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"Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder" (English: "Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire") is a 1971 single by Dutch singer Ramses Shaffy. It is one of his most well known songs. The song features an orchestral accompaniment conducted by Ruud Bos.

Chart history
"Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder" spent three weeks on the Dutch charts, peaking at 21. It also routinely charted on NPO Radio 2's Top 2000 between the years of 1999 and 2021.

Reception
In 1999 Het Parool called the song the most beautiful Dutch song of the 20th century. The song also placed at number 5 on Vic van de Reijt's list of the 100 best Dutch-language singles.

In popular media

 * Shaffy named his 2003 biography after the 1971 song.
 * A cover of "Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder"  was released by Dutch band BLØF on the B-side of their 2003 CD single for "Misschien niet de eeuwigheid" and their 2005 compilation Het eind van het begin.
 * Stef Kamil Carlens covered it during the broadcast of Zo is er maar één, a competition where they went in search of the most beautiful Dutch song.
 * A parody of the song entitled "Graai, pak, grijp, jat, naai, pik en bedonder" was performed on the satirical television program Kopspijkers. Performed by Alex Klaasen, the song was intended to serve as an indictment of the grab culture in Dutch business.
 * "Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder" was used as the background music for a promotional video on RTL 4 for the first few months of 2009.
 * The song was used in a commercial for Dutch football on Canal +, where the chorus was performed by some of the players.
 * A cover of the song appeared on the 2010 album Time is a Thief by Pieter Embrechts and The New Radio Kings.
 * After Shaffy's death, Dutch television presenter Beau van Erven Dorens replaced of the words in the title with "Huil" with the exception of the last word. The translated title thus became "Weep, weep, weep, weep, weep, weep and admire".
 * The song was used for the 2020 Dutch Netflix series ARES
 * In 2020 the song was used as a recognition tune for the television program Niet Zonder Ons