Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Message To Michael (aka "Message To Martha" or "Kentucky Bluebird") German Title: Kleine Treue Nachtigall Composer(s): Burt Bacharach; Hal David Performer(s): Dionne Warwick (Originally performed by: Jerry Butler)
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Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird fly away And take a message to Michael, message to Michael He sings each night in some café In search to find wealth and fame I hear Michael has gone and changed his name
It's a year since he was here Kentucky bluebird fly away And take a message to Michael, message to Michael Tell him I miss him more each day As his train pulled out down the track Michael promised he'd soon be coming' back
Oh, tell him how my heart just breaks In two since he journeyed far And even though his dreams of fame fell through To me he will always be a star
Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird fly away And take a message to Michael, message to Michael Ask him to start for home today When you find him, please let him know Rich or poor, I will always love him so
Message To Martha (aka "Message To Michael" or "Kentucky Bluebird") German Title: Kleine Treue Nachtigall
Composer(s): Burt Bacharach; Hal David Originally performed by: Jerry Butler
Covered by various other artists
Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird, fly away And take a message to Martha, message to Martha She sings each night in some café In her search to find wealth and fame I hear Martha has gone and changed her name
It's a year since she was here Kentucky bluebird, fly away And take a message to Martha, message to Martha Tell her I love her more each day As the train pulled out down the track Martha promised she'd soon be coming back
Oh, tell her how my heart just breaks in two Since she journeyed far And even though her dreams of fame fell through To me she will always be a star
Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird, fly away And take a message to Martha, message to Martha Tell her to start for home today When you find her please let her know Rich or poor, I will always love her so
One Tin Soldier Composer(s): Dennis Lambert; Brian Potter Performer(s): Original Caste; and various other artists
Listen children to a story That was written long ago 'Bout a kingdom, on a mountain And the valley folk below On the mountain was a treasure Burried deep beneath a stone And the valley people swore They'd have it for their very own
Go ahead and hate your neighbor Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of Heaven You can justify it in the end There wont be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day On the bloody morning after who... One tin soldier rides away
So the people of the valley Sent a message up the hill Asking for the burried treasure Tons of gold for which they'd kill Came an answer from the kingdom With our brothers we will share All the secrets of our mountain N' all the riches burried there
Now the valley cried in anger Mount your horses Draw your sword And they killed the mountain people So they won their just reward Now they stood beside the treasure On the mountain dark and red Turn the stone and which beneath it "Peace on Earth" Was all it said
Go ahead and hate your neighbor Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of Heaven You can justify it in the end There wont be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day On the bloody morning after who... One tin soldier rides away
Go ahead and hate your neighbor Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of Heaven You can justify it in the end There wont be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day On the bloody morning after who... One tin soldier rides away
Message Personnel Composer(s): Françoise Hardy; Michel Berger Originally performed by: Françoise Hardy Covered by various other artists
Au bout du téléphone, il y a votre voix Et il y a des mots que je ne dirai pas Tous ces mots qui font peur quand ils ne font pas rire Qui sont dans trop de films, de chansons et de livres Je voudrais vous les dire Et je voudrais les vivre Je ne le ferai pas Je veux, je ne peux pas Je suis seule à crever, et je sais où vous êtes J'arrive, attendez-moi, nous allons nous connaître Préparez votre temps, pour vous j'ai tout le mien Je voudrais arriver, je reste, je me déteste Je n'arriverai pas Je veux, je ne peux pas Je devrais vous parler Je devrais arriver Ou je devrais dormir J'ai peur que tu sois sourd J'ai peur que tu sois lâche J'ai peur d'être indiscrète Je ne peux pas vous dire que je t'aime peut-être
Mais si tu crois un jour que tu m'aimes Ne crois pas que tes souvenirs me gênent Et cours, cours jusqu'à perdre haleine Viens me retrouver Si tu crois un jour que tu m'aimes Et si ce jour-là tu as de la peine A trouver où tous ces chemins te mènent Viens me retrouver Si le dégoût de la vie vient en toi Si la paresse de la vie S'installe en toi Pense à moi Pense à moi
Mais si tu crois un jour que tu m'aimes Ne le considère pas comme un problème Et cours, cours jusqu'à perdre haleine Viens me retrouver Si tu crois un jour que tu m'aimes N'attends pas un jour, pas une semaine Car tu ne sais pas où la vie t'emmène Viens me retrouver Si le dégoût de la vie vient en toi Si la paresse de la vie S'installe en toi Pense à moi Pense à moi
One Thing Composer(s): B. Guthro; M. Jones Performer(s): Runrig
Walk out the door, your eyes filled with tears or stay and confront me and face all your fears linger in silence neither distant or near it's not going to change a thing
Lay down beside me and question my face or hold me with all the love we have made share all your secrets or hide them away it's not going to change a thing
Lie here and talk of whatever you want or dare to compare all the things we've made wrong what care the world when we're all dead and gone it's not going to change a thing
The picture is painted, the colours are bold one for each season of life I suppose it no longer matters, the story is told it's not going to change a thing
Message Of Love Composer(s): Chrissie Hynde Originally performed by: Pretenders
Now the reason we're here As man and woman Is to love each other Take care of each other When love walks in the room Everybody stand up Oh it's good, good, good Like Brigitte Bardot
Now look at the people In the streets, in the bars We are all of us in the gutter But some of us are looking at the stars Look round the room Life is unkind We fall but we keep gettin' up Over and over and over and over and over and over
Me and you, every night, every day We'll be together always this way Your eyes are blue like the heavens above Talk to me darlin' with a message of love
Now the reason we're here Every man, every woman Is to help each other Stand by each other When love walks in the room Everybody stand up Oh it's good, good good Say I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
One Sweet Letter From You Composer(s): Lew Brown; Sidney Clare; Harry Warren Performer(s): Ted Lewis and multiple other artists
I'm so blue Lonesome, too And I wonder where you are tonight Not one word Have I heard If you think of me, why don't you write?
Oh, dear, how I need one sweet letter from you How I'd love to read one sweet letter from you You know that you left me so worried and blue I always keep singing, oh, what'll I do Though it's not fair, and you don't care for me dearly Drop me a line, if you just sign, "Yours sincerely" You know that I'm praying the night and day through Just hoping I'll get one sweet letter from you
(Patter): Mail for Missus Jones Missus Jones don't need it Missus Jones is happy all the day Mail for Missus Brown Missus Brown don't read it Opens them and throws them right away Mail man rings, then he sings Got some letters for you Here's what he brings Mail for the baker My dress maker Word from the landlord, too I get letters from ev'rybody Not a single word from you
Here's what to do, even though you never crave me And though you lie, say that you cry, it might save me! You know that I'm praying the night and day through Just hoping I'll get one sweet letter from you
Since you're gone I keep on Feeling just as sorry as can be I just wrote You a note I'd be happy if you'd answer me...
Oh, dear, how I need one sweet letter from you How I'd love to read one sweet letter from you You know that you left me so worried and blue I always keep singing, oh, what'll I do Though it's not fair, and you don't care for me dearly Drop me a line, if you just sign, "Yours sincerely" You know that I'm praying the night and day through Just hoping I'll get one sweet letter from you
One Sweet Letter Composer(s): Joe Liggins Performer(s): Joe Liggins; and various other artists
Well, write me one sweet letter
say you're in love with me Tell me that you want me, with me you'll always be I love you baby, that you can plainly see
Well, write me one sweet letter, seal it with a kiss Your sweet and tender kisses, are what I really miss ah, come back baby, don't treat your love like this
Ah well, write me one sweet letter Write me one sweet letter Write me one sweet letter Write me one sweet letter Baby, I'm in love with you
Well, write me one sweet letter, say you're in love with me Tell me that you want me, with me you'll always be I love you baby, that you can plainly see
Well, write me one sweet letter, seal it with a kiss Your sweet and tender kisses, are what I really miss Ah, come back baby, don't treat your love like this
Ah well, write me one sweet letter Write me one sweet letter Write me one sweet letter Write me one sweet letter Baby, I'm in love with you
Message From The Country Composer(s): Jeff Lynne Performer(s): The Move
Here the roar a coming Here the roar a coming Here the roar a coming now
Got news for your mother Got news for your mother Got news for your mother tonight
Sister I have touched the evergreen And I promise that it's life should go unseen Now it says the birds upon the fire And the message from the country rises higher
Hear the birdie calling Hear the birdie calling Hear the birdie calling for life
Message from the country Message from the country Message from the country rising high
Sister I have touched the evergreen And I promise that it's life should go unseen Now it says the birds upon the fire And the message from the country rises higher
One Step Closer Composer(s): Keith Knudsen; John McFee; Carlene Carter Performer(s): The Doobie Brothers
Baby, theres a chance you ought to take Chance of a mistake you gotta make Maybe Im mistaken too To take my chance with you I need you like a shadow needs a light Ill follow you like morning follows night When nothins left ahead of you Ill be right behind you Shadows disappear at night We both know its a shame if you should lose one Why is it so hard to find Tell me that youre right there too
One step baby Two steps maybe One step closer Ill be next to you
Baby, its a secret I cant keep Trouble comes and suddenly youre weak I dont believe you got the strength To fight this kind of love I know its risky now and then What with all the what ifs and the whens Who is there to say were wrong - to tell us it cant be Come on, baby, please dont go Im no heart of stone and you know Why is it so hard to do Tell me that youre right there too, baby
Baby, cant you see were runnin late Cant you see we aint got time to wait Might be that youre scared of me Of something you might feel Hold on to me, baby, hold on tight I can take us through the night all right Maybe I will stay here too Take my chance with you
Shadows disappear at night We both know its a shame if you should lose one Why is it so hard to find Tell me that youre right there too
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