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Nits — Two Skaters
Album: In The Dutch Mountains
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Released: 1987
Length: 6:46
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Two skaters on an ice cream floor
And one of them fell on the ground
This is what she has been waiting for
Till one of them fell down

Your sister in Canada
She's sending a gun and one pair of skates
The gun is not real, the shoes are too large
You load it and wait

Two skaters on an ice cream floor
And one of them fell on the ground
This is what she has been waiting for
Till one of them fell down


Your sister in brown shoes
Walking down the street
As it begins to snow

Your sister in Montreal
She's sending an LP of the Velvet Underground
We're steaming the walls of your brother's old room
Peel slowly and listen

Two skaters on an ice cream floor
And one of them fell on the ground
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 ProjectGemini07 wrote:

You can't fool me...I know there aren't any mountains in Holland...



Try Arnhem, can't really call 'em mountains but it's as close as it gets for Dutch standards..  😜
Posted 1 week ago by 2TheBone    [ Reply ]
Great band.
The live version of this song (I believe from the album "Urk") is even better, as are other live songs!
Posted 1 week ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 month ago by Dj_Yonke    [ Reply ]
Ok, having Canada and my Montréal in the lyrics gives this an automatic 8 at the outset, if it has the melodies to carry it off... 

and it did... 
Posted 6 months ago by RazzCat    [ Reply ]
You can't fool me...I know there aren't any mountains in Holland...
Posted 9 months ago by ProjectGemini07    [ Reply ]
Thank you so much for playing one of my favorite songs from my all time favorite band!

Greetings form a fan since 1983
Posted 1 year ago by hermen    [ Reply ]
Nits!!! Fantástic band! My parents used to take me and my sister to shows if they played our local theater. The theater suits them very well, the attentive seated audience artistic stage designs and projections always made for such an immersive experience. They still play, so I should really see if I can get a ticket for one of their shows soon!
Posted 1 year ago by catinka.kersten619    [ Reply ]
Great bass
Posted 1 year ago by RodneyAjax    [ Reply ]
Never heard of the band - this is fantastic AND beautiful - thx BillG. Has a little David Gilmour feel (Smile On?), which is, btw, a high compliment from me
Posted 1 year ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
 luftundlaune wrote:

THANK YOU!
The Nits, my all time favorite  band! They still perform, every concert is better than the last one! Pure pleasure to watch them. 



Nederlander
Posted 1 year ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
I had to come here to check to see if this was some unknown Talk Talk or Mark Hollis tune. Found a new artist to add to my music collection.
Posted 1 year ago by slugore    [ Reply ]
hahaha - is that a young Bill Mumy on the 10 (guilder/euro) stamp?
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
they lost their rehearsal space and instruments after a blazing fire just a few weeks ago; but they plan to continue touring and play. Hurrah :)
Posted 2 years ago by GoteExpert    [ Reply ]
I have the sheet of stamps shown on the cover! Called "kinderzegels", literally "children stamps", kinderzegels were issued annually (and may still be as far as I know) to raise funds for children's services.
Posted 2 years ago by rob311    [ Reply ]
First ... but not not last time i listen to this fantastic song
Posted 2 years ago by mystylelined1951    [ Reply ]
I like this. Why haven't I heard it before? Must be a conspiracy.
Posted 2 years ago by gfalkner    [ Reply ]
Two skaters on an icecream floor
And one of them fell on the ground
This is what she has been waiting for
Till one of them fell down

Your sister in Canada
Is sending a gun and one pair of skates
The gun is not real, the shoes are too large
You load it and wait

Two skaters on an icecream floor
And one of them fell on the ground
This is what she has been waiting for
Till one of them fell down

Your sister in brown shoes
Is walking down the street as it begins to snow

Your sister in Montreal
Is sending an LP of the Velvet Underground
We're steaming the walls of your brothers old room
Peel slowly and listen

Two skaters on an icecream floor
And one of them fell on the ground
Posted 2 years ago by PaoloManana    [ Reply ]
So happy to hear this dutch pride. Even we no "mountains", only small dunes.
Posted 2 years ago by strous    [ Reply ]
Fantastic! Another intro to artists I have never heard of before. I have spent a lot of time in Amsterdam and Utrecht and have never heard them. Thank you 🙏 (again) Bill & Rebecca.
Posted 2 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
Are they Dutch?
Posted 2 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
I didn't know, the Dutch have any mountains. Perhaps, Noord Limburg? Or South?
Posted 3 years ago by (former member)    [ Reply ]
I live in the Dutch mountains! So a big 10
Posted 3 years ago by Pollemusic    [ Reply ]
A couple of days ago I heard their biggest hit "In the Dutch mountains" on RP, great to hear that The Nits are played here. Other songs worth listening are J.O.S. Days and Adieu, Sweet Bahnhof. Scrap that, all their songs are worth listening!
Posted 3 years ago by Jazzy_NL    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill for playing this a couple of times in the last years and also thanks for Radar Love but there is more good Dutch music then only these bands.... 
Posted 3 years ago by iankronig    [ Reply ]
 Alastair wrote:
Why have I never heard this track or this band in my life?  I turned 60 last month!
 
I know eh? 
Posted 3 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Like a few of people, wow...1987,  and hearing it for the first time and liking it, a lot
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
this song reminds me of night rides on  roads less travelled... I love it
Posted 4 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
 Alastair wrote:
Why have I never heard this track or this band in my life?  I turned 60 last month!
 
Me neither, and Im turning 36 soon.

Bill and Rebecca. I can't thank (or donate) you enough!

Reminds me of Talk Talk... The vocal and that post-rock atmosphere...

Easy 10... Just wow
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Why have I never heard this track or this band in my life?  I turned 60 last month!
Posted 4 years ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
Great song, but like e.g. "Hotel California" (The Eagles) the live version is even better!
Posted 4 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
Bill, you should follow this with Tears For Fears "Sketches Of Pain" (not to be confused with The Nits' "Sketches Of Spain").
Posted 4 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
Is that a steel drum, reggae beat thrown in there around 3:30? Love it!
Posted 5 years ago by groom    [ Reply ]
What a great track.  Yes, it does remind me of Talk Talk
Posted 5 years ago by NorthernLad    [ Reply ]
 Link84 wrote:
I'm from Holland and I've never heard about them until I started listening Radio Paradise (about 6 years ago), I really like this song.
I was 3 years old when they released this album by the way :)

Should start listening to the whole album, thanks Bill!!! 
 

Even here in NL they have been a very well kept secret, unfortunately. They deserve so much more acknowledgement. They still tour the theaters, by the way. Well worth the money! *hint*
Posted 5 years ago by eyeyeye    [ Reply ]
One of the Netherlands' best kept secret. These guys deserve so much more international airplay. Fantastic band and live artists. 
Posted 5 years ago by eyeyeye    [ Reply ]
Was surprised to see this song was release in 1987. Unlike so much 80s music, this one hasn't aged much.
Posted 5 years ago by usajpl    [ Reply ]
Very underappreciated. Perhaps one of the best bands ever to come from the Netherlands - yes, never mind Golden Earring! This song gets even better over time. 
Posted 5 years ago by eyeyeye    [ Reply ]
 merkin_muffley wrote:
New tune and group for me.

Got a definite Talk Talk vibe going on. Will investigate more on them. 
 
That's the cool thing about RP, I've been discovering new music here since 2003
Posted 5 years ago by adolfo1981    [ Reply ]
THANK YOU!
The Nits, my all time favorite  band! They still perform, every concert is better than the last one! Pure pleasure to watch them. 
Posted 5 years ago by luftundlaune    [ Reply ]
oh so nice to hear this again!
Posted 5 years ago by Roktoktok    [ Reply ]
My all time favorite band - The Nits! Thank you RP!! You made my day!
Posted 6 years ago by luftundlaune    [ Reply ]
still fantastic song great to hear this !
Posted 6 years ago by walter_sintenie    [ Reply ]
Okay Bill, thanks for playing this nice Dutch band. These guys are still doing theater tours in The Netherlands. Great music!!
Posted 6 years ago by strous    [ Reply ]
Phenomenal song! Every time I hear it, I'm astounded... Wish I'd have known it/ them when it was current... Once again, THANKS, RP
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Also listen to the live version: even better!
Posted 7 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
Two skaters on an icecream floor And one of them fell on the ground This is what she has been waiting for Till one of them fell down Your sister in Canada Is sending a gun and one pair of skates The gun is not real, the shoes are too large You load it and wait Two skaters on an icecream floor And one of them fell on the ground This is what she has been waiting for Till one of them fell down Your sister in brown shoes Is walking down the street as it begins to snow Your sister in Montreal Is sending an LP of the Velvet Underground We're steaming the walls of your brothers old room Peel slowly and listen Two skaters on an icecream floor And one of them fell on the ground
Posted 7 years ago by linus59    [ Reply ]
I'm from Holland and I've never heard about them until I started listening Radio Paradise (about 6 years ago), I really like this song.
I was 3 years old when they released this album by the way :)

Should start listening to the whole album, thanks Bill!!! 
Posted 8 years ago by Link84    [ Reply ]
wrote:
In 1980 I sang in a band called RED HOT that did the Nits' support act. We shared the dressing room under the stage in Paspartout in Emmeloord. They used to dress in black suits so when we came down after our gig I ordered a beer and a gin but he wasn't amused.
Now I live in the Hague and I sometimes meet Robert Stips the singer. We still perform sometimes and I put some clips on you tube under my name : pkoelmans.   
Pieter Koelmans . The Hague. The Netherlands. pkoelmans @ziggo.nl
 

  Cool....but I don't get the beer and gin joke. Must be a Netherland "thang"

I am dutch but i don't get it either .
Great music  and great to read some comments from my fellow  countrymen.
Posted 8 years ago by chris_the_man    [ Reply ]
Oh my, Nits on RP! Wow, this made my day. ITDM was the first album I bought, now I have every single release and more I can lay my hands on.  

The AGM music guide review says it all:
There seems little doubt that were they not so geographically challenged, the Nits would be one of the most widely respected bands in the world today — at least on a par with smart-as-a-whip types likeXTC and Prefab Sprout. Certainly few can match their sheer creative stamina: how many other bands can claim to be still reinventing themselves after 30 years and nearly 20 albums?
Posted 9 years ago by zopatista    [ Reply ]
 pkoelmans wrote:
In 1980 I sang in a band called RED HOT that did the Nits' support act. We shared the dressing room under the stage in Paspartout in Emmeloord. They used to dress in black suits so when we came down after our gig I ordered a beer and a gin but he wasn't amused.
Now I live in the Hague and I sometimes meet Robert Stips the singer. We still perform sometimes and I put some clips on you tube under my name : pkoelmans.   
Pieter Koelmans . The Hague. The Netherlands. pkoelmans @ziggo.nl
 

  Cool....but I don't get the beer and gin joke. Must be a Netherland "thang"

Posted 9 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Hey this is really nice.   the vocalist brought to mind that of Fleet Foxes
Posted 9 years ago by Highspirits    [ Reply ]
Amazing, I am Dutch and I never knew this album made it across.
Listened to this over and over again long ago. Thnx!
Posted 9 years ago by DeRookmagier    [ Reply ]
 calispera wrote:
I like this album, had it in Vinyl record a long time ago. I rented the cd a few weeks ago  to get the MP3 after having heard it here on Radio Paradise.

And today I hear this song for the first time on RP, and I recognized immediately the Nits.

When I took a look at the RP album data, I saw that it has been edited in 2006. In fact, first edition was in 1887, at least, in Europe.Wikipedia confirms it.

 
I used to listen to The Nits a lot in the eighties and nineties but that was in the 20th century not in the 19th  {#Wink}
Posted 9 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
Terrific. Well done RP as The Nits are new to me.
Posted 9 years ago by musicforme    [ Reply ]
You just don't get it ...
Talk Talk and this song are both from the same '80s !

alguff wrote:
A musical ripoff of a Talk Talk Production   
 


Posted 9 years ago by Derk_Decibel    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:

Awesome...and presumably on an Edison Wax Cylinder?

 
Nice. And to think they were called records, too.
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Nice. I'm in the office before anyone, as usual. This fits my mood. Good start to the day.
Posted 9 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 pwbos wrote:
Peter uit Bussum
Ik luister bijna elke dag naar RP iets meer dan 10 jaar, heerlijk geen presentatie,relaxed !! Kom zelf uit die "radiowereld" maaaaaar af en toe, is er wat nieuwe muziek (mag van mij meer) het is leuk leuk om nieuwe dingen op te pikken. I love the way Bill is doing it,thanks

 
Did you write dutch just because the Nits were on?
Ik bedoel, dat begrijpt misschien de gemiddelde RP luisteraar niet. {#Wave}

Maar de Nits maken nog steeds geweldige muziek
Posted 9 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
A musical ripoff of a Talk Talk Production   
Posted 9 years ago by alguff    [ Reply ]
Like it, a lot...
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
Peter uit Bussum
Ik luister bijna elke dag naar RP iets meer dan 10 jaar, heerlijk geen presentatie,relaxed !! Kom zelf uit die "radiowereld" maaaaaar af en toe, is er wat nieuwe muziek (mag van mij meer) het is leuk leuk om nieuwe dingen op te pikken. I love the way Bill is doing it,thanks
Posted 9 years ago by pwbos    [ Reply ]
 SwissReVox wrote:

Wow, can't belive it!

RB discovered finally (after 40 years) the NITS :-)

 
40 years?! For sure it's not showing its age. I thought at first that it might be Choir of Young Believers.
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Hier in Leiden zijn er in ieder geval 4 luisteraars die gemiddeld 8 uur per dag 5 dagen per week  RP aan hebben staan.
Posted 9 years ago by Ghiaap    [ Reply ]
 pkoelmans wrote:
Ja , leuk later we lekker in het nederlands kletsen over de muziek, leuk clubje vormen, hoeveel zouden er zijn in nederland die vaak luisteren?

Pieter , Den Haag. 

 
Volgens RP zelf zijn er 630 luisteraars, dus dat kan een aardig clubje zijn.
Posted 9 years ago by robin_at_domani    [ Reply ]
 pkoelmans wrote:
Ja , leuk later we lekker in het nederlands kletsen over de muziek, leuk clubje vormen, hoeveel zouden er zijn in nederland die vaak luisteren?

Pieter , Den Haag. 

 


Posted 9 years ago by robin_at_domani    [ Reply ]
 calispera wrote:
When I took a look at the RP album data, I saw that it has been edited in 2006. In fact, first edition was in 1887, at least, in Europe.Wikipedia confirms it.

 
Awesome...and presumably on an Edison Wax Cylinder?
Posted 10 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
I like this album, had it in Vinyl record a long time ago. I rented the cd a few weeks ago  to get the MP3 after having heard it here on Radio Paradise.

And today I hear this song for the first time on RP, and I recognized immediately the Nits.

When I took a look at the RP album data, I saw that it has been edited in 2006. In fact, first edition was in 1887, at least, in Europe.Wikipedia confirms it.
Posted 10 years ago by calispera    [ Reply ]
New tune and group for me.

Got a definite Talk Talk vibe going on. Will investigate more on them. 
Posted 10 years ago by merkin_muffley    [ Reply ]
 pkoelmans wrote:
Ja , leuk later we lekker in het nederlands kletsen over de muziek, leuk clubje vormen, hoeveel zouden er zijn in nederland die vaak luisteren?

Pieter , Den Haag. 

 
Yes, that's for sure, what you wrote. {#Wave}
Posted 10 years ago by Chumbawamba-1984    [ Reply ]
Bought this CD and Henk / Kilo end of the 80s in NL while living near München. Oh sweet memories :-)
Posted 10 years ago by Blackbirds    [ Reply ]
cool, me likey
Posted 10 years ago by rascal    [ Reply ]
Holy smokes. How'd I ever miss this Supersister connection (always a Stips fan).


Posted 10 years ago by TotalHip    [ Reply ]
Yes this is a band we can be proud of.and a little dutch meeting here too. 
Gezellig.
 {#Wave}
Posted 10 years ago by chris_the_man    [ Reply ]
Ja , leuk later we lekker in het nederlands kletsen over de muziek, leuk clubje vormen, hoeveel zouden er zijn in nederland die vaak luisteren?

Pieter , Den Haag. 
Posted 10 years ago by pkoelmans    [ Reply ]
On first listen they get a rare 8.  Wow!  Glad to discover a new group (to me).
Posted 10 years ago by Andy_B    [ Reply ]
 Sakkerju wrote:
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:

 
But the liveversion is much better and more dynamic

Dear fellow Dutchmen and below sealevel RP listeners.

I like the song 'Nescio' and 'Sketches of Spain' more....



 

Dat zijn inderdaad ook twee toppers! Nu ook nog op RP!!

Aangezien iedereen hier Nederlands lijkt te zijn bespaar ik me de moeite om in het engels te reageren ;-). (Niet-nederlandstaligen gebruiken dan maar Google Translate.)
Posted 10 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
You never cease to amaze, to hear The Nits here! Applause from the Dutch jury.
Posted 10 years ago by jessesteinen    [ Reply ]
First listen......I like it
Posted 10 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]

Wow, can't belive it!

RB discovered finally (after 40 years) the NITS :-)


Posted 10 years ago by SwissReVox    [ Reply ]
prachtig !!!!
fantastic song, fantastic album !!!


Posted 10 years ago by walter_sintenie    [ Reply ]
In 1980 I sang in a band called RED HOT that did the Nits' support act. We shared the dressing room under the stage in Paspartout in Emmeloord. They used to dress in black suits so when we came down after our gig I ordered a beer and a gin but he wasn't amused.
Now I live in the Hague and I sometimes meet Robert Stips the singer. We still perform sometimes and I put some clips on you tube under my name : pkoelmans.   
Pieter Koelmans . The Hague. The Netherlands. pkoelmans @ziggo.nl
 
Posted 10 years ago by pkoelmans    [ Reply ]
Good choice. I have an Irish friend who visits gigs of the Nits in The Netherlands as much as possible. But he still is asking "Where are the Dutch Mountains"....
Posted 10 years ago by strous    [ Reply ]
Hey some Dutch music! Two Skaters by the Nits. Is this Bill´s way of congratulating all his Dutch listeners with the speed skating medals that keep coming our way at the Olympics in Sochi? 
Posted 10 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
yes and another one...
Posted 10 years ago by Frenk    [ Reply ]
And the Dutchmen show themselves... Nice to know there are more and more Dutchmen joining the RP community!
Posted 10 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:

 
But the liveversion is much better and more dynamic

Dear fellow Dutchmen and below sealevel RP listeners.

I like the song 'Nescio' and 'Sketches of Spain' more....


Posted 10 years ago by Sakkerju    [ Reply ]
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:
ah, one of my favourite bands from The Netherlands in the nineties :-)
 

But the liveversion is much better and more dynamic
Posted 10 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
ah, one of my favourite bands from The Netherlands in the nineties :-)
Posted 10 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
You never disappoint me RP! The Nits on RP, I was wondering when the day would come. Still enjoy their music.
Posted 11 years ago by Zeekei    [ Reply ]
Didn't they come out of another band, The Lice?
Posted 11 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
woohoo, the Nits on RP, one of the best dutch bands ever!!!
Posted 11 years ago by Maupie    [ Reply ]
never heard of these nits before, this tune's got an entrancing Al Stewart feel to it
Posted 11 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]