When I was 15, way back in 1969, I was deeply in love with Mariska. What a woman.....those eyes and that mystrious Mona Lisa-like smile....and of course the total package wasn't bad either. Long time gone now, but never forgotten....
Mariska Veres is major hot, but few people give the band the credit due. The bass player is quite impressive and not only holds down the bottom end but doubles as a rhythm section. He is one of the few I see use a pick and chords on the bass. This band was just plain great.
She is sooooo sexy and laid back. I am so sad she is gone, but her spirit is here in her music. Her band was pretty cool and grooved! She will always give me a love buzz! I love the song Mighty Joe too by Shocking Blue. How can you not just love her! ❤
She really had such a gorgeous and sultry look it's hard not to be totally transfixed watching her perform. Sheer magic and love buzz indeed! I'm finally noticing how excellent everyone in the band is-nice groove and chops by everyone.
Yes, Mariska Veres aka Maria Elizabeth Ender is gorgeous & love her stage presence~voice. Although I will say I’m much more interested in the band’s bassist~ Klaasje van der Wal aka a total hottie! 😂
In their song"shocking you"she says she's the goddess of music with the magic voice! My friends n me were all in love with Mariska when we saw her in 1969 so beautiful and what a voice,Shocking Blue fans 4everRIP💝💗😘😎
A solid version for sure, but I prefer the *rawer* sound (esp. on guitar) the band achieved for THIS live appearance. (Don’t worry; the audio improves about six measures in!) ua-cam.com/video/qWb8_DH8U6o/v-deo.html
How many hundreds of times I grooved to this song, and never knew what a beauty was singing it. Fact is, back then I just figured it was the usual guy on vox. Anyway, Mariska could've totally been my Venus! 😍
This song was HUGE when it came out! I still remember people at school raving about this "new" Dutch band. It was the first time ever number one hit for a Dutch band!
Yes, I believe her father was Gypsy. There have been a lot of great Gypsy musicians. At present I am studying Gypsy style violin.. Working on the common scales used by Gypsy players as heard in Hungary and Romania.
@@flexiblebirdchannel she could very much sing , it’s just that at the time any live performance on tv was difficult to produce within the relatively small budgets and time that most shows worked on . That’s also why top of the pops had live singing to a prerecorded backing track.
This is why You Tube is so great for me, this record sold a lot when it was released ages ago, but where are you ever gonna be able to find a black & white video of Shocking Blue doing their biggest hit and not lip syncing it, but doing it live. I consider this one of the rare type of video's from the music of the 60's & 70's that you won't see or hear everyday. Excellent footage. Thanks to whoever posted it.
@@donjohn2695 Likely couldn’t hear herself singing. Days before monitors and standing in front of LOUD band And no compression on her voice. I think that’s what you are hearing
Love this honestly live version. Most "live" clips of this tune are obviously mimed performances over the studio track but this is the real deal. Thank you for posting!
A very rare indeed as this seems a legit live performance. Most of their stuff in the YT seems to be 'pure' playback with lip syncing - or (more rarely) playback with live vocals. Not trying to tarnish the band anyway - due to technical reasons playback was a norm in the TV back then - very often against the wishes of the bands themselves.
Indeed - Nothing to do with feedback rejection as mentioned elsewhere - that's just an old wives tale - the idea of mic splitters had not really caught on, and the PA usually didn't have the complexity to allow a feed from it - mixed or not - so double miking was the norm for such filmed concerts.
Any sound that came through both mikes on the mic stand, i.e. the overwhelming noise of the on-stage amplifiers and raw drums, usually located directly behind the vocalist, and aimed straight into the cardioid mic, would be 100 times as loud as a human vocalist, thus overpowering him/ her. Thus, this would be canceled through that dual mike setup. Any loud background noise coming into both mics simultaneously, producing matching signals, were canceled. Only the vocal signal coming into one of the dual vocal mic setup, would transfer to the PA. Also, there was no need for a separate recording mic. They would simply pull the signal off the Mixing board or PA. Even the Announcer i. e. Woodstock, didn't need 2 mics. No music was playing, and his voice went through the PA, and was was recorded off the sound board. The difficulty comes with matching/ syncing the "tape" recording, with the film and/ or video sounds. @@captainniven
What good days we are getting older the day of 1970 is past my buddy a 1969 roadrunner and the sound of her on the radio will never come back RIP rock on
Back when pop bands could play their songs (without the aid/poison of computers), this kind of magical stuff happened live. This is, as others have said, a fabulous bit of pop music history and a treasure-it instantly became my favorite version of the tune.
@@smc9291 I still hanker after a time when nearly all my trains were pulled by steam locomotives😉. The exhaust complimented egg sandwiches really well!
Absolutely amazing rare live footage of this very talented band. Their first (was it their only?) album At Home is is totally faultless in every way. Rock music was so good and pure back in the early 70s.
Lyrics : A goddess on a mountain top Was burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire Her weapons were her crystal eyes Making every man mad Black as the dark night she was Got what no one else had, whoa! She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire
I became a fan of Shocking Blue the day you uploaded this. I always knew they were good so I decided to look into their catalogue and I can say they are already one of my favourites.
Imagine that, a band playing live on stage with no backup dancers or ProTools gimmickry. Great live version of the original track, by the original and best act to record the song.
Really tight band. Rare to see a vid where they're actually playing. Mariska hated wearing those wigs, but her image made them. Great voice 'til leaving us. RIP.
Like some, I've been searching for a LIVE performance of this song. Thanks for posting. I remember waking up to this song back in the 70s. Instantly catchy.
Mariska Veres, was a very beautiful and sensuous woman. Her subtle moves on stage were very sexy. Much unlike today's vulgar semi clad twerking rudeness on stage.
I think twerking has passed, thankfully. It was part of the pornification of mainstream culture for a while but ran its course. If you like that sort of thing, fine, but don't show it to little kids.
It's nice to know they were a real band of musicians because at the time all I heard and didn't see was a Pop radio hit. We were a bit cut off here in NZ in those days.
Always loved the guitar solo (at 1:00 here) - very Country influenced, although not a Country song in any way. A great video and a fantastic memory of those times
@@ballhawk387 It can be that as well. Could've also been used for delay effects. I'm going to say in this case, since the audio is perfectly clear (for the filming) that you are correct. They're set up for monitoring and PA.
Forgot about this song from then until now I did think it was great way back in the day but age is a bad thing especially for your memory thanks youtube for the chance to relive happy memories.
Can't get her voice out of my head, she liked the big hair look,very sexy, I'm 74 years old and play this song in my car every day
R.I.P. Mariska .....you are not gone. Always in our hearts and mind ❤❤❤❤❤
When I was 15, way back in 1969, I was deeply in love with Mariska. What a woman.....those eyes and that mystrious Mona Lisa-like smile....and of course the total package wasn't bad either. Long time gone now, but never forgotten....
Nice comment!!!
Mariska: Magic! Beautiful Woman Forever. ⚡✨🌟🌹❤️ 🇧🇷
I fell in love with her 1970 when I was 17. Just based on her voice. But wow, what a beauty!!
She wore a wig , not her real hair 😮.
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it!
She was great. I miss her.
i always loved this song from the first time i heard it since i was little and still today i love to dance it
And how old are you?
For me is Venus one of the greatest songs of all time.
R.I.P. Mariska Veres. 🌹🙏
It’s live for Christ’s sake!
this really is a live recording. Not a voice over the studio music. Thank you for posting
Hell Yea.
Robbie van Leeuwen, excellent guitarist!
It's good to hear a live show but I always suspected that the Aaaaaaaa,Aaaaaaaa,Aaa was a overdub.
Mariska Veres is major hot, but few people give the band
the credit due. The bass player is quite impressive and not
only holds down the bottom end but doubles as a rhythm section.
He is one of the few I see use a pick and chords on the bass.
This band was just plain great.
Not to mention covering the essential keyboard hook. Very, very impressive!
good to hear another left handed drummer too - solid.....!
@@ballhawk387 oook
Robbie van Leeuwen almost does the guitar and piano part at the same time!
@@moonlightdust1984 Left Footed. You can lead with either hand.
She is sooooo sexy and laid back. I am so sad she is gone, but her spirit is here in her music. Her band was pretty cool and grooved! She will always give me a love buzz! I love the song Mighty Joe too by Shocking Blue. How can you not just love her! ❤
She really had such a gorgeous and sultry look it's hard not to be totally transfixed watching her perform. Sheer magic and love buzz indeed! I'm finally noticing how excellent everyone in the band is-nice groove and chops by everyone.
Yes, Mariska Veres aka Maria Elizabeth Ender is gorgeous & love her stage presence~voice. Although I will say I’m much more interested in the band’s bassist~ Klaasje van der Wal aka a total hottie! 😂
she's beautiful, in hi school when that song came. tight band
Nice to hear the ending which you don't get to hear on the fade-out record.
Great version and guitar solo. Fab!
In their song"shocking you"she says she's the goddess of music with the magic voice! My friends n me were all in love with Mariska when we saw her in 1969 so beautiful and what a voice,Shocking Blue fans 4everRIP💝💗😘😎
We were 14 in 1969 and we loved Mariska!My girl then and now rip Mariska!😘😎
Mariska is Venus in flesh.
Just love this live version. Straight at you rock and roll. No Gimmicks.
True. Rock became so gimmicky and pretentious that I gave up on it in the early 1970s, when I discovered jazz and roots music on campus radio.
A solid version for sure, but I prefer the *rawer* sound (esp. on guitar) the band achieved for THIS live appearance. (Don’t worry; the audio improves about six measures in!)
ua-cam.com/video/qWb8_DH8U6o/v-deo.html
How many hundreds of times I grooved to this song, and never knew what a beauty was singing it.
Fact is, back then I just figured it was the usual guy on vox.
Anyway, Mariska could've totally been my Venus! 😍
This song was HUGE when it came out! I still remember people at school raving about this "new" Dutch band. It was the first time ever number one hit for a Dutch band!
I had the 45 as a kid and played the sh*t out of it. Really catchy!! Just a great pop song.
@@davidnatzel2401I love that song!😊
The gipsy beauty of Mariska is hypnotic even nowadays. The rest of the band is superlative, the best of the best.
Yes, I believe her father was Gypsy. There have been a lot
of great Gypsy musicians. At present I am studying
Gypsy style violin.. Working on the common scales
used by Gypsy players as heard in Hungary and Romania.
But she could not sing (that may be the reason why most performances were playback). Afterwards Amy Winehouse had the same look but a better voice.
@@flexiblebirdchannel she could very much sing , it’s just that at the time any live performance on tv was difficult to produce within the relatively small budgets and time that most shows worked on . That’s also why top of the pops had live singing to a prerecorded backing track.
Cigánybálba sok a roma barátom.
Biztosan látványos látni őket táncolni!
Even better live... raw... full of intention. Amazing.
She's got it, yeah baby she's got it....
Wow, an actual live version.
Great post 🎸
One of my favorite bands in the sixties along with the Beatlea and many others... God bless you all..
@eingelbertdiola- Great wig too...
This is why You Tube is so great for me, this record sold a lot when it was released ages ago, but where are you ever gonna be able to find a black & white video of Shocking Blue doing their biggest hit and not lip syncing it, but doing it live. I consider this one of the rare type of video's from the music of the 60's & 70's that you won't see or hear everyday. Excellent footage. Thanks to whoever posted it.
I've never seen a video of Shocking Blue performing live. "Venus" was a very popular song indeed. Muchas gracias, Mariska.
Finally! A completely live rendition of this song… I’ve always wondered how they ended this…
the applause sounds canned - no audience?!
Her Vocals are extremely weak here
@@donjohn2695 Likely couldn’t hear herself singing.
Days before monitors and standing in front of LOUD band
And no compression on her voice. I think that’s what you are hearing
Finally, a UA-cam posting of Venus where they are plugged in!
I got to see them in my small rural town in Northern CA at our Veterans Hall,
Love this honestly live version. Most "live" clips of this tune are obviously mimed performances over the studio track but this is the real deal. Thank you for posting!
Left-handed drummer?
Yeah seriously. Those other videos, couldn't they find someone to fake play electric piano?
@@larryjacobsen4079 They called Me; I wouldn't answer.
@@robertakerman3570 Yes, also seem to recall that Micky Dolenz the drummer in the Monkees was also left handed.
@@michaelhearn3052 That does ring a bell. Too bad Ringo never caught on to that.
First time I've looked at the live version...... love the song ...... great guitar hooks
Great
What a cool song this was, I was 14 when this song hit the airwaves.
GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN< BY MYSELF & THE WORLD OF MUSIC> REST IN PEACE> YOU ALWAYS WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A WOMEN OF GREAT VOCAL TALENT & BEAUTY>
Only the lead guitarist left.
A very rare indeed as this seems a legit live performance. Most of their stuff in the YT seems to be 'pure' playback with lip syncing - or (more rarely) playback with live vocals.
Not trying to tarnish the band anyway - due to technical reasons playback was a norm in the TV back then - very often against the wishes of the bands themselves.
This is the best live version of ‘Venus’ Shocking Blue on UA-cam!
Heard better ones on utube.
Really? This sounds weak
@@donjohn2695 Yes, pretty weak.
here is a fascinating woman .... the aboslute beauty !
There are 2 vocal mics tied together. One for live, one for recording. Awesome!
More likely two mics for wall of sound, given the date of this.
Indeed - Nothing to do with feedback rejection as mentioned elsewhere - that's just an old wives tale - the idea of mic splitters had not really caught on, and the PA usually didn't have the complexity to allow a feed from it - mixed or not - so double miking was the norm for such filmed concerts.
Any sound that came through both mikes on the mic stand, i.e. the overwhelming noise of the on-stage amplifiers and raw drums, usually located directly behind the vocalist, and aimed straight into the cardioid mic, would be 100 times as loud as a human vocalist, thus overpowering him/ her. Thus, this would be canceled through that dual mike setup. Any loud background noise coming into both mics simultaneously, producing matching signals, were canceled. Only the vocal signal coming into one of the dual vocal mic setup, would transfer to the PA. Also, there was no need for a separate recording mic. They would simply pull the signal off the Mixing board or PA. Even the Announcer i. e. Woodstock, didn't need 2 mics. No music was playing, and his voice went through the PA, and was was recorded off the sound board. The difficulty comes with matching/ syncing the "tape" recording, with the film and/ or video sounds. @@captainniven
A brilliant song performed very well by each and every player.
The lead guitar player was excellent. The band, overall, was very good.
What good days we are getting older the day of 1970 is past my buddy a 1969 roadrunner and the sound of her on the radio will never come back RIP rock on
I know what you mean Joe. Days past were so good and innocent. ✌️
Back when pop bands could play their songs (without the aid/poison of computers), this kind of magical stuff happened live. This is, as others have said, a fabulous bit of pop music history and a treasure-it instantly became my favorite version of the tune.
Absolutely!
But the applause track is canned!
@@smc9291 I still hanker after a time when nearly all my trains were pulled by steam locomotives😉. The exhaust complimented egg sandwiches really well!
The summit of beauty and love, and Mariska was her name!
Great forgotten band - along with the likes of 5 man electrical band and elephants memory. What a decade of rock!!!👍🎸🥁❤️
Absolutely amazing rare live footage of this very talented band.
Their first (was it their only?) album At Home is is totally faultless in every way.
Rock music was so good and pure back in the early 70s.
They also have european hits of the next albums , blossom lady , out of sight out of mind , inkpot.
I fully agree! I've still got the original on the pink elephant label.
What a hypnotic performance.
Extremely cool 😎 footage - very underrated group
the 2 microphones is a technique that was used to avoid feedback(loud whining noise)
Or one for the recording and one for the P.A.
That's it.
I had honestly never heard a live performance of this masterful song, thank you so much for sharing, what memories!!!!!!😍
there are more live performances of Venus on my channel.
What a great band…and time to live and enjoy..thanks for the memories
This band were top quality , great live vocals , stands up well from 70
Wow, nice to watch this #1 hit from 1970 live!!!
Great! How good the live sound is!
Lyrics :
A goddess on a mountain top
Was burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
And Venus was her name
She's got it
Yeah, baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire, at your desire
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire, at your desire
Her weapons were her crystal eyes
Making every man mad
Black as the dark night she was
Got what no one else had, whoa!
She's got it
Yeah, baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire, at your desire
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire, at your desire
She's got it
Yeah, baby, she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire, at your desire
Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire, at your desire
Great Song.......................
Wow What A Beautiful Woman!😍
Thanks for that great uploading ... Mariska was divine and the band as good on stage than in the records ...
Such a beauty
The most amazing thing is Mariska didn't know English she was Dutch. She passed a few years ago . Yes this was top notch talent
Few years ago?, as far as i know she passed away already in 2006. In fact Robbie van Leeuwen is the only member still alive these days.
I became a fan of Shocking Blue the day you uploaded this. I always knew they were good so I decided to look into their catalogue and I can say they are already one of my favourites.
Imagine that, a band playing live on stage with no backup dancers or ProTools gimmickry. Great live version of the original track, by the original and best act to record the song.
Fantastic! You don't see many live Shocking Blue 3:17 clips. This is a true treasure. Robbie was an all around musical genius!
Bring back Mariska and take Miley Cyrus please.
I like that!!! Yeeeeesss!!
Good Idea🙏
7k
Yea!
I love them both.....
MARISKA 💔
Mariska 💕💕
Good to see bands and singers from other nations, other than the two pop & rock mother countries of the US and the UK, doing well.
I love this
Loved the Banarama version since it came out 🎶 this is new to me 👀 quite a few more country music elements in this one 🤠
ffs!
Fell IN LOVE with her in 1969. :) I was 13!
...................WWWOooo!!
HEAR THIS SONG
EVERY DAY NIGHT
ON THE P.A. FROM
THE AUTO MOBILE
SALES LOT AND NOW HERE SHE IS
ON THE YT..
AWESOMERNESS
Weed Me
Loved it then. Love it now.
Really tight band. Rare to see a vid where they're actually playing. Mariska hated wearing those wigs, but her image made them. Great voice 'til leaving us. RIP.
thank you for sharing this live performance!!!!!
I love you Mariska forever ❤
I like this Song! ❤
Like some, I've been searching for a LIVE performance of this song. Thanks for posting. I remember waking up to this song back in the 70s. Instantly catchy.
very nice indeed I first heard this tune 1970 but this live version really kicks ass!
Mariska Veres, was a very beautiful and sensuous woman. Her subtle moves on stage were very sexy. Much unlike today's vulgar semi clad twerking rudeness on stage.
amen
Amen indeed! 🙏🏼
I think twerking has passed, thankfully. It was part of the pornification of mainstream culture for a while but ran its course. If you like that sort of thing, fine, but don't show it to little kids.
Wrong.
Twerking the ass is traditional african dance.
They probably mate by learning it.
Some Islands people too.
Let me guess-you are white lolol!!!
Twerking rudeness. Careful it sounds like a name for a music group! Better copyright that name!
I had this on one of the KTEL greatest hits albums - along with The Rapper, Love grows where my Rosemary goes, more - brought me into rock music.
finally. a live performance!
Love Mariska!
fantastic video - luv them live !!! Sesu Coleman
LOVE IT including The Hair
Nothing but sweet and innocent memories is this song.
Nice country Telecaster guitar licks from the guitar player on the short solos
Always loved Mariska. Great singer, and beautiful too. Her husband was a lucky man.
LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹
My God, that was fantastic. ❤❤❤ Dave in Sierra Vista AZ
It's nice to know they were a real band of musicians because at the time all I heard and didn't see was a Pop radio hit. We were a bit cut off here in NZ in those days.
Rest in Peace Mariska Veres lead singer of the Dutch band The Shocking Blue.
Always loved the guitar solo (at 1:00 here) - very Country influenced, although not a Country song in any way. A great video and a fantastic memory of those times
the 2 microphones is an old technique to avoid feedback
I thought it was for the audience PA and the monitor system.
@@ballhawk387 It can be that as well. Could've also been used for delay effects. I'm going to say in this case, since the audio is perfectly clear (for the filming) that you are correct. They're set up for monitoring and PA.
I love her voice
Never heard if she ever got married and/or had kids. R.I.P. Mariska
She was in a long-term relationship, but never married or had children.
Would like to know if she got married or had a family.heard she told the band not to make a move on her.
I love this song since Hits in 1970..
Memory when I was a Baby
Forgot about this song from then until now I did think it was great way back in the day but age is a bad thing especially for your memory thanks youtube for the chance to relive happy memories.
wow, back in high school 😎👩
This is true rock at its peek
Peak.
Genial música 🌹🌹🇨🇴
This band and most of their songs are underrated as hell.
More then 50 years ago....owww
so effortless
Summer of 69..top 40!..yahoo!
"Venus" reached #1 in the U.S. in February 1970. Also #1 in Canada and many other countries.
@@philmccracken414 glad I way listen to radio AM..in 69..then moved over to FM in 71..rock on brother!
Great song.... good band.. and she was gorgeous