Willem Duyn, member of Mouth & McNeal
deb...@comcast.net
Uitgegeven: 4 december 2004 19:07
ROSWINKEL - De zanger Willem Duyn is in de nacht van vrijdag op
zaterdag op 67-jarige leeftijd overleden. Dat heeft zijn familie
zaterdag bekendgemaakt. Duyn kreeg een hartstilstand. Hij overleed op
weg naar een ziekenhuis.
De fors gebouwde, bebaarde zanger werd bekend als Big Mouth van het duo
Mouth & MacNeal. Hij begon zijn carrière in 1960 als drummer bij het
Holland Kwartet. Daarvoor verdiende Duyn zijn geld als
constructiebankwerker.
Hey You Love
In 1971 ging hij samenwerken met Maggie MacNeal uit Krabbendam. Met Hey
You Love, scoorde het duo meteen een hit in de topvijf. Daarna was het
raak met How do you do en Hello A. In maart 1974 vertegenwoordigden
Mouth & MacNeal Nederland op het Eurovisie Songfestival. Zij behaalden
de derde plaats met Ik Zie Een Ster.
Het nummer werd een grote hit en stond veertien weken in de hitparade.
Ondanks het enorme succes van het duo, werd Maggie in december '74 aan
de kant gezet voor Little Eve, de artiestennaam van Ingrid Kup. Duyn
trad met haar in het huwelijk.
Uncle
Big Mouth & Little Eve hadden in mei 1975 een hit met de single Uncle.
Dat was meteen hun grootste wapenfeit. Daarna ging het met de carrière
van Big Willem Duyn een stuk minder. Hij maakte carnavalachtige liedjes
die in de tipparade bleven steken. In 1979 scoorde Duyn onder zijn
echte naam een hit met het autobiografische nummer Willem.
Toen zanger Bennie Jolink van rockband Normaal door een verkeersongeluk
een tijd uit de running was, nam Duyn in 1992 tijdelijk zijn plaats in.
Onder de noemer Willem dut Normaal leverde dat een hit op met de single
Woenderbaar.
De laatste jaren trad Duyn voornamelijk op in buurthuizen, in kroegen
en op braderiën. Landelijk succes had hij niet meer. Hij woonde tot
aan zijn dood in Roswinkel in Drenthe.
Terry Flahiff
Anyone able to translate?
Radioactive ABQ
MacNeal the one-hit wonder who hit the hit parade with the "Happy Days" theme
about 1973?
Or was it some OTHER Top 20 hit that a I-assumed-they-were-American duo
named Mouth & McNeal had a few decades ago?
Unilingually,
BRYAN STYBLE/Albuquerque
"Radioactive Albuquerque w/ Bryan Styble"
KKNS Talk Radio 1310 kHz Mon-Fri 4-6pm
Bill Schenley
> this is in Dutch Anyone able to translate?
I just knew all those years of buying dope in Amsterdam would come in
handy some day ...
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Zanger Willem Duyn (67) died spent: 4 December 2004 19.
07 ROSWINKEL - the zanger Willem Duyn has died in the night of Friday
on Saturday on 67 person whose birthday it is age. That its family has
announced Saturday.
Duyn a heart quiet cog got. He died on gone to a hospital. The
strongly built, bebaarde zanger were confessed as a piglet Mouth of
the two-high rolling mill Mouth & MacNeal.
He started its career in 1960, as a drummer at the Netherlands
quartet. For that deserved Duyn are money as a construction fitter.
Hey You Love in 1971, went out he to cooperate with Maggie MacNeal
Krabbendam. With Hey You Love, the two-high rolling mill scored
immediately a hit in top five. Afterwards it was home with How do you
do and Hello A.
In March 1974 represented Mouth & MacNeal the Netherlands on euro
vision songfestival. They gained the third place with I sees an ASTRE.
The number became a large hit and stood fourteen weeks in the hit
parade. In spite of the enormous success of the two-high rolling mill,
Maggie in December 74 put on the side for Little Eve, the stage name
of Ingrid Kup. Duyn got married with her.
Uncle piglet Mouth & Little Eve had Uncle in May 1975 a hit with the
single. That was immediately their largest weapon fact. Afterwards it
went with the career of piglet Willem Duyn a piece less. He made
carnavalachtige songs which in the tip parade continued put.
In 1979, Duyn under its real name a hit with the autobiographical
number Willem scored. Then zanger Bennie Jolink of rockband normally
by a verkeersongeluk a time from the running was, took Duyn in 1992,
temporary is place in. Under the denominator Willem take a nap
normally produced that a hit with the single Woenderbaar.
The last years acted Duyn mainly in neighbour homes, in kroegen and on
braderiën. He had rural success no longer. He lived until its dead in
Roswinkel in drenthe.
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Okay ... After reading it in English ... maybe my Dutch isn't what it
used to be ...
... or maybe I just used:
Matthew Kruk
God that's funny.
--
Fate is setting up the chessboard while death rolls out the dice.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn’t that be nice?
- Eric Clapton/Martin Sharp
David Samuel Barr
>
> Uh...I don't speak Dutch--that sure ain't German, is it?--but isn't
> Mouth & MacNeal the one-hit wonder who hit the hit parade with the
> "Happy Days" theme about 1973?
No, that was Pratt & McLain in 1976, charted 14 weeks, peaking at #3.
(They also charted with the followup single, a cover of "Devil With a
Blue Dress On", for 4 weeks, peaking at #71.)
>
> Or was it some OTHER Top 20 hit that a
> I-assumed-they-were-American duo named Mouth & McNeal had a few
> decades ago?
"How Do You Do", 1972, charted 19 weeks, peaked at #8, certified gold.
Later that year charted 3 weeks with "Hey, You Love", peaked at #87.
Mouth was Willem Duyn; MacNeal was Maggie MacNeal (real name: Sjoukje
Van't Spijker).
James Neibaur
dsb...@mindspring.com wrote on 12/8/04 4:46 AM:
> "How Do You Do", 1972, charted 19 weeks, peaked at #8, certified gold.
"And then, we can, na-na-na-na....."
I remember
RIP
JN
Jed
wrote:
>> Interesting I'm sure, bit, much like Mouth & McNeal
>> this is in Dutch Anyone able to translate?
>
>I just knew all those years of buying dope in Amsterdam would come in
>handy some day ...
>---
>Zanger Willem Duyn (67) died spent: 4 December 2004 19.
>
>07 ROSWINKEL - the zanger Willem Duyn has died in the night of Friday
>on Saturday on 67 person whose birthday it is age. That its family has
>announced Saturday.
>
>Duyn a heart quiet cog got. He died on gone to a hospital. The
>strongly built, bebaarde zanger were confessed as a piglet Mouth of
>the two-high rolling mill Mouth & MacNeal.
Funny. Reminds me of a book in my parents' library which was a send-up
of "Dutchlish", various fairy tales (if I remember correctly) told in
fractured Dutch/English like "From the well Jack and Jill upgekomen
met een pail water. Jack is down gefallen en met the kroon gebroken".
All I can remember was that it was orange and illustrated.
Any old timers remember that book?
Anyway, just to practice my Dutch and exercise my van Dale
Dutch/English English/Dutch dictionary CD, here's my attempt at a
translation:
Singer Willem Duyn (67) Dead
Published: 4 december 2004 19:07
ROSWINKEL - The singer Willem Duyn has died at age 67 Friday/Saturday
night his family has announced. Duyn suffered cardiac arrest and died
on the way to the hospital.
The substantial, bearded singer was known as Big Mouth of the duo
Mouth and McNeal. He began his career in 1960 as a drummer for the
group Holland Kwartet. Previously, Duyn made his living as a
construction worker.
Hey You Love
In 1971 he partnered with Maggie McNeal from Krabbendam. The duo
scored a top five hit with Hey You Love. Later, they had hits with How
Do You Do and Hello A. In March 1974, Mouth and McNeal represented the
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Festival. They reached third place
with the song, Ik Zie Een Star (I See a Star).
The number was a big hit and remained on the Hit Parade for fourteen
weeks. In spite of the duo's enormous success, Maggie was replaced by
Little Eve, the stage name of Ingrid Kup who Duyn had married.
Uncle
In May 1975, Big Mouth & Little Eve had a hit with Uncle which was an
immediate success. But, from that point on, Duyn's career went
downhill. His carnival-style songs foundered in the ratings. In 1979,
Duyn did score another hit under his real name with the autobiographic
number Willem.
Then, in 1992, the singer Bennie Jolink of the rock band Normaal,
sidelined by an automobile accident, named Duyn as his temporary
replacement. Using the stage name Willem Dut, Normaal produced a hit
with the single Woenderbaar.
Recently, Duyn performed primarily in community centers, pubs, and
fairs. He had no more national successes. He lived unil his death in
Roswinkel in the (province of) Drenthe.
Joe Pucillo
> "How Do You Do", 1972, charted 19 weeks, peaked at #8, certified gold.
Ah, yes - now I remember. My twelfth Christmas, the K-Tel record
under the tree...
JP,
na na na na, na na na na...
cugina
at new...@pucillo.net.xx wrote on 12/8/04 10:51 AM:
Actually it went:
How do you do
na na,
na na na na na naaaahhhh na na na na
as opposed to Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) by Steam
that went (as above):
R H Draney
>
>in article MPG.1c20fa4d4...@news.west.earthlink.net, Joe Pucillo
>at new...@pucillo.net.xx wrote on 12/8/04 10:51 AM:
>
>> Wasn't it David Samuel Barr who said...
>>> "How Do You Do", 1972, charted 19 weeks, peaked at #8, certified gold.
>>
>> Ah, yes - now I remember. My twelfth Christmas, the K-Tel record
>> under the tree...
>>
>
>Actually it went:
>
>How do you do
>na na,
>na na na na na naaaahhhh na na na na
>
>as opposed to Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) by Steam
>that went (as above):
>
>na na na na, na na na na...
And for some reason this news has me wondering if both Mac and Katie Kissoon are
still running around loose....r
deb...@comcast.net
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've got one solution
That we're gonna start anew
How do you do, uh huh
I though when I 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 livin' for
How do you do, uh huh
I though when I 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 livin' for
Once I said I wanted you
And I remember why
I often wonder if it's true
You still can make me cry
I only know it's long ago
You said, "I love you" too
But I've got one solution
That we're gonna start anew
How do you do, uh huh
I though when I 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 livin' for
How do you do, uh huh
I though when I 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 livin' for
How do you do, uh huh
La la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la la la la
Hey that's what I'm livin' for
How do you do, la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la la la la...
Hyfler/Rosner
<deb...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1102554455.4...@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
Wow. Terrific.
>
Daddy Freddy
>Uh...I don't speak Dutch--that sure ain't German, is it?--but isn't Mouth &
What isn't German, you clueless don't-know-how-to-quote AOLoser?
>MacNeal the one-hit wonder who hit the hit parade with the "Happy Days" theme
>about 1973?
Happy Days wasn't even on the air in 1973, dumbass. And when it did begin its
run, the theme was "Rock Around The Clock".
> Or was it some OTHER Top 20 hit that a I-assumed-they-were-American duo
>named Mouth & McNeal had a few decades ago?
>
>Unilingually,
And barely, at that.
>BRYAN STYBLE/Albuquerque
>"Radioactive Albuquerque w/ Bryan Styble"
>KKNS Talk Radio 1310 kHz Mon-Fri 4-6pm
Thanks for the warning.
James Neibaur
deb...@comcast.net at deb...@comcast.net wrote on 12/8/04 7:07 PM:
(applause)
JN
Meldrew
wrote:
>Funny. Reminds me of a book in my parents' library which was a send-up
>of "Dutchlish", various fairy tales (if I remember correctly) told in
>fractured Dutch/English like "From the well Jack and Jill upgekomen
>met een pail water. Jack is down gefallen en met the kroon gebroken".
>All I can remember was that it was orange and illustrated.
>
>Any old timers remember that book?
I remember seeing that book, but unfortunately I can't remember the
title.
>Anyway, just to practice my Dutch and exercise my van Dale
>Dutch/English English/Dutch dictionary CD, here's my attempt at a
>translation:
>
>Singer Willem Duyn (67) Dead
>Published: 4 december 2004 19:07
Thanks. Your translation seems accurate.
MFaust1071
I don't know about Mac, but Katie still works as a backing singer - she was on
the last Roger Waters tour. Too bad she couldn't get him to add "Chirpy Chirpy
Cheep Cheep" to the set list.
M.