35th anniversary of "One, Two, Three...Bananas" by Marga & Deuce

35 years ago, Marga Scheide released the pop single "One, Two, Three...Bananas" with twin sisters Clari and Anja Horsmeier known as "Deuce". After Patty Brard and José Hoebee, she was the last to try her luck musically outside of Luv' in September 1982. 

Just before Luv's first break-up, Patty (who had already left the trio at the time) was the first to go solo when she put out her debut single "Hold On To Love" in February 1981 (see article posted on February 19th, 2015).  This record peaked at #19 on the Dutch Top 40 and #14 on the Nationale Hitparade (currently Single Top 100) in the Netherlands. It reached the 4th position on the BRT Top 30 in Belgium and the 12th position on the South African charts.

In December 1981, it was José's turn to go solo. She released the single entitled "I'm So Sorry" which was a minor hit (see article posted on December 5th, 2016). It failed to break into the Dutch Top 40 but reached #39 on the Nationale Hitparade.  José's career really took off with the follow-up record. Her 1982 single "I Will Follow Him" (originally performed by Little Peggy March) hit the number one spot in the Netherlands and Belgium (see article posted on July 3rd, 2017). Her third single "Secret Love" (a cover version of a Doris Day classic) peaked at #11 on the Dutch Top 40 and #3 on the Flemish BRT Top 30 (see article posted on September 18th, 2017). 

On May 28th, 1982, Dutch newspaper Limburgsch Dagblad published an article about Marga. The beautiful blonde (who was the partner of TV mogul John de Mol at the time) revealed that she wanted to sing again but she preferred to do it with a group. 

Limburgsch Dagblad (May 28th, 1982)

In August 1982, journalist Henk van der Meyden covered for De Telegraaf the 60th birthday party of Dutch comedian Jan Blaaser that Marga and other celebrities attended. Van der Meyden wrote that "in late September a solo single of Marga with a backing group would come out".

De Telegraaf - August 17th, 1982

In its edition of September 13th, 1982, De Telegraaf gave more details about her music project. "Former Luv' singer Marga Scheide is busy again. Last weekend, she recorded a new single with Piet Souer. Marga is the only Luv' singer who hasn't sung yet. Whereas Patty and José started with a solo career, Marga doesn't sing alone. She performs with the beautiful Deuce twin sisters. A female trio. "But it's not a new Luv', according to Marga's partner John de Mol. Deuce sing the backup vocals. Marga doesn't want to sing on her own," Henk van der Meyden wrote. 

De Telegraaf - September 13th, 1982

Shortly afterwards, Polydor put out "One, Two, Three...Bananas" by Marga & Deuce. Piet Souer (who co-wrote Luv' hits with Hans van Hemert) penned the song and produced it. 

Marga & Deuce performed their track on Veronica's iconic TV show "Nederland Muziekland": 

Marga & Deuce backstage at Nederland Muziekland

Unfortunately, Marga & Deuce's song flopped. Later it achieved a cult status among the Luv' fans. "One, Two, Three...Bananas" appeared as a bonus track on the double CD compilation "25 Jaar Na Waldolala" (that celebrated the 25th anniversary of Luv's breakthrough hit "U.O.Me" in 2003). 

Prior to their collaboration with Marga, Deuce released the single "Always and Ever" in 1980. 

Always And Ever by Deuce - released by Polydor in 1980

Marga's partnership with Deuce was short-lived. On February 23rd, 1983 The Horsmeier sisters took part in the Nationaal Songfestival (Dutch preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest). They sang two tracks "Stopwatch" and "Computer games".

Stopwatch by Deuce - released by Polydor in 1983

Stopwatch performed at the Nationaal Songfestival in 1983

Computer games at the Nationaal Songfestival in 1983

After her brief partnership with Deuce, Marga recorded solo singles in later years. But that's another story...

Source: Luv' blog archives, Delpher.nl, Discogs.com, YouTube, Co Rnz