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The song is inspired by the Strand, a street in Westminster, Central London. During the late 19th century the Strand was transformed from a refuge for beggars, gamblers and fraudsters to a respectable leisure venue with theatres, hotels and music halls. [1] It was written by music hall performer Harry Castling and composer Charles William ...
Hengelo was also the home town of Hengelo Bier, a local brewery. Nowadays, the beer brand Twents is produced in Hengelo, brewed by De Twentse Bierbrouwerij . This brewery was founded in 2007 and was, until 2019, located in the monumental factory complex Hazemeijer.
Een dagje naar het strand (Dutch pronunciation: [ən ˈdɑxjə naːr ət ˈstrɑnt]; A Little Day at the Beach) is a 1984 Dutch film directed by Theo van Gogh, based on a 1962 book by Dutch author Heere Heeresma. The soundtrack was made by Willem van Ekeren.
Hengelo. Hengelo is a town in the eastern part of The Netherlands, province of Gelderland (not to be confused with the much larger city of Hengelo, Overijssel). The predominantly rural area it is situated in is known as the Achterhoek. Hengelo (Gelderland) is famous for various horse-related activities (markets, horse-jumping, etc.).
Do the Strand was an attempt to emulate that style of writing, with a lot of cultural references that I found interesting." [4] In the mode of early-1960s 'dance craze' songs such as "The Twist", the song tries to convince the listener to dance the Strand, which takes its name from a film noir advertisement for Strand cigarettes.
"Gläns över sjö och strand" ("Shine over sea [1] and shore") is the opening line for a poem written by Viktor Rydberg, appearing in the 1891 Vapensmeden (The gunsmith). In the novel, the poem has no title. The title "Betlehems stjärna" ("Star of Bethlehem") originally appeared in 1893 when Alice Tegnér published music, turning the poem ...
to lonely Banna Strand. The German ship was lying there, with rifles in galore. Up came a British ship and spoke, 'No Germans reach the shore; You are our Empire's enemy, and so we bid you stand. No German boot shall e'er pollute the lonely Banna Strand.' As they sailed for Queenstown Harbour, said the Germans: 'We're undone
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