[Fred van der Wees]

Great song, I always remember this version from Live Aid 1985 (getting old)

https://youtu.be/CSoYvI9t3ug

[Fred van der Wees]

David, and others,

thanks for all the statistics, I find it interesting reading material. I also see that you try to explain the numbers e.g. why one months more views then an other months. My thoughts about this are

a) the simplest one is number of days in a months

b) M&L often release a new video on the last Sunday of a months, if that Sunday is also the last day of a month the impact on the release month is very limited

c) some months have more weekend days (I expect most people watch in the weekend)

d) the weather, if the weather is good a lot of people will go outdoors and will look less youtube videos (at least that is what I do).

e) what kind of video is released in the month, music, Q&A, Goose story; I think music videos attract more people then other videos and as we can see the last weeks Beatles videos attract even more people.

I am sure you all know you have lies, bigger lies and then statistics.

[Fred van der Wees]

It seems I also have the MonaLisa Twins a lot on my mind and I am also talking a lot about them. The result is that I had “Mona Lisa” socks for my birthday (the Leonardo Mona Lisa).

[Fred van der Wees]

I like how he starts with “Listening to them so you don’t have to”. I do not think I could listen to these “songs” more then 1 time.

[Fred van der Wees]

For sure I have to add something Dutch, it something old 1968, one of my older susters boyfriends had this music. Maybe more a “real” blues band

https://youtu.be/JDCUHOW0QZs

Love all the great blues songs mentioned.

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[Fred van der Wees]

An other cover of a Dutch singer, number well known in Europe, not sure if it is well known in the rest of the world.

https://youtu.be/p6iN2WChALg

On youtube you can find more songs of her also in German and French.

[Fred van der Wees]

Ilse de Lange is well known in the Netherlands and now also a bit more in Germany. I think she has a nice voice.

https://youtu.be/5kSra7vOcx4

[Fred van der Wees]

Thanks David,

Not sure if you post this below my comment others will see it, I think more people are interested.

I think I ”agree” with the list, I myself watch the new songs/video’s more often on YouTube and the others, older songs, I listen more via my MonaLisa streaming playlists; I was the no. 1 listener to the MonaLisa Twins on Deezer.

It is a pitty that not more people listen to “Make Show” and “Janitor Joe”, I think both are great songs, but people do not see it as a “music video”; no instruments, no microphones in the picture.

[Fred van der Wees]

Thanks for all numbers, or is it figures, David. Funny to see what happens in one month. Is it possible for you to give e.g. at the end of the year the total number of views of (all) the original MTL songs. I sometimes look at the numbers, but no idea if the original with e.g. a total number of views of 450.000 in 9 years, if it is watched 50.000 each year or that due to more MLT songs on YouTube the older videos attract more viewers.

[Fred van der Wees]

Jurgen, the Common Linnits have a 2nd album called II.

Ilse is in the Netherlands “more famous” as solo artist then as a member of the Common Linnits.

She has made several sole albums; sometimes with a band.

On one live album “Dear John”, are only songs of John Hiatt. On the album she starts the number “Have a little faith in me” 3 times because she is out of tune.

[Fred van der Wees]

Tom, Ilse DeLange recorded her first (solo) album “World of hurt” in Nashville in 1998. Not a succes in the USA, but in the Netherlans she was/is successful. She formed with Waylon the Common Linnets to enter the Eurovisions Songfestival; 2nd place. They broke up but Ilse continued with others the Common Linnets. Sometimes she perfoms sole, sometimes with band.

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[Fred van der Wees]

When you search on YouTube you find more and more happenings like this; fun to watch.

[Fred van der Wees]

Hi Jurgen I got to know Slagerij van Kampen due to an end of the year, Christnas, meeting for a company I worked for around 20 years ago, they did a live performance of 30-45 minutes. I loved the energy during the concert, so the next day I bought a CD. I have not seen them live since that day (maybe a few times for a few minutes on TV).

[Fred van der Wees]

Jurgen, sorry no idea how to add the umlaut, Slagerij is a butcher. The name of the band is after a butcher wgich is mentioned in several comic books of Kuifje (Tintin). Not sure if it also a butcher in other lanquages.

[Fred van der Wees]

Thansk for the video Tobias, great to see so many people having fun with making music.