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At Home is the second studio album by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released in 1969 on the Pink Elephant label. It is their first album to feature Mariska Veres , the group's signature frontwoman and lead singer.
"Love Buzz" is a song by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue. It was written by Robbie van Leeuwen and first released on the group's 1969 album At Home. The original song is notable for its psychedelic rock style and its extensive use of the sitar, played by Leeuwen. "Love Buzz" was covered by Nirvana, and was released as their debut single in 1988.
The popularity of the song also spurred interests in other Dutch groups. [13] Worldwide, the single has sold over 5 million copies. [20] In 1981, it was used to open the "Stars on 45" medley. [5] "Venus" was included as a bonus track on the 1989 CD reissue of Shocking Blue's second studio album, At Home, originally released in 1969.
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were part of the Nederbeat movement in the Netherlands.The band had a string of hit songs during the counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard" and "Venus", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and many other countries during 1969 and 1970.
The Dutch rock group Shocking Blue also had a song called "California Here I Come" on their first album At Home and on the North American version of that album, simply titled The Shocking Blue. The same version of this song was later released as "Hear My Song" on the B-side of the "Never Marry A Railroad Man" single on the Colossus label. Their ...
The album's iconic lead single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," also lost both of its nominations (for best rock song and best hard rock performance), even though it was later inducted into the Grammy ...
"Send Me a Postcard" is a song written by Robbie van Leeuwen, and recorded by Shocking Blue in 1968. With lyrics in Swedish by Per Gessle, the song was recorded in 1980 by Gyllene Tider, as "Skicka ett vykort, älskling". [1] Finnish version of the song "Kirjoita postikorttiin" was recorded by Muska as her debut single in 1971 and first hit ...
And the songs — I mean, “Say It Ain’t So” was incredible. ... Bell: We spent maybe two days searching for the right shade of blue. Album cover in place, Weezer’s debut was almost ready ...