Golden Earring - Radar Love (1973)

Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was dropped in 1969). They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When The Lady Smiles" in 1984. Current members of Golden Earring are Barry Hay (vocals, guitar, flute and saxophone, member since 1968), George Kooymans (vocals and guitar, founder of band), Rinus Gerritsen (bass and keyboard, founding member), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums and percussion, member since 1970). Golden Earring have sold millions of albums worldwide, and they are one of the longest existing rock bands in the world that are still performing today in the same line up.

Radar Love (B. Hay / G. Kooymans)

I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', says I need you here
And it's half past four and I'm shifting gear

When she's lonely and the longing gets too much
She sends a cable comin' in from above
We don't need no phone at all
We've got a thing that's called radar love
We've got a wave in the air, radar love

The radio's playing some forgotten song
Brenda Lee's "Coming On Strong"
The road has got me hypnotized
And I'm speeding into a new sunrise

When I get lonely, and I'm sure I've had enough
She sends her comfort, comin' in from above
Don't need no radio at all
We've got a thing that's called radar love
We've got a line in the sky, radar love

No more speed, I'm almost there
Gotta keep cool now, gotta take care
Last car to pass, here I go
And the line of cars drove down real slow

And the radio played that forgotten song
Brenda Lee's "Coming On Strong"
And the newsman sang his same song
Ah, one more radar lover's gone

When I'm feeling lonely and I'm sure I've had enough
She sends the comfort coming in from above
Don't need no radio at all
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a line in the sky
We got a thing that's called radar love
We got a thing that's called... radar love

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Dutch Rock Groups
• 70s
• Netherlands

[stlblues86]

I saw Golden Earring open for .38 Special in March 1984 at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. My friend and I were there to see Golden Earring. We walked out on .38 Special.

[ElChevelle]

Seriously? The drummer's twirling his sticks while performing an epic drum solo! O.O

[tacomadc]

What a great drummer! There are such strong music traditions in Holland. I'm proud to play in a band there.

[AmethystDew]

@carrychris2010 He used to jump over them!!

[kallyfest]

Great highway road song

[tatethompson1234]

I mean same type, also the amps and same drum kit!

[tatethompson1234]

That Les Paul Copy was the studios! If you watch a few other bands playing on this show from 1973 like The Sweet doing Ballroom Blitz Andy Scott is using the same Les Paul lol

[seventieslounge]

I broke my ankle dancing to tis tune at a party thrown by my history professor. I was drinking the day away at a Milwaukee Brewer game. Continued drinking more at the condo assoc where my Professor held it. Broke the tibia and fibia in 16 places. 3 operations, 2 summers laid up in a cast.

[kingrico1921]

good tune, thanx



[gregmonts]

Man that drummer look suspect.