Celia is de nieuwste song van de TakandBand, september 2025.
Songtekst Celia- PIETER TAK
Knowing Celia all my days from the beginning she stepped on my ways There she sat on the chair in pink her pony-tail swept my arty ink
Celia came from the mines in the south the words came with a sigh from her mouth Her dad had a bad cough and he spoilt her she was a coalminers daughter
So we grew up in that sticky old town her iron-nailed boots raised a frown She played the stomp-bass at the summer fair when her daddy died she blackened her hair
Celia, oh Celia The coalminers daughter, what a girl Where have you been, my Celia Swallowed by the world
Once I thought I saw her behind a stroller in leopard fur Once a familiar scream in the crowd But someone was just dreaming out loud
Celia, oh Celia The coalminers daughter, what a girl Where have you been, my Celia Swallowed by the world
There she was on the telly news playing her scorching deep river blues It was if the gods had brought her The coalminers grand daughter
Celia, oh Celia The coalminers daughter, what a girl Where have you been, my Celia Swallowed by the world
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Land is de nieuwste song van de TakandBand, augustus 2025.
Is het van jou, van ons?
Songtekst land – PIETER TAK
I love the land where I was born I love the ancient cities and the sea Can it be a home for many more As it doesn't belong to me
I don't mind about your skin and trade My heart will just be open to you There is enough to do for honest hands If you can work an enjoy it too
I just need a spot for my own, you know To ease my mind and play a tune Please take care of the land where I was born And for the children there must be plenty of room And for the children there must be plenty of room
If you live in my native land Protect it from polluting and war And if someone reaches out a hand Why would you show him the door
Don't talk in terms of dark and danger Tell me about prosper and sprout Why can't we have a future together Just feel the benefit of the doubt Just feel the benefit of the doubt
I love the land where I was born I love our history when it's written true Can it be a home for so much more Or does it belong to you?
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Can’t Sleep is de nieuwste song van de TakandBand, juli 2025.
Voor lange warme zomernachten: ‘My legs are like clutching bones in a basket’. Nog met Peter den Otter(fluit) en Ben Joshua Antiri(drums).
Songtekst Can’t Sleep – PIETER TAK
I can’t sleep
I long for sleep but the wind pulls at the panes an empty noise twists inside Thoughts stretch out for no reason they clasp for air, I’m yawning wide
My hands ‘re tapping, zapping all over I’m way beyond counting sheep I simply couldn’t read any longer burning eyes, I want to sleep
I want to sleep I want to sleep I want to sleep I want to sleep Help won’t help I want to sleep
Feather pillows feel like stone and gravel many a storm tugs under the sheets I rub my forehead, keep tumbling over half past four and the Magpie shrieks
I want to sleep, I want to sleep I want to sleep, I want to sleep Help won’t help, I want to sleep
My legs are like clutching bones in a basket out of every corner sorrows creep My shirt sticks but my feet stay cold toss that blanket, I want to sleep
I want to sleep, I want to sleep I want to sleep, I want to sleep Help won’t help, I want to sleep
I want to sleep, I want to sleep I want to sleep, I want to sleep Help won’t help, I want to sleep
I can’t sleep Please………
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Slow River is de nieuwste song van de TakandBand, juni 2025.
There is a slow river flowing through our city that is associated with many memories from former school days…
Songtekst Slow River – PIETER TAK
O, slow river, gathering water patiently, winding through my life You’ve been waiting, till the fall came when I happened to pass you by
And you murmur, all forgotten rhymes you keep so long inside, While I wandered, wandered for years I wandered by
O, green river, summer water you remind me of jumping your bridge
Rowing up your stream, making the waterfowl so shy, catching your biggest fish, And you murmur, all forgotten rhymes you keep so long inside, While I wandered, wandered for years I wandered by
O, white river, the harshest winter we skated almost around the town
I met friends there and learned to kiss the girls youth is just slippery ground And you murmur, all forgotten rhymes you keep so long inside, While I wandered, wandered for years I wandered by
O, black river, moving surface the snow melted and thaw broke the ice
Between the spring leaves, we young boys saw that you were able to take that lost girl’s life
And you murmur, all forgotten rhymes you keep so long inside, While I wandered, wandered for years I wandered by....I wandered by....
I still wander by……
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South Again is de nieuwste song van de TakandBand, mei 2025.
Met uiteraard ook Marn van Rhee op percussie en gastmuzikant Erik Neve op sax.
Songtekst south again – PIETER TAK
I know where the sun shines rainy days disappear a breeze out of sea whispers to me your eyes start twinkling by words like Spain we’re heading south again
We travel on silver paths down dirty roads pretending that life is fair you know where it goes so much to remember not much to renew safe all these miracles for me and you
Got lost in agendas or schedules of trains Got lost in the morning papers and constant pouring rain
I know where the sun shines rainy days disappear a breeze out of sea whispers to me your eyes start twinkling by words like Spain we’re heading south again
we’re heading south again
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A Safe Spot is de nieuwste song van de TakandBand, april 2025.
Songtekst a safe spot – PIETER TAK
I had a safe spot on the wall cabinet That's where I hid when I did something bad I had my safe spot in my room Cause I left that little safe place from my mothers womb Calling pictures laying wake at night Under my Indian blanket shines a light I had a safe spot upstairs in my room
I had a nice spot, fishing among the reeds Where no one could find me, they expect so many deeds I had a nice spot, reading about heroes And the goddess of love I had a blind spot over fish and snakes Locked'm up behind well-intentioned fake I had a nice spot, fishing among the reeds
Bought an old six string, my head in clouds No one home, watch me sing and shout And the words came drifting to me, after a while Endless playing, like dry wood catches fire Music set flame to my feelings and desire And the search over the years, refined my style
I have a soft spot and you touched me right there Like ringing a bell or strumming my snares I had a soft spot to heal And you made me feel So I sang my whole song to you Somebody else was listening too I had a soft spot and you touched me right there
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Aan de hand van vier vragen kun je kennismaken met Mirjam Tak, die bij TakandBand de (achtergrond)zang verzorgt.
Aan de hand van vier vragen kun je kennismaken met Mirjam Tak, die bij TakandBand (achtergrond)zangpartijen verzorgt.
Wat doet muziek met je?
Ik word blij van muziek, het ontspant en geeft licht en lucht. Zeker als het ritmisch is, dans ik er graag op. En samen zingen vind ik heerlijk.
Welke instrument(en) bespeel je?
Ik zing graag, ook in een koor en kan helemaal op gevoel een tweede stem toevoegen aan de muziek van Pieter. Voor een enkele noot moeten we wel eens op zoek naar de goede toon, maar intuïtief is het vaak raak.
Met name uit optredens en repetities haal ik het meeste plezier, omdat we dan echt samen muziek maken.
Mijn zang vastleggen voor een opname ervaar ik als veel lastiger, al oefen je dan wel grondig je partij voor het optreden.
Hoe ben je bij TakandBand terecht gekomen?
Pieter was natuurlijk thuis veel aan het spelen en onbewust improviseerde ik bij zijn liedjes een tweede stem. Dat ging hem op een gegeven moment toch opvallen, zodat we samen de liedjes begonnen te oefenen. Het was echter nog geen vanzelfsprekendheid dat ik meteen in de groep ging meezingen, maar gaandeweg is het er toch van gekomen.
Wat zijn enkele van je favoriete TakandBand songs?
‘The Trumpet Man’: ik was erbij toen we in Madrid die merkwaardige ontmoeting hadden met die aardige Cubaanse trompettist.
‘A Little Song’: van alle liedjes die Pieter voor mij schreef is dit wel het dierbaarste. Zeker ook omdat we hem samen zo mooi kunnen zingen.
De TakandBand februari song van 2025: “The Workers”. De songclip is gemaakt in samenwerking met studenten van BUas.
“The Workers” is de nieuwste song van de TakandBand, februari 2025.
Een lied over de zichtbare en ook onzichtbare werkers die het voor elk van ons mogelijk maken dat we leven zoals we leven.
Na Laura Comes Home en Toes alweer de derde song waar we in samenwerking met studenten van BUas Breda een songclip bij maakten.
Songtekst THE WORKERS – PIETER TAK
Johnny toils all day by emptying all the bins Pete connects the wires for the necessary grid Moon does the dishes while Ali changes tires and Sunny, Sunny she just quits
They don't talk much they don't earn much Indispensable on the edge of a knife You hardly see them I wish to hear from them the workers of our way of life
Beth mops your office floor and cleanses toilets With Mo and Larry they fix it during the nights The woman behind the register her name is Mary And Sunny, Sunny knows her rights
They want no pity they earn respect the anger of impotence is close to erect They need the money so pay them fair they work their ass off with the courage of despair
Sue minds the children so the mrs can do her thing She makes up four family homes one way or the other The trolleys of the mall are cleaned in line by Pol And Sunny, Sunny wants to be a mother
They don't talk much they don't earn much Indispensable on the edge of a knife You hardly see them I wish to hear from them the workers of our way of life You hardly see them I wish to hear from them the workers of our way of life
The workers of our way of life !
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