#beautiful south rotterdam

[itwoodbeprefect]

twice in two days now i was somewhat absently listening to a song i didn't personally pick and the lyrics suddenly said amsterdam and i went ?! like a startled pokémon

[pastlivesandpurplepuppets]

And everyone is blonde

And everyone is beautiful

And when blondes and beautiful are multiple

They become so dull and dutiful

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: September 23, 1996

Lyrics:

And the women tug their hair

Like they're trying to prove it won't fall out

And all the men are gargoyles

Dipped long in Irish stout

The whole place is pickled

The people are pickles for sure

And no one knows if they've done more here

Than they ever would do in a jar

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere

Liverpool or Rome

'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere

Anywhere alone

Anywhere alone

And everyone is blonde

And everyone is beautiful

And when blondes and beautiful are multiple

They become so dull and dutiful

And when faced with dull and dutiful

They fire red warning flares

Battle khaki personality

With red underwear

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere

Liverpool or Rome

'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere

Anywhere alone

Anywhere alone

The whole place is pickled

The people are pickles for sure

And no one knows if they've done more here

Than they ever would do in a jar

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere

Liverpool or Rome

'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere

Anywhere alone

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere

Liverpool or Rome

'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere

Anywhere alone

Anywhere alone

Anywhere alone

Anywhere alone

Anywhere alone, alone, alone

Songwriter:

Ooh this could be Rotterdam or anywhere

Liverpool or Rome

'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere alone

Alone, alone

Paul Heaton / Dave Rotheray

SongFacts:

👉📖

[kraftwerk113]

Life´s too short for weird music - Tagesempfehlung 23.02.2023

The Beautiful South / Rotherdam (or anywhere)

Ein must be – einmal durch Rotterdam mit dem Auto fahren und sich von The Beautiful South mit Rotterdam (or anywhere) beschallen zu lassen. Und plötzlich ist alles gut, bekommt einen Sinn. Wenn Sie dann noch die Gelegenheit nutzen während Iher Fahrt akustisch durch die unglaublich vielen guten Popsongs von The Beautiful South zu düsen, werden Sie feststellen, welch beeindruckende Relevanz – ja fast Dominanz die Nachfolge-Band der fantastischen The Housemartins auf die britische Popmusik in den Nienties hatte.

[haveyouheardthisband]

[britpop-band-tourney]

ROUND 3: The Beautiful South VS Sleeper

THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH

SLEEPER

sleeper for me!

[good-old-lover-girl]

🎵🍪

Last song you listened to? - Rotterdam (or Anywhere) by The Beautiful South

If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? - I would be a cinnamon and ginger chocolate chip cookie (with paprika of course)

Thanks for the ask my weird little lovely <3

[pleasuresoftheharbor]

song of tha day 😁

[hacash]

back in the dawns of time when dinosaurs still ruled the earth @arboreals tagged me to put my repeat on shuffle and the first 10 songs are:

what if you - joshua radin

if i never see your face again - maroon 5 & rihanna

albera - eric clapton

nothing ever hurt like you - james morrison

music is the victim - scissor sisters

woman's world - cher

rotterdam (or anywhere) - the beautiful south

it can't come quickly enough - scissor sisters

the power of love - huey lewis and the news

all cried out - alison moyet

@lonnson, @boasamishipper and @hippity-hoppity-brigade your turn!

[myragewillend]

Visited Groningen last week I was just in time to spend my money on the May fair. lol Do you have cities you'd recommend to visit next or any NL attractions for that matter? Also, stroopwafel... my beloved..

Got this ask right after someone else's ask about visiting the Netherlands, lol.

You can't visit the Netherlands and not visit any art museums. You've got Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh in Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh museum), Mondriaan, M.C. Escher and more Rembrandt and Vermeer (Girl With a Pearl Earring) in Den Haag (Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Escher in Het Paleis, Mauritshuis) and other amazing art musea with many of the Dutch masters (Kröller-Müller Museum, Rembrandthuis, etc.).

If you enjoy architecture, there's obviously Amsterdam (boat tour right outside the train station is pretty fun), in Rotterdam you'll find the cube houses, and there are the Delta Works in Zeeland. If you want to visit 'older' cities, you should definitely see Maastricht in the south, one of our oldest cities (and my personal favorite, but for heavily biased reasons, though it's really got a great atmosphere and beautiful buildings and goes right over the river the Maas). In Drenthe you'll find the 'hunebedden' (dolmens), tombs from prehistoric times. As far as castles, we have palaces like Soestdijk Palace and Het Loo and old castles like Muiderslot. Den Haag is also where our government resides, if that should interest you. Personally, I'd say these sort of things aren't really worth an entire trip by itself, unless you're truly interested, but more of a fun thing to check out if you should be visiting any of these cities anyway and have an extra hour to fill.

As far as nature goes we have the Veluwe in Gelderland, a wooded area. Go to Scheveningen if you want to visit the North Sea (also has a Sea Life aquarium). The beach is popular in summer but really I think it's nicer to visit on a cold day, when all you hear are the seagulls and the waves. The northern islands are nice places as well for quiet, beachy surroundings. You're just a month too late for the Keukenhof unfortunately, the world's largest tulip garden.

Lastly, you really should visit the Efteling, a theme park in Noord Brabant with a very unique style, full of fantasy elements and animatronics, including a fairy tale forest with lots of old-fashioned fairy tales (i.e. the originals, not the Disney versions). But also roller coasters and water rides and shit. Though if you mainly want roller coasters, I'd suggest Walibi instead (previously a Six Flags park).

Ever had fresh stroopwafels from a market stall? That shit is the best. I think it's more common in winter. The Efteling has a Winter Wonderland theme going on too then, with lots of stalls serving hot snacks and drinks. Maastricht also does yearly winter markets with ice skating, a huge ferris wheel and tons of stalls with hot glühwein and warm snacks.

Hope that gives you enough ideas lol.

[doyourememberrocknrollradio]

The Beautiful South - Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)

[floaty-cat]

★my age regression playlist★

🎶Falling for U - Peachy!, mxmtoon

🌙i do adore - Mindy Gledhill

🎶Alice - Smith & Thell

🌙Ready now - dodie

🎶Homesick - Cavetown

🌙Everything Stays - Olivia Olson

🎶Lollipop - Mika

🌙Soldier, Poet, King - The Oh Hellos

🎶Kindergarten - Chloe Moriondo

🌙You’ll Play Your Part - My Little Pony

🎶Home - Toby Fox

🌙Meteor Shower - Cavetown

🎶Comet - Steven Universe

🌙Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) The Beautiful South

🎶The Milk Carton - Madilyn Mei

🌙Beautiful Boy - John Lennon

[theladyigraine]

Ten songs + ten people

Rules: put your music on shuffle and list the first ten songs that come up, then tag other people.

Tag by @allisonaergents :)

Animal - Neon Trees

Sail - AWOLNATION

Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) - Squeeze

Glass House - KALEO

Carry On - Janne Schra

Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) - The Beautiful South

Whatever We Feel - Sammy Rae & The Friends

Underground - City & Colour

Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me - George Michael + Elton John

Fishing For a Dream - Turin Brakes

I tag: @dirchristophernolan, @voidfavors, @ohjesombre, @variansfry, @collect-ivision, @towardstheair, @combefaerie, @barrowsteeth, @olympain, @weaponizedwit (if you want to join in!)

[nickyferng]

amsterdam, netherlands

you know when you get to a new place, one that you've google mapped thoroughly and where you've managed to convince yourself that you can walk everywhere? "25 mins from the hotel to restaurant? not bad! i'll just sightsee on the way!" well after day 2, and some very sore legs, i gave up on the that idea. i surprised myself by figuring out the local transit system - even if it was mostly borne out of necessity. old cities have my heart because of all the rich history encased within the walls of gorgeous old buildings, uneven cobblestones that many have walked on, and the otherworldly charm in the air that you can't quite put your finger on.

i can have a slightly addictive personality when it comes to collecting, so you can imagine how things unfolded when i discovered this series called amsterdam streets (https://www.amsterdamstreets.nl/en). cute miniature handmade and handpainted houses based on actual buildings in amsterdam that you can line up next to each other? i need all of them. if you put a bunch side by side, you've got a street. if you collect enough, you could have the whole city! cue rabid trekking to at least 8 different souvenir shops in search of these.

STAY

citizen m south pr. irenestraat 30, 1077 WX amsterdam, netherlands a favorite hotel chain of mine at this point. it's weird, fun, and perfect for one person. this particular location was right off the station zuid stop, super convenient.

DO

rijksmuseum museumstraat 1, 1071 XX amsterdam, netherlands so much beautiful art housed in one place. full of vermeers and rembrandts. not to mention the architecture - i was oohing and ahhing every corner i turned.

canal tour after sorting through what seemed like hundreds of listings on viator, i booked an evening excursion with flagship amsterdam that began in daylight and ended with the street lights turning on at dusk. what better way to get the lay of the land than hopping on a boat tour? they all started to look the same after the third canal we went through. i couldn't tell east from west. but it was certainly relaxing and beautiful, and we got an hour long lesson with jokes intertwined.

9 straatjes a historical and picturesque neighborhood that's worth a stroll.

holland huis leidsestraat 49 BG, 1017 NV amsterdam, netherlands look no further for all your souvenir needs. they had the amsterdam houses i was obsessed with and were super friendly to boot. the cashier wrapped up each house i bought with care, all the while making conversation.

daytrips belgium borders the netherlands from the south. it's a stones throw away, and so are 3 other hotspot cities within the country that can be all seen in one day: delft (known for delft pottery), rotterdam, and the hague. the latter has mauritshuis, an art museum housing the girl with the pearl earring. and madurodam, a theme park with miniature scaled versions of dutch landmarks.

EAT

de kas kamerlingh onneslaan 3, 1097 DE amsterdam, netherlands a beautiful greenhouse style restaurant in the middle of a park that was such an unforgettable experience. i loved the concept of using veggies from their garden in the dishes. you can pick from a fixed menu of 3, 4, 5, or 6 courses, which changes seasonally. every time a new course came to my table, they would stand there explaining what was in it, and i'd be typing furiously in my notes app. reservations need to be made months in advance.

tasters: gazpacho . green veggies cucumber . tahini . zatar spice cantaloupe melon . basil first course: tomatoes . gooseberry . kosho . buckwheat

second course: lettuce . vadouvan . yogurt sauce . rubber bean . white currant

third course: (i substituted a vegetarian dish in lieu of a mussel one) zucchini flower filled with potato . aji amarillo . baby zucchini . crispy corn

fourth course: pistachio ice cream . strawberry . raspberry . shortbread . saffron . orange blossom

fifth course: violet ice cream

meatless district bilderdijkstraat 65-67, 1053 KM amsterdam, netherlands vegan-based takes on popular dishes such as a "chicken" and "bacon bits" caesar salad with garlic thyme croutons and "parmesan". i was impressed by how real it tasted. the ambiance had a very farm to table feel.

[my-chaos-radio-90s-list]

Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) - Backstreet Boys

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Ready To Go - Republica

Release Me - Wilson Phillips

Remember The Time - Michael Jackson

Remember The Time - Nana Darkman

Rescue Me - Bell Book & Candle

Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison

Return To Innocence - Enigma

Rhythm Is A Dancer - Snap!

Right Beside You - Sophie B. Hawkins

Rise - Gabrielle

Ritmo De La Noche - Lorca

Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) - The Beautiful South

Runaway Train - Soul Asylum

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Sandstorm - Darude

Saturday Night - Whigfield

Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry

Say What You Want - Texas

Scatman - Scatman John

Scatman's World - Scatman John

Se A Vida E (That’s The Way Life Is) - Pet Shop Boys

Secret Garden - Bruce Springsteen

Secret Love - Bee Gees

Selfish - The Other Two

Sending All My Love - Linear

Sense - The Lightning Seeds

Seven Seconds - Nomansland

Sexbomb - Tom Jones, Mousse T.

She Don’t Let Nobody - Chaka Demus & Pliers

She’s A Woman - Scritti Politti feat. Shabba Ranks

She’s So High - Tal Bachman

Shot Of Poison - Lita Ford

Show Me Love - Robin S

Shy Guy - Diana King

Sing It Back - Moloko

Sitting Down Here - Lene Marlin

Slave To The Music - Twenty 4 Seven

Sleeping In My Car - Roxette

So Hard - Pet Shop Boys

So Strung Out - C-Block

Somebody Dance With Me - DJ BoBo

Something Got Me Started - Simply Red

Something Happened On The Way To Heaven - Phil Collins

Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough - Patty Smyth feat. Don Henley

Stand By Me - 4 The Cause

Stay - 2-4 Family

Stay - Sash! feat. La Trec

Still Got The Blues - Gary Moore

Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter

Streets Of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen

Stupid Girl - Garbage

Sunchyme - Dario G

Sunday Mondays - Vanessa Paradis

Sweet Harmony - The Beloved

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Take A Chance On Me - Erasure

Take This Heart - Richard Marx

Tarzan & Jane - Toy-Box

Teardrop - Massive Attack

Tearin' Up My Heart - *NSYNC

Tell Me - Groove Theory

Temple Of Love - The Sisters Of Mercy

That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain

That's Freedom - John Farnham

That’s What Love Is For - Amy Grant

The Big L. - Roxette

The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica

The Colour Of My Dreams - B.G. The Prince Of Rap

The First The Last Eternity - Snap!

The Flame - Fine Young Cannibals

The Girl From Ipanema - Lio

The Key, The Secret - Urban Cookie Collective

The Power - SNAP!

The Real Thing - 2 Unlimited

The Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim

The Sailor Song - Toy-Box

The Secretary - Sailor

The Show Must Go On - Queen

The Sign - Ace Of Base

There Is A Star - Pharao

There She Goes - Sixpence Non The Richer

They Don't Care About Us - Michael Jackson

Things Can Only Get Better - D:Ream

Think About The Way - Ice MC

This Beat Is Technotronic - Technotronic

This Is Your Night - Amber

Thunder - East 17

Thunderstruck - AC/DC

Time For Letting Go - Jude Cole

To Love Somebody - Jimmy Somerville

To The Moon And Back - Savage Garden

Tom’s Diner - Suzanne Vega, DNA

Tonight - New Kids On The Block

Too Blind To See It - Kym Sims

Touch Me (All Night Long) - Cathy Dennis

Tubthumping - Chumbawamba

Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out - Freak Power

[britpop-band-tourney]

ROUND 2: Salad VS The Beautiful South

SALAD

THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH

Salad for me!