Normaal - Pien In De Kop - (1986) TopPop

Normaal is a rock band from the Netherlands, more specifically from the Achterhoek region, who sung in Achterhooks, a local variety of the Low Saxon language group. Arts student Bennie Jolink started the band in 1975 as a reaction to disco and glamrock, in addition to the overall “Dutch snobbery“ towards people from the Low Saxon-speaking regions, and use of the English language by many other Dutch artists. “Normaal“ meaning “normal“, suggesting the same: “act normally“. The band has since gained national fame, and have had more top 40 hits in the Dutch chart than any other Dutch band. The group was founded by lead singer Bennie Jolink (Buizen Beernd) and drummer Jan Manschot (Brekken Jan Schampschot) and had a breakthrough in 1977 with the hit ’Oerend Hard’. Singing in the local dialect (the Achterhoeks) became the trademark of the group. The single ’Pien In De Kop’ reached no. 24 in the Dutch Top 40 in March 1986. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: February 28, 1986 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.