Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Laughing Gnome
Composer(s): David Bowie
First release by: David Bowie - 1967
Covered by multiple other artists
I was walking down the High Street
When I heard footsteps behind me
And there was a little old man (Hello)
In scarlet and grey, shuffling away (laughter)
Well he trotted back to my house
And he sat beside the telly (Oaah...)
With his tiny hands on his tummy
Chuckling away, laughing all day (laughter)
Oh, I ought to report you to the Gnome office
(Gnome Office)
Yes
(Hahahahaha)
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
"I'm a laughing Gnome and you can't catch me"
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
"I'm a laughing Gnome and you can't catch me"
Said the laughing Gnome
Well I gave him roasted toadstools and a glass of dandelion wine (Burp, pardon)
Then I put him on a train to Eastbourne
Carried his bag and gave him a fag
(Haven't you got a light boy?)
"Here, where do you come from?"
(Gnome-man's land, hahihihi)
"Oh, really?"
In the morning when I woke up
He was sitting on the edge of my bed
With his brother whose name was Fred
He'd bought him along to sing me a song
Right, let's hear it
Here, what's that clicking noise?
(That's Fred, he's a "metrognome", haha)
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
"I'm a laughing Gnome and you don't catch me"
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
"I'm a laughing Gnome and you can't catch me"
(Own up, I'm a gnome, ain't I right, haha)
"Haven't you got an 'ome to go to?"
(No, we're gnomads)
"Didn't they teach you to get your hair cut at school?
you look like a rolling gnome"
(No, not at the London School of Ecognomics)
Now they're staying up the chimney
And we're living on caviar and honey (hooray!)
Cause they're earning me lots of money
Writing comedy prose for radio shows
It's the-er (what?)
It's the Gnome service of course
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
"I'm a laughing Gnome and you don't catch me"
Ha ha ha, oh, dear me
(Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
"I'm a laughing Gnome and you can't catch me"
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
"I'm a laughing Gnome and you can't catch me")
(One more time, yeah)
Chanter La Vie
((Adapted from: I Have A Dream (ABBA) - 1979))
((German Version: Ich Leb' Im Traum (Nana Mouskouri))
Composer(s): Benny Andersson - Bjorn Ulvaeus - Claude Lemesle
Performer(s): Nana Mouskouri
Chanter la vie, la nuit, le jour Chanter l'amour, chercher l'ami Même quand le monde pleure, à ton réveil Aux passants de l'ombre, parle du soleil
Le pays des anges N'est pas forcément le paradis Les pays des anges Si ton cur est grand, c'est par ici Jusqu'à loubli chanter la vie
Chanter la vie toujours plus haut Dans ses défauts voir un défi Ouvre ta fenêtre sur un arbre mort Un enfant va naître, c'est lui le plus fort
Le pays des anges N'est pas forcement le paradis Les pays des anges Si ton cur est grand c'est par ici Jusqu'à loubli chanter la vie Jusqu'à loubli chanter la vie
Chanter la vie, la nuit, le jour Chanter l'amour, chercher l'ami Même quand le monde pleure, à ton réveil Aux passants de l'ombre, parle du soleil
Le pays des anges N'est pas forcément le paradis Les pays des anges Si ton cur est grand, c'est par ici Jusqu'à loubli chanter la vie Jusqu'à loubli chanter la vie
Full Moon And Empty Arms ((aka All By Myself (by Eric Carmen) - 1975))
((Adapted from: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18 (by Sergei Rachmaninoff) - 1900))
Composer(s): Sergei Rachmaninoff - Buddy Kaye - Ted Mossman
Performer(s): Ray Noble and His Orch. - 1946
and multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1996 - Sola Otra Vez (by Celine Dion)
2001 - Je Vous Aime Ainsi (by Jeanne Mas)
2003 - Da Solo No (by Tony Henry & The Royal Philharmonic Orch.)
Full moon and empty arms The moon is there for us to share, but where are you? A night like this could weave a memory And every kiss could start a dream for two
Full moon and empty arms Tonight I'll use the magic moon to wish upon And next full moon, if my one wish comes true My empty arms will be filled with you
Full moon and empty arms Tonight I'll use the magic moon to wish upon And next full moon, if my one wish comes true my empty arms will be filled with you
The Latin Quarter Composer(s): Al Dubin - Harry Warren Performer(s): Rudy Vallée; Megan Lynch
So this is gay Paree! Come on along with me We're stepping out to see - the Latin Quarter Put on your old beret - let's sing the Marseillaise And put our wine away like water And are you in the mood - to have some Latin food? And have you ever wooed - a Latin daughter? Hoo-ray for Lafayette - Hoo-ray for crêpe Suzette If you ain't "et" one yet - you ought'er
Come on and (Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Par... lez (Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Fran... çais (Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Their... way Oo-la-la-la Comme si and comme ça Cum si and cum s'ah)
That's all the Frenchmen sing - that's how they have their fling That's how the Frenchmen swing - The Latin Quarter They're fifty million strong - And they can't all be wrong Let's all - oo-la-la-la - oo-la-la-la Oo-la-la-la - Oo-la-la-la
We'll watch an artist paint - He'll take a gal who ain't And paint her as a saint - for just a quarter She poses just for art - She does it from the heart She does it à la carte - He taught'er That gal from Armentières - Who's been around for years Will show you souvenirs - the soldiers brought'er She owes a lot of thanks - to quite a lot of Yanks For what a lot of Francs - they brought'er
Come on and (Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Par... lez (Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Fran... çais (Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Oo-la-la-la-la-la-la-la (Their... way Oo-la-la-la Comme si and comme ça Cum si and cum s'ah)
That's all the Frenchmen sing - that's how they have their fling That's how the Frenchmen swing - The Latin Quarter They're fifty million strong - And they can't all be wrong Let's all - oo-la-la-la - oo-la-la-la Oo-la-la-la - Oo-la-la-la
Chanter
Composer(s): Jean Ferrat
Performer(s): Jean Ferrat
Ils m'addressent leurs chansonnettes Avec au coeur un fol espoir Comme si j'avais le pouvoir De faire d'eux une vedette De notre métier à facettes On ne leur montre évidemment Que le bon côté des paillettes Sous les projecteurs éclatants
On se couche quand ils se lèvent Le monde est beau et souriant Et notre vie n'est plus qu'un rêve Dans leurs têtes d'adolescents L'argent l'amour les grands voyages La gloire acquise à bon marché Toute la panoplie d'usage Que dément la réalité
Chanter Ce n'est pas ce qu'on vous proclame Chanter Il faut s'y jeter à tue-tête À bras le coeur à fendre l'âme Avec un seul point au programme Celui de n'être sûr de rien Celui de n'être sûr de rien
Avoir une santé de fer De la chance avec le talent Et cette faculté de faire Un sourire en serrant les dents En écoutant claquer les portes Sur votre nez à deux battants Penser le diable les emporte Croire en hiver à son printemps
Pour une vedette miracle J'en ai tant vu depuis dix ans Depuis vingt ans encore qui raclent Leur guitare dans les beuglants Leur vie passe par des lueurs D'espoir et de reconcement On les voit marcher lentement Un ver qui leur ronge le coeur
Chanter Ce n'est pas ce qu'on vous proclame Chanter Il faut s'y jeter à tue-tête À bras le coeur à fendre l'âme Avec un seul point au programme Celui de n'être sûr de rien Celui de n'être sûr de rien
Mais si ces propos vous irritent Dans leur sombre réalité Vous allez les jeter bien vite Et n'en faire qu'à votre idée Si vous sentez du fond de l'âme Et du ventre jusqu'à vos mains Brûler cette petite flamme Contre laquelle on ne peut rien
Dans l'allégresse ou la démence Vous partirez un beau matin En suivant le chemin d'errance Des saltimbanques musiciens Que vous soit belle la bohême Que soit clément votre destin Il faut vivre ce que l'on aime En payant le prix qui convient
Chanter Ce n'est pas ce qu'on vous proclame Chanter Il faut s'y jeter à tue-tête À bras le coeur à fendre l'âme Avec un seul point au programme Celui de n'être sûr de rien Celui de n'être sûr de rien
Full Moon Spanish Title: Noche De Luna Composer(s): Gonzalez Curiel; Odette Jackson; Ethel Grainger; Bob Russell Performer(s): Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee; and various other artists
Full moon, filled with your own importance For you think you deserve a bouquet Though you've been admired for the longest time You're not quite as great as they say
Full moon, when love is in flower You're bursting with pride, filled with power Full moon, when kisses are tender Don't think it's because of your splendour Full moon, I know what romance is Enough of your sly, knowing glances Long after stars close their sleepy eyes And the glow of a full moon dies My heart will still be full of love
The Late Great Johnny Ace Composer(s): Paul Simon - Philip Glass Performer(s): Paul Simon
I was reading a magazine And thinking of a rock and roll song The year was 1954 And I hadn't been playing that long When a man came on the radio And this is what he said He said I hate to break it To his fans But Johnny Ace is dead Well, I really wasn't Such a Johnny Ace fan But I felt bad all the same So I sent away for his photograph And I waited till it came It came all the way from Texas With a sad and simple face And they signed it on the bottom From the Late Great Johnny Ace
It was the year of The Beatles It was the year of The Stones It was 1964 I was living in London With the girl from the summer before It was the year of The Beatles It was the year of The Stones A year after J.F.K. We were staying up all night And giving the days away And the music was flowing Amazing And blowing my way
On a cold December evening I was walking through the Christmas tide When a stranger came up and asked me If I'd heard John Lennon had died And the two of us Went to this bar And we stayed to close the place And every song we played Was for The Late Great Johnny Ace
Chante L'amour
Composer(s): Jean Ferrat
Performer(s): Jean Ferrat
Enfin le calme le silence La nuit se glisse à mes genoux Est-ce la chouette ou le hibou Ce cri tendu de fer de lance Plus rien ne se métamorphose Ma vie se fige tout à coup On dirait lorsque je compose Que je joue mon dernier atout
Un papillon cogne à la vitre Avec une ardeur obstinée Une lumière sous le nez Et nous voilà faisant le pitre À chacun sa lampe sa source À chacun son maître à danser Emmène-moi sur ta Grande Ourse O mon amour dont je suis né
Au loin les lumières s'allument Ce papier qui me tend les bras Chaque fois que je prends la plume Je tremble de peur et de froid Je vais j'hésite et je recule Qui veut se délivrer de moi Quel est donc ce feu qui me brûle Qui sonne l'heure à ce beffroi
Le temps s'égrène sous la treille Le crayon me glisse des doigts Quand ta robe en passant m'éveille L'amour est comme de la soie Enfants jouez à la marelle Dehors la pluie claque des doigts Tes lèvres passent en bruit d'ailes Je n'ai jamais aimé que toi
Fui Mujer Composer(s): Adrian Abonizio Performer(s): Juan Carlos Baglietto
Dificil olvidar todo lo que perdí eso no es para mi material de vida botellas y almas queridas que la noche sublima en su medialuz. Antes de ser varón yo se que fui mujer lo siento al recordar algunos tramos cuando me miro las manos y son de un lejano pais de otra piel
Nostalgia de otra vida carbón que da la mina la fuerza necesaria para arder y en los ojos del espacio va silvandome despacio que soy trigo pa que otros puedan comer esto no termina nunca el amor es la pregunta y si estuve en otra vida fui mujer Conozco la canción falsia del querer la trágica comedia de la hombria creeen que llorar afemina y el dolór los obliga a llorar como mujer
The Last Worthless Evening Composer(s): Don Henley - John Corey - Stan Lynch Performer(s): Don Henley
I know you broke up with him And your heart's still on the shelf It's been over two years for me And I'm still not quite myself You can't be with someone new And you can't go back to him You're beginning to realize That it's sink or swim
I see you around sometimes And my heart just melts You're lookin' like if you had your wish You'd be somewhere else And it just breaks my heart To see you here this way Someday I'll get the nerve To walk up to you and say
This is the last worthless evening That you'll have to spend Just gimme a chance To show you how to love again This is the last worthless evening That you'll have to spend 'Cause I'll be there When your broken heart is on the mend
Every night it's the same old crowd in smokey rooms You catch a faint glimpse of love sometimes But it never blooms I've been around this block a time or two And I've made some big mistakes But girl I promise you, I promise you
This is the last worthless evening That you'll have to spend Just gimme a chance To show you how to love again This is the last worthless evening that you'll have to spend 'Cause it won't be long 'Till your little heart is on the mend
People inside their houses with the shades pulled down God knows, we could use some romance in this sleepy bedroom town I know you're still afraid to rush into anything But there're just so many summers And just so many springs
And this is the last worthless evening That you'll have to spend, baby Just gimme a chance, gimme a chance To show you love again This is the last worthless evening That you'll have to spend 'cause it won't be long 'Til your little heart is on the mend
That you'll have to spend Just gimme a chance to show you how to love again This is the last worthless evening That you'll have to spend 'cause it won't be long 'Til your little heart is on the mend
D.i.s.c.o.
Composer(s): Daniel Vangarde - Jean Kluger
Performer(s): Ottawan
D - i - s - c - o D - i - s - c - o D - i - s - c - o D - i - s - c - o D - i - s - c - o D - i - s - c - o D - i - s - c - o D - i - s - c - o Elle est disco Elle est disco Elle est disco Elle est disco
Elle est D Démoniaque Elle est I Hystérique Elle est S Satanique Elle est C C'est pas possible Elle est O ooooooooooooooooooooo
Elle est D Désirable Elle est I Irrésistible Elle est S Super sexy Elle est C C'est formidable Elle est O ooooooooooooooooooooo
Refrain
Elle est D Délirante Elle est I Immorale Elle est S Suffisante Elle est C C'est terrible Elle est O ooooooooooooooooooooo
Elle est D D douce douce Elle est I Hyper belle Elle est S Super simple Elle est C C'est un rêve Elle est O ooooooooooooooooooooo
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Elle est D Démoniaque Elle est I Hystérique Elle est S Satanique Elle est C C'est pas possible Elle est O ooooooooooooooooooooo
Elle est D Désirable Elle est I Irrésistible Elle est S Super sexy Elle est C C'est formidable Elle est O ooooooooooooooooooooo
Fugue For Tinhors Composer(s): Frank Loesser Performer(s): Stubby Kaye Quintet; and various other artists
Nicely: I got the horse right here The name is Paul Revere And here's a guy that says if the weather's clear Can do, can do This guy says the horse can do If he says the horse can do Can do, can do
For Paul Revere I'll bite I hear his foot's all right Of course it all depends if it rained last night Likes mud, likes mud This "X" means the horse likes mud If that means the horse like mud Likes mud, likes mud
I tell you Paul Revere Now this is no bum steer It's from a handicapper that's real sincere Can do, can do This guy says the horse can do If he says the horse can do Can do, can do Paul Revere I got the horse right here
Benny: I'm pickin' Valentine `Cause on the morning line The guy has got him figured at five to nine Has chance, has chance This guy says the horse has chance If he says the horse has chance Has chance, has chance
I know it's Valentine The morning works look fine Besides, the jockey's brother's a friend of mine Needs race, needs race This guy says the horse needs race If he says the horse needs race Needs race, needs race
I go for Valentine `Cause on the morning line The guy has got him figured at five to nine Has chance, has chance This guy says the horse has chance Valentine! I got the horse right here
Rusty Charlie: But look at Epitaph He wins it by a half According to this here in the Telegraph Big threat, big threat This guy calls the horse big threat If he calls the horse big threat Big threat, big threat
And just a minute, boys I got the feed box noise It says the great-grandfather was Equipoise Shows class, shows class This guy says the horse shows class If he says the horse shows class Shows class, shows class
So make it Epitaph He wins it by half According to this here in the Telegraph Epitaph! I got the horse right here!
Last Word In Lonesome Is Me Composer(s): Eddy Arnold Performer(s): Eddy Arnold
The last word in lonesome is me The last word in lonesome is me My heart is as lonely as a heart can be lonely The last word in lonesome is me
Too bad what's happened to our good love Too bad what's happened to our good love Sometimes our best isn't quite good enough And the last word in lonesome is me
The last word in lonesome is me The last word in lonesome is me My heart is as lonely as a heart can be lonely The last word in lonesome is me
Life is a desert and love quenches thirst Life is a desert and love quenches thirst We all have to hurt sometime this is my first time The last word in lonesome is me
The last word in lonesome is me The last word in lonesome is me My heart is as lonely as a heart can be lonely The last word in lonesome is me
Chante... Comme Si Tu Devais Mourir Demain ((Swedish Verion: Låt Oss Sjunga (Agneta Munther) - 1975)) Composer(s): Pierre Delanoë - Michel Fugain First release by: Michel Fugain - 1974
Chante la vie chante Comme si tu devais mourir demain Chante comme si plus rien n'avait d'importance Chante, oui chante Aime la vie aime Comm' un voyou comm' un fou comm' un chien Comme si c'était ta dernière chance Chante oui chante Tu peux partir quand tu veux Et tu peux dormir où tu veux Rêver d'une fille Prendre la Bastille Ou claquer ton fric au jeu Mais n'oublie pas
Chante la vie chante Comme si tu devais mourir demain Chante comme si plus rien n'avait d'importance Chante, oui chante Fête fais la fête Pour un amour un ami ou un rien Pour oublier qu'il pleut sur tes vacances Chante oui chante Et tu verras que c'est bon De laisser tomber sa raison Sors par les fenêtres Marche sur la tête Pour changer les traditions Mais n'oublie pas
Chante la vie chante Comme si tu devais mourir demain Chante comme si plus rien n'avait d'importance Chante, oui chante La la la....
Yo no elegí y no quiero yo no elegí y no quiero Quiero salir y no puedo quiero salir y no puedo Lejos de aquí hay un fuego lejos de aquí hay un fuego Si hay que brillar, brillaremos Si hay que acabar, acabemos Yo soy de aquí y del cielo yo soy de aquí y del cielo Dime que sí y lo haremos dime que sí y lo haremos Si hay que brillar, brillaremos Si hay que acabar acabemos
The Last Wall Of The Castle Composer(s): Jorma Kaukonen Performer(s): Jefferson Airplane
Gone swirling tears came she went today Down Fallen years go by No place in learning how to cry; I went astray Understanding is a virtue, hard to come by You can teach me how to love If you'll only try So please! Don't give up so soon
Sorry that I hurt her I went astray Hurt her mind and broke her heart But there's no stopping once you start; she went away Understanding is a virtue, hard to come by You can teach me how to love If you'll only try So please! Don't give up so soon
I never knew you the way you are The Blinded bird is not sincere His flying's done from only fear, he's lost his star Understanding is a virtue, hard to come by You can teach me how to love If you'll only try So please! Don't give up so soon...
Chant No. 1 Composer(s): Gary Kemp Performer(s): Spandau Ballet
I checked the time, it was almost time a curious smell,an intangible crime I'm washing my clothes,but the stain still grows cover your eyes,the stain still shows
I feel the gaze against my skin I feel the gaze against my skin I know this feeling is a lie I know this feeling is a lie there's a guilt within my mind there's a guilt within my mind I know this feeling is a lie I know this feeling is a lie
I don't need this pressure on
oh I should question not ignore oh I should question not ignore songs are always buried deep songs are always buried deep
there's a lion in my arms there is a motion in my arm oh I should question not ignore I should believe and not ignore
I don't need this pressure on you go down,down pass the talk of town you go down greek street then it's underground well it's Soho life for this mobile knife it's the place to shoot Friday night Beat Route
Fuego Composer(s): J.M. Gallardo Performer(s): Miguel Gallardo
Fuego, mi corazón es fuego todo gira alrededor de ti Fuego, todo mi cuerpo es fuego esta tarde vendrás a verme aquí Sólo es cuestión, un par de horas más tiemblo de amor, y siento que al verte moriré Puse, la música más bella y el perfume, que a ti te gusta más Tengo, el vino en la nevera y la cena, apunto de acabar Miro el reloj, pronto llegarás te esperaré, y haremos de nuevo el amor Pronto, te tocarán mis dedos y mi boca, te besará otra vez Quiero, sentir como suspiras en mis brazos, hasta el amanecer Suenan las diez, estás tardando ya que ocurrirá, si habíamos quedado a las seis Tiemblo al oír, el teléfono llamar suena tu voz, me dices que no podrás venir Oh, no
Chant Down Babylon
Composer(s): Bob Marley
First release by: Bob Marley & The Wailers - 1983
Covered by multiple other artists
Come we go burn down Babylon one more time (Come we go burn down Babylon one more time) Come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon) For them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!) Them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!) So come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon)!
Men see their dreams and aspiration-a Crumble in front of their face And all of their wicked intention To destroy the human race
And how I know - and how I know - and that's how I know A Reggae Music, mek we chant down Babylon With music, mek we chant down Babylon This music, mek we chant down Babylon This music, come we chant down Babylon
Come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon one more time) Come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon) For them soft! Yes, them soft! (ah-yoy!) Them soft! Me say, Them soft! (ah-yoy!) So come we go chant down Babylon one more time (Come we go chant down Babylon)!
Me say, Music you're - music you're the key Talk to who? Please talk to me Bring the voice of - of the Rastaman Communicating to - 'cating to everyone
How I (know) - how I know, how I (know) - how I know And that's how I know A Reggae Music, chant down - chant down - chant down Babylon Chant down Babylon, chant down Babylon Chant down Babylon! Reggae Music, chant down Babylon! Reggae Music, chant down Babylon! Reggae Music, chant down Babylon! Reggae Music! (chant down Babylon)