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Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

(58,288 posts) Wed Jul 23, 2025, 08:36 PM Jul 23

Favorite Golden Earring songs?

I'm wondering if most people here have even noticed the news that George Kooymans has passed. DU threads:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143500597

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034148527

I'm seeing so much more about it on Reddit and Steve Hoffman's music forum.

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Favorite Golden Earring songs? (Original Post) highplainsdem Jul 23 OP

Kick SheltieLover Jul 23 #1

The 2 Big Hits For Me ProfessorGAC Jul 24 #2

Vanilla Queen is my favorite. Swede Jul 24 #3

I knew we had at least one person here for whom that song was the favorite, but I couldn't recall which highplainsdem Jul 24 #4

SheltieLover

(73,768 posts)

1. Kick

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 08:37 PM

Jul 23

ProfessorGAC

(74,523 posts)

2. The 2 Big Hits For Me

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 05:58 PM

Jul 24

Radar Love (which in my top 25 or so songs ever) & Twilight Zone.
I've heard other tunes, including from some of your posts, but none flipped my switch lije those 2 songs.

Swede

(37,345 posts)

3. Vanilla Queen is my favorite.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 08:04 PM

Jul 24

They have been a favorite of mine for decades now.

highplainsdem

(58,288 posts)

4. I knew we had at least one person here for whom that song was the favorite, but I couldn't recall which