I used to live in the Middle Rhine area (Neuwied/Koblenz) and saw the Nits live in concert at the 'Rheinkultur' Festival in Bonn in the early 90's 😀 Have moved to NZ nearly 20 years ago, though. People here were laughing at me at the beginning when I'd call a hill a "mountain" 😄
I have loved this song since my childhood. A few years ago I consciously heard this song while on holiday in Holland in Zandvoort & it just felt like I just had to do it. Today the song connects me even more with this beautiful place. I'm looking forward to being there again in the summer. Best regards from Germany :)
The Nits are a very underrated band. They did so much wonderful songs! I saw them live in 1992 and I met them after the show. They are very nice people, as much as they are inspired. Hats off to the Nits!!
I too saw them in the early 90's, at the 'Rheinkultur' Festival in Bonn, Germany 😀 They had released their album 'Ting' then, and it was a great show! 😊 Free entry, too! 😁 Lost track of them after their '98 'Alankomaat' album, also because of my move to NZ a couple of years later; They're completely unknown here, sadly
They remind me of The Waterboys! Another great group from the same time frame. Fisherman's Blues was their big song. Adding this song to my favorites list!!!!!
In the late 1980`s the Nits had a big hit with this song in austria , too . Hearing it again , more than 20 years later , it is still , what it ever was : A great piece of music ..... peter
Loved the NITS in the 80''ies. We were dancing the nights through while our fathers and mothers were at work or for any yoga-shops elsewhere. We loved the Dutch mountains a lot during those weekends. Everybody was fuzzed, but there was always an idiot to have a walk with the dogs
I stumbled across them when I was lending cassette tapes from the local library as a kid. Since they only had a few dozen, I eventually tried them all. Good times.
I was born in the valley of bricks Where the river runs high above the rooftops I was waiting for the cars coming home late at night From the Dutch mountains I was standing in the valley of rock Up to my belly in an early fog I was looking for the road to a green painted house In the Dutch mountains In the Dutch mountains Mountains I met a woman in the valley of stone She was painting roses on the walls of her home And the moon is a coin with the head of the queen Of the Dutch mountains Mountains I lost a button of my shirt today It fell on the ground And it was rolling away Like a trail leading me back To the Dutch mountains To the Dutch mountains Mountains I met a miller on the back of a cow He was looking for the wind but he didn't know how I said: Follow the cloud that looks like a sheep In the Dutch mountains In the Dutch mountains In the Dutch mountains Mountains Mountains Buildings
Used to listen to this and Waterboys making wine on Lake Geneva back in the day, listening to the LA Dodger's beat my Oakland A's in World Series 4-1, not a pretty finish for Nor Cal....but I was there and the Nits were there.
'Montes' lol My mom let me hear this song while eating breakfast, right now I'm 14, and now we both know where the sample came from, thanks to wikipedia, and it's making us both laugh Love this song
There is no way in English to write the word Mountains with a true Dutch accent. The only way is to come overhere or meet someone Dutch abroad to really give an understanding.
Billy Joel`s "The Downeaster Alexa" which came out two years after "In the Dutch Mountains", has, in terms of rhythm and harmony, an eerily similar feel` about it.
Actually there do exist mountains even in The Netherlands. Visit Nijverdal, Holten and Hellendoorn. There you will find the Sallandse Heuvel Rug which is a mountain with a rather high view stage to see many nearby villages and cities. (Closest village to the hilltop = Nijverdal)
Since bonaire, saba and estausius are integrated in the nethetlands we have some real (albeit rather low) mountains. Everything in Europe are just hills
No(t yet) Although some loonatics came up with the idea of constructing one a while ago... Yeah, right.. ;) Interpretations: #1: the comparison one can make with going uphill is driving against the (strong) wind, especially driving a bicycle. Ditto downhill of course. Winds can be strong in the open, flat countryside in NL, especially the costal areas. # 2:perceiving the silhouette of a large city from a distance (with its tall buildings) as mountains. #3: clouds (see post below).
Such an amazing song,heard of it because of Heidevolk's metal version . I would love if someone would put together a nice yt video fo that cover too :)
1:34 wo ist denn das? sieht aus wie eine Gasse kurz nach dem Krieg oder ein Zigeuner Ghetto in der Slowakei. Obwohl es auch eine Strasse in Sarajevo sein könnte. Auf jedenfall finde ich diese kurze Frequenze sehr interessant. Kaputt, aber Kinder die da vergnügt spielen, genau so eine szene habe ich tatsächlich in sarajevo selbst gesehen und in Moldawien auch (aber da passen die Häuser nicht zu)
Dikke vette schande trouwens dat dit nummer niet meer in op de nederlandse radio wordt gedraaid. Zo gaat dit land ( dat overigens steeds minder leuk is) om met haar muzikale parels.
You're right, there are no mountains in The Netherlands, only hills in the south. What he means with Dutch mountains are certain clouds which appear to be unique to The Netherlands. Seeing those clouds in the distance, they look like mountains.
Ahahah... precisely not. Holland is called "Pays-Bas" in French, which means Low Land or Low Country. There are no mountains at all over there. Same for the north part of Belgium, which is often called The Flat Land :-) I guess the title of the song refers to reality as we would like it to be, but is not.
Correction "Netherlands" is "Les Pays-Bas" in french. Holland is "La Hollande" (sorry, it's not the same despite popular belief). Well in the utmost south of the Netherlands there are some "mountains", and when the Tour de France was there it even led to a polka-dot-jersey to be given there (Couberg in Valkenburg), but I guess that's all we got here in the Netherland ;) (Yeah, I'm Dutch myself) :)
+TheRealTricky Oh... I am Belgian and never made a difference between "Les Pays-Bas" et "La Hollande"... But you are right "Pays-Bas" is the equivalent of "The Nether-lands", worldly speaking. Thanks!
Unfortunately many Dutch don't even know (or care) about the difference,but I do. (Well, some people from Nortern Netherlands think I'm Belgian due to my accent. I live close to the Belgian border. Would that have something to do with it?
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Greetings to the Netherlands from the Lower Rhine Area (Kleve/Geldern). We call everything higher than 5m a hill and everything higher 40m a mountain!
Schöne grüsse aus Lobith!
@@maartennederland5096 Groeten uit Zevenaar. XD
I used to live in the Middle Rhine area (Neuwied/Koblenz) and saw the Nits live in concert at the 'Rheinkultur' Festival in Bonn in the early 90's 😀 Have moved to NZ nearly 20 years ago, though. People here were laughing at me at the beginning when I'd call a hill a "mountain" 😄
Ben ik helemaal mee eens ❤
LG from Mount Olympus ❤
I have loved this song since my childhood. A few years ago I consciously heard this song while on holiday in Holland in Zandvoort & it just felt like I just had to do it. Today the song connects me even more with this beautiful place. I'm looking forward to being there again in the summer.
Best regards from Germany :)
It reminds me of Haarlem and Zandvoort in my youth in the 80's, although the song is a bit older than that ....
@@ztevil In just under 4 weeks I'll finally be back in Zandvoort for a week. I'll definitely hear the song there again.
@@FTN86I live in Haarlem.. 😘 Have fun ..
Now i chill in Zandvoort and Listen this Song 🤩
The Nits are a very underrated band. They did so much wonderful songs! I saw them live in 1992 and I met them after the show. They are very nice people, as much as they are inspired. Hats off to the Nits!!
Nescio is also great!
I too saw them in the early 90's, at the 'Rheinkultur' Festival in Bonn, Germany 😀 They had released their album 'Ting' then, and it was a great show! 😊 Free entry, too! 😁 Lost track of them after their '98 'Alankomaat' album, also because of my move to NZ a couple of years later; They're completely unknown here, sadly
This is a nice song. I like the asmr at the end.
@@mykeymay For me Sleep.🤩
@@mykeymayI first listen nescio and i was shocked
Still a great Song in 2024 👌
They remind me of The Waterboys! Another great group from the same time frame. Fisherman's Blues was their big song. Adding this song to my favorites list!!!!!
Still a great song in 2023.
Even in 2024, I grew old with the song. Greetings from 🇩🇪
Incredible sound and orchestration.. Considered as a classic value in my mind, cheers from Athens.
Supertolles Video super Song geile Musik habe ich schon früher laufend in der Musik Box gewählt ein Fach klasse💓💓💓💓
Eigentlich ein 80 er insider aber umso geiler!
Great song, I'm Dutch and very proud of what the Nits were doing.
Love this song I'am from the Netherlands too (hoi)
In the late 1980`s the Nits had a big hit with this song in austria , too . Hearing it again , more than 20 years later , it is still , what it ever was : A great piece of music .....
peter
Didn't know that this was a hit in Austria only, interesting.
I was blessed being in my teens in the 80s!
Best time of my life.....
I saw them live on Rodon down town Athens in 1994, awesome. Yeah, they are very underrated
We love the „Dutch Mountains# especially Valkenburg and the chairlift
Gisteravond in het oude Luxor gezien, op en top genoten van deze top muziekanten
Loved the NITS in the 80''ies. We were dancing the nights through while our fathers and mothers were at work or for any yoga-shops elsewhere. We loved the Dutch mountains a lot during those weekends. Everybody was fuzzed, but there was always an idiot to have a walk with the dogs
Brilliant, brilliant video.
also greetings from the totally south east of moffistan "mountain brothers" thank you for great music
Over the mountains been loving Nits for decades and luckily seen them here in Finland three times
I got to know this song when you still heard fantastic music like this on the radio. 🇫🇮
The 80's were a great decade, especially in terms of Music! 😊
Nits are anything but underrated. They simply have an audience that loves good music.
I am a dutchman from Texas I really like them!!
This sound and vision consistently gives me ASMR.
im so thankful that my dad thaught me this wonderful song
Chapeau.....une merveille....un souvenir pour vous😊😊😊😍
I love this song. Thank you!
I stumbled across them when I was lending cassette tapes from the local library as a kid. Since they only had a few dozen, I eventually tried them all. Good times.
Great song, also reminds me of the Waterboys
One of the best songs of all time
Ik zing dit liedje altijd als ik in de duinen bij Bergen wandel.
Netherlands 10 points from the German Jury. Super Lied. Mercy
We here in the USA will go so far as to give it twelve points!
@@SuperJNG18 even 15 or 20 or 1,000. No song can compete with this. At least not at the ESC.
Πολύ ωραίο τραγούδι θα έπρεπε να έχει μεγαλύτερη επιτυχία
I was born in the Dutch mountains (Zuid-Limburg).
Nits 2020.
Tonight in Vienna - I'm really looking forward to it! 😃🇦🇹
Een van Neerlands beste nummers, en bijbehorende clip. Instant klassieker!
A friend who lives in the Netherlands sent me this video, I love the scene where he is in a boat that looked really peaceful!
I'm here because I just heard a snippet on the Belgian quiz "Blokken"... How come I don't know this fantastic music in BE... 😮
I was born in the valley of bricks
Where the river runs high above the rooftops
I was waiting for the cars coming home late at night
From the Dutch mountains
I was standing in the valley of rock
Up to my belly in an early fog
I was looking for the road to a green painted house
In the Dutch mountains
In the Dutch mountains
Mountains
I met a woman in the valley of stone
She was painting roses on the walls of her home
And the moon is a coin with the head of the queen
Of the Dutch mountains
Mountains
I lost a button of my shirt today
It fell on the ground
And it was rolling away
Like a trail leading me back
To the Dutch mountains
To the Dutch mountains
Mountains
I met a miller on the back of a cow
He was looking for the wind but he didn't know how
I said: Follow the cloud that looks like a sheep
In the Dutch mountains
In the Dutch mountains
In the Dutch mountains
Mountains
Mountains
Buildings
Many thanks for that!
Thanks
I just heard this song for the first time today and I’m very thankful for those lyrics!!
Used to listen to this and Waterboys making wine on Lake Geneva back in the day, listening to the LA Dodger's beat my Oakland A's in World Series 4-1, not a pretty finish for Nor Cal....but I was there and the Nits were there.
didn't hear it for 10 years, and as I turned on the radio today, it was playing this. LoL
these cars in that street...real classics today
'Montes' lol
My mom let me hear this song while eating breakfast, right now I'm 14, and now we both know where the sample came from, thanks to wikipedia, and it's making us both laugh
Love this song
There is no way in English to write the word Mountains with a true Dutch accent. The only way is to come overhere or meet someone Dutch abroad to really give an understanding.
@@MaxAndela I am Dutch:)
Könnte ich immer wieder hören ein Ohrwurm toll
Ich auch!👍
I'm loving it! Great song! Dank je well❤
toffe nummer...Deze groep zit ook in de klassenlijst...zal altijd blijven in een Grammofoon platenzaak. .
Billy Joel`s "The Downeaster Alexa" which came out two years after "In the Dutch Mountains", has, in terms of rhythm and harmony, an eerily similar feel` about it.
Wonderful surreal song!
Piece of art.
Many greetings to the dutch Mountains from Brunswick in Germany and please stay safe from the Corona Virus :)
Fantastisch nummer:.
Zo makkelijk is het hier ook weer niet ;)
Oh, brings me back and I love it! Mountains!
Spotify recommended this song to me, thank you
ΜΗΧΑΝΕΣ !
fine song
Μου έφτιαξες την μέρα φίλε να σαι καλα
Εννοείται!!
just tody i rode a bus looking lefeft thheres the Kåren where NITS performed, I was soo happy theyre 4 for me to o, that Kähen ,
Blijft een meesterlijk nummer 🤘🏻
Wonderful!
'Klassieker Der Nederlandse Klassiekers' !!
Forever !!
ik hou van dit nummer xxx af en toe!
elakelaiset made cover of this, thank to them that i found this piece of gem
Lovely scenery and song,.;-)
fantastic music and a great video.
I'm Dutch, this is just great :)
A Great Song By The Nits....trots !!!!
Very cool song! Like so many of theirs 😊 While liking this one, most of my friends don't like the fact that none of their others sound alike 😆
I was in the concert, at dutch...with Uschi-Babe...!
In de Nederlandse bergeeeeeen. Zo mooi!
Fabulous!
Actually there do exist mountains even in The Netherlands. Visit Nijverdal, Holten and Hellendoorn. There you will find the Sallandse Heuvel Rug which is a mountain with a rather high view stage to see many nearby villages and cities. (Closest village to the hilltop = Nijverdal)
Since bonaire, saba and estausius are integrated in the nethetlands we have some real (albeit rather low) mountains. Everything in Europe are just hills
Reminds me of home ❤
The Nits and hits forever!!
I love my water runned country. LANG LEVEN NEDERLAND!
🙋🏼♀ Yea enjoy the Dutch mountains..
There are actually mountains in Holland. The highest is Vaalserberg. This 'mountain' is 322,7 meters high. Pretty high for a mostly flat country :p
you cannot cal that a mountain the official term for a mountain under 500 metres is a hill
Wouter Boender yes you can, i just did :p I know, but to me it is a mountain lol. Strange enough, they call it Vaalserberg, nog Vaalserhill.. hehe.
+Wouter Boender No, above 200 meters called a mountain, so you were wrong, you can Google it if you want, so there are Mountains in Holland!!
+Simon K Above 200 meters called a mountain, you were right, and he was wrong!!
+Simon K Actually Saba is a municipality since 2010 of the netherlands and saba is 800 meters high so it's the highest point of the netherlands.
Das Video ist der Hammer...
this song makes me proud to be dutch, eventhough I am not .
Not Dutch :)
The song is simply great !
@@thetimmy755431 we hebben geen bergen
@@thetimmy755431 dus waar slaat dit op wtf
We don’t have mountains but ok
@@interyenan1246 no shit daar slaat t nummer op
its a reference to his childhood memories that there must be mountains beyond the border of his hometown Amsterdam.
No(t yet)
Although some loonatics came up with the idea of constructing one a while ago... Yeah, right.. ;)
Interpretations:
#1: the comparison one can make with going uphill is driving against the (strong) wind, especially driving a bicycle. Ditto downhill of course. Winds can be strong in the open, flat countryside in NL, especially the costal areas.
# 2:perceiving the silhouette of a large city from a distance (with its tall buildings) as mountains.
#3: clouds (see post below).
Such an amazing song,heard of it because of Heidevolk's metal version . I would love if someone would put together a nice yt video fo that cover too :)
Not a video clip but this will do: ua-cam.com/video/zCYgCXRrXMs/v-deo.html
Sounds very like The Waterboys :)
that's right.
It looks like that here too.
1:34 wo ist denn das? sieht aus wie eine Gasse kurz nach dem Krieg oder ein Zigeuner Ghetto in der Slowakei. Obwohl es auch eine Strasse in Sarajevo sein könnte. Auf jedenfall finde ich diese kurze Frequenze sehr interessant.
Kaputt, aber Kinder die da vergnügt spielen, genau so eine szene habe ich tatsächlich in sarajevo selbst gesehen und in Moldawien auch (aber da passen die Häuser nicht zu)
Leider bis heute keine Antwort. 😑
The book Iceberg by Nits lists the filming locations for this video as Amsterdam, Jisp (NL) (the rowing scene), Istanbul, Basel and Liverpool.
@@fkvdmark bedankt 😘
I searched almost twenty years for this song.
Grüße an die Nachbarn...
I was born in the valley of the gods. Greece
Wonderful
Wat een plaat nostalgie
Vibes the Wayerboys
Vanavond naar Utrecht om ze te zien optreden in Tivoli.
past in 2021/22 hoor maarxxx top hit band!
Dikke vette schande trouwens dat dit nummer niet meer in op de nederlandse radio wordt gedraaid. Zo gaat dit land ( dat overigens steeds minder leuk is) om met haar muzikale parels.
G Koster arrow classic rock draait deze nog steeds vaak
Zwar ein altes Lied aber super toll☺☺☺👍
great video
Notice the voice inbetween not saying "mountains" but "mountes"!
You're right, there are no mountains in The Netherlands, only hills in the south. What he means with Dutch mountains are certain clouds which appear to be unique to The Netherlands. Seeing those clouds in the distance, they look like mountains.
They remind me of The Levellers here, although that was later.
See also: "Oceanfront Property in Arizona"
begotten as musikvideo...what a great!
I love this song, I always did, but I wonder... Is there such a thing as "Dutch Mountains"?
Ahahah... precisely not. Holland is called "Pays-Bas" in French, which means Low Land or Low Country. There are no mountains at all over there. Same for the north part of Belgium, which is often called The Flat Land :-) I guess the title of the song refers to reality as we would like it to be, but is not.
Correction "Netherlands" is "Les Pays-Bas" in french. Holland is "La Hollande" (sorry, it's not the same despite popular belief). Well in the utmost south of the Netherlands there are some "mountains", and when the Tour de France was there it even led to a polka-dot-jersey to be given there (Couberg in Valkenburg), but I guess that's all we got here in the Netherland ;)
(Yeah, I'm Dutch myself) :)
+TheRealTricky Oh... I am Belgian and never made a difference between "Les Pays-Bas" et "La Hollande"... But you are right "Pays-Bas" is the equivalent of "The Nether-lands", worldly speaking. Thanks!
Unfortunately many Dutch don't even know (or care) about the difference,but I do. (Well, some people from Nortern Netherlands think I'm Belgian due to my accent. I live close to the Belgian border. Would that have something to do with it?
Well, no, there is no such thing as Dutch mountains. There are Belgian mountains, but we only have some hills.
Very good!
Makes me thinking Finland.
Dutch🇳🇱 I live 2.9 meter under sea level and on the sea floor, that makes me a mermaid 😃🧜🏻♀️
Gewoon een super plaat.