Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Songs”
Desaku yang kucinta, my beloved village ….. Many people in Indonesia grew up with this lovely children’s song. In this video you can watch Lucie and our lovely nieces Merle and Iris singing Desaku in the Dutch countryside. We were amazed how quickly they learned this song in a foreign language that was completely unknown to them.
Kisah Cintaku was released on the Chrisye albums Jumpa Pertama (1988), Konser Tur Legendary (2001), Duet by Request (2006) and Greatest Hits Chrisye in Memoriam (2007). The song was also covered by Peterpan in 2008. I have recorded it in a simple and direct way, just me and my acoustic guitar, like a live concert. I hope you will enjoy …
Cintamu (Your love) is the first Indonesian song that I composed myself. In the video I sing together with Lucie. I wrote this song early last year, when we were sitting in our garden under the cherry blossom tree, enjoying the first warm and nice days of spring. A clear blue sky, a little breeze, a blackbird singing, my smiling …
I am pleased to present the audio remake of the Happy New Year Song that I wrote and published in december 2007. The remake is a music production with newly recorded drums, bass, guitars, and vocals by Lucie and me. Play the video below to listen ….. Starting today, the song is for sale in major on-line web shops. So …
Jangan Menyerah is a beautiful song by the Indonesian band d’Masiv. Jangan Menyerah means “don’t give up” or “don’t surrender”. The band has produced a video clip with beautiful images of life in Indonesia, inspired by a true story of a friend. In this song I play 4 acoustic guitar tracks. Being inspired by the original video clip of d’Massiv, …
The song Usah Kau Lara Sendiri was originally sung by Ruth Sahanaya and Katon Bagaskara. The translation of the title is “Don’t despair all alone”. This cover version with the accompanying video was made in memory of the tsunami in December 2004 and is dedicated to all victims of this tragic disaster. The video also represents the personal story of …
It is more than a year ago that I heared the song Ada Cinta (by Acha Septriasa and Irwansyah) for the first time. I immediately liked the vocals and the beautiful guitar combined with the orchestra. At that time I didn’t seriously plan to make a cover of the song, but I tried to learn the guitar. I like this …
Semua Tentang Kita is on the Taman Langit album, recorded by Peter Pan in 2003. I bought this album in Indonesia 2 years ago. On my recording I play 2 guitar tracks on my Fender Stratocaster and 2 string tracks on my Roland synthesizer.
This song was composed by Obbie Messakh. It is about “those good old school days”. It creates a sense of nostalgia and romance. For me it has a slightly different meaning. It does remind me of my trips in Indonesia where I was often approached by friendly school kids, shouting “Hello Mister!!”. The photographs in the video are part of …
I released this song on 30 march 2008 in memory of Chrisye, exactly one year after he died. The title is “Telah Pergi Sahabat Tercinta”. In this song Dian Pramana Putra and Deddy Dhukun express what they felt when they heard the news about the death of their dear friend. I discovered the mp3 of the original version of the …
This song was recommended to me by one of my friends on Friendster. She told me it was very popular in Indonesia. I wanted to play this song without multi tracking, so I had to arrange the guitar part in a way where I play the rhythm using the bass strings, and at the same time play the chords as …
This is the first song on this website that is written by myself. I wrote it on the 29th of december of 2007, recorded it on the 30th, and finished it just in time to wish you all a very happy 2008.
I heared this song for the first time during a visit to Indonesian friends in Wageningen (a Dutch town). One of them, Wiedy, shown in the picture on the left had the song on a mobile phone. On the way back the song stayed around in my head. At home I listened to it again, and soon I found myself …
In the beginning of 2007 the Indonesian singer Chrisye has passed away. This was actually the first time I heared about him. I decided to listen to his music and discovered that he has written many songs and produced a lot of albums. He was a legend in the Indonesian music scene. I like many of his songs, they have …
There was a request for kroncong music in my guestbook, so I decided to record Bengawan Solo. It is a very famous song. You can find more information about the song here (English) or here (Bahasa Indonesia). The lead vocal is by my girl friend Lucie. This song is no longer available 🙁