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The Heideroosjes (pronounced; hi-duh-rose-yes, HR in short), is a punk band from Horst aan de Maas, the Netherlands. The band's lyrics are in Dutch, English, German and Limburgs (a dutch dialect spoken in the Dutch and Belgian province of Limburg). The band, formed in 1989, consists of Marco Roelofs (vocals), Frank Kleuskens (guitar), Fred Houben (Bass) and Igor Hobus (percussion). The band's name means "the meadow flowers" and was chosen for its ironic contrast with the many punk band names that reflect dark, sexual, or violent themes. The name is derived from a cabaret conference of Belgian comedian Urbanus, who mockingly said he wrote a song for "a punkband from Limburg de Heideroosjes". Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Horst aan de Maas is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Limburgish, or Limburgian or Limburgic (Dutch: Limburgs, German: Limburgisch, French: Limbourgeois) is a group of Franconian varieties, spoken in the Limburg and Selfkant regions, near the common Dutch/Flemish(Belgium)/German border. ... Capital Maastricht Queens Commissioner L.J.P.M. (Leon) Frissen Religion (1999) Protestant 3% Catholic 80% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Urbain Servranckx (July 17, 1949, Schepdaal, Belgium), also known as Urbain and Urbanus van Anus, is a Belgian comedian, actor, singer and comic book hero. Biography He has produced several comedy shows in Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as several gold records. ...


Albums

  • In Your Face! (DEMO) 1991
  • Noisy Fairytales 1993
  • Choice for a lost generation ?! 1994
  • Fifi 1996
  • Kung-Fu 1997
  • Smile... you're dying! 1998
  • Schizo 1999
  • Fast Forward 2001
  • It's a Life (12,5 years live!) 2002
  • SINema 2004

singles:

  • Damclub hooligan (2004)
  • Ik wil niks
  • Iedereen is gek
  • Klapvee
  • Break the public peace

Videos and DVDs

  • Bag Full of Stories 2004 (live videos and documentary)

External links

  • http://www.heideroosjes.nl
  • http://www.popinstituut.nl/act_pagina/Heideroosjes.3358.html

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Heideroosjes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (262 words)
The Heideroosjes (pronounced; hi-duh-rose-yes, HR in short), is a punk band from Horst aan de Maas, the Netherlands.
The band's lyrics are in Dutch, English, German and Limburgs (a Dutch dialect spoken in the Dutch and Belgian province of Limburg).
The name is derived from a cabaret conference of Belgian comedian Urbanus, who mockingly said he wrote a song for "a punk band from Limburg called de Heideroosjes".
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