I'm making a listening-exercise for my students based on 'Welterusten, meneer de president', basically because we've been discussing the Vietnam-period in class.

Anyhow, I need to know what instuments are in this song. I have the cd here, but no instruments are mentioned. Do you have a version at home that says this, or are you an extremly good googler?

I know, Abierman, this may be stereotyping, maybe worse than the weed-stereotype, but still... it's urgent.

Boudewijn de Groot is a singer-songwriter who mostly performed with just his guitar and/or harmonica.
He did perform with a band though; drums, bass, guitar, harmonica etc. I guess it does depend on the version you have.

AlfofMelmak said:

The version I have is the best known I guess. It just says 1966, Mercury Records.

Nevermind, I'll try and ask more simple questions, a little present from their teacher...

Did some googling but i had no success so far

Dewrede said:

Thanks for trying. I made a test that will be dead-easy for those who know the song, and not so simple for those who don't even know what 'Mei '68' stands for. (= 80 percent of them). But if you're a good listener, it should actually be easy no matter what your background is.

To make listening-exercises is really one of the most difficult thing being a language-teacher.

you're welcome , sorry i couldn't help

it's basicly a translation of a french song , right ?

my sister's a teacher too , must be quite annoying at times , all those brats
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MarieLouise said:

I hate the song.....it is so easy to be a lefty and just stand there and piss on the world if you don't like it.....just like Raymond van 't Groenewoud's anti-America song from just recently (to give a belgian example ), which is actually pure racist!

abierman said:

In case of the Vietnam-argue you could argue the protest had its effect, on the long run, no?

But I'm not going to discuss the value of this song. I'm happy to have a listening-exercise ready, that's what matters right now.

I never heard Raymond's song, so on this issue I should also keep my mouth shut.

This 'stereotyping'-comment was made because I saw you complaining about the drug-image the Netherlands have. So I thought calling my thread 'Question for the Dutchies' could also be called stereotyping, presuming all Dutchies know the song.