Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Niet Slecht Bedoeld ((Adapted from: The Last Thing On My Mind (Tom Paxton) - 1964)) ((French Version: C'était Bien La Dernière Chose (Nana Mouskouri) - 1967)) Composer(s): Tom Paxton - Miel Appelmans Performer(s): Miek en Roel - 1971
Wie op liefde een luchtkasteel wil bouwen Bouwt op zand, bouwt op zand Net als water loopt illusie en vertrouwen Uit m'n hand, uit m'n hand
Ga je zo van me weg zonder woord van vaarwel Zonder spoor van wat eens is geweest Ik kon meer van je houden, je hebt je gekwetst gevoeld Maar weet, dat had ik echt niet slecht bedoeld
Daar het onkruid van het wantrouwen groeide Om ons heen, om ons heen En je zag hoe wij uit elkander groeiden Ging je heen, ging je heen
Ga je zo van me weg zonder woord van vaarwel Zonder spoor van wat eens is geweest Ik kon meer van je houden, je hebt je gekwetst gevoeld Maar weet, dat had ik echt niet slecht bedoeld
Al m'n woorden van spijt hoor ik sterven In m'n mond, in m'n mond Een herinnering breekt eenzaam aan scherven Op de grond, op de grond
Ga je zo van me weg zonder woord van vaarwel Zonder spoor van wat eens is geweest Ik kon meer van je houden, je hebt je gekwetst gevoeld Maar weet, dat had ik echt niet slecht bedoeld
Weer een nacht die zich buigt voor de morgen Waar ben jij, waar ben jij En de dag stroomt me tegen met z'n zorgen Draai weer bij, draai weer bij
Ga je zo van me weg zonder woord van vaarwel Zonder spoor van wat eens is geweest Ik kon meer van je houden, je hebt je gekwetst gevoeld Maar weet, dat had ik echt niet slecht bedoeld Maar weet, dat had ik echt niet slecht bedoeld
Chanson Pour Mes Amis
Composer(s): Claude Lemesle - Michel Fugain
Performer(s): Michel Fugain
Peut-être qu'on se voit Pour la dernière fois Mes vieux copains mes amis Et je vais sans pudeur Déshabiller mon cur Dire ce qu'on n's'est jamais dit
Je ne sais pas du tout Je ne sais pas pourquoi Ce sont croisés nos chemins C'est parce que c'était vous C'est parce que c'était moi Il faut pas chercher plus loin
J'étais tout seul et paumé dans ma vie On me demandait pas mon avis Et puis j'ai été deux J'ai été trois et c'est drôle J'ai plus jamais eu froid Alors pour ça je veux vous dire merci Et tant pis si ça vous fait sourire
Peut-être qu'on se voit Pour la dernière fois Mes amis mes vieux copains Alors je veux vous dire Sans honte et sans rougir Voilà, je vous aime bien
J'ai essuyé des grands coups de cafard Des nuits blanches bourrées d'idées noires Et vous comme par hasard Vous étiez là et j'étais tout content D'être moi Alors pour ça je veux vous dire merci Et tant mieux si ça vous fait sourire
Peut-être qu'on se voit Pour la dernière fois Mes vieux copains mes amis Alors je vais quand même Vous dire que je vous aime Et je vous aurais tout dit! Oui je voulais quand même Vous dire je vous aime Et je vous ai tout dit...
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll ((French Version: La Mort Solitaire De Hattie Carroll (Hugues Aufray) - 1965)) Composer(s): Bob Dylan First release by: Bob Dylan - 1964 Covered by multiple other artists
William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin' And the cops were called in and his weapon took from him As they rode him in custody down to the station And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder
But you who philosophize, disgrace and criticize all fears Take the rag away from your face, now ain't the time for your tears
William Zanzinger, who at twenty-four years Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him And high office relations in the politics of Maryland Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders And swear words and sneering, and his tongue it was snarling In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking
But you who philosophize, disgrace and criticize all fears Take the rag away from your face, now ain't the time for your tears
Hattie Carroll was a maid of the kitchen She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage And never sat once at the head of the table And didn't even talk to the people at the table Who just cleaned up all the food from the table And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane That sailed through the air and came down through the room Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger
But you who philosophize, disgrace and criticize all fears Take the rag away from your face, now ain't the time for your tears
In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded And that even the nobles get properly handled Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom Stared at the person who killed for no reason Who just happened to be feelin' that way without warnin' And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished
And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence
Oh, but you who philosophize, disgrace and criticize all fears Bury the rag deep in your face, for now's the time for your tears
The Last Ten Years (Superman) Composer(s): Tommy Conners - D. Vincent Williams Performer(s): Kenny Rogers
Oh, the last ten years, it's been quite a trip Over thirty-six-hundred spins around without a cosmic slip But within the realm of our atmosphere We're 'bout as out of whack as we've been in a million years We watched the Y2K scare with the panic An' we watched as time proved Nostrodamus wrong An' we watched as Mother Nature shook the planet An' cellular replaced the telephone We lost Charlie Brown, Ray Charles an' Johnny Cash We even lost Superman, mmmm
Well, the last ten years, look at the hills we've climbed The best golfer's black, the best rapper's white an' it's about damn time But we best beware, there's a brand new fight, you see An' I hate to say we might be our own worst enemy We watched Oklahoma sifting through the damage An' we watched a US President get caught We watched shareholders watch their savings vanish We all cried when we watched those towers fall We lost Minnie Pearl, Ron Reagan and Sam I Am We even lost Superman, mmmm
Expensive gas an' free downloads The dot-com boom, an' reality shows What's gonna happen next is anybody's guess Satellite radio and hybrid cars Hand-held computers an' a trip to Mars It's all become a part of who we are In the last ten years
In the last ten years We lost George Harrison, John Paul and June Carter-Cash Hell, we even lost Superman Gonna miss you, Chris...
No cuento más que fronteras hacia cualquier dirección Mi estrella fue de tercera no mi sol
Mi cuerpo reta mil leyes para cambiar de lugar Mi sueño, rey entre reyes echa a andar
Tengo un paraíso de fantasía sin embargo prescindo del mundo en que vivo Cada confín es un agravio a mi visión, mi verso, mi sangre
Fronteras de tierra fronteras de mares fronteras de arena fronteras de aire Fronteras de sexo fronteras raciales fronteras de sueños y de realidades
Fronteras famosas fronteras quemantes fronteras de fastuosas fronteras de hambre Fronteras de oprobio fronteras legales fronteras de odio fronteras infames
Mi país es pobre, mi piel mejunje mi gobierno proscrito, mis huestes utópicas Mi voz no cuenta en las campanas de información por no ser globable
Fronteras de rejas y de libertades fronteras de bienes que a veces son males Lo mismo perpetuas que provisionales me envuelven fronteras por todas mis partes
The Last Shot Composer(s): Lou Reed Performer(s): Lou Reed
The last shot should have killed me Pour another drink Let's drink to the last shot And the blood on the dishes in the sink Blood inside the coffee cup Blood on the table top
But when you quit, you quit But you always wish That you knew it was Your last shot When you quit, you quit But you always wish That you knew it was Your last shot
I shot blood at the fly on the wall My heart almost stopped hardly there at all I broke the mirror with my fall With my fall, fall, fall; fall, fall, fall Gimme a double, give yourself one too Gimme a short beer, and one for you, too And a toast to everything that doesn't move That doesn't move
But when you quit, you quit But you always wish That you knew it was Your last shot When you quit, you quit But you always wish That you knew it was Your last shot
Whiskey, Burbon, Vodka, Scotch I don't care what it is you got I just wanna know that it's my last shot My last shot I remember when I quit feeling good See, this here's where I chipped my tooth Shot a vein in my neck and I coughed up a Quaalude On my last shot My last shot
Here's a toast to all that's good and Here's a toast to hate An' here's a toast to toasting and I'm not boasting When I say I'm getting straight When I say I'm getting straight
'Cause when you quit, you quit But you always wish That you knew it was Your last shot When you quit, you quit But you always wish That you knew it was Your last shot
Frontal Lobotomy Blues Composer(s): Steven Fromholz Performer(s): Steven Fromholz
Well, there must be a potion, a lotion A poultice that I could apply A spell I could cast or a hex that would last Or a pill I could buy I've been to brujos in shacks, I've seen charlatan quacks And I called on a wizard I knew But the sorcerer said I'd be better off dead Said, "There's nothin' we wizards can do" So....
I'm gonna get me a frontal lobotomy Any old doctor will do I'm gonna get me a frontal lobotomy Maybe then, Baby, I'll quit thinkin' 'bout you I'm gonna get me a bottle in front of me Any old whiskey will do I'm gonna get me a bottle in front of me Drink 'til the drinkin' and the thinkin' are through
'Cause thinkin' 'bout you is all that I do I'm goin' crazy, Baby, thinkin' 'bout you
I talked to my preacher, my second grade teacher And a prominent priest Well, I consulted the eight-ball, a friend who's a shrink And my aunt who's deceased And I've been to Bombay, to the ashram to pray And to sit with the holy Hindu But the Baba just smiled, said, "God loves you my child But there's nothin' we gurus can do" So....
I'm gonna get me a frontal lobotomy Probably gonna take two I'm gonna get me a frontal lobotomy Maybe then, Baby, I'll quit thinkin' 'bout you I'm gonna get me a frontal lobotomy Bibbity, bobbity, boo I'm gonna get me a frontal lobotomy Maybe then, Baby, I'll quit thinkin' 'bout you
'Cause thinkin' 'bout you is all that I do I'm goin' crazy, Baby, thinkin' 'bout you
The Last Roundup Composer(s): Billy Hill Performer(s): Gene Autry and multiple other artists
Git along little doggie, git along Git along little doggie, git along
I'm heading for the last roundup Gonna saddle old Paint for the last time and ride So long, old pal, it's time your tears were dried I'm heading for the last roundup
Git along little doggie, git along, git along Git along little doggie, git along Git along little doggie, git along, git along Git along little doggie, git along
I'm heading for the last roundup To the far away ranch of the Boss in the sky Where the strays are counted and branded there go I I'm heading for the last roundup
I'm heading for the last roundup Gonna saddle old Paint for the last time and ride So long, old pal, it's time your tears were dried I'm heading for the last roundup
Git along little doggie, git along Git along little doggie, git along
I'm heading for the last roundup There'll be Buffalo Bill with his long snow-white hair There'll be old Kit Carson and Custer waiting there A-riding in the last roundup
Chanson Pour Les Demoiselles
Composer(s): Brice Homs - Michel Fugain
Performer(s): Michel Fugain
Je vous dois depuis l'école toutes mes folies Des journées entières à rêver de vos paradis Cette envie que j'ai de mourir dans vos bras Pourquoi pas? Deux ou trois chagrins qui traînent Mais j'avoue que j'y pense à peine Allons-y
Dansez, dansez mes belles Tant que la terre tournera Allez-y, dansez mes demoiselles Un jour Dieu vous le rendra
Je vous dois des nuits d'ivresse à chanter sous la pluie Des matins pleins de tendresse et quelques insomnies Ce besoin de vous qui ne me lâche pas Pourquoi pas? Et j'aurai le regret sans doute De ne pas vous avoir eues toutes Allons-y
Dansez, dansez mes belles Tant que la terre tournera Allez-y, dansez mes demoiselles Un jour Dieu vous le rendra
(Dansez, dansez, dansez) Un jour Dieu vous le rendra (Dansez, dansez, dansez) Dansez, ne pensez qu'à ça (Dansez, dansez, dansez) Dansez la vie n'attend que ça Allons-y
Dansez, dansez mes belles Tant que la terre tournera Allez-y, dansez mes demoiselles Un jour Dieu vous le rendra..
The Last Ride Composer(s): Hank Snow - Ted Daffan Performer(s): Hank Snow and multiple other artists
In the Dodge City Yards of the Santa Fe Stood a freight made up for the east And the engineer with his oil and waste Was groomin' the great iron beast While ten cars back in the murky dust A boxcar door swung wide And a hobo lifted his pal aboard To start on his last long ride
A lantern swung and the freight pulled out The engine, it gathered speed The engineer pulled the throttle wide And clucked to his fiery steed
Ten cars back in the empty box The hobo rolled uphill The flare of the match showed his partner's face Stark white and deathly still As the train wheels clicked on the couplin' joints A song for the rambler's ear The hobo talked to the still white form His pal for many a year
For a mighty long time, we've rambled, Jack With the luck of men that roam With the backdoor steps for a dining room And a boxcar for a home We dodged the bulls on the Eastern route And the cops on the Chesapeake We travelled the Leadville narrow gauge In the days of Cripple Creek We drifted down thru sunny Cal On the rails of that old S.P. And of all you had, thru good and bad A half always belonged to me You made me promise to you Jack If I lived, and you cashed in To take you back to the old church yard And bury you there with your kin You seemed to know I would keep my word 'Cause you said that I was right Well, I'm keepin' my promise to you, pal 'Cause I'm takin' you home tonight I haven't the money to send you there So, I'm takin' you back on the fly It's the decent way for a 'bo to go Home to the by and by I knew that that fever had you, Jack And that doctor, he just wouldn't come He was too busy treatin' the wealthy folks To doctor a worn-out bum
As the train rolled over its ribbons of steel Straight thru to the East it sped The engineer in his high cab seat Kept his eye on the rails ahead While ten cars back in the empty box A lonely hobo sighed For the days of old and his pal, so cold Who was takin' his last long ride
Chanson Pour L'Auvergnat ((aka Merci Brimin Des Coups (Julos Beaucarne) - 1973))
Composer(s): Georges Brassens
First release by: Georges Brassens - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists
Elle est à toi cette chanson Toi l'Auvergnat qui sans façon M'as donné quatre bouts de bois Quand dans ma vie il faisait froid Toi qui m'as donné du feu quand Les croquantes et les croquants Tous les gens bien intentionnés M'avaient fermé la porte au nez Ce n'était rien qu'un feu de bois Mais il m'avait chauffé le corps Et dans mon âme il brûle encore À la manièr' d'un feu de joie
Toi l'Auvergnat quand tu mourras Quand le croqu'mort t'emportera Qu'il te conduise à travers ciel Au père éternel
Elle est à toi cette chanson Toi l'hôtesse qui sans façon M'as donné quatre bouts de pain Quand dans ma vie il faisait faim Toi qui m'ouvris ta huche quand Les croquantes et les croquants Tous les gens bien intentionnés S'amusaient à me voir jeûner Ce n'était rien qu'un peu de pain Mais il m'avait chauffé le corps Et dans mon âme il brûle encore À la manièr' d'un grand festin
Toi l'hôtesse quand tu mourras Quand le croqu'mort t'emportera Qu'il te conduise à travers ciel Au père éternel
Elle est à toi cette chanson Toi l'étranger qui sans façon D'un air malheureux m'as souri Lorsque les gendarmes m'ont pris Toi qui n'as pas applaudi quand Les croquantes et les croquants Tous les gens bien intentionnés Riaient de me voir emmener Ce n'était rien qu'un peu de miel Mais il m'avait chauffé le corps Et dans mon âme il brûle encore À la manièr' d'un grand soleil
Toi l'étranger quand tu mourras Quand le croqu'mort t'emportera Qu'il te conduise à travers ciel Au père éternel
From Today
((French & Italian Versions: Désormais (Charles Aznavour); Oramai (Charles Aznavour))
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour
Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
From today I never more will say "I love you" From today my road will take a different turning So many chances are behind me So many words I cannot mend
From today our journey to the stars is over From today our castles in the air are burning The dream that all began so sweetly Has brought us to the bitter end
Chorus:
From today, never more will our Song be sung, as it was when the world was young And our love was new and splendid From today, as the memories Start to fade, all the miracles we have made Are now ended, from today
From today I try to live without confusion From today I try forgetting all about you Too many words remain unspoken Now there is nothing left to say
From today I'll walk away from disillusion From today I'll wander through the world without you Our little house of cards is broken I have no numbers left to play
The Last Rebel Composer(s): Gary Rossington - Johnny Van Zant - Robert White Johnson - Michael Lunn Performer(s): Lynyrd Skynyrd
There's a grey horse standin' still As a soldier climbs in the saddle for one last ride The rain pours off his hat You can see the shadows of the past written in his eyes
Now the cannons are silent His friends are all gone, gotta put it all behind him If he ever wants to find his way home He's the last rebel on the road
Just a boy with his old guitar Keeps to himself, but everybody takes him wrong But he carried on, got a dream that will never die Can't change him No use in staying where you don't belong
Now he's rollin' down the highway Gone too far too fast No one will ever find him He'll never look back
'Cause he's the last rebel And he's all alone, he's the last rebel His friends are all gone He's the last rebel, the last rebel on the road
There'll never be another like him He's the last of a dyin' breed Ain't no use tryin' to change him 'Cause he's the last rebel And he's all alone, he's the last rebel His friends are all gone He's the last rebel, the last rebel on the road
The Last Picasso Composer(s): Neil Diamond Performer(s): Neil Diamond
The last Picasso, the last Picasso was just acquired by some old museum, and Don Quixote Well Don Quixote the old man's rhyme has lost its reason which only reminds me have I remembered to say that without you this life of plenty would seem so empty, the last Picasso
Oh me and you --me oh me oh me oh me and you-- We, we can sigh --me oh me oh me oh me oh we can sigh The last Picasso, the last Picasso may gather dust amid the ruins and Don Quixote, Well Don Quixote may no longer make his wishful tunes but I still have you and I will have you when everything else is gone and done with We'll be like one with the last Picasso
Oh me and you --me oh me oh me oh me oh me and you-- We, we can sigh --me oh me oh me oh me oh we can sigh Oh, me and you --me oh me oh me oh me oh me and you-- We, we can sigh --me oh me oh me oh me oh we can sigh Oh, me and you --we, we can sigh me oh me oh me oh we can sigh Oh, me and you