First video of Dutch band a balladeer. Directed by Corb!no. Merlin de Cloe (son of film maker Mark de Cloe) plays a young Sam. The song is inspired by a novel of Adriaan Jaeggi (1963-2008) called 'Held van Beroep' ('Hero by Profession'). 'Swim with Sam' is a balladeers first single and taken from their debut album 'Panama' (2006). Since 2003 a balladeer has opened up for Live, Maria Mena, Beth Hart, Tim Christensen, BLØF, Keane, Saybia, The Feeling, Sarah Bettens (k's Choice), Jasper Steverlinck (ARID), Gabriel Rios and 16 Horsepower. For more info on a balladeer, check www.aballadeer.com and www.myspace.com SWIM WITH SAM Sam here says he lost his call on the day Cousteau had died the ocean was a tub of sharks with Jacques-Yves as a guide Sam here says the water's safe that man should not have left the seas called the Human Bathyscaphe he's King of Expertise so if someone wants to know and asks you where I am you say you saw me go for a swim with Sam Swim with Sam Sam here says they call him 'nice' and that it makes him really sick that his 'nice' is like 'polite' and silence does the trick Sam here says he'd like to go somewhere far away from here to a sea that no one knows to completely disappear so if someone wants to know and asks you where I am you say you saw me go for a swim with Sam don't try to talk me out of this not while I'm here in Carla's seat 'the sea has many drops of water but the salt won't let you taste the sweet' written by M. de Goederen. + Informações

directed by Marinus de Goederen edited by Tjeerd Muller 'Poster Child' by Dutch band a balladeer is taken from their second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?'. The song is about Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student who was robbed, gun whipped and tied to a fence, probably because he was gay. He was left for dead in near-freezing temperatures. Eighteen hours later a biker found him, mistaking him for a scarecrow at first. Matthew Shepard died from severe head injuries on 12 October 1998. His murderers Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson are imprisoned for life. POSTER CHILD the smell of the sagebrush reaches your brain the scent of the pines from the snow covered range you came out tonight there in search of a friend well, the Wyoming wind wants to play with your bangs hang on, handsome we are going to get you out of here quick hang on, handsome just wait and watch out for the bicyclist the sun it goes down now for a second black night it's you in the outskirts, not a soul here in sight the beautiful sky as your last piece of hope the same moon and stars that you saw through the telescope hang on, handsome we are going to get you a new pair of shoes hang on, handsome the bicyclist he will know what to say and do (c) M. de Goederen For more info on a balladeer, check www.aballadeer.com and www.myspace.com. + Informações

This is the official new video to Mary Had A Secret from a balladeer, directed by Alex Koeleman 'Mary Had A Secret' is a balladeer's first single of their second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?' (2008). The video is directed by Alex Koeleman. In 1992 Alex Koeleman photgraphed the Mennonites for the first time in the northern part of Mexico were they live in their own villages, some of them without electricity and rubber tyres. The Mennonites are named after Menno Simons (1496- 1561), a Dutch Anabaptist religious leader from Friesland. They speak their own language: Plautdietsch or low German. The lyrics of the song are not about the Mennonites, but about the year lead singer Marinus spent in Texas. MARY HAD A SECRET we met at redhead Mary's house on a Bible study night I heard she was a rebel once until she saw the light then in the backseat of a crowed car after weeks of holding hands she was slipping me the tongue among her Christian friends we could chuckle and talk for hours and then one night over the phone she went and told me her best friend's secret after she had lowered her tone it was all about forgiving and so she thought that God would want me to know her older sisters had both moved out and her parents were divorced her mother lived in a trailer park not big, but she had a porch and on top of the piano laid a cat with evil paws her father he was a proud Nam vet I think she hardly saw we would chuckle and talk for hours and then one night over the phone she .... + Informações

Piano ballad taken of a balladeer's debut album 'Panama' (2006). Piano was recorded at Abbey Road (2003).. + Informações

Third music video by a balladeer, directed by Michaël Sewandono. 'Robin II' is the band's third single and is -just like 'Swim with Sam' and 'Fortune Teller'- taken from their debut album 'Panama'. String arrangement on this song is done by Robert Kirby, best known for his work for Nick Drake. produced by Ronald Vanhuffel engineered by Michel 'Shelle' Diericx string arrangement by Robert Kirby bass: Peter Slager For more info on a balladeer, check www.aballadeer.com and www.myspace.com ROBIN II well, it's been a few days now, so how have you been not that I should know what state you're in I should care less well, I just bawled my eyes out and feel really relieved not that I threw up enough to fully retrieve I'm still a mess but what really helps a lot is the knowledge that it's nothing but the time it takes you gave me meals for thought and Robin a laughing break how quickly will he re-enter the lists? don't correct me if I'm wrong I'm sure that grudge exists (especially his...) and that mine will make a brilliant song well, lately I have not been that close with time the weekends seem the worst ever since they're all mine it's hard to get through well, congratulations - you entered the Torture Top 3 and by the way already not happy anniversary here's to you and your cool here's to me and my catch-22 now what really helps a lot is the knowledge that it's nothing but the time it takes you gave me meals for thought and Robin a laughing break how quickly will he re-enter .... + Informações

Track taken from a balladeer's debut album 'Panama' (2006). String arrangement is by Robert Kirby, best known for his work for Nick Drake. COPPER SHADES the copper shades you wore were very big and green and I was only feather-light above the engine-roar in the smell of gasoline you'd make sure I'd hold on tight and there we'd go with no direction anywhere the wind would blow and I would ask you all these questions while your pride of me would show then in an act of love you'd pull me close and check my orange-colored water wings you'd turn the engine off and somewhere from the back we'd both jump in for a swim and there we'd go with no direction anywhere the wind would blow and I would ask you all these questions while your pride of me would show and safe in your Calypso with the world of wise Cousteau below and ice cream castles overhead now how was I to know how was I to know a towel round my chest your copper shades back on we would speed up fast and dry up by the sun Written by M. de Goederen. + Informações

A Balladeer is a great band from The Netherlands, this video was made @ Geinbeat. You should check out their website and support this band. + Informações

Marinus de Goederen, lead singer of a balladeer, will release his first solo album in February. This is the first song of that album. Leo Janssen plays the clarinet at the studio (Dufry Music). This video was filmed and edited by Arjen Weijers/CoArt and the song itself was inspired by father and son Maurice and Marc de Hond in a documentary of Hugo Borst. Maurice de Hond said something like: "Men who fear get hit as well." And that was the start of 'A Little Rain Has Never Hurt No One'. You can pre-order the album at www.aballadeer.nl/shop . A LITTLE RAIN HAS NEVER HURT NO ONE all the clouds have silver linings and don't block the sun too long there's a saying that a little rain never hurt no one when I'm back from stormy weather and the damage has been done I tell myself a little rain never hurt no one no one save your drama for your mama mine says: "learn to rise above" men who fear get hit as well but I'm too scared of love what doesn't kill you makes you stronger father says: "the best defense is a good offence" so pacifists like me don't stand a chance no chance all the clouds have silver linings and don't block the sun too long there's a saying that a little rain never hurt no one I know how to count my blessings that the better things in life are free but I can't help but think a little rain has never hurt no one but me written by M. de Goederen. + Informações

First track of a balladeer's debutalbum 'Panama' (2006). SUMMER the Benz fans are turned up high land pans before your eyes flashback to fathers suntanned thighs hopped on in drivers seat up front with dangling feet chest belt his muscled arm around and the sun goes down the lake wakes a hard blue sky waves break and Sam says hi flashback to Super Snorkel Spy young blonde with fishing net strong, fond his back half wet splash track and underwater sound and the sun goes down please, stop the thinking and the torture you can really only take so much things do look better in the morning without any grudge the twins bathe at 10 am grins taped on Sony cam flashback to mothers glaring lamp dives, swift into the roar wives drift, shift, safe on shore jam-packed that night that Natty drowns and the sun goes down please, stop the thinking and the torture you can really only take so much things do look better in the morning without any grudge would you stop this futile thinking would you stop these figments now Written by M. de Goederen. + Informações

A Balladeer performed Swim with Sam live at Lowlands 2006. + Informações

Exclusive track for the American release of 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?' (2010, Zip Records) and Amnesty International's PEACE project: www.buffetlibredjs.net Artwork by Scale To Fit.. + Informações

First song on a balladeer's second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?', which was released in the Netherlands in August 2008. The song was partly inspired by the end scene of 'Another Day In Paradise' by Larry Clark.. + Informações

Second video of a balladeer's second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?' (2008). The video is made by Coart. SUPERMAN CAN'T MOVE HIS LEGS Superman Can't Move His Legs skipping streets in springtime chasing sunlight on my bike and I could chalk the sidewalk any color that I liked blowing dandelions fairground rides and climbing trees and mother's kiss or candy for every injured knee there are no action heroes out there to come and save the world from harm Superman can't move his legs and I can't use my arms Superman can't move his legs Grandma's cake and candles magic bean plants in a jar shared baths and bedtime stories from Prickly Leg to Matthew Star Sleeping Beauty's sleeping Im not the boy I used to be surrounded by the bad guys the only fairy here is me there are no action heroes out there to come and save the world from harm Superman can't move his legs and I can't use my arms Superman can't move his legs I don't know much but if I've learned something from the past it's: girls go for assholes and happy endings never last there are no action heroes out there to come and save the world from harm Superman can't move his legs and I can't use my arms Superman can't move his legs. + Informações

a balladeer - Winterschläfer @ effenaar, 04-04-07. + Informações

release: 14 March 2011 check out www.aballadeer.nl produced by René de Vries and Marinus de Goederen recorded by Bart Wagemakers, René de Vries, Michel Vermeulen and Martijn van Agt mixed and mastered by Martijn Groeneveld Tijs Stehmann: drums Peter Slager: bass Martijn van Agt: electric and acoustic guitars René de Vries: piano and samples Michiel Flamman: backing vocals Charlie Dée : backing vocals Marinus de Goederen: piano and vocals. + Informações

Track taken from 'Sorry, kid.' (2010). You can pre-order the album at www.aballadeer.nl . Strings by Klimt! and arrangement by Tim Coenen.. + Informações

Third track from a balladeer's EP 'Rumor Had It', which was released in March 2004 (and re-released in 2007). Picture by Corb!no (Maarten Corbijn). Marinus de Goederen: vocals & piano Erik Meereboer: electric guitar Tijs Stehmann: drums With Walter Wilhelm on bass. THEY'VE SHUT DOWN MARKS & SPENSER they've shut down Marks & Spencer the windows all are blind no more English breakfasts but no one seems to mind after Christmas sales have started the trees are out there on the streets another year of resolutions and I still drag my feet the memory is out here the memory is here the memory's been out here for more than a year they've shut down Marks & Spencer the windows all are blind last year it reached the papers but then I didn't mind the memory is out here the memory is here the memory's been out here for more than a year I'm not out here in the rain so it isn't all that bad it's this thing I have with change that I have never had they've shut down Marks & Spencer the windows all are blind written by M. de Goederen. + Informações

A Balladeer - Herbst (accoustisch). + Informações

Track from mr. a balladeer's ep 'Aside'. The song was inspired by the 2006 movie 'Shortbus' (NSFW), starring Paul Dawson, PJ DeBoy, Peter Stickles, Jay Brannan and Sook-Yin Lee. 'Shortbus' is directed by John Cameron Mitchell. He also made 'Hedwig And The Angry Inch' (2001) and 'Rabbit Hole' (2010). The last one is with Nicole Kidman. The music of a balladeer and mr. a balladeer is available through iTunes and Bandcamp (mraballadeer.bandcamp.com). The band's website is www.aballadeer.com. Marinus de Goederen vocal and piano Charlie Dée: backing vocals Cédie Hooftman: cello Tim Coenen: cello arrangment. + Informações

mr. a balladeer - When A Law's Been Broken , live yn Noardewyn. + Informações

Last track on a balladeer's second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?' AMERICA, AMERICA I wasn't even seventeen when I believed the grass was greener where life is one big movie scene of beauty queens and paper boy achievers Wednesday nights at Mary's house I tried to open up to Jesus cause I had seen them raise their brows to the only non-believer in America, America in an air-conditioned class I auditioned for Mrs. Townsend's choir David wore a cowboy hat he lip-synched like she ordered him we prayed for soldiers in Iraq to give them strength to fire we pledged allegiance to the flag we praised our freedom caught between the borders of America, America Marys father brought us home he drove us through the heart of Texas once in Dallas I was shown the spot where JFK got shot Written by: TA Stehmann, EG Meereboer & M. de Goederen. + Informações

On 2 January 2009 Marinus (a balladeer) was invited by 3FM programm 'Move Your Ass'. DJ Rudy McKay did a pop quiz with him about super heroes and then Marinus played the song 'When Dean Was The Man (And Monroe Always Smiled). 'When Dean Was The Man (And Monroe Always Smiled)' is taken from a balladeer's second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?' (2008).. + Informações

3FM Serious Request; a balladeer als straatmuzikanten op 't Neude.. + Informações

directed by Marinus de Goederen edited by Tjeerd Muller 'Poster Child' by Dutch band a balladeer is taken from their second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?'. The song is about Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student who was robbed, gun whipped and tied to a fence, probably because he was gay. He was left for dead in near-freezing temperatures. Eighteen hours later a biker found him, mistaking him for a scarecrow at first. Matthew Shepard died from severe head injuries on 12 October 1998. His murderers Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson are imprisoned for life. POSTER CHILD the smell of the sagebrush reaches your brain the scent of the pines from the snow covered range you came out tonight there in search of a friend well, the Wyoming wind wants to play with your bangs hang on, handsome we are going to get you out of here quick hang on, handsome just wait and watch out for the bicyclist the sun it goes down now for a second black night it's you in the outskirts, not a soul here in sight the beautiful sky as your last piece of hope the same moon and stars that you saw through the telescope hang on, handsome we are going to get you a new pair of shoes hang on, handsome the bicyclist he will know what to say and do (c) M. de Goederen For more info on a balladeer, check www.aballadeer.com and www.myspace.com. + Informações

Currently I'm working on my solo album. This is an impression of day 2, with sneak previews of two new songs. Filmed by Rob van Dalen and myself.. + Informações