska Veres, and with guitarist/songwriter, Robbie van Leeuwen, as its creative force, the band enjoyed international chart success and are one of the most successful bands ever to come out of The Netherlands.
Shocking Blue's by far biggest hit was Venus, which went to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. 'Venus' returned to the top of the U.S. charts in 1981 as part of the Stars on 45 Medley and was also successfully covered by artists such as Greece's Olympians (1970), Bananarama (1986), Japanese singer Yoko Nagayama (1986).
Nirvana covered the song Love Buzz for their debut album Bleach in 1989, and it was released as their first single. The British Group The Prodigy also sampled Love Buzz for their song 'Phoenix' on their 2004 album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.
Before 'Venus' the group had only had two minor Dutch hits in 1969: Long Lonesome Road and Send Me A Postcard. In 1970 two more hits followed: Mighty Joe and Never Marry A Railroad Man, the latter almost provoking a strike by workers on the London Underground when posters advertising the single in the Underground stations were put on display.
Shocking Blue had several more hits in The Netherlands and beyond. The group started to dissolve in 1973 when Van Leeuwen called it quits. Singer Mariska Veres left the group to start a solo-career in 1974 and Shocking Blue folded.
Mariska Veres died on December 2nd, 2006, after a short battle with cancer. She was just 59 years old.
Members
The initial line-up consisted of
Robbie van Leeuwen (guitar, sitar and backing vocals) (1967–1973)
Fred de Wilde (vocals, 1967–1968)
Klaasje van der Wal (bass guitar, 1967–1972, deceased in 2018)
Cor van der Beek (drums) (1967–1974, deceased in 1998)
Later members were
Mariska Veres (vocals, 1968–1974, deceased in 2006)
Leo van de Ketterij (nl) (guitar, 1970–1971)
Martin van Wijk (guitar, 1973–1974)
Henk Smitskamp (nl) (bass guitar, 1972–1974)
Also
Wim Voermans
Jan Pijnenburg (nl)
Michael Eschauzier
André van Geldorp (nl)
Charles Pesch
Discography
Albums
1967 Shocking Blue (Polydor) also known as Beat with Us (German title) #31 US
1969 At Home (Pink Elephant)
1970 Scorpio's Dance (Pink Elephant) also known as Sally Was A Good Old Girl (Japanese title)
1971 Third Album (AKA Shocking You, Pink Elephant)
1972 Inkpot (Pink Elephant) – The official music of Mark Six
1972 Live in Japan (Pink Elephant)
1972 Attila (Pink Elephant) also known as Rock in the Sea (Japanese title)
1972 Eve and the Apple (Same as Attila with one different track, Polydor)
1973 Ham (Pink Elephant)
1974 Dream on Dreamer (Same as Ham, but with 3 different songs and 6 alternate versions, Polydor)
1974 Good Times (Pink Elephant)
Singles
Year Title US UK AUS NED NOR GER FRA NZ BEL JPN
1967 Love is in The Air / Fix Your Hair Darling - - - - - - - - - -
1968 Lucy Brown is Back in Town / Fix Your Hair Darling - - - 21 - - - - - -
1968 Send Me a Postcard / Harley Davidson - - - 10 4 - 4 - - -
1969 Long and Lonesome Road / Fireball of Love 75 - - 17 - - 6 - - -
1969 Venus / Hot Sand 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 - 15
1969 Mighty Joe / Wild Wind 43 45 43 2 - 6 8 - - -
1970 Never Marry a Railroad Man / Roll Engine Roll 102 - 40 1 5 10 1 4 19
1970 Hello Darkness / Pickin' Tomatoes - - - 4 - - - - 12 -
1971 Shocking You / Waterloo - - - 10 - - 1 - 21 -
1971 Serenade / Sleepless at Midnight 110 - - - - - - - - -
1971 Blossom Lady / Is This a Dream - - - 2 - - - - 3 -
1971 Out of Sight, Out of Mind / I Like You - - - 6 6 - - - 5 -
1972 Inkpot / Give My Love to The Sunrise - - - 5 - 21 1 - 4 -
1972 Rock in the Sea / Broken Heart - - - 14 - - 3 - 21 -
1972 Eve and the Apple / When I was a Girl - - - 15 - - 1 - 18 -
1973 Let Me Carry Your Bag / I Saw You in June - - - - - - 2 - - -
1973 Oh Lord / In My Time of Dying - - - 14 - - - - 6 -
1974 This America / I Won't be Lonely Long - - - - - - - - 16 -
1974 Dream on Dreamer / Where The Pick-Nick Was - - - - - - 4 - - -
1974 Good Times / Come My Way - - - - - - - - - -
1975 Gonna Sing My Song / Get It On - - - - - - - - - -
1980 Louise / Venus - - - - - - - - - -
1986 The Jury and The Judge / I am Hanging on to Love - - - - - - - - - -
1990 Venus '90 (UK Only) - 75 - - - - - - - -
1994 Body and Soul / Angel - - - - - - - - - -
Shocking Blue's by far biggest hit was Venus, which went to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. 'Venus' returned to the top of the U.S. charts in 1981 as part of the Stars on 45 Medley and was also successfully covered by artists such as Greece's Olympians (1970), Bananarama (1986), Japanese singer Yoko Nagayama (1986).
Nirvana covered the song Love Buzz for their debut album Bleach in 1989, and it was released as their first single. The British Group The Prodigy also sampled Love Buzz for their song 'Phoenix' on their 2004 album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.
Before 'Venus' the group had only had two minor Dutch hits in 1969: Long Lonesome Road and Send Me A Postcard. In 1970 two more hits followed: Mighty Joe and Never Marry A Railroad Man, the latter almost provoking a strike by workers on the London Underground when posters advertising the single in the Underground stations were put on display.
Shocking Blue had several more hits in The Netherlands and beyond. The group started to dissolve in 1973 when Van Leeuwen called it quits. Singer Mariska Veres left the group to start a solo-career in 1974 and Shocking Blue folded.
Mariska Veres died on December 2nd, 2006, after a short battle with cancer. She was just 59 years old.
Members
The initial line-up consisted of
Robbie van Leeuwen (guitar, sitar and backing vocals) (1967–1973)
Fred de Wilde (vocals, 1967–1968)
Klaasje van der Wal (bass guitar, 1967–1972, deceased in 2018)
Cor van der Beek (drums) (1967–1974, deceased in 1998)
Later members were
Mariska Veres (vocals, 1968–1974, deceased in 2006)
Leo van de Ketterij (nl) (guitar, 1970–1971)
Martin van Wijk (guitar, 1973–1974)
Henk Smitskamp (nl) (bass guitar, 1972–1974)
Also
Wim Voermans
Jan Pijnenburg (nl)
Michael Eschauzier
André van Geldorp (nl)
Charles Pesch
Discography
Albums
1967 Shocking Blue (Polydor) also known as Beat with Us (German title) #31 US
1969 At Home (Pink Elephant)
1970 Scorpio's Dance (Pink Elephant) also known as Sally Was A Good Old Girl (Japanese title)
1971 Third Album (AKA Shocking You, Pink Elephant)
1972 Inkpot (Pink Elephant) – The official music of Mark Six
1972 Live in Japan (Pink Elephant)
1972 Attila (Pink Elephant) also known as Rock in the Sea (Japanese title)
1972 Eve and the Apple (Same as Attila with one different track, Polydor)
1973 Ham (Pink Elephant)
1974 Dream on Dreamer (Same as Ham, but with 3 different songs and 6 alternate versions, Polydor)
1974 Good Times (Pink Elephant)
Singles
Year Title US UK AUS NED NOR GER FRA NZ BEL JPN
1967 Love is in The Air / Fix Your Hair Darling - - - - - - - - - -
1968 Lucy Brown is Back in Town / Fix Your Hair Darling - - - 21 - - - - - -
1968 Send Me a Postcard / Harley Davidson - - - 10 4 - 4 - - -
1969 Long and Lonesome Road / Fireball of Love 75 - - 17 - - 6 - - -
1969 Venus / Hot Sand 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 - 15
1969 Mighty Joe / Wild Wind 43 45 43 2 - 6 8 - - -
1970 Never Marry a Railroad Man / Roll Engine Roll 102 - 40 1 5 10 1 4 19
1970 Hello Darkness / Pickin' Tomatoes - - - 4 - - - - 12 -
1971 Shocking You / Waterloo - - - 10 - - 1 - 21 -
1971 Serenade / Sleepless at Midnight 110 - - - - - - - - -
1971 Blossom Lady / Is This a Dream - - - 2 - - - - 3 -
1971 Out of Sight, Out of Mind / I Like You - - - 6 6 - - - 5 -
1972 Inkpot / Give My Love to The Sunrise - - - 5 - 21 1 - 4 -
1972 Rock in the Sea / Broken Heart - - - 14 - - 3 - 21 -
1972 Eve and the Apple / When I was a Girl - - - 15 - - 1 - 18 -
1973 Let Me Carry Your Bag / I Saw You in June - - - - - - 2 - - -
1973 Oh Lord / In My Time of Dying - - - 14 - - - - 6 -
1974 This America / I Won't be Lonely Long - - - - - - - - 16 -
1974 Dream on Dreamer / Where The Pick-Nick Was - - - - - - 4 - - -
1974 Good Times / Come My Way - - - - - - - - - -
1975 Gonna Sing My Song / Get It On - - - - - - - - - -
1980 Louise / Venus - - - - - - - - - -
1986 The Jury and The Judge / I am Hanging on to Love - - - - - - - - - -
1990 Venus '90 (UK Only) - 75 - - - - - - - -
1994 Body and Soul / Angel - - - - - - - - - -
Body And Soul
Shocking Blue Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Shocking Blue:
03.Send Me A Postcard Before loneliness Will break my heart Send me a postcard…
07.Never Marry A Railroad Man Have you been broken-hearted once or twice If it's yes how…
Alaska Country There's no better way of being alone Down in my land,…
Angel To fall in love is easy, I could understand your sexy…
Beggarman A beggar stood on back street corner, A beggar stood on…
Beggin' Beggin' on, beggin' you, Put your lovin' hand out baby now. …
Blossom Lady Once I had a boyfriend He was so tall and strong He…
Boll Weevil Well the first time I saw Bool Weevil He was a-sittin'…
Broken Heart There will be a day That you go away And I have…
Crazy Drunken Man Dreams Haven't you ever seen a mountain high, Blue, blue, blue clo…
Daemon Lover It hurts me so to be Under your spell Ain't no heaven…
Deamon Lover It hurts me so to be Under your spell Ain't no heaven…
Don't You See Don't you see if you need a friend You've just to…
Dream On Dreamer Dream on dreamer And tell me ′bout the secrets of your…
Eve and the Apple In the garden of Eden The black snake talked to…
FIREBALL OF LOVE You made a bird forget to fly, You made a woman…
Fix your hair darling Come on down baby, Be ready, we′re gonna make some fun. Come…
Get It On No point on turning back, If you′re on the wrong track Try…
Give My Love to the Sunrise Give my love to the sunrise After I cross the line. I…
Gonna Sing Me a Song Gonna sing my song for you, It won't ever let…
Good Times Everybody shake Everybody groove Everybody shake Mary, Mary…
Harley Davidson He's moving down and has half evil's face. He's never strol…
Hello Darkness Between the grey and red shadows of twilight The time…
Hey The sinner cries With all his breath The runner never gets…
Hold Me Hug Me Rock Me Well, hold me baby, Hold me baby, Hold me baby, Well, hol…
Hot Sand Summer day over And darkness come with mighty wings The sea …
I Love Voodoo Music When there's silence all around I still hear that fascinati…
I Saw You in June One day I saw you in June, Remember that so well. I…
I Saw Your Face I saw your face And I knew I needed you And your…
I'll Follow the Sun I'll follow the sun That's what I gonna do Trying to forget…
I'll Write Your Name Through the Fire I'll write your name through the fire I'll write your name…
I'm A Woman My day love mind is still the same Look here you…
In My Time Of Dying In my time of dying, want nobody to mourn All I…
Ink Pot Put some love in your heart Like you put the ink…
Is This a Dream Is this a dream? Or if it's a dream, Let me sleep…
Jail My Second Home Times are getting hard, so very hard apart. Times are getti…
Jambalaya Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my, oh. Me gotta…
Keep It If You Want It Keep it if you want it, Keep your love if you…
Little Cooling Planet I warned you in a crowded street, I'm so proud with…
Long and Lonesome Road On a Sunday night while driving my car In the sky…
Love Buzz Would you believe me when I tell you You're the king…
Love Is In The Air Madness of love fill my head, A beautiful girl I just…
Love Machine Grandma told the doctor's son Boy, without love you can't g…
Love Sweet Love Although you're not a millionaire To live my life I need…
Loving Girl Tell you honey what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna make big…
Lucy Brown Is Back in Town I can hear rare sounds get any mad It is all…
Mighty Joe Look out the girls for mighty Joe be careful He'll teach…
Moonlight Night Do you, do you remember The smell of grass and the…
Morning Sun Who loves the morning sun Creeping up right behind me When t…
My Life My life, This is my life, I can do anything in my…
Navajo Tears Man came to ruin in the land of the Tomahawk Where…
Never Married a Railroad Man Have you been broken-hearted once or twice If it's yes how…
Never Merry A Railroad Man Have you been broken-hearted once or twice If it's yes how…
Oh Lord Oh Lord, blow the cold wind out of my life.…
Out of Sight Out of Mind Love comes very easy and slips easy away If you gotta…
Pickin' Tomatoes I'm pickin' tomatoes, And I do it for you. I'm pickin' tom…
Poor Boy Poor boy, poor boy are you long way from home Poor…
Rattler Rattler is a little dog, He's got the funny face. His e…
Rock in the Sea I wish I was a bird in the sky I wish…
Roll Engine Roll [Refrain 1:] Roll engine roll Roll me to my honey Roll en…
Sally Was A Good Old Girl Sally used to carry my bags to school Sally was a…
Send Me a Post Card Before loneliness Will break my heart Send me a postcard…
Send Me A Postcard Before loneliness Will break my heart Send me a postcard,d…
Serenade All delights, all smiles All sorrows, all passions All rain,…
Seven Is a Number in Magic Farmer's get afraid, He has to feed his children, He has t…
Shocking You We're shocking you until you turn to blue We're shocking you…
Sleepless At Midnight I enjoyed your company I enjoyed your smile Sometimes we wer…
The Bird of Paradise One fine day I had a long distance call I called…
The Butterfly and I The butterfly and I a message from the dark The butterfly…
the queen Wake up early each morning, Wond'ring in the morning su…
The Shocking Blue L The devil and the angel are both been you. The devil…
This America It's my land and in days to come Follow me and…
Time Slips Away There ain′t no haze a shade, Bees fly buzzing around the…
Tobacco Road I was born in a dump Mama died and daddy got…
Velvet Heaven When I'm down, I go into The land of dreams built…
Venus A goddess on a mountain top Was burning like a silver…
Wait Wait Mrs. Lovett(spoken) It′s not much of a chair but it'll …
Water Boy If you wonder where the water comes from, Come from the…
Waterboy If you wonder where the water comes from, Come from the…
Waterloo You were sitting in a black limousine, Dressed like a model…
What You Gonna Do What you gonna do when your meet gives out of…
Wild Wind Tell me why the wind blows, Tell me why the grass…
Will the Circle Be Unbroken Will the circle, ah, be unbroken By and by, Lord, ah,…
You'll Come You'll come, you'll come, Set yourself down, Right down here…
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Bubu
I stand here before you with heart in my hand,
Ev'ry edge of me is yours to command.
Loving you (ooh-hoo)
With my body and soul (ooh-hoo).
Now I've seen they've danger, those kisses of fire
Are burning me to the point of desire.
Loving you (ooh-hoo)
With my body and soul (ooh-hoo).
Forever I'm yours with my body and soul,
A victim of your eyes and lips for more.
A special way you've of me under control,
And I know I surrender
With my body and soul! Soul!
You own me completely, I'll never be free,
Or I wonder how this could just happen to me.
Loving you (ooh-hoo)
With my body and soul (ooh-hoo).
Forever I'm yours with my body and soul,
A victim of your eyes and lips for more.
A special way you've of me under control,
And I know I surrender
With my body and soul! Soul!
I stand here before you with heart in my hand,
Ev'ry edge of me is yours to command.
Loving you...
Body and soul.
Forever and ever I'm yours with my body and soul,
A victim of your eyes and lips for more.
A special way you've of me under control,
And I know I surrender
With my body and soul! Soul! Soul! Soul!
Виктор Архипцев
Маришка это золотой голос женского рока!!! Не хочу обидеть других вокалисток но я считаю она первая! Светлая ей память!
Mario Palacio
Mariska Veres realmente espectacular.
Владислав Петррчко
Нет слов! Какой голос!👏🌷🌹🌹👍
Vintage Brazil
Wonderful woman with a unique voice. Unforgettable
Maxim Kuleev
Очень нравится группа и исполнительница Маришка. Вокал супер!!!
Альфред Валитов
Очень популярная 1960-1970 г.г. группа.Сильный голос вокалистки сводил с ума поклонников
Ирина Т.
Прекрасная песня!
TheCalancho
Perfect song, perfect voice!!!
Bob Schneider
Her voice is actually more passionate and powerful here than on their signature "Venus." The music here is clearly Hard Rock, with power chords throughout - which 8s a very good thing.
TheMaidofMiddleEarth
Awesome powerful vocals here from Mariska which reminds me of Ann Wilson of Heart.