Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Sing As We Go Composer(s): Harry Parr-Davies Performer(s): Gracie Fields; Al Bowlly; The Brass Pennies
Sing as we go and let the world go by Singing a song we march along the highway Say goodbye to sorrow Theres always tomorrow to think of today Sing as we go, although the skies are grey Beggar or king, youve got to sing a gay tune
A song and a smile, making life worthwhile So sing, as we go along
Pepe Composer(s): André Previn; Dory Langdon Performer(s): Shirley Jones & Cantinflas; and various other artists
Shirley: Who has a face as funny as Pepe? Who has a smile as sunny as Pepe? Who's the comical little clown There with the trousers fAlling down Skipping hipty-hop like a busy bee I'll ask you! Who has a heart as happy a Pepe? Who has a strut as snappy as Pepe? Who's the fellow that rings the bell? I know him well I'll even spell it for you "P-e-p-e"
Children: "P-e-p-e" What does it spell?
Shirley: What does it spell? Pepe!
Children: Pepe! And what does it mean?
Shirley: What does it mean? What does "Pepe" mean? What does "Pepe" mean? Well..... Proud and happy With his burrow by his side!
Children: Who has a face as funny as Pepe?
Shirley: He's no higher than a turkey But his smile is two-feet wide!
Children: Who has a smile as sunny as Pepe?
Shirley: And he always makes a habit Out of helping one and All
Children: About as sweet as honey is Pepe
Shirley: He's no bigger than a rabbit But his heart is ten-feet tall!
Children: No bigger than a bunny is Pepe!
Shirley: No bigger than a bunny is Pepe!
Children: About as sweet as honey is Pepe
Shirley: About as sweet as honey is he
Children: Who has a face as funny as Pepe?
Shirley: Funny as Pepe, oh!
Children: Who has a smile as sunny as Pepe?
Shirley: Sunny as Pepe! Who's the pixie in baggy clothes? There with the cute mustachios Skipping hipty-hop What a sight to see!
Children: Funny, sunny Who has a heart as happy a Pepe?
Shirley: Oh! Happy as Pepe, oh!
Children: Who has the strut as snappy as Pepe?
Shirley: Snappy as Pepe! Who's the fellow that rings the bell? I know him well, I'll even spell it for you..... P-e-p-e
Children: P-e-p-e
All: Pepe!
Cantinflas: Pepe, that's me!
Children: P-e-p-e
All: Pepe!
Cantinflas: That's me!
All: Who has a face as funny as Pepe? Who has a smile as sunny as Pepe?
Shirley: Who's the pixie in baggy clothes?
All: There with the cute mustachios
Shirley: Skipping hipty-hop What a sight to see!
All: Who has a heart as happy a Pepe? Who has a strut as snappy as Pepe?
Shirley: Who's the fellow that rings the bell?
All: We know him well, We'll even spell it for you..... P-e-p-e
All the people at this party They've got a lot of style They've got stamps of many countries They've got passport smiles Some are friendly Some are cutting Some are watching it from the wings Some are standing in the centre Giving to get something
Photo Beauty gets attention Then her eye paint's running down She's got a rose in her teeth And a Iampshade crown One minute she's so happy Then she's crying on someone's knee Saying laughing and crying You know it's the same release
I told you when I met you I was crazy Cry for us all Beauty Cry for Eddie in the corner Thinking he's nobody And Jack behind his joker And stone-cold Grace behind her fan And me in my frightened silence Thinking I don't understand
I feel like I'm sleeping Can you wake me You seem to have a broader sensibility I'm just living on nerves and feelings With a weak and a lazy mind And coming to peoples parties Fumbling deaf dumb and blind
I wish I had more sense ot humor Keeping the sadness at bay Throwing the lightness on these things Laughing it all away Laughing it alI away Laughing it all away
Sing Another Song, Boys Composer(s): Leonard Cohen Performer(s): Leonard Cohen
Ah his fingernails, I see they're broken his ships they're all on fire The moneylender's lovely little daughter ah, she's eaten, she's eaten with desire She spies him through the glasses from the pawnshops of her wicked father She hails him with a microphone that some poor singer, just like me, had to leave her She tempts him with a clarinet she waves a Nazi dagger She finds him lying in a heap she wants to be his woman He says, "Yes, I might go to sleep but kindly leave, leave the future, leave it open"
He stands where it is steep oh I guess he thinks that he's the very first one his hand upon his leather belt now like it was the wheel of some big ocean liner And she will learn to touch herself so well as all the sails burn down like paper And he has lit the chain of his famous cigarillo Ah, they'll never, they'll never ever reach the moon at least not the one that we're after it's floating broken on the open sea, look out there, my friends and it carries no survivors But lets leave these lovers wondering why they cannot have each other and let's sing another song, boys this one has grown old and bitter
Ce Soir Je T'attendais
Composer(s): J. Chaumelle - B. Kesslair
First performance by: Michèle Torr - 1966
Le vent peut bien secouer les branches Sur la rue les volets sont clos Sur une nappe blanche Quelques roses se penchent Sur un couvert dressé pour deux La mélodie que tu préfères Repose sur le bord du piano Tout est prêt je l'espère Je n'ai plus rien à faire Que d'ouvrir car j'entends ton pas Et te voilà mais ne prends pas l'air étonné
Car je savais et je t'attendais Ce soir je t'attendais J'étais si sûre que tu viendrais Oui je savais et je t'attendais Ce soir je t'attendais J'avais raison de t'espérer
Nous nous sommes fait beaucoup de peine On s'est quittés pour quelques mots C'est de l'histoire ancienne Je sais bien que tu m'aimes C'est pourquoi je guettais ton pas Et me voilà là devant toi Tendant les bras
Car je savais et je t'attendais Ce soir je t'attendais J'étais si sûre que tu viendrais Oui je savais et je t'attendais Ce soir je t'attendais J'avais raison de t'espérer
Oui je savais et je t'attendais Ce soir je t'attendais Pour te garder à tout jamais Oui je savais et je t'attendais Ce soir je t'attendais Ce soir je t'attendais!
People Talkin' Composer(s): Lucinda Williams Performer(s): Lucinda Williams
People...trying to tear us apart Trying to rip out my heart People talkin' People talkin'
Livin' is full of misery and pain Somebody called you a dirty name Keep on walkin' Keep on walkin'
I love you more than this cruel world will ever know I wanna be your girl forever I don't wanna let you go If I could change things I would die and return Another name and Knowin' everything I've learned People talkin' People talkin'
All of my life I have tried to get along All I ever hear now Is gossip and waggin' tongues
I have suffered and I've cried myself to sleep I have wandered down these highways and dirty streets Keep on walkin' Keep on walkin'
People tryin' to tear us apart Tryin' to rip out my heart People talkin' People talkin
Livin' is full of misery and pain Somebody called you a dirty name Keep on walkin' Keep on walkin'
People talkin People talkin' Keep on walkin' Keep on walkin'
People talkin' People talkin' Keep on walkin' Keep on walkin' People talkin' People talkin'
People Make The World Go Round Composer(s): Thom Bell; Linda Creed Performer(s): The Stylistics
Trashmen didn't get my trash today Oh, why? Because they want more pay Buses on strike want a raise in fare So they can help pollute the air
But that's what makes the world go 'round The up and down, the carousel Changing people, they'll go around Go underground, young man People make the world go 'round
Wall Street losin' dough on ev'ry share They're blaming it on longer hair Big men smokin' in their easy chairs On a fat cigar without a care
But that's what makes the world go 'round The up and down, the carousel Changing people, they'll go around Go underground, young man People make the world go 'round
But that's what makes the world go 'round The up and down, the carousel Changing people, they'll go around Go underground, young man People make the world go 'round
People make the world go 'round People make the world go 'round People make the world go 'round
Sing A Song Of Sunbeams Composer(s): Johnny Burke; James V. Monaco Performer(s): Bing Crosby; Bob Cats; John Scott Trotter
Some search for solace in a sad and somber song And delve into the depths of that dominion While others thrive on things that terrify the throng I guess it's just a matter of opinion
'Cause I say sing a song of sunbeams Let the notes fall where they may Sing a song of sunbeams In a light fantastic way
Show the blues you're busy That you just can't be annoyed And they'll up and go, 'cause they know They're null and void
People all are suckers for a grin You give out, they're gonna give in People always love a jolly gent They might even make you president
Why don't you sing a song of sunbeams Let the notes fall where they may Sing a song of sunbeams In a light fantastic way
Life is never perfect But it isn't always wrong So the only thing to do is sing A sunbeam song
People Like You, People Like Me Composer(s): Gerry Sheppard; John Springate Performer(s): Glitter Band
Let's get together again all you need is here to stay Let's get together again forget about your yesterdays Let's get together again all you need is here to stay
Let's get together again forget about your yesterdays
It's been a very long long time since I last remember seeing you I hope you'll write and say you're fine did you ever sit and dream of a time when we could meet again it's very hard now you're not mine The phone's right next to you and you know just what to do Just pick it up and call my name
Let's get together again all you need is here to stay
Tomorrow's just a step away till I come running back to you I hope you'll stay here by my side; I thought I'd never see My angel back here next to me Promise me that you won't hide The phone's right next to you and you know just what to do
Let's get together again all you need is here to stay
And you know there ain't much time I'm so alone please come home I'm on my own let's get together again
Stop, Mens Legen Er Go' First performance by: Ulla Pia - 1966
Går en pige hjem fra sit første bal Sker det, at hendes ven går blot lidt for vidt Ja, det sker så tit, men hun svarer igen
Stop, ja, stop, ja, stop, mens legen er go' For jeg kan fornemme, at du nok vil glemme At jeg må hjem klokken to Tænk, ja, tænk, ja, tænk om drømmene brast For du ka' vel nok forstå Tiden går helt i stå, når du holder så fast
Lad os bare vandre af sted uden mål eller med Nyde stjernehimmelens ro, den er skabt for os to
Kom, ja, kom, ja, kom, måske si'r jeg top Når tiden er inde til kærlighedspuslespil Det bli'r uden et 'stop'
Lad os bare vandre af sted uden mål eller med Nyde stjernehimmelens ro, den er skabt for os to
Kom, ja, kom, ja, kom, måske si'r jeg top Når tiden er inde til kærlighedspuslespil Det bli'r uden et 'stop'
People Have The Power Composer(s): Patti Smith; Fred "Sonic" Smith Performer(s): Patti Smith
I was dreaming in my dreaming of an aspect bright and fair and my sleeping it was broken but my dream it lingered near in the form of shining valleys where the pure air recognized and my senses newly opened I awakened to the cry that the people / have the power to redeem / the work of fools upon the meek / the graces shower it's decreed / the people rule
The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power The people have the power
Vengeful aspects became suspect and bending low as if to hear and the armies ceased advancing because the people had their ear and the shepherds and the soldiers lay beneath the stars exchanging visions and laying arms to waste / in the dust in the form of / shining valleys where the pure air / recognized and my senses / newly opened I awakened / to the cry
Refrain
Where there were deserts I saw fountains like cream the waters rise and we strolled there together with none to laugh or criticize and the leopard and the lamb lay together truly bound I was hoping in my hoping to recall what I had found I was dreaming in my dreaming god knows / a purer view as I surrender to my sleeping I commit my dream to you
Refrain
The power to dream / to rule to wrestle the world from fools it's decreed the people rule it's decreed the people rule
Listen I believe everything we dream can come to pass through our union we can turn the world around we can turn the earth's revolution we have the power People have the power ...
Sing a song of sixpence A pocket full of rye Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie When the pie was opened The birds began to sing Was that not a tasty dish To set before a king? The King was in his counting house Counting out his money The Queen was in the parlor Eating bread and honey The Maid was in the garden Hanging out the clothes When down came a blackbird And snapped off her nose!
People Got To Be Free Composer(s): Felix Cavaliere; Edward Brigati Jr. Performer(s): The Rascals; and various other artists
All the world over, so easy to see People everywhere just wanna be free Listen, please listen, that's the way it should be Deep in the valley, people got to be free
You should see what a lovely, lovely world this'd be Everyone learned to live together, ah-hah-unh Seems to me such an itty bitty thing should be Why can't you and me learn to love one another?
All the world over, so easy to see People everywhere just wanna be free I can't understand it, so simple to me People everywhere just got to be free
If there's a man who is down and needs a helpin' hand All it takes is you to understand and to pull him through, ah-hah-unh Seems to me we got to solve it individually, ah-hah-unh And I'll do unto you what you do to me
Shout it from the mountain on out to the sea No two ways about it, people have to be free Ask me my opinion, my opinion will be Nat'ral situation for a man to be free Git right on board now
Oh, what a feelin's just come over me Love can move a mountain, make a blind man see Everybody sing it now come on let's go see Deep in the valley now, we ought to be free
See that train over there? That's the train of freedom It's about to 'rrive any minute, now You know it's been'a long, long overdue Look out 'cause it's a'comin' right on through
Die Zeiger Der Uhr First performance by: Margot Eskens - 1966
Du liest noch manchmal die alten Briefe, die er dir schrieb Worin dir jede Zeile sagte: "Ich hab dich lieb" Du schliesst die Augen und träumst von ihm Und vom verlornen Glück
Doch die Zeiger der Uhr drehen sich nur Vorwärts, vorwärts und nie zurück
Du hast noch viele schöne Bilder aus jener Zeit Um diese wunderbaren Jahre tut es dir leid Du schliesst die Augen, träumst von ihm Und vom verlornen Glück
Doch die Zeiger der Uhr drehen sich nur Vorwärts, vorwärts und nie zurück
Du fühlst dich einsam und träumst von gestern Doch du lebst heut Einer wird kommen, der dich von deinen Träumen befreit Du schliesst die Augen Und dann beginnt für dich ein neues Glück
Denn die Zeiger der Uhr drehen sich nur Vorwärts, vorwärts und nie zurück
Die Zeiger der Uhr drehen sich nur Vorwärts, vorwärts und nie zurück
People Get Ready Composer(s): Curtis Mayfield Performer(s): The Impressions
People get ready, there's a train comin' You don't need no baggage, you just get on board All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin' You don't need no ticket you just thank the lord
People get ready, there's a train to Jordan Picking up passengers coast to coast Faith is the key, open the doors and board them There's hope for all among those loved the most There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner whom would hurt all mankind Just to save his own Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner For there is no hiding place against the kingdoms throne
People get ready there's a train comin' You don't need no baggage, just get on board All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin' You don't need no ticket, just thank the lord
Sing A Song Composer(s): Maurice White; Al McKay Performer(s): Earth, Wind & Fire
When you feel down and out Sing a song, it'll make your day Here's a time to shout Sing a song, it'll make a way Sometimes it's hard to care Sing a song, it'll make your day A smile so hard to bear Sing a song, it'll make a way
Sing a song Sing a song Sing a song Sing a song
Bring your heart to believing Sing a song, it'll make your day Life ain't about no retrieving Sing a song, it'll make a way Give yourself what you need Sing a song, it'll make your day Smile, smile, smile and believe Sing a song, it'll make a way
People Are Strange Composer(s): John Densmore; Robbie Krieger; Ray Manzarek; Jim Morrison Performer(s): The Doors
People are strange when you're a stranger Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when you're unwanted Streets are uneven when you're down
When you're strange Faces come out of the rain When you're strange No one remembers your name When you're strange When you're strange When you're strange
People are strange when you're a stranger Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when you're unwanted Streets are uneven when you're down
When you're strange Faces come out of the rain When you're strange No one remembers your name When you're strange When you're strange When you're strange
When you're strange Faces come out of the rain When you're strange No one remembers your name When you're strange When you're strange When you're strange