Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Countdown in 1990 captures Maxi Priest in full flow with his smooth dance moves and laid-back style.
Close To You became one of the standout crossover hits of the era.
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Countdown in 1990 captures Maxi Priest in full flow with his smooth dance moves and laid-back style.
Close To You became one of the standout crossover hits of the era.
#MaxiPriest #CloseToYou #Countdown #90sPop #ReggaeFusion #DanceMoves #RetroTV #PopHit #90sMusic #Classic90s
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In this classic 1990 interview from the legendary Dutch music show Countdown, Jeroen van Inkel sits down with Janet Jackson during her Rhythm Nation World Tour.
Janet opens up about the health scare that briefly postponed her tour, her love for the energetic European audiences, and the deep-seated social consciousness that drove her to create the Rhythm Nation 1814 album despite pushback from record executives.
She also shares her musical influences—from Stevie Wonder to Tracy Chapman and reflects on the legacy of John Lennon, naming her favorite Beatles tracks. To top it off, Janet reveals which animal she would choose to be!
0:00 - Tour health scare & recovery
0:35 - European vs. US audiences
1:35 - Animal Day & Janets love for pets
2:03 - Musical influences (Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Folk)
2:56 - The social message of Rhythm Nation
4:43 - Thoughts on John Lennon & The Beatles
6:48 - If Janet were an animal...
Filmed at Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
The television show Countdown was broadcasted by Veronica from 1976 to 1993 and was Europes Number 1 Rock Show with performances by the greatest artists from all over the world like Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, U2, The Police, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Lenny Kravitz, Depeche Mode, New Order, Whitney Houston, Duran Duran, R.E.M., Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Cure, Run DMC, Cyndi Lauper, Iron Maiden, New Kids On The Block, LL Cool J.
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Countdown has been owned since 2016 by the American company Reelin’ In The Years Productions & the Dutch company Double 2 BV. The Countdown archive contains thousands of unique musical performances, interviews and concert appearances by the greatest rock, R&B, pop, new wave and rap/hip-hop artists of the era. The archive is fully digitized and catalogued and is available for licensing to all forms of media worldwide.
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OVER COUNTDOWN
Het Nederlandse televisieprogramma Countdown was van 1976 t/m 1993 “Europe’s Number 1 Rock Show” en werd uitgezonden bij Veronica. Later werd het programma ook uitgezonden in het buitenland en was het op zn hoogtepunt in meer dan 20 landen op televisie te zien.
Gedurende deze 17 jaar muziekgeschiedenis zijn er opnames gemaakt met talloze internationale sterren, zoals Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, U2, The Police, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Lenny Kravitz, Depeche Mode, New Order, Whitney Houston, Duran Duran, R.E.M., Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Cure, Run DMC, Cyndi Lauper, Iron Maiden, New Kids On The Block, LL Cool J.
Uiteraard kwamen Nederlandse top-acts als Doe Maar, Andre Hazes, Herman Brood, Frank Boeijen, Spargo, Golden Earring, Time Bandits, De Dijk, De Raggende Manne, Hans de Booij, Gerard Joling, Drukwerk ook langs voor een optreden in Bussum.
Countdown werd gepresenteerd door oa Lex Harding, Erik de Zwart, Adam Curry, Simone Walraven Wessel van Diepen, Jeroen van Inkel, Rob Stenders, Simone Angel en Jasper Faber.
Het Countdown archief is vrijwel helemaal compleet en sinds 2017 eigendom van het Amerikaanse Reelin’ In The Years Productions (David Peck - https://reelinintheyears.com/) en Double 2 Hilversum (Jan Douwe Kroeske - http://www.double2bv.nl). Het archief bestaat uit meer dan 3.000 analoge mastertapes die allemaal gedigitaliseerd en gearchiveerd zijn. Indien u gebruik wilt maken van beeldmateriaal in een documentaire, tv-programma of andere mediaproductie neemt u voor een licentiedeal contact op met Double 2 BV via info@d2bv.nl. Beeldmateriaal wordt enkel verstrekt aan zakelijke projecten en niet aan particulieren.
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