Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys Composer(s): Jim Capaldi - Steve Winwood Performer(s): Traffic and multiple other artists
If you see something that looks like a star And it's shooting up out of the ground And your head is spinning from a loud guitar And you just can't escape from the sound Don't worry too much, it'll happen to you We were children once, playing with toys And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound of The low spark of high-heeled boys
The percentage you're paying is too high priced While you're living beyond all your means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams But today you just read that the man was shot dead By a gun that didn't make any noise But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest was The low spark of high-heeled boys
If you had just a minute to breathe and they granted you one final wish Would you ask for something like another chance? Or something similar as this? Don't worry too much It'll happen to you as sure as your sorrows are joys And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound of The low spark of high-heeled boys
If I gave you everything that I owned and asked for nothing in return Would you do the same for me as I would for you? Or take me for a ride, and strip me of everything including my pride But spirit is something that no one destroys And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound The low spark of high-heeled boys
Cheater Composer(s): Dennis Brown Performer(s): Dennis Brown
By the look on your face, girl, you're my enemy By the look on your face, girl, you're my enemy, yeah
Remember that Friday night When you stole my pants off the line So please tell me How you wanna make love to me
Whoah, girl, oh girl By the look in your eyes, girl, you're a cheater By the look in your eyes, girl, you're a cheater
Going around and stealing people's clothing everyday Oh please tell me, do you wanna be a cheater? Whoah, girl, oh girl. Whoah, girl, whoah girl Whoah!
Going around and stealing people's clothing everyday Oh please tell me, do you wanna be a cheater? Whoah, girl, whoah...
Rain On The Roof Composer(s): John Sebastian Performer(s): The Lovin' Spoonful; and various other artists
You and me and rain on the roof Caught up in a summer shower Dryin' while it soaks the flowers Maybe we'll be caught for hours Waitin' out the sun
You and me were gabbin' away Dreamy conversation sittin' in the hay Honey, how long was I laughing in the rain with you 'Cause I didn't feel a drop 'til the thunder brought us to
You and me underneath the roof of tin Pretty comfy feelin' how the rain ain't leakin' in We can sit and dry just as long as it can pour 'Cause the way it makes you look makes me hope it rains some more
You and me and rain on the roof Caught up in a summer shower Dryin' while it soaks the flowers Maybe we'll be caught for hours Waitin' out the sun
The Loving Song Composer(s): Lee Pockriss Performer(s): Nana Mouskouri
There is a song I hear everytime you're near That goes on and on inside my ear It's a natural song for two I'm singing with you It's a melody just for you and me And it's got the sweetest harmony And as long as you want me to I'm singing with you
La la la la la la I'm singing my loving song La la la la la la I'm singing it all day long Not a song that's going strong On any music chart Just a la la la la la la la playing in my heart
It goes round and round with a special sound That you hear wherever love is found And loving you like I do I'm singing with you Nothing can go wrong when we've got a song And someone else to sing along And I hope I will live life through singing with you
La la la la la la I'm singing my loving song La la la la la la I'm singing it all day long Not a song that's going strong On any music chart Just a la la la la la la la playing in my heart
Cheaper To Keep Her
Composer(s): Mack Rise
First release by: Johnnie Taylor - 1973
Covered by multiple other artists
Alright, Lonnie, Junior, the band, the girls and I we're gonna do a song for you now, a little Mac Rise number Hey, all you married men, if you're tied up, you better stay tied up Because it's cheaper to keep her
It's cheaper to keep her It is cheaper to keep her
When your little girl makes you mad You get an attitude and pack your bag Five little children that you're leaving behind You're gonna pay some alimony or do some time
It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her) It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her) See when you get to staring that judge in the face You're gonna wanna cuss the whole human race It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her) Too much to leave that little girl (Cheaper to keep her) It's cheaper, it's cheaper, cheaper, it's cheaper It's cheaper, it's cheaper It's cheaper cheaper cheaper cheaper, yeah
You didn't pay for two dollars to bring the girl home Now you're about to pay two thousand to leave alone See another woman out there, you wanna make a change She ain't gonna watch you 'cause you won't have a damn thing
It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her) Cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her) The time you get to looking at the judge in the face You're gonna wanna cuss the whole human race It's cheaper to keep her (Cheaper to keep her) Cost too much to leave (It's cheaper to keep her) It's cheaper, cheaper, it's cheaper, it's cheaper It's cheaper, cheaper Cheaper cheaper cheaper cheaper, yeah
If you decide to roam and leave your happy home You gotta pay the house note The child support, your insurance Alimony, morgage 1, morgage 2
It's cheaper to keep her It's cheaper to keep her It's cheaper to keep her It's cheaper to keep her It's cheaper to keep her It's cheaper to keep her It's cheaper to keep her It's cheaper to keep her
Rain Dogs Composer(s): Tom Waits Performer(s): Tom Waits
Inside a broken clock Splashing the wine with all the rain dogs Taxi, we'd rather walk Huddle in a doorway with the rain dogs For I am a rain dog, too
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night For it was all ripe for dreaming Oh, how we danced away all of the lights We've always been out of our minds
The rum pours strong and thin Beat out the dustman with the rain dogs Aboard a shipwreck train, Give my umbrella to the rain dogs For I am a rain dog, too
Oh, how we danced with the Rose of Tralee Her long hair black as a raven Oh, how we danced and you whispered to me You'll never be going back home
Oh, how we danced with the Rose of Tralee Her long hair black as a raven Oh, how we danced and you whispered to me You'll never be going back home
The Lovin' Machine Composer(s): Larry Kingston Performer(s): Johnny Paycheck and multiple other artists
The minute that I saw her I knew I just had to have her So I asked if I could take her for a spin When I heard her engine purrin' And I saw her tailights blinkin' I knew I'd never be the same again
So I drove around the corner Up the street and down the highway Showin' off to everybody that I seen She's streamlined, sleek-lookin' Smooth-runnin', fast-movin' Breath-takin' lovin' machine
She's equipped with dual headlights Padded dash and positive traction Instant heat and a six-way swivel seat Ain't no wonder then all The connoisseurs of fine machinery Whistle at me as I drive her down the street
She's got two of the biggest And the prettiest and the roundest Softest, bluest eyes you've ever seen She's streamlined, sleek-lookin' Smooth-runnin', fast-movin' Breath-takin' lovin' machine
If I leave her for a minute All the hot-rods gather 'round her They just can't believe that such a thing is real Oh they've never seen a chassy Quite as slick or half as classy They'd give anything to get behind the wheel
So I keep my little lover Locked up tight and under cover Give no one a chance to yell "mechanics lean" She's streamlined, sleek-lookin' Smooth-runnin', fast-movin' Breath-takin' lovin' machine
She ain't too fast in the take-off But she's a winner in the long run And she's swell on heels when she accelerates If she shimmies just a little At high speeds - well who's complainin'? Fact of the matter is I think it's kind of great!
There's a proper registration Safety check and a set of license Soon I'll take anywhere I choose to be She's streamlined, sleek-lookin' Smooth-runnin', fast-movin' Breath-takin' lovin' machine
Cheap Tequila Composer(s): Rick Derringer Performer(s): Rick Derringer; Johnny Winter
Cheap perfume, sweet perfume Lonely smell that fills the room Roses in your low-rent tomb A picture made of cheap perfume Sad old rag, sad young hag Clothes that hide the early sag Sequins on a lame bag The sparkles of a sad old rag
Drink up and be happy Live just for today Drown in cheap tequila And flush yourself away
Worn out dream, washed up scheme Blueprint for a death machine Scarred wrists on a movie queen A picture of a worn out dream
Drink up and be happy Live just for today Drown in cheap tequila And flush yourself away
Drink up and be happy Live just for today Drown in cheap tequila And flush yourself away
Rain Dance Composer(s): Burton Cummings; Kurt Winter Performer(s): The Guess Who
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Fifi said to Don the baker "Can ya show me how to bake another bun, Don?" And I'm still sittin' with my next door neighbour Sayin', "Where'd ya get the gun, John?"
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Christopher was asking the astronomer "Can your telescope tell me where the sun's gone?" And I'm still sittin' with my next door neighbour Sayin', "Where'd ya get the gun, John?"
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
Changin' just a few things Laughin' while the bell rings on the door Changin' just a few things Shootin' when the bird sings
Changin' just a few things Laughin' while the bell rings on the door Changin' just a few things Shootin' when the bird sings
Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me? Don't ya wanna rain dance with me?
The Loveliest Night Of The Year ((Adapted from: Over The Waves Waltz (The Edison Military Band) - 1904)) Composer(s): Juventino Rosas - Irving Aaronson - Paul Francis Webster Performer(s): Mario Lanza - 1951 and multiple other artists
When you are in love It's the loveliest night of the year Stars twinkle above And you almost can touch them from here
Words fall into rhyme Anytime you are holding me near When you are in love It's the loveliest night of the year!
Waltzing along in the blue like a breeze drifting over the sand Thrilled by the wonder of you and the wonderful touch of your hand and...
My heart starts to beat like a child when a birthday is near So kiss me, my sweet It's the loveliest night of the year!
Te fuiste, amigo, sin decir adiós sin dar ninguna explicación Ya sé que fue por un golpe de tos y no por mala educación Aunque, de todos modos, qué marrón zarpar así, sin avisar sabiendo que sin tu tripulación no te gustaba navegar Pero lo cierto es que no volveré a oír tu "che, quin gust' tu "che, qué bo" tu "che, qué be" tu corazón no lo aguantó te reventó che, qué mal, che, qué mal Qué fuego urgente había que apagar qué prisa en irte, qué ocurrió si a mejor vida no podrás pasar Incluso el Papa te envidió De nada, amigo, te podrás quejar... hasta te amó una emperatriz Tu reino era la Inmensidad del mar y tu bandera, ser feliz Pero lo cierto es que no volveré... Y cuando llegue la "Nit de Sant Joan" oliendo a piras y a jazmín quién montará 'safaris', capitán cazando olores del jardín Y cuando enero sea un atardecer y caiga el sol tras el Montgó quién me dirá: 'ja ho veus, va ser al gener quand Déu va fer la Creació" Pero lo cierto es que no volverá ...
Rain And Tears
((French, German, & Italian Versions: Quelques Larmes De Pluie (by Dalida);
Regenzeit-Tränenleid (by Dalida); Lacrima E Pioggia (by Dalida))
Composer(s): Boris Bergman - E. Papathanassiou
Performer(s): Aphrodite's Child and multiple other artists
Rain and tears Are the same But in the sun You've got to play the game
When you cry In winter time You can pretend It's nothing but the rain
How many times I've seen Tears coming From your blue eyes? Rain and tears Are the same But in the sun You've got to play the game
Give me an answer of love (O, Ooohhh) I need an answer of love (O, Ooohhh)
Rain and tears In the sun But in your heart You feel the rainbow waves
Rain and tears Both I shun For in my heart There'll never be a sun
Rain and tears, Are the same But in the sun You've got to play the game
The Love You Save Composer(s): Corporation Performer(s): The Jackson 5
Stop you'd better save me! Stop, stop, stop you'd better save me!
When we played tag in grade school, you wanted to be it But chasin' boys was just a fad, you crossed your heart you'd quit When we grew up you traded your promise for my ring Now just like back in grade school, you're doing that same old thing!
Stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' take it slow, or someday you'll be all alone Better stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' look both ways before you cross me You're headin' for a danger zone!
I'm the one who loves you, I'm the one you need Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed! They'll ruin your reputation, they'll label you a flirt! The way they talk about you, they'll turn your name to dirt, oh!
Isaac said he kissed you beneath the apple tree When Benjie held your hand he felt electricity When Alexander called you he said he rang your chimes Christopher discovered you're way ahead of your time!
Stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' take it slow or someday you'll be all alone You better stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' look both ways before you cross me You're headin' for a danger zone!
Hold on, hold on, hold on! "S" is for "Save It!" "T" is for "Take It Slow!" "O" is for "Oh no!" "P" is for "Please, please don't go!"
The love you save may be your own Someday you may be all alone Stop it, baby, ooh, you'd better stop! the love you save may be your own! Please, please, cause someday, someday, baby, you'll be all alone!
I'm the one who loves you, I'm the one you need! Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed!
Oh stop! the love you save may be your own, baby! You better stop it, stop it, stop it, girl, or someday you'll be all alone! The way they talk about you, they'll turn your name, turn your name to dirt!
Stop! The love you save may be your own! Don'tcha know, don'tcha know, someday, baby, you'll be all alone?
Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed!
Stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' take it slow...
Che Tesoro Che Sei Composer(s): L. Pardo - Antonello Venditti Performer(s): Antonello Venditti
Che tesoro che sei quando mi guardi quando dici che mi chiami dopo e non mi chiami mai che tesoro che sei quando fai tardi dici scusa sono in mezzo al traffico mi aspetterai e se il nostro poi non fosse amore giuro io non ti lascerei anche se pensi che di te non me ne importa niente anche se non fossi un angelo io non ti cambierei perché sei bella bella bella bella come sei sei bella come ti vorrei che tesoro che sei quando ti svegli quando esci dalla doccia e corri e non ti asciughi mai ti rivesti nel buio e leghi i tuoi capelli un biglietto per me sono pazza di te non lo sai e se il nostro poi non fosse amore giuro io non ti lascerei se pensassi che di me non te ne importa niente anche se non fossi un angelo io non ti cambierei perché sei bella bella bella bella come sei sei bella come ti vorrei che tesoro che sei quando mi guardi quando pensi con gli stessi occhi tu mi lascerai che paura che hai non mi sorprendi perché stare con me non e' bere un caffè tu lo sai e se il nostro poi non fosse amore giuro io non ti lascerei se pensassi che di me non te ne importa niente anche se non fossi un angelo io non ti cambierei perché sei bella bella bella bella come sei sei bella come ti vorrei...
The Love Of My Life Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe
Meg: At sixteen years I was blue and sad then father said I should find a lad So I set out to become a wife An' found the real love of my life His name it was Chris, and the last was MacGill I met him one night pickin' flowers on the hill He had lots of charm an' a certain kind o' touch And a certain kind of eagerness that pleased me very much so there 'neath the moon where romance often springs I gave him my heart--an' a few other things I don't know how long that I stayed up on the hill But the moon had disappeared, and so had Christopher MacGill So I went home an' I thought I'd die Till Father said, make another try So out I went to become a wife An' found the real love of my life He came from the lowlands, the lowlands said he I saw him an' knew he was perfect for me Jus' one thing that puzzled me an' it always will Was he told me he had heard about me from his friend MacGill We quick fell in love an' went down by the creek The next day he said he'd be back in a week An' I thought he would, for now how was I to know That of all the lowland laddies, there was never one as low! I told my father the awful truth He said, "What difference? Ye've got your youth" So out I went mad to be a wife An' found the real love of my life Oh, he was a poet, a rhymer was he He read me some verse he had written for me He said they would move me, these poems from his pen An' how right he was, because they moved me right into the glen We stayed till the dawn came an' lighted the sky Then I shook his hand an' I bid him good-bye I never went back, for what I had heard was true That a poet only writes about the things he cannot do My pa said, "Look out for men who think Ye'll be more certain with men who drink" So out I went to become a wife An' found the real love of my life Oh, he was a solier, a fine Highland son He told me about all the battle he'd won He wasted his time tellin' me about his might For one look at him decided me to not put up a fight We skirmished for hours that night in the glen an' I found the sword has more might than the pen But when I was drowsin' I snored to my dismay An' he thought it was a bugle an' got up an' marched away Now Pa said, "Daughter, there must be one Someone who's true, or too old to run" So I'm still lookin' to be a wife An' find the real love of my life
Che T'aggia Di' Composer(s): Adriano Celentano Performer(s): Mina & Adriana Celentano
Lui: Che t'aggia fa'... Che t'aggia di'... tu si bella si bella si bella ma me decest prima de spusarme ca tu cucinav bene e invece nu (bip) hai fatt quann ce simmo spusate Lei: Teh... ma quann parli te metti pure a fischia'... Lui: quale fischio...chi ha fischiato...??? Lei: ho sentito un fischio... Lui: che t'aggia fa'... che t'aggia di'... che t'aggia fa'... che t'aggia di'... Lei: Madonna mia e che vuoi fa'...??? Lui: Tu si bella tu si bella, ma te l'aggia fa'... Lei: che cosa...??? Lui: te lo devo fare... Lei: che cosa...??? Lui: ti devo fare un bel Paliatone grosso un Paliatone che neanche quando te l'ha fatto tuo padre te lo puoi ricordare... Lei: Teh... e a chi vuoi fa' lu paliatone...??? io prima de spusarme ero accussi' cundenda de spusarm co te pecche' dicevo... penzavo... chissa' quanda bella notte d'amore che passava con lui e invece nu (bip)
Rain Composer(s): Madonna; Shep Pettibone Performer(s): Madonna
I feel it... It's coming...
Rain Feel it on my finger tips, hear it on my window pane Your love's coming down like Rain Wash away my sorrow, take away my pain Your love's coming down like Rain
When your lips are burning mine And you take the time to tell me how you feel When you listen to my words And I know you've heard, I know it's real Rain is what this thunder brings For the first time I can hear my heart sing Call me a fool but I know I'm not I'm gonna stand out here on the mountain top Till I feel your
Rain Feel it on my finger tips, hear it on my window pane Your love's coming down like Rain Wash away my sorrow, take away my pain Your love's coming down like Rain
When you looked into my eyes, and you said goodbye Could you see my tears When I turned the other way Did you hear me say I'd wait for all the dark clouds bursting in a perfect sky You promised me when you said goodbye That you'd return when the storm was done And now I'll wait for the light, I'll wait for the sun Till I feel your
Rain Feel it on my finger tips, hear it on my window pane Your love's coming down like Rain Wash away my sorrow, take away my pain Your love's coming down like Rain
Here comes the sun... here comes the sun And I say... never go away
Waiting is the hardest thing (It's strange I feel like I've known you before) I tell myself that if I believe in you (And I want to understand you) In the dream of you (More and more) With all my heart and all my soul (When I'm with you) That by sheer force of will (I feel like a magical child) I will raise you from the ground (Everything's strange) And without a sound you'll appear (Everything's wild) And surrender to me To love
Rain is what the thunder brings For the first time I can hear my heart sing Call me a fool but I know I'm not I'm gonna stand out here on the mountain top Till I feel your
Rain I feel it... It's coming... Your love's coming down like Rain...
I'll stand out on the mountain top Until I hear you call My name
The Love Nest Composer(s): Louis A. Hirsch - Otto A. Harbach Performer(s): George Burns & Gracie Allen and multiple other artists
Many builders there have been Since the world began Palace, cottage, mansion, inn They have built for man Some were small and some were tall Long or wide or low But the best one of them all Jack built long ago Twas built in bygone days Yet millions sing its praise
Just a love nest Cozy with charm Like a dove nest Down on a farm A veranda with some sort of clinging vine Then a kitchen where some rambler roses twine Then a small room Tea set of blue Best of all, room Dream room for two Better than a palace with a gilded dome Is a love nest You can call home
Building houses still goes on Now as well as then Ancient Jack and Jill are gone Yet return again Ever comes the question old Shall we build for pride Or shall brick and mortar hold Warmth and love inside? The answer you may know Jack solved it long ago
Che Sarà
Composer(s): Jimmy Fontana - Nicola Greco - Franco Migliacci - Carlo Pes
First release by: Ricchi E Poveri - 1971
Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1971 - Aldrig Mer (Hootenanny Singers)
1972 - Qui Saura (Mike Brant)
Paese mio che stai sulla collina disteso come un vecchio addormentato la noia, l'abbandono, il niente son la tua malattia paese mio ti lascio io vado via
Che sarà, che sarà, che sarà Che sarà della mia vita chi lo sa So far tutto o forse niente, da domani si vedrà e sarà, sarà quel che sarà
Gli amici miei son quasi tutti via e gli altri partiranno dopo me Peccato perché stavo bene in loro compagnia ma tutto passa, tutto se ne và
Che sarà, che sarà, che sarà Che sarà della mia vita chi lo sa Con me porto la chitarra e se la notte piangerò una nenia di paese suonerò
Amore mio ti bacio sulla bocca che fu la fonte del mio primo amor ti do L'appuntamento dove e quando non lo so ma so soltanto che ritornerò
