Laurie (Strange Things Happen)
Composer(s): Milton C. Addington - Cathie Harmon
Performer(s): Dickey Lee



Last night at the dance I met Laurie
So lovely and warm, an angel of a girl
Last night I fell in love with Laurie
Strange things happen in this world

As I walked her home, she said it was her birthday
I pulled her close and said, "Will I see you anymore?"
Then suddenly she asked for my sweater
And said that she was very, very cold

I kissed her goodnight at her door and started home
Then thought about my sweater and went right back instead
I knocked at her door and a man appeared
I told him why I'd come, then he said

"You're wrong, son, you weren't with my daughter
How can you be so cruel to come to me this way?
My Laurie left this world on her birthday
She died a year ago today"

A strange force drew me to the graveyard
I stood in the dark, I saw the shadows wave
And then I looked and saw my sweater
Lyin' there upon her grave

Strange things happen in this world

Believe That I Understand
Composer(s): Barry Adamson; Howard Devoto
Performer(s): Magazine



Here is the love of your life
Once again 
Once again
She fits the part
She fills the space
She’ll never ever be out of place
She’s got it all with her saintly face
Another sick monkey
With a saintly face

Here is the lie of the land
Once again, once again
You squeeze yourself
Out of your thin inner world
You squeeze yourself
Into the big wide world
It’s all in the hands
Of your very best friends
It’s good to agree
With the good guys again

You win some
Then you lose some
Put it out of your mind
You should look at me

So tell me your troubles again
And again and again
Tell yourself not to do it again
And again and again

You want to touch me
Show me your hands
You’d better believe that I understand

L'auréole Néon
Composer(s): Françoise Hardy - Michel Fugain
Performer(s): Françoise Hardy



L'auréole néon
sur la tête
t'as les cheveux blonds
l'iris net
t'es rose, t'es bleu
j'ai mal aux yeux
fatigue peut-être
t'as une bonne mémoire
c'est ma fête
quand tu dis dans l'noir
un bout de texte
t'es juste, t'es faux
j'aime pas les mots
j'préfère les gestes
c'était mieux
quand t'étais plus "p'tit"
tu savais rien dire
maint'nant t'as appris
j'ai envie de partir
c'était mieux
quand t'étais moins vieux
tu savais souffrir
maint'nant tu joues l'jeu
j'ai envie de partir
maint'nant tu joues l'jeu
j'ai envie de partir
j'ai envie de partir

Believe Me
Composer(s): Tom Austin - Bob Gaudio - Joe Villa
Performer(s): The Royal Teens



Each night as I go wandering
Down the street of tears
I think about the love we shared
Throughout our teenage years

Believe me, ooooooh, wah oooooooooh
Wah oooooooooh, believe me

Just because you said goodbye
Do you think that I will die
Just because you broke my heart
Now you thinking you're so smart

All the kids in town will know
They will know you hurt me so
Did you have to tell them all
That I still love you

I love you so
Can't let you go
(Believe me, believe me)
If you return
Love's flame will burn
(Believe me, believe me)

Just because you said goodbye
Do you think that I will die
Just because you broke my heart
Now you thinking you're so smart

All the kids in town will know
They will know you hurt me so
Did you have to tell them all
That I still love you-ooooooooooou
Oooooooooh wah ooooooooooh

Oooooooooh wah ooooooooooh
Oooooooooh wah ooooooooooh
Oooooooooh wah ooooooooooh

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

Believe In Me
Composer(s): Dan Fogelberg
Performer(s): Dan Fogelberg



If I could ever say it right 
And reach your hostage heart, despite 
the doubts you harbor within, you might 
Come to believe in me

The life I lead is not the kind 
That gives a woman peace of mind 
I only hope someday you'll find 
That you can believe in me 

Those other loves that came before 
Mean nothing to me anymore 
But you can never be quite sure 
And will not believe in me 

Too many hearts have been broken 
Failing to trust what they feel 
Trust isn't something that's spoken 
And love's never wrong when it's real 

If I could only do one thing 
Then I would try to write and sing 
A song that ends your questioning 
And makes you believe in me

Too many hearts have been broken 
Failing to trust what they feel 
Trust isn't something that's spoken 
And love's never wrong when it's real

If I could only do one thing 
Then I would try to write and sing 
A song that ends your questioning 
And makes you believe in me 
you can believe in me

Oh, you can believe in me

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

Oh oh oh, Laura
Oh oh oh, Laura
Oh oh oh, Laura

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