Song in Dutch by Simon Oak about the problems of getting consensus between friends and family about what’s going on in the world and how serious the problems are today. Lyrics Voor wie denkt dat het niet echt is, het een ingebeeld gevecht is Voor…
Fun song in Dutch by Simon Oak about this rare kind of people who tend to forget the balance in social talk (talk about themselves only), or just forget to offer their guest a cup of coffee. Lyrics We waren op weg naar een feestje…
Train song in Dutch by Simon Oak, written for his children in 2002. It’s about a little boy secretly driving ghost trains from a train station’s tower. Just before he causes a bad train crash, an old train driver saves the trains and discovers the…
Song in Dutch by Simon Oak, written in 2013 to mock the masses who enjoy the royal ceremonies without having a clue about the difference between a republic and a kingdom. Lyrics Hoe vond je de jurk, de jurk van Maxima? Was-ie niet mooi? Wat…
Song in Dutch by Simon Oak to mock the extreme personality cult around the Dutch royal family, which can easily be seen when you explore the map of The Netherlands. And it’s not just streets and squares that bear the names of Orange kings, queens,…
Fun song in Dutch by Simon Oak to the tune of The Mason’s Apron. The inspiration came from a sad and bizarre news item about a sperm donor who reportedly carried a rare cancer gene. Lyrics Mijn spermadonorvader is de drager van een gen Waardoor…
Anti-war song in Dutch by Simon Oak to the famous melody of Jaques Brel’s Ne Me Quitte Pas (1959). Lyrics Stopt het ooit een keer? Schei toch uit meneer! Dit wil niemand meer, zeg niet keer op keer Dat niet jij begon, maar dat zij…
Simon Oak’s protest song in Dutch to address Joost Klein’s cruel choice not to boycott the Eurovision 2024 and join a song contest with people who cheerfully represent a country that’s in the middle of committing a genocide. When asked why, Joost called himself a…
The second of two songs in Dutch by Simon Oak to the old Irish melody of The Little Beggarman. The indented lyrics sit on the B part of the tune. The first one is Mijn Fiets is Kapot. Lyrics 1. Ik ben een ouwe bollenboer,…
Song in Dutch for the fifth anniversary of the Roode Remise, a bar in Amsterdam, to the melody of an old Dutch classic “Eén Kopje Koffie” by VOF De Kunst, which itself was written to the song “Verde E Amarelo” by two Brazilian friends Erasmo…