The Motions were a Dutch band from The Hague, founded in 1964 and active until 1970. The original lineup featured Rudy Bennett as lead vocalist, Robbie van Leeuwen on guitar, Henk Smitskamp on bass guitar, and Sieb Warner on drums. They were the first Nederbeat group to achieve chart success. Their 1965 single “Wasted Words” became their first major hit in the Netherlands. Other well‑known songs from the band include “Why Don’t You Take It,” “There’s No Place to Hide,” “Every Step I Take,” and “It’s the Same Old Song.” Guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen later achieved international fame as the founder of Shocking Blue, particularly with the global hit “Venus.” Lead singer Rudy Bennett also enjoyed success outside the band. He scored a solo hit in 1967 with “How Can We Hang On to a Dream,” later charted again in the mid‑1970s with Galaxy‑Lin, and found further success in the early 1980s as part of the duo Bennet & Bee.
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Wasted Words
Why don’t you take it
Make it legal
I Want You I Need You
Motions It’s Gone
Every Step I Take
It’s The Same Old Song
Everything (That’s Mine)
It’s Gone
For Another Man
Someday Child
I’ve Got Misery
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