Shocking Blue - Venus | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@barryismygod]

Also check out daemon lover little cooling planet and send me a postcard by this band

[@peterengelen2794]

Jamal, it's one of the most covered songs ever....

[@standardofexcellence]

Thank you for being a good human being in a world thats forgotten how or what that is

[@keithwilson1554]

I vagualy remember an Interview where Oprah Winfrey interviewed Nelson Mandela and she asked him what would he like to say to Americans and one of the things he suggested was "Humility". I am glad to see you are still trying to get that message across. I travelled around the USA mostly Southern States on Greyhound buses in 1981 and the lack of knowledge of the rest of humanity and mountains of hubris meant there wasn't much in the way of humility. But Hispanic and African Americans were more humble as their sense of community gave them a better perspective on what strengthens a community. Back in 1981 I also felt Apartheid was still prevalent in the USA even though the Whites Only Signs weren't around.

[@pamelagray6863]

The song was used for a commercial for womens razors . Probably where you heard it .

[@KBOB-b0b]

This was a number 1 hit TWICE - first for Shocking Blue, and then for Bananarama 17 years later.

[@scottaldridge7888]

Check out the official bananarama video !

[@soterioncoil2163]

Banarama's cover is good - I like Shocking Blue the best though.

[@jerryhorne7547]

Shocking Blue version is best

[@soterioncoil2163]

@@jerryhorne7547 Shocking Blue has a lot of good songs! : )

[@IvarMeijer]

@Tessmage Tessera Try Discogs or used stuff marketplace online in the Netherlands, their origin :-)

[@RJsStudio131]

I was born in 1958 and I would never want to swap a period in time to have lived. The best music to have ever been produced..50s and 60s and 70s. I remember rocking to this when it came out.

[@Brighid45]

Same!!

[@alienlifeform7490]

58 here too. Great era, the 60s to the 90s. 👍🌻

[@divarachelenvy]

62 here

[@stillstanding8286]

I was born late in 1954, and I couldn’t agree with you more. We definitely won the generational music lottery being born when we were.

[@anacarolmsc]

I so wish I had experienced it! Got to enjoy the 80s and 90s though

[@peterengelen2794]

Great Dutch classic! Greetings from the Netherlands, Jamal!

[@peternemeth4947]

the singer is Hungarian. Sadly she passed away a few years back.

[@kilgoretrout3966]

please ask your govt if my wife and i can move there for me :)

[@iceFisher101]

@@peternemeth4947 Mariska veres was born in the Hague. The Netherlands. Het dad was a Hungarian violist

[@hazchemel]

hahah fair dinkum?

[@josephwhirlwind6086]

@@peternemeth4947 the bass player and drummer are dead too , only the guitar player ( Rob van Leeuwen) is still alive !

[@vdonders1]

Guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen, who wrote this song, stated in 2019 (50 years after the song) without going to much into detail that he still makes tons of euros a year, just from the royalties of this one song.

[@paulkeah-tighii7046]

Robbie very talented songwriter and musician😎👍

[@kilgoretrout3966]

@@paulkeah-tighii7046 yup, and drummer Cor Vanderbeek (sp?) is on the dole, penniless.

[@janieburks6731]

Awesome singer,band song

[@QPO27]

@@paulkeah-tighii7046thanks man 😉

[@vicentezaldivar5152]

Shoking Blue the band , RIP Mariska!

[@augustragone1159]

Shocking Blue recorded this version of "Venus" in 1969.

[@smartin807]

Yup ... Not in the 70's.

[@samuelwood876]

@@smartin807 but reached #1 in 1970

[@fredwalsh4095]

Singer is Mariska Veres who passed away far to young from the big C, but she really owns this song which was covered in the 80s Bananarama.

[@paulkeah-tighii7046]

Mariska great voice and very beautiful 😎

[@HillbillyCharm]

I'm a hillbilly from TN and I love your show I love all people and this channel does bring people together thank you

[@FadedRose62]

Hi from another hillbilly in Tennessee 🖐

[@HillbillyCharm]

Im from Cookeville

[@FadedRose62]

I'm from Nashville. Cookeville is a nice city really pretty when the fall leaves are in.

[@exeter1985]

One of my favorite songs when I was growing up.

[@exeter1985]

Also, the Church Organ has arrived!

[@vinnygi]

Before I saw this video some years back, I thought she was a man by the sound of her voice.

[@kbusby4824]

Mine as well.

[@exeter1985]

Also, if you like this one, you should try a song called 'All Right Now' by the group called 'Free'

[@humadeusoliva7637]

The first time I heard this song I was caught by that unique voice, the guitar, and then I fell in love with the girl when I saw her for the first time. This song must be among the best songs

[@maryleecolonna6502]

Great to see your smile Jamel! Love your reaction to a song I've known since my first radio.

[@cjpew]

Anybody remember those K-Tel music albums in the 60s/70s? I remember having one with this song on it, played the **** out of it. I think I still have about 10-15 of those albums somewhere. Jamel - I suggest the Box Tops and the Grass Roots from around the same time.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

I've been digitizing mine for a while now. Been pulling out many double- and triple-copies of those LPs. It's fun to see record dealers' faces when they get a CD for a "tip". Some were happy to take a few CDs if they had given me a good deal on my shopping.

[@angelajakem366]

I had a K-tel album with this song on it in the early 70's!

[@cjpew]

24 Electrifying Hits is the one - Venus was track #1 on that one :)

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@cjpew Got it right here (ya made me look lol), "24 Electrifying Hits" on "Syndicate Product" label (catalogue number SH 930). Very soon became K-tel. If you do a Google search, put in "24 Electrifying Hits (Syndicate SH 930)" Hopefully you'd get to see the cover and song list again

[@cjpew]

@@djhrecordhound4391 Yes, I actually went to the basement and pulled out all my K-tel albums. I seem to recall that one being my favorite.

[@tljr8927]

This was used in The Queen's Gambit recently. Always loved this song.

[@marshman96]

I was shocked how good that show is

[@JStarStar00]

Yes. Although Beth is pale pale white and Mariska was very dusky and dark their eyes looked very much alike.

[@DionysusAlS]

I had such a crush on that singer when I was a kid-- good lord.

[@elkalabaw7665]

and it was simply mandatory for us to learn to play that guitar riff in high school.

[@46numanr]

1969 This is a band from the Netherlands they also became famous in the US. Every boy in the Netherlands was in love withe singer Mariska Veres.

[@standelone1674]

I was a 19yr old English boy and i will tell you Mariska Veres was an absolute hot doll and boy she could sing

[@Akamai2HI]

I think it was used recently for a disposable women's shaver ad.

[@jamelakajamal]

👍🏾

[@FFVison]

Yeah, I think it was Gillette that has a line of razors called Venus and they used this song. There was also a cover in the 1980s by Bananarama. I like this original version better though.

[@reality1958]

I think I was 12. Maybe 1970. For my birthday my parents got me a phonograph player and two 45 records. One was The Guess Who "No Time" and the other this one. My first records ever. Have about 3,000 lps now...maybe 100 45 records. Always highly enjoyed collecting LP records...definitely more than CDs.

[@lesliecermak6473]

Love “No Time” and “Laughing” from the Guess Who - well worth a listen and shoulder bump or two, Jamel! 😁

[@mariefc8504]

You've got cool parents 😎

[@reality1958]

@@mariefc8504 thanks. Dad's gone but mom's still around.

[@kilgoretrout3966]

same...i have one of the first 1500 UK Parlaphone pressings of Sgt. Pepper. People should really learn what dead wax nomenclature means...especially the guy that sold it to me for 60 bucks. i got this single, and Let it Be w/You Know My Name (Look up the Number) in 70.

[@annasaylor3566]

Love love love this song one of my favories

[@RichardMNixon-zh6uz]

She's a cutie, ain't she? RIP Ms. Veres.

[@nathankrush3289]

Godess!

[@Mariko0624]

Veres died of gallbladder cancer on 2 December 2006 at age 59, just three weeks after the disease had been detected

[@sjddds]

She grew to be a very large woman. I don’t know if body shape has anything to do with cancer...

[@katk8582]

This was classic pop growing up. The band never really took off, but this is a middle school classic for me. Good one Mr. J.

[@slimpickins9124]

There is a lot of good tunes in the "One hit wonder" category. This was a big hit on the charts.

[@soterioncoil2163]

It shouldn't have been a 'one hit wonder' for them. A lot of their other songs are great too - maybe better.

[@kthor]

Yes, there certainly are! Another great “one hit wonder” is “Tighter, Tighter” by Alive N Kickin’!! Check it out brother!

[@oolivegreen]

They weren't a 1 hit wonder lmao

[@jballs777]

Not a one hit wonder Love buzz was a hit for them and also for nirvana when they played it

[@drudeezy2966]

You're missing out if you write them off as a 1 hit wonder. They called De La Soul a 1 hit wonder too smh

[@eileendobbs8009]

It was a commercial for a lady's shaver I believe called Venus

[@sarahzentexas]

It was! And it’s all I can hear! 🤣

[@rhalld]

I remember that commercial, I was trying to think where I heard this song before

[@laydown6]

Terrible done by Banarama 😂😂

[@brendadickenson6743]

I forgot about this song and group, I grew up with this , In 60’s and early ‘70! I love this! Thank you so much!

[@Sunnygirl-hx5wr]

they used this song in commercial for Venus women's razors a few years back maybe that's were you heard it

[@sonnyjames8922]

Her name was Mariska Veres. In 1975, she recorded a song called "Take Me High". Find it, it's on KZbin, a great song you all should hear. She passed away in 2006 (Age 59, cancer). Love her voice.

[@tickedoffnow]

My parents are Baby Boomers I'm a Millennial I was raised on songs like this 🤟

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

Your parents must of had you at an an old age lol . I was born in 76 and my parents listened to this . I'd recommend the complete album , some songs are almost heavy in nature almost punk like rifts. Listen to " Love Buzz" Nirvana made a cover of it.

[@tickedoffnow]

@@manchesterexplorer8519 they were in their late 30s I'm almost 30 now which is crazy

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

They weren't baby boomers then , baby boomers were born directly after WW2. Your parents would of grown up in the 50's and be teens in the 60's. For example I'm 45 , I'm considered generation X , for being a teen in the early 90's .....and yes life really flies by , every year seems to go by faster.

[@vannacee26]

@@manchesterexplorer8519 Baby Boomers were born from 1946-1964

[@AlvaroDiazCastro]

2021 12 31, remembering Shocking Blue - Venus as the athem for my 70's time frame when I was born. But seeing you reacting to this theme just sparked my day. Woooha.

[@DanielHernandez-ie4cp]

I was born 1960. And I love shocking blue. And the Zombies

[@cmadams7]

One of the greatest one hit wonders of all time. Try “Ma Belle Amie” by the Tea Set.

[@renepeterse1884]

They’re not one hot wonders. They had great song, where covered by the likes of Nirvana..

[@cjpew]

Also on K-Tel 24 Electrifying Hits - #2

[@glenndespres5317]

Thank you for reminding me of this lost song! OMG I had forgotten, but remember it so vividly now. I was reading The Day Kennedy Was Shot and this song was playing on the radio. It stuck.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

@@renepeterse1884 They are one hit wonders. I just Googled the song.

[@djray369]

MightyJoe was a follow up

[@TracyfromNC]

It was a commercial for Venus razors for women's legs.

[@jamelakajamal]

👍🏾🤣Yes I Just Remembered

[@hyperboloidofonesheet1036]

@@jamelakajamal Also appeared in The Queen's Gambit, if you watched that recently on Netflix.

[@VanWhistler]

Bananarama covered the song in the 80s. It is used a lot in commercials, namely the Venus brand of feminine shaving products. This band is called Shocking Blue.

[@williammetropulos1757]

Oh yeah. I remember when it came out. For years I thought it was a guy singing lead. Love the video. Thanks!!!!

[@frandistabile4723]

I thought it was a guy until I just heard it here. Lol! Love this song. Still have the 45

[@Phoenix85006]

Yeah I thought it was a dude singing too! 😮😆

[@josejunio8436]

I could not believe it was woman singing this.

[@lisaspikes4291]

Me too!

[@Dov_ben-Maccabee]

RIP Mariska - you were the goddess on the mountain top!

[@raycornell5102]

Was covered by 3 girls known as BananaRama in the 80's

[@DaT0nkee]

Exacly. And Siobhan Fahey from Bananarama baceme Shakespeare's Sister later with original songs, like Stay.

[@laydown6]

Terrible🤣🤮

[@yolandajohnson8685]

I love these early 70's BOMBSHELLS!!!! The guitarist Van Leeuwen wrote this song. And when he was writing he misspelled Goddess, he spelled it: Goddness on the mountaintop. And that is the exact way the sexy leader Mariska pronounced. Shocking Blue were from the Netherlands and spoke very little English.

[@razzberrylogic]

Shocking Blue is underrated and most people don't have any idea that they are the original artist of this song. You may also want to check out Send Me A Postcard, Shocking You and Inkpot... these are 3 more of their songs that are often overlooked and under appreciated.

[@GatorScribe726]

They were great. Wished more people knew about them.

[@johnnyfever3832]

Actually the original tune was written in 1963 by The Big Three” called “The Banjo Song”. They didn’t sue because they had lifted it from the old southern folk song “O Susannah”

[@razzberrylogic]

@@johnnyfever3832 Thanks for providing some additional information. Yes, the Venus music was "inspired" (taken) from the "The Banjo Song", but Robbie van Leeuwen of Shocking Blue wrote new lyrics and Shocking Blue are recognized as the original artist of the song Venus.

[@johnnyfever3832]

@@razzberrylogic don’t get me wrong. It’s one of my favorite songs of the era. Everybody “borrowed” tunes at that time ( and still do), and this one was beautifully done.

[@laydown6]

Never married a railwaymen Adam and Eve etc etc they had many hits in the Netherlands

[@jogischulz2576]

...thanks for this video, Mariska Veres R.I.P. (2006)

[@GivnoFyux]

Yes, it actually was filmed at a zoo outside The Hague.

[@elsdebruin8929]

The Netherlands 😊

[@alphatrion100]

Wassenaar?

[@daggicat8763]

They are dutch, thats cool, never noticed that before

[@atombomb31458]

@@elsdebruin8929 holland as well;)

[@iche50]

Yessss, the original!!! I told you.... :-) Dutch band. RIP Mariska veres.

[@dianesinnett4391]

Shocking Blue is the Band

[@markabboud8564]

Best Dutch Band ever

[@paulkeah-tighii7046]

Big fan since 1968 when I heard"Send me a postcard"great song, listen to it 😎😆

[@rhiannonvorstag9403]

I was just Thinking about this song!!!! then I put on KZbin and What do I see? I LOVED THIS SONG WHEN IT 1ST CAME OUT ! We played it ALL DAY THE TIME! it has been "covered"more than once, but I'm "a musical Snob"! No one can "Touch Shocking Blue"! Stay Safe ❤️ Keep Well Everyone!

[@39thala]

They did some great songs, "Love Buzz" one of my favs. "Never Marry a Railroad Man" has a couple of great videos. And their song, "Mighty Joe" (my other favorite) was actually a minor hit for them.

[@donaldscheer5206]

All from the Netherlands, They all passed away except robin van leeuwen, The Band Leader & Lead guitarist. Drummer: Cor van der Beek passed away on April 2, 1998. Vocalist: Maria Elisabeth Ender, Stage Name Mariska Veres, Passed on Dec. 2 2006. Bass guitarist: Klaasje van der Wal passed: 12 February 2018. They had hits mostly released in Europe, They were Loved by their fans in Japan. I knew this band on a personal level and they are very special to me! Miss them. Robbi is now 78, Robbi wrote most of The Shocking Blue Songs even wrote "Love Buzz", which was covered by Nirvana Shocking Blue! A group of extremely likeable musicians so underrated by the Music World!

[@waynehackney5812]

I'm glad to see someone reacting to Shocking Blue.

[@aaronlopez3585]

Jamel Venus by Shocking blue after so many decades It still a wonderful sound. Thanks for playing it.

[@victorvasquez1923]

Their song "Love Buzz" was covered Nirvana twenty years later.

[@gadgetsgalore]

Yes! On the Bleach album.

[@kebabgud]

It was not the only influence the band had on Nirvana, Kurt mentioned them as one of their MANY inspirations

[@paulkeah-tighii7046]

Gotta do more Shocking Blue,"Live in Japan"sounds awesome, when you hear her sing live, gonna knock your socks off son😎👍

[@filmkid541]

There's a live performance shot in b&w that shows the raw sound of Shocking Blue and that this was more of a true garage rock song. It's up on KZbin.

[@timlamb9428]

Jamel, I really appreciate how you conduct your videos. You speak clear and precise and get to the video. You don't pause or interrupt very often but just enough to put your intake in and just the right time which is quick and to the point. Keep up the excellent work.

[@johnboydTx]

Now you're stepping back in time drive-in movie's before you were born. Good fun

[@geertdelange4785]

Another great band from the Netherlands, back in the seventies🤘🏻❤️🇳🇱 Great hit also in the US

[@lumikarhu7340]

Yay! And you look in better spirits! 💛Suggest “Love Buzz” by Shocking Blue (or Nirvana’s 1988 cover of “Love Buzz” on their first album, Bleach, which rules). “Send Me a Postcard” is good, too.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Love Buzz was Nirvana's first single as well, and 1st pressings of that 45 are now quite rare

[@1st1anarkissed]

I still have this on a Ktel mix track vinyl 12". It has been used lately to hawk women's razors, so you've been hearing it there.

[@kathyjam2482]

Mel this journey has helped me during these terrible times. I truly thank you and appreciate all you do. 🙏🙏🙏

[@janell8115]

Glad you found this! It is a timeless wonder!

[@heyfunny3036]

OMG I was in Jr High when this came on the scene, WKLZ in Detroit! Way back machine indeed!

[@LisFayte]

Venus women’s razors used this song in their commercials 😁

[@randytorres8211]

This song starts the "Stars on 45 Medley" a hit in the 70s. Do a reaction to the Stars on 45 Medley for a short trip mostly songs done by the Beatles from the 60s. Thanks

[@djhrecordhound4391]

That's actually an edit from the album cut. It takes up all of side 1

[@David_Theisen]

I’ve heard Stars on 45 myself! Early 80s! I think on 8 track cartridge or cassette! And it was i think the Beatles medley!! Memories from that one!! You gotta react to that, Meco’s Empire Strikes Back Disco, Electric Boogie, Cha Cha Slide, The Hustle, Le Freak, Macarena and Living La Vida Loca

[@krissmgvlogs]

I grew up with the Bananarama version from the 80s, a UK band. And it has been used in many commercials. This is my first time seeing and hearing the original. What a brilliant song.

[@manonfireletsdrowsehim3205]

Hi Jamal!!

[@yvoheaton6402]

I was dancing to this way back in the day at our local Youth Club. How the memories have flooded back of first kisses and so much more...

[@industryterm]

you have probably heard the bananarama cover of this song- that's how you know it

[@rachel-in-the-208]

Or he heard it on the commercial for women’s razors. (Likely 😉)

[@larrygrebler5054]

@@rachel-in-the-208 Right, the shaver is named Venus.

[@Goatboysminion]

Or maybe from the Brady Bunch movie. This is Marcia Brady's theme!👏👏👏👏

[@esther2208]

@goatboy lmao omg….I guess I thought I was the only one who heard it from that movie. First time I ever heard it was when I was like 5 from that movie 😂😂😂

[@suzie4417]

I certainly grooved to this back in 70’s! I think I have a vinyl with this great song !! 😻🎶☮️🇨🇦 She reminds me of Nancy Sinatra with dark hair & Cher the way Nancy & Cher used to stand quite still!! Thanks for reviving this great song .☮️

[@musicluvr70]

And the vinyl album with this song is almost impossible to find. I've looked.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

The band was highly influential to Nirvana--their first single was a cover of Love Buzz. (edit: their self-titled LP is probably sought out more often now)

[@brandonio_granger]

Music On Vinyl has reissued all the Shocking Blue albums in recent years, highly, highly recommend.

[@gurinapsait8602]

This song was popular when I was in Jr. high in the 60's.. This girl always called me Venus after this song.. I guess I had it back then and I still have it at 65..

[@justchillin2844]

This a dutch band right? Very popular song back in the day🤗🤗🤗

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

Yes, they were dutch... there were lots of very good dutch bands in the 60s. Some think that Holland had the best pop/rock scene during the 60s in Europe after the British

[@arnosnippe6619]

Your absolutely right

[@artforrockstars5264]

Thanks Jamel, finally my request.

[@walterhull468]

It was on a commercial for years lady razors

[@alrivers2297]

Yes, but I believe it was the Bananrama cover of this song they used.

[@GGGR2012]

Jamal's reactions put a smile on my face. I love watching your videos. You sincerity and interest in music come thru in every video. I love how you make that work.

[@johnnieangel99]

Way back machine on Professor Peabody. While the cover was pretty decent. This one is still better. Edgier, the cover was over-produced. And Mariska Veres had a seriously nice voice Bananarama covered it

[@Pixelologist]

Agree 100%.

[@rafaelorantes7185]

Nasty version.

[@billyoliver4000]

This song was covered by Bananarama in the 80s. The song was used in a women's razor commercial.

[@bonesjackson81]

Hell yes. Absolutely love this song. The 45 gets spun frequently here. Edit: Try 'Lake Shore Drive' by Aliotta Jeremiah and Haynes next

[@xamanthe]

Edit: Try 'Lake Shore Drive' by Aliotta Jeremiah and Haynes next Yes!!!!

[@fannyprice7529]

A classic for all time - better than ANYTHING today

[@Austinite333]

I was in Jr high when this broke. Everyone said shit this goes to the top.

[@arizonahighways7287]

Love her voice and the energy from that bass player-

[@etepeteseat7424]

They also have a really cool, but far less well known song called "Love Buzz", which, surprising as it might be, Nirvana actually covered and released as the A side of their first single in 1988. Both versions are good, but unsurprisingly fairly distinctive.

[@jessicabain1234]

This also used to be a song for the venus shaving razor! Every once in a while this song out of the blue would pop in my head! @Jamel aka Jamal

[@warrendickinson2621]

Fun Fact: Shocking Blue was a Dutch band, and she, Mariska Veres, couldn't speak English. Someone wrote the lyrics out for her phonetically, and she sang it straight, not even knowing what the lyrics said.

[@keensoundguy6637]

I've doubted the veracity of that claim. She would have had to have done that for many years, effectively making a career of that tactic. Listen to this from '64: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3jSqJ98f7yMjsU

[@laydown6]

Not true😂😂😂

[@jpturner171]

AWSOME song…came back form Vietnam when this was out…wow.👍🏽.

[@videogeekin]

“If you haven’t already try this classic “ Something in the Air”(Thunderclap Newman).”

[@sukie584]

The lead singer Mariska Veres, is beloved in The Netherlands. My brother lives there, and I used to see her on programs all the time (RIP). If I remember correctly, they didn't really know English and sang it phonetically. Bananarama covered this and it too was a hit. That might be the version you know. This is from '69.

[@Deborahtunes]

I know I'll probably get some slack on this, but in 1986, Bananarama did a great cover of the song. Although very different than the original here...

[@ncoppens]

I like both

[@Deborahtunes]

@@ncoppens ~ 👍Me too...

[@rafaelorantes7185]

Great cover?

[@Deborahtunes]

@@rafaelorantes7185 ~ I believe it was great. It was different, but without losing the original composition. Anyone can record a cover just like the original recording. It takes creativity to redo it, and make it their own at the same time...

[@keithespinoza2064]

I agree. I love both versions, both went #1. Bananarama’s version was an 80’s dance club interpretation of the original. The same and yet different. I can listen to either over and over.

[@gritnix]

Since your back in my parents' day (and I heard all of this constantly growing up) Incense and Peppermints by The Strawberry Alarm Clock

[@ronniemerchant4341]

She's hot

[@matthewstellato4879]

Sexy Dutch girl I believe great eyes sexy 👀.

[@timpindar]

Damn right

[@nathankrush3289]

Fuck yeah

[@nathankrush3289]

Tall brunettes are always the sexiest

[@Pauls_Archive]

In the U.K. it was used on a commercial for women’s sanitary towels. It was also covered by 80’s girl group - Bananarama

[@darost]

First version. Girl band had hit in 80s w/it.

[@bjhellstream]

Great 60s rock! Loved it since I first heard it back in the days. Wasn't it used in a commercial for ladies razors. You know... Venus!

[@realjaxon]

This has always been a fun 60's tune. They are a (INCORRECT)>German band from....Germany

[@vinnygi]

They were from The Netherlands.

[@annasaylor3566]

Love your sweatshirt

[@jamelakajamal]

Appreciate You🙏🏾

[@mikegoin6023]

Great reaction. Band is Shocking Blue. Venus has been done by many bands. Gotta check out "Love Buzz" by the same band.

[@robertcherman]

One of the first songs I learned to play on the bass, but we did Nirvana's version.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Love Buzz was Nirvana's first single. The first pressing 45rpm of it is now rare

[@brendalaveine7756]

Remember when this came out. Was lying bed one night and it came on radio from Del Rio Texas

[@Tracer9GTRider8]

Going wayyyyyyyyy back! You probably know the Bananarama version. The song is Venus.

[@jernigan007]

yep thats how i know it

[@annasaylor3566]

It was on the Venus razor commercial

[@karencogs1]

Bananarama did a remake in the 80’s. Also used in Venus shaver commercials!

[@josephwhirlwind6086]

so glad you also played this one Venus from Shocking Blue ( A Dutch Band) , it was one of the few times a dutch band had a number 1 hit in the USA ( also Radar Love by Golden Earring ) , I am from the Netherlands and had this album in the late 60-ties , with this song on it !!

[@NoCoverCharge]

me Reacting to this because i havent heard of this since i was 7 ...thanks...notice they cut to drums when the session lead guitarist kicks in...studio made album these guys were puppets

[@marilynsmith9758]

Great reaction. Loved this song when it first came out (1969 I believe) and still do. Thanks for reacting to it......fun to hear it again!

[@michaelbuhl4250]

I really like the Shocking Blue song "Never Marry a Railroad Man."

[@J_Gamble]

Love their cool vibe :)