Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Age Of Greed Composer(s): Martin Atkins - Jaz Coleman - K. Walker Performer(s): Killing Joke
Ten percent of the land Is the hand that pulls the strings Be the privileged few (to have to own to hold) Power over the people yes yes Power over people Be the privileged few to have to own to hold
Money property assets before lives Green gestures of a dying planet An endless debate only too late An appetite for glutony
The only way is up the only way is up But when you are up you have to try and stay there So you stamp and cheat on people Champagne breakfats (rewards for the killing) And a fast waist bulging Indulging, in what you call good living
But most of all there is too much fat on your heart - pig A lifestyle of cholesterol Cross collateralized cholesterol Saving what's left from profit margin For what? I'll tell you what for For some irrelevant conscience easing charity - Why? Just to justify! Just to justify!
Look at this utopia A society based on solid foundations Educate our children - educate them well To feather the nest and fuck the rest (Yes yes feather thenest and fuck the rest) The waste expands (As your waist expands) While others stand at the back of the queue I mean you
Still the same old security For your creature comforts Exchanging the hours of your life For the cash you've already spent Eating rubbish so you can pay the rent Table wine once a week if you'relucky In comparison
Privatise the people's lives Be part of the company (or fade!) The appliance of science to privatise their lives
Water is our business Electricity is our business Gas is our business Lives are our business Business is our business
Your money - my time Your stinking industrial bathwater - my wine Imbalance induces hate How will you fill the gap Between the endless buffet And the scraps of food I have
I feel hate I feel hate I feel hate I feel hate (Don't be afraid to show your hate, hate!)
You just treat me like a commodity You didn't know I couldn't even afford to feed my family I just want to kill I just want to take a gun And put it to your head And pull the trigger
What's Up Doc? Composer(s): Carl W. Stalling Performer(s): Mel Blanc & Arthur Q. Bryan
Oh, the carrot is a yum-yum veg-e-table! I always eat as many as I'm able To snitch from any stand by some fancy slight of hand Or to purchase from the grocer...if I'm able!
When I chew them, they go crunchy, crunchy, crunch! As a veg-e-table they're so good to munch Oh, I'd rather have a carrot, than a zebra or a parrot 'Cause a carrot is me very favorite lunch!
E h h h h h . . . What's up, Doc? What's cookin'? What's up, Doc? Oh, you're lookin' For Bugs Bunny bunting... Elmer's gone a-hunting Just to get a rabbit skin... Oops! The rabbit's gone again!
What's up, Doc? What's cookin'? Hey!...Look out!...Stop! You're gonna hurt someone With that old shot-gun! E h h h h . . .
Age Composer(s): Jim Croce - Ingrid Croce Performer(s): Jim Croce
I've been up and down and around and 'round and back again I've been so many places I can't remember where or when And my only boss was the clock on the wall and my only friend Never really was a friend at all
I've traded love for pennies, sold my soul for less Lost my ideals in that long tunnel of time I've turned inside out and around about and back and then Found myself right back where I started again
Once I had myself a million, now I've only got a dime The diff'rence don't seem quite as bad today With a nickel or a million, I was searching all the time For something that I never lost or left behind
I've traded love for pennies, sold my soul for less Lost my ideals in that long tunnel of time I've turned inside out and around about and back and then Found myself right back where I started again
And Now I'm in my second circle and I'm headin' for the top I've learned a lot of things along the way I'll be careful while I'm climbin' 'cause it hurts a lot to drop When your down nobody gives a damn anyway
I've traded love for pennies, sold my soul for less Lost my ideals in that long tunnel of time I've turned inside out and around about and back and then Found myself right back where I started again
What's The Use Of Getting Sober Composer(s): Busby Meyers Performer(s): Louis Jordan
1st Voice: Boy, you listen to your old Pappy 2nd Voice: Yeah, Pappy 1V: And stop drinking so much 2V: I'm-I'm ain't been doing so much drinking, Pappy 1V: Shut up, boy! You drink all day and you drink all night and you know, son, that that ain't right 2V: Oh Pappy, you just give me a chance I, I can, I . . . 1V: Shut up, boy! Boy, you're lookin' thin as a twig 2V: I know that . . . 1V: Look likes your dear old Pappy - about to blow your wig 2V: Oh I'm gonna blow my wig, Pappy
What's the use of getting sober When you're gonna get drunk again Oh Sam done something fine When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine I love my whiskey and I love my gin Every time you see me I'm in my sin So what's the use of getting sober When you're gonna get drunk again
I went out last night about half past one Thought I'd whoop it up a little and have some fun I got me a half pint about half past two Mmm, mmm, the way I was feeling you know what I wanna do Got me a pint about half past four Felt so good, went out and got me some more Got me a quart about half past five Boy, that was so nice didn't know if I was dead or alive
So what's the use of getting sober If you're gonna get drunk again Oh Sam done something fine When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine I love my whiskey and I love my gin Every time you see me I'm in my sin So what's the use of getting sober When you're gonna get drunk again
Well I've been thinking But I keep drinking I guess I'm 'bout lose my mind
Je me ronge les ongles depuis que j'ai cessé d'fumer Je n'y vois rien, je n'ai pas de lunettes: je suis fauché Je n'touche pas à mon salaire, je vis comme un misérable J'ai des trous dans mes chaussettes, et les talons éculés J'épargne et j'économise pour pouvoir te contenter Et toi, tu fais l'infidèle avec le patron d'un café
Agata, tu me ruines Agata, tu m'assassines Agata, regarde, examine Je suis un homme Qui n'est plus Qu'il était
Ça fait trois ans que je porte une chemise raccommodée Et dans trois ans ce sera toujoure la même que j'porterai Mon vieux costume bleu pétrole, on en vu de toutes les couleurs Il est devenui verdâtre, c'était celui de pépé Mon tailleur m'a dit: "Messieur, je n'peux plus le retourner Je l'ai déjà fait six fois, il faudrait le mettre dans un musée"
Agata, tu me ruines Agata, tu m'assassines Agata, regarde, examine Je suis un homme Qui n'est plus Qu'il était
J'ai réduit le repas quotidien sans hésiter Un grand verre d'eau fraîche le matin, pas de café au lait Quand je rentre au domicile, je ne trouve plus personne Je soupire avec tristesse et me surprends à rêver A quand nous jouions ensemble au docteur et aux fiancés Maintenant je joue tout seul, mais c'est à plaisir frelaté
Agata, tu me ruines Agata, tu m'assassines Agata, regarde, examine Je suis un homme Qui n'est plus Qu'il était
What's The Use Of Breaking Up? Composer(s): Thom Bell; Jerry Butler; Kenny Gamble Performer(s): Jerry Butler
Chorus: What's the use in breakin' up When you just turn around and make up?
Oh you say you're tired and you're uninspired And you wanna leave me, oh baby The last time you felt that way Girl, you left me for a whole day Then you called me on the telephone (hey baby) In your sweet and your softest tone (hey baby) Askin' me "What should we do?" When you know all the time that I'm crazy about you
(chorus x2)
We had the same conversation Well it couldn't have been more than a week ago I said "Darlin', you're breakin' my heart And I don't see how I can take much more" I got up and walked out of the door (hey baby) Walked on down to the corner store (hey baby) And by the time what I said took in I turned right around and came back again
(chorus x2)
Girl, I guess we do it 'cause it's such a groove (hey baby) To find somethin' that you need to use (hey baby) Oh baby, I love you, I swear And ain't neither one of us goin' nowhere
(chorus x2)
You know that you and I both started And if we break up we will be broken hearted Let on I've always loved you And I think the whole world of you
Against The Wind Composer(s): Bob Seger First release by: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - 1980
It seems like yesterday But it was long ago Janey was lovely, she was the queen of my nights There in the darkness with the radio playlng low And the secrets that we shared The mountains that we moved Caught like a wildfire out of control Till there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove And I remember what she said to me How she swore that it never would end I remember how she held me oh so tight Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then
Against the wind We were runnin' against the wind We were young and strong, we were runnin' against the wind
And the years rolled slowly past And I found myself alone Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends I found myself further and further from my home And I guess I lost my way There were oh so many roads I was living to run and running to live Never worried about paying or even how much I owed Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time Breaking all of the rules that would bend I began to find myself searchin' Searching for shelter again and again Against the wind A little something against the wind I found myself seeking shelter against the wind
Well those drifters days are past me now I've got so much more to think about Deadlines and commitments What to leave in, what to leave out
Against the wind I'm still runnin' against the wind Well I'm older now and still Against the wind
What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You) Composer(s): Jimmie Grier; Carl Hatch; Coy Poe; Pinky Tomlin Performer(s): Fats Waller; and various other artists
Everything I do, I do for no one else but you And everything I get, I feel you ought to share it too I want to be with you dear anywhere that you may go But when I ask if you love me, you don't say yes or no
Why don't we get along Everything I do is wrong Tell me, what's the reason I'm not pleasin' you
I may kiss you but then You don't say Kiss me again Tell me what's the reason I'm not pleasin' you
If you must keep me in doubt How will I know what to do You can change me about I'll be what you want me to
Though I try and I try Still I never satisfy Tell me what's the reason I'm not pleasin' you
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) Composer(s): Phil Collins First release by: Phil Collins - 1984 Covered by multiple other artists
How can I just let you walk away, just let you leave without a trace When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh You're the only one who really knew me at all
How can you just walk away from me, when all I can do is watch you leave Cos we've shared the laughter and the pain, and even shared the tears You're the only one who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now, 'cos there's just an empty space And there's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face Take a look at me now, 'cos there's just an empty space And you coming back to me is against all odds and that's what I've got to face
I wish I could just make you turn around, turn around and see me cry There's so much I need to say to you, so many reasons why You're the only one who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now, 'cos there's just an empty space And there's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face Take a look at me now, 'cos there's just an empty space But to wait for you, well that's all I can do and that's what I've got to face Take a good look at me now, 'cos I'll still be standing here And you coming back to me is against all odds That's the chance I've got to take, oh, oho
Again We Love Composer(s): Billy Currie - Rusty Egan - Dave Formula - Steve Strange - Midge Ure Performer(s): Visage
My shining hour has come upon me here The moment lingers in my room These words of mad music ringing clear I drink them in but it's gone too soon We cry We sigh Again we love
And in my sweating palm, I hold the key The image déjà-vu's again My head is spinning with a rhapsody The moment's over but it's not the end We cry We sigh Again we love
These passing shapes feel so cool to me The taste of perfume in the air The crystal shimmer of a blue sea Sun kissed beaches, but there's no one there We cry We sigh Again we love
What's The Matter With You Baby Composer(s): Clarence Paul; William "Mickey" Stevenson; Barney Ales Performer(s): Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells
Both: Wo wo wo...
Him: What's the matter with you, baby, what's the matter? What did I do wrong? Her: Do you really wanna know? Him: I wanna know, what's the matter with you, baby? Her: You know that you done me wrong Him: Sorry, didn't mean no harm Oh baby, let me take you out tonight Make every little thing all right
Her: You know you told me there would never be another And you know you lied When you lied, you hurt me, baby Him: When I left and I went away I didn't know how much I loved you until today Her: Oh baby, leavin' me wasn't right And now you wanna take me out tonight
Him: Mary, won't you let me get on your good side? Her: If I did that, Marvin, it would hurt my pride Him: Hey, let me make it up to you if I can Her: I can't do it, don't you understand?
Him: What's the matter with you, baby, what's the matter? Her: I told you that you done me wrong Him: Well, can you forgive me, Mary, please forgive me? Her: I'll try, but it'll take some time Him: Hurry up, hurry up, before I lose my mind Her: I've got a feelin' everything is gonna work all right But you can't take me out tonight
Again Tonight Composer(s): John Mellencamp Performer(s): John Mellencamp
Run in circles again tonight Hump the moon again tonight Gonna wear my dancin?shoes out tonight Gonna have myself a big time again tonight
Again tonight Again tonight Again tonight
Girl´s got lightning underneath her skirt Boys try to touch it For whatever it´s worth In the morning She´s just gonna be hurt She wonders is it worth it again tonight
Again tonight Again tonight Again tonight
Gonna catch the cloud tonight Nine, cloud nine Gonna try and catch that cloud tonight Nine, cloud nine Again tonight
Can you hold me baby again, again tonight Can you sing Can you dance baby Can you sing Can you hold me again tonight Baby can you sing
Get ego trip´n again tonight Tell the same lies they work all right Gonna wear my dancin?shoes out tonight Probably make a fool of myself again tonight
What's The Good Of A Birthday (The Birthday Song) Composer(s): L. Elliott Performer(s): Gracie Fields
I've had a birthday come today, it's been a bit of a washout too Though I had presents from everyone of the useful kind Without much fun and a bit of a party do Birthdays are jolly my mummy said Ha-ha, mine's finished up being sent to bed What's the good of a birthday if you can't have what you like What's the good of a hankerchief to a fellow who wants a bike
They gave me a brush to clean me teeth and a tube of paste as well And it wasn't the paste with the peppermint taste, it was a nasty carbollicky smell So I squeezed all the paste on the carpet for fun And I stood on the toothbrush so that break was done And I won't use me hanky I'll just let it run What's the good of a birthday
And the birthday party too it wasn't much good to me I'd honey sandwiches, then some jam, some trifle jelly with cream and jam And seven big cups of tea And just then I noticed a big pork pie - I couldn't have it - now I ask you why What's the good of a birthday if you can't eat till you're sick What's the good of a piece of cake if a fella can't have his pick
They told me I'd be a P.I.G. and that I'd best beware, ha-ha I said P.I.G.'s are happier than me, so why should I bloomin'well care Then I crept in the larder and guess what I got A tin of sardines and I et all the lot, he-he Then I showed them if I could be sick or not, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hoo-hoo It was awful - all over the place
When I'd been sick they said that's that and me birthday they said was done They washed me hands and washed me face, I was sent to bed I was in disgrace - just as if being sick was fun They took all me clothes from the bedroom 'Cause then they said I'd have to stay where I was What's the good of a birthday if a fella's sent to bed What's the good of a party, 'ey, if a fella's upstairs instead
The Reverend Brown, I knew was down in the dining room below With Mrs Devine and Willy and Jean all laughing with Aunty Flo I wandered and wanted to join in the din but I knew in pyjamas I mustn't go in So I just took 'em off and went down in me skin, ha-ha-ha... Ah, what's the good of a birthday if a fella can't have a joke What's the good of a birthday suit if it shocks all the grown up folk
'Cause now I'm back in bed again and I've promised not to play any more pranks 'Cause mummy's cross and daddy's cross and when daddy's cross he spanks So I'm lying in bed, I'm in more disgrace And I'm smarting and smarting in one certain place And I guess for tonight I should sleep on me face What's the good of a birthday?
Again And Again Composer(s): Rick Parfitt - Jackie Lynton - Andy Bown First release by: Status Quo - 1978
Once upon a time not so very long ago There wasn't such a thing as a rock'n roll-show You had to sit at home and listen to the radio Then came a man with a rockin' guitar
Found himself a beat and he pkayed it near and far Everybody danced and sang and let the good times roll
Again and again and again and again and again And again and again Why don't you do it Why don't you do it again Again and again and again ...
Travelled round the world in a rock and roll band He stood like a giant with a guitar in his hand Everybody danced and sang and let the good times roll Nobody cared about the clothes he would wear Nobody cared about the colour of his hair Everybody came to see and let the good times roll
Again and again
Now we've got the rhythm in us now we've got the rock Time didn't matter never living by the clock Everybody came to hear him play his rock and roll Then came a line when the music didn't rhyme He couldn't find a rhythm 'cos he couldn't find the time But still the people came to listen to the good times roll
Again and again
Again and again
Again and again and again and again And again and again Why don't you do it Why don't you do it again Why don't you do it Why don't you it again
What's So Easy For Two Is So Hard For One Composer(s): Smokey Robinson Performer(s): Mary Wells
Well well well well Let's get together and go for a walk in the park And while we're walking we can steal a little kiss in the dark I wanna walk with you (I wanna walk with you) I wanna talk with you (I wanna talk with you) But it's up to you to say "Come on baby" If you don't hurry up I'll go crazy 'Cause a walk in the park all alone is just no fun
Chorus: What two can easily do, what two can easily do Is so hard to be done by one
I'm sure that you know that I love you with all of my heart But a love that's true really takes two to start I wanna do my share (I wanna do my share) To show you that I care (to show you that I care) 'Cause a one-sided love will never do You gotta show me that you love me too 'Cause falling in love all alone is just no fun (chorus)
One can build a love affair slowly Two can build a love affair fast One can make a love get started Two can make it last
So come on and take me by the hand Lead me up to the preacher man Together we can do all the things that should be done (repeat chorus)
Again Composer(s): James Harris - Janet Jackson - Terry Lewis Performer(s): Janet Jackson
I heard from a friend today And she said you were in town Suddenly the memories came back to me in My mind
How can I be strong I've asked myself Time and time I've said That I'll never fall in love with you again
A wounded heart you gave My soul you took away Good intentions you had many I know you did I come from a place that hurts an' God knows how I've cried And I never want to return Never fall again Making love to you oh it felt so good and Oh so right
How can I be strong I've asked myself Time and time I've said That I'll never fall in love with you again
So here we are alone again
Didn't think it'd come to this And to know it all began With just a little kiss I've come too close to happiness To have it swept away Don't think I can take the pain Never fall again Kinda late in the game And my heart is in your hands Don't you stand there and then tell me You love me Then leave again 'Cause I'm falling in love with you again Hold me, hold me Don't ever let me go Say it just one time Say you love me God knows I do love you again
Again Composer(s): Dorcas Cochran - Lionel Newman Performer(s): Ida Lupino and multiple other artists
Again, this couldn't happen again This is that once in a lifetime This is the thrill divine
What's more, this never happened before Though I have prayed for a lifetime That such as you would suddenly be mine
Mine to hold as I'm holding you now and yet never so near Mine to have when the now and the here disappear What matters, dear, for
When this doesn't happen again We'll have this moment forever But never, never again (never, never) We'll have this moment for ever But never, never again (never, never)
What's New Pussycat? Composer(s): Hal David; Burt Bacharach Performer(s): Tom Jones
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
Pussycat, Pussycat I've got flowers And lots of hours To spend with you So go and powder your cute little pussycat nose! Pussycat, Pussycat I love you Yes, I do! You and your pussycat nose!
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
Pussycat, Pussycat You're so thrilling And I'm so willing To care for you So go and make up your cute little pussycat face! Pussycat, Pussycat I love you Yes, I do! You and your pussycat face!
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
Pussycat, Pussycat You're delicious And if my wishes Can all come true I'll soon be kissing your sweet little pussycat lips! Pussycat, Pussycat I love you Yes, I do! You and your pussycat lips! You and your pussycat eyes! You and your pussycat nose!
