‘Captain Kim’ welcomes us aboard the Venga Airways flight. Up next is We’re Going To Ibiza – a track that clearly cashed in on the then popularity of travelling to dance capital Ibiza. Surely there’s something about it that’s worth singing about? Even vocalist Kim must have had something good to say about her native country? Oh well. To some degree, this track is hilarious – as the lyrics basically consist of ‘ Brazil! la la la la laa aaaa‘ which of course makes it catchy, but doesn’t say much for Brazil itself. This is followed by lead single To Brazil, which failed to chart in the UK, but was also a single from their previous album. The lyrics are mostly for audience participation, and therefore aren’t very verbose. The song is pretty simple – although there’s some really nice sounding synths used here, over a dance beat. This reminds me a little bit of The Gap Band‘s 1979 hit Oops Upside Your Head in the chanting male chorus. ‘ Okay, party people, are you ready?‘ Kim or Denice asks, as Ho Ho Vengaboys! gets started. This probably played to it’s benefit, helping to keep it un-cluttered and catchy. Again the thumping beat and bouncy little synth riffs are there, and aside from that simple almost-aerobic exercise set of lyrics, there’s not much more to it.

and down‘ – not much to remember when you’re dancing to it in a club at 3am. It’s simple – ‘ up and down, up and down, up…. Lead single Up And Down is up next, and this gave them huge club success, and took them to #4 in the UK charts. It includes plenty of big ‘ woaahhohohohoh‘ dance vocals and robotic vocal samples. This song is so catchy – with it’s thumping beats, simple melody, and easy to remember chorus. It is a fast-paced energetic track.įollowing on in a similar vain, is Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom – which gave the group their first #1 in the UK. This song was a huge stomping #3 UK hit for Kim, Denice, Robin and Roy – the four-piece who were the Vengaboys at this point. All aboard! Second single We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)is up with it’s unmistakeable Vengaboys sound. This 12 track album opens with the honking horns of the Vengabus itself. Vengaboys – The Party Album! (1999) err… album

Vengaboys we like to party album