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To: bd476

Not often does the subject of Dutch 70s groups come up so I have to chime in about "Mouth and McNeil" (sp) who had a one-hit wonder called "How Do You Do". It's the most schizophrenic pop hit of all time, combining pounding rock music with interludes of vocal and strings. Worth a listen.


29 posted on 12/05/2006 11:25:47 AM PST by Tall_Texan (NO McCain, Rudy, Romney, Hillary, Kerry, Obama or Gore in 2008!)
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To: Tall_Texan

The original "Una Paloma Blanca" (not the Slim Whitman version Rush plays) was also done by a Dutch group.


30 posted on 12/05/2006 11:27:48 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Tall_Texan
Tall_Texan wrote: "Not often does the subject of Dutch 70s groups come up so I have to chime in about "Mouth and McNeil" (sp) who had a one-hit wonder called "How Do You Do". It's the most schizophrenic pop hit of all time, combining pounding rock music with interludes of vocal and strings. Worth a listen."

First of all Tall_Texan, I love that song and I don't recall having heard that Mouth and MacNeal were from the Netherlands.

Secondly, thank you so very much (/sarcasm) for implanting that song's melody in my head today. I will be humming it all day and probably hearing it in my dreams tonight, lol!


Mouth and MacNeal aka
Willem Duyn & Sjoukje van 't Spijker



Biography

Big Mouth (born Willem Duyn in 1936) and Maggie MacNeal (born Sjoukje van 't Spijker in 1950) formed the duo Mouth & MacNeal in 1971. Before the two members got together they had already released some singles on their own.

Willem Duyn was a drummer with the Jay Jays for a short time during 1969, shortly afterwards forming the group Speedway with whom he recorded some singles.

Maggie MacNeal released a solo single in early 1971, I Heard It Through The Grapevine.

Willem and Maggie were brought together by Hans van Hemert, who also composed this year's Dutch entry. Where they failed separately, they were a success together, scoring with their first single Hey You Love a big top 5 hit in the Netherlands.

But the next single fared far better, being a number one in the Netherlands and going top 10 in America in 1972. The song was How Do You Do?.

The next single Hello-A was a number one in the Netherlands again, also scoring big in the rest of Europe.

More hits followed, but after Ik Zie Een Ster, the Dutch version of their Eurovision entry I See A Star, meant another top 3 hit in the Netherlands for the duo as well as a top 10 hit in the UK, Hans van Hemert thought it was time to change tactics.

He dropped Maggie from the duo, replacing her by Ingrid Kup. The duo, renamed Big Mouth and Little Eve, did manage to score some hits..." Eurovision Square ESC Today

After suffering a heart attack, Willem Duyn was on his way to the hospital when he passed away on December 4, 2004 at the age of 67.

How Do You Do?

Once I said I wanted you
I don't remember why
I often wonder if it's true
That you could make me cry
I only know it's long ago
You said I love you too
But I got one solution that
We're gonna start anew

How do you do
Mm Mm
I thought
Wa-na Na-na Na-na
Just me and you
And then we can
Na-na Na-na
Just like before
And you will say
Na-na Na-na
Please give me more
And you will think
Na-na Na-na
Hey that's what I'm living for

How do you do
Uh huh
I thought
Why na Na-na
Just me and you
And then we can
Na-na Na-na
Just like before
And you will say
Na-na Na-na
Please give me more
And you will think
Na-na Na-na
Hey that's what I'm living for

Once I said I wanted you
And I remember why
I often wonder if it's true
You still can make me cry
And now it's not so long ago
You said I love you true
'Cause I had one solution left
And that's we start anew

How do you do
Uh huh
I thought
Wa-na Na-na
Just me and you
And then we can
Na-na Na-na
Just like before
And you will say
Na-na Na-na
Please give me more
And you will think
Na-na Na-na
Hey that's what I'm living for

How do you do
Uh huh
I thought
By na Na-na
Just me and you
And then we can
Na-na Na-na
Just like before
And you will say
Na-na Na-na
Please give me more
And you will think
Na-na Na-na
Hey that's what I'm living for

How do you do
Uh-huh
La-la-la-la...
Hey that's what I'm living for

How do you do
La-la
La-la La-la-la-la-la...
Oldie Lyrics.com

40 posted on 12/05/2006 2:22:55 PM PST by bd476
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To: Tall_Texan

If you want to have the song etched in your brain, give this new remix of “How Do You Do” a listen. it’s by a German band called “Scooter” and their title is: “The Question Was What Was The Question”.... here is the live version with people in the audience who actually remember the original!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HE7XbeRhfZI

Here is my little slide show of the song in German and English:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=96DdgpvrHEM


60 posted on 11/07/2007 3:29:08 AM PST by Neseattle
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