Tag: singer-songwriter

New Song: Jewel

Tak&Band begint aan een nieuw album onder de verzamelnaam ‘Jewel’. Als eerste de titelsong: ‘Jewel’. Who could really understand…

Tak&Band begint aan een nieuw album, onder de verzamelnaam ‘Jewel’. Als eerste de titelsong: Jewel.

Tak&Band starts working on a new album, with the album title ‘Jewel’. First song is the title song: Jewel.

Wie zou het echt kunnen begrijpen…

dat het keer op keer gebeurt…

ook achter aantrekkelijke gevels…

Songtekst Jewel – Pieter Tak

Jewel stands by the water
 a piece of weight in her hand
 The metal’s still warm and the surface splashes 
 who could really understand

Bob turned into hate and violence 
 he was trapped in drugs and booze
 Deep down in the bottle lurks danger
 like a devil on the loose

No one is here to help her
 her hidden bruises can only say
 So it feels she’s the only one to differ
 she has to be the one to stay 

Mummy’s black eye was the trigger
 Jewel waited near her school 
 Bob was stone drunk as she met him
 her stepdad was a total fool 

There she led him towards the river
 the water was rising high
 When the first splash was delivered
 only the moon rose in the sky 

Jewel stands by the water
 a piece of weight in her hand
 The metal’s still warm and the surface splashes 
 who could really understand

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New Song: The Oyster

De beleving om je te verstoppen biedt geen enkele garantie, alleen speelse fantasie…

The experience of hiding offers no guarantee, only playful fantasy…

Songtekst The Oyster – Pieter Tak

I wish I was an oyster
 deep down in the sea
 Then all the big troubles
 would wave over me
 I wish I was an oyster
 holding grip for a start
 Outside crap is bouncing off
 cause my shell is that hard
 
It is less lonely
 Deep down in the sea
 See all the lovely fishes for free
 It is so quiet
 There you want to be
 Look for the colours
 Inside of me
 
I'm not a swimmer fish
 up there it's sticky from oil
 Baby turtle swam in a net
 now he's left to spoil
 I wish I was an oyster
 led my tears where no one cares
 Wouldn't pollute the ocean waves
 my salty drops are fair
 
Last time a plastic Jesus
 came knocking at my door
 I sucked: Leave me alone
 here's no room anymore
 But he begged to come inside
 to hug the slimy beast
 I left him in the bustling storm
 lit a candle at his feast
 
It is less lonely
 Deep down in the sea
 See all the lovely fishes for free
 It is so quiet
 There you want to be
 Look for the colours inside of me

 Inside of me
 Inside of me
 
Inside my shady shallow shed
 I form a shiny pearl
 She is not too big because, you know
 we play hard to get
 
I reckon they want to catch me
 slit my spine apart
 That's why I'm in the deep
 give them bubbles when I fart
 So finally when I get caught
 and end up in a dish
 I'll be the blue oyster
 that harms his guts
 so he’ll never trust a fish
 
It is less lonely
 Deep down in the sea
 See all the lovely fishes for free
 It is so quiet
 There you want to be
 Look for the colours inside of me

Inside of me
 Inside of me
 Inside of me

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New Song: Branded

Een jongen met kroeshaar vertelde op tv: ‘We kunnen maar beter niet hollend proberen de bus of trein te halen, want ze zien ons al gauw voor vluchtende dieven aan.’ Zo ontstond de song ‘Branded’.

A boy with frizzy hair told on TV: ‘We better not run to catch the bus or train, because they quickly mistake us for fleeing thieves.’ This is how the song “Branded” was born.

Songtekst Branded – Pieter Tak

Marked from the nest
 where you were born
 marked from day one
 The only thing that seems to matter is
 where you are coming from
 As a kid he was curly and cute
 the youngster cast a shadow ahead
 No longer a promising star
 possibly brutal and bad

Branded
 Branded
 Branded
 for what you are
 Branded
 Branded
 Branded
 for what you are

Thrown out by the colour of your skin
 known for being with a lot
 The sound of your name is depending
 on whether you get the job or not
 If you drive a shiny car
 you are suspicious in their eyes
 Don't run to catch your bus or train
 only thieves run in their lies

Branded
 Branded
 Branded
 for what you are
 Branded
 Branded
 Branded
 for what you are

Branded for life
 if we don't fight it
 Branded for life
 if we stay blind
 Branded for life
 if we take this shit
 Branded for life
 in your mind
 Branded for life
 again and again
 Branded for life
 if we don't change
 Branded for life
 if we have no plan
 Branded for life
 it's insane

I can let it slip and slide
 'cause I'm white up to the bone
 I'm guilty from an historical point
 but awareness comes alone
 It is pinned on my every days list
 my failures come from the deep
 We are branded by our fellowmen
 and the slope is running steep

Branded
 Branded
 Branded
 for what you are
 Branded
 Branded
 Branded
 for what you are

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New Song: Silence In The City

Stilte in de stad. Een stilte op plekken waar je het niet meer zou verwachten, waar altijd de drukte overheerst en het geluid je gedachten bijna blokkeert.

De sfeervolle saxofoonklanken in deze song zijn van Peter den Otter.

“Silence In The City” is najaar 2020 opgenomen door Pieter Tak met Tak&Band en verschenen op de diverse streamingdiensten.

Songtekst Silence In The City – Pieter Tak

You hope for silence in the city
 silence in the street
 Oh girl, you’re so pretty
 from the café where we should meet
 Seven coins lost in the pocket
 and only a bit of rain
 No jobs in the columns
 every effort in vain
 
Where the buzz
 of the saxophone drone
 Meets the heart of the neon fist
 Where the booze
 first fitted like old shoes
 then fills your brain
 with blurry mist
 
And the morning shift is passing
 and the papers are dropped by
 See the colors of busses are flashing
 bringing up the load of the day
 You can’t deny
 
The hope for silence in the city
 disappears through the night
 The girl which seemed so pretty
 vanished by the traffic light
 Where the saxophone player
 is long gone and you have to admit
 That the weight of the waitress
 is telling
 you have to pay and quit
 
And the morning shift is passing
 and the papers are dropped by
 See the colors
 of busses are flashing
 Bringing up the load of the day
 bringing up the load of the day
 You can’t deny
 You can’t deny

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New Song: Wanna Hold You

De nieuwste song van Tak&Band: Wanna Hold You! En alweer is accordeonist Kees Schoone van de -heerlijk swingende- partij!

“Wanna Hold You” is in 2020 opgenomen door Pieter Tak met Tak&Band en verschenen op de diverse streamingdiensten.

Songtekst Wanna Hold You – Pieter Tak

I was always
 running scared of her
 dazzled by her eyes
 Now I’m holding
 all of my nerves from her
 just passing her by
 
Wanna talk with you
 Wanna walk with you
 Wanna show you my charms
 Wanna play for you
 Wanna sing to you
 Wanna hold you in my arms
 
There’s a strength in her
 That always glows ‘round her
 A given beauty from above
 A helping hand in need
 A friendly heart that beats
 Will she answer to my love
 
Wanna talk with you
 Wanna walk with you
 Wanna show you my charms
 Wanna play for you
 Wanna sing to you
 Wanna hold you in my arms
 
Someone is all around her
 Dark clouds come in my way
 Will she be gone tomorrow
 Will she be willing to stay
 There’s a song within me
 It’s gonna burst inside me
 When I see you around
 And when you smile at me
 It gives me hope, you see
 loose my feet from the ground
 
Wanna talk with you
 Wanna walk with you
 Wanna show you my charms
 Wanna play for you
 Wanna sing to you
 Wanna hold you in my arms

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New Song: Today

Een brand new song gebaseerd op een oud gedicht van Nixon Waterman (1906). Ook al is de tekst dan al ruim een eeuw oud, de boodschap is tijdloos. Centrale vraag: “What have we done today?

Accordeon: Kees Schoone.

“Today” is in 2020 opgenomen door Pieter Tak met Tak&Band en verschenen op de diverse streamingdiensten.

Songtekst Today – N. Waterman

We shall do so much in the years to come,
 but what have we done today?
 We shall give our gold in a princely sum
 but what did we give today?
 
We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,
 We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,
 We shall speak the words of love and cheer
 but what did we speak today?
 What have we done today
 
We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,
 but what have we been today?
 We shall bring each lonely life a smile,
 but what have we brought today?
 We shall give to truth a grander birth,
 And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,
 We shall feed the hungering souls of earth,
 but whom have we fed today?
 What have we done today
 
We shall reap such joys in the by and by,
 but what have we sown today?
 We shall build a mansion in the sky,
 but what have we built today?
 What have we done today
 
We shall do so much in the years to come,
 but what have we done today?
 We shall give our gold in a princely sum
 but what did we give today?
 ‘Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,
 but here and now do we do our task?
 Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,
 “What have we done today?”
 
What have we done today

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“I like the softness of the song and the clarity of its delivery.”

– Tomas de Faoite

“Weer een mooi nummer! Ierse invloeden? Tijdloze en inspirerende tekst.”

– Sjef Joosen