Balcony Sessions Day 27 - The Ace of Spades by Motörhead
Day 27 of the Covid19 quarantine: "The Ace of Spades", by Motörhead, performed by Piet Maris. Bet you didn't see that one coming! Piet used to play this one with Belgium's best kept metal secret Tim's Favourite - check them out! And if you want, you can check this live performance, pour le plaisir des yeux et des oreilles ànd for fun on Facebook
Balcony Sessions Day 26 - Save le Monde by Jaune Toujours
Day 26 of the Covid19 quarantine: Jaune Toujours 'Save Le Monde' from the album Europeana (2018), performed by Piet Maris. We recorded a version of this song together with the Brussels Philharmonic, just for fun. Listen to the original recording and the Philharmonic version on Bandcamp Sarah Baur made a video for this song. Check it out below!
Balcony Sessions Day 25 - Der Lindenbaum composed by Franz Peter Schubert, poem by Wilhem Müller
Day 25 of the Covid19 quarantine: Rest in peace, uncle Jan, happy trails. "Der Lindenbaum", composed by Franz Peter Schubert, poem by Wilhem Müller, performed by Piet Maris.
Balcony Sessions Day 24 - Il by Les Négresses Vertes
Day 24 of the Covid19 quarantine: "Il", a song by Les Négresses Vertes, performed by Piet Maris. About a homeless guy and his dog.
Balcony Sessions Day 22 - Si j'étais toi by Jaune Toujours
Day 22 of the Covid19 quarantine: "Si j'étais toi", by Jaune Toujours, performed by Piet Maris. The closest thing to a love song by Jaune Toujours. From the album "Routes" (2013) Watch the clip for the studio version on YouTube, with the help of the Krar of Samson Okbo, featuring the band on the back of motorbikes, on tour in Benin - the Zemidjan life, together with the great Gangbé Brass Band!
Balcony Sessions Day 21 - Café by Jaune Toujours
Day 21 of the Covid19 quarantine: "Café", by Jaune Toujours, performed by Piet Maris. A song about a bar in Schaarbeek (Brussels) and an ambulant flower vendor. From the 1995 cassette demo ''Jaune Toujours'' and the EP "O", also featured on the live album ''cluB''. A song about an evening in a bar in Schaerbeek, a long time ago, even way before Piet lived in Brussels - featuring a flower vendor who didn't manage to sell any roses, whom he found at the end of the evening sitting outside, with all his roses scattered on the sidewalk in front of him... Piet didn't know any better, than to make this song about it...
Balcony Sessions Day 20 - Piu Lontano by Jaune Toujours
Day 20 of the Covid19 quarantine: "Piu Lontano", by Jaune Toujours, performed by Piet Maris. about an Italian guy who just thought he would be crossing Belgium on his way to somewhere else and better, to get stuck in the Borinage, a mining region in Belgium, having met the love of his life there... A song about migration and different reasons for migrating... And about how one can look back on life, on how things turned out... From the album Barricade: https://jaunetoujours.bandcamp.com/album/barricade
Balcony Sessions Day 19 - I Fought The Law by The Clash
Day 19 of the Covid19 quarantine: "I fought the law", by The Clash, performed by Piet Maris. One for all the pencil lickers who make life harder than it needs to be.
Balcony Sessions Day 18 - Bella Ciao (Italian protest folk song)
Day 18 of the Covid19 quarantine: "Bella Ciao", an Italian protest folk song, performed by Piet Maris. R.I.P Dirk Van Duppen, Belgian doctor with Geneeskunde voor het Volk - GVHV and activist/politician. ✊
Balcony Sessions Day 16 - Leur DT by Jaune Toujours
Day 16 of the Covid19 quarantine: "Leur dt" by Jaune Toujours, performed by Piet Maris. From the album Kolektiv, about daylight savings time. Listen to the original HERE