Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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A Mi Manera ((aka A Mi Manera (by Joan Baez) 1989); A Mi Manera (Paul Anka & Julio Iglesias) - 1996)) ((Adapted from: Comme D'habitude (by Claude François - 1967)) Composer(s): Claude François - Jacques Revaux - Gilles Thibault - A. Alpin Performer(s): Raphael - 2003
Versions In Other Languages: 1968/1969 - My Way (by Frank Sinatra) 1969 - Eu Já Me Habituei (by Agnaldo Timóteo) 1971 - La Mia Via (by Fred Bongusto) 1972 - A Modo Mio (by Patty Pravo) 1980 - Waarom (by André Hazes) 1996 - Moj Svet (by Dragan Stojnic) 1998 - Alleen Gaan (by Will Tura) 2004 - Zoals Gewoonlijk (by Raymond Van Het Groenewoud) 2009 - Mijn Leven (by Nicole & Hugo)
El final se hacerca ya Lo esperare serenamente Ya ves que yo he sido asi Te lo dire sinceramente Vivi la inmensidad Sin conocer jamas fronteras Jugue sin descansar Y a mi manera
Jamas vivi un amor Que para mi fuera, fuera importante Corte solo la flor Y lo mejor de cada instante Viaje y disfrute No se si mas que otro cualquiera Si bien, todo esto fue A mi manera
Tal vez llore o tal vez rei Tal vez gane o tal vez perdi Ahora se que fui feliz Que si llore tambien ame Puedo seguir hasta el final A mi manera
Quizas tambien dude Cuando yo mas me divertia Quizas yo desprecie Aquello que yo no comprendia Hoy se que firme fui Y que afronte ser como era Y asi logre vivir A mi manera
Porque sabras Que un hombre en fin Conoceras por su vivir No hay porque hablar ni que decir Ni recordar ni que fingir Puedo seguir hasta el final A mi manera
How Do You Do It That Way? Composer(s): Ruth Naomi Floyd; Victoria Spivey Performer(s): Victoria Spivey & Louis Armstrong
Have you ever had a feeling
that someone would come out leadin' you? If you had it's not so bad unless you found that it is all untrue Take a good girl to keep her man, some can't do it, others can I'm no chump but I would jump if I could find someone that's not unlike me too
Oh when the river runs, flowers are bloomin' in May And if you get good business, how do you do it that way?
Streetwalkin' women, they are happy and gay But I'm never happy, how do you get that way?
I want a man to be near, because he bring good care But the men don't like me, they don't seem to care
Now they can come and go, to and fro every day But I can't make 'em like me, how do you do it that way?
Now if you want somethin' good, you mustn't knock on wood Just get a good man to look up under your hood
And when the rooster and the hen go to the barn to play Oh the hen has chickens, how do they do it that way?
Hermano, amigo, hermano la noche me ha atrapado como en un sueño largo lanzándome al pasado Y recuerdo tu niñez... recuerdo mi niñez... de ayer
La radio nos decía: "llegó el hombre a la Luna" mientras que tú subías a un árbol de aventuras tratando de alcanzar a tu corta edad... el sol
Hermano, aquel tiempo se fue como un barquito de papel que al norte de nuestro jardín perdió su edén sin brújula y sin capitán un día tendrá que volver y llegaremos a esa edad con otra piel
Hermano, amigo, hermano compañero de patio pirata de los nidos duende de los manzanos, recuerdo tu niñez recuerdo mi niñez... de ayer
Mientras la radio hablaba de una guerra lejana tú me preguntabas si el mundo tiene alas para poder volar para poder llegar... al sol
How Do You Do? Composer(s): H.V. Hoof; H.V. Hemert Performer(s): Mouth & MacNeal
Once I said I wanted you, I don't remember why I often wonder if it's true that you could make me cry I only know it's long ago you said "I love you too" But I got one solution left we're gonna start anew
How do you do? Mm, mm, I thought why not na na na na Just me and you and then we can na na na na Just like before and you will say na na na na Please give me more and you will think na na na na Hey, that's what I'm living for
How do you do? Mm, mm, I thought why not na na na na Just me and you and then we can na na na na Just like before and you will say na na na na Please give me more and you will think na na na na Hey, that's what I'm living for
Once I said I wanted you, and I remember why I often wonder if it's true you still can make me cry And now it's not so long ago you said "I love you too" 'Cause I had one solution left and that's to start anew
How do you do? Mm, mm, I thought why not na na na na Just me and you and then we can na na na na Just like before and you will say na na na na Please give me more and you will think na na na na Hey, that's what I'm living for
How do you do? Mm, mm, I thought why not na na na na Just me and you and then we can na na na na Just like before and you will say na na na na Please give me more and you will think na na na na Hey, that's what I'm living for
Rudy, A Message To You ((aka A Message to You Rudy (by The Specials) - 1979); Ska Sucks (by Propagandhi - 1993)) Composer(s): Dandy Livingstone First release by: Dandy - 1967 Covered by multiple other artists
Stop your messing around Better think of your future Time you straightened right out Creating problems in town
Rudy, a message to you Rudy, a message to you
Stop your fooling around Time you straightened right out Better think of your future Else you'll wind up in jail
Rudy, a message to you Rudy, a message to you
Stop your messing around Better think of your future Time you straightened right out Creating problems in town
Rudy, a message to you Rudy, a message to you Rudy, a message to you Rudy, a message to you
How Deep Is Your Love Composer(s): Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb Performer(s): The Bee Gees
I know your eyes in the morning sun I feel you touch me in the pouring rain And the moment that you wander far from me I wanna feel you in my arms again
And you come to me on a summer breeze Keep me warm in your love and then softly leave And it's me you need to show ....
How deep is your love? (how deep is your love?) I really need to learn 'Cause we're living in a world of fools Breaking us down When they all should let us be We belong to you and me
I believe in you You know the door to my very soul You're the light in my deepest darkest hour You're my saviour when I fall And you may not think I care for you When you know down inside That I really do And it's me you need to show ....
How deep is your love? (how deep is your love?) I really need to learn 'Cause we're living in a world of fools Breaking us down When they all should let us be We belong to you and me
How deep is your love? (how deep is your love?) I really need to learn 'Cause we're living in a world of fools Breaking us down When they all should let us be We belong to you and me
How deep is your love? (how deep is your love?) ......
How Deep Is The Ocean? Composer(s): Irving Berlin Performer(s): Julie London; and various other artists
How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How many times in a day Do I think of you? How many roses are Sprinkled with dew?
How far would I travel Just to be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? And if I ever lost you How much would I cry? How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?
A Mess Of Blues Composer(s): Doc Pomus - Mort Shuman First recording/First release by: Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires - 1960 Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1961 - C'est Tout Comme (Les Chaussettes Noires) 1976 - Masser Af Busser (Bamses Venner)
I just got your letter baby Too bad you can't come home I swear Im goin' crazy Sittin' here all alone Since your gone I got a mess of blues
I ain't slept a week since Sunday I can't eat a thing all day Every day is just blue Monday Since you've been away Since your gone I got a mess of blues
Whoops there goes a teardrop Rollin' down my face If you cry when you're in love It sure ain't no disgrace
Whoops there goes a teardrop Rollin' down my face If you cry when you're in love It sure ain't no disgrace
I gotta get myself together Before I lose my mind I'm gonna catch the next train goin' And leave my blues behind Since your gone I got a mess of blues I got a mess of blues
How Cruel Composer(s): Joan Armatrading Performer(s): Joan Armatrading
Some people want to see my blood gush out And others want to watch while I cry I heard somebody say once I was way too black And someone answers she's not black enough for me
I bite my tongue and it bites me back I bought a house and the neighbours moved I had a dog but it was stolen
Some people say that it's coming And I'll get it It must be something I have no control of They'll put the skin of the fruit on the ground And I'll slip and fall
Oh how cruel to make a girl cry Oh how cruel to make a girl cry Oh how cruel to make a girl cry
I have no hope in hell and I want to get to heaven Too many lies or not enough sinnin'
Some people say that it's coming And I'll get it It must be something I have no control of They'll put the skin of the fruit on the ground And I'll slip and fall
Oh how cruel to make a girl cry Oh how cruel to make a girl cry Oh how cruel to make a girl cry
A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be Composer(s): Jerry Laseter - Roger Murrah Performer(s): Tanya Tucker
I can hear you smilin' on the 'phone Bet you thought that I'd be cryin' Go on, tell yourself I done you wrong But we both know you'd be lyin' We don't have to have a reason If your heart is set on leavin'
To remember on some rainy day A little simple word or thought Or a birthday card I bought Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away You never can be free From a memory like I'm gonna be
That greener grass you think you see Hah, is just a high-heeled illusion Better count the cost of bein' free Is it worth all that you're losin'? It may be over, but it's not ending 'Cause there's one thing you're forgetting
An' you'll remember on some rainy day The little things we used to do Like that night in Baton Rouge Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away You never can be free From a memory like I'm gonna be
When it all comes back someday You'll be surprised on some lonely night When you close your eyes
Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away You never can be free From a memory like I'm gonna be
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(From a memory)
Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away You never can be free From a memory like I'm gonna be
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You, When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You
When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life? Composer(s): Burton Lane; Alan Jay Lerner Performer(s): Fred Astaire & Jane Powell; and various other artists
Fred: Oh yeah, yeah!
Jane: You listen to me just once
Fred: Oh sure, sure!
Jane: I told you a million times You never wanna listen to me
Fred: So I said it So you heard it So you're mad So what?
Jane: So this--It's the last time I ever Go to a party with you!
Fred: Will you put that in writin'?
Jane: Well you're always Makin' cracks Makin' cracks!
Fred: Like what?
Jane: You always humiliate me Humiliate me Didn't your mother never teach ya no manners?
Fred: I ain't never had no mother We was too poor
Jane: Say, what's the matter with you lately? You used to tell me you loved me You used to treat me like a high-class dame Well usen't ya?
Fred: So I used
Jane: Oh, so there, you admit it
Fred: I ain't admittin' nothin'!
Jane: I'll give ya one more chance Do ya love me or don't ya?
Fred: No I don't!
Jane: Quit stallin'! I want a direct answer
Fred: Oh... Listen, kid, there's one thing about ya I can't understand---
Fred: How could you believe me when I said I loved you When you know I've been a liar all my life?
Jane: You've had that reputation Since you was a youth
Fred: You must've been insane To think I'd tell you the truth
Jane: How could I believe you When you said we'd marry?
Fred: Why, you know I'd rather hang Than have a wife I know I said I'd make you mine
Jane: Now wouldn't youse know That I would go for that old line?
Fred: How could you believe me When I said I loved you When you know I've been a liar?
Jane: You sure have been a liar
Fred: A double-crossin' liar
Jane: A double-crossin' liar
Fred: All my doggone cheatin' life?
Jane: You said you would love me long
Fred: So what?
Jane: And never would do me wrong
Fred: Stop bending the suit!
Jane: Faithful you'd always be
Fred: Me? Why baby, you must be loony To trust a lower-than-low, two-timer like me
Jane: You said I'd have everything
Fred: Get her
Jane: A beautiful diamond ring
Fred: Ha ha ha
Jane: A bungalow by the sea
Fred: A bungalow yet You're really naive to ever believe A full-of-baloney phony like me
Jane: Boy, I sure must've lost my head
Fred: You ain't lost nothin' you never had
Jane: What about the time you went to Indiana?
Fred: I was lyin' I was down in Ala...bam
Jane: You said you had some business You had to complete
Fred: What I was doin' I would be a cad to repeat
Jane: What about the evenin's You was with your mother?
Fred: I was rompin' with another honey lamb
Jane: To think you swore Our love was real
Fred: Baby, leave us not forget That I'm a heel
Jane: How could I believe you When you said you loved me?
A Memory Away Composer(s): Warren Robb - David Kirby Performer(s): Gene Watson
I woke up this morning Thinking 'bout those times You and love and I were more Only on my mind
I let myself go drifting Way back in my dreams Let my memory bring you back to me
Your love is just a memory away I can count on yesterday I can have you, antyime I want to You're always just a memory away
Love can change a beggar Make a poor man king Love can build a castle Out of almost anything
Minds can still work miracles That even I can see When my memory brings you back to me
Your love is just a memory away I can count on yesterday I can have you, anytime I want to You're always just a memory away You're always just a memory away
How Could I Love Her So Much? Composer(s): Hugh Moffatt Performer(s): Johnny Rodriguez; Hugh Moffatt
I went over to him, said you may not know me But I sure do know who you are Don't worry my anger was spent long ago And only the memory remains But Lord, how I suffered, sometimes I still wonder And maybe now you can explain
Tell me how could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you How did you know how to hold her and please her How did you know what to do
After all of the time I spent learning to love her And be what she needed me to Tell me how could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you
He said, Friend let me buy you a drink And I'll tell you a story that's sad, but it's true How I loved her and held her till some licker stole her From me, like I stole her from you
I guess no one can own her, her heart's like a soldier Of fortune, her love's like the wind Till all I can think of is finding a new love And asking this question again
How could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you How did you know how to hold her and please her How did you know what to do
After all of the time I spent learning to love her And be what she needed me to Tell me how could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you
How could I love her so much And then lose her so quickly to someone like you
A Means To An End Composer(s): Ian Curtis - Peter Hook - Stephen Morris - Bernard Sumner First recording/First release by: Joy Division - 1979/1980 Covered by multiple other artists
A legacy so far removed One day will be improved Eternal rights we left behind We were the better kind Two the same, set free too I always looked to you I always looked to you I always looked to you
We fought for good, stood side by side Our friendship never died On stranger waves, the lows and highs Our vision touched the sky Immortalists with points to prove I put my trust in you I put my trust in you I put my trust in you
A house somewhere on foreign soil Where ageless lovers call Is this your goal, your final needs Where dogs and vultures eat Committed still I turn to go I put my trust in you I put my trust in you I put my trust in you I put my trust in you In you, in you, in you Put my trust in you, in you
How Come? Composer(s): Charles Alexander; Wyclef Jean; Youssou N'Dour Performer(s): Youssou N'Dour
Yo As the universe expands I contemplate whether it was God or the Big Bang that made man Sometimes I wonder how come We can't live without guns What would have been the outcome if the South won Think about that son What in the hell caused the assassination of Malcolm The federal communications commission listens to politicians in the position to Make certain decisions like puttin' minorities in prison To decimating the population of women It's called socialism From the United States to the United Kingdom Aahhkk, spit into the sky and extinguish the sun but how come
In the future The location is planet Earth The time and date is 1999, December 31st 11:59 p.m. the anticipation of what I think's about to happen, got my heart 'beatin We got less than a minute left before the planet Jupiter is united into a star I know it sounds bizarre but it's mathematics A specific sign for some of the planet's inhabitants Those who understand know what I'm sayin' is accurate Our country is corrupt from the president to the cabinet In the year 2, followed by three 0's The space probe Galileo will welcome us all to channel zero but how come
A Matter Of Trust Composer(s): Billy Joel Performer(s): Billy Joel
Some love is just a lie of the heart The cold remains of what began with a passionate start And they may not want it to end But it will, it's just a question of when I've lived long enough to have learned The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned But that won't happen to us Because it's always been a matter of trust
I know you're an emotional girl It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world I can't offer you proof But you're gonna face a moment of truth It's hard when you're always afraid You just recover when another belief is betrayed So break my heart if you must It's a matter of trust
You can't go the distance With too much resistance I know you have doubts But for God's sake don't shut me out
This time you've got nothing to lose You can take it, you can leave it Whatever you choose I won't hold back anything And I'll walk away a fool or a king Some love is just a lie of the mind It's make believe until it's only a matter of time And some might have learned to adjust But then it never was a matter of trust
I'm sure you're aware love We've both had our share of Believing too long When the whole situation was wrong
Some love is just a lie of the soul A constant battle for the ultimate state of control After you've heard lie upon lie There can hardly be a question of why Some love is just a lie of the heart The cold remains of what began with a passionate start But that can't happen to us Because it's always been a matter of trust
How Come? Composer(s): Ronnie Lane; Kevin Westlake Performer(s): The Small Faces; The Pogues
How come when I cut the ace of hearts You always draw the ace of spades? How's it when your best friend Brings you lillies on your birthday?
How come, how come I ain't superstitious, but these things I seen How come, how come I ain't a superstitious fella, but it worries me
How come when the local clergy calls He tells me that you shouldn't wear black? What kind of bread are you gonna bake With that hemlock in your spice rack?
How come, how come I ain't superstitious, but these things I seen How come, how come I ain't a superstitious fella, but it worries me
The spider's run, the cobweb's gone Did you eat it when the moon was new? I drowned your cat, what do you say about that? I've even broken up your broom
How come, how come I ain't superstitious, but these things I seen How come, how come I ain't a superstitious fella, but it worries me
A Matter Of Time Performer(s): Barclay James Harvest
It's a matter of time before we know If you follow the signs, let your feelings show Oh babe, you've got nothing to lose We can talk for a while and that's all right I can see in your eyes what you feel inside You don't know what you've been doing Leave me standing here We are on the edge of reality
We've gone too far Not the way that it's meant to be It's a matter of time It's just a matter of time
It's a matter of time before we say We got out of line looking for the way Oh babe, you've got something to hide
You can stay for a while and that's all right I see in your smile what you feel tonight You don't know what you've been doing Leave us standing here We are on the edge of reality
We've gone too far Not the way that it's meant to be It's a matter of time It's just a matter of time
Are you really looking for someone Who'll turn you on And always be around you?
Take another look and you will see That I will be waiting It's a matter of time It's a matter of time Oh babe, it's just a matter of time