Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Sometimes when worries fill my mind I dream of a different world where life could be fine No one, knows what the future brings Let's work for a better life Where everyone wins
Maybe someday, we'll live together This great big world United forever Domenica (maybe someday we work together This great big world As one forever Domenica)
Somewhere a child is losing faith Its life is filled with fear Day after day Why can't we take the hurt away The road is still so long Let love guide our way.
Maybe someday, we'll live together This great big world United forever Domenica (maybe someday we work together This great big world As one forever Domenica)
Chinatown
Composer(s): Brian Downey - Scott Gorham - Phil Lynott - Snowy White
Performer(s): Thin Lizzy
Living and dying In Chinatown Yes they're living and dying down in old Chinatown You better look around Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown
Laughing and crying you know it's a fact They're not laughing they are crying `Cause they won't be back Oh no you don't come back Not from Chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown
Chinatown, it's a different scene There are people there, they are so obscene If you see what I mean Then they've sold you the dream Down in Chinatown What goes up it must come down
Living and dying There is no release Living and dying There is no relief There is no beliefs Not in Chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown
Recovery Composer(s): Billy Davis; Raynard Miner; Carl Smith Performer(s): Fontella Bass
Ooh baby, recovery Im falling again happiness is in my heart, yeah Though you misuse me, and false accuse me Ive gotten to understand. You treated me like a heart that was used But Ive gotten over you My heart is free its my recovery Im feeling better
I feel good inside the heartache and pain have gone, yeah You want my love, but next time you come along, yeah You treated me like a heart that was used But Ive gotten over you My heart is free its my recovery Im feeling better (Recovery) So much better
Ive got peace of mind this heartache Ive left behind, yeah (Left behind, yeah) And now Im laughing and youll never catch me crying, yeah You treated me like a heart that was used But Ive gotten over you My heart is free its my recovery Im feeling better (Recovery) So much better
Recovery, my heart is free Feeling better (feeling better) So much better (so much better) Feeling better (feeling better) I feel, I feel... Mmm mmm hmm (Mmm mmm hmm) Mmm mmm hmm (Mmm mmm hmm) Hmm hmm (Hmm hmm) Mmm hmm hmm hmm (Mmm hmm hmm hmm)
The Millennium Prayer Composer(s): Traditional - Steven Deal - Paul Field Performer(s): Cliff Richard
Our Father who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done On earth as in heaven Give us Today our daily bread And forgive our sins As we forgive each one of those Who sins against us And lead us not to the time of trial But deliver us from evil For Thine is the kingdom The power and the glory
Our Father who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done On earth as in heaven Give us Today our daily bread And forgive our sins As we forgive each one of those Who sins against us
Lead us not to the time of trial Keep us from evil For Thine is the kingdom The power and the glory
Let all the people say Amen In every tribe and tongue Let every heart's desire be joined To see the kingdom come Let every hope and dream Be born in love again Let all the world sing with one voice Let the people say Amen
Let all the people say Amen In every tribe and tongue Let every heart's desire be joined To see the kingdom come
Let every hope and every dream Be born in love Yeah Let all the world sing with one voice Let the people say Amen
China My China
Composer(s): Brian Eno
First release by: Brian Eno - 1974
In the haze of the morning, china sits on eternity And the opium farmers sell dreams to obscure fraternities On the horizon the curtains are closing
Down in the orchard the aunties and uncles play their games (like it seems they always have done) In the blue distance the vertical offices bear their names (like it seems they always have done) Clocks ticking slowly, dividing the day up
These poor girls are such fun they know what God gave them fingers for (to make percussion over solos)
China my china, Ive wandered around and youre still here (which I guess you should be proud of) Your walls have enclosed you, have kept you at home for thousands of years (but theres something I should tell you) All the young boys are dressing like sailors
I remember a man who jumped out from a window over the bay (there was hardly a raised eyebrow) The coroner told me this kind of thing happens every day You see, from a pagoda, the world is so tidy
Recover Your Soul Composer(s): Elton John; Bernie Taupin Performer(s): Elton John
Baby you're missing something in the air I got a name but it don't matter What's going on, it's cold in here You have a life but it's torn and tattered
Maybe you're losing pieces of your heart You have a world but it stopped turning You lose the day and gain the dark Love was a fire but it stopped burning
Spare your heart, save your soul Don't drag your love across the coals Find your feet and your fortune can be told Release, relax, let go And hey now let's recover your soul
Lazy old sunset sinking like a tear Alone at night in a losing battle That perfect world is never clear You have to fight for the things that matter
Spare your heart, save your soul Don't drag your love across the coals Find your feet and your fortune can be told Release, relax, let go And hey now let's recover your soul
The Milk Of Human Kindness Composer(s): Gary Brooker - Keith Reid Performer(s): Procol Harum
When you knew that I had given all the kindness that I had Did you think that it might be time to stop? When you knew that I was through That Id done all I could do Did you really have to milk the final drop? Not content with my mistake You behaved just like a snake And you left me for a wasp without a sting Tell all my friends back home That I did it on my own And that to their well-worn cares they should cling
When you knew that I had given all the kindness that I had Did you feel you had to break that lonely vow? When you knew that I was through That Id done all I could do Did you really have to sow that final plough? Not content with my mistake, you behaved just like a snake And you left me for a wasp without a sting Tell all the folks back home that he did it on his own And that to their well-worn cares they should cling
China Grove Composer(s): Tom Johnston Performer(s): The Doobie Brothers; Pickin' On; The Wynners
When the sun comes up on a sleepy little town down around San Antone and the folks are risin' for another day 'round about their homes The people of the town are strange and they're proud of where they came
Well, you're talkin' 'bout China Grove, wo, oh, oh oh, China Grove
Well, the preacher and the teacher Lord, they're a caution, they are the talk of the town When the gossip gets to flyin' and they ain't lyin' when the sun goes fallin' down They say that the father's insane and dear Missus Perkin's a game
We're talkin' 'bout the China Grove, wo, oh, oh oh, China Grove
But ev'ryday there's a new thing comin' the ways of an oriental view The sheriff and his buddies with their samurai swords you can even hear the music at night And though it's part of the Lone Star State people don't seem to care they just keep on lookin' to the East
L'esquimese ((Adapted from: Quinn The Eskimo (Bob Dylan) - 1967)) Composer(s): Bob Dylan - Mogol Performer(s): I Dik Dik - 1968
Correte qui, correte là mai niente al mondo più vi piacerà
C'è chi fa le navi e chi le affonderà c'è chi scrive musica e chi la copierà c'è chi pensa ai soldi e chi pensa ai fatti suoi
Ma se l'esquimese viene qui tutti corrono a vedere lui
Correte qui, correte là mai niente al mondo più vi piacerà
Ti piace più lo zucchero e fare quel che vuoi ti piace stare a pancia in su e fare niente mai allungar la mano e poi mangiare quel che vuoi
Ma se l'esquimese viene qui corri sempre a vedere lui Vuoi dormire e purtroppo c'è un gatto che fa miao nessuno dorme mai per tutti è un incubo oramai di notte tu pensi troppo così tu non sogni più Ma se l'esquimese arriva qui sono certo dormirai anche tu
Correte qui, correte là mai niente al mondo più vi piacerà
China Girl
Composer(s): David Bowie - Iggy Pop
First release by: Iggy Pop - 1977
Covered by multiple other artists
I could escape this feeling, with my China Girl I feel a wreck without my, little China Girl I hear her heart beating, loud as thunder Saw they stars crashing
I'm a mess without my, little China Girl Wake up mornings where's my, little China Girl I hear her heart's beating, loud as thunder Saw they stars crashing down
I feel a-tragic like I'm Marlon Brando When I look at my China Girl I could pretend that nothing really meant too much When I look at my China Girl
I stumble into town just like a sacred cow Visions of swastikas in my head Plans for everyone It's in the whites of my eyes
My little China Girl You shouldn't mess with me I'll ruin everything you are I'll give you television I'll give you eyes of blue I'll give you a man who wants to rule the world
And when I get excited My little China Girl says Oh baby just you shut your mouth She says ... sh-sh-shhh
Recordando A Glenn Composer(s): Miguel Gallardo Performer(s): Miguel Gallardo
Después de poder a mis padres convencer mi guitarra conseguí y en un grupo me metí me gustaba Glenn y los Rolling Stone sus notas copie y sus gestos imite Recordando a Glenn recordando a Glenn recordando a Glenn, Glenn, Glenn me emociono otra vez Peinado hacia atrás chaqueta de piel ponía mi ilusión a cada actuación a mi chica le conté que una estrella iba a ser ella me siguió y me ayudo Recordando a Glenn recordando a Glenn recordando a Glenn, Glenn, Glenn me emociono otra vez Hoy voy a escuchar un disco de Glenn y me emocionó cuanto me alegró aunque no llegué a una estrella ser me supistes ayudar fuiste mi primera fans Recordando a Glenn recordando a Glenn recordando a Glenn, Glenn, Glenn me emocionó otra vez
Quinn The Eskimo ((aka Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann) - 1968)) ((Italian Version: L'esquimese (I Dik Dik) - 1968)) Composer(s): Bob Dylan First recording/First release by: Bob Dylan - 1967/Manfred Mann - 1968 Covered by multiple other artists
Ev'rybody's building the big ships and the boats Some are building monuments Others, jotting down notes Ev'rybody's in despair Ev'ry girl and boy But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here Ev'rybody's jump for joy Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
I like to do just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet But guarding fumes and making haste It ain't my cup of meat Ev'rybody's just standing 'round 'neath the trees Feeding pigeons on a limb But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here them pigeons'll go to him Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
A cat's meow and a cow's moo, I can recite 'em all Just tell me where it hurts honey And I'll tell you who to call Nobody can get any sleep There's someone on ev'ryone's toes But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here Ev'rybody's gonna doze Come all without, come all within You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Reconsider Me Composer(s): Margaret Lewis; Mira Smith Performer(s): Johnny Adams
Hello baby, yes it's really me After the wrong I've done Guess you're surprised to see me here at your door Like a sparrow with a broken wing Who's come back to beg you reconsider me Oh, reconsider me I can't make it without your love, you see Just let me and I'll love you eternally Oh baby, reconsider me
I learned the truth about the so-called good life It was just a candle too short to burn the night Now the darkness in my heart I bring to you in plea Oh light my way again reconsider me Oh reconsider me I can[t make it without your love, you see So just let me and I'll love you eternally Oh baby reconsider me
The Midnight Special ((Adapted from: Pistol Pete's Midnight Special (Dave Cutrell with McGinty's Oklahoma Cow Boy Band) - 1926)) ((French Version: Laisse Tomber Le Ciel (Eddy Mitchell) - 1977)) Composer(s): Traditional - John C. Fogerty Performer(s): Creedence Clearwater Revival - 1969 and multiple other artists
Well, you wake up in the morning, you hear the work bell ring And they march you to the table to see the same old thing Ain't no food upon the table, and no pork up in the pan But you better not complain, boy, you get in trouble with the man
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a ever-loving light on me
Yonder come miss Rosie, how in the world did you know? By the way she wears her apron, and the clothes she wore Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand She come to see the governor, she wants to free her man
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a ever-loving light on me
If you're ever in Houston, well, you better do the right You better not gamble, there, you better not fight, at all Or the sheriff will grab you and the boys will bring you down The next thing you know, boy, Oh! You're prison bound
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a ever-loving light on me
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a ever-loving light on me
Chim Chim Cher-Ee
Composer(s): Richard M. Sherman - Robert B. Sherman
First release by: Dick van Dyke, Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber - 1964
Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1964 - Chem Cheminée (Christiane Legrand & Bob Martin)
1965 - Tjim-Tjim-Tjeri (Raquel Rastenni)
(Bert:) Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-ee! A sweep is as lucky As lucky can be
Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-oo! Good luck will rub off when I shakes 'ands with you Or blow me a kiss And that's lucky too
Now as the ladder of life 'As been strung You may think a sweep's On the bottommost rung
Though I spends me time In the ashes and smoke In this 'ole wide world There's no 'appier bloke
Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-ee! A sweep is as lucky As lucky can be
Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-oo! Good luck will rub off when I shakes 'ands with you
(All:) Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-ee! A sweep is as lucky As lucky can be
Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-oo! Good luck will rub off when I shakes 'ands with you
(Bert:) I choose me bristles with pride Yes, I do A broom for the shaft And a broom for the flume
Up where the smoke is All billered and curled 'Tween pavement and stars Is the chimney sweep world
When the's 'ardly no day Nor 'ardly no night There's things 'alf in shadow And 'alf way in light On the roof tops of London Coo, what a sight!
*Next stanza is not on the soundtrack*
Though I'm covered with soot From me 'ead to me toes A sweep knows 'e's welcome Wherever 'e goes
(Mary:) Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-ee! When you're with a sweep You're in glad company
(Bert:) No where is there A more 'appier crew
(Both:) Than them wot sings "Chim chim cher-ee Chim cher-oo!" On the chim chiminey Chim chim cher-ee Chim cher-oo!
Reconsider Baby Composer(s): Lowell Fulson Performer(s): Lowell Fulson; and various other artists
So long, oh how I hate to see you go So long, oh how I hate to see you go And the way that I will miss you I guess you will never know
We've been together so long, to have to separate this way We've been together so long, to have to separate this way I'm gonna let you go ahead on baby Pray that you'll come back home some day
You said you once had loved me, but now I guess you have changed your mind You said you once had loved me, but now I guess you have changed your mind Why don't you reconsider baby Give yourself just a little more time
The Midnight Oil Composer(s): Joseph Allen Performer(s): Barbara Mandrell; Gretchen Wilson
That call was from the office and I guess I'll have to burn the midnight oil again And hon' you know how much the boss Depends on me to lend a helping hand I watch him in the mirror as I lie And tell him I don't know how late I'll be While I'm puttin' on my make-up I'm puttin' on the one that really loves me
The girls all got together and they called To see if I could have some fun tonight But you know me, the only thing I do Is go to work and watch TV And I watch him in the mirror as I lie And tell him I don't know how late I'll be While I'm puttin' on my make-up I'm puttin' on the one that really loves me
And tonight I'll cheat again And tomorrow I'll be sorry And I'll feel kind o' dirty 'Cause I'll have the midnight oil all over me God knows his dream would shatter If he knew the devil had me and won't set me free While I'm puttin' on my make-up I'm puttin' on the one that really loves me
While I'm puttin' on my make-up I'm puttin' on the one that really loves me
Chem Cheminée
((Adapted from: Chim Chim Cher-Ee (Dick van Dyke, Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber) - 1964))
((Danish Version: Tjim-Tjim-Tjeri ((Raquel Rastenni) - 1965))
Composer(s): Richard M. Sherman - Robert B. Sherman - René Lucades
Performer(s): Christiane Legrand & Bob Martin - 1964
Chem-Cheminée Chem-Cheminée Chem-Chem Chéri Pour avoir de la chance Prends ta chance telle qu'elle vient
Chem-Cheminée Chem-Cheminée Chem-Chem Cheroo
Dans vos mains je trouve chaque fois mon étoile d'or Un baiser aussi, c'est de la chance encore Dans l'escalier de la vie qu'est bien grand Les marches les plus basses sont pour le pauvre ramoneur Je vis ma vie les mains dans la suie ça se peut Mais y'a sur cette planète peu de types plus heureux
Chem-Cheminée Chem-Cheminée Chem-Chem Chéri Pour avoir de la chance Prends ta chance telle qu'elle vient
Chem-Cheminée Chem-Cheminée Chem-Chem Cheroo Dans vos mains la chance Met un bon numéro
Chem-Cheminée Chem-Cheminée Chem-Chem Chéri Pour avoir de la chance Prends ta chance telle qu'elle vient
Chem-Cheminée Chem-Cheminée Chem-Chem Cheroo Dans vos mains la chance Met un bon numéro
J'fais le choix de mes brosses avec soin, voyez-vous Une brosse pour ceci et une pour le tuyau J'aime bien quand je monte là-haut Parce que c'est entre les pavés et les nuages que l'on domine ce monde Quand on est à mi-chemin du jour et de la nuit À l'heure où chaque chose baigne dans la demi-clarté Sur les hauts toits de Londres, oh, quelle beauté !
Chem-Cheminée Chem-Cheminée Chem-Chem Chéri Joyeux mais bohèmes Voilà les ramoneurs
Nulle part ailleurs On ne voit de types plus heureux
Ces braves gens qui chantent Chem chéri Chem cheroo
