Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) Composer(s): Leon Ashley - Margie Singleton Performer(s): Leon Ashley and multiple other artists
Laura, hold these hands and count my fingers Laura, touch these lips you once desired Lay your head upon my chest, hear my heartbeat Gently run your fingers through my hair Mmm, touch these ears that listened to your wishes Most of them fulfilled, and that's a lot Let your soft gentle hands caress my body And then tell me what he's got that I ain't got Oh, yes tell me what he's got that I can't give you Well, it must be something I was born without You took an awful chance to be with another man So tell me what he's got that I ain't got
Laura, see these walls that I built for you Laura, see this carpet that I laid See those fancy curtains on the windows Touch those satin pillows on your bed Laura, count the dresses in your closet Note the name upon the checkbook in your bag And if there's time before I pull this trigger Then tell me what he's got that I ain't got Oh, yes tell me what he's got that I can't give you Well, it must be something I was born without And if there's time before I pull this trigger Then tell me what he's got that I ain't got Laura, tell me what he's got that I ain't got Laura, tell me what he's got
Believe It Or Not Composer(s): Jerry Garcia; Robert Hunter Performer(s): Grateful Dead
One or two moments a piece of your time is all I am asking and I'll give you mine One or two moments out of all you have got to show how I love you believe it or not
Remember the day I rolled into town with my heart in my shoes my head hanging down? Now my only trouble the rest I forgot is to show how I love you believe it or not
Done time in the lockup Done time in the street Done time on the upswing and time in defeat I know what I'm asking and I know it's a lot when I say that I love you believe it or not
I know I'm no angel my prospects are high as the floodline in summer when the river's gone dry but I'll roll up my shirtsleeves and make my best shot to show how I love you believe it or not
Right now while the sun shines on the crest of the hill with a breeze in the pines and a grey whipoorwill making music together that guitars never caught [in a world time forgot]--alternate line let me show how I love you believe it or not
Laura (Laura, L'Aura Pas) Composer(s): Guy Béart Performer(s): Guy Béart
Laura, Laura, lequel de nous deux l'aura? Laura, Laura, Laura l'aura pas
On l'a jouée aux billes aux tout premiers temps Elle était p'tite fille nous étions enfants Nous étions quatre près d'elle nous étions quatre séduits comme autour d'une chandelle des oiseaux de nuit
Laura, Laura, lequel de nous deux l'aura? Laura, Laura, Laura l'aura pas
On l'a jouée aux dames sur un grand damier on l'a jouée au drame sur un grand larmier La maligne n'avait cure de nous partager sa peau et ses joues de pommes mûre en quatre morceaux
Laura, Laura, lequel de nous deux l'aura? Laura, Laura, Laura l'aura pas
On a joué la belle aux jeux du hasard "L'amour, nous dit-elle c'est colin-maillard Je vais fermer les paupières l'un de vous m'embrassera Je me donne à qui me serre le premier dans ses bras"
Laura, Laura, lequel de nous deux l'aura? Laura, Laura, Laura l'aura pas
La dernière manche fut un sacré coup Elle a joué des hanches elle a mis les bouts avec un cinquième compère nous laissant tous quatre en plan quatre quilles solitaires puisque maintenant
Laura, Laura, aucun de nous l'aura Laura, Laura, Laura l'aura pas
Laura ((Dutch Version: Lara (by Bart Herman) - 1997)) Composer(s): Jean-Jacques Goldman First release by: Johnny Hallyday - 1986
Laura, y a tant d'hommes que je ne suis pas Y a tant de phrases qu'on dit, que je ne dirais pas Oh oh, Laura, j'aurais tant à apprendre de toi Tous ces mots tendres qu'on sait, moi je ne les sais pas
J'ai poussé comme on respire Sans abri, ni foi, ni loi Ce qui m'a fait vivre était à moi Des caresses et des sourires J'ai souvent passé mon tour Je n'ai jamais appris à donner tant d'amour
Laura, le temps passe et me remplit de toi J'n'avais besoin de personne et tant de place pour toi Oh oh, Laura, petit rien du tout mais tout pour moi Tous ces conseils qu'on donne, tu ne les entendras pas
J'ai dépensé tant de forces Pour des empires en papier Des rêves déjà presque oubliés Mais que le diable les emporte! Tout me semble dérisoire Evaporé dans le bleu de ton regard
Laura, Laura, Oh oh oh, Laura...
Je n'attendais rien de toi, qu'une raison d'être là Juste une trace avant de partir Oh oh, mais de tes rires et de tes bras Tu m'inventes un avenir, te regarder pousser me fera grandir
Believe In Love Composer(s): Steve Beckham; Reggie Calloway; Vincent Calloway; Teddy Pendergrass; K. Robinson Performer(s): Teddy Pendergrass
Oh love I've waited all my life to find you I've searched for you in every dream and suddenly you reached out to me oh love I remember when I first touched you I remember how my heart had wings to sail upon tell me what went wrong
Oh love when you were just within my reach I was blind to find my dreams of being free oh love it's not too late for you and me there's still time as long as we believe Believe in love I thought that I could live without you I really thought that I was strong but now you're gone I'm not half as strong oh love I never knew how much I missed you I never knew I had to give to you to keep you here now I need you here oh love when you were just within my reach I was blind To find my dreams of being free oh love it's not too late for you and me there's still time as long as we believe believe believe in love I never knew how life could fade away a little bit more each day without you I'm twice the fool oh love believe me when I say I'm sorry we've got to find a way to talk things over 'cause it's not over Believe in love oh love......
Laura Composer(s): Johnny Mercer - David Raskin Performer(s): Emil Newman - 1944 Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1944 - Laura (French Version) (by Alys Robi) 1964 - Laura (Danish Version) (by Gustav Winckler) 1983 - Souvenir De Laura (by Christophe)
Laura is the face in the misty light Footsteps that you hear down the hall The laugh that floats on a summer night That you can never quite recall
And you see Laura on a train that is passing through Those eyes, how familiar they seem She gave your very first kiss to you That was Laura, but she's only a dream
She gave your very first kiss to you That was Laura, but she's only a dream
Believe In Humanity Composer(s): Carole King Performer(s): Carole King; Margie Joseph; Spectrum
If you read the papers you may see History in the making You'll read what they say life is all about They say it's there for the taking Yeah, but you should rally check it out If you want to know what's shaking But don't tell me about the things you've heard Maybe I'm wrong, but I want to believe in humanity
I know it's often true - sad to say We have been unkind to one another Tell me how many times has the golden rule Been applied by man to his brother I believe if I realll looked at what's going on I would lose faith I never could recover So don't tell me about the things you've heard Maybe I'm wrong, but I want to believe in humanity
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
