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City Of New Orleans
Composer(s): Steve Goodman
First release by: Steve Goodman - 1971
Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1973 - 'T Is Weer Voorbij Die Mooie Zomer (Gerard Cox)
1973 - Salut Les Amoureux (Joe Dassin)
1975 - Wann Wird's Mal Wieder Richtig Sommer (Rudi Carrell)
2003 - Een Memorabele Zomer (Tom van Stiphout & Paul Poelmans)
Riding on the City of New Orleans
Illinois Central Monday morning rail
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail
All along the southbound odyssey
The train pulls out at Kankakee
Rolls along past houses, farms and fields
Passin' trains that have no names
Freight yards full of old black men
And the graveyards of the rusted automobiles
Good morning America how are you?
Don't you know me I'm your native son
I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
Dealin' card games with the old men in the club car
Penny a point ain't no one keepin' score
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
Feel the wheels rumblin' 'neath the floor
And the sons of pullman porters
And the sons of engineers
Ride their father's magic carpets made of steel
Mothers with their babes asleep
Are rockin' to the gentle beat
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel
Good morning America how are you?
Don't you know me I'm your native son
I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
Nighttime on The City of New Orleans
Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee
Half way home, we'll be there by morning
Through the Mississippi darkness
Rolling down to the sea
And all the towns and people seem
To fade into a bad dream
And the steel rails still ain't heard the news
The conductor sings his song again
The passengers will please refrain
This train's got the disappearing railroad blues
Good night, America, how are you?
Don't you know me I'm your native son
I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
The Rainbow Connection Composer(s): Paul Williams - Kenny Ascher First release by: Jim Henson - 1979 Covered by multiple other artists
Why are there so many Songs about rainbows And what's on the other side Rainbow's are visions They're only illusions And rainbows have nothing to hide So we've been told and some chose to Believe it But I know they're wrong wait and see
Someday we'll find it The Rainbow Connection The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that every wish Would be heard and answered When wished on the morning star Somebody thought of that And someone believed it And look what it's done so far What's so amazing That keeps us star gazing What so we think we might see
Someday we'll find it That Rainbow Connection The lovers the dreamers and me
All of us under its spell we know that it's probably magic
Have you been half asleep And have you heard voices I've heard them calling my name Are these the sweet sounds that called The young sailors I think they're one and the same I've heard it too many times to ignore it There's something that I'm supposed to be
Someday we'll find it The Rainbow Connection The lovers, the dreamers and me
Wann Wird's Mal Wieder Richtig Sommer
((Adapted from: City Of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) - 1971))
Composer(s): Steve Goodman - Thomas Woitkewitsch
Performer(s): Rudi Carrell - 1975
Versions In Other Languages:
1973 - 'T Is Weer Voorbij Die Mooie Zomer (Gerard Cox)
1973 - Salut Les Amoureux (Joe Dassin)
2003 - Een Memorabele Zomer (Tom van Stiphout & Paul Poelmans)
Wir brauchten früher keine große Reise Wie wurden braun auf Borkum und auf Sylt Doch heute sind die Braunen nur noch Weiße Denn hier wird man ja doch nur tiefgekühlt Ja früher gab's noch Hitzefrei Das Freibad war schon auf im Mai Ich saß bis in die Nacht vor unserem Haus Da hatten wir noch Sonnenbrand und Riesenquallen an dem Strand, und Eis und jeder Schutzmann zog die Jacke aus
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer - ein Sommer wie er früher einmal war? Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Und was wir da für Hitzewellen hatten Pulloverfabrikanten gingen ein Da gab es bis zu 40 Grad im Schatten Wir mußten mit dem Wasser sparsam sein Die Sonne knallte ins Gesicht da brauchte man die Sauna nicht Ein Schaf war damals froh wenn man es schor Es war hier wie in Afrika Wer durfte machte FKK Doch heut, heut summen alle Mücken laut im Chor
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer - ein Sommer wie er früher einmal war? Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Der Winter war der Reinfall des Jahrhunderts Nur über tausend Meter gab es Schnee Mein Milchmann sagt: Dies Klima hier wen wunderts denn Schuld daran ist nur die SPD Ich find das geht ein bißchen weit doch bald ist wieder Urlaubszeit und wer von uns denkt da nicht dauernd dran Trotz allem glaub ich unbeirrt daß unser Wetter besser wird nur wann, und diese Frage geht uns alle an!
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer - ein Sommer wie es früher einmal war? Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer - ein Sommer wie es früher einmal war? Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Renegade Composer(s): Tommy Shaw Performer(s): Styx
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life
from the long arm of the law Law man has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home The jig is up, the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for a bounty Never more to go astray This'll be the end today Of the wanted man
Oh Mama, I've been years on the lam and had a high price on my head Lawman said 'Get him dead or alive' and it's for sure he'll see me dead Dear Mama I can hear you cryin', you're so scared and all alone Hangman is comin' down from the gallows and I don't have very long
The jig is up, the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for a bounty Never more to go astray The judge'll have revenge today On the wanted man
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law Law man has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home
The jig is up, the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for a bounty Never more to go astray This'll be the end today Of the wanted man
City Lights
Composer(s): Bill Anderson
First recording/First release by: Bill Anderson - 1957/1958
Covered by multiple other artists
A bright array of city lights as far as I can see The Great White Way shines through the night for lonely guys like me The cabarets and honky tonks, their flashing signs invite A broken heart to lose itself in the glow of city lights
Lights that say "Forget her name in a glass of sherry wine" Lights that offer other girls for empty hearts like mine They paint a pretty picture of a world that's gay and bright But it's just a mask for loneliness behind those city lights
The world was dark and God made stars to brighten up the night But God who put the stars above I don't believe He made those lights For it's just a place for men to cry when things don't turn out right Just a place to run away and hide behind those city lights
Lights that say "Forget her love in a different atmosphere" Lights that lure are nothing but a masquerade for tears They paint a pretty picture but my arms can't hold them tight And I just can't say "I love you" to a street of city lights
The Rain Song Composer(s): Robert Plant - Jimmy Page First release by: Led Zeppelin - 1973 Covered by multiple other artists
This is the springtime of my loving - the second season I am to know You are the sunlight in my growing - so little warmth I felt before It isn't hard to feel me glowing - I watched the fire that grew so low It is the summer of my smiles - flee from me Keepers of the Gloom Speak to me only with your eyes it is to you I give this tune It isn't hard to recognise - these things are clear to all from time to time
Talk Talk - I felt the coldness of my winter I never thought it would ever go I cursed the gloom that set upon us but I know that I love you so but I know that I love you so
These are the seasons of emotion And like the winds they rise and fall This is the wonder of devotion - I see the torch we all must hold This is the mystery of the quotient Upon us all a little rain must fall
The Rain In Spain ((Dutch Version: Het Spaanse Graan (Wim Sonneveld)) Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe First performance/First release by: Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Robert Coote - 1956 Covered by multiple other artists
Servants: Poor Professor Higgins! Poor Professor Higgins! Night and day He slaves away! Oh, poor Professor Higgins! All day long On his feet Up and down until he's numb Doesn't rest Doesn't eat Doesn't touch a crumb! Poor Professor Higgins! Poor Professor Higgins! On he plods Against all odds Oh, poor Professor Higgins! Nine p.m. Ten p.m. On through midnight ev'ry night One a.m. Two a.m. Three...! Quit, Professor Higgins! Quit, Professor Higgins! Hear our plea Or payday we Will quit, Professor Higgins! Ay not I O not Ow Pounding pounding in our brain Ay not I O not Ow Don't say "Rine," say "Rain"...
Eliza The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Henry By George, she's got it! By George, she's got it! Now, once again where does it rain?
Eliza On the plain! On the plain!
Henry And where's that soggy plain?
Eliza In Spain! In Spain!
The three The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain! The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Henry In Hartford, Hereford, and Hampshire...?
Eliza Hurricanes hardly happen How kind of you to let me come!
Henry Now once again, where does it rain?
Eliza On the plain! On the plain!
Henry And where's that blasted plain?
Eliza In Spain! In Spain!
The three The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain! The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Città Vuota
((Adapted from: It's a Lonely Town (Lonely Without You) (Gene McDaniels) - 1963))
Composer(s): Doc Pomus - Mort Shuman - Giuseppe Cassia
Performer(s): Mina - 1963
Le strade piene, la folla intorno a me mi parla e ride e nulla sa di te io vedo intorno a me chi passa e va ma so che la città vuota mi sembrerà se non ci sei tu c'e' chi ogni sera mi vuole accanto a sé ma non m'importa se i suoi baci mi darà io penso sempre a te, soltanto a te e so che la città vuota mi sembrerà se non torni tu come puoi tu vivere ancor solo senza me non senti tu che non finì il nostro amor le strade vuote deserte sempre più leggo il tuo nome ovunque intorno a me torna da me amor e non sarà più vuota la città ed io vivrò con te tutti i miei giorni tutti i mie giorni, tutti i miei giorni
G.T.O. Composer(s): John Wilkin Performer(s): Ronnie & The Daytonas
Little GTO, you're really lookin' fine Three deuces and a four-speed and a 389 Listen to her tachin' up now listen to her why-ee-eye-ine C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
You oughta see her on a road course or a quarter mile This little modified Pon-Pon has got plenty of style She beats the gassers and the rail jobs, really drives 'em why-ee-eye-ild C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GT") wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Gonna save all my money (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and buy a GTO (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) Get a helmet and a roll bar (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and I'll be ready to go (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) Take it out to Pomona (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and let 'em know (turnin' it on, blowin' it out), yeah, yeah That I'm the coolest thing around Little buddy, gonna shut you down When I turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GT) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GT) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little GT) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
The Race Is On Composer(s): Don Rollins First release by: Jimmie Gray - 1963 Covered by multiple other artists
I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside Like my heart's sprung a big break And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful That I may never shake You might say that I was taking it hard Oh, she wrote me off with a call But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow When I may break right down and bawl?
Well, the race is on and here comes Pride up the backstretch Heartaches are going to the in-side My Tears are holding back They're tryin' not to fall My Heart's out of the running True Love's scratched for another's sake The race is on and it looks like Heartaches And the winner loses all
One day I ventured in love, never once suspectin' What the final result would be How I lived in fear of waking up each morning And thinkin' that you're gone from me There's ache and pain in my heart For today was the one that I hated to face Somebody new came up to win her I came out in second place
Well, the race is on and here comes Pride up the backstretch Heartaches are going to the in-side My Tears are holding back They're tryin' not to fall My Heart's out of the running True Love's scratched for another's sake The race is on and it looks like Heartaches And the winner loses all
Well, the race is on and here comes Pride up the backstretch Heartaches are going to the in-side My Tears are holding back They're tryin' not to fall My Heart's out of the running True Love's scratched for another's sake The race is on and it looks like Heartaches And the winner loses all
It's A Lonely Town (Lonely Without You)
((Italian Version: Città Vuota (Mina) - 1963))
Composer(s): Doc Pomus - Mort Shuman
First release by: Gene McDaniels - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists
The streets are crowded, people are everywhere The sounds of laughter and music fill the air Thousands of people walk and sing and talk along the avenue But it's a lonely town, lonely without you
I go out dancing with someone new each night And it means nothing if she lets me hold her tight 'Cause no one's warm embrace or lovely face can thrill me like you do But it's a lonely town, lonely without you
Where can you be? All of our friends keep asking me Where have you gone? Without you love I can't go on I feel l ike crying each time I hear your name 'Cause since you left me this town's just not the same
So come back home and then we'll live again The happiness we knew 'Cause it's a lonely town, lonely without you
Lonely without you Lonely without you Lonely without you Lonely without you ...
G.I. Jive Composer(s): Johnny Mercer Performer(s): Johnny Mercer; and various other artists
This is the G.I. Jive Man alive It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille Over your bed when you arrive Jack, that's the G. I. Jive Roodley-toot Jump in your suit Make a salute Boot!
After you wash and dress More or less You go get your breakfast In a beautiful little cafe they call The Mess Jack, when you convalesce Outta your seat Into the street Make with the feet Reet!
If you're a P-V-T, your duty Is to salute to L-I-E-U-T But if you brush the L-I-E-U-T The M-P makes you K-P on the Q-T
This is the G.I. Jive Man alive They give you a private tank That features a little device called fluid drive Jack, after you revive Chuck all your junk Back in the trunk Fall on your bunk Clunk!
Soon you're countin' jeeps But before you count to five Seems you're right back diggin' that G.I. Jive
Citizen Of The Planet Composer(s): Paul Simon Performer(s): Simon & Garfunkel
I am a citizen of the planet I was born here Im going to die here Come what may I am entitled by my birth To the treasures of the earth No one must be denied these No one must be denied Easy dreams At the end of a chain-smokin day Easy dreams at the end of the day
Who am I to believe That the future we perceive Lies in danger and the dangers increase Who are we to demand That the leaders of the land Hear the voices of reason and peace
We are the citizens of the planet We were born here Were going to die here Come what may We are entitled by our birth To the treasures of the earth No one must be denied these No one must be denied Easy dreams at the end of a chain-smokin day Easy dreams at the end of the day
Who am I to deny What my eyes can clearly see And raise a child with a flame in his heart Who are we to believe That these thoughts are so naïve When weve all disagreed from the start
We are the citizens of the planet We were born here Were gong to die here Come what may We are entitled by our birth To the treasures of the earth No one must be denied these No one must be denied Easy dreams at the end of a chain-smokin day Easy dreams at the end of the day
