| The references in this article would be clearer with a different or consistent style of citation, footnoting, or external linking.Heavy metal band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was later dropped).They had international chart success with the songs Eight Miles High in 1969, Radar Love in 1973, and Twilight Zone in 1982.In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and platinum albums.Current members of Golden Earring are Barry Hay (vocals, guitar, flute and saxophone, member since 1968), George Kooymans (vocals and guitar, founder of band), Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboard, founding member), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums and percussion, member since 1970).Originally called The Tornados, the name was changed to Golden Earrings when they discovered that "The Tornados" was already in use.The name Golden Earrings was taken from a song, originally sung by Marlene Dietrich in 1947 and a hit for Peggy Lee in 1948, with which they opened their concerts.Initially a teenybopper band, Golden Earrings had their first chart success with their debut single Please Go, recorded in 1965.It reached number 9 on the music charts in the Netherlands.The record cut at Pye, That Day, reached number two on the Dutch charts, having been prevented from rising to number one by The Beatles' Michelle.In 1968, the band earned their first number one hit in the Netherlands with the pop song Dong Dong Diki Diki Dong.Due to American influences, their music evolved towards hard rock, and they performed along with Led Zeppelin.Between 1969 and 1984, Golden Earring completed thirteen US tours.Golden Earring has recorded over 30 gold and platinum albums and singles, and a number of artists like U2, White Lion, R.Bryan Adams have covered their international hit and rock classic Radar Love.Golden Earring is known for powerful live performances, performing over 200 concerts a year, mainly in home country The Netherlands and occasionally in Belgium, Germany and the UK.While Golden Earring has almost faded from the international concert scene, they still maintain a core group of loyal fans abroad, and their music is still played on US, Canadian, British, Australian and other radio stations.Frank Carillo, which indicates the band has not lost touch with the US.Music
Golden Earring has released music worldwide and enjoyed brief international superstar status in the Seventies when the single version of Radar Love, from the album Moontan became a hit in both Europe and the USA.The Twilight Zone, written by Kooymans in 1982, brought Golden Earring a second international round of success.The song was accompanied by one of the first rock videos, directed by Dick Maas.As MTV had just launched their music television channel in 1981, the airplay helped The Twilight Zone secure a Top Ten hit in the States.When the Lady Smiles, from the album N.US as the original video was banned from MTV due to nudity and the portrayal of the rape of a nun, and a newly cut version of the clip failed to convey its original intentions.Canada and became the band's fifth number one hit in their home country.When touring the United States in 1984, Golden Earring played the Great Arena of Six Flags Great Adventure on May 11, 1984 and were in the midst of their concert when the fire at the Haunted Castle at Six Flags Great Adventure began on the opposite side of the theme park, killing eight teenagers.DVD The Naked Truth in 1992, which sold over 500,000 copies in the Netherlands alone and laid the foundation of their successful unplugged theater tours that started in 1992 and continue to date.Harvest
1967 Miracle Mirror
1968 On the Double (2lp)
1969 Eight Miles High
1970 Golden Earring (aka Wall of Dolls)
1971 Seven Tears
1972 Together
1973 Moontan
1974 Switch
1975 To the Hilt
1976 Contraband (titled "Mad Love" with different cover art and alternate track list in USA)
1977 Live (live 2lp)
1978 Grab It for a Second
1979 No Promises...No Debts
1980 Prisoner of the Night
1981 2nd Live (live 2lp)
1982 Cut
1983 N.Something Heavy Going Down (live)
1986 The Hole
1989 Keeper of the Flame
1991 Bloody Buccaneers
1992 The Naked Truth (unplugged)
1994 Face It (partially unplugged)
1995 Love Sweat (covers)
1997 Naked II (unplugged)
1999 Paradise in Distress
2000 Last Blast of the Century (live)
2003 Millbrook U.Compilations
1968 Greatest Hits (Polydor)
1970 The Best of Golden Earring (US)
1973 Hearing Earring
1977 Story
1981 Greatest Hits, Vol.References
Biography by Golden Earring founder and bass player Rinus Gerritsen published on the band's website.Biographical books on the Golden Earring: "Haagsche Bluf" by Pieter Franssen, 1993, and "Rock die niet roest" by prof.Both titles are in Dutch."The Story of Golden Earring" by Karin and Mechteld Beks, Pictura publishers, an authorized biography published on the occasion of the band's 45th anniversary.Interviews with the band over the years, many of which can be traced back through the Golden Earring Museum website.External links
Official Golden Earring website
Radar Love 300+ cover versions of the song: U2, R.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music).It is also known under the title Wall of Dolls.See Copyrights for details.Golden Earring 2008, all rights reserved.The Earrings were one of the few seminal groups on the The Hague scene.Pirates) and vocalist
Frans Krassenburg joined the group in their stead.At the end of 1966, Peter
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while in Toby Collar) a few months later.At the same time, the name was shortened to Golden Earring.Rinus Gerritsen, then schoolboys, in 1961; several years and personnel shifts later, they had their first Dutch hit, "Please Go," and in 1968 hit the top of the Dutch charts for the first of many times with...Golden EarringBy: Golden EarringCredited Role:Main PerformerSong List: Candy's Going Bad, Are You Recieving Me, Suzy Lunacy (Menta...Wide selection of golden earring, Custom jewelry design, Big and Huge Name Earrings, Bling Bling Name Necklace, Gift for your love a pair of Name golden earring, golden earring.Golden Earrings at Amazon.DVD and videos at Amazon.Build your own online store or Advertise with us.Shopping APIs, now powering Yahoo!Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only.Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.Get the latest Flash player.This video has been added to your favorites.This video will appear on your blog shortly.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Content of this nature is not necessarily prohibited on YouTube, however we will review this video and take action as appropriate.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing this video!Change the value of a comment by clicking on a thumb.Love this song and video!Words can't describe the darkness of this great song.Why do I get the feeling most of Golden Earring fans are guys?Fantastic song, never mind the beer and the lead dancer!Unquestionably a Dutch treat; always loved Golden Earring's material.Cool earring song, and nice clipHere is the lyr...The code changes based on your selection.Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.Get the latest Flash player.The video has been added to your playlist.This video will appear on your blog shortly.Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Golden Earring performing Radar Love.Golden Earring performing Radar Love.The code changes based on your selection.GOLDEN EARRING "Radar Love incl.Unfortunately, it also
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