Venus (Shocking Blue song)
Venus is a song by the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue from 1969, which was written and produced by Robbie van Leeuwen.
The melody of the original one was based on the Tim Rose song The Banjo Man, appeared in 1964. The sitar in the song played Jerry Ross. The original was released on 2 October 1969, was in the U.S. and Switzerland, a number -one hit. In films like The Brady Bunch and Grumpier - friends, enemies, fish & women could hear Venus.
Cover version of Bananarama
In 1986, Bananarama Venus new on for her album True Confessions. The group had the idea to make the song a dance version and turned to the production team Stock Aitken Waterman. This version was released on May 30, 1986. The version was also in the United States and Switzerland. In the episode The dictator of Isla Islad of American Dad, this version was used as an advertising jingle of the ladies razor from Gillette. Even in movies such as Romy and Michele and American Pie - is married now you could hear Bananaramas version of Venus.