Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Me About You Composer(s): Garry Bonner; Alan Gordon Performer(s): The Turtles and various other artists
Perhaps another time or maybe 'nother place Could've eased my mind, would've never seen your face Or heard about you But now you call my name and your reality Though it's hard to explain, I know I'll never be Without you I know nothing about you But I know I don't doubt your love and I know that it's real By God above I know I feel about you
Got a handful of gold and a pocketful of dreams But a heart full of love and I know what it means To be without you Just sit by my side & share with me All the feelings inside and the things you see About you I know Miss Lonely will be here today Waiting for me; now the time is right, so hear me say The from now on I'll stay about you
I know Miss Lonely will be here today Waiting for me; now the time is right, so hear me say The from now on I'll stay about you About you, about you, about you
On Days Like These Composer(s): Don Black; Quincy Jones Performer(s): Matt Monro; and various other artists
Questi giorni quando vieni il belle sole la la la la la-la-la-la la la la la
On days like these when skies are blue and fields are green I look around and think about what might have been and then I hear sweet music float around my head as I recall the many things we left unsaid its on days like these that I remember singing songs and drinking wine while your eyes played games with mine
on days like these I wonder what became of you maybe today you are singing songs with someone new I'd like to think you're walking by those willow trees remembering the love we knew on days like these its on days like these that I remember singing songs and drinking wine while your eyes played games with mine
on days like these I wonder what became of you maybe today you are singing songs with someone new
Questi giorni quando vieni il belle sole la la la la la-la-la-la
Me (Without You) Composer(s): Andy Gibb Performer(s): Andy Gibb
Without you Stood alone on the edge of time Out of sight but forever mine Without you Sometimes there's no forgetting the night When we reached for the stars Just to be where it's bright But you left me behind What a crazy goodbye
Without you There ain't no love at all And without you There ain't no plans at all Without you Ev'rything's lost to the wind You were the love I was in How can I try to be me Without you
Without you Watching you take the world from me Leaving me with a memory about you Sometimes there's no forgetting the place Where you told me goodbye Like a slap in the face Where you tore me apart And I learned how to cry
Without you There ain't no love at all And without you There ain't no plans at all Without you Ev'rything's lost to the wind You were the love I was in How can I try to be me Without you
How can I try to be me Without you There ain't no love at all And without you baby There ain't no plans at all Girl without you Ev'rything's lost to the wind You were the love I was in How can I try to be me Without you
On Danse Sur Ma Chanson Composer(s): Raymond Asso; Léo Poll Performer(s): Edith Piaf
Ja voulu finir la chanson Qu'au printemps j'avais commencée Mais tu n'es plus à la maison Et les fleurs sont tout's fanées J'aurais dû chanter comm' les poètes Avec de grands mots notre bel amour Mais je n'ai pas su, ma chanson est faite De tout petits mots, ceux de tous les jours
J'ai pris tout ce que tu disais Amour, serment, toujours, jamais Tendresse Sur la splendeur de nos matins Et sur la douceur de tes mains Caresses J'ai construit de beaux souvenirs Avec le goût de mes désirs Quand, fier de ton sourire vainqueur Et ton regard un peu moqueur Quand tu posais là sur mon cur Tes lèvres
Oui, j'ai dû, sur un vieux piano Chercher l'air que j'aimais entendre Et qui pleurait comme un sanglot Mais personne n'a dû comprendre Car cette chanson que je croyais faite Pour chanter l'amour qui fut si doux Je l'entends partout comme un air de fête Et les gens ont l'air de rire de nous
Car, sur les mots qui tu disais Amour, serment, toujours, jamais On danse Sur la splendeur de nos matins Et sur la douceur de tes mains On danse Sur les plus jolis souvenirs Et sur le goût de mon désir On danse Et sur ton sourire vainqueur Sur ton regard un peu moqueur Et sur la peine de mon cur On danse
Puisque, sur l'air que j'aimais tant Que tu chantais si tristement On danse Puisque personne n'a compris Que, sur les mots que tu m'as dit On danse C'est que cet amour si profond Ne valait pas une chanson Je pense... Alors, j'ai voulu t'oublier Quelqu'un m'a appris à danser Et maintenant sur le passé Je danse Je danse...
McPherson Is Rehearsin' (To Swing) Composer(s): Marion Sunshine Performer(s): Ella Fitzgerald; Chick Webb
Oh McPherson is rehearsin' And the bagpipes are reversin' While McPherson is rehearsin' to swing And from Edinburgh to Dundee Every lad and every lassie Knows McPherson is rehearsin' to swing Och I dinna care said Sandy If the elders now approve I've a chick where plans are dandy And I'm in a mellow groove Now the bonnie bonnie lassies With the kilties on their chassis Have forgotten all about the highland fling Young and old folks get together And ther's truckin' in the heather When McPherson is rehearsin' to swing
Och I dinna care said Sandy If the elders now approve I've a chick where plans are dandy And I'm in a mellow groove Now the bonnie bonnie lassies With the kilties on their chassis Have forgotten all about the highland fling Young and old folks get together And ther's truckin' in the heather When McPherson is rehearsin' to swing
On Cherche Un Auguste Composer(s): Robert Gall; Charles Dumont Performer(s): Edith Piaf
"On cherche un Auguste"... Pancarte en plein vent Ecrite à la craie On cherche un Auguste... Je suis là devant Sous le ciel mouillé J'ai poussé le rideau Du cirque en plein air Qui fait le gros dos Sous le vent d'hiver
On cherche un Auguste... J'ai demandé le patron Qui dormait au fond Il m'a dit "C'est juste" Rajustant son melon "Si tu veux, causons - Pour ce que vous cherchez Je ferais bien votre affaire Je connais des histoires J'amuse les copains J' suis un boute-en-train Comme disait ma mère Et puis j'aimerais bien Voyager au loin
- On cherche un Auguste... Mais faut pas, mon garçon Te faire d'illusions Car la place d'un Auguste Comme situation C'est pas le vrai filon Les habits fripés La figure blême Les claques sur le nez Jamais de "Je t'aime" Pour les grands voyages On fait dans l'année La Lièvre et la Lier Et pour toute fortune T'as le clair de lune Et les poches trouées ...Eh ! L'homme ! Ben, ne t' sauves pas comme ça..."
McNamara's Band Composer(s): Shamus O'Connor; John J. Stamford; Guy Bonham; Wamp Carlson; Red Latham Performer(s): Bing Crosby and various other artists
Oh, me name is MacNamara, I'm the leader of the band Although we're few in numbers, we're the finest in the land We play at wakes and weddings and at every fancy ball And when we play the funerals, we play the March from Saul
Oh, the drums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away McCarthy pumps the old bassoon while I the pipes do play And Henessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is somethin' grand A credit to old Ireland is MacNamara's band
Right now we are rehearsin' for a very swell affair The annual celebration, all the gentry will be there When General Grant to Ireland came he took me by the hand Says he, "I never saw the likes of MacNamara's Band"
Oh, the drums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away McCarthy pumps the old bassoon while I the pipes do play And Henessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is somethin' grand A credit to old Ireland is MacNamara's band
Oh, my name is Uncle Julius and from Sweden I did come To play with MacNamara's Band and beat the big bass drum And when I march along the street the ladies think I'm grand They shout, "There's Uncle Julius playin' with an Irish band!"
Oh, I wear a bunch of shamrocks and a uniform of green And I'm the funniest lookin' Swede that you have ever seen There is O'Brians, O'Ryans, O'Sheehans and Meehans, they come from Ireland But, by yimminy, I'm the only Swede in MacNamara's Band
Oh, the drums go bang and the cymbals clang and the horns they blaze away McCarthy pumps the old bassoon while I the pipes do play And Henessee Tennessee tootles the flute and the music is somethin' grand A credit to old Ireland is MacNamara's band
On Broadway Composer(s): Jerry Leiber; Barry Mann; Mike Stoller; Cynthia Weil Performer(s): The Drifters
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
(on Broadway) They say there's always magic in the air (on Broadway) But when you're walkin' down that street And you ain't had enough to eat The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere (on Broadway) They say the girls are something else on Broadway (on Broadway) But looking at them just gives me the blues (on Broadway) 'Cause how ya gonna make some time When all you got is one thin dime? And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes (on Broadway) Ha! They say that I won't last too long on Broadway (on Broadway) I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say (on Broadway) But oh! They're dead wrong, I know they are 'Cause I can play this here guitar And I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway (on Broadway) Oh, they're dead wrong, I know they are 'Cause I can play this here guitar And I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway (on Broadway) On Broadway (on Broadway) I'm gonna make it, yeah (on Broadway) I'll be a big, big, big man (on Broadway) I'll have my name in lights (on Broadway) Everybody, everybody's gonna know me, yes (on Broadway) All up and down Broadway (on Broadway) Ohhhhh yeah! (on Broadway)
McGee's Backyard Composer(s): Charles H. Hoyt; Charles Zimmermann Performer(s): Charles Reed
When I called on Miss McGee, I did it surreptitiously And things were far from pleasant when I came to say goodnight Her father by the front door was laying for me viciously While Towser in the back yard was spoiling for a fight I went out the back way, the dog I gave preference He was right on hand for me and met me with a growl Nicely then I spoke to him with soothing words of deference But up he walked behind me and at once got foul I grabbed He grabbed Towser got the best of it We both grabbed together The dog grabbed very hard I got one coattail Towser got the rest of it And I left my Sunday breeches in McGee's back yard
Old McGee the trousers found, he patched a dozen holes or more And when he wore a long tail coat they looked all nice and right He thought he'd struck a good scheme for starting up a clothing store And layed to do a young man who called another night He went out the back way to give his Towser chain enough The moon was hid behind a cloud, the dog could scarcely see He didn't know his master, but he saw the trousers plain enough It wasn't half a jiffy until he found McGee Dog grabbed Man grabbed Towser got the best of it They both grabbed together The dog grabbed very hard The fence got the coattail Towser got the rest of it And you couldn't find the breeches in McGee's back yard
Old McGee was very sore a strong explosive then he bought And with an old tin kettle he prepared a deadly bomb The dog had made it hot for him and for the dog he'd make it hot So he tied it to the dog's tail to steel him to the tomb Dog espied a black cat, made a savage dash at it Only takes a slight blow the powder to ignite The kettle struck a brick wall, came an awful crash with it Things around that back yard were scattered out of sight Dog flew Man flew Bomb secured the best of it They both flew together The dog flew very hard The kettle struck the hilltop Dog a mile to west of it And you couldn't find a vestige in McGee's back yard
On Attend, On Attend Composer(s): Claude Lemesle; Gilbert Bécaud Performer(s): Gilbert Bécaud
Content ou pas content On attend, on attend De sept à cent sept ans On attend le printemps
Content ou pas content On attend, on attend De sept à cent sept ans On attend le printemps
Ton cheval noir est mort sous toi Tu as marché toute la nuit La vallée de la mort c'est quoi C'est ta vie Pour un héros Un Zorro c'est zéro l'ami
Content ou pas content On attend, on attend De sept à cent sept ans On attend le printemps
Un salaud a brûlé ton blé Tu vas lui faire goûter ton Colt C'est toi qui as semé C'est lui qui récolte Et tu grilles une blonde Tranquillement sur sa tombe l'ami
Content ou pas content On attend, on attend De sept à cent sept ans On attend le printemps
Content ou pas content On attend, on attend De sept à cent sept ans On attend le printemps
Para mí como una princesita Mayra querida eres tú bajaré para ti todas las estrellitas, la luna llena y el cielo azul Para mí como una princesita Mayra querida eres tú bajaré para ti todas las estrellitas, la luna llena y el cielo azul
Y tejeré con mi cariño santo un delicado manto que te pueda cubrir sólo viviré para alumbrar tu senda porque eres bella prenda que tengo en mi existir Y tejeré con mi cariño santo un delicado manto que te pueda cubrir sólo viviré para alumbrar tu senda porque eres bella prenda que tengo en mi existir
Para mí como una princesita Mayra querida eres tú bajaré para ti todas las estrellitas, la luna llena y el cielo azul Para mí como una princesita Mayra querida eres tú bajaré para ti todas las estrellitas, la luna llena y el cielo azul
Y tejeré con mi cariño santo un delicado manto que te pueda cubrir sólo viviré para alumbrar tu senda porque eres bella prenda que tengo en mi existir Y tejeré con mi cariño santo un delicado manto que te pueda cubrir sólo viviré para alumbrar tu senda porque eres bella prenda que tengo en mi existir
On And On And On Composer(s): Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus Performer(s): Mike Love
I was at a party and this fella said to me "Something bad is happening, I'm sure you do agree People care for nothing, no respect for human rights Evil times are coming, we are in for darker nights" I said, "Who are you to talk about impending doom?" He got kinda wary as he looked around the room He said, "I'm a minister, a big shot in the state" I said, "I just can't believe it, boy I think it's great Brother can you tell me what is right and what is wrong?" He said, "Keep on rocking baby, 'til the night is gone"
On and on and on Keep on rocking baby 'Til the night is gone On and on and on 'Til the night is gone On and on and on Keep on rocking baby 'Til the night is gone On and on and on 'Til the night is gone
Over in the corner I could see this other guy He was kinda flirty, he was giving me the eye So I took advantage of the fact that I'm a star Shook my hair and took a casual stroll up to the bar And as sure as hell this guy was coming up to me He said, "Who am I and who are you and who are we? What's our situation, do we have some time for us?" I said I was not exactly waiting for the bus He said, "If you're going somewhere can I come along?" I said, "Keep on rocking baby, 'til the night is gone"
On and on and on Keep on rocking baby 'Til the night is gone On and on and on 'Til the night is gone On and on and on Keep on rocking baby 'Til the night is gone On and on and on 'Til the night is gone
Mayo Composer(s): Miguel Bosé; L. Ferrario; M. Grilli Performer(s): Miguel Bosé
Era suave aquel incienso de olor a eternidad Mayo Mayo Mayo... era bueno ¿verdad?
Era grande aquel imperio de amor y libertad... Mayo Mayo Mayo... era fuerte ¿verdad?
El tiempo pasa y me enamora... El tiempo pasa arrasa quema y deteriora el viento call... ¿porque? Y en un momento todo olvido me devora
No soy el héroe que dió sus alas y se puso a amar... Mayo ¿no lo entiendes? no te mientas y mírame No soy la isla que tu fantasía quiso imaginar Mayo ciego escucha Mayo roto convéncete
Era injusto aquel infierno Soberbia y ¿ahora que? Mayo Mayo Mayo qué locura que fué... Mayo Mayo Mayo la locura se fué...
On And On Composer(s): Stephen Bishop Performer(s): Stephen Bishop
Down in Jamaica They go lots of pretty women Steal your money Then they break your heart Lonesome sue, she's in love with ol'Sam Take him from the fire into the frying pan
On and on She just keeps on trying And she smiles when she feels like crying On and on, On and on, On and on
Poor ol'Jimmy Sits alone in the moonlight Saw his woman kiss another man So he takes a ladder Steals the stars from the sky Puts on sinatra and starts to cry
On and on He just keeps on trying And he smiles when he feels like crying On and on, On and on, On and on
when the first time is the last time It can make you feel so bad But if you know it, show it Hold on tight Don't let her say: Goodnight
Got the sun on my shoulders And my toes in the sand My woman's left me for the some other man Aw, but I don't care I'll just dream and stay tan Toos up my heart to see where it lands
On and on I just keep on trying And I smile when I feel like dying On and on (9x)
Mayfair Composer(s): Nick Drake Performer(s): Nick Drake
Mayfair strange in the morning light Mayfair strange in the summer night Mayfair strangest in the afternoon Mayfair stretching far above full of fame but lacking love Could it be we see the Mayfair moon?
Mayfair strange across the park In the day or in the dark There's no need to walk or even run Mayfair faces clean and nice But beauty here is cold as ice Could it be we see the Mayfair sun?
Mayfair strange at every hour Hidden frowns with mystic power Starry heights and golden throne Down below you're on you're own
Mayfair strange for passers-by Sights of wonder for the eye Could it be they'll pass by again? Mayfair calling far and near For even trees are wealthy here Could it be we hear the Mayfair rain?
On An Island Composer(s): David Gilmour Performer(s): David Gilmour
Remember that night, white stairs in the moonlight They walked here too, through empty playground, this ghost's town Children again on rusty swings getting higher Sharing a dream on an island it felt right
We lay side by side between the moon and the tide Mapping the stars for awhile
Let the night surround you We're halfway to the stars Ebb and flow, let it go Feel the warmth beside you
Remember that night, the warmth and the laughter Candles burn though the church was deserted At dawn we went down through empty streets to the harbor Dreamers may leave but they're here everafter
Let the night surround you We're halfway to the stars Ebb and Flow, let it go Feel the warmth beside you
Maybellene Danish Title: Mælk Og Vin Composer(s): Chuck Berry Originally performed by: Chuck Berry Covered by various other artists
Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do
As I was motivatin' over the hill I saw Maybellene in a coup de ville A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford The cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five She's bumper to bumber rollin' side by side
Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do
Pink in the mirror on top of the hill It's just like swallowin' up a medicine pill First thing I saw that Cadillac grille Doin' a hundred and ten gallopin' over that hill Offhill curve, a downhill stretch Me and that Cadillac neck by neck
Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do
The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more It then got cloudy and it started to rain I tooted my horn for a passin' lead The rain water blowin' all under my hood I knew that was doin' my motor good
Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do
The motor cooled down, the heat went down And that's when I heard that highway sound The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill
Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You've started back doing the things you used to do
On An Evening In Roma Italian Title: Sott'er Celo De Roma Composer(s): Umberto Bertini; Frederics; Sandro Taccani Performer(s): Dean Martin; Patrizio Buanne
Como e` bella ce` la luna brille e` strette strette como e` tutta bella a passeggiare Sotto il cielo di Roma
Down each avenue or via, street or strata You can see 'em disappearing two by two On an evening in Roma Do they take 'em for espresso Yeah, I guess so On each lover's arm a girl I wish I knew On an evening in Roma
Though there's grining and mandolining in sunny Italy The beginning has just begun when the sun goes down So please meet me in the plaza near your casa I am only one and that's one too few On an evening in Roma
Don't know what the country's coming to But in Rome do as the Romans do Will you on an evening in Roma
Como e` bella ce` la luna brille e` strette strette como e` tutta bella a passeggiare Sotto il cielo di Roma Don't know what the country's coming to But in Rome do as the Romans do Will you on an evening in Roma Sott'er celo de Roma On an evening in Roma
Maybe You'll Be There Composer(s): Rube Bloom; Sammy Gallop Performer(s): Jane Morgan and various other artists
Each time I see a crowd of people Just like a fool, I stop and stare It's really not the proper thing to do But maybe you'll be there
I go out walking after midnight Along a lonely thoroughfare It's not the time or place to look for you But maybe you'll be there
You said your arms would always hold me You said your lips were mine alone to kiss Now after all those things you told me How could it end like this?
Someday if all my prayers are answered I'll hear a footstep on the stair With anxious heart, I'll hurry to the door And maybe you'll be there
You said your arms would always hold me You said your lips were mine alone to kiss Now after all those things you told me How could it end like this?
Someday if all my prayers are answered I'll hear a footstep on the stair With anxious heart, I'll hurry to the door And maybe you'll be there And maybe you'll be there, maybe you'll be there
On Again! On Again! Composer(s): Jake Thackray Performer(s): Jake Thackray
I love a good bum on a woman, it makes my day To me it is palpable proof of God's existence, a posteriori Also I love breasts and arms and ankles, elbows, knees It's the tongue, the tongue, the tongue on a woman that spoils the job for me
Please understand I respect and admire the frailer sex And I honour them every bit as much as the next misogynist But give some women the ghost of a chance to talk and thereupon They go on again, on again, on again, on again, on again, on again, on ...
I fell in love with a woman with wonderful thighs and hips And a sensational belly, I just never noticed her lips were always moving Only when we got to the altar and she had to say I Do And she folded her arms and gathered herself and took in a breath and I knew ...
She could have gone on again, on again, on again till the entire Congregation passed out and the vicar passed on and the choirboys passed through puberty At the reception I gloomily noted her family's jubilant mood Their maniacal laughter and their ghastly gratitude
She talks to me when I go for a shave, or a sleep, or a swim She talks to me on a Sunday, when I go singing hymns, and drinking heavily When I go mending my chimney pot she's down there in the street And at ninety-five on my motorbike she's on the pillion seat
Wittering on again, on again, on and again and again When I'm eating or drinking, or reading or thinking, or when I'm saying my rosary She will never stop talking to me, she is one of those women who Will never use three or four words when a couple of thousand will easily do
She also talks without stopping to me in our bed of a night Throughout the sweetest of our intimate delights she never gives over Not even stopping while we go hammer and tongs towards the peak Except maybe for a sigh and a groan and one perfunctory shriek
Then she goes on again, on again, on again on and I must Assume that she has never noticed that she's just been interrupted Totally unruffled she is, and as far as I can see I might just as well have been posting a letter or stirring up the tea
She will not take a hint, not once she's made a start I can yawn, or belch, or bleed, or faint, or fart - she'll not drop a syllable I could stand in front of her grimly sharpening up an axe I could sprinkle her with paraffin, and ask her for a match
She'd just go on again, on again, on again even more The hind leg of a donkey is peanuts for her, she can bore the balls off a buffalo Mother of God, I cried one day, Oh, let your kingdom come And in the meantime, Mother, could you strike this bugger dumb?
Well, believe it or not, she appeared to me then and there The Blessed Virgin herself, in answer to my prayer - despite the vulgarity Shimmering softly, dressed in blue and holding up a hand I cocked a pious ear, as the Mother of God began
But she went on again, on again, on again on and I Will have to state how very much I sympathise with the rest of the family Give some women the ghost of a chance to talk and thereupon They go on again, on again, on again, on again, and again, and again, and again, and again
They will go on again, on again, on again, on again, On again, on again, on ...