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The Mo, also known as Mo for short, was a Dutch pop band that was founded in 1979 by the brothers Clemens and Huub de Lange. Their debut album ’Mo’, with Heili Helder as singer and Harm Bieger as drummer, had a unique instrumentation for that time: both electric guitar and bass guitar were missing. Instead, keyboard instruments were used (including Wurlitzer piano and Clavinet) and a classical wind instrument: the bassoon. In February 1981 the album reached the top 10. Single success was for Nancy (1980), and above all for Fred Astaire (1981). After Huub de Lange had left the group at the beginning of 1981 and was succeeded by Ton van der Meer, the group fell apart in June 1981 when Heili Helder and Clemens de Lange left. Bieger and Van der Meer then made a new start. With two new band members - singer Linda Bloemhard and keyboardist Hans Nieuwint - they tried to copy the original Mo and follow up on the success. This single is from the second album ’Ha Ha! The Sound of Laughing’ in that line-up. Nederlands: The Mo, ook wel kortweg Mo genoemd, was een Nederlandse popband die in 1979 werd opgericht door de broers Clemens en Huub de Lange. Hun debuutalbum Mo, met Heili Helder als zangeres en Harm Bieger als drummer, had een voor die tijd aparte instrumentatie: zowel de elektrische gitaar als de basgitaar ontbrak. In plaats daarvan werden toetseninstrumenten gebruikt (waaronder Wurlitzer-piano en Clavinet) en een klassiek blaasinstrument: de fagot. In februari 1981 haalde het album de top 10. Single-succes was er voor Nancy (1980), en bovenal voor Fred Astaire (1981). Nadat begin 1981 Huub de Lange de groep had verlaten en was opgevolgd door Ton van der Meer, viel de groep in juni 1981 uit elkaar door het vertrek van Heili Helder en Clemens de Lange. Bieger en Van der Meer maakten vervolgens een doorstart. Met twee nieuwe bandleden - zangeres Linda Bloemhard en toetsenist Hans Nieuwint - trachtten ze de oorspronkelijke Mo te kopiëren en een vervolg te geven aan het succes. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: October 10, 1982 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
