A little Dutch p...

Okay, not really.  But I have to admit that I was a bit taken aback when I saw this video by the 70s era Dutch pop group, Luv.

At first, it looked like these women were not wearing anything under their skimpy tops.

Upon closer examination, I see they're wearing nude body suits.  Listening to them, I hear them totally channeling ABBA, which was also big during that time period.

I tried another video, again with them looking all sexified...  And then I was suddenly reminded of a song I haven't heard in years!

Yes, I remember this was a hit.  No, I hadn't thought of it in years!

I had to share this with a few friends and my friend Joann found another video of Luv singing "You're the Greatest Lover".  

This band seems to be a mix of ABBA and Silver Convention, which was a girl group from Germany that was popular at about the same time.

It's funny, because when I was a kid in the 80s, I used to think girl bands were rare.  Now I know they weren't, but it does seem like a lot of them consisted of sexy women singing and dancing to vapid music.  This kind of stuff doesn't have a lot of staying power, even if it can be faddish or fun...  especially when the women get older and less fetching.

I can see why this was popular in Europe, though.  The music is festive and catchy and the girls are pretty.

The 70s was chock full of chicks like this, doing their thing...  I kind of miss it.  I guess it takes talent and beauty to pull off this particular act, but really, it's just entertaining for a different reason... perhaps because they seem to shock the audiences!

Fly Robin Fly

For some reason, this song is stuck in my head this morning.

Nothing like a little disco from 1975 in the morning...  On another note, these women need a new choreographer.

Fly Robin Fly by Silver Convention is certainly a catchy tune.  Some might even say it's uplifting with its lilting strings, striking bass, and thudding percussion.  Based on the video, I'm wondering if this dance was something done at clubs.  It looks a little like the "Electric Slide".

Here's another mindlessly catchy number by the same group... more heavy bass, percussion, and strings.

These songs are definitely not for mental giants.  On the positive side, at least it's hard to forget the words, right?  Maybe these songs are mostly instrumental because Silver Convention was a German Euro disco band.

This song is flat out idiotic.  At least they don't have camel toes in the video.  They seem to be channeling ABBA a little.

Based on YouTube, I can see that these ladies had a career that endured awhile.  I read they were considered "new and fresh" in the 70s.  I dunno.  I was new and fresh myself in the 70s.  I do think this is one group whose music wears thin after about ten minutes, though.  I'm going to be singing this shit all day.

Horrible song by one of the girls... AAAAGGGGGHHHH!  And check out the moronic dance moves... especially from the chick in plaid.  Gadzooks!