Stillness and Speed: My Story by Bergkamp Dennis

Author:Bergkamp, Dennis [Bergkamp, Dennis]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781471129544
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 2013-09-25T18:30:00+00:00

11

THE JOKER

IT IS LUNCHTIME at a pub in Kensal Rise and Ian Wright has begun to sing in Dutch. Quite loudly.

‘IT WAS in a discotheeeeekk! Zat ik VAN DE WEEEEEEKKKK!!! . . . En ik VOELDE mij daar zooooooo AARRLLEEEEEEEEN!!!!’

No one even looks up. Impersonating André Hazes, the sentimental, diminutive, melancholy, alcoholic, late Dutch crooner probably happens all the time in Kensal Rise.

How do you know that song, Ian?

‘Cos of Dennis! Or rather, Glenn Helder and Dennis. Glenn taught it to me and when I sang it to Dennis he nearly died. . . . AND IT WAS warm en dreeeeee-EUUKKK! Ik zat eeen LEVEN CROOOOOK!!’

You’ve caught its emotional overkill perfectly . . .

‘Yeah, I’m not bad like that. So then Dennis is on at me: “You’ve got to sing that on Dutch TV!” “No, I’m not going to do that.” “You have to do it! They’ll love it. They’ll love you!” He’s egging me on. So after that game at Leeds, that’s what I did. I sang André Hazes on Dutch telly.’

Is there a video?

‘There most probably is a video.’

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