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The Story of Mariska Veres, Shocking Blue And Their The Biggest Hit - Venus
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0:00 - Intro
0:11 - Mariska Veres and Shocking Blue: begin of story
1:34 - What characterized Mariska Veres' style?
2:40 - Shocking Blue's rise to international acclaim after realesed Venus
3:27 - What was the inspiration for Shocking Blue's Venus?
4:08 - What's the meaning behind Shocking Blue's "Venus"?
4:47 - Shocking Blue's Thundering Fame
5:41 - Shocking Blue's music after Venus: Long and Lonesome Road, Love Buzz, Never Marry a Railroad Man and many others
7:00 - Why did Shocking Blue break up?
7:44 - Mariska Veres' solo career
8:15 - Shocking Blue's Reunion
10:03 - Shocking Blue's legacy
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@photorealm 4 ай бұрын
I moved gear off and on stage for them (Phoenix AZ early 70's) and had the opportunity to talk with Mariska but she didn't speak english so it was mostly sign and hand gestures. She was humble and very nice. I think she moved over by me because I wasn't trying to hit on her. The bass player had the heaviest orange amp I have ever lifted in my life. 2 of us almost couldn't carry it. They were playing with Blues Image at the coliseum in Phx. I used to load gear for a promoter friend to get into the concerts for free , great memories.
@nexttoawesomemusic3589 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing with us your memories.
@HSBsoulsurfer 4 ай бұрын
Awesome story! So cool. Yeah, apparently she flat-out refused to learn English, as she found it to sound ugly, loool! Robbie Van Leeuven had to write out the syllables to sing for her, along with make rough recordings of himself singing the rough drafts of songs. They were an amazing band.
@PaisleyPatchouli 4 ай бұрын
Great memory!! BTW, how's your back? ;)
@DJBOOTS378 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that piece of history. Cool brother.
@nexttoawesomemusic3589 4 ай бұрын
I have never heard this story. Where did you find out that?
@paulkeahtigh2 5 ай бұрын
Love Mariska always,1969 first time I saw her 💓 great band, what a voice and very beautiful RIP😎🌷
@HemiVic 5 ай бұрын
Mariska was one beautiful woman!
@jknuttel 4 ай бұрын
*Indeed, she was!!!*
@jskyg68 4 ай бұрын
She looks really good in the stills and all made up but at the 2:18 mark you can see what she really looks like....wow she's a knockout for sure.
@sjoerdrijpkema9197 4 ай бұрын
It's fake, it's made by Artificial Intelligence...
@johnhughes3796 4 ай бұрын
In her younger years.
@jamesbrice6619 4 ай бұрын
@johnhughes3796 that's true about most pretty women😂
@pmcclaren1 5 ай бұрын
She is a stunning beauty! so talented & intelligent, great song from our BOOMER generation!
@muffs55mercury61 5 ай бұрын
I remember a DJ playing "Venus" in Dec, 1969. After a couple weeks then it gained more airplay and by Feb, 1970 it had reached #1 in the USA. Fortunately the song never lost interest and can still be heard on many stations today. Mariska and her departed bandmates were lost too soon
@custodioguimaraes9981 5 ай бұрын
Mariska Veres. Alluring contralto voice on ravishing psychedelic songs in the band Shocking Blue. Heavenly hair, turquoise eyes, smiling light, in the incarnation of muse Venus in beauty and love.
@WaferBrik 3 ай бұрын
I was a kid when this hit was released and it remains one of the best songs I've heard. That voice -- just awesome.
@alanhodges8839 3 ай бұрын
I play it every day.
@mkruup 3 ай бұрын
No 0ne ever talks about their drummer Cor. He's also fabulous and important for their sound.
@user-nb1fg7gf9r 3 ай бұрын
She was so beautiful, those eyes 👀, the song Venus fit her.R.I.P❤
@jerrydillard2430 2 ай бұрын
Yes! Those eyes!
@gogoyubari366 5 ай бұрын
She was so pretty!
@johnallen6945 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your report. I'm 73 and YTM informed me that I spent 56,000 hours listening to music in 2023, 10% of my life! The song I listened to the most (31 times) was, "Venus." What can I say? This song makes me feel good.
@ghostchaser13 3 ай бұрын
Mine is probably the Rolling Stones "Paint It Black!"
@feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808 2 ай бұрын
Mine is Walking on Sunshine by Katrina And The Waves or Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen. I'm 60. I remember Venus on the radio and liked the original waaaay better than the Bananarama version. I do have the original Venus on my playlist. It’s a great song and Mariska had a powerful voice.
@feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808 2 ай бұрын
@@ghostchaser13That’s a worthy song for repeat plays!
@ghostchaser13 2 ай бұрын
@@feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808 You can listen to Paint It Black with only the sitar too and it is awesome!
@feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808 2 ай бұрын
@@ghostchaser13 That would be amazing! Thanks!
@jameshaxby5434 5 ай бұрын
Great song, great band, great singer.
@cayetanopenaloza5734 4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite bands of all time, Shocking Blue.
@ntesla100 5 ай бұрын
What a stunning beauty!!
@user-sr3iu5ix9k 5 ай бұрын
Geweldige zangeres mooi charmant en betoverend en oogverblindend ❤
@vladimirfateev9048 5 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot,i love so much and ever Mariska. She's a my Goddess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP
@CBeard849 4 ай бұрын
She was gorgeous!!
@cayetanopenaloza5734 4 ай бұрын
NEXT TO AWESOME MUSIC- Thank you so much for this musical documentary!
@nexttoawesomemusic3589 4 ай бұрын
It's pleasure to read your feedback. Thank you!
@Johnnycdrums 4 ай бұрын
"Never Marry A Railroad Man" should have been a big hit in the U,S., not just because it's harmonized in "Spanish Thirds", but because it's a great song, and i don't care that it's a little longer than most sides. "Send Me A Post Card (Baby)" is a catchy one that I also dig. Oh yeah, "Mighty Joe" is pretty cool too.
@LannieLord 4 ай бұрын
My choice for a HUGE hit would have been Long and Lonely Road Or California Here I Come.
@gurmin1 3 ай бұрын
"Never Marry A Railroad Man" picqued my attention in '70. I married in '69 (still married to this wonderful woman). In '71 through '77, I was a railroad brakeman and conductor (foreman) in freight service. It was a tough job and tough on the family but paid very well. As souvenirs of my service, I have poor hearing (from air brake exhaust in the engine cab) and a bad back. Although I never served in the military, I lost my fear of everything one night. It was 3 AM when I took our locomotive into the yard of the electric company. From 50 feet away, a drunk security guard fired 6 shots at me and missed. Mariska spoke the truth.
@wa0000 3 ай бұрын
Could you say a little more about 'Spanish Thirds'? Google doesn't have much to offer, if anything at all.
@Johnnycdrums 3 ай бұрын
@@wa0000; Think of "Spanish Eyes" ~ Al Martino. The 4 chord goes back and forth between a minor triad and major triad, and the 5 chord is the dominant 7 chord. There are variations to this obviously. "Never Marry A Railroad Man" is different but I hear a minor 4th being utilized.
@wa0000 3 ай бұрын
@@Johnnycdrums Thanks. That's an unusual kind of alternation.
@DJBOOTS378 4 ай бұрын
To me, she was the most beautiful woman of the 60s. Oh, look to find it all pretty much.👉❤👈
@user-ve4ig6pw1s 4 ай бұрын
Big blue eyes! She was beautiful!
@babywah3290 2 ай бұрын
Romany? Makes sense that she is a beautiful gypsy. Fantastic singer❤
@mariadoloreszvab 6 күн бұрын
We don’t like to be called gypsies; it’s like the “n” word.
@spellerlittlewing 3 ай бұрын
Great band love their sound
@andrewpeacock7584 5 ай бұрын
❤ Wow amazing photos 👍
@Amarti58 5 ай бұрын
What a lovely woman.
@beameup64 4 ай бұрын
Those eyes.......😍
@Keepnthem 3 ай бұрын
That chic Mariska is truly dazzling!
@KeesKouwenberg 15 күн бұрын
So proud she, and Shocking Blue, are from my home town.
@beatleboy869 4 ай бұрын
Mariska was very beautiful 😍😍😍
@RealAlLePage 5 ай бұрын
Strange to see images of the real Mariska interspersed with images of someone that resembles Linda Ronstadt
@Fargoguy54 5 ай бұрын
Where?
4 ай бұрын
Ronstadt wasn't that gorgeous.
@SouthPawGuy1977 2 ай бұрын
Love her look ! R.I.P
@pongsakvittayarumpa9233 5 ай бұрын
Brilliant !
@Elephant2024-wi2li 4 ай бұрын
Originally heard 'Venus' as a kid growing up in the 1970's. We had it on a .45 record. Although I had never saw Mariska and the Shocking Blue at the time, I always loved the song. Even though I liked Bananarama's 1986 remake, I always preferred the original.
@floydfanboy2948 5 ай бұрын
So many great bands came from The Hague. Mariska and the guys are sorely missed.
@labradoriteatheart 2 ай бұрын
Fuck the Hague!
@bhbluebird 5 ай бұрын
Lovely eyes.
@user-ok9ft1iv4x 2 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs of the time
@TyroneEpps Ай бұрын
This is excellent❤❤❤❤
@Meme-dp9gn Ай бұрын
That’s the first time I have ever seen a picture of her in colour ( black and white t.v ) I always thought she was incredibly beautiful but it’s obvious that she was far more stunning than I had thought . It’s sad she never married or had children ,those genes deserved to be passed down ! But I do hope she had a happy life rest in peace ❤
@gerrylavelle8433 5 ай бұрын
Beloved song forever.
@travelinben1966 6 ай бұрын
Striking.😍💘
@ClassicTrialsChannel 5 ай бұрын
The person in video clips isnt Mariska
@Mr05Chuck 4 ай бұрын
It is her grand daughter
@rupertberr 3 ай бұрын
It is Ai. State right under the play list.
@gloriache8903 4 ай бұрын
"Venus " my favorite song from Dec 69-jan feb mar 70
@randyronny7735 5 ай бұрын
I thought she was born in Hungry. She and her family escaped at age 5 before settling in the Netherlands.
@celsogamarano3401 5 ай бұрын
Venus é uma música muito bonita. Fez muito sucesso aqui no Brasil.
@CharlieRogersMusic Ай бұрын
this band was one of the best in the 1960s and 70s.
@tripjet999 Ай бұрын
Nice-looking one-hit wonder!
@alanhodges8839 19 күн бұрын
Mariska, at the top with all the other best talents.
@wmden1 Ай бұрын
Great musicians, Great singer, and super fine looking lady.
@CiscoDuck 5 ай бұрын
Robbie van Leeuwen's great guitar hook / riff solo was something actually stolen - which he freely admitted in an interview about 20 years ago. In his own words, he said, "It was lifted from The Beatles guitar riff on their song 'Get Back' which was from the guitar solo bits played by John Lennon on a lap steel. I borrowed the ideas and played my version of some of that and had no idea Lennon did his bits on the steel!" There are mash-up videos on KZfaq exploring this and comparing the licks on Venus and Get Back. Check it out!
@wa0000 3 ай бұрын
! As I was learning Robbie's solo, the part following the 6ths is indeed very much like John's 'Get Back' solo.
@TFD31415 5 ай бұрын
Wait, is this whole video generated by AI?
@markmiller6817 5 ай бұрын
yes
@radiomindchatter7994 5 ай бұрын
I had a crush on her...
@kathrynhostetler7367 4 ай бұрын
Mariska leaves us many good memories ...shocking blues one hit wonder "Venus" lives on even when her body gave out. That legacy gives her legs to be remembered , and reminds us that nobody escapes the raveges of time.....Except Venus !
@RonMazasco 2 ай бұрын
Having said that... they were not a one hit wonder. Their other hits were just not as huge as Venus, excuse my dutch accent
@JohnDeHaanSeekerOfTruth365 2 ай бұрын
Fun Fact! When Venus first came out, it received very little radio play in the USA! DJ's were told; by their Bosses, not to play the song because; it was considered, sexually suggestive & evil. Which of course, made us teens at the time, wanted it played even more! Hence; making it a huge success! I bought my copy 45 rpm. when it first came out, Now at almost 67! I still have it & still listen to it from time to time! 🙂
@Luked0g440 26 күн бұрын
Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac on the front cover of that magazine she's holding.
@lewismusser7184 4 ай бұрын
Venus was their smash, but another great single is Mighty Joe. ..."l loved ya, oooh I loved ya, I loved you oh so bad"🎵🎶 Mariska was the absolute bomb 💣💓 in her time.Ahead of her time and paving the way for the likes of Shirley Manson and other fabulous femes.
@allan9603 4 ай бұрын
Mariska speaks, and spoke English very well, why is the narrator dubbing her?
@jofo3197 Ай бұрын
First time i heard Venus i knew it was a winner.
@JoaoBatista-li9tc 5 ай бұрын
Muito linda, ♥️♥️. Infelizmente ela já faleceu.
@MrFishermanbob 5 күн бұрын
IMO the greatest voice in rock, male or female.
@alexlanning712 4 ай бұрын
Its was her husky voice on "Venus" that struck me
@gdpcpa Ай бұрын
Not a word about the Wurlitzer electric piano part of "Venus" or who played it, arguably the most important rhythm part in the entire arrangement.
@axxellein 4 ай бұрын
TRES Cool
@whttrails 4 ай бұрын
I would love to hear her rendition of white rabbit
@user-hc1me7me7l 5 ай бұрын
Venus (Aphrodite) comes from the Greek mythology my dear. Not from Roman mythology, as stated...
@custodioguimaraes9981 5 ай бұрын
Venus (Roman mythology) and Aphrodite (Greek mythology): names of the goddess of beauty and love.
@jaguarsunburst1570 3 ай бұрын
So Beautiful Girl ❤ Great Job Thankyou
@nexttoawesomemusic3589 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching.
@freetob1 5 ай бұрын
Should have gotten more, much more notoriety than she did.
@richardgiem6404 2 ай бұрын
Still have this song on my devices
@michaelhull63 3 ай бұрын
What a BABE she's still a goddess today just goes to prove beauty transcends the decades
@mycomment474 2 ай бұрын
Mariska, RIP babe
@robertwilkinson2232 3 ай бұрын
She had a charisma about her
@libertyjustice2703 12 күн бұрын
If Mariska would have had better material she would have had many more top ten hits. She was special and the song Venus has endured as a fan fovorite for 60 years and it is just one of those songs from when music had great lyrics, melody, harmony and singers. It will always be played and listened to by someone somewhere for decades to come. Its a great song.
@JTW3159 4 ай бұрын
what about inkpot
@Sergiy-od3qd 5 ай бұрын
Mariska is very beautiful and very talented
@GBPaddling 5 ай бұрын
Was........she died...🤕
@jamesbrice6619 4 ай бұрын
Shocking Blue had some great songs and good albums. Too bad they never caught on big in America
@mariom3023 Ай бұрын
Mariska muy bonita 🌹
@fabiocecchini7837 4 ай бұрын
MARISK❤
@3057luis 5 ай бұрын
The banjo song WOW
@jdnelson9538 2 ай бұрын
Nirvana's first vinyl release was a 45 rpm single on the Subpop label called "Love Buzz" which Kurt Cobain discovered on Shocking Blue's first U.S. release from 1969, in the early 1990's, which indicates how inspiring and influential Shocking Blue was, even to the avatars of what was soon to become Seattle's grunge movement.
@mazzym4750 Ай бұрын
Yes !
@sjoerdrijpkema9197 4 ай бұрын
It would be nice or even moraly right if you tell us what material in the video is AI made.
@harvey1954 5 ай бұрын
Who is the young woman pretending to be interviewed ? That's not Mariska.
@Shambashamble 4 ай бұрын
AI
@ewg6200 2 ай бұрын
Yes it is
@shable1436 2 ай бұрын
She looks like she never aged, like a Romanian gypsy vampire
@user-bn6oo3rt9v Ай бұрын
Видимо часть фото Маришки ретушировано,но какая же она была хорошенькая! Как же мы в юности ее любили(и естественно песни).
@6lmao9 Ай бұрын
She was so gorgeous in the 60s. Old age is a cruel beast
@willswalkingwest7267 5 ай бұрын
This AI narration crap has to stop. IT SUCKS!!!!
@penumbrazewolf 5 ай бұрын
Some images were AI, as well as the videos where you could even see the face glitching.
@kennethjohnson2983 5 ай бұрын
You too! It's driving me away from alot of content that I would listen to otherwise.
@JamesFolkers 5 ай бұрын
Get used to it - it’s everywhere
@jodyjackson5475 4 ай бұрын
Hate it. I click off shortly into it too creepy
@jucamoreira7758 3 ай бұрын
MARISKA E SHOCKING BLUE 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷
@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe 5 ай бұрын
60s Bond Girl or Beat Club Chic?
@jeffreydeuitch2146 4 ай бұрын
Like many others here, I really just in the past few months discovered SB whole catalog and like many others have been blown away. Really a shame that they were not promoted properly in the USA in the day. Can't imagine that they wouldn't be remembered in same light as JA, Janis, and other female led groups. Their song writing and instrument arrangements are absolutely fantastic. Perhaps Mariska's lack of fluent English kept US based media from giving her publicity. Had they been all fluent English speaking and had good promotional efforts, their music and Mariska's look would have gone ballistic.
@LannieLord 4 ай бұрын
There should have been at least 3 or 4 more hits here in the USA . California Here I Come, Long and Lonely Road, Postcard and Love Buzz. Nirvana covered one of their songs on stage many times.
@morowilson8673 5 ай бұрын
Sou teu fã a muitos anos eu nasci 1941 tou vivo quando você começou cantar eu amava vc abraços beijos thau eu sei que vc partiu para eternidade eu tenho todas suas músicas
@alanhodges8839 19 күн бұрын
Me too, I’m 82 born in 1941
@davidpeters6536 3 ай бұрын
Nice pictures, but she is 78 now so I doubt she looks much like that now. A Great song well sung.
@sbansban 3 ай бұрын
She died of cancer at 59.
@user-zf4bq1qc3u 3 ай бұрын
Smoking hot she was so hot i was a kid back then ❤❤❤❤
@MohamedJasim-jj6vg 9 күн бұрын
Bravo . VENUS ... 🎉🎉❤
@Joe_Goofball 5 ай бұрын
Like Grace Slick, only MUCH prettier…
@alpha-omega2362 5 ай бұрын
should have had more detail about her illness and death...I don't know much about it , but I assume it was her medical treatment which caused her to gain weight and look the way she did at the end...but she did soldier on...this was really garbage.....
@jamilavidaverde3887 3 ай бұрын
Ela era tão linda e tinha a voz poderosa
@Dreamcatcher9000 3 ай бұрын
2:10 Who is that??
@rcrai0547 4 күн бұрын
Never heard of her.
@geoffhay2218 5 ай бұрын
its all AI imagery
@lilienriquez581 4 ай бұрын
❤con amor desde Querétaro México ❤ podrían poner el vídeo en español latino porfavor Gracias 🙏🏽💐
@jimvanderzon4522 4 ай бұрын
No music at all?
@nexttoawesomemusic3589 4 ай бұрын
At all 😟
@electronwave4551 4 ай бұрын
AI moving images are used here, it would seem. Veres was a very quiet person and quiet people don't look for confirmation from others. The AI generated images are of a "look-at-me" showgirl.
@LouLope 2 ай бұрын
Pronounced Marishka Veresh (org Veres Mariska), with Hungarian roots.
@miguelsanchez8180 3 ай бұрын
❤😂 Bellas damas, mariska cuando jobencita era mui bellas y ahora no puedo destinguii, God Bleas you Mariska, we all Love you AT/ Sanchez, #1Y-8180 Love you all
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