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Golden Earring - Radar Love (acoustic, live, Amsterdam 1992) + story behind song (Dutch, English sub
Live, acoustic, at the Grand Cafe De Kroon, Amsterdam, September 1992 -- with a great two-minute drum solo starting about 4-1/2 minutes in:
The story behind the song. Dutch video with English subtitles, from 2017 -- this popped up on YouTube on my TV this afternoon, which is why I wanted to post about the song again. (There's also an article about how the song was written at https://americansongwriter.com/radar-love-golden-earring-behind-the-song/ .)
One of the comments on that YouTube video that I think most people could agree with:
Carl Johnson
3 years ago (edited)
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.
Studio version:
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