The Vengaboys in 2009. Photo: Violent Music via Wikimedia Commons |
Dutch band
Vengaboys chart topper We’re going to Ibiza, recorded 20 years ago, has become
a number one hit in Austria after being used as a protest song.
A video of the
song was put online by German comedian Jan Böhmermann in the wake of a
corruption scandal which involved deputy prime minister and leader of the
right-wing FPÖ Heinz-Christian Strache.
The politician, who has since stepped
down, was set up to meet who he thought was a Russian investor in Ibiza and was
filmed promising government contracts in exchange for electoral support.
Wow, Going to Ibiza is #1 in Austria #ibizavideo— Vengaboys (@vengaboys) 21 mei 2019
Hey @janboehm Did you make this happen?!https://t.co/grujlnjsuB pic.twitter.com/3q0hMbb705
The
band, founded by DJs Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen, are now
in great demand in Austria and performed at a protest meeting in Vienna earlier
this week.
The Vengaboys song is actually a version of Typically Tropical’s Barbados, which was a hit in 1975.
The Vengaboys song is actually a version of Typically Tropical’s Barbados, which was a hit in 1975.
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