Dutch Wedding Songs

Esho

My sister in law is marrying a Dutch guy, and I am doing the music.

Does anyone know the names of any Dutch songs played at weddings / 70s or 80s songs?

Milly33

Don't know of any but my sister lives over in Holland for years, I could ask her I am sure her friends would know

Esho

Milly33 wrote: »

Don't know of any but my sister lives over in Holland for years, I could ask her I am sure her friends would know

That would be brilliant thank you very much :-)

Milly33

rite oh I shall ask her today for you

stickybookmark

Hi OP, I asked someone as well for you, a dutch friend. Her response:
Hi that's a good question! I've been thinking about it but I have to say that Dutch culture is rather pathetic in this respect (as in many other respects!).. But I think he should consider singing or playing the 'long shall they live' song that is also sung at birthdays (only at birthdays, very imaginatively, with the lyrics 'long shall he/she live'). Apparently they do this quite often at weddings (I googled it, in some regions it's a standard thing, sometimes even to open the evening party). Usually it is followed by 'zij leve hoog...' as you see in the clip below. (they will live high. Whatever that may mean!)

So it's not really classy music, better for when it's time to party It's certainly not sung at every wedding but if there are Dutch guests then they are bound to know the song and will likely sing along. It's a rather cheesy song but I think if you are abroad and you don't expect it you would appreciate it (maybe because of it's cheesiness).

It's important not to use the birthday version (lang zal ze leven) but instead use the plural version (lang zullen ze leven) because then it's a song sung for a pair.

There's actually a karaoke version of the plural version online at youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-LEawoM6c&index=5&list=PLIgTbtUTpGQRIsPRYu2miYgLR3o_iOvVI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wx0I4ifNBk

gizmo555

Esho wrote: »

My sister in law is marrying a Dutch guy, and I am doing the music.

Does anyone know the names of any Dutch songs played at weddings / 70s or 80s songs?

Is your sister-in-law named Sylvia, by any chance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVsHFkqnRqI

stickybookmark

She just got back to me with more! The dutch 'polonaise' sounds like our conga?


I just realized, for later in the evening (people have to be a bit drunk by then) they often do a 'Polonaise'. This is actually embarrassing to admit, it's basically walking behind each other in a long line and then through the whole venue with as many participants as possible. See, for instance, the clip below. This is a Polonaise on the very well known song of Guus Meeuwis ''t Dondert en t bliksemt'. Which they usually play from a cd rather than perform live.

Actually I was at a wedding last weekend where we also did a Polonaise on this song. But it might work best if there are quite some Dutchies. Or if you have a similar tradition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrJ070ShKq8

Esho

Thanks very much! That is brilliant! I will add it to the playlist
Really appreciate that :-)

Esho

stickybookmark wrote: »

Hi OP, I asked someone as well for you, a dutch friend. Her response:
Hi that's a good question! I've been thinking about it but I have to say that Dutch culture is rather pathetic in this respect (as in many other respects!).. But I think he should consider singing or playing the 'long shall they live' song that is also sung at birthdays (only at birthdays, very imaginatively, with the lyrics 'long shall he/she live'). Apparently they do this quite often at weddings (I googled it, in some regions it's a standard thing, sometimes even to open the evening party). Usually it is followed by 'zij leve hoog...' as you see in the clip below. (they will live high. Whatever that may mean!)

So it's not really classy music, better for when it's time to party It's certainly not sung at every wedding but if there are Dutch guests then they are bound to know the song and will likely sing along. It's a rather cheesy song but I think if you are abroad and you don't expect it you would appreciate it (maybe because of it's cheesiness).

It's important not to use the birthday version (lang zal ze leven) but instead use the plural version (lang zullen ze leven) because then it's a song sung for a pair.

There's actually a karaoke version of the plural version online at youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-LEawoM6c&index=5&list=PLIgTbtUTpGQRIsPRYu2miYgLR3o_iOvVI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wx0I4ifNBk

Thank you very, very much! What a brilliant response to get

I think cheezy will be good as its to kick off the dancing.

Much appreciated.

Esho

gizmo555 wrote: »

Is your sister-in-law named Sylvia, by any chance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVsHFkqnRqI

Focus! Great! I'd love to play Focus Pocus for the laugh factor!
Not Sylvia, but nice one.

stickybookmark

you're most welcome. Funnily enough the girl that gave me that info has just invited me to her wedding! :-D So looks like I'll get to experience dutch wedding culture first hand!

Milly33

sorry OP didn't get anything back from my sis but looks like you are all sorted now..