Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Girl From Yesterday Composer(s): Glenn Frey - Jack Tempchin Performer(s): Eagles
It wasn't really sad the way they said good-bye Or maybe it just hurt so bad she couldn't cry He packed his things, walked out the door and drove away And she became the girl from yesterday
He took a plane across the sea to some foreign land She stayed at home and tried so hard to understand How someone who had been so close could be so far away And she became the girl from yesterday
She doesn't know what's right She doesn't know what's wrong She only knows the pain that comes from waiting so long And she doesn't count the teardrops That she's cried while he's away Because she knows deep in her heart That he'll be back someday
The light's on in the window; she's waiting by the phone Talking to a memory that's never coming home She dreams of his returning and the things that he might say But she'll always be the girl from yesterday Yeah, she'll always be the girl from yesterday
Força Estranha Composer(s): Caetano Veloso Performer(s): Roberto Carlos; Brazil Inc.; Gal Costa; Caetano Veloso
Eu vi o menino correndo, eu vi o tempo Brincando ao redor do caminho daquele menino Eu pus os meus pés no riacho e acho que nunca os tirei O sol ainda brilha na estrada e eu nunca passei
Eu vi a mulher preparando outra pessoa O tempo parou para eu olhar para aquela barriga A vida é amiga da arte, é a parte que o sol me ensinou O sol que atravessa essa estrada que nunca passou
Por isso uma força me leva a cantar Por isso essa força estranha Por isso é que eu canto, não posso parar Por isso essa voz tamanha
Eu vi muitos cabelos brancos na fronte do artista O tempo não pára e no entanto ele nunca envelhece Aquele que conhece o jogo do fogo, das coisas que são É o sol, é o tempo, é a estrada, é o pé e é o chão
Eu vi muitos homens brigando, ouvi seus gritos Estive no fundo de cada vontade encoberta E a coisa mais certa de todas as coisas não vale um caminho sob o sol É o sol sobre a estrada, é o sol sobre a estrada, é o sol
Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland Composer(s): Kate Pierson - Keith Strickland - Robert Meriwether Waldrop - Cindy Wilson - Ricky Wilson - Fred Schneider First release by: The B-52's - 1986
Girl from Ipanema, she goes to Greenland Girl from Ipanema, she goes to Greenland
Witch doctors are screaming Nymphs are dreaming This girl's lost someone Who is that someone She's leaving
Girl from Ipanema, she goes to Greenland Girl from Ipanema, she goes to Greenland
Hot latitudes, cool attitudes She's leaving Moon in her mirror Chasing northern lights She goes, ahhh
Girl from Ipanema, she goes to Greenland
Remember, wherever you go There you are
Girl from Ipanema, she goes to Greenland Girl from Ipanema, she goes to Greenland
Celebration Of The Year
Composer(s): John Pantry
Performer(s): John Pantry; The Fortunes
The celebration of the year, oohooh
There's a time for forgetting all the things that she's done wrong And the time for regretting the getting along before When you're standing on your own it's not at all the way you planned And no-one new is there and see When you're wishing she come home 'cause she would understand Then there would be
The celebration of the year, oh my love The celebration, that my dear, would be ours
But sometimes I get to thinking maybe I was in the wrong (Maybe I was in the wrong) And if only I can see you now then we would get along But I know I'm only dreaming and that I can hope to find The same girl that I loved before And that there could only be her to other girls I'm blind Wish I was sure
The celebration of the year, oh my love The celebration, that my dear, would be ours
The celebration of the year, oh my love The celebration, that my dear, would be ours
Forbidden Love Composer(s): John Elliott; Harold Spina Performer(s): Teddy Johnson & Pearl Carr
They say your lips can never quite be mine I mustn't kiss your trembling lips divine That you must be forbidden love to me Such sweet forbidden ecstasy to me It isn't fair to want you as I do And be denied the loveliness of you Your haunting eyes have put the stars to shame Your tender sighs have set my soul aflame But you're not mine so you must ever be Forbidden love, forbidden love to me
Your tender sighs have set my soul aflame But you're not mine so you must ever be Forbidden love, forbidden love to me
The Girl Can't Help It Composer(s): Bobby Troup First release by: Little Richard and His Band - 1956 Covered by multiple other artists
If she walks by the men all stand engrossed She can't help it, the girl can't help it If she winks an eye bread slices turn to toast She can't help it, the girl can't help it Yes, she's got a lot of what they call the most She can't help it, the girl can't help it
The girl can't help it if she was born to please And if she's got a figure made to squeeze Oh won't you kindly be aware The girl can't help it
She mesmerizes every mother's son She can't help it, the girl can't help it And if she smiles their steak becomes well done She can't help it, the girl can't help it She makes grampa feel like twenty-one She can't help it, the girl can't help it
The girl can't help it if she was born to please She can't help it, the girl can't help it And if I go to her on bended knees She can't help it, the girl can't help it Oh won't you kindly be aware that I can't help it Just can't help it 'Cause oh, I'm hopin' obviously That someday the answer will be The girl can't help it if she's in love with me
She walks by the men all stand in rows Yes she winks an eye... Yes she's got a lot of what they call the most
Well, the girl can't help it if she was born to please And if she's got a figure made to squeeze 'Cause oh I'm hopin' obviously That someday the answer will be The girl can't help it if she's in love with me
Celebration Day
Composer(s): John Paul Jones - Jimmy Page - Robert Plant
First release by: Led Zeppelin - 1970
Her face is cracked from smilin' All the fears that she's been hidin' and is seems that pretty soon, everybody's gonna know And her voice is sore from shoutin' Cheerin' winners who are losin' and she wonders if their days are few and soon they'll have to go
My, my, my, I'm so happy, I'm gonna join the band We're gonna dance and sing in celebration We're in the promised land
She hears them talk of new ways to protect the home she lives in then she wonders what it's all about when they break down the door Her name is Brown or White or Black, you know her very well You hear her cries of "mercy" as the winners toll the bell
My, my, my, I'm so happy, I'm gonna join the band, yeah We're gonna sing and dance in celebration A-we're in the promised land
Oh, there is a train that leaves the station headed for your destination but the price you pay to nowhere has increased a dollar more Yes, it has And if you walk you're gonna get there although it takes just a little longer and when you see 'em in the distance you will wring your hands and moan
Oh, yeah, you'll moan Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you will moan You're gone, you're gone, you're gone, yeah You're gone, yeah My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my You are gone, you are gone, my, my, yeah
If you walk, you're gonna get there although it takes a little longer and when you see them in the distance you will wring your hands and moan
Forbidden Love Composer(s): Steve Allen Performer(s): Andy Williams
Forbidden love, this love of ours is wrong A hidden love that cannot last for long We have no right to happiness like this So let your tears erase my every kiss We must forget this love that could not be Though had we met when both our hearts were free We might have built a world worth dreaming of But now goodbye and bless you, my forbidden love
We might have built a world worth dreaming of But now goodbye and bless you, my forbidden love But now goodbye and bless you, my forbidden love
The Girl At The Ironing Board Composer(s): Harry Warren - Al Dubin Performer(s): Joan Blondell; Busby Berkeley; The Chorines
Many a poor little rich girl is sad Inside of a palace of gold She's never known all the dreams that I've had Her life is completely cold
But a girl who works in a laundry Has a dream lover all of her own A lover unseen, whose love she keeps clean With water and soap, and a washing machine Oh, she loves to launder his linen Ev'ry collar and shirt is adored And she loves all the stitches In his flannel britches The girl at the ironing board
Scrub and rub, rub and scrub We do the neighborhood washing Scrub and rub in a tub Rub-a-dub-dub, boop-a-doo!
Just a girl who works in a laundry Who's in love with a man of her dreams Her lover unseen, whose clothes she keeps clean With water and soap, and a washing machine When she sees a button is missing She'll replace it of her own accord As she fondles each sock She can love him by proxy The girl at the ironing board
I know a princess somewhere in this land Who leans o'er a washtub each day But o'er the washtub her daydreams are grand Even the soap-suds can't wash them away
But a girl who works in a laundry Has a dream lover all of her own A lover unseen, whose love she keeps clean With water and soap, and a washing machine Oh, she loves to launder his linen Ev'ry collar and shirt is adored And she loves all the stitches In his flannel britches The girl at the ironing board
Scrub and rub, rub and scrub We do the neighborhood washing Scrub and rub in a tub Rub-a-dub-dub, boop-a-doo!
Just a girl who works in a laundry Who's in love with a man of her dreams Her lover unseen, whose clothes she keeps clean With water and soap, and a washing machine When she sees a button is missing She'll replace it of her own accord As she fondles each sock She can love him by proxy The girl at the ironing board
I know a princess somewhere in this land Who leans o'er a washtub each day But o'er the washtub her daydreams are grand Even the soap-suds can't wash them away
Up in the steam clouds her dream man she sees A palace around her soon grows Mangles keep churning out love melodies Soap suds just smell like the pure eau-de-rose
Celebration
Composer(s): Ronald Bell - Eumir Deodato - James Taylor - Robert Bell -
Robert Mickens - Dennis Thomas - George Brown - Claydes Charles Smith
First release by: Kool & the Gang - 1980
Covered by multiple other artists
Yahoo! This is your celebration
Yahoo! This is your celebration
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you
Come on now
Celebration
Let's all celebrate and have a good time
Celebration
We gonna celebrate and have a good time
It's time to come together
It's up to you, what's your pleasure
Everyone around the world
Come on!
Yahoo! It's a celebration
Yahoo!
Celebrate good times, come on!
It's a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on!
Let's celebrate
We're gonna have a good time tonight
Let's celebrate, it's all right
We're gonna have a good time tonight
Let's celebrate, it's all right
Baby ...
We're gonna have a good time tonight (Ce-le-bra-tion)
Let's celebrate, it's all right
We're gonna have a good time tonight (Ce-le-bra-tion)
Let's celebrate, it's all right
Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on!
It's a celebration!
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
Come on and celebrate, good times, tonight (Celebrate good times, come on!)
'Cause everything's gonna be all right
Let's celebrate (Celebrate good times, come on)
(Let's celebrate) ...
Forbidden Games - 1963 (aka Romance Of Love - 2002) (Adapted from: Romance - 1934) Composer(s): Narciso Yepes; Marc Lanjean; B. Parker Performer(s): Miriam Makeba
Titles In Other Languages: 1969 - Le Souvenir 1970 - San Salvador 1975 - Quiero 1977 - Amour Défendu 1983 - Ton Prénom Dans Mon Coeur 2007 - Tu Nombre 2008 - La Ballade Des Jeux Interdits
Though it's forbidden for my arms to hold you And though it's forbidden, my tears must have told you That I hold you secretly each time we meet In these forbidden games that I play
Though it's forbidden in dim, quiet places To capture the rainbows my aching heart chases My bittersweet esctasies come to me here In these forbidden games that I play
Everyone knows you belong to another Spinning your magic for her and no other Still, I've been content to be part of this fantasy Part of this game that I play
Though it's forbidden and you'll love me never I'll keep my love hidden and love you forever Through countless eternities you will be mine In these forbidden games that I play
Everyone knows you belong to another Spinning your magic for her and no other Still, I've been content to be part of this fantasy Part of this game that I play
Though it's forbidden and you'll love me never I'll keep my love hidden and love you forever Through countless eternities you will be mine In these forbidden games that I play In these forbidden games that I play In these forbidden games that I play
The Gift You Are Composer(s): John Denver Performer(s): John Denver
Imagine a month of sundays Each one a cloudy day Imagine the moment the sun came shining through Imagine that ray of sunshine as you
Remember your darkest hour With dawn still far away Remember the way that you longed for mornings light And think of yourself as a candle in the night
Make believe this is the first day Everything all brand new Make believe that the sun is your own lucky star And then understand the kind of gift you are
The gift you are Like the very first breath of spring The gift you are All the joy that love can bring The gift you are All of our dreams come true The gift you are The gift of you
You are the promise of all the ages You are the prodigal son You are the vision of prophets and sages You are the only one
Dream of a bright tomorrow Know that your dream will come true Carry your dream in a sparkling crystal jar Then you will know the kind of gift you are
The gift you are Like the very first breath of spring The gift you are All the joy that love can bring The gift you are All of our dreams come true The gift you are The gift of you
The gift you are Like the very first breath of springtime The gift you are All the joy that love can bring The gift you are All of our dreams come true - yes they do The gift you are The gift of you The gift you are The gift of you
Celebrate Youth
Composer(s): Rick Springfield
Performer(s): Rick Springfield
I can see the older man Looking at the younger man I can see the younger man Looking at the boy Other there the older woman Is looking at the younger woman I can see the younger woman Looking at the girl
'Cause every man sees In the younger man the hope Every woman sees In the younger girl the dream Everybody lives The pride and passion of the young From the womb to the tomb we will remember what it means
So celebrate youth (celebrate) Those who have it (young ones) Celebrate youth (celebrate) Give them sight The future of the world's in the (celebrate) Hands of the children (young ones) So celebrate youth (celebrate) Teach them right
Look in a child's eye There's no hate and there's no lie There's no black and there's no white
I can see the older man And sometimes in the older man I still see the young boy Burning in his eye
And locked up here inside out spirit Is the child that we are hear it Some of us will always fear it And some will heed the cry
So celebrate youth (celebrate) Those who have it (young ones) Celebrate youth (celebrate) Give them sight The future of the world's in the (celebrate) Hands of the children (young ones) So celebrate youth (celebrate) Teach them right
For Your Precious Love Composer(s): Arthur Brooks; Richard Brooks; Jerry Butler Performer(s): Jerry Butler & The Impressions
Your precious love means more to me Than any love could ever be For when I wanted you I was so lonely and blue For Thats what love will do And darling, Im so surprised Oh, When I first realized That you were fooling me And darling, they say that our love wont grow But I just want to tell them they dont know For as long as youre in love with me Our love will grow wider Deeper than any sea And of all the things that I want In this whole wide world, is Just for you to say that youll be my girl Wanting you, Im so lonely and blue Thats what love will do
The Ghost Of Tom Joad Composer(s): Bruce Springsteen First release by: Bruce Springsteen - 1995 Covered by multiple other artists
Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks Goin' some place, there's no goin' back Highway Patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge
Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge Shelter line stretchin' round the corner Welcome to the new world order Families sleepin' in their cars in the southwest No home, no Job, no peace, no rest
The highway is alive tonight But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes I'm sitting down here in the campfire light Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad
He pulls prayer book out of his sleepin' bag Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag Waitin' for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass Got a one way ticket to the promised land You got a hole in your belly and a gun in your hand sleeping on a pillow of solid rock Bathing in the city aqueduct
The highway is alive tonight Where it's headed everybody knows I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light Waitin' on the ghost of Tom Joad
Now Tom Said: "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy Wherever a hungry new born baby cries Where there's a fight 'gainst the blood and hatred in the air Look for me mom I'll be there Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a pIace to stand Or decent job or a helpin' hand Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free Look in their eyes mom you'll see me"
Well the highway is alive tonight But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes I'm sitting down here in the campfire light Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad
Celebrate Composer(s): Garry Bonner - Alan Gordon First release by: Three Dog Night - 1969
Slippin' away, sittin' on a pillow Waitin' for night to fall A girl and a dream, sittin' on a pillow This is the night to go to the celebrity ball
Satin and lace, isn't it a pity Didn't find time to call Ready or not, gonna make it to the city This is the night to go to the celebrity ball
Dress up tonight, why be lonely? You'll stay at home and you'll be alone So why be lonely? Sittin' alone, sittin' on a pillow Waitin' to climb the walls Maybe tonight, depending how your dream goes She'll open her eyes when he goes to the celebrity ball
Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music
For Your Pleasure Composer(s): Bryan Ferry Performer(s): Roxy Music; Simple Minds
For your pleasure In our present state Part false part true Like anything We present ourselves The words we use tumble All over your shoulder Gravel hard and loose There all night lying With your dark horse hiding Abhorring such extremes
You´re rubbing shoulders With the stars at night Shining so bright Getting older But you´ll wake up soon And fight In the morning Things you worried about Last night Will seem lighter I hope things Will turn out right Old man Through every step a change You watch me walk away Tara tara....
The Ghost Of Love Composer(s): K. St. Lewis Performer(s): Tavares
The ghost of love keeps hauntin' me Although you're gone, I can't get free Just when I think (When I think) I'm over you (I'm over you) The ghost of love says, "Peek-a-boo" Peek-a-boo (Peek-a-boo), I see you (I see you) May all your nights be full of fright and all your days be blue
Ooh... ooh... ooh...
You went away, I met this girl Night and day she shared my world Just when I thought I had forgot That loving spell you weave so well
Suddenly that look comes on my face And I start starin' way out of space I know why the girl stopped comin' 'round The ghost of love has done run her out of town
The ghost of love keeps hauntin' me Although you're gone, I can't get free Just when I think (When I think) I'm over you (I'm over you) The ghost of love says, "Peek-a-boo" Peek-a-boo (Peek-a-boo), I see you (I see you) May all your nights be full of fright and all your days be blue
Ooh... ooh... ooh...
Your love has died, but mine won't rest This feelin' for you is jumpin' in my chest No one else can fill the bill I'll wait for your return and pray that you will
'Round about the midnight hour I start to feel your lovin' power Right away I'm tossin' in my sleep Daybreak finds me wrapped up in my sheets
The ghost of love (Ghost of love) Is haunting me {Is haunting me} (Haunting me)
The ghost of love (Ghost of love) keeps haunting me (Haunting me) Although you're gone (Although you're gone), I can't get free (Can't get free) Just when I think (When I think) I'm over you (I'm over you) The ghost of love (Ghost of love) says, "Peek-a-boo"
The ghost of love (Ghost of love) keeps haunting me (Haunting me) Although you're gone (Ghost of love), I can't get free Just when I think (When I think) I'm over you (I'm over you) The ghost of love (Ghost of love)
Peek-a-boo (Peek-a-boo), I see you (I see you) May all your nights be full of fright Peek-a-boo (Peek-a-boo), I see you (I see you) And all your days be blue
The ghost of love {Ghost of love} (Ghost of love) Is haunting me (Hauntin' me) {Haunting me} [Haunting me], oh...
Can't get no sleep, wrapped up in my sheets Full Of fright every night That lovin' spell You weave so well
Peek-a-boo (Peek-a-boo), I see you (I see you) May all your nights be full of fright Peek-a-boo (Peek-a-boo), I see you (I see you) And all your days be blue
The ghost of love {Ghost of love} (Ghost of love) Is haunting me (Is haunting me) {Haunting me} [Haunting me] {Haunting me}, hey...
The ghost of love is hauntin' me Although you're gone, I can't get free Just when I think I'm over The ghost of love says, "Peek-peek-a-boo"
Peek-a-boo (Peek-a-boo), I see you (I see you) Peek-a-boo (Peek-a-boo), I see you (I see you) Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho
The ghost of love (Ghost of love) Is haunting me (Haunting me) {Haunting me}
Como una flor sobre el oscuro andén con su valija y su tapado azul Cecilia está clavada en su estupor sin entender que pasa alrededor Recién llegó, ha bajado del tren y qué distinto a su provincia es este gigante de piedra y metal Cecilia tiembla y casi va a llorar Y en su corazón se marchita el sol de aquella ilusión que la hizo viajar Y Cecilia irá por la gran ciudad un fantasma gris que quiere vivir Y buscará trabajo en una agencia de colocación será sirvienta en una casa de familia bien y tendrá un cuarto sin ventanas en una pensión Y alguna vez, cansada de tanto soñar hará pedazos su ilusión y venderá su amor Y colgará el pared la foto de un galán y nunca un beso enamorado rozará su piel y escribirá a su casa y les dirá que todo va bien Y alguna vez cansada de tanto soñar hará pedazos su ilusión y venderá su amor Cecilia...