Venus (Shocking Blue song)

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Singles
Venus (Shocking Blue)
  NL 2 07/12/1969 (23 weeks)
  DE 2 10/01/1969 (24 weeks)
  AT 2 December 15, 1969 (20 weeks)
  CH 1 10/28/1969 (18 weeks)
  UK 8th January 17, 1970 (13 weeks)
  US 1 December 13, 1969 (14 weeks)
Venus (Bananarama)
  DE 2 06/23/1986 (17 weeks)
  AT 7th 08/01/1986 (12 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 06/22/1986 (17 weeks)
  UK 8th 05/31/1986 (13 weeks)
  US 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 06/28/1986 (19 weeks)

Venus is a rock song by the Dutch band Shocking Blue from 1969, written and produced by Robbie van Leeuwen.

Emergence

In the melody van Leeuwen on oriented Tim Rose -Stück The Banjo Song , who had appeared 1964th The singer was Mariska Veres (1947-2006); the sitar was played by Jerry Ross (1933–2017). The original was released on October 2, 1969 and became a number one hit in the US and Switzerland. This version of Venus was used in films such as The Brady Family and Third Spring - Friends, Enemies, Pisces & Women .

Cover version of Bananarama

1986 Bananarama Venus re-recorded for their album True Confessions . The group came up with the idea of making a dance version of the song and turned to the production team Stock Aitken Waterman . This version was released on May 19, 1986 and also topped the charts in the United States and Switzerland.

In the episode The dictator of Isla Islad of American Dad , this version has been used; also as a jingle in a Gillette lady's razor commercial . Bananarama's version of Venus was also used in the films Romy and Michele and American Pie .

More cover versions

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Venus von Shocking Blue in the international charts
  2. ↑ Venus of Bananarama in the international charts ( highest position in Germany )
  3. ↑ release date