Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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True Composer(s): Gary Kemp Performer(s): Spandau Ballet
So true funny how it seems always in time, but never in line for dreams Head over heels when toe to toe This is the sound of my soul this is the sound
I bought a ticket to the world but now I've come back again Why do I find it hard to write the next line? Oh I want the truth to be said
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh I know this much is true Huh huh huh hu-uh huh I know this much is true
With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue dissolve the nerves that have just begun Listening to Marvin (all night long) This is the sound of my soul this is the sound
Always slipping from my hands Sets a time of its own Take your seaside arms and write the next line Oh I want the truth to be known
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh I know this much is true Huh huh huh hu-uh huh I know this much is true
I bought a ticket to the world but now I've come back again Why do I find it hard to write the next line? Oh I want the truth to be said
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh I know this much is true Huh huh huh hu-uh huh I know this much is true
I Should Be Sleeping Composer(s): Lisa Drew; Shaye Smith Performer(s): Emerson Drive; Hit Crew
I never knew there were such great movies On TV at 3 a.m. I never guessed that at midnight Tuesday I'd could have pizza ordered in I never been a real night owl But these days I'm all turned around There's only one thing I'm sure of right now
I should be sleepin' Instead of keepin' these late hours I've been keepin' I've been pacing and retracing Every step of every move And even though I'm feelin' so right I'm so happy still I know I should be sleepin' Instead of dreamin' about you
I never knew that I was funny and I went and made you laugh Never like a girl to call me honey But you did and I like that I keep thinkin' about your smile Tryin' to read between the lines Looks like I'll be up for awhile
I should be sleepin' Instead of keepin' these late hours I've been keepin' I've been pacing and retracing Every step of every move And even though I'm feelin' so right I'm so happy still I know I should be sleepin' Instead of dreamin' about you
How could just three days (just three days) One great kiss (one great kiss)
It's way too soon (way too soon) To be obsesssing like this
I should be sleepin' Instead of keepin' these late hours I've been keepin' I've been pacing and retracing Every step of every move And even though I'm feelin' so right I'm so happy still I know I should be sleepin' Instead of dreamin' about you
Editions Of You Composer(s): Bryan Ferry
First release by: Roxy Music - 1973
Covered by multiple other artists
Well I´m here looking through an old picture frame Just waiting for the perfect view I hope something special will step in to my life Another fine edition of you A pin-up done in shades of blue Sometimes you find a yearning for the quiet life The country air and all its joys But badgers couldnt compensate at twice the price For just another night with the boys oh yeah And boys will be boys, will be boys They say love´s a gamble, hard to win, easy lose And while sun shines you´d better make hay So if life is your table and fate is the wheel Then let the chips fall where they may In modern times the modern way
And as I was drifting past the Lorelei I heard those slinky sirens wail - whooo So look out sailor when you hear them croon You´ll never been the same again oh no Their crazy music drives you insane - this way
So love, leave me, do what you will - who knows what tomorrow might bring? Learn from your mistakes is my only advice And stay cool is still the main rule Dont play yourself for a fool Too much cheesecake too soon Old money´s better than new No mention in the latest tribune And don´t let this happen to you
Truckin' Composer(s): Jerry Garcia - Philip Lesh - Bob Weir - Robert Hunter First release: Grateful Dead - 1970 Covered by multiple other artists
Truckin' got my chips cashed in Keep truckin', like the do-dah man Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street Your typical city involved in a typical daydream Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings
Dallas, got a soft machine Houston, too close to New Orleans New York's got the ways and means But just won't let you be, oh no
Most of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love Most of the time they're sittin' and cryin' at home One of these days they know they better get goin' Out of the door and down on the streets all alone
Truckin', like the do-dah man once told me "You've got to play your hand" Sometimes your cards ain't worth a dime, if you don't lay'em down
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me Other times I can barely see Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip it's been
What in the world ever became of sweet Jane? She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine All a friend can say is "Ain't it a shame?"
Truckin', up to Buffalo Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow Takes time, you pick a place to go, and just keep truckin' on
Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again I'd like to get some sleep before I travel But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in
Busted, down on Bourbon Street, set up, like a bowlin' pin Knocked down, it get's to wearin' thin They just won't let you be, oh no
You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel Get tired of travelin' and you want to settle down I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin' Get out of the door and light out and look all around
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me Other times I can barely see Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip it's been
Truckin', I'm a goin' home Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong Back home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin' on Hey now get back truckin' home
I should be dancing We should be romancing I should be dancing In the moonlight with you
I sit home night after night Just waiting for your call But I never get one I end up just Tossing in my bed And staring at the walls Wondering what I did wrong
You say I'm the only one If that's true Tell me, why can't I see you
We go for days and days Without a word Tell me, have I blown my single
I should be dancing We should be romancing I should be dancing In the moonlight with you
I should be dancing Love is enchanting Let the music Bring my heart together with you
Saturday night Seems to be much lonelier than the rest How much longer Must I wait Don't make me wait I really care for you But I can't sit here forever, baby Come to me Take your place
I should be dancing We should be romancing I should be dancing In the moonlight with you
I should be dancing Love is enchanting Let the music Bring my heart together with you
I should be dancing We should be romancing I should be dancing In the moonlight with you
I should be dancing Love is enchanting Let the music Bring my heart together with you
I should be dancing We should be romancing I should be dancing In the moonlight with you
Édition Spéciale Composer(s): Francis Cabrel Performer(s): Francis Cabrel
D'abord y a cette fille Dans la boîte de verre Qui dit "Bonne nuit, à demain" Sur un bout de musique Des bonshommes à l'envers Et puis après plus rien J'étais là à huit heures Pour les mauvaises nouvelles Elle m'a laissé tout seul Avec mes envies d'elle Derrière son visage Un paysage de neige Et puis après plus rien Après je prends mon pote Sur la radio locale Au milieu d'un discours C'est le temps qu'il espère Au-dessus de son bocal S'il arrive à faire jour Parce qu'il paraît qu'y a le feu À la moitié de la Terre Et qu'on attend du mieux Juste pour les sagittaires Après un dernier verre Le souffle des étoiles Et puis après plus rien Et puis après plus rien Et puis après Edition Spéciale, Edition Spéciale En couleur naturelle Mes envies d'elle Et puis après Edition Spéciale, Edition Spéciale En grandeur nature Ses yeux sur le mur Et puis après je cherche Quelqu'un que je connais Qui soit encore debout Faut pas que je me leurre À l'heure qu'il est On doit pas être beaucoup J'ai du mal à dormir À côté de personne Et le silence m'attend Je l'entends qui résonne "Allez, salut bonsoir !" Le bruit quand je raccroche Et puis après plus rien Et puis après plus rien Et puis après Edition Spéciale, Edition Spéciale En grandeur nature Ses yeux sur le mur Et puis après Edition Spéciale, Edition Spéciale En couleur naturelle Mes envies d'elle Quand je me lève La fille dans la boîte de verre A déjà dit bonjour Mon pote est reparti Sur une autre colère Dans un autre discours Mais la nuit arrive vite À ceux qui ont peur d'elle Y a des choses qu'on évite Pas facile avec elle Après-midi tranquille Après-midi banal Et puis après... Et puis après... Et puis après... Edition Spéciale, Edition Spéciale
Truckin' Composer(s): James Griffin - Robb Royer Performer(s): Bread
Truckin' down the highway Get outta my way Always in a hurry Always in between That's where you can find me Truckin' down the highway Sittin' in the cab of A ten ton machine
Gettin' pretty tired of stoppin' In old run down cafes Some day I'm gonna find me a woman Rich enough to pay my way
Gonna make some inroads Drivin' home a payload Truckin' down the highway Like you never seen
Gettin' pretty tired of lookin' In truck stop cabarets Some day I'm gonna find me a woman Rich enough to pay my way
Then you're gonna find me Truckin' down the highway Sittin' in the back of A long limousine
Kiss Them For Me From the film "Kiss Them For Me" (1957) Composer(s): Lionel Newman; Carroll Coates Performer(s): The McGuire Sisters
Kiss them, kiss them, kiss them for me
Goodbye my honey though you gotta go now Least I know now I'm the one whose won So if the losers need some sympathy You can kiss them, kiss them for me
It sounds kinda funny but I won't be jealous When you fellas, find you're far from home If you need a little femininity You can kiss them, kiss them for me
There's safety in numbers, so it's quite okay Kiss the darling day, kiss the blues away It'd sure be the biggest thrill they'd ever had But I won't get mad, 'cause I won't be there to see
Make hay while it's sunny so you love me Oh, please if you're lonely I will understand And you'll thank my lips for waiting faithfully When you kiss them, kiss them, kiss them for me Kiss them for me
Edith And The Kingpin Composer(s): Joni Mitchell
First release by: Joni Mitchell - 1975
Covered by multiple other artists
The big man arrives Disco dancers greet him Plainclothes cops greet him Big man, small town, fresh lipstick glistening Sophomore jive From victims of typewriters The band sounds like typewriters The big man he's not listening His eyes hold Edith His left hand holds his right What does that hand desire That he grips it so tight
Edith in the ring The passed-over girls are conferring The man with the diamond ring is purring All claws for now withdrawn One by one they bring His renegade stories to her His crimes and his glories to her In challenge they look on Women he has wanted grow old too soon He tilts their tired faces Gently to the spoon
Edith in his bed A plane in the rain is humming The wires in the walls are humming Some song-some mysterious song Bars in her head Beating frantic and snowblind Romantic and snowblind She says-his crime belongs Edith and the Kingpin Each with charm to sway Are staring eye to eye They dare not look away You know they dare not look away
Truckin' Composer(s): Rube Bloom - Ted Koehler Performer(s): Billy Cotton & His Band
We had to get something new A dance to do up here in Harlem So someone started truckin' ???? as soon as the news got round Well the folks down town came up to Harlem And what they see, boy Everybody was truckin' It didn't take long before The highbrows were doin' it Park Avenue-in' it, all over town You'll see them shufflin', shufflin' Truckin' along Boy, it's spreadin' like a forest blaze It became a craze, thanks to Harlem nights Now, everybody's truckin'
I Shot The Sheriff Composer(s): Bob Marley First release by: Bob Marley & The Wailers - 1973 Covered by multiple other artists
(I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh! I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy Ooh, oo-ooh) All around in my home town They tryin' to track me down They say they want to bring me in guilty For the life of a deputy For the life of a deputy But I say, yeah
(I shot the sheriff But I swear it was in self-defence) I swear it was in selfdefence, yea-ea-eah! It was I who shot the sheriff (And they say it is a) capital offence (Oo-ooh)
Sheriff John Brown always hates me For what, I don't know Every time I plant a seed He say, "Kill them before they grow" He say, "Kill them before they grow", now And so, yeah - and so
I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy (Oh no! Oh!) It was I shot the sheriff But I (didn't shoot no deputy) I didn't shoot no deputy (Oo-ooh) No-no-no-no-no!
Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town, yeah! Then all of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown He was aiming to shoot I down So I shot, yes, I shot - shot him down and I say, yeah
By-by-by - I shot the sheriff Love, I didn't shoot no deputy (oh, no! Oh!) It was I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy (Oo-ooh)
Reflexes had the better of me And what is to be must be Every day the bucket goes to the well I say, one day the bottom a-go drop out One day the bottom will drop out
And so - and so, read it! (I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy Oh no, oh! I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy Oo-ooh)
Edge Of Seventeen Composer(s): Stevie Nicks
First release by: Stevie Nicks - 1981
Covered by multiple other artists
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... whoo... whoo... whoo
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... ooo... baby... ooo... said ooo
And the days go by... like a strand in the wind
In the web that is my own... I begin again
Said to my friend, baby...
Nothin' else mattered
He was no more... than a baby then
Well he... seemed broken hearted... something within him
But the moment... that I first laid...
Eyes... on... him... all alone...
On the edge of... seventeen
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... whoo... whoo... whoo
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... ooo... baby... ooo... said ooo
I went today... maybe I will go again... tomorrow
And the music there it was hauntingly... familiar
And I see you doing... what I try to do for me
With the words from a poet... and the voice from a choir
And a melody... nothing else mattered
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... whoo... whoo... whoo
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... ooo... baby... ooo... said ooo
The clouds... never expect it... when it rains
But the sea changes colours... but the sea...
Does not change
And so... with the slow... graceful flow... of age
I went forth... with an age old... desire... to please
On the edge of... seventeen
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... whoo... whoo... whoo
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... ooo... baby... ooo... said ooo
Well then suddenly... there was no one...left standing
In the hall... yeah, yeah...
In a flood of tears
That no one really ever heard fall at all
Oh I went searchin' for an answer...
Up the stairs... and down the hall
Not to find an answer... just to hear the call
Of a nightbird... singing... come away... come away...
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... whoo... whoo... whoo
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... ooo... baby... ooo... said ooo
Well I hear you in the morning... and I hear you...
At nightfall... sometime to be near you...
Is to be unable... to hear you... my love...
I'm a few years older than you... are (I'm a few years older than you) my love
Just like the white winged dove... sings a song...
Sounds like she's singing... ooo baby... ooo... said ...
Trucker's Paradise Composer(s): Jerry I. Allison Performer(s): Del Reeves
There's a place called Trucker's Paradise just south of San Berdo And the drivers all stop in there for a laugh and a cup or two There's a woman waitin' tables and I'll tell you boys, she's nice They call her the fallen angel at the Trucker's Paradise
She knows about the roads and the overloads And fillin' out those phoney logs And the story 'bout the time when a tire caught fire And burned up a truckload o' hogs If coffee goes up to a dollar a cup I suppose we'll pay the price Just to be with the fallen angel at Trucker's Paradise
No need to ask her what her name is, she won't say But she's better off than most of us in tips and take home pay She used to be Miss Washington, almost Miss USA Then a big producer from Hollywood led her astray It turned out he was married and her heart turned cold as ice And that's why they call her the fallen angel of Trucker's Paradise
No need to ask her what her name is, she won't say She's better off than most of us in tips and take home pay She used to be Miss Washington, almost Miss USA Then a big producer from Hollywood led her astray It turned out he was married and her heart turned cold as ice And that's why they call her the fallen angel of Trucker's Paradise
And that's why they call her the fallen angel of Trucker's Paradise
I Shall Sing
((French Version: À Chacun Sa Chanson (by Joe Dassin))
Composer(s): Van Morrison
First release by: Art Garfunkel - 1973
Covered by multiple other artists
I shall sing, sing my song Be it right, be it wrong In the night, in the day Anyhow, anyway, I shall sing
La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la
With my heart, with my soul For the young, for the old When I'm high, when I'm low When I'm first, when I'm slow, I shall sing
La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la
I shall sing, sing my song Be it right, be it wrong In the night, in the day Anyhow, anyway, I shall sing
La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la
Edge Of Reality Composer(s): Bill Giant - Bernie Baum - Florence Kaye
First recording/First release by: Elvis Presley - 1968
I walk along a thin line, darling (Darling) Dark shadows follow me (Follow Me) Here's where life's dream lies disillusioned (Disillusioned) The edge of reality
Oh, I can hear strange voices echo (Echo) Laughing with mockery (Mockery) The border line of doom I'm facing (I'm facing) The edge of reality
On the edge of reality, she sits there tormenting me The girl with the nameless face On the edge of reality, where she overpowers me With fears that I can't explain
She drove me to the point of madness (Madness The brink of misery (Misery) If she's not real, then I'm condemned to (Condemned to) The edge of reality
On the edge of reality, she sits there tormenting me The girl with the nameless face On the edge of reality, where she overpowers me With fears that I can't explain
She drove me to the point of madness (Madness) The brink of misery (Misery) If she's not real then I'm condemned to (Condemned to) The edge of reality
Trucker's Lament (aka I Just Don't Look Good Naked Anymore) Composer(s): Sheb Wooley - Dick Feller Performer(s): Sheb Wooley and multiple other artists
I stepped outta the shower and I gotta good look at myself Pot belly, bald head, man, I thought I was somebody else I caught my reflection in the mirror on the back of my bathroom door I just don't look good naked anymore
So, I'm goin' upstairs and turn the bedroom mirror to the wall I hung it there when I was trim and tall I'd stand there and smile, and strut and flex until my arms got sore But I just don't look good naked anymore
Well, I used to go out with the girls I loved them one and all Now they don't get very close to me They're afraid that I might fall
Well, I went to the Doctor for my annual medical exam Stood there in the buff, suddenly he said "Man" I said "What is it Doc, some fatal disease, I just gotta know the score" He said "No, you just don't look good naked anymore
Well, me and my wife had a dance routine Everybody said it was unique Now it's only when we're back to back That we're dancing cheek to cheek
Well, I went to a nudie beech to have some seaside fun Stretched out in my birthday suit, soakin' up the sun Somebody yelled, "Hey, there's an old white whale washed up on the shore I just don't look good naked anymore
Yeah, my arches fell, my chest went to hell And my butt's a-draggin' the floor An' I just don't look good naked anymore No, I just don't look good naked anymore
I Shall Be Released Composer(s): Bob Dylan First recording by: Bob Dylan - 1967 Covered by multiple other artists
Titles In Other Languages: 1995 - Nous Serons Libres 2006 - Jag Ska Bli Fri
They say ev'rything can be replaced Yet ev'ry distance is not near So I remember ev'ry face Of ev'ry man who put me here I see my light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released
They say ev'ry man needs protection They say ev'ry man must fall Yet I swear I see my reflection Some place so high above this wall I see my light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd Is a man who swears he's not to blame All day long I hear him shout so loud Crying out that he was framed I see my light come shining From the west unto the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released
Eden Blues Composer(s): Georges Moustaki
Performer(s): Georges Moustaki; Edith Piaf
En descendant le fleuve argent Qui roule jusqu'au Névada On voit la plaine qui s'étend A l'est de Santa Lucia Les villes s'appellent Natividad San Miguel ou San Lorenzo Les filles s'appellent Soledad Les garçons gardent les troupeaux
C'est là que Jim a rencontré Sur une route un soir de pluie Catherine la fille d'un fermier Et qu'ils s'aimèrent toute la nuit Le soleil fait briller son or Dans quelques rares flaques d'eau Le cactus forme le décor Le chardon couvre les coteaux
C'est là qu'Adam le sénateur Est venu finir ses vieux jours Puis il est mort d'un coup au cur On prétend que c'est du mal d'amour Mais les fleurs couchées par le vent Semblent prier pour son repos La lune verse une larme d'argent Sur la croix blanche du tombeau
En descendant le fleuve argent Qui roule jusqu'au Névada On voit la plaine qui s'étend A l'est de Santa Lucia Les villes s'appellent Natividad San Miguel ou San Lorenzo Les filles s'appellent Soledad Les garçons gardent les troupeaux
Hoy a mi puerta un pájaro trinó pero abrí y una sombra se echó a volar Hoy recordé a Edgardo,aquel señor fumador de ampolas, que era juglar
Hoy haré una página celeste trovadicta, trovardiente Hoy, cantando sólo con la luna ya que se hizo puta la fortuna Hoy me trovaré para alegrarme como Edgardo, sin alarde
Hoy recordé a Edgardo,aquel señor fumador de ampolas, que era juglar Hoy a mi puerta un pájaro trinó pero abrí y una sombra se echó a volar
I Shall Be Free, No. 10 Composer(s): Bob Dylan Performer(s): Bob Dylan
I'm just average, common too I'm just like him, the same as you I'm everybody's brother and son I ain't different from anyone It ain't no use a-talking to me It's just the same as talking to you
I was shadow-boxing earlier in the day I figured I was ready for Cassius Clay I said "Fee, fie, fo, fum, Cassius Clay, here I come 26, 27, 28, 29, I'm gonna make your face look just like mine Five, four, three, two, one, Cassius Clay you'd better run 99, 100, 101, 102, your ma won't even recognize you 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, gonna knock him clean right out of his spleen
Well, I don't know, but I've been told The streets in heaven are lined with gold I ask you how things could get much worse If the Russians happen to get up there first Wowee' pretty scary!
Now, I'm liberal, but to a degree I want ev'rybody to be free But if you think that I'll let Barry Goldwater Move in next door and marry my daughter You must think I'm crazy! I wouldn't let him do it for all the farms in Cuba
Well, I set my monkey on the log And ordered him to do the Dog He wagged his tail and shook his head And he went and did the Cat instead He's a weird monkey, very funky
I sat with my high-heeled sneakers on Waiting to play tennis in the noonday sun I had my white shorts rolled up past my waist And my wig-hat was falling in my face But they wouldn't let me on the tennis court
I gotta woman, she's so mean She sticks my boots in the washing machine Sticks me with buckshot when I'm nude Puts bubblegum in my food She's funny, wants my money, calls me "honey"
Now I gotta friend who spends his life Stabbing my picture with a bowie-knife Dreams of strangling me with a scarf When my name comes up he pretends to barf I've got a million friends!
Now they asked me to read a poem At the sorority sister's home I got knocked down and my head was swimmin' I wound up with the Dean of Women Yippee! I'm a poet, and I know it Hope I don't blow it
I'm gonna grow my hair down to my feet so strange So I look like a walking mountain range And I'm gonna ride into Omaha on a horse Out to the country club and the golf course Carry the New York Times, shoot a few holes, blow their minds
Now you're probably wondering by now Just what this song is all about What's probably got you baffled more Is what this thing here is for It's nothing It's something I learned over in England