I used to be a policeman. I told my fellow officers that if I ever pulled someone over for speeding, and they said, "I'm sorry Officer, Radar Love was on the Radio," I would have to just let them go. There's something about that killer beat that makes you have to push that pedal.

I love that intro. That's just bad ass. The whole song's awesome.

The Dutch have created so much great rock and pop music. Golden Earring is among the best rock bands in the world, and I am so glad to see them happy and performing their fantastic music today. You can see that they are talented musicians who love rock. Kindest regards from America !

The things we take for granted. God bless the Golden Earring. What a gut punch today.

They deserved more with songs like when the lady smiles, another 45 miles, back home, just a little bit of peace in my heart, going on the run, twilight zone.....

So long of a story I have with Radar Love. We were all going to a huge state park, my family, with 4 or 5 station wagons. Radar Love comes on the radio, I'm in the front seat and cranked it up! I heard it once or twice before and my uncle (who was driving) and everyone in the back was singing that song. 1973 baby!!! All of us were dancing and moving up and down, rocking down the highway!!

These backstories are fun. I'm learning a lot more than I thought I would.

Since this song is internationally famous, I decided to give translating the interviews a shot for the non-Dutch fans: 0:45 Barry: Immediately make me drive faster, works every time 1:20 It is not the music on its own that works, it is not the lyrics on it own that works. It's the combination that is very good; it's just right, it fits. If it had been about a guy in a bathtub who accidentally electrocuted himself with an electric heater, then I doubt it would have been so successful. The thought behind the lyrics is purely that everyone can identify with it, you know? That dude drives himself to pieces. Initially I thought that was a bit sad, but I found it added drama matching the music, which is also dramatic in places. But then I kind of made up for it by adding ESP, you know? He's still connected with his lover, even in the afterlife. For me back then that added a beautiful thought. 2:16 Rinus: That was pretty daring for us, because we didn't usually just did bass and drums like that. (But it originally was just intended as a guitar...) Well, when George came with his idea for the song, he played this chord... more or less like this. George: "I've been driving all night, my hand's wet on the wheel", and then you get the chorus "When she get's lonely and the longing get's too much". Those were all melodies that were already there. 3:06 Barry: I really like this bit.. just happens once, inbetween.. like, what is that? We still do stuff like that, intuitively. Cesar: In the middle there was suddenly a hiatus, so then uh... added in something like this. 3:54 It's just wordplay, "Brenda Lee, Coming On Strong", you know. I like "I'm Sorry" a lot more, but I couldn't have sung "the radio is playing some forgotten song. Brenda Lee, I'm Sorry", it wouldn't have worked. (But why Brenda Lee?) Oh, she just.. she was my mother's favourite singer, I was raised with that. These songs I heard when coming home from school. My mom would be listening while smoking a cigarette on the couch, haha, and a glass of wine, and I loved this music! I just got it. 4:43 Rinus: I remember that we were inspired by Santana's style at the time, that grand "DOW-DOW-DOW" with a lot of cymbals and stuff and percussion. That was really the idea of how we started the intro, like.. , that drawn out aspect

never knew they were Dutch. Awesome song, goes hand in glove with RamJam's Black Betty

These guys owe me $378..... I lost my license for speeding in 1977.Cop said he clocked me at 144mph in my '68 Firebird while listening to this song. Good times.

De mooiste beelden blijven toch wel die uit 1973, waar Cesar over het drumspel sprong. Heb de eer gehad om Cesar te ontmoeten: wat een fantastische vent is het toch. Groot Earring(s) fan, meer dan 10x gezien. Maakt niet uit wie of waar ik het vraag: iedereen kent dit fantastische nummer! Vooral in Amerika nog altijd ontzettend populair. Ja, dit is wat mij betreft de beste Nederlandse band ooit

One of the most underrated bands, one of the best driving songs! And, after all these years, they still have the same original members. Do one on Twilight Zone.

When I heard it, I was 13 it's has always been my #1 rock song. I've had on record,8 track, tape,CD and now on my phone.

Awesome to see these guys still rocking! This song is timeless.

At 16, just started to drive myself and buddies back and forth to work and different highs schools. 1973, in my beat '55 Bel Air. FM Converter and new speakers. Radar Love, Life, at its best.

Greatest. Driving. Song. Ever! It stands alone - there's no competition that can even be seen in the rear view mirror. Few songs so perfectly define a category, but in this case its Radar Love, and the next best is simply unknown because its so far distant.

Het nummer gaat over telepathie en hoe dat mogelijk is tussen twee mensen die zo ontzettend diep van elkaar houden dat ze ervoor open staan. Ik heb het zelf meegemaakt. En 3 x raden wat er op nummer 1 stond toen ik geboren was? September 1973...? Dit nummer... Wow ❤️

I have had Golden Earring move to top of my list of favorite groups since their song was playing during a crappy root canal years ago. They helped me through it.

The lyrics are so clever. He say's, "It's half past 4 and I'm shifting gear." Not shifting gear(s), so it has two meanings. Very clever. It's little things like that make a song great. Love this song!

In junior high school (1973), all the kids from my school would go to the new indoor mall across the street and hang out after school. There was a pinball (and very early video game) arcade at the mall, that had a back room, lined with benches. The walls were painted purple and they were lit up with blacklights with multicolored blacklight posters all over the walls. There was a nice, new, booming juke box with good sound, in the corner of the room. It was a large open booth with no doors or windows, but the corners of the room offered some degree of privacy. Basically, it was the make out room and only couples hung out in there. The jukebox was always nice and loud and it filled the entire arcade with constant music. Radar Love was one of the top choices on the jukebox. It was played several times per day. You couldn't go to that arcade for an hour, without hearing Radar Love. I never got tired of hearing the great selections on that jukebox. It was mostly late 60s and early 70s Hard Rock, mixed with early 70s Pop hits and a bit of Funk and Soul. We also paid for some of the slower song selections with our quarters, so that we could make out to the music with the hot chicks from our school. They were young, tanned, pretty little Southern California "foxes" with sun bleached, feathered hairstyles. They wore tight fitting tube tops, skin tight, white, low-rise Ditto jeans and white Puka shell necklaces that glowed against their suntanned skin. They smelled of bubblegum flavored lipstick, cocoa butter tanning lotion and Strawberry Herbal Essence shampoo. Damn! No wonder I always liked this song.

One of my favorite late night driving songs racing across the back roads of NM and TX. 4 barrel wide open, 390 howling under the hood of my 67 Mustang, good times!

A while back this song was on the car radio. While "And it's half past four and I'm shifting gear" was being sung, I down shifted before turning into the driveway. I looked at the clock in the dashboard, and it said 4.31. Cool.

Radar Love and Red Barchetta - the two best driving songs.

One of the songs of my youth. I remember them playing the town hall Birmingham uk. We saw them and then helped the roadies load afterwards so we could get to meet the band then. Great.

1 of my all time favourites.

Its amazing how everything fits in that song to serve the energy of that song. intentions properly executed

Every time I think I’ve seen all the KZfaq channels I can stand, around comes another amazing site like Top 2000. Thanks for the great stories and music

Saw them live in Pittsburgh, PA as the opening act for Robin Trower 1974.

One of the Top Songs of all time very classic. Everybody who has heard anything rock knows this song. These guys are truly rock pioneers

I watched it even though I had no idea what they were saying but because music is a universal language I think I got the gist of it.

Back in the mid 70's I was a DJ for a small underground rock station where we played pretty much what we felt like at the moment. Radar Love was on my personal "A" list. Talk about high octane radio!

The road has got me hypnotized

Unforgettable composition and performance. Deserved to do even better on the single charts than it did. Talent in droves.

Grew up listening to this! later it was fav driving song on a cassette in the car on long road trips LOL!

That drummer is fantastic

Great song! I must admit I also love the cover of this song from White Lion.

If you havn't heard the Album "Moontan" from which this song is off, you should, it's absolutley amazing, the Band sounds like it's in the room with you as well.

One of the few Dutch bands that truly had (has) worldwide appeal. Nice to see short-time member Eelco Gelling in the background at 0:55

I never noticed the Santana influence in the intro. Fascinating.

Heb ze mogen aanschouwen bij ons in Deventer, heb ervan genoten!!!!

My first concert Golden Earring and Gentle Giant in the early 70’s.

I was 4 when this came out??!! 😳 man Great music back then!

George is one heck of a guitarist. Check put the live versions of Twilight Zone. he rocks

Since first heard in my personal Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.

Cut was another album without a bad song on it..........loved it so much I bought it as an import before being released here in the states.

Amazing!

Great song. Always been big hit here in Australia :)

Brenda Lee comin' on strong! Friggin' awesome.

Great song, love it if they would do one of these on American Woman, Bachman and Cummings are still here

When I fist heard this song I thought: Man, Cheap Trick is a talented band, that guitar riff kicks ass. I didn't know the original was written by some Dutch guys, excellent song I hope they made millions of dollars.

This song gives Adrelaninnnnnn.....In Mayour....Love Golden Earring.....

Best driving song ever!

Still sound amazing

Great tune

Genius song! The ultimate driving song 🚗

It’s sad to hear yesterday’s announcement that the band stops due to the fact that George Kooymans has ALS.

I seen these guys in the 70's. They looked like they were having fun... I seen the same thing when Nazareth was an opening act playing, Hair of the Dog..

first album i ever bought was moontan, the one with the girl on the cover with the feather boa, also the first 8-track i bought for driving in my 67 chevell ss.

Super !!!

Greatest swing song ever!

Golden Earring for ever, be strong!!

This song caused me $1800.00 worth of tickets on Christmas morning... 68 Road runner and a one beanie cop... cant outrun a radio.

....... and....... When the bullet hits the bone..... GREAT band.

Brilliance stands the test of time. Radar Love and Twilight Zone are freakin Brilliant.

My favourite song to listen to while driving late at night. This gets a 10 out of 10.

One of the best bands ever coming out of Holland. The Hague to be more precise. Such a great song!

Happy birthday George! ❤️

By far the greatest rock band from Holland!

Speechless.

BARRY HAY KING ROCK

So many great great studio albums,especially Grab it for a second,Bloody Buccaneers,Cut,Paradise in Distress,etc, and the 77 live album,this song is great ,but so much better stuff from them,and aside from U2 and Z.Z. Top.all original members(sort of)for 53 + years,current line up since 1969 or 70,NO band in history can say that

Nice

This song had a revival in ‘83. I thought it was new then.

Pragtig..

Longest active band in the world

Love the band

Komt op 2, na Twilight Zone :)

an early rock classic !

Fastest I remember going was 105 plus.

Neerlands beste rocksong

I think this must be the strongest southern US accent I've ever heard- can't understand a word!

Another song that has that driving effect is Let It Roll by Little Feat

goed!

Dig that Hagstrom double neck bass

okay. 2019. i alway thougt he sang. brandon lee!! like the brother of bruce. now i learn he sings brenda! good thing to listen to legendary stuff some times

Great energy. We all have radar love.

Love!

The version by White Lion is very cool plus tasty guitar work

This song and I can't drive 55 will get you a ticket every time.

I never realized Comin' on Strong was a Brenda Lee song, I just thought it meant she was coming thorough loud and clear on the radio.

Great flying song too!

3:32 this is what swing drums sound like

This and Bullet to the Bone, great songs! Makes one wonder what happened to the rest of they're music. Back in the day (80's) I bought one of they're albums thinking surely they have other good music. I was sadly disappointed, the rest of the album was beyond not very good.

Best dam band Holland ever produced.....ah wait that's kinda a "left" handed compliment : ) Fantastic band no matter where they're from...

And the news man, sing his same 🎵song....Eddie Money-I think I'm in love! May 18, 1989, just after the break of dawn.....like the soundtrack says, "To be continued ".......

One of my favorite songs ever, up there with Leave It by Yes, Ammonia Avenue by The Alan Parsons Project and such.

That middle section kinda reminded me of The Doors...

Wow, I didn't know Mick Jagger could play bass!

I remember driving all night in winter in my 69 Spitfire- no heat. This song and a couple of black beauties kept me going.

Bach feike astma .....the golden Earring