Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Two Loves Have I ((Adapted from: J'ai Deux Amours (Joséphine Baker) - 1931))
Composer(s): Georges Koger - Henri Varna - Vincent Scotto - Jack Murray - Barry Trivers
Performer(s): Perry Como - 1947
and multiple other artists
Two loves have I and they tear me apart
Two loves have I, both are in my heart
One is a flower and the other a flame
Two loves have I, but they're not the same
When I'm in a gay mood, 'tis then my light love I crave
Then again at times my other love can make me a slave
I can't deny that to both I am true
Two loves have I, both of them are you
I can't deny that to both I am true
Two loves have I, both of them are you
Ich Suchte Liebe Bei Dir Composer(s): J. Heider; J. Relin Performer(s): Agnetha Fältskog
Ich suchte Liebe bei dir Ich suchte Sonne und Licht Doch ich bin einsam und frier Was mir so fehlt, fand ich nicht
Wege die nirgendwo enden hast du mir gezeigt Hast du ein Märchen für uns beide erzählt Ganz wunderschön ist doch die Wahrheit verschweigt Nur Fragen stehen hier vor mir, hier vor mir
Ich wollte einmal nur seh'n Das du die Wunder verstehst Die nur aus Liebe gescheh'n Du drehst dich um und gehst
Wege die nirgendwo enden hast du mir gezeigt Hast du ein Märchen für uns beide erzählt Ganz wunderschön ist doch die Wahrheit verschweigt Nur Fragen stehen hier vor mir, hier vor mir
Ich suchte Liebe bei dir Ich suchte Sonne und Licht Doch ich bin einsam und frier Was mir so fehlt, fand ich nicht ...
King For A Day Composer(s): Tom Bailey; Alannah Currie; Joe Leeway Performer(s): The Thompson Twins
If I was king for just one day I would give it all away for loving you
I know you well And I can tell Something's on your mind 'Cos in your dreams The demon screams And I know he's going to hurt you blind
Some people hunger spend a fortune all their lives The saddest fools in paradise
If I was king for just one day I would give it all away I would give it all away for loving you If I was king for just one day
Diamond rings And all those things They never sparkle like your smile And as for fame It's just a name That only satisfies you for a while
I've heard it said Or maybe read Only money makes the world go 'round But all the gold Won't heal your soul If your world should tumble to the ground
So listen, Love is all, love is all, love is all we need Love is all, love is all, love is all we need yeah Love is all, love is all, love is all we need Love is all, love is all, love is all we need yeah Love is all, love is all, love is all we need yeah Love is all, love is all, love is all we need yeah Love is all, love is all, love is all we need yeah
If I was king for just one day I would give it all away I would give it all away for loving you If I was king for just one day
If I was king for just one day I would give it all away I would give it all away for loving you If I was king for just one day
If I was King For just one day For just one thing to say Love...
Two Lovers Composer(s): Smokey Robinson First release: Mary Wells - 1962 Covered by multiple other artists
Well, I've got two lovers and I ain't ashamed Two lovers, and I love them both the same
Let me tell you 'bout my first lover: He's sweet and kind and he's mine, all mine He treats me good like a lover should And makes me love him I really really love him Wo wo oh (wo oh) I love him so (love him so) And I'll do everything I can to let him know
Well, I've got two lovers and I ain't ashamed Two lovers, and I love them both the same
Let me tell you 'bout my other lover: You know, he treats me bad, makes me sad Makes me cry, but still I can't deny That I love him I really really love him Wo wo oh (wo oh) I love him so (love him so) And I'll do everything I can to let him know
Darling, well Don't you know that I can tell Whenever I look at you That you think that I'm untrue 'Cause I say that I love two But I really really do 'Cause you're a split personality (personality) And in reality (reality) Both of them are you (they both are you)
Well, I've got two lovers and I ain't ashamed Two lovers, and I love them both the same Two lovers, and I ain't ashamed...
Watching The Clouds Roll By From the Broadway Show "Animal Crackers" (1928) Composer(s): Bert Kalmar; Harry Ruby Performer(s): Bernice Ackerman & Milton Watson
Milton: Nearly ev'ry new day for me was a blue day My life was just one blue Monday How the days would drag on, if they had no tag on I couldn't tell which was Sunday
I kept my eyes on the horizon But only clouds were there Nothing could move them or improve them Nobody seemed to care
Suddenly you stepped in And happiness crept in And ev'rything changed in one day Now you and I can clear the sky.....
Looking for the sun Two loving hearts are better than one We'll have lots of fun Watching the clouds roll by
Cares don't mean a thing Whether it's Winter, whether it's Spring While two hearts can sing Watching the clouds roll by
We'll be as near as love birds As any two And, dear, if we're like love birds What are a few April showers
When it's dark or fair What does it matter, what do we care If we both are there Watching the clouds roll by
Bernice: Life for me was boredom, each hour was more dumb Than ev'ry one that preceded Time would slowly tick off, I wanted to kick off The hours could not be speeded
I counted all days, Spring and Fall days Just like so many sheep Even the night through, I'd go right through Counting them in my sleep
Suddenly I woke up And all the clouds broke up For you were all that I needed My clouds I find are silver lined
Looking for the sun Two loving hearts are better than one We'll have lots of fun Watching the clouds roll by
Cares don't mean a thing Whether it's Winter, whether it's Spring While two hearts can sing Watching the clouds roll by
We'll be as near as love birds As any two And, dear, if we're like love birds What are a few April showers
When it's dark or fair What does it matter, what do we care If we both are there Watching the clouds roll by
King George Street Composer(s): Chris Difford; Glenn Tilbrook Performer(s): Squeeze
She left in the middle of the night with the kids Wrapped in a blanket with a packet of crisps Heading for her mother's on another estate The kids looked up at the light and the rain In the middle of the night Such adventures made For two little kids Staying up late It was rainy and windy As winter was bleak At four in the morning on King George Street
She couldn't get to sleep, where on earth had he gone? The door opened wide and the light went on He was drunk as a lord with a tyre marked hat Falling in the hall on top of the cat Singing viva espana To a crying wife He took a swing at the shade On the light They were knocking on the door Dressed like refugees In the pouring rain on King George Street
She won't have that behavior In her house anymore He's got to sober up or get kicked out of the door Down on the corner, the kids at his feet As Daddy comes home on King George Street As Daddy comes home
They stood around the kettle and watched as it brewed Sneezing into hankies hands all blue The next evening he came around to the house With a bunch of flowers; they locked him out He peered through the window Mouthed words in the air Her lips to a cup She saw him out there The kids came running But were they happy to see Their Daddy back home on King George Street Their Daddy back home on King George Street
Strolling so happy down Bethnal Green This gay youth you might have seen Tompkins and I, with his girl between Oh! what a surprise! I prais'd the Conservatives frank and free Tompkins got angry so speedilee All in a moment he handed to me Two lovely black eyes!
Next time, I argued I thought it best To give the conservative side a rest The merits of Glad-stone I freely pressed When Oh! what a surprise! The chap I had met was a Tory true Nothing the Liberals right could do This was my share of that argument too Two lovely black eyes!
The moral you've caught I can hardly doubt Never on politics rave and shout Leave it to others to fight it out, if You would be wise Better, far better, it is to let Lib'rals and Tories alone, you bet Unless you're willing and anxious to get Two lovely black eyes!
Two lovely black eyes! Oh! what a surprise! Only for telling a man he was wrong Two lovely black eyes!
Ich Singe Dir Ein Liebeslied Composer(s): Hans May; Ernst Neubach Performer(s): Joseph Schmidt
Ich singe dir ein Liebeslied Ein literatur ......? ziert Dass so heiß wie meine Sehnsucht blüht Darf ich dir mein kleines Lied verschenken?
Vielleicht ....? dich mein Lied bewegt Ich hab' mein Herz hineingelegt Wenn der Wind zu dir die Töne trägt Wird so eine Weile mein Gedenken
Meine Wünsche, meine Klagen Habe ich nie gewagt zu sagen. Drum singe ich dir ein Liebeslied Ein Lied in dem die Sehnsucht blüht Und was mir mit Worten nie gelang Soll dir heut' Verrater mein Gesang
(Heilfroh, dass du ein Unfall läßt, hier)??? Wie soll ich's sagen dir, damit du nicht von mir gehst Wenn ich dir mein Herz zu Füßen leg Weiss ich nur einen Weg, dass du mich verstehst
Ich singe dir ein Liebeslied Ein literatur ......? ziert Dass so heiß wie meine Sehnsucht blüht Darf ich dir mein kleines Lied verschenken?
Vielleicht ....? dich mein Lied bewegt Ich hab' mein Herz hineingelegt Wenn der Wind zu dir die Töne trägt Wird so eine Weile mein Gedenken
Meine Wünsche, meine Klagen Habe ich nie gewagt zu sagen Drum singe ich dir ein Liebeslied Ein Lied in dem die Sehnsucht blüht Und was mir mit Worten nie gelang Soll dir heut' Verrater mein Gesang
King Kong Song Composer(s): Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus Performer(s): ABBA; Electric Boys
Well I was looking at a movie on the TV last night Then I had a very funny notion, yeah I really had to write a song about it And then I'm gonna sing it with my rock'n' roll band And I bet the people gonna like it, yeah I know that everybody's gonna shout it
And what a dreadful mighty killer A big black wild gorilla
We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong We do the King Kong song, gotta sing along Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song
Now we can make the jungle out of any old place We can make gorillas out of people, yeah Well, who can tell a monkey from a monkey So people get together, gonna have a good time Everybody listen to the music, yeah 'Cause what we're gonna sing is kinda funky
So let your arms hang down And waddle all around Like a dreadful mighty killer A big black wild gorilla
We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong We do the King Kong song, gotta sing along Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song
Like a dreadful mighty killer A big black wild gorilla
We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong We do the King Kong song, gotta sing along Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song
We do the King Kong song, won't you sing along Listen to the music and it couldn't go wrong We do the King Kong song, gotta sing along Can't you hear the beating of the monkey tom-tom Listen to the rhythm of the King Kong song
Ich Leb' Im Traum
((Adapted from: I Have A Dream (ABBA) - 1979))
((French Version: Chanter La Vie (Nana Mouskouri))
Composer(s): Benny Andersson - Bjorn Ulvaeus - K. Däumer
Performer(s): Nana Mouskouri
Ich leb' im Traum Singe ein Lied Der Tag erwacht Das Dunkel flieht Ja, ich glaub an Wunder Bin noch einmal Kind Wünsche werden Wahrheit Die vergessen sind Wie ein Vogel fliegen Freiheit fühlen Die mein Lied besingt In der Sonne liegen Heimat spüren Wo Musik erklingt Durch Zeit und Raum Leb' ich im Traum
Ich leb im Traum Singe ein Lied Der Abend kommt Das Licht entflieht Ja, ich glaub an Wunder Noch mit weißem Haar Werden auch die Wünsche Niemals wirklich wahr Wie ein Vogel fliegen Freiheit fühlen Die mein Lied besingt In der Sonne liegen Heimat spüren Wo Musik erklingt Durch Zeit und Raum Leb' ich im Traum Durch Zeit und Raum Leb' ich im Traum
Ich leb' im Traum Singe ein Lied Der Tag erwacht Das Dunkel flieht Ja, ich glaub an Wunder Bin noch einmal Kind Wünsche werden Wahrheit Die vergessen sind Wie ein Vogel fliegen Freiheit fühlen Die mein Lied besingt In der Sonne liegen Heimat spüren Wo Musik erklingt Durch Zeit und Raum Leb' ich im Traum Durch Zeit und Raum Leb' ich im Traum
King Midas In Reverse Composer(s): Graham Nash; Allan Clarke; Tony Hicks Performer(s): The Hollies; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; The Posies
If you could only see me And know exactly who I am You wouldn't want to be me Oh I can assure you of that I'm not the guy to run with 'Cos I'll throw you off the line I'll break you and destroy you Given time He's King Midas with a curse He's King Midas in reverse He's King Midas with a curse He's King Midas in reverse It's plain to see it's hopeless Going on that way we are So even though I lose you You'd be better of by far He's not the one to hold your trust Everything around him turns to dust In his hand Nothing he can do is right He'd even like to sleep at night But he can't He's King Midas with a curse He's King Midas in reverse He's King Midas with a curse He's King Midas in reverse I wish someone would find me And help me gain control Before I lose my reason and my soul He's King Midas with a curse He's King Midas in reverse He's King Midas with a curse He's King Midas in reverse
Two Little Orphans (aka Two Little Children) (Traditional) Performer(s): Roy Acuff and multiple other artists
Two little children, a girl and a boy Stood by an old church door The little girls feet were as brown as the curls That hung upon the dress that she wore
The little boy's coat was all tattered and torn And tears hung in his blue eyes Why Don't you go home to your mother I said And this was the maiden's reply
Mama's in Heaven, Angels took her away She is gone to that land fair and bright She said she would come for her darlings some day Perhaps she will come tonight
We can't earn our bread, we're too little, she said Jim's five and I'm only seven We can't earn our living since Papa is dead And our darling Mama's in heaven
Papa got drowned on the sea long ago We waited all night by the shore For he was a lifesaving captain you know And he never came back anymore
Perhaps, there's no room up in Heaven, she said For two little darlings to keep She then placed her hand under Jims little head She kissed him, and both fell asleep
The sexton came early to ring the church bell And found them beneath the snow white The angels made room for two orphans to dwell In heaven with Mama that night
Ich Kann Nicht Vergessen English & French Titles: I Never Will Marry - 1933/1939; Jamais Je Ne Me Marierai Composer(s): W. Brandin Performer(s): Nana Mouskouri
Er ging von mir im Morgengrau'n Zerbrach was uns zwei verband Und mein Weg wird nun sehr einsam sein Ich geb keinem mehr die Hand
Ich kann nicht vergessen Denn er fehlt mir so sehr Und wo gibt es einen Der so ist wie er
Sein Zug fuhr fort nach Irgendwo Ich weiß nicht einmal sein Ziel Es gibt wohl keine Wiederkehr Weil soviel in Scherben hier
Ich kann nicht vergessen Denn er fehlt mir so sehr Und wo gibt es einen Der so ist wie er
Kein Tag sieht wie der andre aus Und das wird auch bei mir so sein Manch Mädchen schenkt sein Herz auf Zeit Aber ich bleibe wohl allein
Ich kann nicht vergessen Denn er fehlt mir so sehr Und wo gibt es einen Der so ist wie er
Ich kann nicht vergessen Denn er fehlt mir so sehr Und wo gibt es einen Der so ist wie er
King Of Pain Composer(s): Sting Performer(s): The Police; and various other artists
There's a little black spot on the sun today It's the same old thing as yesterday There's a black hat caught in a high tree top There's a flag pole rag and the wind won't stop
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running 'round my brain I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
There's a little black spot on the sun today That's my soul up there It's the same old thing as yesterday Tha's my soul up there There's a black hat caught in a high tree top That's my soul up there There's a flag pole rag and the wind won't stop That's my sould up there
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running 'round my brain I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall That's my soul up there There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall That's my soul up there There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb That's my soul up there There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web That's my soul up there
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running 'round my brain I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt Ther's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread King of pain
There's a red fox thorn by a huntsman's pack That's my soul up there There's a black winged gull with a broken back That's my soul up there There's a little black spot on the sun today It's the same old thing as yesterday
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running 'round my brain I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
King of pain King of pain King of pain I'll always be king of pain
Two Little Girls In Blue Composer(s): Ira Gershwin - Vincent Youmans Performer(s): Madeline & Marion Fairbanks
(Dolly) It seems as if this trip Would take forever and a day But where there is a will You know, there has to be a way
(Polly) I know a million reasons now Why we should turn and run But really, I'm so frightened That I can't remember one
(Both) With an Irish cook and a wild-man crew And a mate who is Portuguese and six feet two Ooh! Ooh! I wonder what they'd do If they ever knew - if they ever knew - We were two little girls in blue Not one But two little girls in blue
(Polly) With you along, I know I won't be very terrified But dear, you know a trunk's An awful place in which to hide
(Dolly) Now be a Pollyana, Polly And I'm sure you'll find The trunk as comfy as the two By four we left behind
(Both) We can fool the cook and the wild-man crew For we fooled our mother and our father too Ooh! ooh! When we made our debut And the old stork flew - and before they knew - There were two litttle girls in blue Not one But two little girls in blue
Ich Halte Dich Schon Warm English, French, & Italian Titles: I Will Warm Your Heart; Je Te Réchaufferai; Io Ti Riscalderò Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Der Herbst packt seine Koffer jetzt, Helene Der Winter hat sein buntes Kleid zerfetzt Was du tätst? Schau nicht so entsetzt, Helene ich halte dich schon warm ich halte dich schon warm
Geh'n wir zum Träumen an die Seine, Helene ein letztes grünes Fleckchen finden wir wenn's doch zu kühl wird rück zu mir, Helene Ich halte dich schon warm Ich halte dich schon warm
Dazu lege ich sofort für alle Fälle gleich meinen Arm um dich und frierst du auch dann zieh ich dir auf der Stelle noch meine Jacke an
Wenn dann vielleicht der Wind sich dreht, Helene Und nun aus Norden noch viel kälter weht Dräng dich an mich so nah es geht, Helene Ich halte dich schon warm Ich halte dich schon warm
Zwingt die Kälte uns dann doch zu fliehen Ich bring dich und mein Glück in Sicherheit Mein kleines Zimmer ist nicht weit, Helene Ich halte dich schon warm Ich halte dich schon warm
Ich schliess die Fenster und die Jalousien Ich sperr die Tür von innen zweimal zu Und mach ein Feuer an im Nu, Helene Ich halte dich schon warm Ich halte dich schon warm
Ich werd mit dem Holz für dich bestimmt nicht geizen Ist keins mehr da was soll's? Dann werd ich komplett die Möbel noch verheizen Nur eines nicht, das Bett
Frierst du dann trotz allem doch, Helene Noch fester leg ich nur um dich den Arm Und lieb dich zehnmal heisser noch, Helene Ich halte dich schon warm Ich halte dich schon warm
King Of The Hill Composer(s): Roger McGuinn; Tom Petty Performer(s): Roger McGuinn
L.A.'s asleep You roll up your window The night air is cold The freeway is clear
In a green Gucci bag Are your prized possessions The jewels of your mind To hold back the fear
And when Monday comes around There's a high lonesome sound And she follows you down for the kill And a white blinding light Makes it all seem so right And you feel like the king of the hill
The driveway is long Your princess is lovely Your servants all wait For your knock on the door
How many years Will you crawl through the castle So satisfied And still wanting more
And when Monday comes around There's a high lonesome sound And she follows you down for the kill And a white blinding light Makes it all seem so right And you feel like the king of the hill
The guests have arrived With all the right faces But you miss the ball In that room down the hall
It's sunrise again The driveway is empty The crystal is cracked There's blood on the wall
And when Monday comes around There's a high lonesome sound And she follows you down for the kill And a white blinding light Makes it all seem so right And you feel like the king of the hill
An old man gazed on a photograph In a locket he'd worn for years His nephew then asked him the reason why That picture had caused him tears "Come listen," he said, "I will tell you, lad A story that's strange, but true! Your father and I, at the school one day Met two little girls in blue That picture is one of those girls," he said And to me she was once a wife I thought her unfaithful, we quarrelled lad And parted that night for life My fancy of jealousy wronged a heart A heart that was good and true For two better girls never lived than they Those two little girls in blue"
Two little girls in blue, lad Two little girls in blue They were sisters, we were brothers And learned to love the two And one little girl in blue, lad Who won your father's heart Became your mother I married the other And now we have drifted apart
Ich Glaub An Dich Adapted from: I Believe In You - 1980 French Title: Je Crois En Nous - 1984 Composer(s): Roger Cook; Sam Hogin; M. Künze Performer(s): Nana Mouskouri
Ich glaube nicht an Superstars An Rendezvous in Kellerbars Ich glaube nicht an Glanz und Ruhm An Hollywood und Heldentum Ich glaub nicht, dass man älter wird Solang das Herz nicht kälter wird Dass besser ist, wer mehr kassiert Und dass das Geld die Welt regiert
Ich glaub an Zärtlichkeit Und ich glaub an Liebe Und vor allem glaube ich An nichts so wie an dich
Ich glaub nicht, dass Gott die nur liebt Die er oft in der Kirche sieht Ich glaub nicht an Gerechtigkeit Die nur bestraft und nie verzeiht An Klugheit, die sich selbst gefällt Und sich für was Bess'res hält Ich glaub an kein Moralgesetz Dass die, die anders sind, verletzt
Ich glaub an Ehrlichkeit Und ich glaub an Freundschaft Und vor allem glaube ich An nichts so wie an dich
Wohin die Reise morgen geht Wie lange sich die Welt noch dreht Dass weiß niemand Doch ich Glaub ganz fest an dich
Ich glaube nicht an Sicherheit An Pillen gegen Traurigkeit An Kunst, die niemand mehr versteht An Fortschritt, der nur rückwärts geht Ich glaub nicht an den Unterschied Von Schwarz und Weiß und Nord und Süd Ich glaub's nicht, wenn man mir erzählt Dass nichts mehr gut ist auf der Welt
Ich glaub an Selbstvertrau'n Und ich glaub an Morgen Und vor allem glaube ich An nichts so wie an dich
Ich glaub an Zärtlichkeit Und ich glaub an Liebe Und vor allem glaube ich An nichts so wie an dich