Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Mathilda Composer(s): George Khoury; Huey Thierry Originally performed by: Cookie & the Cupcakes Covered by various other artists
My love for you will always be Just a faded memory Yes I've cried and cried for you Yes no matter what you do You gave me love when there was none You know you're the only one Yes I've cried and cried in vain I want my baby back again Mathilda I've cried and cried for you Oh no matter what you do Yes I've cried and cried in vain I want my baby back again Piano Solo Oh Mathilda I've cried and cried for you Oh darlin' it don't matter what you do Yes I've cried and cried in vain Lord I wan't my baby back again Come on home baby!
Old Friends Composer(s): Paul Simon Performer(s): Simon & Garfunkel; and various other artists
Old friends, old friends Sat on their parkbench like bookends A newspaper blown through the grass Falls on the round toes of the high shoes of the old friends Old friends, winter companions, the old men Lost in their overcoats, waiting for the sunset The sounds of the city sifting through trees Settle like dust on the shoulders of the old friends
Can you imagine us years from today Sharing a parkbench quietly How terribly strange to be seventy
Old friends, memory brushes the same years Silently sharing the same fears
Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs Composer(s): B. Burke; M. Coleman Performer(s): Brian & Michael
and various other artists
He painted Salford's smokey tops On cardboard boxes from the shops And parts of Ironcoats where I used to play I'm sure he once walked down our street 'Cause he painted kids who had nowt on their feet The clothes we wore had all seen better days
Now they said his works of art were dull No room, all round the walls are full But Lowry didn't care much anyway They said he just paints cats and dogs And matchstalk men in boots and clogs And Lowry said that's just the way they'll stay
And he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs He painted kids on the corner of the street with the sparking clogs Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them factory gates To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
Now canvas and brushes were wearing thin When London started calling him To come on down and wear the old flat cap They said tell us all about your ways And all about them Salford days Is it true you're just an ordinary chap
And he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs He painted kids on the corner of the street with the sparking clogs Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them factory gates To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
Now Lowries hang upon the wall Beside the greatest of them all And even the Mona Lisa takes a bow This tired old man with hair like snow Told northern folk its time to go The fever came and the good Lord mopped his brow
And he left us matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs He left us kids on the corner of the street with sparking clogs Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
And he left us matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs He left us kids on the corner of the street with sparking clogs Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
And he left us matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs He left us kids on the corner of the street with sparking clogs Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
And he left us matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs He left us kids on the corner of the street with sparking clogs Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
Old Friends Composer(s): Roger Miller Performer(s): Roger Miller; Willie Nelson
Old friends, pitching pennies in the park Playing croquet 'til it's dark, old friends Mmm old friends, swapping lies of lives and loves Pitching popcorn to the doves, old friends
Old friends, looking up to watch a bird Holding arms to climb a kerb, old friends Old friends, lord when all my work is done Bless my life and grant me one, old friend At least one, old friend
Old friends, looking up to watch a bird Holding arms to climb a kerb, old friends Old friends, lord when all my work is done Bless my life and grant me one, old friend At least one, old friend
Old Friends Composer(s): Stephen Sondheim Performer(s): Liza Minnelli; and various other artists
Hey old friend are you ok old friend what'll you say old friend are we or are we unique time goes by everything else keeps changing you and I we get continued next week most friends fade or they don't make the grade new ones are quickly made and in a pinch, sure they'll do but us old friends what's to discuss old friend here's to us who's like us damn few
Matchbox Composer(s): Carl Perkins Originally performed by: Carl Perkins Covered by various other artists
I said I'm sitting here watching matchbox hole in my clothes I said I'm sitting here wondering matchbox hole in my clothes I ain't got no matches but I sure got a long way to go
I'm an old poor boy I'm a long way from home I'm an old poor boy and I'm a long way from home I've never been happy 'cause everything I ever did was wrong
Well, if you don't want my peaches honey please don't shake my tree If you don't want any of those peaches honey, please don't mess around my tree I've got news for you baby Leave me here in misery, all right!
Well let me be your little dog till your big dog comes Let me be your little dog till your big dog comes And when your big dog gets here watch how your puppy dog runs
Well I said I'm sitting here watching matchbox hole in my clothes I said I'm sitting here wondering matchbox hole in my clothes I ain't got no matches but I sure got a long way to go
Old Folkie Composer(s): Harry Chapin Performer(s): Harry Chapin
He's the man with the banjo and the 12-string guitar And he's singing us the songs that tell us who we are When you look in his eyes you know that somebody's in there Yeah, he knows where we're going and where we been And how the fog is gettin' thicker where the future should begin When you look at his life you know that he's really been there Still, what is the name that they're calling that man? What is the name that they're calling that man? You know, it's always the "Old Folkie" They say he's always bleedin' But whenever somebody's needing him He's the one who cares It's always the "Old Folkie" Whenever somethin's burning Or a lesson needs some learning Or a tide that needs some turning To a better world somewhere Yeah, the "Old Folkie's" there Yeah, for forty years now he's been pushin' on Carrying the dream 'cause Woody's long gone He's the last voice singing that "Bound for Glory" song And if you never seen him you might take a look He's the man who put the meaning in the music book Yeah, the world may be tired but Pete's still going strong Still, what is the name that they're calling that man? What is the name that they're calling that man? You know, it's always the "Old Folkie" They say he's always bleedin' But whenever somebody's needing him He's the one who cares It's always the "Old Folkie" Whenever somethin's burning Or a lesson needs some learning Or a tide that needs some turning To a better world somewhere Yeah, the "Old Folkie's" there What is the name that they're calling that man? What is the name that they're calling that man?
Matacuervos Composer(s): T. Méndez Performer(s): Raphael
Paisaje de Campogrado Todo es silencio y grandiosidad Sólo el rumor de las aves Rompe el arrullo de la soledad Las nubes vienen sombreando A Matacuervos que ya sanó Torazo que fue indultado Que nunca en la vida jamás les pidió Matacuervos, Matacuervos Por algo te puse así Yo vi llevarse en tus cuernos A cuervos traviesos cuando eras así Matacuervos, Matacuervos La plaza entera te vio llorar Cuando bravo te negabas Y tú no querías el ruedo dejar La luna en el Campogrado Mientras que alumbra rezando está Verónicas de oro y seda En Matacuervos pensando está La niebla viene bajando Con Matacuervos quiere jugar Que así jugaban antaño Cuando era un becerro Becerro sin par
Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You) Composer(s): Pebe Sebert; Hugh Moffatt Performer(s): Dolly Parton; and various other artists
Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone who I use to take comfort from long before I met you I caught a spark from his eyes of forgotten desire With a word, or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire
Old flames can't hold a candle to you No one can light up the night like you do Flickering embers of love I've known one or two But old flames can't hold a candle to you
Sometimes at night, I think of old lovers I've known I remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone Like stars in the night lost in the sweet light of dawn
Old flames can't hold a candle to you No one can light up the night like you do Flickering embers of love I've known one or two But old flames can't hold a candle to you Old flames can't hold a candle to you Mmmm ......
A simple touch of your hand And everything is right The gentle way you look at me When we kiss goodnight You've given me the freedom no other love has known And now I thank you girl, thank you girl
The countless ways you've touched my heart Is more than I can say The beauty that you've shown to me takes my breath away A picture perfect painting, that's what our love is And yes I need you so, and now I know
Chorus: ooooh I've found a masterpiece in you a work of art it's true And I treasure you my love ooooh I've found a masterpiece in you a work of art it's true And I treasure you
Sometimes I wonder what I'd be Had I not found you A least and lonely soul this world could show me nothing new
But now my life's a canvas painted with your love And it will always be And now I see
The two of us together Through time will never pass This fairy tale we shared is real inside our hearts let it be forever never let it end this promise I do make Heaven is ours to take
Chorus
When I'm lost and insecure you build me up and make me sure that everything will turn out right My love
Chorus
(This fairy tale we're sharing is real inside our hearts Let it be forever never let it end)
Old Flame Composer(s): Donna Lowery; Mac McAnally Performer(s): Alabama; Lonzo & Oscar
I saw you staring at each other I saw your eyes begin to glow And I could tell you once were lovers You ain't hidding nothing I don't know
There's an old flame, burning in your eyes That tears can't drown, and make-up can't disguise That old flame may not be stronger, but it's been burning longer Than any spark I might have, started in your eyes
You said it ended when he left you You say your love for him is gone But those old memories still upset you For I might be a memory before to long
There's an old flame, burning in your eyes That tears can't drown, and make-up can't disguise That old flame may not be stronger, but it's been burning longer Than any spark I might have, started in your eyes
Master Song Composer(s): Leonard Cohen Performer(s): Leonard Cohen
I believe that you heard your master sing when I was sick in bed I suppose that he told you everything that I keep locked away in my head Your master took you travelling well at least that's what you said And now do you come back to bring your prisoner wine and bread?
You met him at some temple, where they take your clothes at the door He was just a numberless man in a chair who'd just come back from the war And you wrap up his tired face in your hair and he hands you the apple core Then he touches your lips now so suddenly bare of all the kisses we put on some time before
And he gave you a German Shepherd to walk with a collar of leather and nails and he never once made you explain or talk about all of the little details such as who had a word and who had a rock and who had you through the mails Now your love is a secret all over the block and it never stops not even when your master fails
And he took you up in his aeroplane which he flew without any hands and you cruised above the ribbons of rain that drove the crowd from the stands Then he killed the lights in a lonely Lane and, an ape with angel glands erased the final wisps of pain with the music of rubber bands
And now I hear your master sing you kneel for him to come His body is a golden string that your body is hanging from His body is a golden string my body has grown numb Oh now you hear your master sing your shirt is all undone
And will you kneel beside this bed that we polished so long ago before your master chose instead to make my bed of snow? Your eyes are wild and your knuckles are red and you're speaking far too low No I can't make out what your master said before he made you go
Then I think you're playing far too rough for a lady who's been to the moon I've lain by this window long enough to get used to an empty room And your love is some dust in an old man's cough who is tapping his foot to a tune and your thighs are a ruin, you want too much let's say you came back some time too soon
I loved your master perfectly I taught him all that he knew He was starving in some deep mystery like a man who is sure what is true And I sent you to him with my guarantee I could teach him something new and I taught him how you would long for me no matter what he said no matter what you'd do
I believe that you heard your master sing while I was sick in bed I'm sure that he told you everything I must keep locked away in my head Your master took you travelling well at least that's what you said And now do you come back to bring your prisoner wine and bread?
Old Fashioned Love Composer(s): James P. Johnson; Cecil Mack Performer(s): The Mills Brothers; and various other artists
Ive got that old-fashioned love in my heart And there, it shall always remain Youre like that old ivy vine Cling a little closer all the time Through the years, joy and tears, just the same
Ive got that old-fashioned dream in my heart And there it shall always be Although the land may change to sea It will never make any change in me Ive got that old-fashioned love in my heart
Master Of The Universe Composer(s): Dave Brock; Nik Turner Performer(s): Hawkwind
I am the centre of this universe The wind of time is blowing through me And it's all moving relative to me It's all a figment of my mind In a world that I've designed I'm charged with cosmic energy Has the world gone mad or is it me?
I am the creator of this universe And all that it was meant to be So that we might learn to see This foolishness that lives in us And stupidity that we must suss How to banish from our minds If you call this living I must be blind
(Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine Composer(s): Tom T. Hall Performer(s): Tom T. Hall; and various other artists
"How old do you think I am," he said? I said, well, I didn't know He said, "I turned 65 about 11 months ago"
I was sittin' in Miami, pouring blended whiskey down When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge
There wasn't anyone around, except this old man and me The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside on TV Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind On old dogs and children and watermelon wine
"Ever had a drink of watermelon wine," he asked He told me all about it, though I didn't answer back "Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime But old dogs and children and watermelon wine"
He said, "Women think about themselves, when men-folk ain't around And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down" He said, "I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine"
"Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes God bless little children while they're still too young to hate" When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line About old dogs and children and watermelon wine
I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine
Master Mechanic Composer(s): Godbold; Steve Prestage; Joe Shamwell Performer(s): Johnny Winter
Oh, you say your Caddy ain't been driven right Oh, you say you don't want that thing idling all night Oh, let me work on it babyI'll fix it up for you I'll have your motor, purring like a kittengirl when I get through
Don't you panic, don't you know I'm a master mechanic Oh, darling don't you panic baby, cause oh, I'm a master mechanic
Oh you say your generator ain't a working too fine You tell me you need your front end aligned Yeah, you don't have to worryI'll take care of that, ha I'll start your radiator pump steaming, I'll adjust your thermostat
Darling don't you panic, you know I'm a master mechanic Oh darling don't panic, you know I'm a...I'm a master mechanic (you know what I'm talking about)
You say you ain't had a good tune-up in a long, long while I give you good service with a smile I'll stop all your problems, if you let me under your hood I'll change your oil, I'll fix it upoh, I'll lubricate it good, ah
Don't you panic, oh, I'm a master mechanic No don't you panic, 'cause I'm a master mechanic I'm a master mechanic
Yes, and if you let me under your hood, babyI'm gonna show you what I can do Yeah Yeah, I'm gonna fix your generator Yeah, I'm gonna tune up that engine for you too
Put some acid in your battery Put some air in your spare I'm gonna get sassy with your chassis You know what I'm talking about, honey
Old Dirt Road Composer(s): John Lennon; Harry Nilsson Performer(s): John Lennon; Harry Nilsson
Ain't no people on the old dirt road No more weather on the old dirt road But it's better than a mudslide, mama When the dry spell comes, yeah Oh, oh, oh, oh, old dirt road
There ain't no difference on the old dirt road Tarred and feathered on the old dirt road It's like trying to shovel smoke With a pitchfork in the wind, yeah
Breezin' through the desert on a hot summer day I saw a human being lazy bonin' out in the hay I said, "Hey, Mister Human, can you 'Rainmaker' too?" He said, "I guess it's okay" You know the only thing I need is water Cool, clear water
Ain't no people on the old dirt road No more weather on the old dirt road But it's better than a mudslide, mama When the morning comes, yeah Oh, oh, oh, oh, old dirt road
Ain't no difference on the road Tarred and feathered on the old dirt road Dirt road Dirt road Dirt road
Master Jack Composer(s): David Markantonatos Performer(s): Four Jacks And A Jill
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack You taught me all I know and I'll never look back It's a very strange world and I thank you, Master Jack
You took a colored ribbon from out of the sky And taught me how to use it as the years went by To tie up all your problems and make them look neat And then to sell them to the people in the street
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack You taught me all I know and I'll never look back It's a very strange world and I thank you, Master Jack
I saw right through the way you started teaching me now So some day soon you could get to use me somehow I thank you very much and though you've been very kind But I'd better move along before you change my mind
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack You know how I feel as if I'll never come back It's a very strange world and I thank you, Master Jack
You taught me all the things the way you'd like them to be But I'd like to see if other people agree It's all very interesting the way you disguise But I'd like to see the world through my own eyes
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack No hard feelings if I never come back You're a very strange man and I thank you, Master Jack
You're a very strange man and I thank you, Master Jack You're a very strange man and I thank you, Master Jack
Old Devil Moon Composer(s): Burton Lane; E.Y. "Yip" Harburg Performer(s): Frank Sinatra
I look at you and suddenly Something in your eyes I see Soon begins bewitching me It's that old devil moon That you stole from the skies It's that old devil moon in your eyes
You and you glance Make this romance Too hot to handle Stars in the night Blazing their light Can't hold a candle To your razzle-dazzle
You've got me flyin' high and wide On a magic carpet ride Full of butterflies inside Wanna cry, wanna croon Wanna laugh like a loon It's that old devil moon in your eyes
Just when I think, I'm Free as a dove Old devil moon Deep in your eyes Blinds me with love