Tee Set was a pop rock band formed in 1966 in Delft, Netherlands. The group recorded a single in 1969 entitled “Ma Belle Amie”, which was a hit in their native country, selling over 100,000 copies. The group released an album in the United States on Colossus Records in 1970 entitled Ma Belle Amie (the single of the same name listing the artist as ‘The Tee Set’), which reached #158 on the Billboard 200 chart, just as the single took off in America, eventually reaching #5.
The single sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The version of “Ma Belle Amie” released in 1970 on Major Minor records in the UK is a different studio version of the song, slower in tempo and beginning in a lower key than the hit US version. In the Netherlands, the next single “She Likes Weeds” attained #1 there. The track was banned in the U.S. because it was said to be referring to drug use; however, the title had been taken from the film The Ipcress File.
A follow-up single, “If You Do Believe in Love”, hit #81. The group disbanded in 1975, but briefly reunited in 1979 and 1983. Since 1983 the band was revived, although its work was mainly nostalgic “sixties”. Their former lead singer, Peter Tetteroo, died in September 2002 from liver cancer, at the age of 55.
Ma Belle Amie Lyrics
Ma belle amie
You were a child of the sun
And the sky and the deep blue sea
Ma belle amie
Apres tous les beaux jours
Je te dis merci merci
You were the answer of all my questions
Before were through
I want to tell you that I adore you
And always do
That you amaze me by leaving me now
And start a-new
Ma belle amie I’m in love with you
Let the birds sing
Lets all give my substitute a big cheer
Let the bells ring
Let the birds sing
For the man after him waits here
For the man after him waits here
Ma belle amie
You were a child of the sun
And the sky and the deep blue sea
Ma belle amie
There was a time that you thought
That your only friend was me
You were the answer of all my questions
Before were…
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