Golden Earring – “Radar Love” And “Buddy Joe”
Possibly the biggest hit from Dutch band Golden Earring was “Radar Love”, which came out in the early Seventies.
The band itself was founded way back in 1961 by 13-year-old George Kooymans (vocals and guitar) and his 15-year-old neighbour Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboard), and close to 50 years later they are still going strong!
And, despite a number of comings and goings, with the same lineup since 1970, when drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk joined the group (Barry Hay, on vocals, guitar, flute and saxophone became a member in 1968).
You can count the number of acts that can say that on one hand!
Another song I remember well is “Buddy Joe”. It’s on the Best of Golden Earring album I taped off a room mate’s vinyl back in 1974.
Golden Earring never made it to Down Under, but they certainly toured with some big names in the United States and Europe, and continue to perform frequently in their native country, the Netherlands, espeially in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
In 2009 they did gigs in the UK, and as I write this, they are due to perform at the Ahoy in Rotterdam on 20 February 2010 (and today in Zaandam!).
While putting this post together I discovered versions of the two songs mentioned spanning decades, and it’s fascinating to see the people transforming while the songs remain pretty much as they were.
First here’s a video production of “Radar Love” from around the time it first came out:
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