WHAT A BAND!! Every on the top of their game and so well intergrated. Hans really knows how to write and arrange catchy songs. What a treat to have this around in 2023.
Altijd en ook nu nog steeds Genieten van het enthousiasme, de lekker beats en de geweldige spitsvondige teksten van Hans. Hieronder even een setlist toegevoegd: 0:00:00 Who's in trouble 0:03:12 I'm a lucky guy 0:06:53 Up to date 0:09:51 Girls only 0:13:43 Holland now 0:17:10 Planet Mercury 0:20:46 U.F.O 0:23:54 Rhytmisaconstantbeat 0:26:40 Very nice 0:30:29 Life in Tokyo 0:33:34 Tokyo 0:35:45 Lasting forever 0:40:15 Music for houses 0:44:40 Christine 0:49:41 A girl like you 0:53:15 Buddy Odor is a gas 0:55:15 Hey girl 0:57:54 Don't count on me 1:00:44 Goodbye radio Toegift 1 1:06:10 My favourite song 1:09:35 My old cortina Toegift 2 1:15:08 Watch your boy 1:18:10 Disco really made it Toegift 3 1:25:48 Rhytmisaconstantbeat
Sensationell - habe ich um 1980 in Kiel im Ball Pompös gesehen - und heute dies - ein absolutes Konzerthighlight im Coronajahr - bin begeistert - mit Tränen in den Augen - vielen Dank!
I saw (and listen to) them in Barcelona about that year (82-83) and I really enjoyed but... today I've got a revelation. What a band! Notice this incredible sound quality for those years (biggest applause for the technic staff at the Rockpalast), that precission and impact, each instrument doing its thing, voices working all time... Makes me think in a Zappa/Talking Heads/Specials cocktail... with a kind of Groucho Marx/Elvis Costello at the front... There were and are such a unique band. All my love and recognition. If fun could be intelligent, GP are the demonstration. Thank you guys!!
WOW!!! What a tight performance...I had no idea they were so infatuated with ska in 1982, but they have fun with it, like everything else they do. Hans and band are in fine form...nary an out of place note or beat...very tight!! I'm hard pressed to think of a more intelligent, witty, rhyhmic, pop culture band that Gruppo Sportivo, and all of their assets are are display in this fine performance. And the audience is with them and responsive. I love that they exhausted their set list at the one hour mark and come back for five encores. Thanks for posting.
prinkipo1917 sorry to tell you gruppo sportivo became a 'studio only band' since december 2013. for the whole story check facebook.com/grupposportivoofficial
@FUNART media 5 years ago we certainly were and now live performances are even completely over but working together on small projects now and then, like a corona inspired smartphonesong EP and a video for the cancelled 40 years parkpop 2020.
I just can second this....- they are absolutely unique,....not only for Holland, but WORLDWIDE !!! ;-) I'm listening now for almost 35 years to this music and never get bored of it !!
Gruppo Sportivo meant a lot to me. I was playing Mistakes the 2nd day of college and my neighbor came running into my room all excited. He was Franz Vonacht. His father was primeminister of Holland at the time! We became friends. Unfortunately his father is a well known anti-Semite so I am glad our friendship didn't continue after college. One of my friends visited him in the Hague and taught Franz how to juggle which he kept up his entire life. He died a few years ago from cancer.
I just can second this....- they are absolutely unique,....not only for Holland, but WORLDWIDE !!! ;-) I'm listening now for almost 35 years to this music and never get bored of it !!
@mietv I am a huge fan, your presence in every show is amazing and I could go on and on! long live grouppo sportivo and your music!!! I blast your music proudly! amazing and catchy tunes! 'mumbo jumbo' is my favorite song!
Hi Hans, its been a long time since I saw you at The Sandpiper in Nottingham UK 1978. Is this video available to buy or by any means, cheers John E Moon
Arrived here from an "Autos of the 40's & 50's" clip that had a "cover" of an old Zappa song at the intro. ?'s & !'s, I remember their name from Trouser Press or something, but've never heard 'em. Nice energy. A superficial listen/watch up to 7:01 places them somewhere on the nice side of The Tubes maybe? Nothing challenging, but I haven't explored yet. Any suggestions?
Markthalle 1982 super, leider ohne Inge Bonthond und Lies Schilp, dafür mehr Gebläse, haben noch eins der letzten Konzerte bei Groningen gehört und gesehen.
+bestmusic4friends Die beiden Sängerinnen waren damals "Meike Touw und Josee van Iersel", sie waren 1982 an eigenen Projekten am Arbeiten. Lies Schilp spielte damals noch bei Hermann Brood Band. War selber 2012 in "Hengeloo" Niederlande. mit Inge Bonthond und Lies Schilp. Leider nur Songs von 10 Mistakes und Back to 78, die beiden ersten Alben! Pop goes the brain war der absolute Höhepunkt von Gruppo Sportivo, 1982/83.
They had 1 song (sure it was them). Don t know title, and I looked for this song long time ago. The song start something like " Tried to be a pop star....." The chorus goes something like " somebody out there who really really made it.......please send me some groupy you got plenty anyway. I saw them live in Belgium almost 30 years ago and I remember they played this song. The song was a hit on my Belgieshe radio Any 1 can help me find this song, it s a groovy tune.....Thanks
without the girls? choices my friend, choices. moreover, in germany general public doesn't know gruppo's first two albums and singles. huh... grupettes? victory started there when sportivo was an all boy band and the album 'pop goes the brain'. the rest is history.
sorry, i thought you were asking why gruppo doesn't play 'disco really made it' in the rock palast concert video and i gave you the reason. the lyrics you mention don't ring a bell...
@@MieTV Wow!....I can't believe it's you....My friend lent me the 'Mistakes' cassette in 1979 (in New York)...I never returned it....Now, at 62 years old...I listen to it on my MP3 player....Gruppo Really Made It!....Cheers to You!
Steven Fritchie in germany they don't know '10 mistakes'. just like 'back to 78' it was never succesfully released there. gruppo's/ my career in germany started with 'buddy odor is a gas!' if we would have played more songs from our first album it would have been our 11th mistake. by the way, in holland they hardly know this material and still think we disbanded in 1980... 😎
How sad. I do have "Back to 19 Mistakes", "Second Life", "Married with Singles", "Topless 16", "Rock Now, Roll Later" so I suppose that covers all the full CDs that I can find. "10 Mistakes" was the first album that I heard and I love it. I still think the female back up singers were an asset.
I saw the band in Warstein and Göttingen in the 80s. In Göttingen the whole audience was singing "in Tokyo..." and Hans finally just played only the guitar. Great...
ethnic minorities...mocht je toen nog gewoon over zingen....15:33 die toetsenist had wel erg veel toetsen bij zich.... cool hier op 40:20 het veel te onbekende nummer "music for houses'....1e housenummer evah draai ik altijd als ik aankom op die airport of door the forest loop
This is really below par....remember seeing GS in my hometown Aarhus probobaly in 1983....in a stripped down version of the band....I was of course front row and asked for "she´s a police dog"....no dice...so I puked on the guitarist´s pedals....he took it in good stride....! Shi-it, it´s 40+ years ago....
Helemaal geslaagd in Zoetermeer! Dank je Hans, met de complimenten aan Inge, Lies, Max, Peter en Tim. De blazers waren de kers op de al erg smakelijke taart!
wobbe wagenaar jarenlang zonder dames getourd, in duitsland, italië, spanje en scandinavië kenden ze onze eerste twee albums met the grupettes niet. dit was daar hún gruppo!
Spectacular show. Thanks. Better than I remembered. Thanks. Really great. Innovative, quirky, and on the beat.
Great, I celebrated my birthday with them! Ede Wolf near Oldenburg, Germany. Circa 1986. Shit, what an evening! So funny!
1. 09 my old cortina (herinnering aan mijn old volvo 740 gle..) TOP nummer TOP auto's
The good news: they are still around (they never really quit) and touring Netherlands as we speak! Love them!
Mag ik je achternaam, please
A.s. Zondag treden ze op in het Bolwerk in Sneek..!!
28/4/2024 in Victorie Alkmaar
I'm french & i love g.s a day of 1978,and what a surprise !!! Long live you,♥️
WHAT A BAND!! Every on the top of their game and so well intergrated. Hans really knows how to write and arrange catchy songs. What a treat to have this around in 2023.
Thank you Peter. RIP. I only found out the other day ;(
Altijd en ook nu nog steeds Genieten van het enthousiasme, de lekker beats en de geweldige spitsvondige teksten van Hans. Hieronder even een setlist toegevoegd:
0:00:00 Who's in trouble
0:03:12 I'm a lucky guy
0:06:53 Up to date
0:09:51 Girls only
0:13:43 Holland now
0:17:10 Planet Mercury
0:20:46 U.F.O
0:23:54 Rhytmisaconstantbeat
0:26:40 Very nice
0:30:29 Life in Tokyo
0:33:34 Tokyo
0:35:45 Lasting forever
0:40:15 Music for houses
0:44:40 Christine
0:49:41 A girl like you
0:53:15 Buddy Odor is a gas
0:55:15 Hey girl
0:57:54 Don't count on me
1:00:44 Goodbye radio
Toegift 1
1:06:10 My favourite song
1:09:35 My old cortina
Toegift 2
1:15:08 Watch your boy
1:18:10 Disco really made it
Toegift 3
1:25:48 Rhytmisaconstantbeat
....was sind wir euch damals hinterhergefahren-beste Zeiten!
Das waren tolle Zeiten! Wir hatten so viel Spaß auf den Konzerten! Höre ich immer noch gerne!
Auf jeden BeatT
Max with hair, but always in short pants ! Gruppo Sportivo ! Still good after all these years !!!!
Ghehehe @50:57 the saxophone player going absolutely berserk on the cymbal :)
Sensationell - habe ich um 1980 in Kiel im Ball Pompös gesehen - und heute dies - ein absolutes Konzerthighlight im Coronajahr - bin begeistert - mit Tränen in den Augen - vielen Dank!
thanx! :-)
I saw them yesterday in Groningen. Still great band, oeuvre and tight play!
I saw (and listen to) them in Barcelona about that year (82-83) and I really enjoyed but... today I've got a revelation. What a band! Notice this incredible sound quality for those years (biggest applause for the technic staff at the Rockpalast), that precission and impact, each instrument doing its thing, voices working all time... Makes me think in a Zappa/Talking Heads/Specials cocktail... with a kind of Groucho Marx/Elvis Costello at the front... There were and are such a unique band. All my love and recognition. If fun could be intelligent, GP are the demonstration. Thank you guys!!
Great show, precision band, the epitome of catchy new wave with attendant humor and ska. Thanks for posting. Hans is incredible, amazing.
Super Gruppe,sie haben Mal bei uns in Uebach Palenberg gespielt
Sleeping bag...! Unforgettable memories with North-Holland.
pop !!! goes the brain :-) 1982 im kongresshaus in biel und ich war da ...zusammen mit etwa 50 zuschauer, unvergesslich :-)
Briljante teksten en natuurlijk de muziek..
leuk dat dat ik dit weer terug vind 👍🏻🇳🇱
tucked-in shirts, horrible hair-dos, outstanding tunes. Does not get any better than this!
WOW!!! What a tight performance...I had no idea they were so infatuated with ska in 1982, but they have fun with it, like everything else they do. Hans and band are in fine form...nary an out of place note or beat...very tight!! I'm hard pressed to think of a more intelligent, witty, rhyhmic, pop culture band that Gruppo Sportivo, and all of their assets are are display in this fine performance. And the audience is with them and responsive. I love that they exhausted their set list at the one hour mark and come back for five encores. Thanks for posting.
een van de weinige bands waar de live versies identiek klinken aan de studio opnames! i love it.
one of my crazy genius band in 80's.......memories......sniff....
Great performance, and love the fact that Hans and the gang are still gigging and giving great performances today.
prinkipo1917 sorry to tell you gruppo sportivo became a 'studio only band' since december 2013. for the whole story check facebook.com/grupposportivoofficial
@FUNART media 5 years ago we certainly were and now live performances are even completely over but working together on small projects now and then, like a corona inspired smartphonesong EP and a video for the cancelled 40 years parkpop 2020.
One of the best Dutch bands ever.
I just can second this....- they are absolutely unique,....not only for Holland, but WORLDWIDE !!! ;-)
I'm listening now for almost 35 years to this music and never get bored of it !!
Ik zag de groep in dendermonde in 1978 , met de 2 vrouwen waren ze een stuk beter .....
The best Duschbad ever
I lov they since nearly 40 jears
scheise band,geef my herman brood maar
@@honolulu003 , yes, i also! LIEBEn Gruß
Gruppo Sportivo meant a lot to me. I was playing Mistakes the 2nd day of college and my neighbor came running into my room all excited. He was Franz Vonacht. His father was primeminister of Holland at the time! We became friends. Unfortunately his father is a well known anti-Semite so I am glad our friendship didn't continue after college. One of my friends visited him in the Hague and taught Franz how to juggle which he kept up his entire life. He died a few years ago from cancer.
I have seen them in Münster in about 1982. Great concert! Thank you Hans.
Me in Mannheim 82 Very big in a little cinema. Cool and funny.
Einfach großartig, euch habe ich absolut vermisst...Danke
Great show !!!
Hansl Vandenburg (mit Haar!) Hahahahaar?
It´s still a big shame. Gruppo Sportivo and Hans Vandenberg is still in my everlasting top ten of the most underrated bands ever.
'does humor and putting things in perspective belong in popmusic?' NO. which are the other 9?
I just can second this....- they are absolutely unique,....not only for Holland, but WORLDWIDE !!! ;-)
I'm listening now for almost 35 years to this music and never get bored of it !!
@@MieTV Hans I hope this is your profile! Subscribed!!
Yes, MieTV is Hans Vandenburg's channel.
@mietv I am a huge fan, your presence in every show is amazing and I could go on and on! long live grouppo sportivo and your music!!! I blast your music proudly! amazing and catchy tunes! 'mumbo jumbo' is my favorite song!
Thanks! The 'Sombrero Times' album featuring 'Mumbo Jumbo' is on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music etc now!
'Mumbo Jumbo' live for you: ua-cam.com/video/7-mgYB-b_bU/v-deo.html
Brutales !!!
0:55:15 Makes me happy. ''Baby, just one more time."
Nog steeds goed!
Het dansende haar van Max Mollinger! Yeah!!
+Renze Koenes tja, da's ook allemaal anders uitgevallen dan verwacht... ;-)
@FUNART media that's nice, i hope you keep on smiling! :-)
Hi Hans, its been a long time since I saw you at The Sandpiper in Nottingham UK 1978.
Is this video available to buy or by any means, cheers John E Moon
Geweldige tijden met Vitesse New Adventures Nina Hagen Lena Lovich
WoW!!!
Arrived here from an "Autos of the 40's & 50's" clip that had a "cover" of an old Zappa song at the intro. ?'s & !'s, I remember their name from Trouser Press or something, but've never heard 'em. Nice energy. A superficial listen/watch up to 7:01 places them somewhere on the nice side of The Tubes maybe? Nothing challenging, but I haven't explored yet. Any suggestions?
Te gek hoor!
dank je!
Markthalle 1982 super, leider ohne Inge Bonthond und Lies Schilp, dafür mehr Gebläse, haben noch eins der letzten Konzerte bei Groningen gehört und gesehen.
+bestmusic4friends Die beiden Sängerinnen waren damals "Meike Touw und Josee van Iersel", sie waren 1982 an eigenen Projekten am Arbeiten. Lies Schilp spielte damals noch bei Hermann Brood Band. War selber 2012 in "Hengeloo" Niederlande. mit Inge Bonthond und Lies Schilp. Leider nur Songs von 10 Mistakes und Back to 78, die beiden ersten Alben! Pop goes the brain war der absolute Höhepunkt von Gruppo Sportivo, 1982/83.
Great show! (and who is this girl with the blue leather trouser?)
Isn’t it fantastic, man?
They had 1 song (sure it was them). Don t know title, and I looked for this song long time ago. The song start something like " Tried to be a pop star....." The chorus goes something like " somebody out there who really really made it.......please send me some groupy you got plenty anyway. I saw them live in Belgium almost 30 years ago and I remember they played this song.
The song was a hit on my Belgieshe radio
Any 1 can help me find this song, it s a groovy tune.....Thanks
Disco Really Made It ?
without the girls? choices my friend, choices. moreover, in germany general public doesn't know gruppo's first two albums and singles. huh... grupettes? victory started there when sportivo was an all boy band and the album 'pop goes the brain'. the rest is history.
Thanks for trying to help. Here s some more lyrics I remember in the verses. "Don t know how to write a song, and I dont know how to play....."
sorry, i thought you were asking why gruppo doesn't play 'disco really made it' in the rock palast concert video and i gave you the reason. the lyrics you mention don't ring a bell...
55:16 Hey Girl
!
Wo ist Monika?
zu hause.
Not the same without the ladies....
absolutely! during 45 years of being gruppo we have had more than one great phase only!👌😏
@@MieTV Wow!....I can't believe it's you....My friend lent me the 'Mistakes' cassette in 1979 (in New York)...I never returned it....Now, at 62 years old...I listen to it on my MP3 player....Gruppo Really Made It!....Cheers to You!
This would have been better with the following 2 things: 1) the female back up singers instead of the brass section and 2) more from 10 Mistakes.
Steven Fritchie in germany they don't know '10 mistakes'. just like 'back to 78' it was never succesfully released there. gruppo's/ my career in germany started with 'buddy odor is a gas!' if we would have played more songs from our first album it would have been our 11th mistake. by the way, in holland they hardly know this material and still think we disbanded in 1980... 😎
How sad. I do have "Back to 19 Mistakes", "Second Life", "Married with Singles", "Topless 16", "Rock Now, Roll Later" so I suppose that covers all the full CDs that I can find. "10 Mistakes" was the first album that I heard and I love it. I still think the female back up singers were an asset.
I saw the band in Warstein and Göttingen in the 80s. In Göttingen the whole audience was singing "in Tokyo..." and Hans finally just played only the guitar. Great...
truth be told.. they ain't dated well.
Voor wie Hans met nog meer haar wil zien: ua-cam.com/video/kQiHcOJT4kM/v-deo.html
Yes even without the Bombitas it's a good band, but ...
ethnic minorities...mocht je toen nog gewoon over zingen....15:33
die toetsenist had wel erg veel toetsen bij zich....
cool hier op 40:20 het veel te onbekende nummer "music for houses'....1e housenummer evah
draai ik altijd als ik aankom op die airport of door the forest loop
wij liepen onze tijd zo ver vooruit dat we helaas nooit meer ingehaald zijn... ;-)
This is really below par....remember seeing GS in my hometown Aarhus probobaly in 1983....in a stripped down version of the band....I was of course front row and asked for "she´s a police dog"....no dice...so I puked on the guitarist´s pedals....he took it in good stride....! Shi-it, it´s 40+ years ago....
Zaterdag 01 mei 2018 in Cultuur Boederij in Zoetermeer!!!
Correctie: Zaterdag 28 mei 2018 Cultuurpodium de Boerderij.
Joris Somers uhh... da’s op zaterdag 28 april 2018!! 01 mei is een dinsdag.
MieTV dat is idd zo! Ik ben er bij!!!
Wie speelt er sax?
Joris op bas?
nee man, kijk ff op feestboek grupposportivoofficial of zo, daar kan je zowat alles vinden.
Delftenaar Wouter Kiers op sax
Helemaal geslaagd in Zoetermeer!
Dank je Hans, met de complimenten aan Inge, Lies, Max, Peter en Tim.
De blazers waren de kers op de al erg smakelijke taart!
hadden de meiden een kut Hans dat je ze er niet bij wilde hebben?????????
wobbe wagenaar jarenlang zonder dames getourd, in duitsland, italië, spanje en scandinavië kenden ze onze eerste twee albums met the grupettes niet. dit was daar hún gruppo!