<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Best of Matthijs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonjour, ik ben Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. Op gezette tijden stel ik om 12 uur orde op zaken; een lijstje. Voor een overzichtelijk leven in modern times. Huisvlijt. Zeer particulier, maar misschien heb je er ook wat aan. ]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dDkL!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc3cc3089-79cb-4aa7-b6eb-d54a8ac7a3a8_1080x1080.png</url><title>Best of Matthijs</title><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:28:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[nl]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[bestofmatthijs@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[bestofmatthijs@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[bestofmatthijs@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[bestofmatthijs@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[En de winnaar is .....Sem Donkers (19)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britse tieners op hun zolderkamer]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/en-de-winnaar-is-sem-donkers-19</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/en-de-winnaar-is-sem-donkers-19</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273fd952bece8f049dbcd7df93f" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Dank je Sem! En gefeliciteerd! Je bent negentien jaar en gek op Britpop. En je schrijft verdomd goed. En wijs. Vroegwijs. En je koos allemaal nummers van ver voordat jij in de wieg lag. Dat kan, natuurlijk kan dat. Ik vroeg me misschien heel even af of ik niet met ChatGPT aan tafel zat, maar zo achterdochtig wil ik (nog) niet leven. En als het wel zo is, dan heb je een oudere man een klein beetje in de maling genomen. Nou ja, het blijft een mooi lijstje en dito argumentatie. Ik hoop je ergens deze zomer tegen te komen Sem, want je krijgt, net als alle amuse&#8217;s die jou voorgingen, twee vrijkaartjes voor &#233;&#233;n van de <em>Feelin&#8217; Alright 2</em>-avonden; de openlucht-optredens waarmee Sven Hammond, de Big Band, gastartiesten (o.a. Jett Rebel, Waylon, Shirma Rouse, Trijntje, Stef Bos, Berget Lewis, Anton Goudsmit, ZO Gospel, Nico Dijkshoorn) en ikzelf in de maanden juli en augustus door ons land reizen.<br>Tot zover! <br>Dank aan alle inzenders, jullie waren met veel! We vierden dat we rond <em>The Best of Matthijs </em>inmiddels met 10.000 zijn<em>. </em>Erg<em> </em>inspirerend. Ik ga nu weer mijn best doen voor mijn eigen lijstjes. Nogmaals dank voor jullie lijstjes en ook voor jullie erg aardige berichtjes.  </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonneren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;nl&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Typ je e-mailadres&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>De top 3 van Sem Donkers</h3><p>Sem schreef het volgende: &#8220;Beste meneer Van Nieuwkerk, Mijn naam is Sem Donkers en ik ben negentien jaar. Ik lees altijd met veel plezier uw lijstjes en greep deze uitdaging dus met beide handen aan. Hieronder mijn top drie beste Britpop-nummers.&#8221;</p><h4>1. Pulp: Underwear (1995)</h4><p>Is de tragiek van de tienerjongen ooit mooier bezongen? Uiteindelijk is de kern van Britpop - naast dat onfeilbaar Britse - vooral de droom van de tiener met een gitaar op een zolderkamer. En pas later komen daar de Guinness en de parka bij. Jarvis Cocker van Pulp raakt het meest tot in die kern, met het eerlijke en ietwat sneue melodrama van <em>Underwear </em>als klapstuk. De tiener op de zolderkamer weet: &#8216;Ik ben niet alleen.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273fd952bece8f049dbcd7df93f&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Underwear&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Pulp&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/5pcDlqgygjWQ75QYLM7mdL&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5pcDlqgygjWQ75QYLM7mdL" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4>2. Blur: Parklife (1994)</h4><p>Om de kern van de dromende tiener zit een keihard laagje Britishness. Wie zich daar een voorstelling van wil maken, komt al snel uit bij <em>Parklife </em>van Blur. Het spoken word van Phil Daniels (zie de film <em>Quadrophenia</em>) verheft het nummer tot een soort rap avant la lettre, maar dan af en toe onderbroken door een ongelooflijk catchy refrein. Het doet u bijna vermoeden dat het betreffende <em>parklife </em>d&#233; <em>way of living </em>is. Maak u geen illusies. Eerst maar eens op vakantie naar Engeland.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2732e4d97729bab58f1c0eabd33&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Parklife - 2012 Remaster&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Blur&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/7FSzJQV6thyoQptFCUTV9c&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7FSzJQV6thyoQptFCUTV9c" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4>3. Oasis: Don&#8217;t Look Back in Anger (1995)</h4><p>Britser dan <em>Parklife</em>? Je zou het bijna denken, met de <em>Imagine</em>-hommage aan het begin en de verwijzing naar het toneelstuk <em>Look Back in Anger </em>waarin de eerste echte boze jonge Brit werd ge&#239;ntroduceerd die navolging kreeg in de decennia van de Britpop. Toch wint Blur voor mij deze eeuwige vete, niet wegnemend dat Oasis er absoluut mag zijn.<em> Don&#8217;t Look Back in Anger </em>is met recht een klassieker; een triomfantelijke finale voor de dromende tienerjongen.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2732f2eeee9b405f4d00428d84c&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Don't Look Back In Anger&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Oasis&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/7ppPZa3TRUSGKaks9wH7VT&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7ppPZa3TRUSGKaks9wH7VT" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p>Dank je wel Sem!</p><p>Fijn weekend!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/en-de-winnaar-is-sem-donkers-19?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/en-de-winnaar-is-sem-donkers-19?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[De achtste amuse..]]></title><description><![CDATA[Een frisse golf in warme dagen]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-achtste-amuse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-achtste-amuse</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:02:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0-ER!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02b2a13d-708d-4275-9f7f-8440a153671d_1280x720.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nog een laatste amuse en dan over een half uurtje de winnaar! Gisteren was ik te druk met de fanfare rond het nieuwtje dat Shirma Rouse en ik samen een tv-programma gaan maken, <em>Soulsister. </em>Over life &amp; times van Aretha Franklin. Dus vandaag haal ik een beloofde amuse in.<br>Even ultrakort: Omdat we rond de <em>Best of Matthijs</em> inmiddels met tienduizend nieuwsgierigen zijn vroeg ik jullie om een eigen persoonlijke, muzikale Top 3 in te sturen. De amuses en de winnaar krijgen twee vrijkaartjes voor een van de <em>Feelin&#8217; Alright 2</em>-avonden; de openlucht-optredens waarmee Sven Hammond, de Big Band, gastartiesten (o.a. Jett Rebel, Waylon, Shirma Rouse, Trijntje, Stef Bos, Berget Lewis, Anton Goudsmit, ZO Gospel, Nico Dijkshoorn) en ikzelf in de maanden juli en door ons land reizen.<br>Ik dank Wim voor een frisse golf in deze hete dagen. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0-ER!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02b2a13d-708d-4275-9f7f-8440a153671d_1280x720.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0-ER!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02b2a13d-708d-4275-9f7f-8440a153671d_1280x720.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0-ER!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02b2a13d-708d-4275-9f7f-8440a153671d_1280x720.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0-ER!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02b2a13d-708d-4275-9f7f-8440a153671d_1280x720.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0-ER!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02b2a13d-708d-4275-9f7f-8440a153671d_1280x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0-ER!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02b2a13d-708d-4275-9f7f-8440a153671d_1280x720.jpeg" width="428" height="240.75" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/02b2a13d-708d-4275-9f7f-8440a153671d_1280x720.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:720,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:428,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Golven Zee Oceaan - 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Counting Crowes: A Long December (1996)</h4><p>Prachtige laatste zin: &#8220;It&#8217;s been so long since I&#8217;ve seen the ocean, I guess I should.&#8221; Sentimenteel misschien. Weemoed zeker. De zanger blikt terug op het jaar dat achter hem ligt. En verlangt naar nieuwe avonturen.Op naar de oceaan.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2736768a33a2b2050c63ad34585&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A Long December&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Counting Crows&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/1tjKIXd7DYNklhVSgBxREi&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1tjKIXd7DYNklhVSgBxREi" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>2. The War on Drugs: An Ocean in Between The Waves (2014)</h4><p>Liedjes die drijven, voortdobberen. Daar is The War on Drugs goed in. Mooie titel: An Ocean in Between The Waves. Zo beschrijft de zanger zijn geliefde. Verder rolt er geen enkele golf in dit nummer. Maar die ene zin, die doet het &#8216;m. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273f34338e9270f9c0561cf4c7e&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;An Ocean In Between The Waves&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;The War On Drugs&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/78uf7QYfexQ1sggf2fsKzg&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/78uf7QYfexQ1sggf2fsKzg" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>3. The Tragically Hip: Yer Not The Ocean (2006)</h4><p>Een klein eerbetoon aan de veel te vroeg overleden zanger Gord Downie. Canada&#8217;s finest. De ideale soundtrack als je in dat prachtige land tussen de Atlantische en Stille Oceaan reist. &#8220;You&#8217;re not the ocean, you&#8217;r up to my toes, you&#8217;re not the ocean, you&#8217;re not even close.&#8221;</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2730558938407079f940728bebb&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Yer Not The Ocean&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;The Tragically Hip&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/3bwvCWEy9kalCrfrjrNJ7R&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3bwvCWEy9kalCrfrjrNJ7R" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><p>Bedankt Wim!</p><p>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-achtste-amuse?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-achtste-amuse?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soulsister: op reis met Shirma]]></title><description><![CDATA[In de voetsporen van Aretha Franklin]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/soulsister-op-reis-met-shirma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/soulsister-op-reis-met-shirma</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:11:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F_d7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67000f21-8743-4153-8ec4-91c447ecc085_1429x887.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of ik mee op reis wilde? Dat vroeg zangeres Shirma Rouse. We zaten na afloop van een van de Feelin&#8217; Alright-concerten nog wat na te praten. In het prachtige openluchttheater van Heeswijk-Dinther. September vorig jaar. Onze zomertour zat erop en we vroegen ons af wanneer we elkaar weer zouden zien. <br>Op reis? Waarheen? <br>Naar Amerika. Shirma wilde een documentaire-serie maken over Aretha Franklin, de zangeres die zoveel voor haar had betekend. Niet alleen als zangeres, maar vooral als sterke, zwarte vrouw. Shirma was in 2018 in haar eentje naar Aretha&#8217;s begrafenis geweest (&#8220;Ik moest&#8221;), had daar de familie van Aretha ontmoet en was ermee bevriend geraakt. Ze kende inmiddels ook veel muzikanten waar Aretha nog mee had gespeeld. Kortom, Shirma weet bijna alles van de Queen of Soul. Alles gelezen, alles beluisterd en veel ook zelf gezongen. Er is geen betere reisleider. Een erg goed idee. <br>Maar nu dus die vraag.<br>Of ik dit samen met haar zou willen maken? De seconden die ik nadacht waren mijn reserves om weer iets voor de televisie te gaan doen. Ik heb het, zonder tv, enorm naar mijn zin. Maar dit was iets bijzonders. En zeer overzichtelijk. En klonk de muziek van Aretha niet vijftien jaar lang als het publiek de studio van DWDD binnenkwam? En bovenal, de geweldige Shirma&#8230;&#8230;Ik kan haar niks weigeren. <br>Natuurlijk dacht ik ook even aan het tv-programma <em>Chansons!, </em>waarvoor Robbie en ik in Parijs, met een klein cluppie, een paar weken lang over de avenues zwierven om Franse liedjes te vangen. Beaux souvenirs.<br>Dus ik zei ja tegen Shirma. &#8220;Ja, ik ga je koffers dragen. Met plezier.&#8221; <br>En nu gaan we samen op reis. We gaan de plaatsen bezoeken die voor Aretha betekenis hebben gehad. En in mijn droom ontmoeten we Carole King die Aretha, en de wereld, het nummer <em>Natural Woman</em> schonk. We zien wel. Shirma zal praten en zingen en ik ben in de buurt. Ik zit op de eerste rij. Ik verheug me er erg op. 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Satisfaction (Jagger/Richards)</h4><p>28 april 1968, Amsterdam.  Aretha is 26 jaar. Haar eerste Europese tournee. Begeleid door onder anderen The Sweet Inspirations. Dit is het eerste nummer van de avond, met opkomst. Zij wordt aangekondigd door Joost den Draaijer. Totaal historisch. </p><div id="youtube2-4xJK_701b6w" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;4xJK_701b6w&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4xJK_701b6w?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h4>2. Natural Woman (King/Goffin)</h4><p>Publiek tot aan het podium. Wat een sfeer! Het nummer <em>Natural Woman</em> was nog geen jaar oud. Spiksplinternieuw. Speciaal voor Aretha geschreven door Carole King en Gerry Goffin. Die hadden er precies &#233;&#233;n dag voor nodig.</p><div id="youtube2-1X0h8LFrxZU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;1X0h8LFrxZU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1X0h8LFrxZU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h4>3. Groovin&#8217; (Cavaliere/Brigati)</h4><p>Kort nummertje van The Young Rascals, uit 1967. Aretha maakte het van haar. Lekker tussendoortje-de-luxe.</p><div id="youtube2-lHvSLM5jWFk" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;lHvSLM5jWFk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lHvSLM5jWFk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p></p><p>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/soulsister-op-reis-met-shirma?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/soulsister-op-reis-met-shirma?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[De zevende amuse....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nederlandstalige tranentrekkers]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/zevende-amuse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/zevende-amuse</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:02:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/Caad5lsLc7k" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nog twee amuses en dan vrijdag de winnaar! Omdat we rond de <em>Best of Matthijs</em> inmiddels met tienduizend nieuwsgierigen zijn, vroeg ik jullie om een eigen muzikale Top 3 in te sturen. Die vraag was niet aan dovemansoren gericht. Vrijdag 29 mei &#233;&#233;n winnaar; de origineelste. Tot die dag elke dag een amuse. De amuses en de winnaar krijgen twee vrijkaartjes voor een van de <em>Feelin&#8217; Alright 2</em>-avonden; de openlucht-optredens waarmee Sven Hammond, de Big Band, gastartiesten (o.a. Jett Rebel, Waylon, Shirma Rouse, Trijntje, Stef Bos, Berget Lewis, Anton Goudsmit, ZO Gospel, Nico Dijkshoorn) en ikzelf in de maanden juli en augustus door ons land reizen.<br>Ik dank Sjoerd voor dit schitterende tranendal. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonneren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;nl&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Typ je e-mailadres&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>Top 3 van <a href="https://substack.com/@sjoerdbis">Sjoerd Bisselink</a></h3><p>Sjoerd zegt het zo: &#8220;Nederlandstalige tranentrekkers. Nee, stop, niet doorscrollen. Ik heb het hier niet over vals sentiment, opzwellende strijkers en een snik in de stem. Ik heb het over iets teweegbrengen met taal. Zoals komedie een kunst is, is dit de betraande tegenhanger; ontroering. Niet iets om je voor te schamen.&#8221;</p><p></p><h4>1. Het Zesde Metaal: Ploegsteert (2012)</h4><p>In geweldig Vlaams wordt er gezongen over het tragische leven van de wielrenner Frank Vandenbroecke. Hoge vliegen en diepe vallen. &#8220;Het talent drupt er in dikke druppels van.&#8221;</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2733ae2f1b6fdfb8941869472df&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ploegsteert&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Het Zesde Metaal&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/1MQYvodrxpZjpnYX07zMnL&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1MQYvodrxpZjpnYX07zMnL" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4>2. Kees Torn: Streepjescode (1998)</h4><p>Laten we ons in deze verwarrende tijden vasthouden aan Kees Torn. Kees staat buiten de tijd, is onaangepast en extreem getalenteerd. Deze taalkunstenaar in ruste beroert; gewapend met sigaar, bier, rijmwoordenboek en synoniemenboek. In dit lied over het leren kennen van een afwezige vader komt de klap aan het eind. Kees won er in 1998 de Annie M.G. Schmidtprijs mee. </p><div id="youtube2-Caad5lsLc7k" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Caad5lsLc7k&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Caad5lsLc7k?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h4>3. Jan Beuving: Zaterdagochtend (2021)</h4><p>Slecht nieuws-gesprekken, dat is nooit makkelijk. Zeker niet als je ze met je kinderen moet voeren. Jan Beuving, wiskundige, ziet de woorden als puzzelstukjes en puzzelt net zo lang totdat ze liggen als een schilderij. 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinds eergisteren is iedereen dood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bij de hemelvaart van Sonny Rollins]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/sinds-eergisteren-is-iedereen-dood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/sinds-eergisteren-is-iedereen-dood</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PimL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a5832c4-47ab-4d9e-825f-93eaed044419_2046x1610.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;Sonny Rollins leeft nog,&#8217; ik dacht het zeker twee keer per week. En nu is hij dood. Gentle Giant. Vijfennegentig jaar geworden. Hij was de laatste. Sonny werd uitgebreid herdacht. Veel van: en toen en toen en toen. Het woord &#8216;icoon&#8217; viel ook vaak. En hier en daar was er gelukkig een originele observatie of metafoor. Zoals het eigenlijk altijd gaat bij een grote hemelvaart. <br>Op onze planeet Substack lees ik trouwens een erg leuk interview dat Bert Vuijsje en Simon Korteweg in 1973 maakte met Sonny. Daarin wordt gememoreerd dat Sonny al zo jong een reputatie had, hij was nog geen achttien jaar. Sonny zegt daarover: &#8220;It had something to do with my name. (..) I mean Sonny Rollins, that sounds like someone who is already something.&#8221;<br>Ikzelf dacht vooral aan de foto <em>A Great Day in Harlem,</em> <em>1958</em>, maar las er weinig over. Sonny was de laatste nog levende op dit historische groepsportret. Nu zijn ze dus allemaal dood. Een groots tijdperk. Ze stonden er (bijna) allemaal op; zij die de maat sloegen. Zevenenvijftig jazz-muzikanten, op een vroege ochtend in Harlem, East 112 Street, New York, 12 augustus 1958. Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, Dizzy, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, quasi tutti was er. (Miles Davis niet. Billy Holiday ook niet. Net als Duke Ellington en Louis Armstrong trouwens. Nog steeds jammer.) <br>Maar goed, deze <em>troupe </em>liet de wereld zinderen in een ongekende muzikale vrijheid. Want dat is jazz; zinderende vrijheid en tegelijkertijd <em>the noble art of conversation. </em>Een stralend voorbeeld in deze bange dagen. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PimL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a5832c4-47ab-4d9e-825f-93eaed044419_2046x1610.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PimL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a5832c4-47ab-4d9e-825f-93eaed044419_2046x1610.heic 424w, 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value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>De 5 grootste reuzen op A Great Day in Harlem (1958)</h3><h4>1. Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)</h4><p>Pianist en componist. Crazy guy. Had op de toetsen zijn eigen grammatica en woordkeus. Niemand deed het hem na. Schonk de wereld het nummer <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1wl5b2lw3YagQtZiYZbQWP?si=e4203bc610324d43">&#8216;</a><em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1wl5b2lw3YagQtZiYZbQWP?si=e4203bc610324d43">Round Midnight.&#8217; </a></em>Danste live graag een kolderiek rondje rond zijn pianokruk. Bij absentie van Miles Davis is hij de nummer 1. Een van de grootste componisten van de vorige eeuw. </p><h4>2. Charles Mingus (1922-1979)</h4><p>Bassist en componist. Het album <em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7pojWP7x9uEFSJgw765khA?si=0Pqfml32T6SqDMaH2UP1sQ">Ah Um</a></em> uit 1959 behoort bij de allerbeste jazzplaten ooit gemaakt. Woest en ongetemd is Mingus&#8217; jazz. Het hartverscheurende <em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3PJMsxg6rz9FOo6xNiASXz?si=b1b5997dfa954454">Goodbye Park Pie Hat,</a></em> zijn requiem voor saxofonist Lester Young, is een van de mooiste ballads. Mingus lijkt nergens op. </p><h4>3. Sonny Rollins (1930-2026)</h4><p>De beste saxofonist uit de jazz. Barack Obama zei het in 2011 zo: &#8220;Sonny Rollins heeft mij ge&#239;nspireerd risico&#8217;s te nemen die ik misschien anders niet had genomen.&#8221; Sonny kreeg die dag de National Medal of Arts. </p><h4>4. Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969)</h4><p>Saxofonist. Vader van zoveel tovenaarsleerlingen. De belangrijkste: Ben Webster en natuurlijk John Coltrane en Sonny Rollins. Thanks Coleman. Hij maakte bovendien het nummer <em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2xm9ihELo6xwrRKrBbPql9?si=64225ad4974e4c24">Body and Soul</a></em> onsterfelijk. In 1939 was dat. </p><h4>5. Count Basie (1904-1984)</h4><p>Pianist en bandleider. Speelde alleen de broodnodige nootjes. En deed dat geweldig. Less is more. Maar zijn instrument was vooral zijn Big Band. Die begeleidde Frank Sinatra op zijn live-album<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2m0W0n7zBYmRNs1QAgoa6Z?si=b5920798fd324462"> </a><em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2m0W0n7zBYmRNs1QAgoa6Z?si=b5920798fd324462">Sinatra at the Sands</a>, </em>Las Vegas 1966. Een van de beste live-platen <em>ever.</em> Basie aan de piano, Quincy Jones op de bok. Veel beter is het niet geworden. </p><p>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/sinds-eergisteren-is-iedereen-dood?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/sinds-eergisteren-is-iedereen-dood?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[De zesde amuse....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schitterende Sehnsucht, op z'n Duist uiteraard]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-zesde-amuse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-zesde-amuse</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:03:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nog drie amuses en dan vrijdag de winnaar! Omdat we rond de <em>Best of Matthijs</em> inmiddels met tienduizend nieuwsgierigen zijn vroeg ik jullie om een eigen persoonlijke, muzikale Top 3 in te sturen. Die vraag was niet aan dovemansoren gericht. Vrijdag 29 mei &#233;&#233;n winnaar; de origineelste. Tot die dag iedere dag een amuse. De amuses en de winnaar krijgen twee vrijkaartjes voor een van de <em>Feelin&#8217; Alright 2</em>-avonden; de openlucht-optredens waarmee Sven Hammond, de Big Band, gastartiesten (o.a. Jett Rebel, Waylon, Shirma Rouse, Trijntje, Stef Bos, Berget Lewis, Anton Goudsmit, ZO Gospel, Nico Dijkshoorn) en ikzelf in de maanden juli en augustus door ons land reizen.<br>Ik dank Adriaan voor Ein gl&#228;nzenden, ungeschnitten Sehnsucht-Zug. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg" width="374" height="224.64686468646866" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:364,&quot;width&quot;:606,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:374,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Vlag Duitsland&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Vlag Duitsland" title="Vlag Duitsland" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YvrD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287fdb6f-1c00-47ce-96c4-2a8f7381b572_606x364.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonneren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;nl&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Typ je e-mailadres&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>Top 3 Adriaan Vossestein </h3><p>Adriaan zegt het zo: &#8220;<em>Sehnsucht</em>. Prachtig, typisch Duits begrip, moeilijk met &#233;&#233;n woord te vertalen. Wordt vaak omschreven als een intens, melancholisch verlangen naar een ideaal, of naar een <em>plek</em> waar je niet bent. Laten we luisteren naar teksten vol <em>Sehnsucht.</em> Natuurlijk in het Duits. En ik laat daarbij graag horen dat de Duitstalige muziek rijker is dan alleen de in ons land bekende namen als Falco, Kraftwerk, Nena en Rammstein.<br></p><h4><strong>1. Silly: Instandbesetzt, 1996</strong></h4><p>Prachtig gezongen door Tamara Danz, vlak voor haar vroegtijdig overlijden. Over het openen van een gesloten hart (&#8216;Eisiges Schweigen - Ein Geisterhaus&#8217;). Het intens verlangen om het &#8216;Geisterhaus&#8217; (spookhuis) te vullen met liefde (&#8217;Ich knack&#8217; Dich auf&#8217;). </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2733b0e04112fef55d6cb73f1ae&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instandbesetzt&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Silly&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/5AyJO2T5PTUjZzc3fjKdi1&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5AyJO2T5PTUjZzc3fjKdi1" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4><strong>2. Rosenstolz: Liebe ist Alles, 2004</strong><br></h4><p>Ballade over alles overstijgende liefde (&#8216;Das ist alles, was wir brauchen. Noch viel mehr als gro&#223;e Worte&#8217;) en vol van intens verlangen  (&#8216;Hast du nur ein Wort zu sagen, lass es Liebe sein&#8217;). Rosenstolz was tot 2012 een duo;  Peter Plate en Anna Rosenbaum. Zeer succesvol met talloze ballades en chansons. Daarna gingen zij ieder hun eigen weg. Anna overleed plotseling vorig jaar (55 ). Postuum verscheen haar laatste solo-album <em>Mut zur Liebe </em>(2025).</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273da0651889e1ebec7e069a536&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Liebe ist alles&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Rosenstolz&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/6EatiOQBv70o94sr2oTHLB&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6EatiOQBv70o94sr2oTHLB" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4><strong>3. Johannes Oerding &amp; Ina M&#252;ller: Ich hab dich nicht mehr zu verlier&#8216;n, 2019</strong><br><br></h4><p>Ballade over breuk in een relatie, en afstand nemen (&#8216;Ich hab&#8217; dich nicht mehr zu verlier&#8217;n&#8217;. Ich lass dich nicht mehr mein Herz kontrollier&#8217;n&#8217;), maar uiteindelijk wint het verlangen naar de ander (&#8216;Und doch sitz ich wieder hier&#8216;).<br></p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2736dd97854544646a1dfc2e53d&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ich hab dich nicht mehr zu verlier'n&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Johannes Oerding, Ina M&#252;ller&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/7du8KC8bZhw8ZyAXFLUEMr&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7du8KC8bZhw8ZyAXFLUEMr" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4></h4><p>Bedankt Adriaan! <br>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" 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Ik vroeg jullie om een persoonlijke, muzikale Top 3 in te sturen. Dat was niet aan dovemansoren gevraagd. Hoe gaat het verder? Inzendingen zijn nu gesloten. Er is vrijdag 29 mei &#233;&#233;n winnaar; de origineelste. Tot die dag iedere dag een amuse. De amuses en de winnaar krijgen twee vrijkaartjes voor een van de <em>Feelin&#8217; Alright 2</em>-avonden; de openlucht-optredens waarmee Sven Hammond, de Big Band, gastartiesten (o.a. Jett Rebel, Waylon, Shirma Rouse, Trijntje, Stef Bos, Berget Lewis, Anton Goudsmit, ZO Gospel, Nico Dijkshoorn) en ikzelf in de maanden juli en augustus door ons land reizen.<br>Vandaag dank ik Bart voor een fonkelend Nederpop-treintje.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonneren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;nl&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Typ je e-mailadres&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>Top 3 Bart Reij </h3><p>Bart zegt het zo: &#8220;Liedjes uit eigen land die hoop geven in bange dagen en vrolijk stemmen als de tijd erom vraagt.&#8221;</p><h4>1. Stef Bos: De Tovenaar </h4><p>(En dan het liefst de live uitvoering ) Waarom? Come On! Stef Bos, de Nederlandse Leonard Cohen, geef me &#233;&#233;n van zijn twee stembanden en ik geef u mijn linkerbeen ervoor in retour.  Verder is iedere nadere toelichting overbodig.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273606920610d66d027e633d136&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;De Tovenaar - Live&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Stef Bos&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/1ywX2KS9S6aG0TxtshX4Sw&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1ywX2KS9S6aG0TxtshX4Sw" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>2. De Dijk: Ik krijg je maar niet uit mijn kop </h4><p>Omdat? Omdat er geen Nederlandse band is waarbij directheid, ritme en emotionaliteit beter tot hun recht komen als bij de Dijk. Waarom dan dit nummer? Omdat het klinkt alsof iemand direct tegen je praat, waarbij Huub het Nederlands als percussie instrument gebruikt.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27310ff174f029aedd03cd232f1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ik Krijg Je Maar Niet Uit Mijn Kop&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;De Dijk&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/2dSos1IZ5xLK0FCpQWaymd&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2dSos1IZ5xLK0FCpQWaymd" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>3. Acda en De Munnik: Zwerf&#8217; On </h4><p>Omdat? Omdat het een gevoel vertolkt dat bijna iedereen kent, het gaat over vrijheid en mislukking tegelijkertijd. Vertolkt door onze eigen polder-Beatles. Melancholie; het nummer beweegt als een reis, en hun stemmen zijn emotioneel complementair aan elkaar.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27347c3b6890a637029957023a6&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Zwerf' On&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Acda en de Munnik&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/5tvfki5BXlbSfxp19AqIV7&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5tvfki5BXlbSfxp19AqIV7" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><p>Bedankt Bart!</p><p>Fijne Pinksteren!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" 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url="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c3404368ea65ac78414935ab" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jullie hebben het nu denk ik wel in de smiezen: we vieren een klein feestje omdat<br>we rond de <em>Best of Matthijs</em> inmiddels met meer dan tienduizend nieuwsgierigen zijn. Ik vroeg aan jullie om een persoonlijke, muzikale Top 3 in te sturen. Dat was niet aan dovemansoren gevraagd. <br>Hoe gaat het nu verder? Er is vrijdag 29 mei &#233;&#233;n winnaar; de origineelste. Tot die dag iedere dag een amuse. De amuses en de winnaar krijgen twee vrijkaartjes voor een van de <em>Feelin&#8217; Alright 2</em>-avonden; de openlucht-optredens waarmee Sven Hammond, de Big Band, gastartiesten (o.a. Jett Rebel, Waylon, Shirma Rouse, Trijntje, Stef Bos, Berget Lewis, Anton Goudsmit, ZO Gospel, Nico Dijkshoorn) en ikzelf in de maanden juli en augustus door ons land reizen.<br>Vandaag dank ik Peter voor dit prachtige<em> </em>Treintje Vergetelheid. </p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-vierde-amuse?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Best of Matthijs! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-vierde-amuse?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-vierde-amuse?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p></div><h3>Top 3 Peter Plasman </h3><h3>De 3 grootste nachtkaarsen uit de jaren zeventig</h3><p>De recensies waren geweldig en de verwachtingen hoog. Maar uiteindelijk waren deze sterren snel gedoofd. </p><h3>1. Badfinger</h3><p>Brits. Ze werden de nieuwe Beatles genoemd. Componisten van het schitterende nummer <em>Without You </em>(1970), dat hen niet verder hielp maar anderen wel, zoals Harry Nilsson en Mariah Carey. Paul McCartney noemde <em>Without You</em> de killersong of all time. Het is inmiddels door meer dan 150 artiesten gecoverd. Zeer wrang: Beide componisten (Pete Hamm en Tom Evans) pleegden later zelfmoord, onder anderen vanwege gedoe over rechten en royalties.  </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c3404368ea65ac78414935ab&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Without You - Remastered 2010&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Badfinger&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/1VrIr1toXX6bOSdotodB71&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1VrIr1toXX6bOSdotodB71" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4>2. Andy Pratt</h4><p>Amerikaan. Hij schreef het schitterende album <em>Resolution </em>(1976). Luister naar het nummer <em>Can&#8217;t Stop My Love</em>, dat overduidelijk Michael Jackson inspireerde tot <em>Can&#8217;t Stop Loving You</em>. Helaas verdween Andy niet veel later in de Heer.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c9adc5eb615e2d546072bb9f&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Can't Stop My Love&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Andy Pratt&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/5qDgnCF2zJYTsJqpGA36Sd&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5qDgnCF2zJYTsJqpGA36Sd" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>3. Christopher Rainbow</h4><p>Schot. Zijn album <em>Home of the Brave</em> (1975) was in de recensies niet minder dan een mijlpaal en dat was te begrijpen. Luister bij voorkeur eind september naar <em>Is The Summer Really Over? </em>(en pink een traantje weg). Christopher Rainbow werd daarna, tot aan zijn dood (2015), ingezet bij The Alan Parsons Project. 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eMys!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F456cc9a0-e644-4317-b749-2d56bfefc6a5_2470x1402.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Binnenkort wordt er een MRI-scan van mij gemaakt. Niks ergs. Gewoon voor de zekerheid. Even kijken of alles het nog goed doet. Maar ik zie er tegen op. Niet tegen het onderzoek, maar tegen dat apparaat. Die krappe, stalen koker waar ik straks in moet stappen. De dokter zegt dat het maar een kwartiertje gaat duren. Een eeuwigheid. In een kleine hotellift heb ik mijn hele leven nog nooit een stap gezet. Claustrofobie is er in alle soorten en maten en allemaal hebben ze iets zeer aanstellerigs. Zeker in een ziekenhuis.<br>Ik weet het.<br>Professor Scherder kan denk ik precies vertellen waar het feitelijke niks-aan-de-hand plaats maakt voor het onbeheersbare paniko-paniko-paniko.  Maar goed, dan weten we dat. Wat hebben we eraan? <br>Ik zeg trouwens &#8216;we&#8217;, want ik ben niet alleen. <br>Sterker, er staat in de MRI-zaal een klein zelfhulp-kitje klaar. De dokters kennen hun pappenheimers. De beste aanbieding - begreep ik - is muziek. Je mag tijdens de benauwde foto-sessie naar je lievelingsmuziek luisteren. <br>Ik ben er niet gerust op.<br>Welke muziek houdt die vervelende kop van Magere Hein buiten mijn stalen kist?<br>Ik ga het anders aanpakken.<br>Ik tover de kist om tot een tijdmachine. En ik laat me terugvoeren naar de Achillesstraat in Amsterdam. Jaren zestig, een kleine bovenwoning.<br>Mijn lieve ouders. Ze draaiden Toon Hermans. En moesten er samen zo vreselijk hard om lachen. En ik om hun. Ik ben sinds kort wees en denk vaak terug aan dit geluk. Toon dus, de kleine man. In hem en in mijn ouders heb ik vertrouwen. <br></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eMys!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F456cc9a0-e644-4317-b749-2d56bfefc6a5_2470x1402.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eMys!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F456cc9a0-e644-4317-b749-2d56bfefc6a5_2470x1402.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eMys!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F456cc9a0-e644-4317-b749-2d56bfefc6a5_2470x1402.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eMys!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F456cc9a0-e644-4317-b749-2d56bfefc6a5_2470x1402.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eMys!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F456cc9a0-e644-4317-b749-2d56bfefc6a5_2470x1402.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eMys!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F456cc9a0-e644-4317-b749-2d56bfefc6a5_2470x1402.jpeg" width="552" height="313.3214574898785" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/456cc9a0-e644-4317-b749-2d56bfefc6a5_2470x1402.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1402,&quot;width&quot;:2470,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:552,&quot;bytes&quot;:310220,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Toon Hermans in beeld - 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De voorzitter van &#8216;Ons Genoegen.&#8217; </h4><p>We kenden alle namen en ook de volgorde uit ons hoofd. Hoe eenvoudig kan het zijn? Maar wie doet het hem na? Precies.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2737520c8eb2bf541dbac23bde5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;De Voorzitter Van 'Ons Genoegen'&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Toon Hermans&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/5c9V5nDjQTzbWM2tPwDeYX&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5c9V5nDjQTzbWM2tPwDeYX" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>2. De ornitholoog </h4><p>Het imiteren van enkele beroemde tropische vogels. Als eerste de Tsjak-Tsjak. <br>Later volgt de witte Roepie-Roepie. Enzovoort. Weergaloos.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2737520c8eb2bf541dbac23bde5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;De Ornitholoog&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Toon Hermans&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/1ykecsiqxeKrZhIJNwvRIp&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1ykecsiqxeKrZhIJNwvRIp" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4>3. De Auditie</h4><p>Dankuwelalstublieft. Duif is dood. En Charellie; hij heet Charles en zijn vrouw heet Ellie. Ach, we kunnen alles nog woordelijk nazeggen. De truuk met het ei zien we natuurlijk niet, maar horen we wel. En zelfs dan is er een schaterlach. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2731e22b3320bb064170cf40796&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;De Auditie&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Toon Hermans&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZWYmJSnOsA6PZL81xrt72&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/0ZWYmJSnOsA6PZL81xrt72" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><p>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/wees-niet-bang?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/wees-niet-bang?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[De derde amuse...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drie maal schuilen in rauwheid]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-derde-amuse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-derde-amuse</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eerst: het hoe en waarom. Ik nodigde jullie vorige week uit een muzikaal Top 3-tje naar mij op te sturen. Een klein, persoonlijk rijtje met een korte verantwoording. Ik was curieus. Jullie reageerden massaal. <br>Deze week kun je trouwens nog steeds meedoen. Meedoen? Ja, want je kunt ook nog iets aardigs winnen.<br>De aanleiding voor dit kleine feestje is dat we rond de <em>Best of Matthijs</em> inmiddels met meer dan tienduizend nieuwsgierigen zijn. Dank jullie wel. Ik vind het een hoop. En zeer inspirerend. <br>Hoe gaat het nu verder? Er is vrijdag 29 mei &#233;&#233;n winnaar; de origineelste. Tot die dag iedere dag een amuse. De amuses en de winnaar krijgen twee vrijkaartjes voor een van de <em>Feelin&#8217; Alright 2</em>-avonden; de openlucht-optredens waarmee Sven Hammond, de Big Band, gastartiesten (o.a. Jett Rebel, Waylon, Shirma Rouse, Trijntje, Stef Bos, Berget Lewis, Anton Goudsmit, ZO Gospel, Nico Dijkshoorn) en ikzelf in de maanden juli en augustus door ons land reizen.<br>Vandaag dank ik Jaap voor deze <em>gritty wednesday-train. </em></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonneren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;nl&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Typ je e-mailadres&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h3>Top 3 Jaap Jager</h3><h4>&#8216;De mooiste stemmen zijn een beetje kapot&#8217;</h4><p>Jaap zegt ook: &#8220;Mijn drie favoriete nummers waarbij de rafelrand belangrijker is dan de techniek. Schuilen in rauwheid.&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg" width="372" height="246.636" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:663,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:372,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Poster Janis Joplin (1970) &#8211; Compra poster e quadri online&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Poster Janis Joplin (1970) &#8211; Compra poster e quadri online" title="Poster Janis Joplin (1970) &#8211; Compra poster e quadri online" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4foq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6cc308a-7ee8-4944-acfc-e11fe02cc3e0_1000x663.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Janis Joplin</figcaption></figure></div><p></p><h4>1. Janis Joplin: Piece Of My Heart (1968)</h4><p>Alsof iedere zin net iets te hard uit haar lijf wordt getrokken. Dat doet pijn. En dat hoor je. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2735192ac445e6fc8efca2f6500&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Piece Of My Heart - Live at The Woodstock Music &amp; Art Fair, August 17, 1969&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Janis Joplin&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/6vP58GXFuniePZLJkJzk0g&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6vP58GXFuniePZLJkJzk0g" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>2. Tom Waits: Downtown train (1985)</h4><p>Alsof hij het nummer zingt in een lege straat, ergens diep in de nacht. De stem is aan flarden en dat maakt het verlangen alleen maar groter. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273d4d4cd6954bd161fd3a8b4a5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Downtown Train - 2023 Remaster&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Tom Waits&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/1kQToxrczVpLtYdssdOsrr&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1kQToxrczVpLtYdssdOsrr" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>3. Joe Cocker: You are So Beautiful (1974)</h4><p>Stel je dit nummer eens voor met een loepzuivere stem? Nee toch? 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url="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273665b82c268abd30f562dd39f" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jullie muzikale Top 3-tjes. Daar vroeg ik vorige week naar. Een klein persoonlijk rijtje met een korte verantwoording. Ik was curieus. Jullie reageerden massaal. <br>Deze week kun je trouwens nog steeds meedoen. Meedoen? Ja, want je kunt ook nog iets aardigs winnen.<br>De aanleiding voor dit kleine feestje is dat we rond de <em>Best of Matthijs</em> inmiddels met meer dan tienduizend nieuwsgierigen zijn. Dank jullie wel. Ik vind het een hoop. En zeer inspirerend. <br>Hoe gaat het nu verder? Er is vrijdag 29 mei &#233;&#233;n winnaar; de origineelste. Tot die dag iedere dag een amuse. De amuses en de winnaar krijgen twee vrijkaartjes voor een van de <em>Feelin&#8217; Alright 2</em>-avonden; de openlucht-optredens waarmee Sven Hammond, de Big Band, gastartiesten en ikzelf in de maanden juli en augustus door ons land reizen.<br>Vandaag dank ik Hendrika voor dit schitterende, oer-Hollandse indie-treintje.<br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonneren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;nl&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Best of Matthijs! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Typ je e-mailadres&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h3>Top 3 Hendrika Ploeg</h3><h4>Melancholie van de Lage Landen</h4><p>Hendrika zegt het zelf zo: &#8220;Muziek die liever fluistert dan schreeuwt - zo zou je deze Top 3 misschien kunnen samenvatten. Liedjes vol melancholie, ruimte en melodie&#235;n die zich niet direct opdringen, maar langzaam onder je huid kruipen. Muziek voor lege wegen, grijze luchten en momenten waarop een klein refrein meer zegt dan grote woorden ooit kunnen. Misschien is dat wel de melancholie van de Lage Landen.&#8221;</p><h4><strong>1. Johan: Tumble and Fall (2001)</strong></h4><p>Een nummer dat klinkt alsof het tegelijk troost en weemoed wil zijn. Johan had altijd dat zeldzame talent om grootse melodie&#235;n klein en dichtbij te laten voelen. Alsof je op een verlaten station naar de laatste trein staat te kijken.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273665b82c268abd30f562dd39f&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tumble and Fall&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;JOHAN&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/5ku4FJx6glN1SFAlkkmTpo&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5ku4FJx6glN1SFAlkkmTpo" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4><strong>2. Daryll-Ann: Surely Justice (1999)</strong></h4><p>Negentiger jaren-gitaren, melancholie en melodie&#235;n die nergens haast hebben. Dit nummer bewijst dat Nederlandse indie net zo tijdloos kan klinken als de grote Britse voorbeelden, maar dan met iets eigenzinnigs ertussen.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27340156b4b40cc8ecf8625172c&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Surely Justice&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Daryll-Ann&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/661rRpBj5VQI5Gw27QEWjz&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/661rRpBj5VQI5Gw27QEWjz" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4><strong>3. The Serenes: Follow the Rural Coast (1990)</strong></h4><p>Muziek voor lege wegen, grijze luchten en momenten waarop stilte eigenlijk beter werkt dan woorden. 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p> <br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-tweede-amuse?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/de-tweede-amuse?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p><br></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Een eerste amuse..... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maak je eigen Top 3 en maak kans op vrijkaartjes]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/een-eerste-amuse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/een-eerste-amuse</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:03:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273f979da39bd6f068eb572382b" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Change of plans!!!<br>Allereerst veel dank voor alle inzendingen op mijn vraag om een persoonlijke, muzikale Top 3 op te sturen. Jullie hadden er zin in! <br>Deze week kun je nog meedoen. <br>Nu: ik had beloofd volgende week zeven &#8216;winnaars&#8217; bekend te maken. <br>Maar er kwam veel meer post binnen dan ooit gedacht. Dus ik ga iets meer Top 3&#8217;s honoreren. Excusez le changement - het maakt jullie natuurlijk ook allemaal geen bal uit - : er is 29 mei &#233;&#233;n winnaar; de origineelste. Tot die dag iedere dag een amuse. <br>De amuses en de winnaar krijgen twee vrijkaartjes voor een van de Feelin&#8217; Alright 2-avonden; de openlucht-optredens waarmee Sven Hammond, de Big Band, gastartiesten en ikzelf in juli en augustus door ons land reizen. <br>(Ter herinnering: ik vier samen met jullie dat we in korte tijd bij de <em>Best of Matthijs </em>met meer dan tienduizend zijn.) <br>En ik dank Marjolein voor deze mooie-mossy-moody-monday-train.  </p><h3>Top 3 Marjolein van Dongen<br>(Van weemoed en de dingen die voorbij gaan)</h3><h4><strong>1. Eva Cassidy: Autumn leaves</strong> (1996)</h4><p>Natuurlijk is dit nummer platgetreden door heel veel performers. Maar toen ik de eerste keer de versie van Eva hoorde brak mijn hart.<strong> </strong>Voor deze veel te jong overleden vrouw &#233;n voor de weemoed, de pijn van verlies en moeten missen, dat zij als niemand anders heeft vertolkt. &#8220;But I miss you most of all my darling, When autumn leaves start to fall.&#8221; </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c4e9bae75656e63de562858d&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Autumn Leaves (Songbird)&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Eva Cassidy&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/3k42wvwwogIJyZ4HK5YswY&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3k42wvwwogIJyZ4HK5YswY" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4><strong>2. Herman van Veen: Liefde van Later (1969)</strong></h4><p>Op 14 jarige leeftijd luisterde ik dit nummer eindeloos, samen met mijn toenmalige vriendje. De tekst raakte iets, wat ik toen nog niet begreep.<br>Vijftig jaar later, toen dat vriendje via heel veel omwegen mijn man was geworden, kreeg dat nummer pas echt betekenis. Nog steeds, tijdens elk optreden van Herman, als dit nummer langskomt, pakken we elkaars hand.<br>&#8220;Als liefde zoveel jaar kan duren&#8230;&#8221;</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273f979da39bd6f068eb572382b&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Liefde Van Later (La Chanson Des Vieux Amants) - \&quot;Alles\&quot; Re-Recording&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Herman van Veen&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/2FCDUD9CggViRYawuTbHaa&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2FCDUD9CggViRYawuTbHaa" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4><strong>3. Rufus Wainwright: Going to a town (2007)</strong></h4><p>Nazaat van bekende ouders en tante schreef deze prachtige mini-opera als protest tegen het beleid van George Bush jr. Wij zagen de indrukwekkende live performance van dit nummer in de Afas. Helaas nog steeds actueel. &#8220;I&#8217;m so tired of you, America&#8221;.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2738d118d4d724b23957acbcf18&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Going To A Town&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Rufus Wainwright&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/4XTGDKcerI21v4k1Au2H1L&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4XTGDKcerI21v4k1Au2H1L" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><p>Bedankt Marjolein!</p><p>Fijne dag! </p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeste stemmen gelden, je knapt er zelden van op]]></title><description><![CDATA[Byebye James Taylor, Billy Joel en John Fogerty]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/meeste-stemmen-gelden-je-knapt-er</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/meeste-stemmen-gelden-je-knapt-er</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9VK-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3040071-9f04-4c99-97ca-2aca0684e957_661x671.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Moeilijke dag. Aanleiding: De New York Times heeft <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/magazine/greatest-american-songwriters-alive.html">een lijst</a> gepubliceerd met de dertig grootste, nog levende Amerikaanse Songwriters. Hoe deden ze dat? Niemand kan het precies kan navertellen. Honderden insiders hebben meegestemd, dat begreep ik wel. The Times zocht (ook) de &#8216;wisdom of the crowd.&#8217; Linke soep. Meeste stemmen gelden; ik weet, het is het chassis onder onze beschaving. En het wordt terecht te vuur en te zwaard verdedigd, maar je knapt er zelden van op. En ik weet waarover ik praat. Ik was zo&#8217;n twintig jaar lang de presentator die op oudejaarsavond moest vertellen dat wij met z&#8217;n allen <em>Bohemian Rhapsody </em>het beste liedje vonden.<br><br>Afijn, nu is er de New York Times lijst: &#8216;The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters&#8217;.  <br>Zonder ranking. <br>Korte samenvatting: <br>Willy Nelson is de oudste. Bad Bunny de jongste. <br>En daartussen onder anderen Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Paul Simon, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Nile Rodgers, Smokey Robinson, Dolly Parton. <br>Tot zover rust in de tent.  <br>Wie er niet in staan: Neil Young en Joni Mitchell. Want geboren in Canada. Vooruit.<br>Wie er ook niet instaan: Billy Joel, John Fogerty en James Taylor. <br>H&#232;?!! Voor wie hebben zij dan plaats gemaakt?<br>Ik zie onder anderen: Young Thug, Outkast, Lucinda Williams.<br>Ik wil het hier maar eventjes bij laten. <br>Kom op zeg. <br>Het zit &#8216;m in het woordje <em>Greatest. </em><br>Young Thug?<br>Je moeder op een houtvlot.<br></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9VK-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3040071-9f04-4c99-97ca-2aca0684e957_661x671.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9VK-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3040071-9f04-4c99-97ca-2aca0684e957_661x671.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9VK-!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3040071-9f04-4c99-97ca-2aca0684e957_661x671.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9VK-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3040071-9f04-4c99-97ca-2aca0684e957_661x671.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9VK-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3040071-9f04-4c99-97ca-2aca0684e957_661x671.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9VK-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3040071-9f04-4c99-97ca-2aca0684e957_661x671.webp" width="323" height="327.88653555219366" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b3040071-9f04-4c99-97ca-2aca0684e957_661x671.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:671,&quot;width&quot;:661,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:323,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;New York Times: &#8220;The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters&#8221; 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John</h3><h4>1. Billy Joel: She&#8217;s Always a Woman (1977)</h4><p>Billy Joel had zelfs in de Top 10 van Amerikaanse Songwriters moeten staan. Godenzoon van New York. Zeker twaalf van zijn nummers wonen in het Amerikaanse Muzikale Geheugen. Een reus. Wat is zijn mooiste? Het ligt eraan wanneer je het me vraagt. Vandaag zeg ik <em>She&#8217;s Always a Woman. </em>&#8220;She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes.&#8221; Schitterend begin van een lovesong. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273f2107925b186dbf4b4578edb&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;She's Always a Woman&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Billy Joel&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/3ILLSvTYvFjjEdbxvQumOb&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3ILLSvTYvFjjEdbxvQumOb" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>2. James Taylor: Carolina in My Mind (1968)</h4><p>De Amerikaan James Taylor was negentien jaar en nam in Londen zijn eerste plaat op. Op het label van de Beatles, Apple Records. James miste zijn thuisland. Daar kon zelfs Paul McCartney niks aan veranderen. Die deed wel zijn best, hij speelde bas op dit nummer. Maar James wilde naar huis. Heimwee op muziek. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27323ed6d11c4dff5ce4c47a7e7&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Carolina in My Mind&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;James Taylor&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/2T5Ch09nefwckOu5NQvjIk&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2T5Ch09nefwckOu5NQvjIk" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>3. John Fogerty: Fortunate Son (1969)</h4><p>Hoeveel klassiekers heeft Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) niet aan de Grote Catalogus toegevoegd? John Fogerty schreef ze. Dit is zijn beste nummer. Hij spuugt het uit. Woedend. Op de invloedrijke Amerikaanse klasse die de Vietnam-dienstplicht wist te ontlopen. &#8220;It ain&#8217;t me, it ain&#8217;t me, I ain&#8217;t no senators son.&#8221; </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2739f39192f9f8ca1c90847b3e5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Fortunate Son&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Creedence Clearwater Revival&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/4BP3uh0hFLFRb5cjsgLqDh&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4BP3uh0hFLFRb5cjsgLqDh" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><p>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/meeste-stemmen-gelden-je-knapt-er?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/meeste-stemmen-gelden-je-knapt-er?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p><h3>PS: <br>Maak je eigen muzikale Top 3!&#8230;&#8230; </h3><p>Ik had beloofd om bij 10.000 abonnee&#8217;s te trakteren. Het is zover. Dank jullie zeer voor dit mijlpaaltje. Ik weet niet precies hoe hard de hazen lopen op Substack, maar ik vind 10.000 adressen een hoop. En een grote inspiratie. <br>En daarom geef ik met veel plezier kaartjes voor <a href="https://www.feelinalright.nl">Feelin&#8217; Alright II</a> weg. Ik nodig jullie uit een eigen Top 3 te maken. Muzikaal. Jouw rijtje, jouw ranking. Van Bach tot Bacharach (dixit Willem Duys), van Miles tot Mick, Van Thelonious tot Taylor, van Brahms tot Bruce. En bij elke notering een motivatie van twee of drie regels. De origineelste zeven (ik ben enig jury-lid) publiceer ik in speciale substack-afleveringen. Laat je Top 3 achter via een DM/ chatbericht of reply op deze mail. Ik haal het net op 24 mei op. Ik ben zeer benieuwd.</p><h3>&#8230;.En win twee kaartjes voor Feelin&#8217; Alright II</h3><p>De &#8216;winnaars&#8217; krijgen twee kaartjes voor een van de concerten van de<a href="https://www.feelinalright.nl"> Feelin&#8217; Alright II zomertour. </a>Na het succes van vorige jaar gaan Sven Hammond, de Big Band en ik in juli en augustus weer op reis langs de openluchtpodia van ons land. Met als (wisselende) gasten onder anderen Jett Rebel, Waylon, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Shirma Rouse, Stef Bos, Berget Lewis, Marlon Pichel, ZO! Gospel Choir, Nico Dijkshoorn en Anton Goudsmit. Ik hoop jullie daar te zien!<br>Hieronder een kleine impressie van Feelin&#8217; Alright I, zomer 2025.</p><p></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;e74d2738-641b-4ebe-b3c1-c770a2aefc2c&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p>Zet &#8216;m op!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honden mogen niet dood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check doesthedogdie.com]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/honden-mogen-niet-dood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/honden-mogen-niet-dood</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:02:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZSJX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7a9123ac-959e-4c82-963e-32ab57592d45_640x359.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kennen jullie de website <em>doesthedogdie.com</em>? Ik had er nog nooit van gehoord. De Amerikaanse schrijfster Emily Henry wees me erop. (Emily is jong en populair. Romantic novels. Bekende titels zijn <em>People We Meet on Vacation</em> en <em>Happy Place. </em>Zorgeloze lectuur.) Ik stuitte in een verzamelbundeltje op een kort verhaal van haar: <em>Dottie. </em>Over haar hond. De eerste zin gaat als volgt: &#8220;The dog dies in this. Before we go any further, you should know that.&#8221;<br>Thank you very much! Saved by the bell. Ook al is het een verhaaltje op papier en heb ik nog geen flauwe notie over welk beest het gaat; het idee dat Dottie haar hondenogen een paar bladzijden verderop voor eeuwig zal sluiten is onverdraaglijk. <br>Ik wil het ook weten; gaat er een hond dood? Niet om me er beter op te kunnen voorbereiden, maar om film of boek ongemoeid te laten. Emily Henry schrijft: &#8220;Even when we read about the death of a person, we still want to know if the <em>dog </em>dies.&#8221; Beter kan ik het zelf niet zeggen.<br>En nu kom ik er achter dat er een website is die we kunnen raadplegen voordat we kiezen voor een boek, film, game, podcast of tv-serie: <em>doesthedogdie.com. </em>Een formidabele uitvinding van ene John Whipple. Deze software-ontwikkelaar uit Dallas begon de site in 2011 omdat zijn zus volledig de kluts kwijtraakte nadat ze een film had gezien waarin een hond stierf. Broederliefde. Inmiddels waarschuwt <em>doesthedogdie.com</em> ook als er een paard sterft, of een kat, of als er een bevalling te zien is. 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The Artist (2011, regie: Michel Hazanavicius)</h4><p>Uggie heette het hondje in het echt. Een Jack Russel Terri&#235;r. Onder de naam Jack werd hij in de briljante, zwart-wit film <em>The Artist</em> een echte filmster. Er is zelfs campagne gevoerd om Jack een Oscar te geven. Dat ging niet door. Hoofdrolspeler Jean Dujardin won wel een Oscar en nam Jack mee het podium op. De film kreeg bovendien de Oscar voor de Beste Film. Jack zelf won een andere prijs: de Palm Dog Award op het filmfestival van Cannes, in 2011. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp" width="190" height="285" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:360,&quot;width&quot;:240,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:190,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The Artist - Films op Google Play&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="The Artist - Films op Google Play" title="The Artist - Films op Google Play" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cgbm!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F936508c8-b13f-4ccf-a921-1c113cd4e743_240x360.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Oscars</figcaption></figure></div><h4>2. Togo (2019, regie: Ericson Core)</h4><p>Waargebeurd verhaal. 1925. William Defoe speelt Leonhard Seppala die met zijn sledehond Togo in afgelegen Alaska een barre tocht van meer dan duizend kilometer onderneemt om ergens medicijnen tegen een epidemie op te halen. Geweldige film. Togo wordt &#8216;gespeeld&#8217; door een hond die Diesel heette, en een verre afstammeling van Togo was. De echte Togo kreeg in 2001 een standbeeld in Seward Park, New York. Togo is uiteraard een keer gestorven, maar niet in de film. Dat is het hele eieren eten. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg" width="212" height="312.7" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1180,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:212,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Togo (Film, 2019) - MovieMeter.nl&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Togo (Film, 2019) - MovieMeter.nl" title="Togo (Film, 2019) - MovieMeter.nl" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8B01!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8f449d-7176-4d5c-aeba-ca1d036693d6_800x1180.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Standbeeld</figcaption></figure></div><h4>3. Dog (2022, regie: Channing Tatum)</h4><p>Roadmovie met Channing Tatum in de hoofdrol. Hond Lulu op de achterbank. Beiden zijn gewond teruggekeerd uit een oorlogsgebied. Lulu is een Mechelse herder. Mooi, maar erg lastig beest. Hoe verwerk je samen een oorlogstrauma? Laatste shot: baas en hond uitkijkend over zee. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IdKk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52de4048-be94-4992-bdcd-934b1156b382_1050x806.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IdKk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52de4048-be94-4992-bdcd-934b1156b382_1050x806.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IdKk!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52de4048-be94-4992-bdcd-934b1156b382_1050x806.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IdKk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52de4048-be94-4992-bdcd-934b1156b382_1050x806.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IdKk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52de4048-be94-4992-bdcd-934b1156b382_1050x806.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IdKk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F52de4048-be94-4992-bdcd-934b1156b382_1050x806.jpeg" width="318" height="244.10285714285715" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/52de4048-be94-4992-bdcd-934b1156b382_1050x806.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:806,&quot;width&quot;:1050,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:318,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&#8220;Dog&#8221; 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Dank jullie wel!!  Surprise volgt spoedig.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/honden-mogen-niet-dood?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/honden-mogen-niet-dood?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wat voor Eggs Benedictje was dat?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Met de muziek mee kriskras door Nederland]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/wat-voor-eggs-benedictje-was-dat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/wat-voor-eggs-benedictje-was-dat</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Seven down, nine to go! We zitten midden in onze theatertour <em>The best of Sven &amp; Matthijs</em>. Als zeer late zij-instromer geniet ik zeer van deze reis kriskras door het land; de schitterende theaters, het enthousiaste publiek, en alle muziek om mij heen. Zelfs de lange autoritten krijgen me niet klein. Ik zit eigenlijk iedere avond op de eerste rij. De laatste weken heb ik in mijn hoofd zeker een aantal lijstjes verzameld, maar de tijd om ze netjes op te schrijven is nog te schaars. Ik kan wel vast verklappen dat het ontbijt van Hotel Haas Hustinx in Maastricht (we traden gisteren op in het Theater aan Het Vrijthof) het allerbeste is in Nederland. Geen buffet! Allemachtig zeg, wat voor een <em>fabuleus </em>Eggs Benedictje was dat?!  <br>Maar, en dat wil ik dus vertellen; &#8216;The Best of Matthijs&#8217; staat hier op wonderland Substack nog even in een iets lagere versnelling. <br>We zijn trouwens al bijna met z&#8217;n tienduizend. Dank jullie wel! Als we de tienduizend halen, trakteer ik op een verrassing. Maar dit terzijde. <br><br>En nu we toch even met de administratie bezig zijn: er zijn nieuwe muzikale horizonnen. Onder de titel <em>Feelin&#8217; Alright II</em> zoeven Sven&#8217;s big band en ik deze zomer weer langs de openluchtpodia met als gasten onder anderen Jett Rebel, Waylon, Stef Bos, Shirma Rouse, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Berget Lewis, Nico Dijkshoorn en gitaar-wizzard Anton Goudsmit. Een wie weet is er in het najaar een reprise van onze huidige show; er zijn nog veel steden en theaters te bezoeken. Latere zorg.  </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonneren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;nl&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Typ je e-mailadres&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>4 Ansichtkaarten uit Haarlem</h3><h4>1. De battle tussen trompettist Oscar &#8216;Chucky&#8217; Rodero en saxofonist Lucas Santana</h4><p>Het muzikale bedje is het nummer &#8216;So What&#8217; van Miles Davis. Sax en trompet wiegen eerst een paar maten samen op en dan gaat het los: in zinderde vrijheid.  </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic" width="358" height="227.4381868131868" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:925,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:358,&quot;bytes&quot;:397619,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/heic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/i/195959135?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oas!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc8a28cc0-56d9-4801-bc99-3a294f3c92af_1970x1252.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Foto&#8217;s Jaap Kroon</figcaption></figure></div><h4>2. Aan de Hammond bij maestro Sven </h4><p>Leader of the pack. Pater familias. Lieve alleskunner. Sven koos het openingsnummer; uiteraard <em>starring </em>een ronkend hammond-orgel. Uit 1966. 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Op een rijtje</h4><p>We bedanken 1000 mensen in de Phil. in Haarlem. Merci Beaucoup. Onvergetelijke avond. Van links naar rechts: Joost Kroon (drums), Sven Figee (maestro), ikzelf, Rilan Ramhane (zang), Tess Merlot (zang), Patty Lou Gaddum (zang), Oscar &#8216;Chucky&#8217; Rodero (trompet), Lucas Santana (sax en dwarsfluit), Tim Eijmaal (gitaar) en Glenn Gaddum (bas).</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!A2yG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F98cd3ebe-5af2-4d38-af26-6f9c80a879df_1866x1242.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!A2yG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F98cd3ebe-5af2-4d38-af26-6f9c80a879df_1866x1242.heic 424w, 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Achterste rij balkon</h4><p>Een familieportret vanaf het balkon in Haarlem. Daar staan we dan. Voor een jongensdroom ben ik te oud. 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Niet op gerekend. Leuk is anders, maar de dokter zei bij het afscheid dat ik nog makkelijk negentig kan worden. Aardige man. Ik zocht een schrijver die mij een beetje kon beschermen tegen gepieker en vroeg mijn vrouw een paar boeken van Maarten Biesheuvel mee te nemen. Dat hielp. Viermaal daags. Geweldige Maarten, wie leest hem nog? Ik heb eerlijk gezegd geen idee. Ik hoor er nooit iemand over. Is dat erg? Natuurlijk niet, jammer is het wel. Zolang is hij nog niet dood. Zes jaar nog maar. Maar goed, ik plonste weer eens in zijn korte verhalen. Heerlijke duik. Ik gun iedereen het tedere gevoel van een openingszin als: &#8220;Vader; je bent nu dood, maar deze geschiedenis herinner je je nog wel; het was een wonderschone dag toen jij en ik op stap; op vakantie gingen.&#8221; Die zoonlieve correctie van &#8216;op stap&#8217; naar &#8216;op vakantie.&#8217; Ach, hele oeuvres ruil ik in voor deze ene zin. Het zijn de eerste regels van het verhaal &#8216;Het wonder.&#8217; Biesheuvels verhalen behoren tot de beste die er in de wereld te koop zijn. Ik reken hem zelfs tot de allerbeste. En daarachter een mooie tweede groep in de achtervolging met Guy de Maupassant, Alice Munro, Roald Dahl, Tsjechov en Tobias Wolff. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xZNG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd9dc0fa9-b305-434f-b3bc-86de6ebb57e6_1300x1246.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xZNG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd9dc0fa9-b305-434f-b3bc-86de6ebb57e6_1300x1246.jpeg 424w, 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Maarten Biesheuvel: Goede reis, Johannes </h4><p>Lees nou zelf. Zo begint het verhaal <em>Goede reis, Johannes.</em> Het verhaal van een ketelbinkie. &#8220;Was hij nog maar eventjes in zijn bed blijven liggen, wat had je eraan om er zo vroeg uit te komen? Zelfs als het en belangrijke dag was. Twee uur eerder dan gewoonlijk is Johannes uit bed gekropen om de koffer nog eens na te kijken. Het is wel een oud koffertje, maar het kan er nog best mee door.&#8221;<br>Is deze Johannes niet al in 59 woorden het broertje van Kees de jongen? Zijn zij allebei niet zowat de belangrijkste jongens die ooit hebben bestaan? En hou je je hart niet vast voor deze Johannes? Hoe krijg je zoveel sentiment en zenuwen in &#233;&#233;n zin bij elkaar?</p><h4>2. Tobias Wolff: Kogel in het brein</h4><p>Amerikaanse grootmeester. Leeft nog. Zijn <em>Bullit in the Brain</em> heb ik denk ik wel twintig keer gelezen. <em>Kogel in het brein. </em>Hoofdpersoon Anders, een verbitterde literair criticus, staat te wachten in een rij als de bank waarin hij zich bevindt wordt beroofd. Anders is niet bang en begint de bankovervallers te jennen. Die waarschuwen hem, maar hij gaat door. Een van de overvallers schiet uiteindelijk een kogel door Anders&#8217; hoofd. En dan beginnen de wonderlijke alinea&#8217;s waarin de vernietigende kogel, in de laatste seconden van Anders&#8217; leven, herinneringen opent. Niet aan vrouw of kinderen, maar aan een zomerse honkbalmiddag uit zijn jeugd. En de ongrammaticale zin die een van de jongetjes die middag uitsprak: &#8220;Short&#8217;s the best position they is.&#8221;  De allerlaatste woorden zingt Anders vlak voor zijn hemelvaart zachtjes voor zich uit: <em>They is, they is, they is. </em>Zoals Mulisch al zei: een schrijver moet het raadsel vergroten. </p><h4>4. Roald Dahl: Mevrouw Bixby en de mantel van de kolonel</h4><p>Natuurlijk uit <em>Kiss Kiss,</em> zijn verhalenbundel uit 1960. Vertaald: <em>Op weg naar de hemel.</em> Stond bij mijn ouders in de kast en het was een van de eerste grote-mensen-boeken die ik als kind las. Meesterlijke verhalen. Stuk voor stuk. Milde suspense, maar altijd met die weergaloze Dahl-twist. In <em>Mevrouw Bixby en de mantel van de kolonel </em>bedriegt iedereen iedereen, maar niemand kan verhaal halen. Waarom niet? Ik verklap niks. Ik gun iedereen die deze verhalen nog niet kent een onbevangen, hagelwitte lectuur. </p><p>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/medicijnen-tegen-gepieker?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/medicijnen-tegen-gepieker?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 keer kijken naar Sonja]]></title><description><![CDATA[En dan proberen het net zo goed te doen]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/3-keer-kijken-naar-sonja</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/3-keer-kijken-naar-sonja</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:02:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sonja Barend kreeg een mooie uitvaart gisteren op tv. De geweldige historische fragmenten maakten alle woorden eigenlijk overbodig. Show don&#8217;t tell. Maar natuurlijk waren er ook persoonlijke herinneringen, kregen open deuren nog een extra zetje en had iedereen zijn eigen gloeiende oeuvre-recensie. Zoals dat gaat. Met een hoofdrol voor de altijd soevereine (en geestige) Hanneke Groenteman. <br></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg" width="490" height="300.51724137931035" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1494,&quot;width&quot;:2436,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:490,&quot;bytes&quot;:847703,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Sonja Barend - Wikipedia&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Sonja Barend - Wikipedia" title="Sonja Barend - Wikipedia" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aBIK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd1a63d7-1979-4db5-b4d8-1139bfb90ed5_2436x1494.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Mater familias</figcaption></figure></div><p>Sonja Barend was de onbetwiste aanvoerder van het Gilde der Tafelhoofden. Onze mater familias. Haar naam staat sinds 2009 in grote, rode, plastic letters op mijn schouw. Het was de allereerste Award. Hij werd gebracht door de fotograaf die mij ermee op de kiek moest zetten. &#8216;Cheese.&#8217; En foetsie was de fotograaf alweer. Toen nog geen tafel met confetti en champagne, geen woorden van Sonja. Helemaal niet erg. Ik was er blij mee. Ik heb de naam Sonja Barend voor altijd knalrood in huis. Gisteren brandde er een kaarsje naast. </p><p>Je zou kunnen verdedigen dat bij zo&#8217;n groot meesterschap als dat van Sonja, de culturele dienstplicht hoort om het &#8216;vak&#8217; door te geven aan leerlingen. Dat is bij de televisie lastiger dan bij een meubelmaker of een slager. Of liever, onmogelijk. Er zijn niet veel wetten, wel veel wegen naar Rome, en het meest betrouwbare kompas is je eigen <em>gut feeling. </em>Geef daar maar eens les in. <br>Dus als je tafelhoofd wil worden, of pardoes wordt, moet je <em>kijken. </em>Veel kijken naar anderen, naar voorgangers, naar collega&#8217;s in het buitenland; allemaal onbezoldigde docenten. En dus ook (terug)kijken naar Sonja. Dat deed ik zeker. Nou en of. En wat je dan bevalt, ga je proberen na te doen. De enige die het weet ben jij. Koppie dicht. Kijken of het lukt. Imitatio. Nu een brevet van armoede, bij de Grieken de hoogste vorm van eer. </p><h3>3 keer met dank aan Sonja Barend </h3><h4>1. Het afstaan van je stoel. </h4><p>Sonja stond ooit, in de hitte van een vrolijke tafel-fittie tussen Boudewijn Buch en Adelheid Roosen, haar troon af aan Buch. Veel vertoond fragment gisteren. Deze herinnering gaf mij de moed om tijdens eens DWDD-aflevering waarin Rafael van der Vaart onze slotgast was, aan de ernstig zieke Kunststof-presentatrice Jellie Brouwer, die ik in diezelfde uitzending sprak, te vragen of <em>zij </em>Rafael niet wilde interviewen. Dat wilde ze wel. Een stralende Jellie ging op mijn stoel zitten en stal de show. </p><h4>2. De gewone(re) Nederlander</h4><p>Wat ons gisteren ook werd ingepeperd; Sonja gaf veel ruimte aan de &#8216;gewone&#8217; Nederlander. De tijden zijn inderdaad veranderd. De tafels zijn na Sonja vooral het domein van bekendere landgenoten; een vermeend kijkcijfer-dictaat, waar ik eerlijk gezegd ook niet helemaal ongevoelig voor was. Maar toen DWDD een boekenpanel in het leven riep, kozen wij voor boekhandelaren en niet voor bekende Nederlandse lezers. In de geest van Sonja Barend.  </p><h4>3. Stiltes</h4><p>Voor dit examen ben ik zelden geslaagd, maar hoe vaak begon ik niet aan een gesprek met de opdracht: durf te wachten, denk aan Sonja. Ik wilde in die gesprekken niet de beste vraag, maar de beste pauze. Het vraagt veel lef. Zwijgen is een delicaat instrument in de interview-kist. Ik werd er door Oefening Baart Kunst wel ietsjes beter in, maar Sonja&#8217;s machtige wapen van de stilte heb ik nooit echt onder de knie gekregen.  </p><p></p><p>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/3-keer-kijken-naar-sonja?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/3-keer-kijken-naar-sonja?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><h4></h4><p></p><p><br></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 maal Gerry Mulligan, met baard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Een antwoord op mister X]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/3-maal-gerry-mulligan-met-baard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/3-maal-gerry-mulligan-met-baard</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ebKv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1fed5619-4be9-4ab2-b474-4bc9e857b8e0_614x460.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even heel kort: ik wierp de baldadige vraag op wat de beste drie nummers zijn van Gerry Mulligan, met baard. Het bleef doodstil in de zaal. No offense. Natuurlijk niet. A: Wie durft er in een volle schouwburg op te staan en het woord te nemen? B: Wie weet wie Gerry Mulligan is? C: En als je weet wie Gerry Mulligan is, heb je dan ooit over deze nutteloze vraag nagedacht?<br>Na afloop komt er een man naar me toe. Wat die beste drie nummers dan zijn? Ik heb Mister X beloofd dat ik het antwoord vandaag zou opschrijven. </p><p>Korte inleiding: Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996) was de beste bariton-saxofonist van de jazz. Zette in de jaren vijftig samen met trompettist Chet Baker de west coast op stelten. Cool Jazz. Mooie jongens. Gerry had een fraaie <em>crew cut. </em>Hij speelde later met de allerbeste jan &amp; alleman, formeerde trio&#8217;s, kwartetten, kwintetten, sextetten en een eigen Concert Jazz Band. En kreeg een baard. Ik zag Gerry met zijn big band op het North Sea Jazz festival ergens begin jaren negentig. Gerry had inmiddels een hagelwitte baard.<br>Hij oogde vermoeid, de <em>days of wine &amp; roses</em> lagen achter hem, zoveel was duidelijk. Hij dirigeerde meer dan hij blies. Maar als hij die grote sax aan zijn mond zette, was de <em>old magic</em> er weer. Voor heel even. Een zoete echo uit vervlogen tijden. </p><p>Maar al lagen de beste platen en -concerten al een aantal sprankelende straten achter hem, toch heeft de Gerry-met-baard nog een paar erg mooie nummers gemaakt. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ebKv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1fed5619-4be9-4ab2-b474-4bc9e857b8e0_614x460.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ebKv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1fed5619-4be9-4ab2-b474-4bc9e857b8e0_614x460.jpeg 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Zonder</figcaption></figure></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zfl3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffcbe5fd1-401b-4fcd-b85b-f0b6a4dd6d6e_204x146.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zfl3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffcbe5fd1-401b-4fcd-b85b-f0b6a4dd6d6e_204x146.jpeg 424w, 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Etude for Franca (1990)</h4><p>Allemachtig wat is dit mooi. Duurt maar twee minuten en dertig seconden. Gerry is dol op zijn vrouw, dat is duidelijk. Het is een ode aan haar, de Italiaanse actrice Franca Rosi.  </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273f9ecc9ad13bad43e1c8befbe&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Etude For Franca&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Gerry Mulligan&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/4ELAxTcLhZEmTy1uONlbaF&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4ELAxTcLhZEmTy1uONlbaF" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4>2. Wave (1993)</h4><p>Gerry samen met de Braziliaanse zangeres Jane Duboc. We denken bij Brasil al snel aan Astrud Gilberto en de sax van Stan Getz, en laten we dat zo houden, maar dit is werkelijk een formidabel alternatief. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2732f851ac032dfe514fcd899f1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Wave&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Gerry Mulligan, Jane Duboc&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/5NftrzTdKWj0hSDty4jnhz&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5NftrzTdKWj0hSDty4jnhz" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><h4>3. Grand Tour (1972)</h4><p>Grote band, en toch zo klein. Schitterende lyriek. Jazzrock klopte in die jaren op de deur. En Gerry bewoog een beetje mee, maar niet van harte. Deze oase op de plaat <em>The Ace of Steam</em> is echter wonderschoon. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27317ee8e1b6af7f96feb276ee0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Grand Tour&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Gerry Mulligan&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/53OIf5KLPn8EFJVHUbL2fO&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/53OIf5KLPn8EFJVHUbL2fO" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><p>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/3-maal-gerry-mulligan-met-baard?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/3-maal-gerry-mulligan-met-baard?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biefstukje bakken in de nacht]]></title><description><![CDATA[De 3 beste Chef's Table, wat een serie!]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/middernachtelijk-nog-even-een-biefstukje</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/middernachtelijk-nog-even-een-biefstukje</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:03:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FwAA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53f70960-5fc5-4754-9d96-1c6ed4e0ee6d_1200x1600.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gisteren hadden Sven en ik samen met onze <em>bent</em> het eerste optreden van onze muzikale tour. Een try-out in theater De Naald in Naaldwijk. Merci beaucoup voor de geweldige sfeer. Thuisgekomen kan ik nog lang niet slapen en bak ik middernachtelijk een biefstukje. <br>En meteen ter zake: dat lijkt eenvoudig. Dat is het niet. Er is een kleine bibliotheek over volgeschreven. Wat nauw luistert is dat je wacht op het &#8216;zingen&#8217; van de boter. Dat wil zeggen: als de eetlepel boter in de pan is gekieperd, wordt de lap vlees er pas bijgelegd als de boter &#8216;zingt&#8217;, anderen spreken van &#8216;gedempt keuvelen.&#8217; Keuvelt de boter nog niet dan ben je twee treinen te vroeg, heeft de boter inmiddels praatjes, ben je drie vliegtuigen te laat.<br>Koken is niet eenvoudig. Ik doe het graag, maar ik heb er veel meer lol in dan talent voor. Daar zit een zekere tragiek in. Weet ik. Ik heb eerlijk gezegd nog eerder een Zwitsers klokje in elkaar gezet dan een karpertje op de juiste wijze van zijn staartje beroofd. <br>Genoeg hierover. Midnight biefstukje was ok&#233;. Ik duik mijn bed in en kijk nog maar eens een oude aflevering van mijn favoriete culinaire serie <em>Chef&#8217;s Table.</em> Ik kan ze inmiddels dromen.  </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonneren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;nl&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Typ je e-mailadres&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>De 3 beste afleveringen van Chef&#8217;s Table. </h3><h4>1. Alain Passard</h4><p>God in Frankrijk. L&#8217;Arp&#232;ge heet zijn restaurant. In Parijs. Hij durfde het aan, met drie sterren op zijn muts, het vlees de keuken uit te kieperen en bijna geheel vegetarisch te gaan koken. Zelfmoord, schreven de culinaire pennetjes. Alain wist wat hij deed. De drie sterren zijn nooit in gevaar geweest. Na het zien van <em>Chef&#8217;s Table</em> boekte ik een tafel. Aan het eind van de lunch maakte mooie Alain een ere-rondje door de zaak. Daarbij gaf hij de heren een knikje en de dames een handkus. 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Francis Mallmann</h3><p>Eigenwijzere Argentijnen zijn er niet geboren. Houdt van vuur. Veel vuur. Achter een fornuis staat hij zelden. Hij spant liever een hele koe boven de vlammen van takkenbossen. Het liefst in de sneeuw. Het allerliefst in Patagoni&#235;. Spectaculaire cowboy. Als hij niet kookt, rookt hij een forse sigaar en leest hij de grote filosofen. Hij praat graag in raadselen over vrijheid, trouw en onrust. Maakt niet uit. Laat hem. Ik bezocht ooit in Miami een restaurant met de naam Mallmann groot op de gevel. Francis was er denk ik zes jaar daarvoor voor het laatst geweest. Waardeloze avond. </p><div id="youtube2-qQ8Htm4jAGc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;qQ8Htm4jAGc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/qQ8Htm4jAGc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p></p><h3>3. Massimo Bottura </h3><p>De koning van Modena. Voor zijn <em>Osteria Franciscana </em>pakken smulpapen van over de hele wereld graag de koffers. Het is een reisje waard. Grappige man trouwens. En ik mag het zeggen want hij was een zeer vrolijke gast in DWDD, waar hij zijn <em>greatest hit</em> &#8216;Oops! I Dropped the Lemmon Tart&#8217; demonstreerde. Humor op het bord. Man met een groot hart ook. Richtte &#8216;Food for Soul&#8217; op, waarmee hij de voedselverspilling bestrijdt. </p><div id="youtube2-1pY6IvkQm2Q" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;1pY6IvkQm2Q&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1pY6IvkQm2Q?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p></p><p>Fijne dag!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p>PS: ik ben er de komende weken misschien ietsjes onregelmatiger vanwege de <a href="https://www.thebestofsvenenmatthijs.nl">tournee met Sven en band</a>. Maar ik doe mijn best, ik vind het veel te leuk. En jullie nieuwsgierigheid neemt nog steeds toe. Erg fijn. Dank.  </p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/middernachtelijk-nog-even-een-biefstukje?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/middernachtelijk-nog-even-een-biefstukje?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p><h3> <br></h3><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fly me to the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[De 10 beste liedjes over de maan]]></description><link>https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/fly-me-to-the-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/fly-me-to-the-moon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthijs van Nieuwkerk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We zijn op weg naar de maan. Dat was al weer even geleden. Nog geen <em>boots on the ground</em> deze keer, maar slechts een ommetje rond onze Luna. Even kijken hoe de boel erbij ligt. Volgende week is iedereen weer thuis. <br>Mijn gedachten springen onwillekeurig naar een van de aardigste en inspirerendste gasten die DWDD heeft gekend, de regisseur Rudolf Spoor. Hij werd onsterfelijk met zijn regie van de Traan van Maxima; &#8220;Daar gaan we, closer&#8230;..closer&#8230;. nog iets closer&#8230;&#8230;.&#8221; Vakwerk van beiden. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg" width="212" height="293.50757575757575" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:731,&quot;width&quot;:528,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:212,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Rudolf Spoor - Wikipedia&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Rudolf Spoor - Wikipedia" title="Rudolf Spoor - Wikipedia" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iNp5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F769e11a3-a910-44d8-84b1-bfd1a75b0c74_528x731.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Rudolf Spoor</figcaption></figure></div><p>Rudolf had die dag geluk. En geluk dwing je af, zegt tante Berta. Ach, schei toch uit. Rudolfs grootste triomf was niet De Traan maar De Maanlanding. In 1969. Baby Rudolf vroeg zich in de wieg al af hoeveel sterren er aan de hemel stonden. Hij werd regsisseur omdat er voor astronauten helaas te weinig werk was. In 1969 bouwde de jonge regisseur Rudolf in Hilversum zijn eigen jongenskamer na, gaf presentator Henk Terlingen de microfoon en schreef onvergetelijke tv-geschiedenis. Kijk naar het fantastische Polygoon-verslag van Rudolfs Maanlanding.  </p><div id="youtube2-i0QK5WDhLYg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;i0QK5WDhLYg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/i0QK5WDhLYg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonneren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;nl&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Typ je e-mailadres&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonneren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h3>De 10 beste liedjes over de maan</h3><p></p><h4>1. REM: Man on the Moon (1992)</h4><p>Een van de beste bands zingt zijn beste song. Een hommage aan de komiek Andy Kaufman. Maar dat voert nu misschien iets te ver. En over complottheorie&#235;n. &#8220;If you believed they put a man on the moon!?&#8221; </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273ace3e7aae0b7c78bbe1c4f35&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Man On The Moon&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;R.E.M.&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/4jLv3tDBu8ww2R07DvL12s&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4jLv3tDBu8ww2R07DvL12s" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>2. Astrud Gilberto: Fly Me To The Moon (1965)</h4><p>Brasil. Onweerstaanbaar <em>dreamy. </em>En daarom mooier dan de uitvoering van Frank Sinatra. &#8220;Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter or Mars.&#8221; <em>Fly Me To The Moon. </em>Nummer uit 1954. De wereld moest nog vijftien jaar wachten. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2730a2d5daaa98e0395fdf36c78&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Fly Me To The Moon&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Astrud Gilberto&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/7ilc2TB1RZXbQJyFs5qCiC&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7ilc2TB1RZXbQJyFs5qCiC" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>3. The Three Degrees: Everybody Gets to Go to the Moon (1971)</h4><p>Opwindende herrie. Gaan maanden voorbij dat je niet aan ze denkt, maar wat  konden ze zingen deze drie. Dit nummer schitterde nog in de film <em>The French Connection</em>. Mooie nachtclubsc&#232;ne; Three Degrees op het podium, Gene Hackman aan de bar.  </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2735c266ae6a84d36a58bed2302&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Everybody Gets To Go To The Moon - Live at Bailey's, London, England - 1975&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;The Three Degrees&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/68okcQ7HiLdYtvY1Tu6N8O&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/68okcQ7HiLdYtvY1Tu6N8O" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>4. Neil Young: Harvest Moon (1992)</h4><p>Een van zijn beste liedjes. Wonderschone, lome melodie. Zullen we altijd samen blijven dansen onder het maanlicht, vraagt Neil. Ja, waarom niet. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27349b5b0e43ad82f8b6d0379e4&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Harvest Moon&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Neil Young&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/5l9c6bJmzvftumhz4TMPgk&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5l9c6bJmzvftumhz4TMPgk" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>5. Audrey Hepburn: Moon River (1961)</h4><p>Uit de film <em>Breakfast at Tiffany&#8217;s.</em> Iedereen heeft het gezongen, Andy Williams misschien nog wel het best, maar dit is de <em>real thing. </em>De hoofdrolspeelster zingt het zelf. Met die prachtige zin: &#8220;We&#8217;re after the same rainbow&#8217;s end, Waiting &#8216;round the bend, My huckleberry friend, Moon river and me.&#8221;</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c2f4e782ca6f0877acc95253&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Moon River (From Breakfast at Tiffany's) [Remastered]&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Audrey Hepburn&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/1XwAKjAZ1xDZOcuyZoqce4&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1XwAKjAZ1xDZOcuyZoqce4" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>6.  The Police: Walking on the Moon (1979)</h4><p>Laat Sting maar bassen. Geweldige riff. Ik denk aan de discotheek Dansen bij Jansen in Amsterdam. Op dit nummer had ik een bepaald dansje ingestudeerd. (Dat gold ook voor het nummer <em>On My Radio </em>van The Selecter)</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2738ec81cc654b45ade8bdf1486&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Walking On The Moon&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;The Police&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/62uLNJgVZaFiEiKV4LpoYJ&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/62uLNJgVZaFiEiKV4LpoYJ" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>7. Radiohead: Sail to the Moon (2003)</h4><p>Mooi slaapliedje. Thom Yorke zingt zijn zoontje toe: &#8220;Maybe you&#8217;ll be president, but know right from wrong. Or in the flood you&#8217;ll build an ark and sail us to the moon.&#8221; Zeil ons naar de maan. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2730da53e8f58e59f28a79c10c7&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sail To The Moon&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Radiohead&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/7tFsUfrmyBvLdvIByreecz&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7tFsUfrmyBvLdvIByreecz" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>8. Neil Diamond: Tennessee Moon (1996)</h4><p>Neil leeft nog. Nog net. Dus laten wij niet vergeten wat een bergtop aan geweldige liedjes hij ons heeft gegeven. Natuurlijk, toen die violen erbij kwamen, gingen we een blokje om. Maar luister nou eens goed naar die stem. Neil met een clubje trouwe Nashville-soldaten. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2731a581bb39d2de543059a75aa&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tennessee Moon&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Neil Diamond&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/5i8XTdMrZtxo3h38verRfl&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5i8XTdMrZtxo3h38verRfl" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>9. Marianne Faithfull: No Moon in Paris (2018)</h4><p>Zo intens verdrietig. Mijn hemel. Over verloren liefdes is veel gezongen, maar nog niet vaak met het touw al losjes in de hand. Lost in Paris. Hoe kunnen we haar helpen? Veel draaien, wonderschoon is het ook. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c255672e8d12511bf2da34f8&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;No Moon in Paris&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Marianne Faithfull&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/7pMcnrZyZ7Q4xDtYzBrVYM&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7pMcnrZyZ7Q4xDtYzBrVYM" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><h4>10.  David Bowie: Space Oddity (1969)</h4><p>Had misschien ook nummer 1 kunnen zijn. Het is maar net met welk been je uit bed stapt. Ach, David Bowie. Je kan hem soms zo missen. Even lekker schuilen bij David. Schuilen in schoonheid. </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2733395f3e809dfbc2b1101d464&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Space Oddity - 2015 Remaster&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;David Bowie&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/track/72Z17vmmeQKAg8bptWvpVG&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/72Z17vmmeQKAg8bptWvpVG" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p></p><p>Fijn weekend!</p><p><em>Matthijs van Nieuwkerk</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/fly-me-to-the-moon?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Delen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.bestofmatthijs.com/p/fly-me-to-the-moon?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Delen</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>