50+ MusicSep 4, 2025
"Hocus Pocus" is a song by the Dutch rock band #Focus, written by keyboardist, flutist, and vocalist #ThijsVanLeer and guitarist #JanAkkerman. It was recorded and released in 1971 as the opening track of their second studio album #MovingWaves. An edited version was released as a single (with "Janis" as the B-side) on the #Imperial, #Polydor and #BlueHorizon labels in Europe in 1971, but failed to chart outside of the Netherlands (NL No. 9).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRev94Qo5fY
Hocus Pocus

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50+ MusicMar 31, 2025
#OnThisDay in 1948, #ThijsvanLeer, Dutch rock singer, organist, and flutist (Focus - "Hocus Pocus"; Introspection), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 🥂🥳🫶🎀💗
#HappyBirthday #77
SargassoJan 29, 2025
Closing Time | No Hang Ups https://sargasso.nl/closing-time-no-hang-ups/ #ThijsvanLeer #JanAkkerman #Algemeen #Focus
Closing Time | No Hang Ups - Sargasso

We hebben natuurlijk allemaal wel eens dat knotsgekke nummer Hocus Pocus voorbij zien komen. Vooral de jodelende Thijs van Leer maakt een onvergetelijke indruk. Je zou bijna vergeten dat Focus nog veel meer materiaal heeft nagelaten, dat de moeite waard is.

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Exposé OnlineDec 22, 2024
New #review today: "The band #Focus was founded in 1969, and with #ThijsVanLeer being the only original member left, the group’s twelfth studio album is the appropriately titled Focus 12. Drummer #PierreVanDerLinden has been in the group off and on since 1970, and the other members are bassist #UdoPannekeet and guitarist #MennoGootjes. Musically there are not many surprises here, ten tracks solidly in the tradition of the band’s style..." #ExposeOnline #ProgressiveRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/focus-focus-12-2.html
Ignacio PG (N.Parsons-PB48K)Sep 24, 2024

Uno de los temas más reconocibles del rock progresivo en general y que llegó a estar incluido en la banda sonora de algunas películas. De los holandeses Focus.

Focus - Hocus Pocus (Live '73)

#ProgressiveRock #ThijsVanLeer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ouPGGLI6Q

Focus - Hocus Pocus Live '73

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50+ MusicJul 20, 2023
"Hocus Pocus" is a song by the Dutch rock band #Focus, written by keyboardist, flutist, and vocalist #ThijsVanLeer and guitarist #JanAkkerman. It was recorded and released in 1971 as the opening track of their second studio album #MovingWaves. An edited version was released as a single (with "Janis" as the B-side) on the #Imperial, #Polydor and #BlueHorizon labels in Europe in 1971, but failed to chart outside of the Netherlands(NL#09).
https://youtu.be/nj2vhFJDLKo
Focus - Hocus Pocus (WC 2010 Nike)

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FiXato (fallback)Apr 4, 2020

Definitely enjoying #Ayreon's new #IntoTheElectricCastle (& #OtherTales) #live album with narration by #JohnDeLancie (that apparently came into the #Dutch charts on number 1!): https://open.spotify.com/album/4e5rWsZyAZUpVlInmxduFP

#progRock #progMetal #metalMusic collab with many familiar names such as #Fish, #ThijsVanLeer, #AnnekeVanGiersbergen #SimoneSimons #DamianWilson #MarkJansen, #ArjenLucassen and several others!

#music #NowPlaying #IntoTheElectricCastleAndOtherTales #IntoTheElectricCastleAndOtherTalesLive #StarTrek

Electric Castle Live And Other Tales

Electric Castle Live And Other Tales, an album by Ayreon on Spotify

FiXato (fallback)Mar 16, 2020

#NowPlaying:
#Dutch band #Focus with 'Eruption' and #HocusPocus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnTGF5G5B6w

As Wikipedia puts it:
«"Hocus Pocus" takes the form of a rondo, consisting of alternation between a powerful #rock chord riff with short drum solos and then varied solo "verses" (in the original all performed by #ThijsVanLeer) which include #yodeling, #eefing, #organ playing, #accordion, #scatSinging, #flute riffs, and #whistling.»

What else do you want in your #progRock #music? ;)

Focus - Hocus Pocus

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FiXato (fallback)Jan 16, 2020

It'll probably be way too expensive for me, but wow, that #LimitedEdition #preOrder release of the recording of #Ayreon's #LiveConcert #IntoTheElectricCastle (Live and Other Tales), featuring a boatload of #musicians¹ from the #metalMusic scene, and narration by #JohnDeLancie (probably best known to #StarTrek fans as #Q, and #Discord for #MLPFiM fans), looks gorgeous: https://youtu.be/d5f5oTpZe2M

¹ #Fish, #ThijsVanLeer, #EdWarby, #SimoneSimons, #ArjenLucassen and many more: https://www.arjenlucassen.com/content/itec-live-2019-announced/

Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle Live And Other Tales - Trailer

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