Bettie Serveert

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Bettie Serveert
Carol van Dyk, lead singer of Bettie Serveert, performing in Vondelpark in 2006.
Background information
Origin	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Years active	1990–present
Label(s)	Matador Records Hidden Agenda Minty Fresh
Associated acts	Bauer
Website	http://www.bettieserveert.com/docs/home/index.html
Members
Carol van Dyk Peter Visser Herman Bunskoeke Reinier Veldman
Former members
Berend Dubbe

Bettie Serveert are a Dutch indie-rock band. Their name translates to "Bettie Serves," and is taken from a Dutch television program, hosted by Dutch tennis player Bettie Stöve, who made it to the Wimbledon Ladies singles final in 1977.

Comprised of Carol van Dyk (vocals and guitar), Peter Visser (guitar), Herman Bunskoeke (bass) and Berend Dubbe (drums), they originally formed in 1986 but split up after only one gig. They reformed in 1990 and released their debut album, Palomine, in 1992. This met with low-key critical acclaim in the alternative music press.

Three years later, they followed up with Lamprey, an album that received better reviews and aided them in bagging tour slots alongside the likes of Belly, Dinosaur Jr, Buffalo Tom, Superchunk, Come and Jeff Buckley.

After releasing the full-length album Dust Bunnies and the Velvet Underground cover album Venus In Furs, Dubbe decided to leave due to artistic differences. He went on to form his own band, Bauer.

Various drummers (among which Reinier Veldman, who played drums in the Bettie Serveert proto-band De Artsen) took the place of Dubbe on the albums that followed (Private Suit, Log 22 and Attagirl). Bettie Serveert continues to tour extensively through Western Europe, Canada and the United States.

Their cover of the Bright Eyes track "Lover I Don't Have to Love" was featured in episode 18 of season 3 of the FOX show The OC. Palomine's title track can be heard playing in the background during episode 4 of My So-Called Life.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• 1992: Palomine
• 1995: Lamprey
• 1997: Dust Bunnies
• 1998: Plays Venus in Furs and Other Velvet Underground Songs
• 2000: Private Suit
• 2003: Log 22
• 2004: Attagirl
• 2006: Bare Stripped Naked

[edit] Singles/EPs

• 1992: "Tom Boy" (also on the soundtrack to Amateur)
• 1993: "Palomine"
• 1993: "Kids Alright"
• 1993: "Palomine (new single edition)"
• 1995: "Crutches"
• 1995: "Something So Wild"
• 1995: "Ray Ray Rain"
• 1997: "Co-coward"
• 1997: "Rudder"
• 1997: "What Friends?"
• 1999: Our New Demo
• 2000: "White Tales"
• 2000: "Private Suit"
• 2003: "Smack"
• 2003: "Wide Eyed Fools"

[edit] Other

• 1994: "For All We Know" from the Carpenter cover-song compilation album If I Were a Carpenter

[edit] External links

• Bettie Serveert official site
• Lazy-i Interview: February 2005
• Three full-length concert recordings at Fabchannel.com