Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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TV Screen Composer(s): Goran Bregovic - Iggy Pop Performer(s): Iggy Pop
Find a beautiful old street Not rushing through this time In a bar where a fat lady reigns supreme Come in and drink with a false name In circus clothes forget their pain They are the zombie bodies Caught in the glow of the TV screen Just forget it?
Forget it all The TV screen TV screen makes you feel small No life at all
Now that you have turned it off It's harder than you thought No one wants to give a damn Or even hear a thought They rush from one fad to the next You talk and it has no effect You are the target for stars And the planets on the TV screen Just forget it?
Forget it all The TV screen TV screen makes you feel small No life at all
TV Mama Composer(s): Lou Willie Turner - Johnny Winter Performer(s): Big Joe Turner and multiple other artists
Well I laid down last night And I turned my TV on You know I laid down last night I turned my TV on You know she's a good old box people But I believe my tube is blown
Well my baby she was cryin' Want me to get my TV fixed Ohuuu she was cryin' Wanna get my TV fixed She said our TV needs service And she needs it mighty quick
By the way now
Well I called the TV doctor He came over right away He said to see what he can do He'd have to haul my tube away I told no Damn well I'll never do Man if you don't get the picture I'm gonna do some work on you
Work a while go ahead now (get the picture right?)
Got my TV working My old tube is like brand new And now I got my TV workin' My old tube is like brand new Yes come over baby And I show my tube to you haha How do you like my tube?
I Wonder (Departure) French Title: Imagine-Moi - 1983 Composer(s): Stig Erik Leopold Anderson; Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus First release by: ABBA - 1977
This park and these houses, old streets I have walked Everything dear, will it be here One day when I am returning? My friends will get married, have children and homes It sounds so nice, well-planned and wise Never expecting surprises
I wonder, it's frightening Leaving now, is that the right thing? I wonder, it scares me But who the the hell am I if I don't leave it I'm not a coward Oh no, I'll be strong One chance in a lifetime Yes I will take it, it can't go wrong
My friends and my family, this dull little town Buses I've missed, boys that I've kissed Everything old and familiar
I wonder, it's frightening Leaving now, is that the right thing? I wonder, it scares me But who the the hell am I if I don't leave it I'm not a coward Oh no, I'll be strong One chance in a lifetime Yes I will take it... Yes I will take it, it can't go wrong
Knight Of The Woeful Countenance From "The Man Of La Mancha" Composer(s): Joe Darion; Mitch Leigh
Innkeeper: Hail, Knight of the Woeful Countenance Knight of the Woeful Countenance! Wherever you go People will know Of the glorious deeds Of the Knight of the Woeful Countenance!
Farewell and good cheer Oh my brave cavalier Ride onward to glorious strife I swear when you're gone I'll remember you well For all of the rest of my life
Hail, Knight of the Woeful Countenance Knight of the Woeful Countenance Fare to the foe They will quail at the sight Of the Knight of the Woeful Countenance! Oh valorous Knight Go and fight for the right And battle all villains that be But oh, when you do What will happen to you Thank God I won't be there to see!
Aldonza, Sancho, Innkeeper: Hail, Knight of the Woeful Countenance Knight of the Woeful Countenance! Wherever you go People will know Of the glorious deeds Of the Knight of the Woeful Countenance!
TV Is The Thing This Year Composer(s): William Sanford - Philip E. Medley Performer(s): Dinah Washington; Lee Aaron; Dianne Reeves
Well if you wanna have fun come home with me You can stay all night and play with my TV
TV is the thing this year This year, TV is the thing this year Radio was great, but now it's outta date TV is the thing this year
Last night I was watchin' old Tom Mix My TV broke and I was in a fix Got on the phone an' called my man, I said "Get here, Daddy, as fast as you can"
TV is the thing this year This year, TV is the thing this year Radio was great, but now it's outta date TV is the thing this year
He turned my dial to channel one I knew that this was gonna be fun Turned right up to channel two That station thrilled me through and through Moved one notch to channel three I said how I love what you're doin' to me
TV is the thing this year This year, TV is the thing this year Radio was great, but now it's outta date TV is the thing this year
He moved on up to channel four Just about the time someone knocked on the door And the way he eased into channel five I swear that man had fluid drive
Moved one notch to channel six Opened up his little bag o' tricks On channel seven, the show was late But we still got our kicks on channel eight
TV is the thing this year This year, TV is the thing this year Radio was great, but now it's outta date TV is the thing this year
He grooved on up to channel nine Said, "Sweet baby, are you satisfied?" Turned it up to channel ten And then, we did it, all over again He finally hit, on channel eleven I cried, "More, more", you treat your Daddy good
TV is the thing this year This year, TV is the thing this year Radio was great, but now it's outta date TV is the thing this year
Roane County Prison (Traditional) Performer(s): Bill Monroe and multiple other artists
In the beautiful hills, way back in Roane County There's where I roamed for many long years There's where my heart's been tending most ever That's where the first step of misfortune I made
I was about thirty years when I courted and married Amanda Gilbraith was then called my wife Her brother stabbed me for some unknown reason Just three months later I'd taken Tom's life
For twenty five years this whole world I rambled I went to old England, to France and to Spain But I thought of my home way back in Roane County I boarded a steamer and came back again
I was captured and tried in the village of Kingston Not a man in the county would speak one kind word When the jury came in with the verdict next morning A lifetime in prison was the words that I heard
When the train pulled out poor mother stood weepin' And sister she sat alone with a sigh And the last words I heard was "Willie, God bless you" Was "Willie, God bless you, God bless you, good bye"
In the scorching hot sand of the foundry I'm workin' Toiling and working my poor life away They'll measure my grave on the banks of old Cumberland Just as soon as I finish the rest of my days
Sweet Martha was grave but Corey was better There's better and worse, although you can see Boys when you write home from the prison in Nashville Place one of my songs in your letter for me
Knock Me A Kiss
Composer(s): Mike Jackson - Andy Razaf
First recording/First release by: Louis Jordan & his Tympani 5 - 1941/1942
Covered by multiple other artists
I like cake and no mistake
But baby, if you insist
I'll cut out the cake, just for your sake
Baby! C'mon, knock me a kiss
I like pie, I hope to die
Just get a load of this
When you get high, doggone the pie
Baby! C'mon, knock me a kiss
When you pressed your sweet little lips to mine
Then I understood
They taste like candy, brandy and wine
Peaches, bananas and everything fine
I love jam and no film flam
Scratch that off my list
This aint no jam, the jam can scram
Baby! C'mon, knock me a kiss
Yeah baby, when you pressed your sweet little lips to mine
Twas then I understood, oh babe
They taste like candy, brandy and wine
Peaches, bananas and everything fine
I love jam and no film flam
Scratch that off my list
This aint no jam, the jam can scram
Baby! C'mon, knock me a kiss
Knock me a kiss
TV Is King Composer(s): Cotton Bend - Fee Waybill - Prince - Vince Welnick Performer(s): The Tubes
I wish I was the man with the mechanical heart I'd conquer all my enemies alone I'd tear the guys apart then scatter the pieces
I wish I was the man in the soundproof booth I wish I had a chance to stump the band or maybe tell truth and maybe I could win a color television
I really love my--television I love to sit by--television Can't live without my--television TV is king You're my everything
I wish I had the girl with the bouncy hair We'd ride off in a brand new car or fly a plane somewhere like probably Jamaica I brush my teeth, shampoo my hair, and shave my face Apply the necessary aerosol in the appropriate place And we'll spend the night together watching television
I can't turn off my--television Don't really know why--television I understand my--television You got your works in a drawer and your color's on track You have to break away but you always come back You make a hundred changes but you're always the same You make me so excited and you make me so lame You're just a tube full of gas and a box full of tin But you show me your charms and I want to jump in Oh if only your chassis was covered with skin 'Cause TV you're my everything
I really love my--television I love to sit by--television Can't live without my--television I can't turn off my--television Don't really know why--television I understand my--television I really love my--television
I Wished On The Moon Composer(s): Ralph Rainger; Dorothy Parker First performance by: Bing Crosby - 1935 and multiple other artists
I wished on the moon, for something I never knew Wished on the moon, for more than I ever knew A sweeter rose, a softer sky, an April day That would not dance away
I begged of the stars to throw me a beam or two Wished on the stars and asked for a dream or two I looked for every loveliness, it all came true I wished on the moon .... for you
Knock On Wood
((French Version: Aussi Dur Que Du Bois (by Johnny Hallyday) - 1967))
Composer(s): Eddie Floyd - Steve Cropper
First release by: Eddie Floyd - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists
I dont want to lose you, this good thing
that I got cause if I do
I will surely surely lose a lot
'cause your love is better than any love I know
it's like thunder and lightning
the way you love me is frightening
you better knock, knock on wood, baby
I'm not superstitious about ya
but I can't take no chance
I got me spinnin, baby, you know I'm in a trance
'cause your love is better
than any love I know
it's like thunder and lightning
the way you love me is frightening
you better knock, knock on wood, baby
it's no secret about it
that woman is my loving cup
'cause she sees to it, that I get enough
just one touch from here
you know it means so much
it's like thunder and lightening
the way you love me is frightening
you better knock, knock on wood, baby
you better knock, knock, knock on wood
Tuxedo Junction Composer(s): Erskine Hawkins - Julian Dash - Bill Johnson - Buddy Feyne First release: Erskine Hawkins & His Orch. - 1939 Covered by multiple other artists
Feelin' low Rockin' slow I want to go Right back where I belong
Way down south in Birmingham I mean south in Alabam' There's an old place where people go To dance the night away
They all drive or walk for miles To get jive that southern style It's an old jive that makes you want To dance till break of day
It's a junction where the town folks meet At each function in a tux they greet you
Come on down, forget your care Come on down, you'll find me there So long town, I'm heading for Tuxedo Junction now
Feelin' low Rockin' slow I want to go Right back where I belong
Way down south in Birmingham I mean south in Alabam' There's an old place where people go To dance the night away
They all drive or walk for miles To get jive that southern style It's an old jive that makes you want To dance till break of day
It's a junction where the town folks meet At each function in a tux they greet you
Come on down, forget your care Come on down, you'll find me there So long town, I'm heading for Tuxedo Junction now
I Wish You Love
((Adapted from: Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours? (Charles Trenet) - 1942))
Composer(s): Charles Trenet - Léo Chauliac - Albert A. Beach
Performer(s): Keely Smith - 1957
and multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1977 - Ce-A Mai Iramas? (Alla Baianova)
1988 - Che Cosa Resterà Di Me (Gianni Morandi)
1999 - Che Cosa Resta (Franco Battiato)
Goodbye, no use leading with our chins This is where our story ends Never lovers, ever friends
Goodbye, let our hearts call it a day But before you walk away I sincerely want to say
I wish you bluebirds in the Spring To give your heart a song to sing And then a kiss, but more than this I wish you love
And in July, a lemonade To cool you in some leafy glade I wish you health and more than wealth, I wish you love My breaking heart and I agree That you and I could never be So with my best, my very best, I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm A cozy fire to keep you warm But most of all, when snowflakes fall I wish you love
I wish you bluebirds in the Spring To give your heart a song to sing And then a kiss, but more than this I wish you love
And in July, a lemonade To cool you in some leafy glade I wish you health and more than wealth, I wish you love My breaking heart and I agree That you and I could never be So with my best, my very best, I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm A cozy fire to keep you warm But most of all, when snowflakes fall I wish you love
Knock Three Times Composer(s): Irwin Levine; Russell Brown Performer(s): Dawn; and various other artists
Hey girl what ya doin' down there Dancin' alone every night while I live right above you I can hear your music playin' I can feel your body swayin' One floor below me you don't even know me I love you
Oh my darling Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me Twice on the pipe if the answer is no Oh my sweetness Means you'll meet me in the hallway Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
If you look out your window tonight Pull in the string with the note that's attached to my heart Read how many times I saw you How in my silence I adored you Only in my dreams did that wall between us come apart
Oh my darling Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me Twice on the pipe if the answer is no Oh my sweetness Means you'll meet me in the hallway Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
I can hear your music playin' I can feel your body swayin' One floor below me you don't even know me I love you
Oh my darling Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me Twice on the pipe if the answer is no Oh my sweetness Means you'll meet me in the hallway Twice on the pipe means you ain't gonna show
Tutti-Frutti Composer(s): Little Richard - Dorothy LaBostrie - Joe Lubin First release: Little Richard and His Band - 1955 Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1962 - Tutti-Frutti (Finnish Version) (Pekka Loukiala) 1964 - Tutti Frutti (German Version) (The Swinging Blue Jeans) 1979 - Gang I Den - Jenny Jenny - Er Det Rudi (Rock Nalle & The Flames) 1984 - Medley: Blue Suede Shoes - Rip It Up - Tutti Frutti (Will Tura)
Wop-bop-a-loom-a-boom-bam-boom tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti au rutti tutti frutti au rutti wop-bop-a-loom-bop-a-boom-bam-boom
Got a gal named Sue She knows just what to do She rocks to the east She rocks to the west She's the gal I love best
I got a gal named Daisy She almost drives me crazy She knows how to love me Yes indeed, boy you don't know What she does to me
Che Cosa Resta ((aka Che Cosa Resterà Di Me (Lucio Dalla - 1988))
((Adapted from: Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours? (Charles Trenet) - 1942))
Composer(s): Charles Trenet - Léo Chauliac - Gesualdo Bufalino
Performer(s): Franco Battiato - 1999
Versions In Other Languages:
1957 - I Wish You Love (Keely Smith)
1977 - Ce-A Mai Iramas? (Alla Baianova)
Chissà cosa mormora il vento stasera col suo lamento dietro la porta laggiù Di già il caminetto s'é spento io chiudo gli occhi e rammento gli amori di gioventù Di voi che resta antichi amori giorni di festa teneri ardori solo una mesta foto ingiallita fra le mie dita Di voi che resta sguardi innocenti lacrime e risa e giuramenti solo sepolto in un cassetto qualche biglietto Sere d'aprile sogni incantati capelli al vento baci rubati che resta dunque di tutto ciò ditemi un pò Rivedo un viso mormoro un nome ma non ricordo quando né come penso a un villaggio dove non so se tornerò Mai più mano con mano nel buio stupiti d'essere due felici senza perché Mai più fiori nascosti nel libro il cui profumo ci inebria ma presto evapora ahimé Di voi che resta antichi amori grandi segreti complici cuori solo nel petto male guarita una ferita Di voi che resta parole audaci carezze caste timide braci solo una cenere che più non fuma ma si consuma Chiari di luna dolci sentieri e tu perduta anima di ieri perché sparisti chi ti rubò dimmelo un pò Solo un motivo risento ancora d'un fuggitivo disco d'allora e a un luogo penso dove non so se tornerò
Knock, Knock, Who's There? Composer(s): John Carter; Stephens First performance by: Mary Hopkin - 1970
Tears of rain run down my window pane I'm on my own again good ev'ning sorrow Sit and dream of how things might have been And as I close my eyes I get the strangest feeling
Climb the stair and then I say a pray'r For someone who could share my situation But instead as I lay down my head
I have to leave it all to my imagination
Refrain:
Knock knock who's there ? Could this be love that's calling The door is always open wide
Knock knock who's there ? Now as the night is falling
Tutti Frutti ((Adapted from: Tutti-Frutti (English Version) (Little Richard and His Band) - 1955)) Composer(s): Little Richard - Dorothy LaBostrie - Joe Lubin Performer(s): The Swinging Blue Jeans - 1964
Versions In Other Languages: 1962 - Tutti-Frutti (Finnish Version) (Pekka Loukiala) 1964 - Tutti Frutti (German Version) (The Swinging Blue Jeans) 1979 - Gang I Den - Jenny Jenny - Er Det Rudi (Rock Nalle & The Flames) 1984 - Medley: Blue Suede Shoes - Rip It Up - Tutti Frutti (Will Tura)
Wabadadooda wambambam Tutti Frutti all route it Tutti Frutti all route it Tutti Frutti all route it Tutti Frutti all route it Tutti Frutti all route it Wabadadooda wambambam Von Liverpool kommen wir mit einem tollen Beat Gestern war ihrem neu heut' tanzen alle mit! So geht's jeden Tag so geht's jede Nacht bis uns der Rhythmus crazy macht! Tutti Frutti... Von Liverpool kommen wir und alles hat gestaunt Ost und wWest Süd und Nord über diesen Supersound! So geht's jeden Tag so geht's jede Nacht bis uns der Rhythmus crazy macht! Tutti Frutti... von Liverpool kommen wir mit einem tollen Beat...
I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)
I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone) Composer(s): Sonny Throckmorton Performer(s): Oak Ridge Boys; T.G. Sheppard
I wish you could have turned my head and left my heart alone Ever since I met you, baby, you have done me wrong You walk by and you shake that thing and you know I'm not that strong I wish you could have turned my head and left my heart alone
The first time I laid eyes on you, got caught up in your sway I thought I didn't have a chance and then you looked my way From the longing to the loving, girl, we've made it all the way But for all the hunger in my eyes, my heart has had to pay
I wish you could have turned my head and left my heart alone Ever since I met you, baby, you have done me wrong You walk by and you shake that thing and you know I'm not that strong I wish you could have turned my head and left my heart alone
I wish you could have turned my head and left my heart alone Ever since I met you, baby, you have done me wrong You walk by and you shake that thing and you know I'm not that strong I wish you could have turned my head and left my heart alone