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"'t Is Stil in Amsterdam" by Ramses Shaffy "A Bar In Amsterdam" by Katzenjammer "A Windmill in Old Amsterdam" by Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge "Aan de Amsterdamse grachten", lyrics by Pieter Goemans in 1949, composed by Dick Schallies.
"Geef mij maar Amsterdam" ("I prefer Amsterdam") is a 1955 song about Amsterdam by Dutch singer Johnny Jordaan. The text is by Pi Veriss , and the music is written by Harry de Groot. A hit song when it was first released, it is one of the songs Amsterdammers identify with most.
The song's first released recording, by Hans and Nan Boskamp. Aan de Amsterdamse grachten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːn də ʔɑmstərˌdɑmsə ˈɣrɑxtə(n)]; "At the Amsterdam canals") is a Dutch song by Pieter Goemans. It was written in 1949 but not recorded until 1956, and many times more since then.
"Tulips from Amsterdam" is a popular romantic song, best known in the 1958 hit version by British entertainer Max Bygraves. Most English versions of the song credit its composition to Klaus Günter Neumann , Ernst Bader , Ralf Arnie, and Gene Martyn .
"A Windmill In Old Amsterdam" is a 1965 novelty song written by Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge. The song, about a mouse that wears clogs, and arranged in waltz time, was notably recorded by Ronnie Hilton in 1965 and issued on the His Master's Voice label. The regular writing team of Dicks and Rudge also wrote novelty songs for Bernard Cribbins.
The July 1982 German rerelease of the single "Alabama Song" had "Amsterdam" as the B-side. On the 1989 Living Legend Records Publishing CD Chameleon Chronicles Vol.3 (LLRCD 050) "Amsterdam" was recorded for D.L.T. (Dave Lee Travis Show) as "David Bowie and Junior's Eyes" 20 October 1969; broadcast date 26 October 1969. [citation needed]
Songs about Amsterdam (14 P) Pages in category "Songs about the Netherlands" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The tune and lyrics of a version entitled "Lee-gangway Chorus (a-roving)" but opening with the familiar "In Amsterdam there dwelt a maid" was included in Naval Songs (1883) by William A Pond. [6] Between 1904 and 1914, the famous English folklorist Cecil Sharp collected many different versions in the coastal areas of Somerset , England ...