Re the PVV MP who said radio 2 should play more Dutch music. Wonder how he'd react if BBC decided to play only UK artists! Wait for the whining about protectionism.
We live in a global community & Gonzalez is one example of that! We have the radio on every day in work & every station I've heard plays Dutch, English, French & German music.

By Donaugh | June 28, 2011 3:48 PM

Traitor!!! The lyrics are not in Dutch....

By Edward Ka-Spel | June 28, 2011 4:45 PM

Not in Dutch well I doubt that anyone would listen to it if it was. Who F knows Dutch on an international scale.
When they hit the top 10 in the USA I will then give props.
I think just as you stated Donaugh!

By Red Pony | June 28, 2011 6:06 PM

we also have the radio on all day and i only hear english songs with the odd dutch song thrown in.

By iwii | June 28, 2011 6:10 PM

I don't usually listen to base / house music - but when I do it'll be DJ Vato in my headphones, that's a good one.

By Geert Van Leeuwen | June 29, 2011 8:47 AM

With a name like Gonzalez, shouldn't we order up his geneology report a la PVV before celebrating Dutch music mastery?

We wouldn't want any side glory from some kind of third generation alloctoon or something, would we?

By Geert Van Leeuwen | June 29, 2011 8:49 AM

Acutally Geert, the PVV have shown that "foreigners" (real or makebelieve) are fine as long as they are famous such as footballers so the DJ is fine as long as he rakes in the prestige and says that Holland is the best place to live (or Israle if your the party leader), after their careers quiet or they retire, they will be of course condemned and told to leave.

By Donny vdH | June 29, 2011 10:29 AM

If the lack of Dutch content on the radio really is a concern, just do what Canada does: a certain percentage of ALL media in Canada must be "Canadian Content" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_content Many other countries have the same policy.

There. Fixed.

By Jitterboogie | June 29, 2011 1:02 PM

The lack of Dutch content is the result of the lack of effort by our own community to work at it and support it. By forcing a content limit like in Canada results not in more commitment but poor quality content being thrust upon the community.

By Donny vdH | June 29, 2011 11:00 PM

The reason for the 1971 30% Cancon rules was that radio refused to play Canadian music as it was obviously inferior, in their opinions, to American and British music just because it was Canadian. Good music was being ignored. It was a needed rule at the time but it can be argued that it outlived its usefulness.

Personally, I don't see evidence of Dutch artists being ignored on Dutch radio. And since Wilders (along with the rest of the government) don't give a crap about art unless its circuses or football, I doubt he listens to the radio anyways.

What next? Will Wilders demand that Golden Earring stop performing in English?

By CW | June 30, 2011 6:47 AM