Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Trees They Do Grow High (Adapted from: Lady Mary Anne - 1792) (Traditional) Performer(s): Joan Baez - 1961
The trees they grow high, the leaves they do grow green Many is the time my true love I've seen Many an hour I have watched him all alone He's young, but he's daily growing
Father, dear father, you've done me great wrong You have married me to a boy who is too young I'm twice twelve and he is but fourteen He's young, but he's daily growing
Daughter, dear daughter, I've done you no wrong I have married you to a great lord's son He'll be a man for you when I am dead and gone He's young, but he's daily growing
Father, dear father, if you see fit We'll send him to college for another year yet I'll tie blue ribbons all around his head To let the maidens know that he's married
One day I was looking o'er my father's castle wall I spied all the boys a-playing at the ball My own true love was the flower of them all He's young, but he's daily growing
And so early in the morning, at the dawning of the day They went out into the hayfield to have some sport and play And what they did there, she never would declare But she never more complained of his growing
At the age of fourteen, he was a married man At the age of fifteen, the father of a son At the age of sixteen, his grave it was green And death had put an end to his growing
I'll buy my love some flannel and I will make a shroud With every stitch I put in it, the tears they will pour down With every stitch I put in it, how the tears will flow Cruel fate has put an end to his growing
Come un ragazzo ho i capelli giù porti il maglione che porti tu e con la cinta mi tengo su i pantalon Come un ragazzo mi ostino un po' e quando guardi negli occhi miei non sono quella che abbassa mai per prima i suoi
Ma poi una ragazzina lo sai che io son per te E che se non ti ho vicino non so cosa far di me
Come un ragazzo ho una moto che tocca i duecento quando mi va ed ho una gang di amici che da retta a me Come un ragazzo per la città cammino e vado di qua e di la non ho paura di gente che ce l'ha con me
Però una ragazzina sarò sempre accanto a te E tu tutto quel che vuoi lo sai che puoi far di me
Come un ragazzo ho i capelli giù porti il maglione che porti tu e con la cinta mi tengo su i pantalon Come un ragazzo mi ostino un po' e quando guardi negli occhi miei non sono quella che abbassa mai per prima i suoi
Però una ragazzina sarò sempre accanto a te
Ma si la tua ragazzina ed e' molto meglio sai cosi
Rock & Roll Queen Composer(s): Mick Ralphs Performer(s): Mott The Hoople; Cobra Verde; Spiders & Snakes
Listen woman you needn't look so stupid when I call your name out loud 'Cause everybody thinks you're a sweet smelling girl with intelligence and you know how I wouldn't want anyone else to know About the way you really are You're just a rock and roll queen You know what I mean And I'm just a rock and roll star
Listen woman you needn't go to bed with everybody that you meet Cause everybody thinks you're a sweet little girl with intelligence in your feet I wouldn't want anyone else to know About the way you really are You're just a rock and roll queen You know what I mean And I'm just a rock and roll star Alright! You're just a rock and roll queen You know what I mean And I'm just a rock and roll star
The Trees In Grosvenor Square Composer(s): Bob Whittam Performer(s): Doreen Lundy & The Radio Revellers
The trees in Grosvenor Square What secrets do they share Our hopes and fears Theyve sheltered through the years Those lovely trees in Grosvenor Square But now the trees are bare No longer do we linger there I heard them sigh the night we said goodbye And whispered a prayer in Grosvenor Square
They seemed to know that my heart travelled with you (Oh London is not the same) The trees with a sigh lift their arms to the sky And softly whisper your name They say please dont despair For sign of spring are everywhere They know that soon Ill find you again With moonlight touching your hair Beneath the trees in Grosvenor Square Those wise old trees The trees in Grosvenor Square
Those wise old trees The trees in Grosvenor Square In Grosvenor Square
Com'è Triste Venezia ((Adapted from: Que C'est Triste Venise (Charles Aznavour) - 1964)) Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Françoise Dorin - Mogol Performer(s): Charles Aznavour - 1970 and multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1965 - How Sad Venice Can Be (Charles Aznavour) 1965 - Venice Blue (Bobby Darin) 1965 - Venedig In Grau (Corry Brokken) 1965 - Venecia Sin Ti (Charles Aznavour) 1965 - É Tão Triste Veneza (Agnaldo Timóteo)
Comè triste Venezia Soltanto un anno dopo Comè triste Venezia Se non si ama più Si cercano parole che nessuno dirà E si vorrebbe piangere Ma ormai non si può più Comè triste Venezia Se nella barca cè Soltanto un gondoliere Che guarda verso te E non ti chiede niente Perché negli occhi tuoi E nella mente tua Cè soltanto lei
Comè triste Venezia Soltanto un anno dopo Comè triste Venezia Se non si ama più I musei e le chiese Si aprono per noi Ma non lo sanno Che ormai tu non ci sei Troppo triste Venezia Di sera la laguna Se si cerca una mano Che non si trova più Si fa dellironia Davanti a quella luna Che un dì ti ha vista mia E non ti vede più
Addio gabbiani in volo Che un giorno salutaste Due punti neri al suolo Addio anche da lei Comè triste Venezia Soltanto un anno dopo Comè triste Venezia Se non si ama più
Rock & Roll Music Composer(s): Chuck Berry Performer(s): Chuck Berry; and various other artists
Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with me
I've got no kick against modern jazz Unless they try to play it too darn fast And lose the beauty of the melody Until they sound just like a symphony
That's why I go for that that rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with me
I took my loved one over 'cross the tracks So she can hear my man awail a sax I must admit they have a rockin' band Man, they were blowin' like a hurrican'
That's why I go for that that rock and roll music Any old way you choose it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with me
Way down South they had a jubilee The jokey folks they had a jamboree They're drinkin' home brew from a water cup The folks dancin' there are all shook up
And started playin' that that rock and roll music Any old time you use it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with me
Don't care to hear 'em play a tango And In The Mood they take a mambo It's way to early for a congo So keep a rockin' that piano
That's why I go for that that rock and roll music Any old time you use it It's got a back beat, you can't lose it Any old time you use it It's gotta be rock roll music If you wanna dance with me If you wanna dance with me
The Treasure Of Love Composer(s): Joeseph Shapiro - Lou Stallman Performer(s): Clyde McPhatter and multiple other artists
The treasure of love is easy to find It's waiting for you if your heart isn't blind The treasure of love is not very far It glows like a fire and it shines like a star It's stronger than diamonds Worth more than gold For this is a treasure that never grows old The treasure of love is found on no chart To find where it is just look in your heart
É Tão Triste Veneza ((Adapted from: Que C'est Triste Venise (Charles Aznavour) - 1964)) Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Françoise Dorin - Maria Izabel Performer(s): Agnaldo Timóteo - 1965
Versions In Other Languages: 1965 - How Sad Venice Can Be (Charles Aznavour) 1965 - Venice Blue (Bobby Darin) 1965 - Venedig In Grau (Corry Brokken) 1965 - Venecia Sin Ti (Charles Aznavour) 1970 - Com'è Triste Venezia (Charles Aznavour)
É tão triste Veneza No tempo da saudade É tão triste Veneza Se o amor terminou
Busca-se carinho Encontra-se tristeza A curva do caminho Tua sombra apagou
É tão triste Veneza Quando ouço no ar Barcarolas que vem Minha dor realçar O coração se aperta Quando as gôndolas passam Acobertando amantes Que felizes se abraçam
É tão triste Veneza No tempo da saudade É tão triste Veneza Se o amor terminou
Os museus, as igrejas Abrem em vão suas portas Mostrando belezas Inúteis e mortas
É tão triste Veneza A noite olhando o mar Quando se está sozinho E não se quer chorar E quando se ironiza O que ficou pra traz Querendo esquecer O que não se tem mais
Adeus, todos os pombos Que foram tão amigos Ponte dos Suspiros Adeus, sonhos perdidos
É tão triste Veneza No templo da saudade É tão triste Veneza Se o amor terminou
Rock & Roll Lullaby Composer(s): Barry Mann; Cynthia Weil Performer(s): B.J. Thomas; and various other artists
She was just sixteen and all alone when I came to be So we grew up together, my mama-child and me Now things were bad and she was scared but whenever I would cry She'd calm my fear and dry my tears With a rock and roll lullaby
And she'd sing Sha-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, it'll be all right Sha-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, just hold on tight Sing it to me, mama My, my, my, my mama Sing it sweet and clear, oh mama let me hear That old rock and roll lullaby
We made it through the lonely days but, Lord, the nights were long And we'd dream of better mornin's when mama sang a song Now I can't recall the words at all, it don't make sense to try 'cause I just knew lotsa love came through In that rock and roll lullaby
And she'd sing Sha-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, it'll be all right Sha-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, just hold on tight I can hear ya, mama My, my, my, my mama Nothin' moves my soul like the sound of the good old Rock and roll lullaby
Travels of Jaimie McPheeters Performer(s): The Osmonds
From mountains high to valleys low, they speak the name of Jamie-O Who with his pa, went searching for that gold in old California By riverboat and wagon train, old Doc McPheeters crossed the plains And told his son, keep moving on there's gold in old California Go westward ho, young Jamie-O and you'll find fortune and fame
And to this day when tales are told of pioneers a thousand fold McPheeters' name still shines like gold from Maine to old California Go westward ho, young Jamie-O, and you'll find fortune and fame And to this day when tales are told of pioneers a thousand fold McPheeters' name still shines like gold from Maine to old California From Maine to old California
Rock And Roll Love Letter Composer(s): Tim Moore Performer(s): Bay City Rollers; and various other artists
Dear sister poet, dear brother poet too These tears that words are Make me wanna be with you But I need to spend my body I'm a music makin man And no page can release it like this amplifier can
This is my rock and roll love letter to you This is my rock and roll love letter to you Gonna sign it, gonna seal it, gonna mail it away Gonna mail it today
God I must be crazy to express myself this way But there ain't much romance livin in the U.S.A. This guitar is a blessing, This piano is a muse And electricity's a devil with a twenty amp fuse
This is my rock and roll love letter to you This is my rock and roll love letter to you Gonna sign it, gonna seal it, gonna mail it away Gonna mail it to, gonna mail it today
Dear mama, papa hey your boy is doin fine And this energy, you gave him Keeps on tryin to unwind 'Cause I see an ancient rhythm In a man's genetic code Gonna keep on rock and rollin Fill my genes explode (repeat chorus)
This is my rock and roll love letter to you This is my rock and roll love letter to you Gonna rock it, gonna seel it, gonna slake it away Send me back one, send me back on someday
The Train Composer(s): Irving Berlin Performer(s): Allyn McLerie & Joe Milan
Crowd: There she is! Mayor: Liberty, Miss Liberty, we're happy you came to Detroit Crowd: Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Mayor: Liberty, Miss Liberty, you honor the name of Detroit Crowd: Wheeeeee! Monique: I thank you Man: She thanks you Train: She thanks you Monique: I thank you from the bottom of my heart Crowd: From the bottom of her heart Monique: I thank you Crowd: You're welcome! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Monique: Goodbye!
Crowd: There she is! Club Woman: Liberty, Miss Liberty, we're happy you came here to Duluth Crowd: Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Club Woman: Liberty, Miss Liberty Monique: I thank you Train: She thanks you Monique: I thank you from the bottom of my heart Crowd: Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Monique: Goodbye!
Monique: From the bottom of my heart, Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye!
Come Tomorrow Composer(s): Barry Gibb; Ashley Gibb; Stephen Gibb Performer(s): Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
Are you ready for the day that we pray for? Already holding what is real You know the soul finds its own evolution And this is the only love I feel And I tell you... I'm keeping up the strength I gotta try 'Cause you ain't getting past This heart of mine I'm out here waiting for you With all I've got to give And I accept this life we live I'll be your lover and I'll be your friend I'm gonna follow you right to the end I wasn't made to tell you lies I only came to make you realize I'll be your hero and I'll be your clown You pick me up... you let me down Don't make me stumble, don't make me wait 'Cause come tomorrow, will be too late Come tomorrow (repeat) I got to turn away my face 'Cause you blind me with your light Can you catch up to me? You know I love you in the black of night This sacred ritual This journey has begun And we try...we try to carry on And you innocents You get to find the things in life That get you through (One more dance) And deep inside the things you are No one ever knew (One last chance) Let me make it happen This world we have forseen And I will tell you how I feel Love will be better for wearing your ring I'm gonna give you everything I wasn't made to tell you lies I only came to make you realize I'll be your hero and I'll be your clown You pick me up, you let me down Don't make me stumble, don't make me wait 'Cause come tomorrow will be too late Come tomorrow (repeat)
Rock And Roll Honeymoon Composer(s): Goodison; Phil Wainman Performer(s): Bay City Rollers
Baby I'm a knockin' So you better get your rockin' boots on You better ask your daddy for the caddy And we'll motor on Drive on baby to an all-night diner Jive on baby we're in Carolina Baby we're rollin' on Wonderin' where we're gone Reelin' and a rockin' On a rock and roll honeymoon Rock and roll honeymoon
Better get a preacher And I'll meet you when the school bell ring We ain't got the money for a twenty carat diamond ring But what do you think about a midnight rider Comin' on strong with an all night liner Baby it's me and you You know we can do it too Reelin' and a rockin' On a rock and roll honeymoon Rock and roll honeymoon
Rock it out, rock it out Rock it out, rock it out Baby we're rollin on Wonderin' where we've gone Reelin' and a rockin' On a rock and roll honeymoon Rock and roll honeymoon Baby it's me and you You know we can do it too Reelin' and a rockin' On a rock and roll honeymoon Rock and roll honeymoon
The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine Composer(s): Harry Carroll - Ballard Macdonald Performer(s): Albert Campbell & Henry Burr and multiple other artists
On a mountain in Virginia Stands a lonesome pine Just below is the cabin home Of a little girl of mine Her name is June, and very, very soon She'll belong to me For I know she's waiting there for me 'Neath that lone pine tree
I can hear the tinkling waterfall Far among the hills Bluebirds sing each so merrily To his mate in rapture trills They seem to say "Your June is lonesome too" Longing fills her eyes She is waiting for you patiently Where the pine tree sighs
In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine In the pale moon shine our hearts entwine Where she carved her name and I carved mine Oh, June, like the mountains I'm blue Like the pine I am lonesome for you In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine
Come Together
Composer(s): John Lennon - Paul McCartney
First release by: The Beatles - 1969
Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1969 - Comme Tu Dégueules (Les Beadochons)
1969 - Tam Tam (The Rogers)
Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker, he just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola He say "I know you, you know me" One thing I can tell you is you got to be free Come together right now over me
He bag production he got walrus gumboot He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker He got feet down below his knee Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease Come together right now over me
He roller-coaster he got early warning He got muddy water he one mojo filter He say "One and one and one is three" Got to be good-looking 'cause you're so hard to see Come together right now over me ...
Rock & Roll Heaven Composer(s): Alan O'Day; John Stevenson Performer(s): The Righteous Brothers
Chorus: If you believe in forever Then life is just a one-night stand If there's a rock and roll heaven Well you know they've got a hell of a band, band, band
Jimi gave us rainbows And Janis took a piece of our hearts And Otis brought us all to the dock of a bay Sing a song to light my fire Remember Jim that way They've all found another place, another place to play
Chorus
Remember bad bad Leroy Brown Hey Jimmy touched us with that song Time won't change a friend we came to know And Bobby gave us Mack the Knife Well look out, he's back in town They'll all be there together When they meet in one big show
Chorus
There's a spotlight waiting No matter who you are Cuz everybody's got a song to sing Everyone's a star (Everybody's got to be a star)
Tracks Of My Tears Composer(s): Smokey Robinson - Warren Moore - Marvin Tarplin First release by: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - 1965 Covered by multiple other artists
People say I'm the life of the party 'cause I tell a joke or two Although I may be laughin' loud and hearty Deep inside I'm blue
So take a good look at my face You see my smile looks out of place If you look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
I need you, need you
If you see me with another girl Actin' like I'm havin' fun Although she may be cute She's just a substitute Girl you're the permanent one
Ah, take a good look at my face You see my smile looks out of place Now look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
Outside, I'm masquerading Inside, my heart is fading I'm just a clown Since you put me down My smile is my makeup I wear since my breakup with you
Baby, baby, take a good look at my face You see my smile looks out of place If you look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
Baby, baby, baby, take a good look at my face You see my smile looks out of place Just look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
Baby, baby, baby, take a good look at this face My smile looks out of place If you look closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears
Come To Your Window Composer(s): Bob Lind Performer(s): Cher; The Hard Times
I'm leaving in the quiet early morning When night has left the sky Before the dew is dry But it's not like it used to be I'm leaving you this warning You're gonna live to see the day You long for me
Come to your window It ain't too late to come Into your sight again Don't make me believe you Before you let me have A chance to try again Or I'll be gone before You ever know you're losing me
I know I've made mistakes That bought you sorrow But baby, keep in mind You're not right all the time Don't let me go away To face a new tomorrow Back where you bought me from When I was glad to come
Come to your window Look down and see the teardrops In my desperate eyes Look how I need you I got to find a way to make you realize That you are casting out The deepest love you'll ever know
Please don't close your ears To what I'm saying Before I ride away into the early day I spent the lonesome evening hours praying That you will change your mind And try me one more time
Come to your window Before our love comes crashing Into pieces on the ground Don't let it happen I promise you this time I'll never let you down Give me a cause to come To your lonesome arms again
Come to your window Look down and see the teardrops In my desperate eyes Look how I need you I got to find a way to make you realize That you are casting out The deepest love you'll ever know