Praising reactions to ‘new’ hit Harrie Jekkers: ‘Oh, oh, The Hague, stop with horny people on that gauge’ | Domestic

Just before the elections, the advance of PVV was announced in various final polls by Maurice de Hond and I&O Research, among others. In the satirical program, the dissatisfaction was shared by presenters Jeroen Woe and Niels van der Laan. “Polls are often wildly wrong,” the program says. “At Wilders they said 27 seats, it became 37.”

In countries such as Italy and France, polls are banned a few days before the elections, the pair know. “Because they influence the elections in a huge way. Another disadvantage: it bandwagon effect. People like to follow the music, in other words: people prefer to vote for winners. Because of those winners and losers, everyone suddenly starts voting strategically.”

Towards the end of their speech about the polls, a step is made towards the surprise performance. “We are all being probed into a corner,” says Van der Laan. “Oh, oh, The Hague, come on guys, stop polling.” Woe adds: “There are a lot of them. Stop the tsunami of ‘pollisation’.”

And then pianist Miguel Wiels intervenes in a familiar manner. “Isn’t that that song by Harrie Jekkers?” And yes, there is the singer from The Hague of the famous hit. For example, he sings: “Oh, oh, The Hague, guys, stop with all that probing. It is often far too vague, we are being bullied and misled.”

In the days surrounding the elections, ‘the strategic vote’ was a much-discussed topic. Jekkers also points this out in his song. “These polls have made me float strategically in recent years. And then I stand in that booth and ignore my own preferences.”

With his Hague accent he gets the audience laughing. “And then we’re drooling again at such a sliding screen, oh, stop it, I’m not getting well. Stop being horny, on that gauge, all the time,” Jekkers sang, among other things. Watch the full song on air below.

Check out some of the reactions to the performance below.