The Buffoons arose in 1966 from The White Rockets. The original members are… Read Full Bio ↴The Buffoons arose in 1966 from The White Rockets. The original members are:

Hilco ter Heide (vocals, composition)
Gerard van Tongeren (vocals, guitar)
Ely van Tongeren (lead guitar, vocals)
Maarten Assink (drums, vocals)
Bob Luiten (bass, vocals)
Benny de Groot (keyboards, vocals)

The first single from 1967 Tomorrow is another day / My world fell down (two songs from the British The Ivy League) enters the charts.

1968 was a great year for the band: It's the end comes to number 4 in the charts and also the singles Sister Theresa's East River Orphanage, Lovely Loretta, and Goodbye my love reach the top 40. The first album Lookin 'Ahead sells well .

In 1969, appears to reverse the trend. The group is still publicized by visiting John Lennon during his bed-in with Yoko Ono at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam, but the singles from The Buffoons pick the charts anymore.

Then announces the first of many line-up changes themselves: De Groot is replaced by Jack van Rossum (including a former member of the Indo-rock band The Crazy Rockers). Within a year following Assink and Luiten, replaced by drummer Boy Brostowsky (also a former member of The Crazy Rockers) and guitarist Don Biesbroek (who had played Pee White & The Magic Strangers). Ely van Tongeren takes the bass in hand.

In 1973, the band has a big hit with My girl Donna Ritchie Valens (number 3 in the Top 40). The two following singles Arizona and Let it be me come into the Top 20, but after scoring The Buffoons no more hits.

During a European tour of The Beach Boys The Buffoons was proposed that would provide for the program. That fell through when they felt that The Buffoons the repertoire of The Beach Boys sang better that The Beach Boys themselves.

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Let It Be Me
The Buffoons Lyrics

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I bless the day I found you
I want to stay around you
And so I beg you
Let it be me

Don't take this heaven from one
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever

Let it be me

Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love
What would life be?

So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only
Now and forever
Let it be me

Let it be me

Each time we meet love
I find complete love
Without your sweet love
What would life be?

So never leave me lonely
Tell me you love me only

Now and forever
Let it be me

Overall Meaning

In the song Let It Be Me by The Buffoons, the singer expresses his deep affection and desire to be with his loved one. He acknowledges the blessing of finding this person and seeks to remain close to them. He begs them to let him be the one to provide the love and happiness that they seek, asking that they don't take away the heaven that they have found. The singer expresses that their love is complete and without it, life would not be the same. He wants to ensure that he is the one that his loved one chooses to be with, asking them never to leave him lonely and to tell him that they love him only. The singer hopes that their love can last forever and that he can continue to be the one who brings joy and completeness to his loved one's life.

Line by Line Meaning

I bless the day I found you
I am grateful for the day that I met you

I want to stay around you
I desire to be close to you at all times

And so I beg you
I plead with you

Let it be me
Choose me to be with you

Don't take this heaven from one
Do not take away the love and happiness that one has found

If you must cling to someone
If you need to hold on to someone

Now and forever
For all time

Let it be me
Choose me to be with you

Each time we meet love
Whenever we are together in love

I find complete love
I experience a love that makes me whole

Without your sweet love
If I did not have your love