Xandra performing "Colorado", the Dutch entry at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest.
For her 3rd appearance at the contest, after 1972 and 1976, former child-star Sandra Reemer fronted a rock band with this nice, harmless light-rock tune that must be the only ESC entry with an American state for a title. Kudos to whoever manages to figure out what those shiny triangular objects at Sandra's outfit are! :-D
Comments on "Eurovision 1979 - Netherlands"
Cool. A song about ... Cool. A song about my? home state!
Somehow this ... Somehow this reminds me of John? Denver..
Like Sandra, I'm ... Like Sandra, I'm Indonesian, and my dad went to college in Boulder, Colorado. So I think I'm actually meant to know this song.?
First heared it and ... First heared it and immediately adore? it ?
Watching this song, ... Watching this song, it's no wonder Holland never wins :-)?
@oldiegoldiefan
... @oldiegoldiefan
Reemer is a Dutch name. She is of mixed blood. In colonial times Indonesia had a big "Dutch' Eurasian community called the? Indo Europeans also known as the 'Indische Nederlanders' (in Dutch)
Most of them came to Holland or USA,etc. Usually they call themselves Dutch Eurasians from Indonesia or Indische Nederlanders(in Dutch) and not Indonesians.
@majormarco
Not? ... @majormarco
Not? exactly.....Sandra belongs to the Dutch-Indonesian(Eurasian)community ( in Dutch: Indische Nederlanders of Indo-Europeanen)
There are more Eurasians of Indonesia in the Netherlands than real Indonesians.
@Rock010288
Sandra ... @Rock010288
Sandra is? of mixed blood (Eurasian).
And all in all she ... And all in all she didn't win but due to Israel's resign the following? edition took place in Netherlands and 80s - just like 70s - in ESC started there.
@J.Jurk
Zij heette ... @J.Jurk
Zij heette niet "ineens" Xandra; die naam kreeg zij bij? haar geboorte. Van de nonnen op school moest zij Sandra heten omdat de X duivels zou zijn ...
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I love this? song! I love this? song!
@benz2763? Me too - ... @benz2763? Me too - I was 13 :-)
@Mangoteppe Her ... @Mangoteppe Her whole look, including the triangles and their colors (not to mention her shoes), is very 1980s... which means that Xandra was ahead of her time :-)?
op je paard, ... op je paard, denkend aan? de benzine die je bespaart?
what? is this song ... what? is this song about?
cann you uderstand ... cann you uderstand what they? are singing?
it's very nice^^ i'm dutch but it's a funny song! lov it
What a stupid ... What a stupid comment of the German Commentator after Xandra's performance; she said yeahhh she doesnt look like a typical Dutch girl? because she's born in Indonesia .. ..who cares? :p
Sandra is te gek, ... Sandra is te gek, maar waarom het ineens Xandra moest zijn...? Trouwens..dit moet? de allereerste echte unplugged band zijn,want ze doen alsof ze een te gekke rockshow neerzetten terwijl er geeneen gitaar in een versterker zit...zooo stompzinnig werkelijk..
Now that I think ... Now that I think about it, the guys behind her? wore a few of those triangles too.
It's a nice song, ... It's a nice song, but I can still understand, that it? only reached 12th place.
Hmmm... Now I really wonder about those triangles on her dress.
The pink triangles ... The pink triangles are a? pretty obvious giveaway dontcha think?.. The yellow ones, I think, are there to draw some attention away from her "coming out". As if she's saying "I'm a bit yellow about it but I'm gay".
But then again it might just have been a fashion statement. A design by Jos Brink perhaps... covered with "Kleine Kroepoekjes".
I have many memorys ... I have many memorys about that song,I was 12 years? old,
Lead singer okay. ... Lead singer okay. My favorite song of 1979 ESC.?
One? of my ... One? of my favourite songs - if not my favourite - it has a lot of memories for me.
LOL!? :-D LOL!? :-D
To answer your ... To answer your question, tasosk, those triangles on her outfit are the 1980's desperately trying to break free. They knew it was 1979. It was only a matter of time for them.?
nice song. Nice to ... nice song. Nice to hear Sandra? again
She is either part ... She is either part or fully Indonesian, there are a lot? of Indonesians in Holland (Indonesia used too be a dutch colony)
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