… en omdat er voornamelijk Nederlanders meededen ook maar even in ‘je moers taal’: we zijn bij de laatste dag van het jaar aangeland en dat is tevens de laatste dag van dit jaarlijkse blog-feestje. EN EEN FEEST WAS HET! DANK JE WEL AAN IEDEREEN DIE IETS INSTUURDE; JULLIE MAAKTEN DEZE LAATSTE WEEK VAN HET JAAR WEER TOT DE MOOISTE EN DE CREATIEFSTE! Als ‘t even kan volgend jaar weer? Zelfde plaats, zelfde tijd!

Art pieces in this last Top 2000 post:

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If you want to play along, read this post for info & details in English & Dutch
(This is the last day of the party so if you want to play along, you better hurry. Otherwise, you’re welcome to play along next year.)

Here are all the art pieces we received ordered by number (counting down.) If there is more coming in today – and there sure will be flying in more submissions as this is the last day of the party –  we will add the art to this post and change the big, red number at the top, so you only have to look at the number to see how many art pieces in total are shown in the blogpost. So be sure to check in in the evening or tomorrow morning to see ALL the art that came in on this last day.

#235 Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water (Albumversie)
Made by Yvonne van Hoof (The Netherlands)

#225 Radiohead – Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#213 Bon Jovi – Bed Of Roses (Albumversie)
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#204 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
Made by Els Hoekman (The Netherlands)

#164 Rob de Nijs – Foto Van Vroeger
Made by Kitty Kerver (The Netherlands)

#157 Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
Made by Delia Roza (The Netherlands)

#146 The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
Made by Marit Barentsen (The Netherlands)

#140 The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
Made by Bianca Kalksma (The Netherlands)

#140 The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
Made by Bouwina Aalten (France)

#133 Coldplay & Avicii – A Sky Full Of Stars
Made by Patricia Guzmán (Argentina)

#125 R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#120 Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#103 Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights
Made by Susanna Lemstra (The Netherlands)

#86 Robbie Williams – Angels
Made by Monique Pol (The Netherlands)

#72 Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
Made by Susanna lemstra (The Netherlands)

#57 Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
Made by Bouwina Aalten (France)

#44 Coldplay – Yellow
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#21 The Cure – A Forest (Albumversie)
Made by Angelique Elzinga (The Netherlands)

#5 Danny Vera – Roller Coaster
Made by Ineke de Smidt (The Netherlands)

#2 Billy Joel – Piano Man
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#1 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Made by Ineke de Smidt (The Netherlands)

#1 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Made by Yvonne Swinkels (The Netherlands)

#1 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Made by Erni Kroondijk van Atten (The Netherlands)

#1 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Made by Patricia Guzmán (Argentina)

SEE YA IN 2026, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Number of pieces in this post:

22

If you want to play along, read this post for info & details in English & Dutch

Here are all the art pieces we received ordered by number (counting down.) If there is more coming in today, we will add the art to this post and change the big, red number at the top, so you only have to look at the number to see how many art pieces in total are shown in the blogpost (and a lot of extra art pieces are coming in during the day… so be sure to check in the evening to see all the new pieces.)

#521 Black Pumas – Colors
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#511 BLØF & Counting Crows – Holiday In Spain
Made by Patricia Guzmán (Argentina)

#497 Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#488 Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
Made by Dieke Polstra (The Netherlands)

#474 Andrea Bocelli & Giorgia – Vivo Per Lei
Made by Angelique Elzinga (The Netherlands)

#464 Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#447 The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever
Made by Yvonne Swinkels (The Netherlands)

#415 The Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon (Albumversie)
Made by Ineke de Smidt (The Netherlands)

#407 Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower
Made by Marit Barentsen (The Netherlands)

#395 Radiohead – Paranoid Android
Made by Ineke Jansma (The Netherlands)

#391 Bente – Kan Je Me Zien
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#383 Charles Aznavour – She
Made by Monique Pol (The Netherlands)

#383 Charles Aznavour – She
Made by Yvonne van Hoof (The Netherlands)

#356 Nena – 99 Luftballons
Made by Susanna Lemstra (The Netherlands)

#309 Don McLean – Vincent
Made by Delia Roza (The Netherlands)

#285 The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#280 Bette Midler – The Rose
Made by Kitty Kerver (The Netherlands)

#275 Live – Lightning Crashes (Albumversie)
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#263 Racoon – Tijd Verliezen
Made by Yvonne van Kersen (The Netherlands)

#259 Frank Sinatra – My Way
Made by Bouwina Aalten (France)

#252 BLØF – Zo Stil
Made by Els Hoekman (The Netherlands)

#242 Elvis Presley – My Boy
Made by Erni Kroondijk van Atten (The Netherlands)

Number of pieces in this post:

20

If you want to play along, read this post for info & details in English & Dutch

Here are all the art pieces we received ordered by number (counting down.) If there is more coming in today, we will add the art to this post and change the big, red number at the top, so you only have to look at the number to see how many art pieces in total are shown in the blogpost (and a lot of extra art pieces are coming in during the day… so be sure to check in the evening to see all the new pieces.)

#799 Dolly Parton – 9 To 5
Made by Susanna Lemstra (The Netherlands)

#780 BLØF – Hou Vol Hou Vast
Made by Bouwina Aalten (France)

#768 Miley Cyrus – Flowers
Made by Monique Pol (The Netherlands)

#755 Donna Summer – State Of Independence
Made by Yvonne Swinkels (The Netherlands)

#716 Van Halen – Jump
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#701 Eva Cassidy – Fields Of Gold
Made by Susanna Lemstra (The Netherlands)

#697 Iron Maiden – Can I Play With Madness
Made by Marit Barentsen (The Netherlands)

#694 Taylor Swift – The Fate Of Ophelia
Made by Dieke Polstra (The Netherlands)

#680 Prince & The Revolution – When Doves Cry (Albumversie)
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#671 The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#618 Bankzitters – Stapelgek
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#604 Elvis Costello – She
Made by Kitty Kerver (The Netherlands)

#596 Seal – Kiss From A Rose
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#595 Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat (Albumversie)
Made by Yvonne van Hoof (The Netherlands)

#595 Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat (Albumversie)
Made by Delia Roza (The Netherlands)

#591 Earth, Wind & Fire – Fantasy
Made by Angelique Elzinga (The Netherlands)

#567 Froukje – Ik Wil Dansen
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#552 U2 – I Will Follow (Live)
Made by Patricia Guzmán (Argentina)

#544 The Beatles – Penny Lane
Made by Monique Pol (The Netherlands)

#522 Meau – Dat Heb Jij Gedaan
Made by Erni Kroondijk van Atten (The Netherlands)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR, I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK 

(en nog bedankt voor het poetsen van de keukenkastjes!)

Art pieces in this post:

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Welcome to day 4 of my Top 2000 Musical and Creative BLOGPARTY!

If you want to play along, read this post for info & details in English & Dutch

Here are all the art pieces we received ordered by number (counting down.) If there is more coming in today, we will add the art to this post and change the big, red number at the top, so you only have to look at the number to see how many art pieces in total are shown in the blogpost (and a lot of extra art pieces are coming in during the day… so be sure to check in the evening to see all the new pieces.)

#1090 S10 – De Diepte
Made by Susanna lemstra (The Netherlands)

#1085 Cyndi Lauper – True Colors
Made by Yvonne van Hoof (The Netherlands)

#1054 David Bowie – China Girl
Made by Monique Pol (The Netherlands)

#1053 Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#1052 Queen – Breakthru
Made by Patricia Guzmán (Argentina)

#1024 The Beatles – The Long And Winding Road
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#1019 Pink Floyd – Breathe (In The Air)
Made by Ineke Jansma (The Netherlands)

#1013 Bruce Springsteen – The Rising
Made by Bouwina Aalten (France)

#1001 Iggy Pop – The Passenger
Made by Wiebine de Meer (The Netherlands)

#989 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dark Necessities
Made by Marit Barentsen (The Netherlands)

#987 Tracy Chapman – Baby Can I Hold You
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#971 Stromae – Alors On Danse
Made by Bernadette van der Wielen (The Netherlands)

#968 Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#964 Bob Dylan – Blowin’ In The Wind
Made by Delia Roza (The Netherlands)

#961 Davina Michelle – Duurt Te Lang
Made by Susanna Lemstra (The Netherlands)

#952 Within Temptation – Faster
Made by Dieke Polstra (The Netherlands)

#936 Enya – Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
Made by Yvonne Swinkels (The Netherlands)

#910 Suzan & Freek – Dromen In Kleur
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#910 Suzan & Freek – Dromen In Kleur
Made by Ineke de Smidt (The Netherlands)

#895 Frank Boeijen Groep – Zwart Wit
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#876 Tori Amos – Winter
Made by Angelique Elzinga (The Netherlands)

#852 Passenger – Let Her Go
Made by Kitty Kerver (The Netherlands)

#800 Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells (Part 1 Albumversie)
Made by Erni Kroondijk van Atten (The Netherlands)

Number of pieces in this post:

20

If you want to play along, read this post for info & details in English & Dutch

Here are all the art pieces we received ordered by number (counting down.) If there is more coming in today, we will add the art to this post and change the big, red number at the top, so you only have to look at the number to see how many art pieces in total are shown in the blogpost (and yesterday showed that a lot of art comes in during the day… so be sure to check in the evening to see all the new pieces.)

#1380 The Bangles – Eternal Flame
Made by Monique Pol (The Netherlands)

#1367 Tears For Fears – Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#1361 Queen – Spread Your Wings
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#1346 Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
Made by Kitty Kerver (The Netherlands)

#1334 Harry Styles – Golden
Made by Bernadette van der Wielen (The Netherlands)

#1325 Anouk – One Word
Made by Bouwina Aalten (France)

#1325 Anouk – One Word
Made by Susanna lemstra (The Netherlands)

#1306 Pharrell Williams – Happy
Made by Dieke Polstra (The Netherlands)

#1301 Split Enz – Message To My Girl
Made by Delia Roza (The Netherlands)

#1300 Santana – Black Magic Woman
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#1292 Ilse DeLange – I Still Cry
Made by Susanna lemstra (The Netherlands)

#1288 Golden Earring – The Devil Made Me Do It
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#1272 ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man
Made by Marit Barentsen (The Netherlands)

#1227 David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World
Made by Patricia Guzmán (Argentina)

#1215 Madness – Our House
Made by Angelique Elzinga (The Netherlands)

#1202 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Teach Your Children
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#1184 Coldplay – Magic
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#1149 Michael Jackson – Black Or White
Made by Yvonne Swinkels (The Netherlands)

#1105 Simply Red – Stars
Made by Els Hoekman (The Netherlands)

#1091 Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
Made by Erni Kroondijk van Atren (The Netherlands)

Number of pieces in this post:

24

If you want to play along, read this post for info & details in English & Dutch

Here are all the art pieces we received ordered by number (counting down.) If there is more coming in today, we will add the art to this post and change the big, red number at the top, so you only have to look at the number to see how many art pieces in total are shown in the blogpost.

#1692 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Enola Gay
Made by Marit Barentsen (The Netherlands)

#1672 Stealers Wheel – Stuck In The Middle With You
Made by Els Hoekman (The Netherlands)

#1665 The Alan Parsons Project – Don’t Answer Me
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#1664 Tom Jones – Green Green Grass Of Home
Made by Monique Pol (The Netherlands)

#1657 Katie Melua – Nine Million Bicycles
Made by Susanna Lemstra (The Netherlands)

#1656 Youp van ‘t Hek – Flappie
Made by Els Hoekman (The Netherlands)

#1638 P!nk – Raise Your Glass
Made by Kitty Kerver (The Netherlands)

#1619 Extreme – More Than Words
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#1609 The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Made by Angelique Elzinga (The Netherlands)

#1600 The Beatles – The Fool On The Hill
Made by Patricia Guzmán (Argentina)

#1594 Dua Lipa – Be The One
Made by Dieke Polstra (The Netherlands)

#1590 Harry Styles – Kiwi
Made by Yvonne van Hoof (The Netherlands)

#1549 Lucifer – House For Sale
Made by Bouwina Aalten (France)

#1545 Pommelien Thijs – Atlas
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#1514 The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm
Made by Bouwina Aalten (France)

#1503 Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
Made by Ineke de Smidt (The Netherlands)

#1485 Madonna – Frozen
Made by Delia Roza (The Netherlands)

#1482 Guus Meeuwis – De Weg
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#1481 Ralph McTell – Streets Of London
Made by Ineke Jansma (The Netherlands)

#1464 Madonna – Vogue
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#1458 Fleetwood Mac – You Make Lovin’ Fun
Made by Ineke de Smidt (The Netherlands)

#1437 Sniff ‘n The Tears – Driver’s Seat
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#1390 Prince & The Revolution – Raspberry Beret
Made by Bernadette van der Wielen (The Netherlands)

#1387 Alice Cooper – How You Gonna See Me Now
Made by Erni Kroondijk van Atten (The Netherlands)

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It is just past midnight, it’s dark and quiet in the Netherlands but something is about to happen… Lights are still burning in the houses and people turn on their radios and wait eagerly for the big moment… HERE IT IS! I say HELLLOOOO to you, ’cause the Top 2000 blogparty starts now!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a lot of fun with the 17th edition of the Top 2000 Blog party!

A lot of different and versatile crafters & artists meet online again in this most special week of the year. They all create art inspired by the songs on the Top 2000 list. A big THANK YOU to everyone who submit their art – love you all!

If YOU want to play along, you are more than welcome!
Read this for info & details in English & Dutch

Here are all the art pieces we received ordered by number (counting down.) If there is more coming in today, we will add the art to this post and change the big, red number at the top, so you only have to look at the number to see how many art pieces there are shown in total in this blogpost.

#2000 Pink Floyd – Run Like Hell
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#1999 Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé – Telephone
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#1996 Sia – Snowman
Made by Kitty Kerver (The Netherlands)

#1994 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)
Made by Monique Pol (The Netherlands)

#1992 Mumford & Sons – Lover Of The Light
Made by Wiebine de Meer (The Netherlands)

#1992 Mumford & Sons – Lover Of The Light
Made by Ineke Jansma (The Netherlands)

#1986 Elvis Presley – Blue Suede Shoes
Made by Corrie Schaliboom (The Netherlands)

#1973 Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#1971 Kensington – Bridges
Made by Bouwina Aalten (France)

#1965 Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down
Made by Marit Barentsen (The Netherlands)

#1963 Harry Styles – Late Night Talking
Made by Dieke Polstra (The Netherlands)

#1949 Supertramp – It’s Raining Again
Made by Bernadette van der Wielen (The Netherlands)

#1946 Van Morrison – Moondance
Made by Esther Klijn (The Netherlands)

#1937 The Black Keys – Gold On The Ceiling
Made by Joke Overvliet (The Netherlands)

#1936 Armin van Buuren – Blah Blah Blah
Made by Yvonne van Hoof (The Netherlands)

#1931 Robbie Williams – She’s The One
Made by Patricia Guzmán (Argentina)

#1923 Rainbow – Catch The Rainbow
Made by Carla Persoon (The Netherlands)

#1922 Queen – Bicycle Race
Made by Delia Roza (The Netherlands)

#1883 Don Henley – New York Minute
Made by Charlotte Kums (Belgium)

#1814 Queen – It’s A Beautiful Day
Made by Bianca Kalksma (The Netherlands)

#1795 Weather Girls – It’s Raining Men
Made by Susanna Lemstra (The Netherlands)

#1751 Stevie Wonder – Isn’t She Lovely
Made by Angelique Elzinga (The Netherlands)

#1715 Lana Del Rey – Radio
Made by Susanna Lemstra (The Netherlands)

#1693 Paul McCartney & Frog Chorus – We All Stand Together
Made by Erni Kroondijk van Atten (The Netherlands)

Most of you, especially readers who follow me for longer then a year, recognize this logo… and the story behind it.
For those who don’t know, a brief history (you find the complete story and ‘rules’ in the top menu on this blog HERE!)

From Christmas to New Year, the Radio 2 team presents the 2000 favorite songs of the listeners. Music! 24 hours a day! In 2009 I started my ‘top 2000 blog party’ in the slipstream of the top 2000. I created art every day inspired by a song from the list. Everyone was invited to play along and create to the music – and I posted all the submissions on my blog. What success it was! Even the top 2000 people picked up my ‘party’ and came to film me back in 2011.

The Top 2000 list with the fave songs from the listeners is being composed this week and that is where today’s blogpost comes in!

Vote for your fave songs from November 29 – December 6

I made a ‘tutorial’ for all my English-speaking fellow-artists who want to play along… the fun starts right here as you can now vote for your favorite songs to get in the list! The highest ranked 2000 songs will be played on the radio/Internet in the last week of 2024.

The voting site is pretty simple to use so even if you don’t speak/read Dutch you can easily go through it. Still, I made screendumps for you if you need help, so you can look at the images below to see how it works – then go to the TOP 2000 VOTING WEBSITE and find your fave songs to vote on.

Have fun!

(You can click on the images to enlarge!)

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Voting closes at 4 pm CET on Friday, December 6

You can start submitting your art-with-the-songs for the blogparty as soon as the ‘official list’ is announced and online. There will be a form that you can use to submit your art – the Top 2000 list will be linked to that form so you can easily find/submit the song that you worked with. The form will be online the moment the list is announced.

Find the top 2000 posts from the last years [2011-2023] here.
Top 2000 posts from 2010 and 2009 can be found in these archives.

The party starts already in my Top 2000 Facebook Group where you can share your own voting-list. In December there will also be a daily post showing art from the Top 2000 archives so come on over to share the fun!

Most of you who follow me for longer then a year recognize this logo… and the story behind it.
For those who don’t know, a brief history (you find the complete story and ‘rules’ in the top menu on this blog HERE!)

From Christmas to New Year, the Radio 2 team presents the 2000 favorite songs of the listeners. Music! 24 hours a day! In 2009 I started my ‘top 2000 blog party’ in the slipstream of the top 2000. I created art every day inspired by a song from the list. Everyone was invited to play along and create to the music – and I posted all the submissions on my blog. What success it was! Even the top 2000 people picked up my ‘party’ and came to film me back in 2011.

The Top 2000 list with the fave songs from the listeners is being composed this week and that is where today’s blogpost comes in!

Vote for your fave songs from December 1 – December 8

I made a ‘tutorial’ for all my English-speaking fellow-artists who want to play along… the fun starts right here as you can now vote for your favorite songs to get in the list! The highest ranked 2000 songs will be played on the radio/Internet in the last week of 2023.

The voting site is pretty simple to use so even if you don’t speak/read Dutch you can easily go through it. Still, I made screendumps for you if you need help, so you can look at the images below to see how it works – then go to the TOP 2000 VOTING WEBSITE and find your fave songs to vote on.

Have fun!

(You can click on the images to enlarge!)

Vote a minimum of 5 songs and a maximum of 35… you can choose songs from the list but also add artists and songs that are not on the list…

When you click that you want to add a new song/artist, you get the following window

When you reach the minimum of 5, the bottom button turns red – meaning that you can go to the next step if you like. (but you can of course go on selecting songs untill you reach the maximum of 35 songs.)

Step 2 shows your list, you can motivate your choices if you like

Step 3: you need to fill out some date… the * fields are required.

This next page is a survey, you can skip this page

The last page shows your voting list. You can share it on Facebook and/or Twitter if you like.
Click ‘save and finish’ at the bottom and you’re done.

You will receive an email that shows your list and contains a link so that you can see/share your list online.

Voting closes at 3 pm CET on Friday, December 8

You can start submitting your art-with-the-songs for the blogparty as soon as the ‘official list’ is announced and online. There will be a form that you can use to submit your art – the Top 2000 list will be linked to that form so you can easily find/submit the song that you worked with. The form will be online the moment the list is announced.

Find the top 2000 posts from the last years [2011-2022] here.
Top 2000 posts from 2010 and 2009 can be found in these archives.

The party starts already in my Top 2000 Facebook Group where you can share your own voting-list. In December there will also be a daily post showing art from the Top 2000 archives so come on over to share the fun!

I didn’t know any of the songs Nout send to me and it was fun to listen to and read the lyrics. (I will link the songs to youtube so you can listen/see them too if you like.) I created three art journal pages with the songs I was given.

Art made by me (Marit)

Hiss Golden Messenger – Call Him Daylight

Cassandra Jenkins – Hard Drive

Strand of Oaks – Galacticana

Art made by Nout

These are the songs I gave to my son to work with, he created two collage pieces.

Muse – Knights of Cydonia

Jefferson Airplane – White rabbit

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