Tedje en de Flikkers

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Tedje en de Flikkers
Poster Tedje en de Flikkers The spoilers.jpg
Poster advertising Tedje en de Flikkers' show with The Spoilers in the Doornroosje on March 22, 1980
Background information
Origin Nijmegen, Netherlands
Genres punk, queercore
Years active1977-1980
Members
  • Marti van Kerkhof (bass, singer),
  • Thijs Maasen (drums),
  • Tedje van Asseldonk (keyboard/synthesizer),
  • Andréas Cuppen (guiter, lead singer)

Tedje en de Flikkers (English translation: Ted and the Faggots) was one of the earliest Dutch punk bands, founded in Nijmegen in 1977. [1] Their music is typically classified as punk pathetique ('pret-punk', or 'fun-punk'). The band consisted of Tedje van Asseldonk (a woman) and three gay men: Marti van Kerkhof, Thijs Maasen, and Andréas Cuppen (André). The idea to form a punk band came from Tedje, who had punk friends. [2]

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Like many punk bands, Tedje en de Flikkers were associated with leftist political movements. They were actively involved with the Rooie Flikkers (Red Faggots), a gay liberation group that thrived in Nijmegen from 1975 to 1980, [3] and that emphasized actions through theater and music.

The goal of performances by Tedje en de Flikkers was to shock the audience with their explosive and exhibitionistic performances. Band members wore elaborate face-paint and leather suits, and used dildos and sado-masochistic equipment as props. [4] Their song lyrics were explicit about gay men's sex, and included insults aimed at politicians. Dutch pop magazines called them "the craziest punk band in the Netherlands”. Some town mayors banned their performances. [5]

Their best known songs are "Van Agt" and "Ik ben een hoer". [6] The lyrics of "Ik ben een hoer" (English translation: "I am a whore") address sexual liberation, a common theme of queercore music; this will remind audiences, for example, of the song "I'm gonna be a slut" from American queercore band Pansy Division. "Van Agt" references the politician Dries van Agt, also the subject of the first Dutch punk single "Van Agt Casanova," released by Paul Tornado in 1977. [7] Tedje en de Flikkers' song "Op de Baan" addresses the topic of gay cruising in a park. Tedje en de Flikkers played in concert venues including the Paradiso, [8] [9] de Melkweg, de Effenaar, at the club 013, Doornroosje, and the Cafe Royal in Zoutelande. They were interviewed by Radio Stad in Amsterdam. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Goossens, Jerry; Vedder, Jeroen; Tio, Swie, eds. (1996-01-01). Het gejuich was massaal: Punk in Nederland 1976-1982 (in Dutch). Stichting Popmuziek Nederland Uitgeverij. ISBN   9053301925.
  2. 1 2 Fortuin, Fiona (2017-03-17). "Deze ouwe punkmuzikanten schoppen geen relletjes meer, maar zijn nog wel anti-establishment" (in Dutch). Vice.
  3. ↑ Subcultures Network, ed. (2018-08-02). Ripped, torn and cut: Pop, politics and punk fanzines from 1976. Manchester University Press. ISBN   9781526139078.
  4. ↑ VPRO-programma Round About Midnight (2021-04-08). "DOCUMENTARY: R.A.M - TEDJE EN DE FLIKKERS". patta.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  5. ↑ Wouter Steenbeek (2017-03-23). "Honderd keer pop in je moerstaal (24)". musiqolog.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  6. ↑ Gelderlander (2022-02-06). "Pierson Unknown: pogo en punk". gelderlander.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  7. ↑ Ondergewaardeerde Liedjes (2018-07-31). "Paul Tornado – Van Agt Casanova".
  8. ↑ "Homo's betogen in de hoofdstad". IJmuider Courant. 1979-07-02. p. 2.
  9. ↑ "Homo's betogen in de hoofdstad". Haarlem's Dagblad. 1979-07-02. p. 2.
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