Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Message From A Black Man Composer(s): Barrett Strong; Norman Whitfield Performer(s): The Tempations and various other artists
Melvin: Yes, my skin is black But that's no reason to hold me back
Eddie: Why don't you think about it Think about it, think about it, think about it Think about it... I have wants and desires Just like you So move on the side 'Cause I'm comin' through, oh!
Temptations: No matter how hard you try You can't stop me now
Eddie and Temptations: No matter how hard you try You can't stop me now, oooh...
Melvin: Yes, your skin is white... Does that make you right?
Eddie: Why don't you think about it Think about it, think about it, think about it Think about it... This is a message A message to y'all Together we stand Divided we fall, oh!
Dennis: Black is a color Just like white Tell me how can a color determine whether You're wrong or right We all have our faults... Yes we do
Eddie: So look in your mirror
Temptations: Look in the mirror
Eddie: What do you see?
Temptations: What do you see?
Eddie: Two eyes
Temptations: Two eyes
Eddie: A nose, and a mouth just like me, oh!
Eddie: Your eyes are open But you refuse to see The laws of society Were made for both you and me Because of my color I struggle to be free Sticks and stones May break my bones But in the end You're gonna' see my friend, oh!
Temptations: No matter how hard you try You can't stop me now (chorus repeated several times through music, or "the bridge")
(after a few minutes, above chorus is repeated as song nears end, and then...)
Temptations: Say it loud! No matter how hard you try You can't stop me now
Temptations: Say it loud! No matter how hard you try You can't stop me now
Temptations: Say it! No matter how hard you try You can't stop me now
Temptations: Say it loud! No matter how hard you try You can't stop me now
Temptations: Say it loud!
Dennis: I'm black and I'm proud!
Temptations: No matter how hard you try You can't stop me now
Temptations: Say it loud!
Dennis: I'm black and I'm proud!
Temptations: No matter how hard you try You can't stop me now
One Step Beyond Composer(s): Cecil Campbell Performer(s): Madness; and various other artists
Hey you Don't watch that watch this this is the heavy heavy monster sound the nuttiest sound around so if you've come in the off the street and you're beginningto feel the heat well listen buster you better start to move your feet to the rockinest rock steady beat of madness
Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue The band was jumpin', the people too Ah, mess around They doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around Everybody doin' the mess around Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul They did the boogie-woogie, with a sturdy roll They mess around They doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around Everybody doin' the mess around Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg When I say go, just ah, shake your leg And do the mess around I declare, do the mess around Yeah do the mess around Everybody's doin' the mess around Now let me have it there boy
Now you got it boy
(Yeah, ah, mess around, go on mess around) (Mess around, boy) Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1 Everybody here's gonna have some fun Doin' the mess around Ah, doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around Everybody doin' the mess around Now you see that girl, with that, diamond ring She knows how to, shake that thing Mess around I declare, she can mess around Ah, mess around Everybody do the mess around
One Small Photograph Composer(s): Kevin Shegog Performer(s): Rex & Noelene Franklin and various other artists
Heartaches and sad dreams Take away the moonbeams Memories that made me so blue All I have to cheer me I always keep it near me One small photograph of you
I've got lots of money And things you gave me, honey I've got a house and a Cadillac or two If my fortune lessens I'l1 be satisfied possessin' One small photograph of you
Take away the sad dreams Bring back the moonbeams Come back my darling and stay If you say you'll love me By all the stars above me I'll put my little photograph away
I've got lots of money And things you gave me, honey I've got a house and a Cadillac or two If my fortune lessens I'll be satisfied possessin' One small photograph of you
Mes Yeux Sont Fous English Title: I Must Be Seeing Things Composer(s): Al Kooper; Bob Brass; Irwin Livine; S. Thibaut Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday
Mes yeux sont fous
Ou mes yeux sont fous Ou là, devant moi C'est la fille que j'aime Et, dans ses bras, c'est mon meilleur ami Mais non, je ne peux croire ça
Ça me ferait trop mal Elle ne ferait pas ça Ça me ferait trop mal Elle ne dirait pas ça, pas ça
Mon amour, mon amour, mon amour
Ou mes yeux sont fous Ou la vie me joue un tour Mais pourquoi me faire ça Je veux si peu Je demandais qu'elle m'aime un peu Mais c'était beaucoup
Leurs lèvres qui se cherchent Ça me ferait trop mal Et ces mots qu'elle lui crie Ça me ferait trop mal, trop mal
Mon amour, mon amour, mon amour
Cet ami qui trahit Ça me ferait trop mal Cette fille qui m'oublie Ça me ferait trop mal Mes yeux se sont trompés Mes yeux sont fous Oh, non ce n'est pas vrai Ce n'est pas vrai
One Rainy Wish Composer(s): Jimi Hendrix Performer(s): Jimi Hendrix; Phil Brown; Eugene Chadbourne; Brian May
Gold and rose, the color of the dream I had Not too long ago Misty blue and lilac too Never to grow old There you were under a tree of song, sleeping so peacefully In your hand a flower played, waiting there for me I have never laid eyes on you Not before this timeless day But you woke and you smiled my name And you stole my heart away Stole my heart away little girl Gold and rose, the color of the dream I had Not too long ago Misty blue and lilac too Never to grow old Gold and rose, the color of the dream I had Not too long ago, Misty blue and lilac too Gold and rose, the color of the dream I had Misty blue and lilac too Gold and rose, gold and rose Gold and rose, the color of the dream I had Not too long ago Misty blue and lilac too It's only a dream but I'd love to tell somebody about this dream The sky was filled with a thousand stars While the sun kissed the mountains blue And eleven moons played across the rainbows above me and you Gold and rose, the color of the velvet walls that surrounds us
Mes Souvenirs, Mes Seize Ans Composer(s): Claude Moine; Pierre Papadiamandis Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell
Le Calypso Bar du Square de la Trinité En a vu passer des stars de quartier Mais ils ont tell'ment rêvé tout éveillés Le hasard, la magie les a réalisés Jacques Dutronc ne pensait pas encore à Hardy Long Chris confondait diligence et taxi Jean-Philippe Smet ignorait tout de Johnny Et piquait mes disques dans les surprises-parties Mes seize ans brûlent encore dans mes souvenirs Des clichés qui n'arrivent pas à mourir Les premiers blousons T-shirts et jean délavés Les premiers rockers légendaires et pionniers Gene Vincent qui pleurait sur "Ba Baby Blue" On aimait tout ça et passait pour des fous Mes seize ans brûlent encore dans mes souvenirs Des clichés qui n'arrivent pas à mourir Ma première guitare s'est brisée dès le premier jour J's'rai pas musicien, mais chanteur faut d'l'humour Nostalgie tu reviens un peu trop souvent rôder Parfois tu fais mal mais comment t'oublier Mes seize ans brûlent encore dans mes souvenirs Des clichés qui n'arrivent pas à mourir Mes seize ans brûlent encore dans mes souvenirs Des clichés qui n'arrivent pas à mourir
One Piece At A Time Composer(s): Wayne Kemp Performer(s): Johnny Cash; and various other artists
Well, I left Kentucky back in '49 An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadillacs Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry 'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black
One day I devised myself a plan That should be the envy of most any man I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand
CHORUS I'd get it one piece at a time And it wouldn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style I'm gonna drive ever'body wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around
So the very next day when I punched in With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends I left that day with a lunch box full of gears Now I never considered myself a thief But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece Especially if I strung it out over several years
The first day I got me a fuel pump And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome The little things I could get in my big lunchbox Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home
Now up to now my plan went allright 'Til we tried to put it all together one night And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong The transmission was a '53 And the motor turned out to be a '73 And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone
So we drilled it out so that it would fit And with a little bit of help with an adaptor kit We had that engine runnin' just like a song Now the headlight' was another sight We had two on the left and one on the right But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on
The back end looked kinda funny too But we put it together and when we got thru Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin About that time my wife walked out And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts But she opened the door and said "Honey, take me for a spin"
So we drove up town just to get the tags And I headed her right on down main drag I could hear ever'body laughin' for blocks around But up there at the court house they didn't laugh 'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds
Chorus I got it one piece at a time And it didn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style I'm gonna drive ever'body wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around
(Spoken) Ugh! Yow, Red Ryder This is the Cotton Mouth In the Psycho-Billy Cadillac Come on Huh This is the Cotton Mouth And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there Red Ryder You might say I went right up to the factory And picked it up, it's cheaper that way Ugh!, what model is it
Mes Premières Vraies Vacances Composer(s): Jacques Datin; Maurice Vidalin Performer(s): France Gall
Mes premières vraies vacances J'en rêvais depuis longtemps Et cette année j'ai la chance De partir sans mes parents Ce n'est pas que ma famille Soit vraiment collet monté Mais moi je suis grande fille J'ai besoin de liberté
Fini de toujours dire où l'on est Fini la trempette où l'on à pied Fini de s'habiller pour dîner Bien fini J'aurai le droit de marcher nus pieds J'aurai le droit d'être décoiffée J'aurai le droit d'aller me baigner Sans bonnet
Mes premières vraies vacances Moi je veux en profiter Pour sortir de mon enfance Par les portes de l'été Mes premières vraies vacances Comme elles me semblaient loin Et voilà qu'elles commencent Je serai là-bas demain
Faudra que je me trouve un garçon Faudra qu'il danse comme un champion Faudra qu'il soit pas trop polisson Faudrait pas D'accord pour la ballade en bateau D'accord pour qu'il m'offre des gâteaux D'accord mais s'il m'en demande trop Pas d'accord
Mes premières vraies vacances Je ne veux pas les gâcher En écoutant ces romances Qu'il ne chante qu'un été Car je pense, quand j'y pense Que c'est trop pour quinze jours Des premières vraies vacances Et un premier grand amour Des premières vraies vacances Et un premier grand amour.....
One Particular Harbour Composer(s): Jimmy Buffett; Bobby Holcomb Performer(s): Jimmy Buffett
"We're going to that one particular harbour Take our Caribbean roots with us, huh? You certainly look dressed for the occasion" Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei
I know I don't get there often enough But God knows I surely try It's a magic kind of medicine That no doctor could prescribe
I used to rule my world from a pay phone Ships out on the sea But now times are rough Oh I got too much stuff I can't explain the likes of me
Chorus: But there's this one particular harbor So far but yet so near Where I see the days as they fade away Finally disappear
But now I think about the good times Down in the Caribbean sunshine In my younger days I was so bad Laughin' about all the fun we've had
I seen enough to feel the world spin Mixin' different oceans meetin' cousins Listen to the drummers and the night sounds Listen to the singers make the world go 'round
Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei
Lakes below the mountain Flow into the sea Like oils applied to canvas Oh how they permeate through me
But there's this one particular harbor Sheltered from the wind Where the children play on the shore each day And all are safe within
A most mysterious calling harbor So far but yet so near Where I can see the day when my hair's full gray And I finally disappear
Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei
Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei Ia ora te natura E mea arofa teie ao nei
(Ua pau te maitai no te fenua) (Te zai noa ra te ora o te mitie) (Ua pau te maitai no te fenua) (Te zai noa ra te ora o te mitie)
Mes Mains Sur Tes Hanches Composer(s): Salvatore Adamo Performer(s): Salvatore Adamo
Sois pas fachée si je te chante les souvenirs de mes quinze ans Ne boude pas c'que tu es absente de mes rêveries d'adolescent Ces amourettes insignifiantes ont preparé un grand amour Et c'est pourquoi je te les chante et les présentant tour à tour
Mais laisse mes mains sur tes hanches Ne fais pas ses yeux furibond Oui, tu l'auras ta revanche: tu seras ma dernière chanson
Dans chaque fille que j'ai connu, c'est un peu toi que je cherchais Quand, dans mes bras, je t'ai tenu, moi je tremblais, je comprenais Que tu est sortie d'une fâble pour venir habiter mon rêve Et ce serait bien regrettable que notre amour ainsi s'achève Oui, se serait bien regrettable que notre amour ainsi s'achève
Mais laisse mes mains sur tes hanches Ne fais pas ses yeux furibond Oui, tu l'auras ta revanche: tu seras ma dernière chanson
Laisse mes mains sur tes hanches Ne fais pas ses yeux furibond Oui, tu l'auras ta revanche: tu seras ma dernière chanson
One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong Composer(s): Leonard Cohen Performer(s): Leonard Cohen; Drunk; Harvey Milk
I lit a thin green candle To make you jealous of me But the room just filled up with mosquitoes They heard that my body was free Then I took the dust of a long sleepless night And I put it in your little shoe Then I confess that I tortured the dress That you wore for the world to look through
I showed my heart to the doctor He said I'd just have to quit Then he wrote himself a prescription And your name was mentioned in it Then he locked himself in a library shelf With the details of our honeymoon and I hear from the nurse that he's gotten much worse and his practice is all in a ruin
I heard of a saint who had loved you So I studied all night in his school He taught that the duty of lovers Is to tarnish the golden rule And just when I was sure that his teachings were pure He drowned himself in the pool His body is gone, but back here on the lawn His spirit continues to drool
An Eskimo showed me a movie He'd recently taken of you The poor man could hardly stop shivering His lips and his fingers were blue I suppose that he froze when the wind took your clothes And I guess he just never got warm But you stand there so nice in your blizzard of ice O please let me come into the storm
One Of Those Songs Composer(s): Gerard Calvi; Will Holt Performer(s): Jimmy Durante; and various other artists
Well, this is one of those songs
that you hear now and then You don't know just where and you don't know just when It's one of those songs that are over and then It's one of those songs that starts playing again
Yes, it's one of those songs that you hear for awhile That come into fashion, then go out of style It's one of those songs that you think you forgot But it's one of those songs you cannot
Because it's one of those songs that can make you recall A ride in the springtime, a walk in the fall A day in the country, a night on the town The sun coming up or the rain coming down
Or else the evening you parted, the morning you met The love of your life you can never forget The reason is simple, the memory belongs To one of those wonderful songs
Well, this is one of those songs that's so easy to hear You listen just once, and you play it by ear It's hummed on verandas and strummed on guitars And all you remember is "lah-dah-dah-dah"
But later on you recall it in some other year You may start to smile or you may shed a tear You'll find that a part of your lifetime belongs To one of those wonderful songs
Fluister In Mijn Oren Performer(s): Rosita & Club 68
Fluister, fluister in mijn oren niemand hoeft het toch te horen wanneer jij me zegt, zachtjes tot me zegt dat jou liefde groot is en oprecht Fluister,fluister in mijn oren laat het aan geen ander horen het gaat geen mens wat aan wij blijven steeds bijeen 't is een groot geheim van ons alleen
Men zegt,wij zijn te jong voor de liefde men zegt dat wij daarvan nog niets verstaan maar ach het laat me koud wat ze zeggen ik trek me van de mensen toch niets aan
Fluister, fluister in mijn oren niemand hoeft het toch te horen wanneer jij me zegt, zachtjes tot me zegt dat jou liefde groot is en oprecht Fluister, fluister in mijn oren laat het aan geen ander horen het gaat geen mens wat aan wij blijven steeds bijeen 't is een groot geheim van ons alleen 't is een groot geheim van ons alleen
One Of Those Nights
Composer(s): Troy Seals; Conway Twitty Performer(s): B.B. King; Calvin Owens
Come here, baby Let me wrap you around my fingers I want you so much And love's just a touch away So touch me, baby And you'll feel a man on fire Just hold on to me 'Cause it's gonna be one of those nights
Oh one of those nights When love has us right in its hands Oh here in the dark What you do to my heart Woman, your wonder don't end And it's one of those nights One of those nights again
Darling, I know I know this ain't no time for talking But you know I've just got to tell you I just have to tell you How I feel right now And I wanna say, baby, you're something And I'm wrapped around your finger I want you again 'Cause I'm so far into one of those nights
Oh one of those nights When love has us right in its hands Oh here in the dark What you do to my heart Woman, your wonder don't end And it's one of those nights One of those nights again
Blijf Je Bij Mij Composer(s): Roger Baeten; S. Piotr Performer(s): Roger Baeten
Blijf je bij mij of is alles nu voorbij Toe zeg me t is niet waar wat je zei Blijf je bij mij of is alles nu gedaan Wat er eens tussen ons heeft bestaan
Gisteren, ja gisteren was allles nog zo mooi Toen geloofde ik jouw lieve woorden En nu dat je mij vandaag hier zo laat staan Wat zin heeft mijn leven nog voortaan
Waar ga je heen oh ik kan niet zonder jou Voor het leven had ik jou gekozen En niemand, nee niemand zal jou ooit verstaan Daarom zeg me wat heb ik misdaan
One Of These Things First Composer(s): Nick Drake Performer(s): Nick Drake; Eugene Chadbourne; Chris Gestrin
I could have been a sailor, could have been a cook A real live lover, could have been a book I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock I could be Here and now I would be, I should be But how? I could have been One of these things first I could have been One of these things first
I could have been your pillar, could have been your door I could have stayed beside you, could have stayed for more Could have been your statue, could have been your friend A whole long lifetime could have been the end I could be yours so true I would be, I should be through and through I could have been One of these things first I could have been One of these things first
I could have been a whistle, could have been a flute A real live giver, could have been a boot I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock I could be even here I would be, I should be so near I could have been One of these things first I could have been One of these things first
Mes Joies Quotidiennes English & German Title: My Favorite Things Composer(s): Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II Performer(s): Marie Michèle Desrosiers (Originally performed by: Mary Martin)
Pétales de roses et moustaches de chatons Bonnes mitaines et bon feu qui brille Beau cahier quadrillé cheveux mouillés C'est là un peu de mes joies quotidiennes
Gros mille feuilles tarte aux pommes fraîches Grand bol de crème dont on se pourlèche Belle oie sauvage qui s'envole dans la plaine C'est là un peu de mes joies quotidiennes
Gaie robe claire coiffures en nattes Doux flocons blancs sur mon nez écarlate Les fleurs d'avril en bouquets qui reviennent C'est là un peu de mes joies quotidiennes
Quand le chien mord quand l'abeille pique Quand ça marche mal C'est simple je pense à mes joies quotidiennes Et tout alors va très bien
