Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Hollywood Nights Composer(s): Bob Seger Performer(s): Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band; and various other artists
She stood there bright as the sun On that California coast He was a Midwestern boy on his own She looked at him with those soft eyes So innocent and blue He knew right then he was too far from home He was too far from home She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach They watched the waves tumble over the sand They drove for miles and miles Up those twisting turning roads Higher and higher and higher they climbed
And those Hollywood nights In those Hollywood hills She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills Oh those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of her skills
He'd headed west cause he felt that a change would do him good See some old friends, good for the soul She had been born with a face That would let her get her way He saw that face and he lost all control He had lost all control Night after night Day after day It went on and on Then came that morning he woke up alone He spent all night staring down at the lights on LA Wondering if he could ever go home
And those Hollywood nights In those Hollywood hills She was looking so right It was giving him chills In those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights With a passion that kills
In those Hollywood nights In those Hollywood hills She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills Oh those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of her skills
Steppin' Out With My Baby Composer(s): Irving Berlin Performer(s): Fred Astaire
Here he comes lookin' for his baby It's for sure, sure and not for maybe Don't ask when will the lucky day be Here he comes and let him tell you himself:
If I seem to scintillate It's because I've got a date A date with a package of The good things that come with love You don't have to ask me I won't waste your time But if you should ask me Why I feel sublime I'm
Steppin' out with my baby Can't go wrong 'cause I'm in right It's for sure, not for maybe That I'm all dressed up tonight
Steppin' out with my honey Can't be bad to feel so good Never felt quite so sunny And I keep on knockin' wood
There'll be smooth sailin' 'cause I'm trimmin' my sails With a bright shine on my shoes and on my nails (alternate line: In my top hat and my white tie and my tails)
Steppin' out with my baby Can't go wrong 'cause I'm in right Ask me when will the day be The big day may be tonight
Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) Composer(s): Scott Gorham; Phil Lynott Performer(s): Thin Lizzy; Warrant
They say people out in Hollywood Live their life out in black and white Theyre living out a technicolor dream Next day theyre a star overnight
Not like living in New York Man, its tougher Not like in London town Boy, you suffer
Nobody give a break When youre down on your luck Everybodys on the take When youre down on your luck You cant make a mistake When youre down on your luck
People out in Hollywood They got a lot of class You see the boys strutting down the boulevard Trying to make a pass
Not like in New York Its high rise, its concrete and complex Not like in London town It reigns down on its subjects
Nobody give a damn When youre down on your luck Nobody understands When youre down on your luck Lady chance, she wont dance When youre down on your luck
People out in Hollywood They can make it to the stars They can reach the screen Drive around in big expensive convertible cars
Not like in New York All youve got is Broadway Not like in the West End of London You cant make it no way
Nobody give a damn When youre down on your luck Nobody understands When youre down on your luck Youve got to strut your stuff When youre down on your luck
You cant take it easy, it aint good enough When youre down on your luck Everybodys on the make When youre down on your luck Nobody give a fair deal When youre down on your luck
Nobody understands my Uncle Sam When youre down on your luck Im ready for the dance When youre down on your luck I gotta make a dollar holler When youre down on your luck
This Is My Life Composer(s): Örlygur Smári - Paul Oscar - Peter Fenner First performance by: Euroband - 2008
I spent my days in vain just waiting For happiness to come my way I took for granted all they gave me I opened my eyes, finally I realised
This is my life I don't wanna change a thing This is my life All the pain, all the joy it brings
All through the years Of blood, sweat and tears Hopes and my fears All that was meant to be This is my life What will be, will be
There's no denying all the heartaches Mmm... were just a blessing in disguise Oh, if I never made a single mistake Oh, I wouldn't be here, part of the plan I believe
This is my life I don't wanna change a thing This is my life All the pain, all the joy it brings
All through the years Of blood, sweat and tears Hopes and my fears All that was meant to be This is my life What will be, will be
I've found the key to set myself free You'll be amazed 'Cause I have the power to change my ways This is my life
This is my life I don't wanna change a thing This is my life All the pain, all the joy it brings
All through the years Of blood, sweat and tears Hopes and my fears All that was meant to be This is my life What will be
Hollywood Composer(s): David McNeil Performer(s): Yves Montand; Julien Clerc; David McNeil
Sa mère dansait dans les bars imitant Jean Harlow Son père lançait des poignards au cirque à Buffalo Puis un jour on lui a dit "go west" et il a pédalé De New-York à Los Angeles sur un vélo volé Alors il a usé ses coudes à frotter les comptoirs Avec une étoile d'Hollywood qui perdait la mémoire Le long de Sunset Boulevard bras dessus, bras dessous Ils perdaient leurs derniers dollars dans les machines à sous Un jour Benjamin Chancard le cousin ou le frère Du type qui joue du cithare à la cour d'Angleterre A gagné aux dés le droit d'être son seul amant Ils sont allés vivre à trois dans son appartement Elle ramenait des voyageurs, des collégiens timides Qui pouvaient faire deux dollars l'heure, quelques Polaroïd Ses deux amants dans la cuisine pour ne pas qu'ils regardent En deux mois ils jouaient tout Gershwin sur des verres à moutarde Ils ont fait du music hall déguisés en Hindou Elle dansait en Baby Doll sur Rapsodie in blue Elle a fini sous le capot d'une Dodge ou Cadillac Il a ramassé son chapeau et l'autre a pris son sac Puis ils ont continué leur vie d'Hindou errant Et puis il est retourné vivre chez ses parents Sa mère devenue trop laide pour jouer Jean Harlow Son père avait tué son aide au cirque à Buffalo
This Is My Life Composer(s): F. Hudon - Jacques Morall - B. Vilanch Performer(s): Eartha Kitt
You, you can walk out the door Thinking you won the war But I'm not keeping score Me, I am used to the game Win or lose it's the same Someone lost, what a shame
Stop thinking you are number one You threw the dice and never won You never had a chance with me, and that's not hard to see Each time you played a trick on me I gave in to you happily Knowing I had the upper hand, so understand
This is my life, what can I do I can do very well without you Without your sneer, without your smile Without your arms and your awful idea
This is my life, what can I do I can do it alright without you This is my life and mine alone And if you leave, I can live on my own This is my life, what can I do
This is my life, what can I do I can do it alright, without you This is my life and mine alone And if you leave, I can live on my own
You, think you made a clean break Left me for your own sake So you won't feel it again Me, I can watch you depart With no piece of my heart With no pain, just a smile
I'd love to say I told you so But what's the use, you'll never know How many times I tried in vain to keep away the pain Start thinking you are in my past The two of us could never last This love of ours was not planned, so understand
This is my life, what can I do I can do very well without you Without your smiles, without your sneer Without your arms and your awful idea This is my life, what can I do
Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) Composer(s): Russell Brown - Irwin Levine Performer(s): Tony Orlando & Dawn
No, I'm not upset, I'm not, lots of people get married Please I'm in a hurry, won't you straighten my tie I'll get by She was something else, she was, now she's gonna get married She's got herself carried off by somebody new What can I do?
Don't worry 'bout me Ma, I'll be alright I'm steppin' out, I'm gonna boogie tonight Dancing and singing Love songs 'til the dawn's early light Oh, I'm stepping out, I'm gonna boogie tonight
Yes, I must admit we did, we looked so good together Thought it would last forever but I'm a dreamer at heart Dreams fall apart Tell me where's my shoes, my groovy shoes Enough about Diana, oh my sweet Diana She's getting married today
Don't worry 'bout me Ma, I'll be alright I'm steppin' out, I'm gonna boogie tonight Dancing and singing Love songs 'til the dawn's early light Oh, I'm stepping out, I'm gonna boogie tonight
Oh my tender lips, they lied, they told me that she loved me I'm just catching a cold, Ma These aren't tears in my eyes
So don't worry 'bout me Ma, I'll be alright See, I'm steppin' out, I'm gonna boogie tonight Dancing and singing Love songs 'til the dawn's early light Oh, I'm stepping out, Ma, I'm gonna boogie tonight
In my mind I can see reminders of a past decay So far behind Like the shadows linger at the close of day And we could see We were timeless dreamers of another day And we were free In a dawning age we had so much to say
Oooh, the nights you came to me A bluejean lady so eager to be free And the wind in your long hair blowin as we stood for the band
Oh, Hollyann
Hollyann We made the dark into light We saw the wrong and the right We were for life And we would never concede it
Hollyann We left the world behind A million hands gave the sign We held the line light Can you believe it? Hollyann Hollyann
We could live Just to turn the world into our fantasy And we could give Aquarius was really meant to be
You and I we were there to see the dawn Side by side we had love to carry on And I still hear guitars in the air as we sat in the sand
Oh, Hollyann
Hollyann We made the dark into light We saw the wrong and the right We were for life And we would never concede it
Hollyann We left the world behind A million hands gave the sign We held the line `/light Can you believe it? Hollyann
For Life Composer(s): Isis Gee First performance by: Isis Gee - 2008
I had no choice, perfectly clear from the start I heard your voice and I was falling Into a space where daylight kisses moonlit skies It was the place as written in your eyes And oh... we made it, we finally found our way And celebrating just where we, we stand today
I'll let my heart show the way Oceans and mountains between us Because your love is why You made the wrong right I will give my all I will heed your call for life
I had no choice, perfectly clear from the start I will rejoice, embrace your calling And into a space where daylight breathes within your heart You found my heart and I knew it was for life Oh...
I'll let my heart show the way Oceans and mountains between us Because your love is why You made the wrong right I will give my all for life Ooh yeah... for life
Holly Holy Composer(s): Neil Diamond Performer(s): Neil Diamond; and various other artists
Holly holy eyes Dream of only you Where I am, what I am What I believe in Holly holy Holly holy dream Wanting only you And she comes And I run just like the wind will Holly holy
Sing a song Sing a song of songs Sing it out Sing it strong
Call the sun in the dead of the night And the sun's gonna rise in the sky Touch a man who can't walk upright And that lame man, he's gonna fly And I fly And I fly
Holly holy love Take the lonely child And the seed Let it be filled with tomorrow Holly holy
Sing a song Sing a song of songs Sing it out Sing it strong
Call the sun in the dead of the night And the sun's gonna rise in the sky Touch a man who can't walk upright And that lame man, he's gonna fly And I fly, yeah And I fly
Holly holy dream Dream of only you Holly holy love Holly holy love
Steppin' Out Composer(s): Paul Revere - Mark Lindsay Performer(s): Paul Revere & the Raiders
Well, I had to leave town because of Uncle Sam's deal, ha ha ha yeah Well, I guess my good lovin' done lost its appeal Because when I called back I heard a-bad bad news They say our big romance has been gettin' abuse Now tell the truth, don't lie to me Have you been step, step, step, step, step, step, steppin' out on me? I've got ways of findin' out if you've been steppin' out on me It's my turn, let me give you a piece of my mind
I told you once, I told you twice You're kind of rowdy after walkin' on ice Turn your loop in, do what I want you to do Stop your messin' now or I'm gonna step out on you Hey! Hey! Hey hey hey hey!
If I can't be your one & only man I'm gonna call your daddy to give him back your hand I'm gonna call the preacher, tell the choir stay home I guess you're the kind of woman that's just 'bout to roam Now tell me true, don't lie to me Have you been step, step, step, step, step, step, steppin' out on me? Tell the truth, child; you've been steppin' out on me I gotta know in my heart if you've been steppin' out on me I'll be checkin' with all your friends if you've been steppin' out on me Better tell me the truth honey; have you been steppin' out on me? Yeah I'm gonna check; no more stuff or I'll be steppin' out on you ...
Holiday In Waikiki Composer(s): Ray Davies Performer(s): The Kinks
I won a competition in a little column in my local paper So I packed my bags and flew across the sea
all on my local paper I sailed to Hawaii in the U.S.A. I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki
I didn't realize it was commercialized when I unpacked my cases Because a genuine Hawaii ukulele cost me 30 guineas And even when I'm swimming I have to pay I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki Oh yeah, yeah
Across the coral sands I saw a hula hula dancer, looking pretty I asked her where she came from and she said to me "I come from New York City And my mother is Italian And my dad's a Greek" I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki
It's a hooka hooka on the shiny briny on a wake a hola And in a little shack they had a little sign that said Coca Cola And even all the grass skirts were PVC I'm just an English boy who won a holiday in Waikiki Oh yeah, yeah
Im very fond of London town, its true But in the winter, Ill admit to you Whenever its a cold and foggy day I shiver and I feel inclined to say
Ill part with Piccadilly for any part of Chile For Leicester Square just give me Paraguay In Peckham I was paler, but not in Venezuela I want a land of sunshine and ole
Ill leave you Lords Pavillion For something more Brazilian South Kensington Ill swap for the Sante Fe Though Hampsteads cool and cleaner Ill pass for Argentina I want a land of sunshine and ole
With macheros, in their sombreros I will ride the burning pampas like a breeze Life will be sweeter with senoritas Who can bessame as mucho as they please
The Thames and other trivia Ill barter for Bolivia You have your Chelsea, Ill have Uruguay Ill trade you Potters Bar, sir, for Nicaragua, sir I want a land of sunshine and ole
But I am joking, though fog is choking I am a Londoner in spite of everything Winter weather cant last forever And I want to be in London in the spring
So, goodbye caballeros, thanks for your rancheros Id rather be in Mayfair any day Now I havent any option, Im a cockney by adoption So keep your land of sunshine and ole
Goodbye caballeros, senoritas, campaneros Maybe sometime Ill come for that holiday To your beautiful land of sunshine and ole
Steppin' In A Slide Zone Composer(s): John Lodge First release by: The Moody Blues
I took a ride in a limousine I took a road I'd never been I met a stranger by the way His coat was torn but his eyes were clear
Standing in a slide zone Steppin' in a slide zone
He told me where a river flows He showed me how the apple grows He told me of a magic stream His face was worn but his eyes were clear
Standing in a slide zone I could be steppin' in a slide zone Standing in a slide zone I could be steppin' through a time zone
He went to find a shooting star Around the bend, that's where they are I went along just for the ride Suddenly I began to slide
Standing in a slide zone I could be steppin' through a time zone
The air raced by there was no sound We drifted high above the ground And then he said you know this place And then a smile lit up his face
Standing in a slide zone I could be steppin' in a slide zone Standing in a slide zone I could be steppin' through a time zone
I turned my head and I looked below, Slide zone... And there was something there I know Suddenly I began to fall I looked around and tried to call
Standing in a slide zone He had me steppin' in a time zone Standing in a slide zone Falling through a time zone
Help me please, I thought I said Then something happened in my head Music came from all around And I knew what I had found
Standing in a slide zone Falling through a time zone Steppin' in a slide zone He had me falling through a time zone Slide zone, slide zone Slide zone, time zone
Holiday Composer(s): Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb Performer(s): The Bee Gees; and various other artists
Oh, you're a holiday, such a holiday Oh, you're a holiday, such a holiday It's something I think's worthwhile If the puppet makes you smile If not, then you're throwing stones Throwing stones, throwing stones
Oh, it's a funny game Don't believe that it's all the same Can't think what I've just said But there's something upon my head Millions of eyes can see Yet why am I so blind When the someone else is me It's unkind, it's unkind
It's a holiday, such a holiday You're a holiday, such a holiday You're a holiday, such a holiday You're a holiday, such a holiday You're a holiday, such a holiday
Oh, you're a holiday, such a holiday Oh, you're a holiday, such a holiday Oh, you're a holiday, such a holiday It's something I think's worthwhile If the puppet makes you smile If not, then you're throwing stones Throwing stones, throwing stones
Oh, you're a holiday, everyday such a holiday Now, it's my turn to say and I say you're a holiday Oh, you're a holiday, such a holiday Oh, you're a holiday, such a holiday Oh, you're a holiday, such a holiday
Holiday Composer(s): Curtis Hudson; Lisa Stevens Performer(s): Madonna; and various other artists
Holiday Celebrate Holiday Celebrate
Chorus:
If we took a holiday Took some time to celebrate Just one day out of life It would be, it would be so nice
Everybody spread the word We're gonna have a celebration All across the world In every nation It's time for the good times Forget about the bad times, oh yeah One day to come together To release the pressure We need a holiday
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You can turn this world around And bring back all of those happy days Put your troubles down It's time to celebrate Let love shine And we will find A way to come together And make things better We need a holiday
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Holiday Celebrate Holiday Celebrate
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Holiday Celebrate Holiday Celebrate
Holiday, Celebration Come together in every nation
