Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Laura ((aka Souvenir De Laura (by Christophe) - 1983)) ((Adapted from Laura (English Version) (by Emil Newman) - 1944)) ((Danish Version): Laura (by Gustav Winckler) - 1964)) Composer(s): Johnny Mercer - David Raskin - Alys Robi Performer(s): Alys Robi - 1944
Laura c'est aussi le fantôme charmant Laura chez moi reste présent Ont vivrait dans la nuit d'été Et tendrement tu prends du thé et partout Laura devient la fée bénie Ses yeux plein d'amour nous faufilent Laura c'est le premier baiser doux Et là rendra mes beaux rêves très doux
Ont vivrait dans la nuit d'été Et tendrement tu prends du thé et partout Laura devient la fée bénie Ses yeux plein d'amour nous faufilent Laura c'est le premier baiser doux Et là rendra mes beaux rêves très doux
Believe
Composer(s): Paul Barry - Matthew Gray - Brian Higgins - Stuart McLennan - Tim Powell - Steven Torch
First release by: Cher - 1998
Covered by multiple other artists
No matter how hard I try You keep pushing me aside And I can't break through There's no talking to you It's so sad that you're leaving It takes time to believe it But after all is said and done You're gonna be the lonely one
Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough
What am I supposed to do Sit around and wait for you Well I can't do that And there's no turning back I need time to move on I need a love to feel strong 'Cause I've got time to think it through And maybe I'm too good for you
Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough
Well I know that I'll get through this 'Cause I know that I am strong I don't need you anymore I don't need you anymore I don't need you anymore No I don't need you anymore
Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough
Lara ((Adapted from: Laura (by Johnny Hallyday) - 1986)) Composer(s): Jean-Jacques Goldman - Bart Herman Performer(s): Bart Herman - 1997
Lara Ik wil niet dat je weet waar ik sta k Wou dat je voelde wat ik voel Ik die nooit meer wegga
Lara Je zegt niet of je wil dat ik ga Hou jij je doof voor mijn verhaal Of wil je dat ik doorga
Ik was gedreven als een dier Ik had geen ziel, geen moraal Mijn ogen waren blind voor jouw signaal Geen ravijn en geen rivier Geen getij of seizoen Durfde me zeggen dat ik jou ooit pijn zou doen
Ohoh, Lara Ik vluchte maar een droom achterna Ik vond de zomer die ik wou Maar nu weer van me wegsla
Ohoh, Lara Ik weet niet meer of ik nog besta Ik kan wel sterven van de kou Nu ik weer voor jou sta
Ik heb je wereld omgedraaid Zonder even stil te staan Had ik je ooit gevraagd om mee te gaan Maar toen de wind was uitgewaaid Er was geen regen of geen zon Dacht ik jou te zien ergens aan de horizon Ohoh Lara
Ohoh Lara Lara
Ik hijs de zeilen en ik volg jou Ik neem het roer vlak achter jou Ik wil het anker gooien en voorgoed Al laat je me reizen naar de maan Die jij voor me schijnen doet Want jij alleen weet hoe ik varen moet Ohoh Lara Ohoh Lara Oehoeh Lara Lara Lala Lara Lara
Belgium Put The Kibosh On The Kaiser Composer(s): Ellerton Performer(s): Mark Sheridan
A silly German sausage Dreamt Napoleon he'd be Then he went and broke his promise It was made in Germany He shook hands with Britannia And eternal peace he swore Naughty boy, he talked of peace While he prepared for war
He stirred up little Serbia To serve his dirty tricks But naughty nights at LiIge Quite upset this Dirty Dick. His luggage labeled 'England' And his programme nicely set He shouted 'First stop Paris' But he hasn't got there yet
For Belgium put the kibosh on the Kaiser Europe took the stick and made him sore On his throne it hurts to sit And when John Bull starts to hit He will never sit upon it any more
His warships sailed upon the sea They looked a pretty sight But when they heard the bulldog bark They disappeared from sight The Kaiser said 'Be careful If by Jellicoe they're seen Then every man-of-war I've got Will be a submarine'
We chased his ship to Turkey And the Kaiser startled stood Schratch'd his head and said 'Don't hurt You see I'm touching wood' Thewn Turkey brought her warships Just to aid the German plot Be careful, Mr Turkey Or you'll do the Turkey Trot
Belgium put the kibosh on the Kaiser Europe took the stick and made him sore And if Turkey makes a stand She'll get ghurka'd and japanned And it won't be Hoch the Kaiser any more
He'll have to go to school again And learn his geography He quite forgot Britannia And the hands across the sea Australia and Canada the Russian and the Jap And England looked so small He couldn't see her on the map
Whilst Ireland seemed unsettled 'Ah' said he 'I'll settle John' But he didn't know the Irish Like he knew them later on Though the Kaiser stirred the lion Please excuse him for the crime His lunatic attendant Wasn't with him at the time
For Belgium put the kibosh on the Kaiser Europe took the stick and made him sore We shall shout with victory's joy Hold your hand out, naughty boy You must never play at soldiers any more
For Belgium put the kibosh on the Kaiser Europe took the stick and made him sore On his throne it hurts to sit And when John Bull starts to hit He will never sit upon it any more
Souvenir De Laura ((aka Laura (French Version) (by Alys Robi) - 1944)) ((Adapted from Laura (English Version) (by Emil Newman) - 1944)) ((Danish Version): Laura (by Gustav Winckler) - 1964)) Composer(s): Johnny Mercer - David Raskin - Philippe Paringaux Performer(s): Christophe - 1983
Laura Souvenir d'un film noir et blanc Laura Reflet dans un miroir Poussière d'étoile tombée de l'écran Qui vient danser dans ma mémoire Je t'ai vue, Laura Sur un mur, un peu déchirée Pourtant, tu n'avais pas changé
À moi Il ne reste que quelques rêves Et toi Laura Tu restes le plus beau
{x2:} Laura Souviens-toi, j'étais ton amant Laura Celui du premier rang
Sur une affiche un peu déchirée J'ai vu Laura Laura Souvenir d'une chanson perdue Laura Echo dans ma mémoire
Belgian Bar Composer(s): Eric Andersen Performer(s): Eric Andersen
One snowy night alone in my house in Norway I sat with pen, paper, and guitar and a candle by an old wood table I felt a canopy in the air and the feeling of being somewhere else I started to remember a time when I was with a close friend a couple years before We had been in Brussels working on a film score together and we had many good evenings hanging out in this ancient city in the middle of Europe And this evening it came rushing back As if I had stumbled into a cathedral of memory After we finished the project we took a train to France I went on to Venice and it was right before Christmas We were living in a nice hotel on the avenue Louise Working on a project there it was just my man and me I was unattached back then like a puppet off his feet A crazy pile of broken strings only one I had to keep We walked around the corner saw the lights of a little bar The mood there made me curious a chance to forget Awhile inside a couple of tables a couple rock 'n roll cassettes I was drinking rum that night with the barmaid speaking French I wonder just how things have changed I wonder where you are And I wonder if a young French girl Still works in a Belgian bar
Brussels in October the yellow gray's all I recall The rain ran on forever like the wires on a trolley car Walking down the new wet streets ancient wind blowin through my heart The only face I couldn't see was the face of my true love I dreamed about the lights of Nice the rust rocks of the coast I dreamed about a frozen path to the one I missed the most Then I guess it wasn't long before I was on my feet again It must have happened someplace quiet cause I don't remember when
I wonder just how things have changed I wonder where you are And I wonder if a young French girl Still works in a Belgian bar
When I look over my shoulder from the window of my train I think about my man again who I heard has moved to Spain We worked hard and we traveled some through France and Italy When it rained down hard in Brussels it poured on you and me And when my eyes got tangled in the honey colored hair Of the girl ho poured the drinks that night when we were talkin there She had eyes that seemed to drink us up and a crooked little smile When we sailed off for the starry night and forever took a little while
Laughter In The Rain Composer(s): Neil Sedaka - Phil Cody First release by: Neil Sedaka - 1974 Covered by multiple other artists
Strolling along country roads with my baby It starts to rain, it begins to pour Without an umbrella we're soaked to the skin I feel a shiver run up my spine I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
Oo, I hear laughter in the rain Walking hand in hand with the one I love Oo, how I love the rainy days And the happy way I feel inside
After a while we run under a tree I turn to her and she kisses me There with the beat of the rain on the leaves Softly she breathes and I close my eyes Sharing our love under stormy skies
Oo, I hear laughter in the rain Walking hand in hand with the one I love Oo, how I love the rainy days And the happy way I feel inside
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
Oo, I hear laughter in the rain Walking hand in hand with the one I love Oo, how I love the rainy days And the happy way I feel inside
Oo, I hear laughter in the rain Walking hand in hand with the one I love Oo, how I love the rainy days And the happy way I feel inside
Oo, I hear laughter in the rain Walking hand in hand with the one I love Oo, how I love the rainy days And the happy way I feel inside
Beleza Pura Composer(s): Caetano Veloso Performer(s): Caetano Veloso; A Cor Do Som
Não me amarra dinheiro não Mas formosura Dinheiro não A pele escura Dinheiro não A carne dura Dinheiro não Moca preta do curuzu Beleza pura Federação beleza pura Boca do Rio Beleza pura Dinheiro não Quando essa preta comeca a tratar do cabelo É de se olhar Toda a trama da trança A transa do cabelo Conchas do mar Ela manda buscar p'ra botar no cabelo Toda minúcia Toda delícia Nao me amarra dinheiro não Mas elegância Nao me amarra dinheiro não Mas a cultura Dinheiro não A pele escura Dinheiro não A carne dura Dinheiro não Moco lindo do Badauê Beleza pura Do Iê aiyê Beleza pura Dinheiro yeah Beleza pura Dinheiro não Dentro daquele turbante do Filho de Ghandi É o que há tudo é chique demais, tudo é muito elegante Manda botar Fina palha da costa e que tudo se trance Todos os búzios Todos os ócios Nao me amarra dinheiro não, mas os mistérios
Beleza só se tem quando se acende a lamparina Iluminando a alma se entende a própria sina E quando se vê o arame que amarra toda gente Pendendo das estacas sob um sol indiferente Beleza só depois de uma sangria desatada Aberta na ferida dos perigos do amor E quando se afasta a sombra triste do remorso Que impede olhar pra dentro para enfrentar a dor Repara este silêncio que se estende da janela Repassa o teu passado e come o lixo que ele encerra Vagar sem remissão é também parte da questão Juntar estas migalhas para refazer o pão Não é da natureza que ele surge confeitado Mas é desta tristeza, deste adubo de rancor Beleza é o temporal que suja e corta uma visão E esmaga qualquer sonho com um grito de pavor
Laughing On The Outside Composer(s): Ben Raleigh - Bernie Wayne Performer(s): Dinah Shore and multiple other artists
The crowd sees me out dancing Carefree and romancing Happy with my someone new I'm laughing on the outside Crying on the inside 'cause I'm still in love with you
They see me night and daytime Having such a gay time They don't know what I go through I'm laughing on the outside Crying on the inside 'cause I'm still in love with you
No one knows it's just a pose Pretending I'm glad we're apart And when I cry, my eyes are dry The tears are in my heart
My darling, can't we make up? Ever since our breakup Make believe is all I do I'm laughing on the outside Crying on the inside 'cause I'm still in love
Oh, I cannot tell you to make up your mind And gather together the best of your kind The prophets have spoken the words of ill fate Your childhood has ended you've taken the bait You've got the power it's there deep inside Just look around and you'll know what you've tried So much relies on the course that you take The fool and the wise man both burn at the stake-ah
Look at the heads buried deep in the sand Hiding from evil made by their own hand The prophets have spoken the words of ill fate Your childhood has ended you've taken the bait You've got the power it's there deep inside Just look around and you'll know what you've tried So much relies on the course that you take The fool and the wise man both burn at the stake-ah
Laughing Man (In The Devil Mask) Composer(s): Tony Iommi - Henry Rollins Performer(s): Tony Iommi; Henry Rollins
Laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask
You ripped yourself to shreds While I stood laughing You'd like to see me pay For the time you're having
You'll walk that line again You'll try to die again You'll waste your nights just thinking of me
As the needle finds the vein As the bullet goes through the brain As your city meets the sea As you're drowning, think of me
Laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask
I am the lord of crime The laughing man in a devil mask I am the birth of crime The laughing man in a devil mask Drop to your knees again The laughing man in a devil mask Tie off and die again The laughing man in a devil mask
Push the rock back up the hill You start to feel like you're standing still Your life lies broken for all to see You'll hear the laughter, then you'll see me
Laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask
Tender flock, led astray You always knew it would be this way You just go now, no need to ask You are the face behind the devil mask
The laughing man in the devil mask Laughing man in the devil mask I'm laughing, I'm laughing You're burning, you're burning The laughing man in the devil mask The laughing man in the devil mask Burn, burn Burn while I'm laughing
Laughing Boy Composer(s): Smokey Robinson Performer(s): Mary Wells
Laughing Boy (ha ha ha ha ha) That's what they used to call you Before you found a new love to take my place (Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha) Laughing Boy (ha ha ha ha ha) That's what they used to call you You always wore a smile upon your face (Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha) But as I look at you now, I know that somehow The smile you're wearing is untrue Laughing Boy (Laughing Boy), I think you're blue
Your new love (your new love) She really must have hurt you She really must have filled your heart with pain 'Cause I know you well (know you well) And you could never fool me I know that somehow you're not the same (La la la la la la la la) As I look at you now, I know that somehow When you say you're happy, you're lying Laughing Boy (Laughing Boy), I believe you've been crying
(La la la la la la la la) Don't you know that it's true, I still love you Just as much as I did before So Laughing Boy (come on home) Come on home, Laughing Boy (come on home) Come on home, Laughing Boy (come on home) And smile once more
Beira-Mar Composer(s): Gilberto Gil; Caetano Veloso Performer(s): Gilberto Gil
Na terra em que o mar não bate Não bate o meu coração O mar onde o céu flutua Onde morre o sol e a lua E acaba o caminho do chão Nasci numa onda verde Na espuma me batizei Vim trazido numa rede Na areia me enterrarei Ou então nasci na palma Palha da palma no chão Tenho a alma de água clara Meu braço espalhado em praia E o mar na palma da mão No cais, na beira do cais Senti o meu primeiro amor E num cais que era só um cais Somente ao redor Mas o mar não é todo mar Mar que em todo mundo existe Ou melhor, é o mar do mundo De um certo ponto de vista De onde só se avista o mar A ilha de Itaparica A Bahia é que é o cais A praia, a beira, a espuma E a Bahia só tem uma Costa, clara, litoral É por isso que o azul Cor de minha devoção Não qualquer azul, azul De qualquer céu, qualquer dia O azul de qualquer poesia De samba tirado em vão É o azul que agente fita No azul do mar da Bahia É a cor que lá principia E que habita em meu coração
Laughing Composer(s): Randy Bachman - Burton Cummings First release by: The Guess Who - 1969
I should laugh, but I cry Because your love has passed me by You took me by surprise You didn't realize that I was waiting
Time goes slowly but carries on And now the best years have come and gone You took me by surprise I didn't realize that you were laughing
Laughing -- the things you're doin' to me Laughing -- that ain't the way it should be You took away everything I had You put the hurt on me
Laughing -- the things you're doin' to me Laughing -- that ain't the way it should be You took away everything I had You put the hurt on me
I go alone now, calling your name After losing at the game You took me by surprise I didn't realize that you were laughing
Time goes slowly, but carries on And now the best years, the best years have come and gone You took me by surprise I didn't realize, that you were laughing
Laughing -- the things you're doin' to me Laughing -- that ain't the way it should be You took away everything I had You put the hurt on me
Laughing -- the things you're doin' to me Laughing -- oh, what you're doin' to me You took away everything I had You put the hurt on me
Oo! Laughing -- ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Laughing -- ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Laughing -- well, you're laughin' at me Laughing -- well, you're laughin' at me Laughing -- oh, what you're doin' to me, girl Laughing -- I'm a-lookin', you're laughin' Laughing -- I'm a-lookin', you're laughin' Laughing -- you're a-lookin', I'm a-laughin' Laughing -- laughin' at me Laughing -- ah, but you're a-laughin', baby Laughing
Being With You Composer(s): Smokey Robinson Originally performed by: Smokey Robinson Covered by various other artists
Ooh...ooh...ooh... Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
I don't care what they think about me And I don't care what they say I don't care what they think if you're leavin' I'm gonna beg you to stay
I don't care if they start to avoid me I don't care what they do I don't care about anything else But being with you, being with you
Honey, don't go, don't leave this scene Be out of the picture and off of the screen Don't let them say, "We told you so" They tell me you'll love me and then let me go
I've heard the warning voice from friends and my relations They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation
But I don't care what they think about me And I don't care what they say, no I don't care what they think if you're leavin' I'm gonna beg you to stay
I don't care if they start to avoid me I don't care what they do I don't care about anything else But being with you, being with you
Ooh...ooh...ooh... Woo...ooh...ooh...
People can change, they always do Haven't they noticed the changes in you Or can it be that like love I am blind Do I want it so much till it's all in my mind
One thing I know for sure Is really, really real I've never felt before The way you make me feel
I don't care what they think about me And I don't care what they say, ooh I don't care what they think if you're leavin' I'm gonna beg you to stay
I don't care if they start to avoid me I don't care what they do I don't care about anything else But being with you being with you Being with you, being with you
{Being with you} I don't care about anything else {Being with you} But being with you, being with you, I wanna be with you {Being with you} (Being with you) I don't care if they start to avoid me {Being with you} I don't care what they do
Laugh, Laugh ((French Version: Passe, Passe Ton Chemin (by Noël Deschamps) - 1965 Composer(s): Ron Elliott First release by: The Beau Brummels - 1965 Covered by multiple other artists
I hate to say it but I told you so, don't mind my preachin' to you I said "don't trust 'em, baby" now you know You don't know ev'rything there is to know in school Wouldn't believe me when I gave advice, I said that he was a tease If you want help you better ask me now So be sincere, convince me with a "pretty please"
Laugh, laugh, I thought I'd die It seemed so funny to me Laugh, laugh you met a guy who taught you how it feels to be Lonely, oh so lonely
Don't think I'm bein' funny when I say you got just what you deserve I can't help feeling you found out today You thought you would, you could, you had a lot of nerve
Won't say I'm sorry for the things I said I'm glad he packed up to go You kept on braggin' he was yours instead Found you don't know ev'rything there is to know
Laugh, laugh, I thought I'd die It seemed so funny to me Laugh, laugh you met a guy who taught you how it feels to be Lonely, oh so lonely
Before I go I got to say one thing, don't close your ears to me Take my advice and you find out that he Is just another guy who'll cause you misery Don't say you can't get any boy to call, do be so smug or else You'll find you can't get any boy a'tall You'll wind up an old lady sittin' on the shelf.
Laugh, laugh, I thought I'd die It seemed so funny to me Laugh, laugh you met a guy who taught you how it feels to be Lonely, oh so lonely
Being Together Composer(s): Tony Romeo Performer(s): David Cassidy
Us being together is always A very big deal to me Us taking some time from our daily routines Only means that we care And we wanted to share for a while A tear or a smile Give part of ourselves to somebody else
And our being together is always So honest and real to me Us both saying "Yes, I'm aware that you're there" Goes to show how you know When somebody loves you so
Being together is my kind of fun Learning your ups and your downs Is my dance in the sun And if someone asked me What I needed to count on To make me as happy as I've ever been It would be our being together again
