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"Venus" is a song by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released as a single in the Netherlands in the summer of 1969. Written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the song topped the charts in nine countries. [6] The song has been covered dozens of times by many artists.
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.
In 1967 he founded the band Shocking Blue, which had a No. 1 hit in 1969 with the single "Venus". His best-known compositions are Shocking Blue's most famous songs: "Venus", which was a US and UK No. 1 hit and was later covered by Bananarama and " Love Buzz ", covered by Nirvana and released as their first single, and " Daemon Lover ". [ 4 ]
Mark Wynter (born Terence Sidney Lewis; 29 January 1943) is an English singer and actor, who had four Top 20 singles in the 1960s, including "Venus in Blue Jeans" and "Go Away Little Girl". He enjoyed a lengthy career from 1960 to 1968 as a pop singer and teen idol , and developed later into an actor in film, musicals and plays.
True Confessions is the third studio album by British group Bananarama.It was released on 30 June 1986 by London Records.The majority of the album was produced by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley (who produced Bananarama's eponymous second album), with the exception of "Venus" and "More Than Physical".
The rapper’s song was transmitted at the speed of light — approximately 158 million miles — from Earth to Venus, which is Elliott’s “favorite planet.” Missy Elliott can now be heard in ...
Martin Newell (born 4 March 1953) is an English singer–songwriter, poet, columnist and author who leads the Cleaners from Venus, a guitar pop band with jangly, upbeat arrangements. He is also regarded as a significant figure in the history of cassette culture and DIY music .
NASA’s transmission of a hip-hop song to Venus is a first for the agency. But for Missy Elliott, you could say she’s already been to space. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account ...