Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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By Strauss Composer(s): George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin Performer(s): Ella Fitzgerald and various other artists
Away with the music of Broadway Be off with your Irving Berlin Oh I give no quarter to Kern or Cole Porter And Gershwin keeps pounding on tin
How can I be civil when hearing this drivel It's only for nightclubbin' souses Oh give me the free 'n' easy waltz that is Vienneasy and Go tell the band If they want a hand The waltz must be Strauss's
Ya, ya ya, give me oom-pa-pah When I want a melody Lilting through the house Then I want a melody By Strauss It laughs, it sings, the world is in rhyme Swinging to three-quarter time
Let the Danube flow along And the Fledermauss Keep the wine and give me song By Strauss
By Jove, by Jing, by Strauss is the thing So I say to ha-cha-cha, heraus! Just give me your oom-pa-pah, by Strauss!
Let the Danube flow along And the Fledermauss Keep the wine and give me song By Strauss
By Jove, by Jing, by Strauss is the thing So I say to ha-cha-cha, heraus! Just give me your oom-pa-pah by Strauss!
Like Dreamers Do Composer(s): John Lennon - Paul McCartney Performer(s): The Beatles and multiple other artists
I, I saw a girl in my dreams and so it seems that I will love her Oh you, you are that girl in my dreams and so it seems that I will love you
And I waited for your kiss waited for the bliss like dreamers do And I, I, I, I oh I'll be there, yeah waiting for you, you, you, you, you
You, you came just one dream ago and now I know that I will love you I knew when you first said hello that's how I know that I will love you And I, I, I waited for your kiss waited for the bliss like dreamers do. And I, I, I, I oh I'll be there, yeah waiting for you, you, you, you, you
You, you came just one dream ago and now I know that I will love you Oh I knew when you first said hello that's how I know that I will love you
And I waited for your kiss waited for the bliss like dreamers do oh like dreamers do like dreamers do
By Myself Composer(s): Arthur Schwartz; Howard Dietz Originally performed by: Jack Buchanan Covered by various other artists
The party's over, the game is ended the dreams I dreamed went up in smoke They didn't pan out as I had intended I should know how to take a joke
I'll go my way by myself, this is the end of romance I'll go my way by myself, love is only a dance I'll try to apply myself and teach my heart to sing I'll go my way by myself like a bird on the wing I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own No one knows better than I, myself, I'm by myself alone I'll go my way by myself, here's how the comedy ends I'll have to deny myself love and laughter and friends Grey clouds in sky above have put a blot on my fun I'll try to fly high above for a place in the sun I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own No one knows better than I, myself, I'm by myself alone
Like China Composer(s): Phil Collins Performer(s): Phil Collins
My mom and daddy both say I must be crazy to be this infatuated But I know you know We got something special never felt before You get me going just looking at you And the feeling's not hard to recognise so Alright I'll come out in the open with it Will you walk out with me. 'Cause you're the first girl I've ever loved Tell me do you feel the same way Well I'll show you I'm not like all the rest Cause I know who I am Your skin is smooth as silk and your eyes like stars You're just like a picture book standing there But I can't go on No, I can't go on thinking you don't feel the same way that I do I'll be so careful I'll hold you like china I'll promise not to hurt you I'll hold you like china You won't feel nothing, I'll hold you like china 'Cause I know it's your first time Your mum and dad don't like me And they tell me every time I call around to see you I don't know why Cause I always straighten my tie and comb my hair I know your brother thinks that I'm a limp wrested wimp from the other side of town I know he's got me wrong Because I'm really not like that, I'll tell you why You're the first girl I've ever loved Tell me do you feel the same way Well I'll show you I'm not like all the rest 'Cause I know who I am I remember the very first time I held your hand And that was the last time you were so close to me But I can't go on No, I can't go on thinking you don't feel the same way as I do I'll be so careful I'll hold you like china I'll promise not to hurt you I'll hold you like china You won't feel nothing, I'll hold you like china 'Cause I know it's your first time I know you know and now I want to, I want to tell everybody I know you know and now I want them all to see ...
By Love Possessed Composer(s): Phil Lampkin; J. Joseph Leahy; Carl Sigman Performer(s): Della Reese
By love possessed, by love possessed, by love possessed am I From the moment that we caressed, by love possessed was I From the moment we kissed all my plans to resist were replaced by a sigh Your lips were warm on mine and tender was your touch I tried so not to care but suddenly I care too much All my fears seem to come to rest, by love possessed was I When your arms held me tight could I question the night, could I ask myself why I only know I needed you so And whether the end be high or low In the valley or somewhere atop the crest By love possessed, by love possessed, by love possessed am I
Like Animals From the musical "Doctor Dolittle" Composer(s): Leslie Bricusse - Samantha Eggar Performer(s): Rex Harrison
I do not understand the human race
It has so little love for creatures with a different face Treating animals like people is no madness or disgrace I do not understand the human race
I wonder Why do we treat animals like animals? Animals treat us so very well The devoted ways they serve us And protect us when were nervous Oh, they really dont deserve us All we give them is hell!
Tell me how else man repays them Do we ever think to praise them? No we dont, and this dismays them You can tell
Were riddled with ingratitude We give no love or latitude In every way our attitude Is, well, like animals
No, no thats not what I mean
I mean Why do we treat animals like animals? How can people be so inhumane? Cows and chickens work to feed us Dogs and horses show they need us And though cats dont always heed us Their affection is plain
What do we do? We neglect them We do nothing to protect them We reject them, dont expect them To complain We ignore them or we beat them When were hungry then we eat them Its appalling how we treat them Its insane! Like animals!
We humiliate and murder and confine them We create their wretched status Then we use it to malign them
I mean Why should we say, treated like a dog Why should we say, working like a horse Why should we say, eating like a hog When what we mean is eating like a man? Dont we? Of course!
A man of ill repute is called a weasel or a rat A woman you dislike becomes a vixen or a cat A family that is blessed With healthy reproductive habits Occasions the remark, "Well you know them, they breed like rabbits!
Hes as stubborn as a mule! Hes as stupid as an ox! Hes as slimy as a snake! Hes as crafty as a fox!
Remarks like that really get my goat!
Why dont we say, noble as a frog? Or, why cant we say, wealthy as a hen? True, we say, devoted as a dog But what we should say is Chic as a giraffe, Pretty as a pig, eh? Thatll be the big day Wont it? But when? But when? But when?
When will we stop treating them like animals? Is the human race entirely mad? Women see a baby goatskin Or a lambskin or a stoatskin And to them its just a coatskin Oh, its terribly sad!
When you dress in suede or leather Or some fancy fur or feather Do you stop and wonder whether For a fad You have killed some beast or other And youre wearing someones brother Or perhaps its someones mother In which youre clad?
Like animals! Like animals! Like animals
Well, its true, we do not live in a zoo But man is an animal too So why cant you Like me Like animals? ... animals
When theres pink champagne by candlelight We will bring champagne by candlelight While the bubbles rise, a violin will improvise And well drink a toast by candlelight
Then well talk, but not for very long Then well dance, but not for very long For when I hold you, not a word will wake the night And youll understand, by candlelight
While the bubbles rise, a violin will improvise And well drink a toast by candlelight
Then well talk, but not for very long Then well dance, but not for very long For when I hold you, not a word will wake the night And youll understand, by candlelight
Like An Old Time Movie Composer(s): John Phillips Performer(s): Scott McKenzie
Every time I see you It's just because you're blue You don't really need me The way that I need you Don't come on so groovy You do better mean You're like an old time movie One that I already seen
Baby, yes I need your love But I'm not gonna get this low Don't you think that I can tell When you've no place else to go Could it be you misunderstood When you tried to read my mind Cause this time you will find I'm gonna let you go Every time I see you
You're like an old time movie Baby, yes I need your love But I'm not gonna get this low Don't you think that I can tell When you've got no place else to go Could it be you understood When you tried to read my mind Cause this time you will find I'm gonna let you go Every time I see you
By A Waterfall Composer(s): Irving Kahal; Sammy Fain Performer(s): Dick Powell and various other artists
I appreciate the simple things 'Cause I'm awf'lly fond of getting Love in a natural setting This is what I call the simple things Just a winding stream Where I can drift and dream And now I'm waiting for you
By a waterfall, I'm calling you-oo-oo-oo We can share it all beneath a ceiling of blue We'll spend a heavenly day Here where the whispering waters play There's a whippoorwill that's calling you-oo-oo-oo By a waterfall, he's dreaming too There's a magic melody Mother Nature sings to me Beside a waterfall with you
Like Always Composer(s): Larry Ramos - Bob Alcivar - Tony Ortega Performer(s): The Association
Stepping off a stone, while I'm walking alone Walking all alone, like always Got me a new car, it doesn't get me too far I'm all out of gas, like always
Got to pay the rent, but all my money's spent All my money's spent, like always I wonder where my pay went Missed another payment I'm all out of bread, like always
Girl, let the world have my money I don't care Girl, make my troubles seem funny and small In no time at all
Things have got to move, I've been to long in this groove Hung up in this groove, like always Things are getting better, ever since I met her Oh, oh, there she goes, like always Like always, like always
Bwana Dort Composer(s): Claude Lemesle; Michel Fugain Performer(s): Michel Fugain
Mon frère éléphant s'endort tranquille Le grand prédateur blanc n'est pas là Ouwéyé Bwana L'animal cruel est dans la ville La savane est calme au vent qui va Iléyé Laba
Le chant de la nuit s'élève à peine Wowo Bwana La saison des pluies n'est plus lointaine Ne Reviens Pas
Venez frères et dansez Bwana dort Bwana dort
Ma sur antilope court son rêve Le grand prédateur blanc n'est pas là Ouwéyé Bwana Dans la plaine quand le jour se lève va couler un fleuve d'impalas Iléyé Laba
Le rhinocéros, blanc de poussière Wowo Bwana sait que le ciel porte des rivières Ne Reviens Pas
Venez frères et dansez Bwana dort Bwana dort Mon frère éléphant s'endort tranquille Le grand prédateur blanc n'est pas là Ouwéyé Bwana L'animal cruel est dans la ville La savane est calme au vent qui va Iléyé Laba
Les 4X4 ont filé comme des hyènes Wowo Bwana Laissant des carcasses par centaines Ne Reviens Pas
Like A Virgin ((aka Like A Surgeon (by "Weird Al" Yankovic) - 1985)) Composer(s): Billy Steinberg - Tom Kelly First release by: Madonna - 1984 Covered by multiple other artists
I made it through the wilderness Somehow I made it through Didn't know how lost I was Until I found you
I was beat incomplete I'd been had, I was sad and blue But you made me feel Yeah, you made me feel Shiny and new
Like a virgin Touched for the very first time Like a virgin When your heart beats Next to mine
Gonna give you all my love, boy My fear is fading fast Been saving it all for you 'Cause only love can last
You're so fine and you're mine Make me strong, yeah you make me bold Oh your love thawed out Yeah, your love thawed out What was scared and cold
Like a virgin Touched for the very first time Like a virgin When your heart beats Next to mine
Oooh, oooh, oooh
You're so fine and you're mine I'll be yours 'till the end of time 'Cause you made me feel Yeah, you made me feel I've nothing to hide
Like a virgin Touched for the very first time Like a virgin When your heart beats Next to mine
Like a virgin, ooh, ooh Like a virgin Feels so good inside When you hold me, and your heart beats, and you love me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Ooh, baby Can't you hear my heart beat For the very first time?
Buzzin' Fly Composer(s): Tim Buckley Originally performed by: Tim Buckley Covered by: Dredd Foole; Keith Sykes; Kathryn Williams
Just like a buzzin' fly I come into your life Now I float away Like honey in the sun Was it right or wrong I couldn't sing that song anyway
Oh, but darlin' Now I remember How the sun shown down And how it warmed your prayin' smile When all the love was there
You're the one I talk about You're the one I think about Everywhere I go And sometimes honey In the mornin' Lord, I miss you so
That's how I know I found a home That's how I know I found a home
Oh, hear the mountains singing Lord, I can hear them ringing, darlin' Out your name And tell me if you know Just how the river flows Down to the sea
Now I wanna know Everything about you I wanna know Everything about you
What makes ya smile What makes ya wild What makes ya love me this way Darlin' I wanna know Darlin' I wanna know
You're the one I talk about You're the one I think about Everywhere I go And sometimes honey In the mornin' Lord, I miss you so
That's how I know I found a home That's how I know I found a home
A-walkin' hand in hand And all along the sand A seabird knew your name He knew your love was growin' Lord, I think it knows it's flowin' Thru you and me
Ah, tell me darlin' When I should leave you, Ah, tell me darlin' I don't want to grieve you....
Just like a buzzin' fly I come into your life Now I float away Like honey in the sun Was it right or wrong I couldn't sing that song anyway
Oh, but darlin' Now I remember How the sun shown down And how it warmed your prayin' smile When all the love was there
You're the one I talk about You're the one I think about Everywhere I go And sometimes honey In the mornin' Lord, I miss you so....
Like A Sunday Morning Composer(s): Joel Diamond - Allan Kenneth Performer(s): Maureen McGovern
You're just like a Sunday morning Quiet and warm and moving slow Put your hand in my hand Let me dream while I can Oh, how I love you so
Life is made of milk and honey I always thought that line was a lie But it turns out it's true 'Cause the sweetness of you is so real That it makes me want to cry
Oh, you're a holiday weekend The key that unlocks the door You're my friend and my lover The dream I've been looking for And you're much more, you're so much more
You're just like a Sunday morning Feeling so comfortable and right Be the wind, be the sea Be whatever you please, but Just be here on Sunday night
Buzz Buzz Buzz Composer(s): Robert Byrd; John Gray Originally performed by: The Hollywood Flames Covered by various other artists
Well buzz, buzz, buzz goes the bumble bee Tweedley, deedley dee goes the bird But the sound of your little voice darling Is the sweetest sound I've ever heard
I've seen the beauty of the red, red rose Seen the beauty when the skies are blue Seen the beauty of the evening sunset But the beauty of you-ooo
Sweet is the honey from the honey comb Sweet are the grapes from the vine But there's nothing as sweet as you darling And I hope someday you'll be mine
Well buzz, buzz, buzz goes the bumble bee Tweedley, deedley dee goes the bird But the sound of your little voice darling Is the sweetest sound I've ever heard
I've seen the beauty of the red, red rose Seen the beauty when the skies are blue Seen the beauty of the evening sunset But the beauty of you-ooo
Sweet is the honey from the honey comb Sweet are the grapes from the vine But there's nothing as sweet as you darling And I hope that some day you'll be mine Hope someday you'll be mine
Hope someday you'll be mine Hope someday you'll be mine Hope someday you'll be mine
Like A Sad Song Composer(s): John Denver Performer(s): John Denver and multiple other artists
Usually in the morning I'm filled with sweet belonging And everything is beautiful to see Even when it's raining, the sound of heaven singing Is simply joyful music to me
Sometimes I feel like a sad song Like I'm all alone without you
So many different places, a million smiling faces Life is so incredible to me Especially to be near you and how it is to touch you Oh paradise was made for you and me
I know that life goes on just perfectly And everything is just the way that it should be Still there are times when my heart feels like breaking And anywhere is where I'd rather be
Oh and in the night time I know that it's the right time To hold you close and say I love you so To have someone to share with And someone I can care with And that is why I wanted you to know
Sometimes I feel like a sad song Like I'm all alone without you, without you
Buy Me A Rose Composer(s): Jim Funk; Erik Hickenlooper Performer(s): Kenny Rogers and various other artists
He works hard to give her all he thinks she wants A three car garage, her own credit cards He pulls in late to wake her up with a kiss good night If he could only read her mind, she'd say
Buy me a rose, call me from work Open a door for me, what would it hurt Show me you love me by the look in your eyes These are the little things I need the most in my life
Now the days have grown to years of feeling all alone And she can't help but wonder what she's doing wrong 'Cause lately she'd try anything to turn his head Would it make a difference if she said
Buy me a rose, call me from work Open a door for me, what would it hurt Show me you love me by the look in your eyes These are the little things I need the most in my life
And the more that he lives the less that he tries To show her the love that he hold inside And the more that she gives the more that he sees This is a story of you and me
So I bought you a rose on the way home from work Opened the door to a heart that I hurt And I hope you notice this look in my eyes Cause I'm gonna make things right I'm gonna hold you tonight Do all those little things For the rest of your life
Like A Rolling Stone Composer(s): Bob Dylan First release by: Bob Dylan - 1965 Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1966 - Come Una Pietra Che Rotola (by Gianni Pettenati & The Juniors) 1995 - Comme Ces Pierres Qui Roulent (by Hugues Aufray) 1998 - Come Una Pietra Scalciata (by Articolo 31)
Once upon a time you dressed so fine You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you? People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall" You thought they were all kiddin' you You used to laugh about Everybody that was hangin' out Now you don't talk so loud Now you don't seem so proud About having to be scrounging for your next meal
How does it feel How does it feel To be without a home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely But you know you only used to get juiced in it And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it You said you'd never compromise With the mystery tramp, but now you realize He's not selling any alibis As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes And ask him do you want to make a deal?
How does it feel How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns When they all come down and did tricks for you You never understood that it ain't no good You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat Ain't it hard when you discover that He really wasn't where it's at After he took from you everything he could steal
How does it feel How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made Exchanging all kinds of precious gifts and things But you'd better lift your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal
How does it feel How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
Buttons And Bows Composer(s): Jay Livingston; Ray Evans Performer(s): Bob Hope and various other artists
East is east and west is west And the wrong one I have chose Let's go where they keep on wearin' Those frills and flowers and buttons and bows Rings and things and buttons and bows.
Don't bury me in this prairie Take me where the cement grows Let's move down to some big town Where they love a gal by the cut o' her clothes And you'll stand out, in buttons and bows
I'll love you in buckskin Or skirts that you've homespun But I'll love ya' longer, stronger Where yer friends don't tote a gun
My bones denounce the buckboard bounce And the cactus hurts my toes Let's vamoose where gals keep a-usin' Those silks and satins and linen that shows And I'm all yours in buttons and bows
Gimme eastern trimmin' where women are women In high silk hose and peek-a-boo clothes And French perfume that rocks the room And I'm all yours in buttons and bows.
