Golden Earring (tot in 1969 The Golden Earrings) is een Nederlandse grootste rockband. De groep werd opgericht in 1961 en is daarmee (samen met de ook in 1961 opgerichte band Bintangs) de oudste nog bestaande rockband van Nederland en een van de langst bestaande bands ter wereld. Golden Earring heeft internationaal succes gehad met hun hits Radar Love, Twilight Zone en When the Lady Smiles, en hun albums Moontan en Cut.
De band heeft wereldwijd miljoenen albums verkocht en genoot in de jaren zeventig en tachtig van de twintigste eeuw een internationale sterrenstatus, met name in de Verenigde Staten. Golden Earring neemt een dominante positie in de Nederlandse muziekwereld in, met meer dan dertig gouden en platina albums.
'Back Home' is Golden Earrings 14e Top 40 hit en hun 2e no. 1 single in de Top 40.
Deze opname werd door Toppop gemaaktin de Scheveningse duinen en voor het eerst uitgezonden in de 2e uitzending ooit van Toppop op 29 september 1970. Toen stond het nummer al een maand lang op de 1e plaats.
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Golden Earring (until 1969 The Golden Earrings) is Hollands most succesful rock band. The group was founded in 1961 and is (together with the band Bintangs, also founded in 1961) the oldest surviving rock band in the Netherlands and one of the longest existing bands in the world. Golden Earring has had international success with their hits Radar Love, Twilight Zone and When The Lady Smiles, and their albums Moontan and Cut.
The band has sold millions of albums worldwide and enjoyed international star status in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the United States. Golden Earring occupies a dominant position in the Dutch music world, with more than thirty gold and platinum albums.
Back Home is Golden Earrings' 14th hit in the Dutch Top 40 hit and their 2nd no.1 single in the Top 40.
This recording was made by Toppop in the Scheveningen dunes and first aired in the 2nd broadcast ever of Toppop on September 29, 1970. At that time the song had been in 1st place for a month.
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Broadcast date: 29 September 1970
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TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
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