Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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An Englishman In The U.S.A. Composer(s): Les Davidson - Leo Sayer Performer(s): Leo Sayer
Rambling around your city streets I feel no earth below my feet And I feel my life is crumbling into the sea But I can't swim three thousand miles So all I have is lonely nights I'm an Englishman lost in the U.S. of A. And it's a long way back home Such a long way back home And I'm wondering Where am I gonna go Lines dead, operators gone And now the fear is coming on And I hear my love wondering where have I gone So I'm gambling my bucks for pounds Yeah, but Lady Luck just won't come around For an Englishman who is stuck in the U.S. of A. And it's a long way back home Such a long way back home Oh I'm wondering will I ever get away
So here I am and there are you Where wishful thoughts don't serve no use And all the worrying in the world won't pull me through So I think of love that might have been And an airline ticket that's like a dream For an Englishman who is lost in the U.S. of A. Such a long way from home Such a long way from home And I'm wondering, I'm wondering Will I ever get to I'm a long way, a long way A long way back home I've been wondering Will I ever get to go, yeah
Yeah I'm waiting for you to take me home C'mon baby And I'm waiting for you to take me home Yes I'm waiting for you to take me home Take me home
An Englishman In New York Composer(s): Lol Creme - Kevin Godley Performer(s): Godley & Creme
Demented New York athletes staggering round the block Deforned Chicanos pour in, Chicago's rolling stock Digital bathrooms drilling for furs Surgical stockings marked his and hers Guggenheim attitudes back to back With Jewish Baroque No way street No way street Happy to see you, have a nice day! Defecting Russian dancers dance into Hockney prints Exclusive to Bloomingdales, gift-wrapped in red From the land of blue rinse They boggle at menus in Olde English verse "Ode to burger" by Keats at his worst The hissing of omelettes the breaking of legs Don't shoot till you see the whites of their eggs The pink fillet mignon looks black on the negs Strange apparatus You've never seen Strange apparatus, even stranger theme Street alligators Big Anglophile Will navigate us through a change of style I came, I saw, what manner of beast is this New York, you talk a little bit left of centre A scream, a shout New York is throwing its weight about Walk tall, walk straight, spit the world right in the eye The stranger the wood the straighter the arrow Dismembered hopeful My-Lai veterans queuing for sleaze "Sorry no dogs, no fags, no shriners, and no amputees" Sexual athlete applies for audition Willing to make it in any position Just one of the extras with blood on their faces In snow-white and the seven basket cases I'm happy and dopey and dirty in places No way street No way street Lock up your daughters, Avon crawling! Devoted collectors of paraphernalia out walking the rock Battle and bitch for the ultimate kitch of a crucifix clock Two miniature romans, running on rails Appear every hour and bang in the nails I've got to have it, Christ, I gotta be the first on our block Disturbing facts about Nazi splinter groups seen on the news They're picketing synagogues and claiming that Hitler was King of the Jews Caught in the tunnel an ambulance howls A men's room attendant is flapping his jowls Ssshh, Howard Johnson is moving his bowels Strange apparatus You've never seen Strange apparatus, even stranger theme Street alligators Big Anglophile Will navigate us through a change of style Strange apparatus You've never seen Strange apparatus, even stranger theme Walk straight, walk tall, spit the world right in the eye The stranger the wood, the straighter the arrow No way street No way street
Dance With A Dolly Composer(s): Terry Shand; Jimmy Eaton; Mickey Leader Performer(s): Russ Morgan and various other artists
As I was walkin' down the street Down the street, down the street I met somebody who was mighty sweet Mighty fair to see
I asked her would she like to have a talk Have a talk, make some talk All the fellows standin' on the walk Wishin' they were me
Mama, Mama, let me dress up tonight Dress up tonight, dress up tonight I've got a secret, gonna 'fess up tonight Gonna dance by the light of the moon
Gonna dance with a dolly with a hole in her stockin' While our knees keep a-knockin' and our toes keep a-rockin' Dance with a dolly with a hole in her stockin' Dance by the light of the moon
Mama, Mama, put the cat out tonight Cat out tonight, cat out tonight Worked all day, I'm gonna scat out tonight And I won't be home until dawn
Gonna dance with a dolly with a hole in her stockin' While our knees keep a-knockin' and our toes keep a-rockin' Dance with a dolly with a hole in her stockin' Dance by the light of the moon
Gonna dance by the light of the moon Dance by the light of the moon By the light of the moon
An Empty Cup (And A Broken Date)
Composer(s): Roy Orbison - Norman Petty
Performer(s): Buddy Holly; The Teen Kings
One lonely night - at this drive-in
and now I know - what a fool Ive been
She was to meet me (an empty cup, a broken date)
we had a date (a broken date, an empty cup)
a date at seven - I dreamed of heaven
now its way past eight
She just drove by - with another guy
no wonder I cant help but cry
To think she never cared - just tears me up
now all I have to show for love - is this empty cup
Just like this Coke - my love is gone
Ive hit the bottom - now Im all alone
Dance Wit' Me Composer(s): Rick James Performer(s): Rick James
(Happy, party voices)
Pretty little thing Girl, you're lookin' fine Hey, I wonder can you spare a minute Of your precious time
I really would like to know yah If you want me to, tell me, baby Maybe I can discuss it Over a dance with you When I'm dancin' with you, baby, now, now
(Dance with me) Shake your body all over me, woman, dance (Dance with me) Dance, dance with me, baby
Dance with me, woman (Shake it up, shake it up now, baby) (Shake it up, shake it up now, baby) Dance with me, woman, with me, woman (Shake it up, shake it up now, baby) (Shake it up, shake it up now, baby)
Pretty little thing I wish that you were mine, yeah You know every move to make with your body And you do it fine, do it fine
Dancing with you, girl, like this Is `bout to cause a fire, yeah Look at me I'm soakin' wet Like I was in a shower When I'm dancin' with you, baby, now, now
(Dance with me) Shake your body all over me, woman, dance (Dance with me) Dance, baby, dance with me, baby
Dance with me, woman (Shake it up, shake it up now, baby) (Shake it up, shake it up now, baby) Dance with me, woman, with me, woman (Shake it up, shake it up now, baby) (Shake it up, shake it up now, baby Party, baby
Ooh, ooh, ooh Where's the party {Party over here} Say what? {Party over there}
Ooh, ooh, ooh Where's the party {Party over here} Say what? {Party over there}
Wooh
(Shake it up, shake it up now, baby) Dance with me, woman, with me, woman (Shake it up, shake it up now, baby) Party, baby
Hoo
(Shake it up) (Shake it up) Shake your body all over me, woman (Shake it up) Dance with me, dance with me, woman, dance with me (Shake it up) Woman, dance (Shake it up) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Shake it up)
Woman, just dance with me Woman, just dance with me Baby, just dance with me Sugar, just dance with me Blow, boys
An Cailín Gaelach (Traditional) Performer(s): Maighread Ní Dhomnaill
B'aite liom féin a bheith 'r thaoibh mhalaidh shléibhe 'Gus cailín Gaelach a bheith 'mo chóir Bheinn dá bréagadh is a' teannadh léithe 'Gus dar liom féin 'riú gur dheas ar ndóigh
'G éirí domh féin ar maidin an lae ghil 'S mé ag gabháil fán choill chraobhaigh is mé ag seoladh bó Tharlaigh domh 'n spéirbhean 'na suí ar a' léana 'S a fallaing léithe is í lán de chnódhann'
D'fhiafair mé daoithe go ciúin 's go céillí An nglacfaidh tú póg uaim, a stór mo chroí? D'fhoscail sí a béilín 'gus labhair sí Béarla Sé dúirt sí: Pray, sir, and let me be
'S maith an airí ar na buaibh s sanntú 'Gus bheinnse dá seoladh amuigh sa lá Im agus bainne ghil ar theacht an tsamhraidh 'S mar gheall ar bhólacht a phóstar mná
Dance To The Music Composer(s): Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart Performer(s): Sly & The Family Stone
Cynthia: Get up and dance to the music! Get on up and dance to the fonky music! All: Dance to the Music Dance to the Music Freddie: Hey Greg! Greg: What? Freddie: All we need is a drummer, for people who only need a beat I'm gonna add a little guitar and make it easy to move your feet Larry: I'm gonna add some bottom, so that the dancers just won't hide Sly: You might like to hear my organ playing "Ride Sally Ride" You might like to hear the horns blowin', Cynthia on the throne, yeah! Cynthia & Jerry got a message they're sayin' Cynthia: All the squares, go home! All: Dance to the Music Dance to the Music
An Awful Thing To Waste Composer(s): Rick Davies Performer(s): Supertramp
You say that you could do with a break Had about all you can take You need to find somewhere you can run to
Somewhere a long way from here Somewhere where the skies are all clear Somewhere you can think all your thoughts through
It took a long time to make me understand You gotta meet life and shake it by the hand You gotta use your emotion You talk a nice line to put your mind at ease You want to sit back and count your memories But that's no solution
I don't want to harp about it But what you gonna do about it?
Look at how you're set in your ways You used to be so willing to face Any kind of problem before you Life is not as long as you think Open up your mind and you'll see Don't destroy yourself I implore you
You've got a fine wife, a perfect family You had it all planned to live so carefully But where does it get you They say the mind is an awful thing to waste And that's a fact that you must come to face What more can I tell you?
I don't want to harp about it But what you gonna do about it?
You have everything that you need You only have to try to succeed And realize it's all waiting for you Living life this way is a bust If you have to suffer you must Don't you know we want to applaud you
Dance To The Bop Composer(s): Floyd Edge Performer(s): Gene Vincent and various other artists
Well there's a little juke joint on the outside of town Where the cats pick 'em up and lay 'em down You get your gal, I'll get mine And we'll get together and we'll have a good time
We'll dance a little bit to the bop, to the bop Dance a little bit to the bop Well dance a little bit to the bop Well now dance to the rock 'n' roll
Yeah now, dance, dance, dance Well, dance, dance, dance Yeah now, dance, dance, dance Well, dance, dance, dance Well now dance, well dance to the rock 'n' roll (Now got it, git it)
Well the cats come rockin' in two by two Some come single like me and you Dancin' to the bop is their delight Well when thet get right, they'll dance all night
They'll dance a little bit to the bop, to the bop Dance a little bit to the bop Dance a little bit to the bop Well now dance to the rock 'n' roll
Yeah now, dance, dance, dance Well, dance, dance, dance Yeah now, dance, dance, dance Well, dance, dance, dance Well now dance, well dance to the rock 'n' roll (Yeah, now rock it)
Yeah...We'll dance a little bit to the bop, to the bop Dance a little bit to the bop Dance a little bit to the bop Well now dance to the rock 'n' roll
Yeah now, dance, dance, dance Well, dance, dance, dance Now, dance, dance, dance Well, dance, dance, dance Well now dance, well now dance to the rock 'n' roll
An Apple For The Teacher Composer(s): Johnny Burke - James V. Monaco Performer(s): Linda Ware & Bing Crosby and multiple other artists
An apple for the teacher That seems the thing to do Because I want to learn About romance from you An apple for the teacher To show I'm meek and mild If you insist on saying That I'm just a problem child You'll get all my attention Your wish will be my rule And maybe you'll be good to me And keep me after school An apple for the teacher That's how I'd better start Then after while you may give in And let me bring my heart
An apple for the teacher Will always do the trick When you don't know Your lesson in arithmetic An apple for the teacher Will meet with great success If you forgot to memorize The Gettysburg Address A little bit of glamour A charm that's cute and quaint And he'll excuse your grammar And believe you're what you ain't You may be just a lemon But he'll think you're a peach Just bring an apple for the teacher When he starts to teach
Dance This Mess Around Composer(s): Kate Pierson; Fred Schneider; Keith Strickland; Cindy Wilson; Ricky Wilson Performer(s): The B-52's; Asylum Street Spankers
Remember when you held my hand Remember when you were my man Walk talk in the name of love Before you break my heart Think it over, think it over Roll it over in your mind
Why don't you dance with me I'm not no Limburger Just a Limburger
Dance his mess around Dance this mess around, 'round, 'round
Everybody goes to parties They dance this mess around They do the Shu-ga-loo Do the Shy Tuna Do the Camel Walk Do the Hip-o-crit
An Apple Blossom Wedding Composer(s): James Kennedy - Nat Simon Performer(s): Sammy Kaye and multiple other artists
We saw an apple blossom wedding Underneath the May-time bloom And at that apple blossom wedding I fell in love with you
We realised where we were heading Booked the little church and then We planned an apple blossom wedding When Spring came round again
So I waited for the flowers Dreaming of a wedding ring But I only found the showers You took away the Spring
I saw the apple blossom wedding From the balcony above You had your apple blossom wedding I lost my apple blossom love So I waited for the flowers Dreaming of a wedding ring But I only found the showers You took away the Spring
I saw the apple blossom wedding From the balcony up above You had your apple blossom wedding I lost my apple blossom love
Wenn selbst ein Kind nicht mehr lacht wie ein Kind dann sind wir jenseits von Eden Wenn wir nicht fühlen: die Erde sie weint wie kein and'rer Planet dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Wenn eine Träne nur Wasser noch ist dann sind wir jenseits von Eden Wenn man für Liebe bezahlen muß nur um einmal zärtlich zu sein dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Laß uns jeden Tag das Leben endlos spür'n und uns niemals uns're Ehrlichkeit verlier'n Wenn uns gar nichts mehr zusammenhält verlöscht vielleicht das letzte Licht der Welt
Wenn unser Glaube nicht mehr siegen kann dann sind wir jenseits von Eden wenn jede Hoffnung nur ein Horizont ist den man niemals erreicht dann haben wir umsonst gelebt Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Ich will mit Dir eine neue Liebe spür'n ((Neue liebe spür'n)) wenn wir uns auch in Gedanken nur berühr'n Irgendwann muß ich für immer geh'n dann will ich sagen: diese Welt war schön
Wenn selbst ein Kind nicht mehr lacht wie ein Kind dann sind wir jenseits von Eden Wenn wir nicht fühlen: die Erde sie weint wie kein and'rer Planet dann haben wir umsonst gelebt Wenn eine Träne nur Wasser noch ist dann sind wir jenseits von Eden Wenn man für Liebe bezahlen muß nur um einmal zärtlich zu sein dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt Dann haben wir umsonst gelebt
An American Trilogy Composer(s): Mickey Newbury First release by: Mickey Newbury - 1971 Covered by multiple other artists
Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton Old things they are not forgotten Look away, look away, look away Dixieland Oh I wish I was in Dixie, away, away In Dixieland I take my stand to live and die in Dixie Cause Dixieland, that's where I was born Early Lord one frosty morning Look away, look away, look away Dixieland
Glory, glory hallelujah Glory, glory hallelujah Glory, glory hallelujah His truth is marching on
So hush little baby Don't you cry You know your daddy's bound to die But all my trials, Lord will soon be over
Dance The Night Away With You Composer(s): Mac Rebennack; Doc Pomus Performer(s): Dr. John
We could drink until we get real high try to drink every bar dry Taste so good that high price stuff you never know when you've had enough But there is nothin' I would rather do than to dance, dance the night away with you
We could talk the whole darm night away 'cos we got so much to say I could talk holes in your head remember every word I said But there is nothin' I would rather do than to dance, dance the night away with you
We could climb a mountain high or walk a valley deep or we could get stoned and fall off a lover's leap
We could talk the whole darn night away 'cos we got so much to say I could talk holes in your head remember every word I said But there is nothin' I would rather do than to dance, dance the night away with you
There is nothin' I would rather do than to dance, dance the night away with you There is nothin' I would rather do than to dance, dance the night away with you There is nothing I would rather do than to dance, dance the night away with you
An Affair To Remember Composer(s): Harold Adamson - Leo McCarey - Harry Warren Performer(s): Nat King Cole
Our love affair is a wondrous thing That we'll rejoice in remembering Our love was born with our first embrace And a page was torn out of time and space
Our love affair, may it always be A flame to burn through eternity So take my hand with a fervent prayer That we may live and we may share A love affair to remember
Our love affair is a wondrous thing That we'll rejoice in remembering Our love was born with our first embrace And a page was torn out of time and space
Our love affair, may it always be A flame to burn through eternity So take my hand with a fervent prayer That we may live and we may share A love affair to remember
Dance The Night Away Composer(s): Edward Van Halen; David Lee Roth; Michael Anthony; Alex Van Halen Performer(s): Van Halen
Have you seen her? So fine and pretty Fooled me with her style and ease And I feel her from across the room Yes, it's love in the third degree Ooh, baby, baby Won'tcha turn your head my way? Ooh, baby, baby Come on, take a chance You're old enough to dance the night away Oh, come on, baby, dance the night away A live wire Barely a beginner, but just watch that lady go She's on fire, 'cause dancing gets her higher than anything else she knows Ooh, baby, baby Won'tcha turn your head my way? Ooh, baby, baby Well, don't skip romance, 'cause you're old enough to dance the night away Oh, come on, baby, dance the night away Dance the night away Dance, dance, dance the night away (repeat)
