Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Take Me To The Top Composer(s): R. Nielsen - R. Zander Performer(s): Cheap Trick
We go back a long long way And it seems like yesterdaay When the words are spoken Or whispered in your ear Things have changed since we first met You alone are more than I expect But the good outweighs the bad By 110 per cent You take me to the top You're everything I've got You catch me if I'm falling Oh all the way You take me to the top You catch me if I'm falling oh Some things go in circles Something's in the air You know just what I'm feeling You can make the difference You know I really care You take me to the top You're everything I've got You catch me if I'm falling Oh all the way You take me to the top You catch me if I'm falling Oh ah ah Oh If I could dream a dream With a happy end You'd be in it every night Again and again Right here by my side You'd never go away But I'm awake I sing I say You take me to the top You're everything I've got You catch me if I'm falling Oh all the way You take me to the top You catch me if I'm falling oh
Mountain Of Love
((French Version: Les Monts Près Du Ciel (by Johnny Hallyday) - 1965))
Composer(s): Harold Dorman
First release by: Harold Dorman - 1959
Covered by multiple other artists
Standing on a mountain looking down on a city The way I feel is a doggone pity Teardrops fallin' down a mountainside Many times I've been here, many times I've cried We used to be so happy when we were in love High on a mountain of love
Night after night I'm a-standing here alone Weepin' my heart out till cold gray dawn Prayin' that you're lonely and you come here too Hoping just by chance that I'll get a glimpse of you Tryin' hard to find you, somewhere up above High on a mountain of love
A mountain of love, a mountain of love, you should be ashamed We used to be a mountain of love But you just changed your name
Way down below there's a half a million people Somewhere there's a church with a big tall steeple Inside a church there's an altar filled with flowers Wedding bells are ringin' and they shoulda been ours That's why I'm so lonely, my dreams gone above High on a mountain of love
A mountain of love, a mountain of love, you should be ashamed We used to be a mountain of love But you just changed your name
Way down below there's a half a million people Somewhere there's a church with a big tall steeple Inside a church there's an altar filled with flowers Wedding bells are ringin' that shoulda been ours That's why I'm so lonely My dreams gone above High on a mountain of love
High on a mountain of love High on a mountain of love High on a mountain of love
Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love Composer(s): Ernest Tubb Performer(s): Ernest Tubb; Smokey Greene
Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love The kind that lingers through the years The kind that's made by God up above Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love
Now you can have the girls with rosy cheeks The ones that coo like turtle dove I just want a simple girl that's sweet So, Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love
Ah Leon Ah do it pretty son
Now you can have the girls that's dressed so nice From their head down to their little feet But if you want some real good advice The old fashioned girls just can't be beat
So, Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love The kind that lingers through the years The kind that's made by God up above Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love
Ah Buddy now
Now you can have the girls with worldly ways That's had a dozen so called love affair But, they'll never make me their slave I want a simple girl that's on the square
So, Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love The kind that lingers through the years The kind that's made by God up above Just Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love
Take Me To The River Composer(s): Al Green - Teenie Hodges First release by: Al Green - 1974 Covered by multiple other artists
I don't know why I love her like I do All the changes you put me through Take my money, my cigarettes I haven't seen the worst of it yet I wanna know that you'll tell me I love to stay Take me to the river, drop me in the water Take me to the river, dip me in the water Washing me down, washing me down
I don't know why you treat me so bad Think of all the things we could have had Love is an ocean that I can't forget My sweet sixteen I would never regret
I wanna know that you'll tell me I love to stay Take me to the river, drop me in the water Push me in the river, dip me in the water Washing me down, washing me
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me Till I can't, till I can't, till I can't take no more of it Take me to the water, drop me in the river Push me in the water, drop me in the river Washing me down, washing me down
I don't know why I love you like I do All the troubles you put me through Sixteen candles there on my wall And here am I the biggest fool of them all
I wanna know that you'll tell me I love to stay Take me to the river and drop me in the water Dip me in the river, drop me in the water Washing me down, washing me down
Mountain Greenery Composer(s): Richard Rogers; Lorenz Hart Originally performed by: Sterling Holloway & Bobbie Perkins Covered by various other artists
On the first of May, it is moving day Spring is here, so blow your job Throw your job away! Now's the time to trust To your wanderlust In the city's dust you wait, must you wait Just you wait.......!
In a mountain greenery Where God paints the scenery Just two crazy people together While you love your lover Let blue skies, be your coverlet When it rains we'll laugh at the weather And if you're good, I'll search for wood So you can cook... while I stand looking Beans could get no keener reception in a beanery Bless our mountain greenery home!
Simple cooking means More than French Cuisines I've a banquet planned which is Sandwiches and beans Coffee's just as grand With a little sand Eat and you'll grow fatter, boy `smatter boy? Huh, huh! `Atta boy
In a mountain greenery Where God paints the scenery Just two crazy people together How-how-how-how-how we love sequestering Where no pests are pestering No dear momma holds us in tether Mosquitoes here Won't bite you dear I'll let them sting, me on the finger! Beans could get no keener reception in a beanery Bless our mountain greenery Far from life's machinery Bless our mountain greenery home!
Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose Composer(s): Charles Bobbit Performer(s): James Brown; Cold Sweat; Lyn Collins; Javon Jackson
Eeeeeee Baby give it up or turn it a loose Uh ha baby gives it up or turn it a loose Starting over again Baby, give it up or turn it a loose Oh ha baby, give it up or turn it loose Oooooh all right
Baby, give it up, oh turn it a loose oh Oh o o all night long, uh All right, hey, hey, hey, hey All night long, ain't no use oh o Oh oo baby give it up ha Lord have mercy, hey, hey, hey, hey All night long, ain't no use oh o Oh oo baby give it up ha Lord have mercy, hey, hey, hey, hey Uh ha oh oh e wow Baby need you so Uh turn it a loose Hey, hey, hey, hey
Oh, oh, oh, hold you tight Cause I need you so With all my might I've got to squeeze you Hold you tight because I love you so Oh oh oh baby oh
Céline ((Adapted from: Céline (Hugues Aufray) - 1966)) Composer(s): Hugues Aufray - Vline Buggy - Mort Schuman - Marc Van Caelenberg Performer(s): Sanne - 1994
Zeg mij, Céline je jeugd is nu voorbij waarom ben alleen jij als enige nog vrij? je zag hoe ieder het huis verliet alleen jij, alleen jij, trouwde niet
nee nee nee nee, bloos maar niet nee nee bloos maar niet ook al heb je nog altijd geen vriend nee bloos maar niet nee nee bloos maar niet jij had toch de liefste man verdiend
zeg mij, Céline jij die ons zo goed kent ons zo lang hebt verwend een moeder voor ons bent jij die aan ons al je liefde geeft heb je enkel voor ons geleefd?
nee nee nee nee, bloos maar niet nee nee bloos maar niet ook al heb je nog altijd geen vriend nee bloos maar niet nee nee bloos maar niet jij had toch de liefste man verdiend
zeg mij,Céline waar bleef de jongeman die zo vaak bij je kwam je in zijn armen nam? kon hij je zorg voor ons niet verstaan heb jij hem daarom laten gaan?
nee nee nee nee, bloos maar niet nee nee bloos maar niet ook al heb je nog altijd geen vriend nee bloos maar niet nee nee bloos maar niet jij had toch de liefste man verdiend
maar ja, Céline je leven heeft wel zin want jij was het begin van ieder nieuw gezin en ook al is nu je jeugd voorbij er komt iemand, die maakt jou blij
nee nee nee nee, bloos maar niet nee nee bloos maar niet ook al heb je nog altijd geen vriend nee bloos maar niet nee nee bloos maar niet jij had toch de liefste man verdiend
huil maar niet huil maar niet onze liefde die gaat niet voorbij huil maar niet nee huil maar niet er komt iemand en die maakt je blij
Give It Up Composer(s): Deborah Carter; Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey Performer(s): K.C. & The Sunshine Band; and various other artists
Everybody wants you Everybody wants your love I'd just like to make you mine all night Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Baby give it up Give it up Baby give it up Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Baby give it up Give it up Baby give it up
Everybody sees you Ecerybody looks and stares I'd just like to make you mine Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Baby give it up Give it up Baby give it up Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na Baby give it up Give it up Baby give it up
Can you give it Can you give it Give it up Come on baby I need your love Do you know I want it baby Come on baby I need your love Give it up, some of your love Come on and play the game of love
Take Me To The Pilot ((Italian Version: Il Primo Passo (Tihm) - 1970)) Composer(s): Elton John - Bernie Taupin First release by: Elton John - 1970 Covered by multiple other artists
If you feel that it's real I'm on trial And I'm here in your prison Like a coin in your mint I am dented and I'm spent with high treason
Through a glass eye your throne Is the one danger zone Take me to the pilot for control Take me to the pilot of your soul
Take me to the pilot Lead me through the chamber Take me to the pilot I am but a stranger
Take me to the pilot Lead me through the chamber Take me to the pilot I am but a stranger
Well I know he's not old And I'm told he's a virgin For he may be she But what I'm told is never for certain
Take Me To The Land Of Jazz Composer(s): Edgar Leslie - Bert Kalmar
It was down in Tennessee That the Jazzy melody Originated then waited for popularity Now in every cabaret It's the only thing they play I love to hear it, must be near it That's why I say
There is music in each breeze Even tombones grow on trees You hear 'em moaning and groaning their tuneful harmonies Every cotton planter's son When he meets his lovin' "hon" Is simply pestered and requested To join the fun
"Take me to the Land of Jazz Let me hear the kind of blues that Memphis has I want to step To a tune that's full of ginger and pep Pick 'em up and lay 'em down Learn to Razmataz Let me give you a warning We won't get home until morning 'Cause everybody's full of Jazzbo In the lovin' Land of Jazz"
Motownphilly Composer(s): Dallas Austin; Michael Bivins; Nathan B. Morris; Shawn Patrick Stockman Performer(s): Boyz II Men; The Trammps
Motownphilly's back again Doin' a little east coast fling Boyz II Men going off Not too hard, not too soft
It's long overdue but now Philly is slammin' Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD The east coast family Never skipped a beat, na While cooling on South street Jet black Benz, plenty of friends And all the Philly steaks you could eat Back in school we used to dream about this everyday Could it really happen? Or do dreams fade away Then we started singing them They said it sounded smooth So we started a group and here we are Kickin' it just for you
Motownphilly's back again Doin' a little east coast fling Boyz II Men going off Not too hard, not too soft
The spotlight is on us now Watch us do this Da da, daaa da da, da da da da da da Live and direct from Philly town Rap and hype and we can get down We are ready to roll So now the world will know that we were Back in school we used to dream about this everyday Could it really happen? Or do dreams fade away Then we started singing them They said it sounded smooth So we started a group and here we are Kickin' it just for you
Motownphilly's back again Doin' a little east coast fling Boyz II Men going off Not too hard, not too soft
Doom doom doom da da, doom doom doom da da Da di da di da da, da da, daa daa daa Doom doom doom da da, doom doom doom da da Da di da di da da, da da, daa daa daa
Motownphilly's back again Doin' a little east coast fling Boyz II Men going off Not too hard, not too soft
Give It Away Composer(s): Carl Davis; Eugene Record Performer(s): The Chi-Lites; Tahiti 80
Give it away Ooh, hoo, give it away Give it away Ooh, hoo, give it away
Whats the sense in giving you love When youre gonna give it away Oh, yeah {Give it away} And whats sense in giving you kisses When youre gonna give it away Oh, yeah {Give it away}
You say you have nothing to live for Baby, baby, Im here knockin at your door Give it away, its all right (You can do what you wanna) Give it away, its all right (Cause I know youre gonna) Give it away, give it away
Whats the sense in having my love When Im gonna give it to you {Give it away} Give it straight to you, baby {Give it away} And I dont mean maybe Whats sense denying I love you When youre mad and Im proud of you {Give it away} Oh, yeah {Give it away}
Baby, love was made for two I know, I know, I know its meant for me and you Give it away, its all right (You can do what you wanna) Give it away, its all right (Cause I know youre gonna) Give it away, give it away
I love you no matter what you do Baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, love was made for two I know, I know, I know its meant for me and you
Oh, whats the sense in having my love {Ooh, hoo, give it away} When Im gonna give it to you And whats sense in giving you kisses {Ooh, hoo, give it away} When its you Im gonna be missin
And whats sense in giving you honey {Ooh, hoo, give it away} When youre takin away my money Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby {Ooh, hoo, give it away} Yeah, yeah
Whats the sense in giving you love {Ooh, hoo, give it away} Whats the sense in giving you money
Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me Composer(s): Cindy Walker First release by: Eddy Arnold - 1949 Covered by multiple other artists
Take me in your arms and hold me Like I've been holding you in my heart Take me in your arms and tell me That you missed me since we've been apart
You just don't know how heartsick and lonesome I've been Or how much I've prayed that you'd come back again And take me in your arms and hold me Like I've been holding you in my heart
Comme j'avais beaucoup marché J'étais fatigué Je vois une espèce de ferme Je me dis j'vais m'arrêter J'ai dit hé hé là-dedans Y a-t-il quelqu'un de vivant Je me sentais vraiment seul Devant la maison Quand soudain devant moi Un grand gaillard de fermier Vient me braquer son canon À la hauteur du menton
Je tombais sur les genoux En criant mais vous êtes fous Moi j'aime bien les fermiers Ne me tuez pas s'il vous plaît Il s'en est fallu d'un rien Qu'il ne me tire comme un lapin C'est vous l'espèce de vagabond Qui vient pour mendier J'ai dit non non non Je n'suis pas c'que vous croyez En droit je suis licencié J'ai fait l'Université
Alors arriva la fille Qui s'appelait Rita Ell' semblait tout droit sortie D'la Dolce Vita Et je me mis en devoir De l'amadouer comme son père Je lui dis la jolie ferme Que vous avez là Dit's-moi qu'est ce qu'un étudiant Connaît à l'agriculture J'ai répondu braves gens Je suis un puits de culture
En voyant mes ongles sales Il sut que je travaillais Il me dit d'un air futé Vous avez l'air fatigué Oh oui j'ai fait huit cent bornes Et j'en ai vraiment plein l'dos Il me jeta sur la paille Avec les bestiaux Tâchez de rester tranquille Ou sinon moi je me fâche Ne touchez pas à ma fille Et demain faut traire les vaches
Je ne dormais que d'un il Quand Rita vint me secouer Elle me faisait de l'il Comme Tony Perkins Elle me dit viens prendre un' douche Je vais te montrer où c'est J'ai répondu hey hey hey C'coup là on m'la déjà fait J'essayais de m'défiler Je n'savais pas trop comment Mais Rita a insisté Vraiment très très gentiment
Je n'pouvais plus m'en tirer J'avais l'air d'un lâche J'aurais pas dû accepter D'aller demain traire les vaches Pour sortir de cette histoire Fallait trouver un moyen J'ai crié Fidel Castro C'est un bon copain Rita parût suffoquée J'ai cru que c'était gagné Quand le fermier soudain surgit En hurlant qu'est ce que t'as dit
J'ai dit vive Fidel Castro Vous m'avez compris Il me tomba sur le dos A bras raccourcis Rita parla de sa mère Qui dormait au cimetière Tandis qu'le vieux me flanquait Un coup dans l'buffet En enfer je t'expédie Si tu n't'en vas pas tout d'suite Espèce d'étudiant pourri Espèce de rat communiste
Il me jeta à la tête Un paquet d'readers digest Moi je fis une pirouette Le vieux prit son escopette J'éclatais par la fenêtre A cent quatre vingt à l'heure Et j'atterris en tempête Dans un pot de fleurs Revenez criait Rita Le père chargeait son engin Quand le soleil se leva Moi j'étais déjà très loin
Même si Rita est partie Je n'reviendrai pas d'sitôt Chez ce vieux fermier maudit Car j'ai trouvé un boulot Mais la sacrée vieille canaille Espère bien me faire cueillir Un jour par son F B I Mais il peut courir Je continue à penser Envers et contre tous Sans liberté de parler On est moins que rien du tout
Give It All You Got Composer(s): Carol Ide; Steve Ide Performer(s): Arlo Guthrie
Let's not sit here, talk about it baby It's got to start in your heart or else it'll pass on by It's what pleases you when your love seems new That puts the light back in your eyes You got what it takes, and I know it make it through
Chorus: You've got to give it all that you got Honey that's the thing to do You've got to give it your best shot Even when the world's closing' in on you
It's not an easy life we're livin' But in the end if it's love you're givin' Don't be afraid, don't give it up Give it all you got
There's people around who are standin' right by your side Walkin' hand in hand, they could follow you up to the sky But if you leave 'em alone, they'll be on their own And then there'll be reason to try, What's the use payin' dues when you got no reason why
Chorus
What do you do when there's so much in you You can't feel the road that you're on Say what needs to be said, get it all out your head And you're back on the road before long
Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) Composer(s): Brian Holland - Lamont Dozier - Eddie Holland First release by: Kim Weston - 1965 Covered by multiple other artists
Take me in your arms Hold me for a while, hey baby
I know youre leavin me behind Im seein you, darling, for the very last time Show a little tenderness before you go Please let me feel your embrace once more
Take me in your arms Rock me, rock me a little while Oh, darling, rock me just a little while
We all must feel heartache sometime Right now, right now Im feeling mine I tried my best to be strong, Im not able Im like a helpless child left in a cradle Let me know joy before I grieve Just once more, darling, before you leave
Take me in your arms Rock me, rock me a little while Oh, darling, rock me just a little while
Im losing you and my happiness My life is over, I must confess Ill never, never see your smilin face no more Ill never, never hear your knock on my door Before you leave me, leave me behind Let me feel happy just one more time
Take me in your arms Rock me, rock me a little while Oh, darling, rock me just a little while
I said I would beg, I said I would plead Here I am, baby; Im beggin you please Baby please, baby please
Take me in your arms Rock me, rock me a little while Oh, darling, rock me just a little while
Take me in your arms Rock me, rock me a little while Oh, darling, rock me just a little while
Motorpsycho Nitemare
((French Version: Cauchemar Psychomoteur (Hugues Aufray))
Composer(s): Bob Dylan
First release by: Bob Dylan - 1964
Covered by multiple other artists
I pounded on a farmhouse Lookin' for a place to stay I was mighty, mighty tired I had gone a long, long way I said, "Hey, hey, in there Is there anybody home?" I was standin' on the steps Feelin' most alone Well, out comes a farmer He must have thought that I was nuts He immediately looked at me And stuck a gun into my guts
I fell down To my bended knees Saying, "I dig farmers Don't shoot me, please!" He cocked his rifle And began to shout "You're that travelin' salesman That I have heard about" I said, "No! No! No! I'm a doctor and it's true I'm a clean-cut kid And I been to college, too"
Then in comes his daughter Whose name was Rita She looked like she stepped out of La Dolce Vita I immediately tried to cool it With her dad And told him what a Nice, pretty farm he had He said, "What do doctors Know about farms, pray tell?" I said, "I was born At the bottom of a wishing well"
Well, by the dirt 'neath my nails I guess he knew I wouldn't lie "I guess you're tired" He said, kinda sly I said, "Yes, ten thousand miles Today I drove" He said, "I got a bed for you Underneath the stove Just one condition And you go to sleep right now That you don't touch my daughter And in the morning, milk the cow"
I was sleepin' like a rat When I heard something jerkin' There stood Rita Lookin' just like Tony Perkins She said, "Would you like to take a shower? I'll show you up to the door" I said, "Oh, no! no! I've been through this before" I knew I had to split But I didn't know how When she said "Would you like to take that shower, now?"
Well, I couldn't leave Unless the old man chased me out 'Cause I'd already promised That I'd milk his cows I had to say something To strike him very weird So I yelled out "I like Fidel Castro and his beard" Rita looked offended But she got out of the way As he came charging down the stairs Sayin', "What's that I heard you say?"
I said, "I like Fidel Castro I think you heard me right" And ducked as he swung At me with all his might Rita mumbled something 'Bout her mother on the hill As his fist hit the icebox He said he's going to kill me If I don't get out the door In two seconds flat "You unpatriotic Rotten doctor Commie rat"
Well, he threw a Reader's Digest At my head and I did run I did a somersault As I seen him get his gun And crashed through the window At a hundred miles an hour And landed fully blast In his garden flowers Rita said, "Come back!" As he started to load The sun was comin' up And I was runnin' down the road
Well, I don't figure I'll be back There for a spell Even though Rita moved away And got a job in a motel He still waits for me Constant, on the sly He wants to turn me in To the F.B.I. Me, I romp and stomp Thankful as I romp Without freedom of speech I might be in the swamp
