De Oude Muzikant

Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Netherlands De Oude Muzikant


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year = 1973
country = Netherlands
artist = Ben Cramer
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language = Dutch
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composer = Pierre Kartner
lyricist = Pierre Kartner
conductor = Harry van Hoof
place = 14th
points = 69
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1973nl from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = Tijd
prev_link = Tijd
next = I See A Star
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"De Oude Muzikant" (English translation: "The Old Musician") was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in Dutch by Ben Cramer.

The song is a ballad, with Cramer describing the titular "old musician", who lives in Paris. He explains that the character had once been famous and wealthy, but that he is now reduced to the life of an anonymous street musician - with even his friends deserting him.

The song was performed thirteenth on the night (following Sweden's Nova with "You Are Summer - You Never Tell Me No" and preceding Ireland's Maxi with "Do I Dream"). At the close of voting, it had received 69 points, placing 14th in a field of 17.

It was succeeded as Dutch representative at the 1974 Contest by Mouth & MacNeal with "I See A Star".