Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Matrimonial Stomp Composer(s): Gene de Paul - Johnny Mercer Performer(s): André Previn; Shelly Manne; Percy Faith
Dearly beloved we is gathered her today He's Startin' To Dearly Beloved To put an unfortunate, muzzuble critter away Better' He Wuz Hung First
Remember poor Adam who got married and so it began That mizzuble race of creatures known as the married man Married Man
Then think about Sampson who was Israel's strongest male The Strongest Till little Delilah went and give him a pony-tail "Pony-Tail"
State yo objections O' forever hold yo' peace, He's Tellin' You! State Your Objections You's singin' a genuine Iron-clad, permanent lease Never No Escape Clause
Don't let me influence you in say'in those fatal words Fatal Words! Just let me remind you, getting married is for the birds For The Birds!
You gets up at the crack of dawn That's Right! Slops the hogs and y' mows the lawn Poor Soul! Saws the wood and reforms the chores, Unn Hunnh! While the rainy and wet out doors "A-Chew" You comes home to familiar scenes, Ah, Yes! And a plate of familiar beans, "Oh, No"! There's twenty-two screamin' kids, All Mine? Makin' both of you flip yo' lids, What Else? You is jumpin' out of your skin, Your Nerves! Then yo' mother-in-law moves in, For Good? There's no place to rest yo' head, No Sir! 'Cause there's other folks in yo' bed Unknowns! You has got to escape the noise Fat Chance! So you has a drink with the boys 'Bout Time! You proceeds to the Old Brass Rail, Your Check! The police man throws you in jail, No Dough! You can't get a cent from your wife They incarcerate you for life
Now, if you still wants this little gal as yo' lawful mate By the powers invested, I pronounce you man and ... Wait!
Bye Bye Baby Composer(s): M. Mallory; E. Vartan Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday & Sylvie Vartan
Elle s'appelle Sylvie Vartan Et lui Johnny Hallyday
Bye bye baby Bye bye honey J'abandonne, je pardonne Mais je fuis
Je pars sans laisser de traces Qui voudra prendra ma place
Cette chanson a été conçue, écrite, enregistrée, spécialement pour vous Ça m'étonnerait que vous puissiez l'entendre un jour ailleurs Je sais que beaucoup d'entre vous nous connaissent Je pense que vous nous connaissez mal Alors, on va commencer pas essayer de se connaître un peu mieux Par exemple, Sylvie va vous parler de la mode, moi je vais vous parler des motos On va parler un petit peu de notre vie
Sylvie et la mode
Hé bien pour moi cet été la mode ce sera un pantalon, en l'occurrence un blue jean Parce que c'est la tenue idéale pour voyager, pour travailler pour se déplacer, pour être à l'aise Et puis également une jupe longue en liberty C'est-à-dire, c'est un tissu anglais qui a des petites fleurs et qui est très joli
Johnny et la moto, toujours la moto, rien que la moto
Y a plusieurs personnes que j'ai rencontrées dans la rue qui m'ont demandé si je faisais ma tournée d'été en moto comme l'année dernière Hé bien, je ne pense pas car l'année dernière c'était dans un cirque On ne faisait jamais plus de quatre-vingts kilomètres par jour Alors que cette année, comme ce sont exclusivement des galas et que on va en moyenne, faire entre deux cents et six cent kilomètres, c'est un peu fatiguant et un peu long de le faire en moto, surtout quand on chante le soir
Pourquoi j'aime la moto. On me l'a également demandé souvent Parce que je considère que la voiture est un objet de déplacement Un objet de travail Alors que la moto, c'est plutôt une machine un objet d'agrément, de vacances, disons J'aime bien les motos assez puissantes J'ai une 750 Honda que j'ai fait transformer par Japoto en 950 Parce que j'aime assez les engins assez poussés, assez puissants Ça vient peut-être parce que ma première moto était une Harley Davidson 1200 centimètres/cubes et que quand j'ai une moto, disons, plus légère Ça me paraît un peu fragile Et comme je suis assez grand, je me sens plus à l'aise, moi personnellement sur une moto de grosse cylindrée
Moi aussi j'ai une moto J'ai Kawazaki 250 Non, Honda Non, c'est vrai J'ai Kawazaki 250 Mais pas encore Mais, après-demain Ce que j'aime dans la moto, moi... Moi, je vais avoir une Kawasaki 900, entres parenthèses Oui mais t'es plus grand, évidemment C'est normal Moi je tomberais avec
Non, mais, moi ce que j'aime dans la moto, c'est que, comme disait Johnny c'est un objet qui fait penser aux vacances, parce que quand on est sur une moto on fait partie et on fait corps avec la nature C'est-à-dire, on fait partie de la nature, de l'environnement quand on est dans une voiture, on est, on est dans sa voiture alors quand on est sur une moto, on est comme sur un cheval C'est à agréable On est à l'air libre
Bye bye baby Bye bye honey Je m'envole, je décolle De ta vie
C'est un disque, de toute façon, d'un métrage assez court On a pas trop le temps de pouvoir discuter trop longtemps avec vous Mais, je pense qu'en tous cas, en ce qui concerne cet été, on aura l'occasion de vous voir enfin, en tout cas, ceux qui voudront bien venir nous voir En attendant, peut-être, pour qu'on se connaisse un peu mieux, car aujourd'hui vous nous avez entendu, mais nous, finalement, on parle dans un micro et vous, vous nous écoutez Peut-être que vous pouvez écrire au journal pour dire si vous avez été contents, si la chanson qu'on vous a réservée vous a plu et en tous cas, si vous aimeriez qu'on vous la chante, cet été, en tournée, Sylvie et moi Alors on attend votre courrier et j'espère que vous aurez été contents de cet enregistrement et que ça vous aura fait plaisir À bientôt À bientôt, au revoir
I Wish It Could Be (Otherwise) Composer(s): Gene de Paul - Johnny Mercer Performer(s): Peter Palmer, Imogene Lynn, Nelson Riddle Orch.
Daisy Mae: I wish it could be otherwise Otherwise Im sorry we met at all Im sorry we ever had to start with Those wonderful dreams You broke my heart with I wish there was some other way Like it is, our backs is against the wall Just seems
Daisy Mae and Lil Abner: That fate put this heart of mine Under some ancient sign Or otherwise youd still be mine All mine Or otherwise youd still be mine
Bye Bye 50 Composer(s): F. Mercier; Claude Moine Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell
Bye bye James Dean des années '50 Bye bye les ice-creams, jeunesse délinquante Bye bye Elvis et ta gomilla Bye bye Rock'n'Roll, hello Coca-Cola Bye bye 50's et ton cinéma Le "cinémascope" te reste sur les bras
Bye bye 50's mais n'oublie pas Mes dix-sept ans meurent avec toi Je ne saurai jamais t'oublier Je ne saurai jamais t'oublier Bye bye 50's mais n'oublie pas Mes dix-sept ans meurent avec toi Rien ne sera jamais comme avant Rien ne sera jamais comme avant
Bye bye Juke-box et "Blue Suede Shoes" Bye bye Johnny B. Goode, bye bye Hollywood Bye bye flipper et tes filles autour Qui donnaient au vainqueur un semblant d'amour
Bye bye 50's mais n'oublie pas Mes dix-sept ans meurent avec toi Je ne saurai jamais t'oublier Je ne saurai jamais t'oublier Bye bye 50's mais n'oublie pas Mes dix-sept ans meurent avec toi Rien ne sera jamais comme avant Rien ne sera jamais comme avant
Bye bye tendre Marilyn Monroe Que Dieu tout puissant t'aime mieux là-haut Bye bye Corée, Cuba, Algérie Bye bye Rock'n'Roll, bonjour nostalgie
Bye bye 50's mais n'oublie pas Mes dix-sept ans meurent avec toi Je ne saurai jamais t'oublier Je ne saurai jamais t'oublier Bye bye 50's mais n'oublie pas Mes dix-sept ans meurent avec toi Rien ne sera jamais comme avant Rien ne sera jamais comme avant
Bye bye 50's mais n'oublie pas Mes dix-sept ans meurent avec toi Je ne saurai jamais t'oublier Je ne saurai jamais t'oublier Bye bye 50's mais n'oublie pas Mes dix-sept ans meurent avec toi Rien ne sera jamais comme avant Rien ne sera jamais comme avant
Progress Is The Root Of All Evil Composer(s): Gene de Paul - Johnny Mercer Performer(s): Howard St. John & Lehman Engel
Progress is the root of all evil Progress is the cause of it all Our living standards now so good, I had to change my neighborhood Where is Levitown? Billionaires are getting old fashioned, labor is the new fangled craze These lousy basic minimums are getting so high The workers in the plant are living better than I My lawyers all advise me that its cheaper to die! Bring back the good old days
Progress is the root of all evil, Wall Street is the worst of the lot How can you break the market now? The SEC will not allow - one little panic Money nowadays is no problem, not with all these new giveaways I went to see a television quiz show today I thought at least Id wind up with a Caddy Coupe But dammit if they didnt try to give me away! Bring back the good old days
Progress is the root of all evil, progress is the cause of it all The world has now progressed so far we dont know where the hell we are ask Harry Truman Gone are all the lovely Strauss waltzes, Rock N Rolls becoming the craze The modern generations taste is really complex The very thing we used to love it quickly rejects Whoever thought that outer space would overtake sex? Bring back the good old days
Bye Bye Composer(s): Jean-Jacques Debout; Roger Dumas Performer(s): Dalida
Bye bye ce n'est pas un adieu Bye bye c'est un mot merveilleux Qu'on dit quand on se quitte en chantant Qu'on se reverra dans pas longtemps Ciao ciao ce n'est pas un adieu Ciao ciao c'est un mot merveilleux Qui rend moins triste tous les départs Enfin c'est un au revoir
Mais en partant je vous remercie Vous avez vraiment été si gentils Merci monsieur le sous directeur A toi aussi le petit chasseur
Et en partant on vous remercie On était content de vous voir ici
Mais puisqu'avec la nouvelle année L'instant est venu de se quitter
Bye bye I'année quatre vingt un Bye bye et que tout aille bien Pendant cette année quatre vingt deux C'est pour vous le plus cher de mes vux
Ciao ciao l'année quatre vingt un Ciao ciao et que l'année qui vient Vous apporte beaucoup de bonheur Se sont nos vux les meilleurs
Bye bye ce n'est pas un adieu Bye bye mais c'était merveilleux C'était comme un beau soir de Noël Mais lorsque s'éteignent les chandelles Ciao ciao meme si l'on ne veut Ciao ciao jamais se dire adieu Il faut savoir avant de partir Se le dire dans un sourire
Bye bye ce n'est pas un adieu Bye bye c'est un mot merveilleux
Qu'on dit quand on se quitte en chantant Qu'on se reverra dans pas longtemps Ciao ciao ce n'est pas un adieu Ciao ciao c'est un mot merveilleux Qui rend moins triste tous les départs Enfin c'est un au revoir
Bye bye ce n'est pas un adieu Bye bye C'est un mot merveilleux Qu'on dit quand on se quitte en chantant Qu'on se reverra dans pas longtemps Ciao ciao Ce n'est pas un adieu Ciao ciao C'est un mot merveilleux Qui rend moins triste tous les départs Enfin c'est un au revoir Bye bye ce n'est pas un adieu Bye bye c'est un mot merveilleux Qu'on dit quand on se quitte en chantant Qu'on se reverra dans pas longtemps Ciao ciao ce n'est pas un adieu Ciao ciao c'est un mot merveilleux Qui rend moins triste tous les départs Enfin c'est un au revoir
Oh, Happy Day Composer(s): Gene de Paul - Johnny Mercer Performer(s): Stanley Simmonds, George Reeder, Ralph Linn, Lehman Engel
Oh happy day when miracles take place, and scientists control the human race When we assume authority of human chromosomes And assembly line women, conveyor belt men Settle down in push button homes Oh happy day when all the cells conform, and the exceptional becomes the norm When from a test tube we produce gargantuas or gnomes And assembly line babies, conveyor belt storks Only come to push button homes
So much othis, so much othat, for the ears and eyes So much othat, so much othis for the toes and thighs Pour in a pot, stir up a lot, thats the basic plan What have we got, Ill tell you what weve got man made man!
Oh happy day when we can choose their looks, from formulae in scientific books And add their personalities from psychiatric tomes And assembly line husbands, conveyor belt wives Settle down in push button homes
Oh happy day when all the world can see, a healthy, hearty, hale humanity When even tired busness men have hair up on their domes Slender-ella type mothers; and muscle beach dads Living in gymnasium homes Oh happy day when in collective brains, no individuality remains Well be a race of busy bees in happy honeycombs With automaton couples, mechanical guests, getting gassed in self service homes
Chick after chick, chick after chick, rolling off the line Chick after chick, chick after chick, in the same design Nobody thin, nobody fat, every body stacked We guarantee theyre gonna be firm and fully packed!
Oh happy day when boys and girls on dates, can tell electricly if they are mates If he goes for her kilowatts and she enjoys his ohms You can bet your magnetic, combustible shirt, theyll wind up in high voltage homes
By The Way Composer(s): Cathy Majeski; Stephony Smith Performer(s): Tanya Tucker
Just in case you didn't know And I know baby it's not easy for you to say I'm the one But I can tell by the way you love By the way you smile By the way you say nothin' I can see it all in your eyes
By the way I really need you Everyday of my life Don't worry baby if words escape you
I feel what you're feelin' and that's enough I can tell by the way you love
By the way you smile By the way you say nothin' I can see it all in your eyes By the way I know it's not easy for you to say I'm the one But I can tell by the way you love me I can tell I'm the one by the way you love me
Like You Do Composer(s): Gary Richrath Performer(s): REO Speedwagon
Well I've seen women who cross their legs Before they sit down to the table And I've seen women who look to the sky Screamin lord I believe in the bible And I've seen hookers dancin through times square With their heads held up so high But I've never seen a woman Who makes me feel Woah, like you do
Well I've seen couples holdin hands With that glazy look in their eyes And I've seen lovers rollin round in bed Screamin as if they're gonna die And I've seen lovers holdin hands And then laughin when their back is turned But I've never seen a woman Who makes me feel Woah, like you do
Well I've seen women who cross their legs Before they sit down to the table And I've seen women who look to the sky Screamin lord I believe in the bible And I've seen hookers dancin through times square With their heads held up so high But I've never seen a woman Who makes me feel No I've never seen a woman Who can make me feel Like you do
Like Two Strangers ((Spanish Version: Como Dos Extraños (by Pedro Aznar)) Composer(s): José María Contursí - Pedro Laurenz Performer(s): Pedro Aznar
I got frightened by loneliness and the great fear of dying away from you How I wanted to cry feeling the mockery of reality next to me
And my heart begged me to look for you and to get your love back My heart asked for it and so I sought you thinking you could be my salvation
And now that we're face to face we look, you see, just like two strangers I've finally learnt the lesson, how time changes everything!
Anguish of knowing that dreams and faith have already died Forgive me if you see me shed a tear memories have done me harm
The light of the sun grew pale as I heard you speak so coldly Our love was so different and it hurts to finally realize that everything, everything is over
What a big mistake, to see you again only to walk away with my heart torn to pieces The dead hours of yesterday are like a thousand ghosts as they return to laugh at me
By The Time This Night Is Over Composer(s): Michael Bolton; Andy Goldmark; Diane Warren Performer(s): Peabo Bryson and various other artists
Silence takes over Saying all we need to say Theres endless possibilites In the moves we can make Your kiss is giving every indication If this heart of mine is right
Chorus By the time this night is over The stars are gonna shine on two lovers in love And when the morning comes Its gonna find us together In a love thats just begun By the time this night is over Two hearts are gonna fly to the heavens above And well get closer and closer and closer By the time this night is over
Lets take a slow and easy ride Just lay back, and let love take us over Theres magic here with you and I And its gonna take us all the way Lets find some kind of a deeper conversation And darling if its right
Chorus
A night like this may never come again And you wont want this lie to end Oh baby we can have it all By the time this night is...over
Chorus
Oh, gonna wrap my lovin' arms around you Heaven's gonna smile, gonna smile on two lovers...
Como Dos Extraños ((English Version: Like Two Strangers (by Pedro Aznar)) Composer(s): José María Contursí - Pedro Laurenz Performer(s): Pedro Aznar and multiple other artists
Escuchar mientras leo Me acobardó la soledad y el miedo enorme de morir lejos de ti... ¡Qué ganas tuve de llorar sintiendo junto a mí la burla de la realidad! Y el corazón me suplicó que te buscara y que le diera tu querer... Me lo pedía el corazón y entonces te busqué creyéndote mi salvación...
Y ahora que estoy frente a ti parecemos, ya ves, dos extraños... Lección que por fin aprendí: ¡cómo cambian las cosas los años! Angustia de saber muertas ya la ilusión y la fe... Perdón si me ves lagrimear... ¡Los recuerdos me han hecho mal!
Palideció la luz del sol al escucharte fríamente conversar... Fue tan distinto nuestro amor y duele comprobar que todo, todo terminó ¡Qué gran error volverte a ver para llevarme destrozado el corazón! Son mil fantasmas, al volver burlándose de mí las horas de ese muerto ayer ...
By The Time I Get To Phoenix Composer(s): Jimmy Webb Performer(s): Glen Campbell and various other artists
By the time I get to Phoenix she'll be rising She'll find the note I left hangin' on her door She'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leavin' 'Cause I've left that girl so many times before
By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be working She'll prob'ly stop at lunch and give me a call But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin' Off the wall, that's all
By the time I make Oklahoma she'll be sleepin' She'll turn softly and call my name out loud And she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her Tho' time and time I tried to tell her so She just didn't know I would really go
Like To Get To Know You Composer(s): Stuart Scharf First release by: Spanky & Our Gang - 1968
Yes, I would like to get to know you, if I could Like to get to know you Finally I found, searching all around Just was not the answer One I thought was true Looked a bit like you Figured I might chance her Hardly need to say She went on her way Said it was all over Well it's been some time And I guess that I'm just meant to be a rover
Now I can't promise that I'll spend a day with you Can't promise that I'll find a way with you Can't promise no I can't promise that I'll love you But I'd like to get to know you Yes I would if I could
By The Sleepy Lagoon Composer(s): Jack Lawrence; Eric Coates Performer(s): Harry James and various other artists
A sleepy lagoon, a tropical moon, and two on an island A sleepy lagoon and two hearts in tune, in some far off island The fireflies gleam reflects in the stream They sparkle and shimmer A star from on high falls out of the sky and slowly grows dimmer The leaves from the trees all dance in the breeze and float on the ripples Were deep in a spell as nightingales tell of roses and dew The memory of this moment of love will haunt me forever A tropical moon, a sleepy lagoon and you
The memory of this moment of love will haunt me forever A sleepy lagoon, a tropical moon and you
Like Strangers Composer(s): Boudleaux Bryant First release by: The Everly Brothers - 1960
Like strangers That's what we are Darling how can lovers pull apart so far? Like strangers How can it be? Only days ago, we loved so tenderly I love you, truly I do And I hope deep in your heart you love me too Let's forget that we've been angry Let's be lovers like before And try not to be like strangers, anymore
Let's forget that we've been angry Let's be lovers like before And swear not to be like strangers, anymore
By The Sapphire Sea Composer(s): Harry B. Smith; Francis Wheeler; Ted Snyder
Somewhere over there by the Sapphire Sea the whispering palm trees are calling me to skies ever blue there alone with you is where I am longing to be The world we'll forget and your lips and eyes will show me the way to love's paradise to that land of summertime far away I'm going to take you someday
On that sunny island, the roses rare are blooming to give us a welcome there and we'll be alone, in a world our own forgetting all trouble and care We'll watch by the sea while the sails go by till the stars shine above in the evening sky you'll rest in my arms while the moon beams bright and dream through the midsummer night
Merrily we'll sail upon the Sapphire Sea to a little isle where happy we will be where moon beams bright kiss you each night beside the silver waves we'll be together While the stars are shining through the waving palms sweetheart, I will hold you in my loving arms and life will seem just like a dream, with you beside the Sapphire Sea
Like Someone In Love Composer(s): Jimmy Van Heusen - Johnny Burke First performance: Dinah Shore - 1944 Covered by multiple other artists
This change I feel puzzles me It's strange, a real mystery Maybe you see it If you do see it What on earth can it be?
Lately I find myself out gazing at stars Hearing guitars like someone in love Sometimes the things I do astound me Mostly whenever you're around me
Lately I seem to walk as though I had wings Bump into things like someone in love Each time I look at you I'm limp as a glove And feeling like someone in love
Lately I find myself out gazing at stars Hearing guitars like someone in love Sometimes the things I do astound me Mostly whenever you're around me
Lately I seem to walk as though I had wings Bump into things like someone in love Each time I look at you I'm limp as a glove And feeling like someone in love
By The River Of The Roses Composer(s): Joe Burke; Marty Symes Performer(s): George Morgan and various other artists
I met her by the river of the roses The sweetest girl beside of the Alamo I left her by the river of the roses With tear-dimmed eyes she whispered I'll miss you so
All the roses have faded since we've been apart But the one rose she gave me will always bloom within my heart And someday by the river of the roses I don't know when but we'll meet again I know
She's waiting by the river of the roses The sweetest girl beside of the Alamo
