Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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All Together Composer(s): Miles Rudge - Ted Dick Performer(s): Anthony Newley
It goes all together, with a pum tiddle liddle Can't think whether there's a pum in the middle Once you've heard it you'll sing it all day long What a lovely song! Hang on a mo--
It goes all together, and it -- no, wait a minute Can't think whether there's a pum tiddle in it What a pity, I've forgotten it because You'd love it, I know, if I knew what it was
The bit in the middle is kind of sort of More like a waltz gone wrong. A singable song of the sort that we're short of As soon as I begin You'll want to join in
It goes all together, but there's no use in going Hell for leather, when there's no way of knowing Even whether I'm singing it all wrong So hang on a mo-- While I have a go At sorting out this simple yet very unforgettable song.
The fella what sung it was kind of, sort of More or less drunk with song Long in the hair, it was breath he was short of As soon as I heard it I knew every word Of this song that I heard
It goes all together with a pum tiddle liddle Can't think whether there's a pum in the middle Words were clever, what a lovely song No, hang on a mo-- I remember every part of it Oh, let yourself go And we'll do it from the start of it Now, all together, we're getting in the mood No, hang on a mo-- It's rude!
William Tell Composer(s): Gioacchino Rossini; Harold Purcell Performer(s): David Whitfield
Come away, come away with William Tell Come away to the land he loved so well What a day, what a day when the apple fell For Tell and Switzerland
Come away with Tell to the mountainside Looking down to the pass where the tyrants ride Set a bolt to your bow and down they go For Tell and Switzerland
We are simple peasant folk We will not fell a foreign yoke Our freedom song will echo on Well fight for what is right
Hurry on, hurry on theres a pungent cell Hurry on, hurry on theres a noose as well What we must face from the jaws of hell For Tell and Switzerland
We lived our lives, we loved our friends We never wanted more We had the skill to plough and till But not the art of war But now the tyrant from the plains Steals up to take our lands Instead of spade we wield the blade Our life is in our hands
Follow on, follow on with the leaders feel With a thrust of a pike and a clash of steel Follow on with the fight till the tyrants reel For Tell and Switzerland
Give em one for the day they bared the grain Give em two for the night that Fritz was slain Give em three, give em four and hooray for more For Tell and Switzerland
The shepherds crook, the reaping hook Has taken on a warlike look With blades weve beaten from the plough We reap a harvest now.
Come away, come away with William Tell Come away to the land he loved so well Fit a bolt to your bow, and away we go For Te-e-e-ell, and Switzerland
All Time High ((Dutch Version: Alsof Ik Zweef (by Liliane Saint-Pierre) - 1998)) Composer(s): John Barry - Tim Rice First release by: Rita Coolidge - 1983 Covered by multiple other artists
All I wanted was a sweet distraction for an hour or two Had no intention to do the things we've done Funny how it always goes with love, when you don't look, you find But then we're two of a kind, we move as one
We're an all time high, we'll change all that's gone before Doing so much more than falling in love On an all time high, we'll take on the world and wait So hold on tight, let the flight begin
I don't want to waste a waking moment, I don't want to sleep I'm in so strong and so deep, and so are you In my time I've said these words before, but now I realiz My heart was telling me lies, for you they're true
We're an all time high, we'll change all that's gone before ... So hold on tight, let the flight begin We're an all time high
Let old and young unto my song A while attention pay The news I'll tell will please you well The monster Burke's away At the head of Libberton Wynd He finished his career There's few, I'm sure, rich or poor For him would shed a tear
Chorus: Now Burke, the murderer, is dead His troubles here are o'er We can't tell where his spririt's fled He'll Burke the folk no more
Eighteen hundred and twenty nine Let it recorded be Twenty eight day of January He suffer'd on a tree To Edinbro', numbers did go That day before 'twas noon For to see Burke, that cruel Turk Receive his awful doom
They brought him from Calton Jail Some time in the night They thought the crowd would do the job Had they waited till light From the Lock-up they brought Burke Out about the hour of eight Where about forty-thousand folk Impatiently did wait
The injur'd crowd, they groan'd aloud This monster to behold Who in his time had thought no crime To murder young and old When the scaffold he did ascend The people all did cry Bring out Will Hare, we think it fair That he should also die
As round his neck the rope it went The shouts did rend the sky It's "Burke him, Burke him," the bloodhound The people all did cry The shouts they did continue on Until he was cut down The like was never heard before In Edinbro' town
His bloody den, it does remain For strangers to behold Where him and Hare, they did not spare The lives of young or old In memory his bones will be Preserved for years to come Ye Burkites! now beware, lest you Do meet with the same doom
Alsof Ik Zweef ((Adapted from: All Time High (by Rita Coolidge) - 1983)) Composer(s): John Barry - Tim Rice - Mary Boduin Performer(s): Liliane Saint-Pierre - 1998
Ik was enkel maar een avontuurtje voor een korte nacht En meer had ik niet gedacht voor jij verscheen Gek toch hoe het in de liefde gaat wanneer je niets verwacht Maar door die aantrekkingskracht zijn wij als één
Net alsof ik zweef, als jij met die ogen kijkt Ik opnieuw herleef, alles lente lijkt Net alsof ik zweef, je laat me de wereld zien Zo zalig vrij allebei, zijn wij
Oh ik wil geen enkele minuut verliezen dus slaap ik niet meer Ik zoek je altijd maar weer en jij vindt mij Zo vaak dacht ik dat ik eindelijk 't geluk gevonden had Maar het was meestal niet dat en het ging voorbij
Net alsof ik zweef, als jij met die ogen kijkt Ik opnieuw herleef, alles lente lijkt Net alsof ik zweef, je laat me de wereld zien Zo zalig vrij allebei, zijn wij Zo zalig vrij allebei, zijn wij
Net alsof ik zweef, als jij met die ogen kijkt Ik opnieuw herleef, alles lente lijkt Net alsof ik zweef, je laat me de wereld zien Zo zalig vrij allebei, zijn wij Zo zalig vrij allebei, zijn wij Net alsof ik zweef
Will You? Composer(s): Brian Gibson Performer(s): Hazel O'Connor
You drink your coffee and I sip my tea And we're sitting here playing so cool
thinking "What will be, will be" But it's getting kind of late now Oh I wonder if you'll stay now, stay now, stay now, stay now Or will you just politely say goodnight?
I move a little closer to you, not knowing quite what to do And I'm feeling all fingers and thumbs, I spill my tea, oh silly me! But it's getting kind of late now I wonder if you'll stay now, stay now, stay now, stay now Or will you just politely say goodnight?
And then we touch much too much This moment has been waiting for a long long time Makes me shiver, it makes me quiver This moment I am so unsure This moment I have waited for Was it something you've been waiting for, waiting for too?
Take off your ice, bare your soul Gather me to you and make me whole Tell me your secrets, sing me the song Sing it to me in the silent dawn But it's getting kind of late now I wonder if you'll stay now, stay now, stay now, stay now Or will you just politely say goodnight?
All Through The Night Composer(s): Nick Reynolds Performer(s): The Kingston Trio and multiple other artists
Sleep, my Child, and peace attend Thee, all through the night Guardian angels God will send Thee, all through the night Soft the drowsy hours are creeping, hill and vale in slumber sleeping God, His loving vigil keeping, all through the night
While the moon her watch is keeping, all through the night While the weary world is sleeping, all through the night Through Your dreams You're swiftly stealing, visions of delight revealing Christmas time is so appealing, all through the night
You, my God, a Babe of wonder, all through the night Dreams You dream can't break from thunder, all through the night Children's dreams cannot be broken; life is but a lovely token Christmas should be softly spoken all through the night
Will You Still Be Mine? Composer(s): Tom Adair; Matt Dennis Performer(s): Connie Haines; and various other artists
Ever since my heart took such a tumble I've wondered if your love for me would last When landmarks fall and institutions crumble Will it be just a memory of the past?
When lovers make no rendezvous And stroll along Fifth Avenue When this familiar world is through Will you still be mine?
When cabs don't drive around the park No windows light the summer dark When love has lost its secret spark Will you still be mine?
When moonlight on the Hudson's not romancy And spring no longer turns a young man's fancy
When glamour girls have lost their charms And sirens just mean false alarms When lovers heed no call to arms Will you still be mine?
When Elsa's parties are no fun When FDR declines to run When Eleanor of "My Day" is done Will you still be mine?
When Garbo gives out interviews And Harlem folk forget the blues When G-Man Hoover's out of clues Will you still be mine?
A song of love will just remain a gay note When we have finally paid our FHA note
When Barrymore first hides his face And when Yehudi leaves a trace When Crosby's horses win a race Will you still be mine?
All Through The Night ((German & Welsh Version: In Dieser Nacht (by Nana Mouskouri); Ar Hyd Y Nos (by Nana Mouskouri)) Composer(s): Jules Shear First release by: Jules Shear - 1983 Covered by multiple other artists
All through the night I'll be awake and I'll be with you All through the night This precious time when time is new Oh, all through the night today Knowing that we feel the same without saying
We have no past we won't reach back Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks And it goes running all through the night Until it ends there is no end
All through the night stray cat is crying so stray cat sings back All through the night They have forgotten what by day they lack Oh under those white street lamps There is a little chance they may see
We have no past we won't reach back Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks And it goes running all through the night Until it ends there is no end
Oh the sleep in your eyes is enough Let me be there let me stay there awhile
We have no past we won't reach back Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks And it goes running all through the night Until it ends there is no end Keep with me forward all through the night And once we start the meter clicks And it goes running all through the night Until it ends there is no end
Will You Remember? Composer(s): Sigmund Romberg; Rida Johnson Young Performer(s): Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy; and various other artists
Sweetheart, sweetheart, sweetheart
Sweetheart, sweetheart, sweetheart
Ah love is so sweet in the springtime When blossoms are fragrant in May No years that are coming can bring time To make me forget dear, this day I love you in life's gray December The same as I love you today My heart ever young will remember The thrill it knew, that day in May
Sweetheart, sweetheart, sweetheart Will you love me ever? Will you remember this day? When we were happy in May My dearest one
Sweetheart, sweetheart, sweetheart Though our paths may sever To life's last faint ember Will you Remember? Springtime, lovetime, May Springtime, lovetime, May
Ar Hyd Y Nos ((English & German Versions: All Through The Night (by Jules Shear) - 1983; In Dieser Nacht (by Nana Mouskouri)) Composer(s): Jules Shear - Jurgen Tegge Performer(s): Nana Mouskouri
Holl amrantau'r sêr ddywedant Ar hyd y nos 'Dyma'r ffordd i fro gogoniant Ar hyd y nos
Golau arall yw tywyllwch I arddangos gwir brydferthwch Teulu'r nefoedd mewn tawelwch Ar hyd y nos
I my loving vigil keeping All through the night. Guardian angels God will send thee All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping Hill and dale in slumber steeping I my loving vigil keeping All through the night
Will You Remember Mine Composer(s): Willie Nelson Performer(s): Willie Nelson; Timi Yuro
Sweet is the song, when the song is love Love that has stood the test of time And when you've heard all the songs of love Will you remember mine
Gone are the days that I walked with you And I held your hand in mine Now when you hold another's hand Will you remember mine
I have sat 'neath the trees while a cool summer's breeze Blew away the sands of time And I dreamed of days when you were here Remembering when you were mine
But gone are the times when I held you close And pressed your lips to mine Now when you kiss another's lips Will you remember mine
All Through The Day Composer(s): Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II First recording/First release by: Margaret Whiting & Carl Kress & His Orch. - 1945/1946 Covered by multiple other artists
All through the day, I dream about the night I dream about the night here with you All through the day, I wish away the time Until the time when I'm here with you
Down falls the sun, I run to meet you The evening mist melts away! Down smiles the moon, and soon your lips recall The kiss I dreamed of, all through the day!
Will You Marry Me Composer(s): Al Anderson; Jeffrey Steele Performer(s): Alabama
I come here today, I'm kind of nervous You know how words get in my way It should come easy, I've been rehearsing I don't know why I'm so afraid, to say
Will you marry me Put our love and life together Will you stay with me For always and forever On bended knee, would you take this ring Will you marry me, please Will you marry me
To be with you is what I live for But at this moment I confess Though I love you, God knows I love you Deep down inside I'm scared to death, say yes
Will you marry me Put our love and life together Will you stay with me For always and forever On bended knee, would you take this ring Will you marry me, please Will you marry me
On bended knee On bended knee Would you take this ring I will take your ring Will you marry me, please Will you marry me
All Those Yesterdays Composer(s): Justin Tubb Performer(s): Ernest Tubb
What will I do with All Those Yesterdays? Where will I go, what will I say How can I live since you have gone away? What will I do with All Those Yesterdays?
Tomorrow never bothers me I know what it will bring It is just another day and it wont mean a thing But when nighttime falls and memories come into play What will I do with All Those Yesterdays?
Tomorrow never bothers me I know what it will bring It is just another day and it wont mean a thing But when night times falls and memories come into play What will I do with All Those Yesterdays?
Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (aka Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow) Composer(s): Carole King; Gerry Goffin Performer(s): The Shirelles; and various other artists
Tonight you're mine completely You give you love so sweetly Tonight the light of love is in your eyes But will you love me tomorrow?
Is this a lasting treasure Or just a moment's pleasure? Can I believe the magic of your sighs? Will you still love me tomorrow?
Tonight with words unspoken You say that I'm the only one But will my heart be broken When the night meets the morning sun?
I'd like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of So tell me now, and I won't ask again Will you still love me tomorrow?
So tell me now, and I won't ask again Will you still love me tomorrow? Will you still love me tomorrow? Will you still love me tomorrow?
All Those Years Ago Composer(s): George Harrison Performer(s): George Harrison
I'm shouting all about love While they treated you like a dog When you were the one who had made it so clear All those years ago
I'm talking all about how to give They don't act with much honesty But you point the way to the truth when you say All you need is love
Living with the good and the bad I always looked up to you Now we're left cold and sad By someone the devil's best friend Someone who offended all
We're living in a bad dream They've forgotten all about mankind And you were the one they backed up to the wall All those years ago You were the one who Imagined it all All those years ago
Deep in the darkest night I send out a prayer to you Now in the world of light Where the spirit free of the lies And all else we despised
They've forgotten all about God He's the only reason we exist Yet you were the one that they said was so weird All those years ago You said it all though not many had ears All those years ago You had control of our smiles and our tears All those years ago
What shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty? All this useless beauty
Will You Love Me In December As You Do In May? Composer(s): J.J. Walker; Ernest R. Ball Performer(s): Joan Morris & William Bolcom
Now in the summer of life sweetheart You say you love but me Gladly I give all my heart to you Throbbing with ecstacy But last night I saw while a dreaming The future old and gray And I wondered if you'll love me then dear Just as you do today
You say the glow on my cheek sweetheart Is like the rose so sweet But when the bloom of fair youth has flown Then will our lips still meet? When life's setting sun fades away dear And all is said and done Will your arms still entwine and caress me Will our hearts beat as one?
Will you love me in the December as you do in May Will you love me in the good old fashioned way? When my hair has turned all gray Will you kiss me then and say That you love me in December as you do in May?
All This Useless Beauty Composer(s): Elvis Costello First release by: June Tabor - 1992
Its at times such as this shed be tempted to spit If she wasnt so ladylike She imagines how she might have lived Back when legends and history collide So she looks to her prince finding hes so charmingly Slumped at her side Those days are recalled on the gallery wall And shes waiting for passion or humour to strike
What shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty? All this useless beauty
Good friday arrived, the sky darkened on time til he almost began to negotiate She held his head like a baby and said "its okay if you cry" Now he wants her to dress as if you couldnt guess He desires to impress his associates But hes part ugly beast and hellenic deceased So she finds that the mixture is hard to deny
What shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty? All this useless beauty
She wont practice the looks from the great tragic books That were later disgraced to face celluloid It wont even make sense but you can bet If she isnt a sweetheart or plaything or pet The film turns her into an unveiled threat
Nonsense prevails, modesty fails Grace and virtue turn into stupidity While the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromise And our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beasts They still think theyre the gods of antiquity If something you missed didnt even exist It was just an ideal -- is it such a surprise?
What shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty? All this useless beauty
What shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty? All this useless beauty
Will You Forgive If I Forget? Composer(s): Kurt Hirsekorn; Gabriel Selig
Oh could I but recall the past, dear and all its bright and happy hours! It would not be that now at last, dear your love should fade like summer flowers our hands, our lips have met in gladness how can our lives be parted now Let love's roses banish sadness, recall the shadow from your brow!
To take your image from my heart, dear would be to take the light from day! and if our paths on earth should part, dear my fondest hopes would fade away! Let not our little word now sever the bliss, the dreams that we have known! Oh, let us be sweethearts forever, let your dear love be all my own!
Say not farewell, ah leave that word unspoken which brings a tear a bitter sigh! say not the vows that once we made are broken by one sad word that word Goodbye! Oh! give me back your fond caresses I cannot help I love you yet the fault was mine my heart confesses will you forgive if I forget?