21 July 2015

BELGIUM



Belgium in a few words... 


Bruegel. Beers. Mussels. Fries. René Margitte. Victor Horta. Jacques Brel:



Chocolate. Diane von Furstenberg.  Anne Demeulemeester.  Berntholer:


Martin Margiela.  Dries van Noten. Synthesizers. Jo Lemaire:


Kingdom. Clouds. Waffles. Banana-na Banana Split Hmmm:


Front 242. Ecstasy. Boccaccio. Roooooock To The Beat:


Raf Simmons. Veronique Branquinho.  Rafiki:


Walter Van Bereindonck. Pump Up The Jam:


Family. Rendez-vous. Stromae:

ID21: Belgium

there are so many Belgians i could chose from to include in a post celebrating Belgium's National Day.  instead, i'll keep it short & share one of my favourite Belgian pop songs from the 80s, by Lio who was then still a teenage singer.  this was my anthem; still is!  "Sage comme une image"  (wise & well behaved), which is a French expression meaning As Good As Gold.  that's me, 1000%:

click HERE for an old playlist of Belgian New Beat & other fun stuff!
lets bring thing back to a tune that better captures the Belgian weather vibes: