"Zing voor me" | ||||
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Single by Lange Frans and Thé Lau | ||||
Released | 4 December 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Length | 3:36 | |||
Label | TopNotch | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lange Frans | |||
Producer(s) | Giorgio Tuinfort | |||
Lange Frans singles chronology | ||||
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Thé Lau singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Zing voor me" on YouTube |
"Zing voor me" meaning 'sing for me' in Dutch (also known as Zing een liedje voor me (Frans) meaning Sing a song for me Frans) is a Dutch language 2010 single by Lange Frans and Thé Lau. It was released on Dutch record label TopNotch and was produced by Giorgio Tuinfort. [1]
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It is a mix of hip hop and rap as performed by Lange and melodic music sung by Thé Lau, the frontman of the Dutch band "The Scene". Both portions are covered by a string orchestra with violin and piano accompaniment.
The lyrics take three social cases of broken dreams, presenting the stories of an aspiring soccer player whose sports career ends with a major injury, then a young soldier who suffers post-traumatic syndrome and a teenage single mother surviving on welfare after dropping out of school to take care of her newborn. [2] All three ask Frans to sing for them:
Zing een liedje voor me Frans
Ook al is het in 't Frans
Zing een liedje voor me
Het leven gaat zo snel voorbij
Dus zing en ik vergeet de tijd
Je muziek die maakt me vrij
Zing een liedje voor me
It translates as 'Sing a song for me Frans / Even if it is in French / Sing a song for me / Life goes by so fast / Sing so that I forget the time / Your music makes me free / Sing a song for me...'
In December 2010, Lange Frans took part in 3FM's Christmas radio charity called "Serious Request", where DJs of the station would lock themselves in a glass cage for a full week to collect money for various causes under the auspices of Dutch Red Cross. People would bid on various items, and donate sums for charity. Lange Frans visited the event volunteering to sing new verses to the well-known song "Zing voor me" written by ordinary Dutch people about themselves or about friends they knew. He sang three new verses provided by listeners. On this particular performance, he was joined by Michael in the musical refrain. [3] In February 2011, he sang 6 further verses chosen from texts provided by various listeners of 3FM on Valentine's Day. The music section was again performed by Michael. [4]
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The song peaked at #5 on the official Dutch Top 40, and reached #1 position in the Dutch Single Top 100.
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Dutch Top 40 | 5 |
Dutch Single Top 100 | 1 |
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