Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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St. George And The Dragonet Composer(s): Daws Butler - Stan Freberg - Walter Schumann Performer(s): Stan Freberg; June Foray; Walter Schumann
Narrator: The legend you are about to hear is true Only the needle should be changed to protect the record
St. George: This is the countryside My name is St. George I'm a knight Saturday, July 10th, 8:05 p.m. I was working out of the castle on the night watch when a call came in from the Chief A dragon had been devouring maidens Homicide My job: slay him
You call me, Chief?
Chief: Yes, the dragon again, devouring maidens The King's daughter may be next
St. George: Mmm-hmm You got a lead?
Chief: Oh, nothing much to go on Say, did you take that .45 automatic into the lab to have them check on it?
St. George: Yeah You were right
Chief: I was right?
St. George: Yeah It was a gun
8:22 p.m. I talked to one of the maidens who had almost been devoured.
Could I talk to you, Ma'am?
Maiden: Who are you?
St. George: I'm St. George, Ma'am Homicide, Ma'am Want to ask you a few questions, Ma'am I understand you were almost devoured by the dragon Is that right, Ma'am?
Maiden: It was terrible He breathed fire on me! He burned me already!
St. George: How can I be sure of that, Ma'am?
Maiden: Believe me, I got it straight from the dragon's mouth
St. George: 11:45 p.m. I rode over the King's Highway I saw a man Stopped to talk to him
Pardon me, Sir Could I talk to you for just a minute, Sir?
Knave: Sure, I don't mind
St. George: What do you do for a living?
Knave: I'm a knave
St. George: Didn't I pick you up on a 903 last year for stealing tarts?
Knave: Yeah So what? Do you wanna make a federal case out of it??
St. George: No, Sir We heard there was a dragon operating in this neighborhood We just want to know if you've seen him
Knave: Sure, I seen him
St. George: Mmm-hmm Could you describe him for me?
Knave: What's to describe? You see one dragon, you seen 'em all
St. George: Would you try to remember, Sir? Just for the record We just want to get the facts, Sir!
Knave: Well, he was, you know, he had orange polka dots . . .
St. George: Yes, Sir
Knave: Purple feet, breathing fire and smoke . . .
St. George: Mmm-hmm
Knave: And one big bloodshot eye right in the middle of his forehead and, uh, like that
St. George: Notice anything unusual about him?
Knave: No, he's just your run-of-the-mill dragon, you know
St. George: Mmm-hmm Yes, Sir You can go now
Knave: Hey, by the way, how you gonna catch him?
St. George: I thought you'd never ask A Dragonet
3:05 p.m. I was riding back into the courtyard to make my report to the lab Then it happened It was the dragon
Dragon: Hey! I'm the fire-breathin' Dragon! You must be St. George, right?
St. George: Yes, Sir
Dragon: I can see you got one of them new .45 caliber swords
St. George: That's about the size of it
Dragon: Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!! You slay me!!
St. George: That's what I wanted to talk to you about
Dragon: What do you mean?
St. George: I'm taking you in on a 502 You figure it out
Dragon: What's the charge?
St. George: Devouring maidens out of season
Dragon: Out of season?!? You'll never pin that rap on me!! Do you hear me, cop?!?!
St. George: Yeah, I hear you I got you on a 412 too
Dragon: A 412!!! What's a 412?!?!?
St. George: Over-acting Let's go
Narrator: On September the 5th, the Dragon was tried and convicted His fire was put out and his maiden-devouring license revoked Maiden devouring out of season is punishable by a term of not less than 50 or more than 300 years
You don't see many shadows here in the city Only picturesque windows, all covered and dirty Black and grey that once was new Yesterday that once was you No I can't find my shadow in the city
We got canyons of smoke and steel-blue horizons Our castles explode as the city lays dying History that once was new Memories that once were true No I can't find my shadow in the city
And oh, for the green green hills of home For the hills I used to roam so many years ago Oh, for the love that's now grown cold For the love that's now grown old as the hills I used to know
You don't find many lovers here in the jungle Only magazine covers designed for the humble Cold caress that burns and slides Emptiness that's hard to hide Used to be I knew my mind but I can't find my shadow in the city
If My World Stopped Turning Composer(s): Bryan McFadden - Jonathan Shorten First performance by: Chris Doran - 2004
I can see my future When I'm looking in your eyes And I can sense security Just by you bein' in my life
I hear a voice inside my head Say you're an angel in disguise Without you I feel hopeless Without you I'm deprived
I wish I could describe it All the love I feel inside Maybe I can find the words That will make you realise
My life seems near perfect When I've got you in my arms 'Cause that's when I feel wholesome That's when I'm with you
And if my world stopped turning in the morning And if God should take this all away If it all should stop without a warning Then I would still stand tall 'Cause behind it all You're the one who's made a winner out of me
All day I long to touch you And it comes as a surprise That we spent so long apart Even more than I survived
Now, if I'm speaking frankly There's only one thing I can say It's that I'm fallin' for you, baby Fallin' further every day
And if my world stopped turning in the morning And if God should take this all away If it all should stop without a warning Then I would still stand tall 'Cause behind it all You're the one who's made a winner out of me
(If my world stopped) turning in the morning In the morning (And if God) should take this all away If it all should stop without a warning Then I would still stand tall 'Cause behind it all You're the one who's made a winner out of me
Here In My Heart Composer(s): Pat Genaro; Lou Levinson; Bill Borrelli Performer(s): Al Martino; and various other artists
Here in my heart I'm alone, I'm so lonely Here in my heart I just yearn for you only Here in my arms I long to hold you Hold you so near, ever close to my heart So, darling
Say that you care, take these arms I give gladly Surely you know I need your love so badly Here is my heart, my life, and my all, dear Please be mine and stay here in my heart
Say that you care, take these arms I give gladly Surely you know I need your love so badly Here is my heart, my life, and my all, dear Please be mine and stay here in my heart
St. Elmo's Fire Composer(s): Brian Eno First release by: Brian Eno - 1975
Brown Eyes and I were tired We had walked and we had scrambled Through the moors and through the briars Through the endless blue meanders In the blue August moon In the cool August moon
Over the nights and through the fires We went surging down the wires Through the towns and on the highways Through the storms in all their thundering In the blue August moon In the cool August moon
Well we rested in a desert Where the bones were white as teeth, sir And we saw St. Elmo's Fire Splitting ions in the ether In the blue August moon In the cool August moon
Heaven Composer(s): Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson - Magnús Þór Sigmundsson First performance by: Jónsi - 2004
I still miss you and it makes me feel blue And I'm lost without those colours of you I can't think straight, I just wanna be Wherever you are when you're not here with me
Blend with my blue, those colours of you Please help me see it through, oh... This journey I must take alone So just blend your colours with my blue
I lay down and cry, and the rivers are dry Oh... to unveil my heart when you kiss me goodbye And when you set sail, fair winds all the way So farewell, that's all I can say
Mmm... blend with my blue, the colours of you Oh... please help me see it through, oh... This journey I must take alone Oh... so just blend your colours with my blue
And I know I'll find my love tonight I can feel you reachin' out I got this feeling deep inside It's in my head, it's in my heart
I know your love tonight And I know you'll be by my side I know you'll help me to see it through Oh... blend your colours with my blue
Here I Am Composer(s): Sylvia Merle Green Performer(s): The Hoppers
On that resurrection morning
when the redeemed are gath'ring in I'll be in that royal number, when they call my name When they all join in and sing, "Alleluia to the King!" I'll cry with a joyful sound, "Lord, here I am"
Chorus: Here I am, here I am! I'm the one the Shepherd left the fold and found There were ninety and nine, but He left the fold to find One little lost lamb, and here I am
When old Gabriel blows the trumpet, and we rise up in the air In less time than a split second, we'll be changed from here to there Where there'll be no grief or pain, perfect peace and joy shall reign Home at last I shall proclaim, "Lord, here I am"
St. Bridget Composer(s): Jerry Herman Performer(s): Jerry Herman; Frankie Michaels
Agnes Gooch: Saint Bridget, deliver us to Beekman Place Away from the wicked and depraved A gray head is peeping through the curtain lace Calling "Come ye inside, where you'll be saved" She's baked him a cherry pie and glazed a ham Her dear arms reach out for his embrace So if you have pity on this poor lost lamb God love you, dear Saint Bridget, deliver us to Bee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-eekman Place
Sing with me Patrick, it will keep up your courage!
Agnes and Young Patrick So if you have pity on this poor lost sheep God love you, dear Saint Bridget, deliver us to Bee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-eekman Place
Here I Am Composer(s): Jessi Colter Performer(s): Jessi Colter
You walk away into the sunset You stop, take one last look at me I feel that look, once more I'm warm all over Here I am, here I'll stay
We been together but a short time Your fingertips have learned my face Your hands on me have lightened ev'ry darkened place Here I am, here I'll stay
When I awake and find the mornin' sun As much a part of me as you My heart can't hold the love that flows from me to you Here I am, here I'll stay
If you would leave, so would the sunrise Stay here, let your warm hands kindle on me A thousand days, a thousand ways I've needed you Here I am, here I'll stay
Shake It Composer(s): Nikos Terzis - Nektarios Tirakis First performance by: Sakis Rouvas - 2004
Everytime you wanna play Turn me on, all the way Come to me and take the ride Skin on skin, it's pure delight Givin' me the passion, you're burning my heart Gonna rock you till you drop Baby, you're the reason I'm feeling so hot Want you now, I just can't stop
I would trade my life For a night with you Driven by desire Make that move on me It's time for you to see That my world's on fire
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Forever Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Forever Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Everyday I can't resist Need the taste of your lips Darlin', it's your body that's driving me nuts Let me in, I've got to touch
I would trade my life For a night with you Driven by desire Make that move on me It's time for you to see That my world's on fire
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Forever Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Forever Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it, mi amor Crazy for love Give me some more Forever Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here I Am Composer(s): Burt Bacharach; Hal David Performer(s): Dionne Warwick; and various other artists
Here I'll stay All of my life we'll be together from now on I was afraid but now my doubts and fears have gone Here I am And here I'll always stay I'll be wanting you, needing you Don't let me go a single day without your love You'll always be the one thing I am certain of Here I am Here I'll always stay I can't lose you now that I've found you Please keep my arms wound around you Forever Here I am Here I'll stay All of my life I'll be what you want me to be All that I ask is that you just keep loving me Here I am And here I'll always stay Close to you In love with you, my dear Close to you In love with you, my dear Close to you In love with you, my dear Close to you
St. Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast Composer(s): Frank Zappa Performer(s): Frank Zappa
Yes indeed Here we are
At Where I stole the margarine And wheedled on the Bingo cards And blew up the latrine
I saw a handsome parish lady Make her entrance like a queen While she was totally in chenille And her old man was a Marine
As she abused the sausage pattie And said, "Why don't you treat me mean?" At Where I stole the margarine (St. Alfonzo St. Alfonzo St. Alfonzo St. Alfonzo)
Here I Am Composer(s): Craig Wasson Performer(s): Craig Wasson
Uncle Sam Im in Vietnam Its a jungle its a prison But here I am Dreaming of the outside and freedom, planning my get away
Far away from this one ship bay In the south-east tip of Asia Where I lay Dreaming of the outside and freedom, planning my getaway
Weapon drawn I got my wet gear on I'm crawling on my belly near Khe Sahn Dreaming of the outside and freedom planning my getaway
But there is a guard on the inside with a rifle in hand And a guard on the outside on this government land Uncle Sam Im in Vietnam its a jungle its a prison but here I am, here I am...
Life Composer(s): Jovan Jovanov - Ilija Nikolovski First performance by: Toe Proeski - 2004
I saw my ID and it wasn't me It was someone else's identity Why do I need to prove myself And who is the judge of my sanity?
Roaming through my old emotions I find new feelings of misery I bet with my soul to get back the truth Where I will face reality
Life is a book and you gotta read it Life is a story and you gotta tell it Life is a song and you gotta sing it You've got to know how to live it
Life is a book and you gotta read it Life is a story and you gotta tell it Life is a song and you gotta sing it You've got to know how to live it
Walking around, some thoughts on my mind I search for a place where I'll be free From all that is said and all that's been done It'll be hard to find it inside of me
Life is a book and you gotta read it Life is a story and you gotta tell it Life is a song and you gotta sing it You've got to know how to live it
(Life is a book and you gotta read it) Oh... life is a story and you gotta tell it Life is a song and you gotta sing it You've got to know how to live it
I know that I've gotta try No one can see me cry I can't take it anymore I must find a way to let myself go, yeah
Oh yeah (Life is a... life is... life is...) (Life is a... life is... life is...) It's true, you know it, don't you?
Life is a book and you gotta read it Life is a story and you gotta tell it Life is a song and you gotta sing it You've got to know how to live it
(Life is a book and you gotta read it) Life is a story and you gotta tell it Life is a song and you gotta sing it You've got to know how to live it
(Life is a book and you gotta read it) Life is a story and you gotta tell it Life is a song and you gotta sing it You've got to know how to live it
Here I Am (Come And Take Me) Composer(s): Al Green; Mabon "Teenie" Hodges Performer(s): Al Green; and various other artists
I can't believe that it's real the way that you make me feel A burning deep down inside a love that I cannot hide Our love is you and me baby that makes the world go round And if you've been doin' lovin' with me layin' all my troubles down here I am, baby come and take me Here I am, baby come and take me take me by the hand Show me here I am, baby
It always ends up this way me begging you every day A love that I cannot have you broke my heart into half Our love is you and me baby that make's the world go round And if you've been doin' lovin' with me layin' all my troubles down here I am, baby come and take me Here I am, baby come and take me take me by the hand Show me here I am, baby
When I'm down I can always call you for a helpin' hand I know you'll do the best you can But it don't take much from me just my cup of joe Oh there's love inside me I believe there's one to be explodin' It's tough for me, oh baby I can do worry tell me all your troubles You won't ever have to worry now Just one more thing, ask everybody everybody you see you'll find yourselve lost and alone on a darkened street here I am, baby come and take me Here I am, baby come and take me take me by the hand Show me here I am, baby...
Life Composer(s): Shirl Milete Performer(s): Elvis Presley
Somewhere out in empty space Long before the human race Something stirred A vast and timeless source began Intelligence was born and then There was the World Powers filled the Universe Matter formed and broke the curse Of nothingness Love became an ageless soul Nature reached her highest goal And breathed the breath of life Everlasting life
Well, creatures come from out of sight Daylight came from in the night And all was good Life became a masterplan Love produced a perfect man That understood The image of the Maker's word Worshipped Him with all he had But then one day From in the depths an evil seed Grew and manufactured greed That changed the way of life Everlasting life
Oh, the loving power looked and saw Inside the heart of man a flaw Begin to grow Well, the fires of Hell began to burn And so He sent his chosen Son To let us know That love had surely made us all And hate would surely make us fall So from the Cross Well, he showed the world that dreadful day That love could be the only way Or all is lost of life Everlasting life For life is love And love is life
Here For Your Love ((Swedish Version: Tio Mil Kvar Till Korpilombolo (Agnetha Fältskog) - 1972))
Composer(s): Agnetha Fältskog - Björn Ulvaeus - Peter Himmelstrand - Bosse Carlgren
Performer(s): Agnetha Fältskog
Here for your love so please don't hinder me Unbolt your door now, don't be a bore now Here for your love so please don't hinder me Please let me in, 'cause once I'm in you're in heaven I promise you, mmm, you've got it coming to you I'm here for your love so please don't hinder me Once I get in you'll see just why I'm here
You're a teaser and I've found you're fond of playing hard to get Still you've let me feel we'd make it ever since the day we met I can't stand it any longer, don't know what you're waiting for So I've come to get what's mine behind your barricaded door
Here for your love so please don't hinder me Unbolt your door now, don't be a bore now Here for your love so please don't hinder me Please let me in, 'cause once I'm in you're in heaven I promise you, mmm, you've got it coming to you I'm here for your love so please don't hinder me Once I get in you'll see just why I'm here
Mmm, here for your love so please don't hinder me Unbolt your door now, don't be a bore now Here for your love so please don't hinder me Please let me in, 'cause once I'm in you're in heaven I promise you, mmm, you've got it coming to you I'm here for your love so please don't hinder me Once I get in you'll see just why I'm here
Squid Jiggin' Ground Composer(s): Art Scammell Performer(s): Hank Snow; Stompin' Tom Connors; Schooner Fare
Oh, this is the place where the fishermen gather In oilskins and boots and Cape Anns battened down All sizes of figures with squid lines and jiggers They congregate here on the squid jigging ground Some are working their jiggers while others are yarning There's some standing up and there's more lying down While all kinds of fun, jokes and tricks are begun As they wait for the squid on the squid jigging ground
There's men of all ages and boys in the bargain There's old Billy Cave and there's young Raymond Brown There's a red ranting Tory out here in a dory A-running down Squires on the squid jigging ground
There's men from the Harbour, there's men from the Tickle In all kinds of motorboats, green, grey and brown Right yonder there's Bobby and with him is Noddy He's chawing hard tack on the squid jigging ground
Oh, God bless my sou'wester, there's Skipper John Chaffey He's the best hand at squid jigging here, I'll be bound Hello, what's the row? Why he's jigging one now It's the very first squid on the squid jigging ground
Now, the man with the whiskers is old Jacob Steele He's getting well up but he's still pretty sound While Uncle Bob Hawkins wears six pairs of stockings Whenever he's out on the squid jigging ground
Holy smoke! What a scuffle, all hands are excited `Tis a wonder to me that there's nobody drowned There's confusion, a bustle, a wonderful hustle They're all jigging squids on the squid jigging ground
Says Bobby, "The squids are on top of the water I just got my jiggers `bout one fathom down But a squid in the boat squirted right down his throat And he's swearing like mad on the squid jigging ground
There's poor Uncle Billy, his whiskers are spattered With spots of the squid juice that's flying around One poor little boy got it right in the eye But they don't give a darn on the squid jigging ground
Now if ever you feel so inclined to go squidding Leave your white shirts and collars behind in the town And if you get cranky without your silk hanky You'd better steer clear of the squid jigging ground
Here For You Composer(s): Chris De Burgh Performer(s): Chris De Burgh
I don't know where the time has gone, suddenly here we are alone Only a word before you go, everyone's waiting So many friends to say goodbye, so many tears they'll have to cry So many wings to help you fly where you are going
And now a plane must take away my child that life has found And you will be up in the sky, and I'll be on the ground Sending my love with you tonight
I will be waiting, I will be waiting, here for you, here for you
I don't know where the years have gone Suddenly here, and you have grown It was like only yesterday when you were so young But here is the day we had to see, always the same eternally This is the way that it must be, now it is your world
And so a plane must take away my child that time has found And you will be up in the sky, and I'll be on the ground Sending my dreams with you tonight
I will be waiting.....I'm trying not to show But seeing you go, is the hardest thing that I have known
I will be waiting, don't worry 'bout me, I'll be alright I will be waiting, don't worry 'bout me, I'll be alright Here for you, here for you