"Het Land Van..." | ||||
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Single by Lange Frans & Baas B | ||||
Released | 2005 | |||
Format | CD | |||
Genre | Dutch hip hop | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Label | Walboomers Music | |||
Lange Frans & Baas B singles chronology | ||||
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"Het land van..." ("The country of...") is a Dutch song by Lange Frans & Baas B. The lyrics of this song discuss past and present social and political issues in the Netherlands. It rose to the top of the Dutch charts soon after its release in 2005, with a live performance during the Uitmarkt on August 26 at the Museumplein, Amsterdam.
The lyrics enumerate the best and worst parts of Dutch history, in the form "[The Netherlands] are the country of..." ("Het Land Van..."), often listing a good and bad part in the same line. In the song, Lange Frans and Baas B elaborate that the Netherlands are the country ("het land van") Pim Fortuyn and Theo Van Gogh as well as of their murderers Volkert Van der Graaf and Mohammed Bouyeri
In the end, both rappers state that despite all the faults, they love their country.