History Music / DoeMaar

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* {{Instrumental}}: The band released an entire album with instrumental dub reggae versions of their songs: "Doe De Dub". Apart from that there are also the instrumental tracks "Situatie" ("Situation"), "De Vrolijke Padvinder" ("The Happy Scout")

* RefrainFromAssuming: The actual name of "Sinds 1 Dag Of 2" ("Since 1 Day Or 2") is "32 Jaar" ("32 Years").

* NewSoundAlbum: "Doe De Dub", an album in dub music, and ''Music/{{Virus}}'', with more adult topics.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: They enjoyed spelling song titles differently than the standard language: "Nix Voor Jou" ("Nothing For You", should be "''Niks'' Voor Jou"), "[[Music/{{Virus}} 4US]]" (should be ''Virus'', which is a PunBasedTitle on the word "4" ("vier" in Dutch) and "virus".), "Sinds 1 Dag Of 2" ("Since A Day Or Two", should be ''Sinds een dag of twee''),...

* DarkerAndEdgier: Their album ''Music/{{Virus}}'' was an attempt to shed off their younger audience and present songs about more adult topics, such as adultery, heroin abuse and troubled father-son relationships.

Unfortunately the group didn't like to be labeled as a ''boys band'', because it caused critics not to take them very seriously. Also, most of them were already in their thirties and had [[MisaimedFandom no interest in the adoration of a teenage female audience]]. They tried to shed off this part of their audience by writing songs dealing with [[GrowOldWithMe topics about people of their own age]]: adultery, fear of getting older, fear of nuclear war,... ''Music/{{Virus}}'' (1983) was in that regard a veritable NewSoundAlbum. Unfortunately it did little to gain more interest or respect from the audience and critics they had in mind. As a result they disbanded in 1984, at the height of their fame.

* ''Music/{{Virus}}'' (1983)

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Belle Hélène", a song about someone who went to bed with a sixteen year old girl. "Je Loopt Je Lul Achterna" ("You Walk Behind Your Dick") about a man who is scolded by his partner for his adultery. "Heroine", an anti-heroin song.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: "De kater", sung by guitarist Jan Hendricks and "Nederwiet", sung by Joost Belinfante.

Doe Maar is ''the'' most commercially succesful Dutch band of all time. From 1978 until 1984 they scored numerous Top 10 hits in their home country and were also quite popular in Flanders, Belgium. Their sound was a combination of NewWave and {{Reggae}}. They were especially huge during the early 1980s, inspiring a mania not unlike those of Music/TheBeatles, with hordes of young teenage girls crowding at their concerts and screaming their head off.

'''Doe Maar''' is ''the'' most commercially succesful Dutch band of all time. From 1978 until 1984 they scored numerous Top 10 hits in their homecountry and were also quite popular in Flanders, Belgium. Their sound was a combination of NewWave and {{Reggae}}. They were especially huge during the early 1980s, inspiring a mania not unlike those of Music/TheBeatles, with hordes of young teenage girls crowding at their concerts and screaming their head off.

Unfortunately the group didn't like to be labeled as a ''boys band'', because it caused critics not to take them very seriously. Also, most of them were already in their thirties and had [[MisaimedFandom no interest in the adoration of a teenage female audience]]. They tried to shed off this part of their audience by writing songs dealing with [[GrowOldWithMe topics about people of their own age]]: adultery, fear of getting older, fear of nuclear war,... Their MagnumOpus ''Music/{{Virus}}'' (1983) was in that regard a veritable NewSoundAlbum. Unfortunately it did little to gain more interest or respect from the audience and critics they had in mind. As a result they disbanded in 1984, at the height of their fame.

* ''Lijf Aan Lijf''(1983)

* AlliterativeTitle: "'''D'''oris '''D'''ay", "'''D'''oe '''D'''e '''D'''ub", "'''L'''iever Dan '''L'''ief", "''Z'''oek Het '''Z'''elf Maar Uit".

** "Wees Niet Bang Voor Mijn Lul" ("Don't Be Afraid Of My Dick").
* AtomicHate: "De Bom" ("The Bomb").

* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: "Grote Broer".
* BreakUpSong: "De Eerste X" ("The First Time"), "Zoek Het Zelf Maar Uit" ("Find It Out For Yourself")

* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: "Dans Met Mij".
* DarkerAndEdgier: Their album ''Music/{{Virus}}'' was an attempt to shed off their younger audience and present songs about more adult topics, such as adultery.
* DespairEventHorizon and DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: "Is Dit Alles?" ("Is This Everything?") and "Radeloos" ("Desperate").

* TheEnd: "Alles Gaat Voorbij" ("Everything Has To End"), "De Laatste X" ("The Last Time")
* EpicRocking: "Doe Maar Net Alsof".

* {{Instrumental}}: The band released an entire album with instrumental dub reggae versions of their songs: "Doe De Dub". Apart from that there are also the tracks "Situatie" ("Situation"), "De Vrolijke Padvinder" ("The Happy Scout")
* ItsNotYouItsMe: "Nix Voor Jou" ("Nothing For You"), "Vergeet Me" ("Forget Me").

* LargeHam: Some of their songs, especially the early ones, are sung in a ChewingTheScenery way that is so over the top that it has to be heard to be believed. Some prime examples: "Te Laat", "Smoorverliefd", "Nederwiet", "Winnetoe", "Nachtmerrie",...

* LeaveMeAlone: "1 Nacht Alleen" ("One Night Alone").

* MachoMasochism: "Macho" is a criticism of this trope.

* OneManSong: "Politiekman".

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: They enjoyed spelling song titles differently than the standard language: "Nix Voor Jou" (should be "''Niks'' Voor Jou"), "[[Music/{{Virus}} 4US]]" (should be ''Virus'', which is a PunBasedTitle on the word "4" ("vier" in Dutch) and "virus".), "Sinds 1 Dag Of 2" (should be ''Sinds een dag of twee''),...

* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: ''Pa'', where they sing ''Ik doe de dingen die ik doe/ met mijn ogen dicht'', which translates as ''I do the things that I do/ with my eyes closed.'' Because of the word ''doe'' everyone expects the line to be ''met mijn ogen '''toe''' '', but instead they use a synonym ''dicht''.

* AlliterativeName: "'''D'''oris '''D'''ay", "'''D'''oe '''D'''e '''D'''ub", "'''L'''iever Dan '''L'''ief".

* OneWordTitle: "Situatie"

* TheAddict: "O.K.", about an addict who starts smoking/drinking/overeating again, but accepts it.

* AllMenArePerverts: "Je Loopt Je Lul Achterna" ("You Walk Behind Your Dick"), about a man who was adulterous and lost his partner as a result. ** "Wees Niet Bang Voor Mijn Lul" ("Don't Be Afraid Of My Dick").

* ItsNotItsMe: "Nix Voor Jou" ("Nothing For You"), "Vergeet Me" ("Forget Me").

* PepTalkSong: "Hé, Hé" ("Hey"), "Verdomme, Ik Doe Het Wel Alleen" ("Goddamned, I'll Do It Myself"), "Het Leven Gaat Door" ("Life Goes On").

* RatedMForManliness: "Man-O-Man", "Macho".