"Liever dan lief" is a well-known song by Dutch pop/reggae band Doe Maar. The track is part of their 1982 album Doris Day en andere stukken, which propelled the band to national stardom in the Netherlands. Background Doe Maar emerged in the early 1980s as a unique blend of pop, ska, and reggae, appealing to a wide youth audience with their socially conscious lyrics and catchy rhythms. "Liever dan lief" stands out as a romantic and melodic track amidst more politically charged songs. Musical Style Musically, the song blends pop and reggae elements with melodic bas… read more
"Liever dan lief" is a well-known song by Dutch pop/reggae band Doe Maar. The track is part of their 1982 album Doris Day en andere stukken… read more
"Liever dan lief" is a well-known song by Dutch pop/reggae band Doe Maar. The track is part of their 1982 album Doris Day en andere stukken, which propelled the band to nationa… read more
Dutch pop band Doe Maar (1978-1984; reunions in 1999-2000 and 2008-2022) is the most popular and succesful Dutch-language pop act ever. Their musical cocktail of pop, ska, punk and reggae was uniquely (sometimes frighteningly) popular in the first half of the 1980s in The Netherlands. Doe Maar (the band name can be loosely translated as 'go ahead' or 'do as you say') recorded five studio albums, with the latter four hitting number one in the Dutch album charts. Having emerged from a hippie community in the south of The Netherlands in the late 1970s, Doe Maar… read more
Dutch pop band Doe Maar (1978-1984; reunions in 1999-2000 and 2008-2022) is the most popular and succesful Dutch-language pop act ever. Their musical cocktail of pop, ska, punk and reggae w… read more
Dutch pop band Doe Maar (1978-1984; reunions in 1999-2000 and 2008-2022) is the most popular and succesful Dutch-language pop act ever. Their musical cocktail of pop, ska, punk and reggae was uniquely (sometimes frighteningly) popular … read more