“Venus” was a hit song written by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, and managed to take the number ... The song’s music and lyrics were written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the band’s lead guitarist, and was ...

Venus was written and composed by Robbie van Leeuwen, guitarist and leader of Shocking Blue. Actually, he borrowed the melody from the song The Banjo Song of The Big 3 (where Cass Elliot sang “Mama” ...