Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Love Lifted Me Composer(s): Preston Ross - Howard Smith Performer(s): Kenny Rogers
I was sinking deep in sin Far from the peaceful shore Very deeply stained within Sinking to rise no more But the Master of the sea
Heard my despairing cry From the waters lifted me Now safe am I
Love lifted me! Love lifted me! When nothing else could help Love lifted me Love lifted me! Love lifted me! When nothing else could help Love lifted me
Souls in danger look above Jesus completely saves He will lift you by his love Out of the angry waves
But the master of the sea Billows His will obey He your saviour wants to be Be saved today
Love lifted me! Love lifted me! When nothing else could help Love lifted me Love lifted me! Love lifted me! When nothing else could help Love lifted me
Mississippi Composer(s): John Phillips Performer(s): John Phillips
Hit it, Hal
Early in the morning, she hitched a ride down to Louisville Holding onto a hundred dollar bill Dressed herself like a Cajun Queen in New Orleans, baby Yeah, she looked good, like a lady
Do it to me, James
And the Mississippi River runs like molasses in the summertime And me, you know, I don't hardly mind
Sipping on a beer in Bourbon Street and I'm sitting easy Don't get me wrong, it takes a lot to please me
Have a seat and take a load off your feet, and she said ´Yes´ So I said, ´I like your dress' Swamps all around make you feel kind of funny, don't they, honey She crossed her legs and looked at me funny
Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing (what you're doing) Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing
Joseph
Early in the morning, she hitched a ride down to Louisville (Louisville) Holding onto a hundred dollar bill Dressed herself like a Cajun Queen in New Orleans, baby Yeah, she looked good, like a lady
And the Mississippi River, it runs like molasses in the summertime And me, you know, I don't hardly mind
Sipping on a beer in Bourbon Street and I'm sitting easy Don't get me wrong, it takes a lot to please me
Everybody sing
Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing (2x)
Have a seat, take a load off your feet, and she said ´Yes´ So I said, ´I like your dress Swamps all around make you feel kind of funny, don't they, honey She crossed her legs and looked at me funny
Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing (what you're doing) Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing (what you're doing) Down on the bayou, why, you never know just what you're doing
Gamil El Soura Composer(s): Jahine; Barnel Performer(s): Dalida
Gada' enta ya gamil el soura Ya mizaatat zaï el 'asfoura Arrab ganbi we essma' albi Hay olak kelma seghyoura Gada' enta ya gamil el soura Ya mizaatat zaï el 'asfoura Arrab ganbi we essma' albi Hay olak baheibak
Samara ya samara Washweishtak fil mandil Nour el-nahar khosara Wel nassim el 'alil Wesh-shams wel harara Wel-bahga wel nadara Beini we beinak setara We lezomha eih ya gamil
Gada' enta ya gamil el soura Ya mizaatat zaï el 'asfoura Arrab ganbi we essma' albi Hay olak kelma seghyoura Gada' enta ya gamil el soura Ya mizaatat zaï el 'asfoura Arrab ganbi we essma' albi Hay olak baheibak
We-efna fil alf miraya Bel-badla wel fostan We hatenteihi el-heikaya Wehna malnash makan Sobort fil bedaya Wi hasbor lel nehaya Es-sabr 'andi hewaya Wana wenta wiz-zaman
Gada' enta ya gamil el soura Ya mizaatat zaï el 'asfoura Arrab ganbi we essma' albi Hay olak kelma seghyoura
'araffa heinak mashhoura Fi el-Mousqui wel-Houssein Baset kida fil-bannora We shafetna ehna el etnein Enta bekmam mashmoura Wana farhana we mabhoura We aletli "ya amoura odamko no-ttein"
Gada' enta ya gamil el soura Ya mizaatat zaï el 'asfoura Arrab ganbi we essma' albi Hay olak kelma seghyoura Gada' enta ya gamil el soura Ya mizaatat zaï el 'asfoura Arrab ganbi we essma' albi Hay olak baheibak
Love Lies Bleeding Composer(s): Elton John - Bernie Taupin Performer(s): Elton John
The roses in the window box Have tilted to one side Everything about this house Was born to grow and die
Oh it doesn't seem a year ago To this very day You said I'm sorry honey If I don't change the pace I can't face another day
And love lies bleeding in my hand Oh it kills me to think of you with another man I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan But my guitar couldn't hold you So I split the band Love lies bleeding in my hands
I wonder if those changes Have left a scar on you Like all the burning hoops of fire That you and I passed through
You're a bluebird on a telegraph line I hope you're happy now Well if the wind of change comes down your way girl You'll make it back somehow
Games Without Frontiers Composer(s): Peter Gabriel Performer(s): Peter Gabriel; Pop Will Eat Itself
A one, two, one two four
Jeux sans frontières Jeux sans frontières Jeux sans frontières Jeux sans frontières
Hans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays with Jane Jane plays with Willi, Willi is happy again Suki plays with Leo, Sacha plays with Britt Adolf builts a bonfire, Enrico plays with it
Whistling tunes we hide in the dunes by the seaside Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle
It's a knockout If looks could kill, they probably will In games without frontiers, war without tears If looks could kill, they probably will In games without frontiers, war without tears Games without frontiers, war without tears
Jeux sans frontières Jeux sans frontières Jeux sans frontières
André has a red flag, Chiang Ching's is blue They all have hills to fly them on except for Lin Tai Yu Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games Hiding out in tree-tops shouting out rude names
Whistling tunes we hide in the dunes by the seaside Whistling tunes we piss on the goons in the jungle
It's a knockout If looks could kill they probably will In games without frontiers, war without tears If looks could kill they probably will In games without frontiers, war without tears Games without frontiers, war without tears
Love Letters In The Sand ((Danish Version: Breve I Sandet (Gustav Winckler) - 1957)) Composer(s): Nick Kenny - Charles Kenny - J. Fred Coots First release by: Dolly Dawn - 1931 Covered by multiple other artists
On a day like today We pass the time away Writing love letters in the sand
Oh, you laughed when I cried Each time I saw the tide Take our love letters in the sand
You made a vow that you would always be true But somehow, that vow meant nothing to you
Now my poor heart just aches With every wave that breaks Over love letters in the sand
Mission Bell Composer(s): William Michael; Jesse Hodges Performer(s): Donnie Brooks; Gene Pitney; P.J. Proby
Say you love me Say those three words and I will give my love to you
My love is higher than a mission bell (how deep?) Deeper than a wishing well (how strong?) Stronger than a magic spell My love, for you It's wider than the widest sea (how long?) Longer than a memory (How sweet?) Sweeter than a honey tree My love, uhmmm, for you
Give me your heart of gold Your heavenly magic touch To cherish have and hold I need your love so much
Say you love me Say those three words and I will give my love to you
My love is warmer than a day in spring (how bright?) Brighter than a diamond ring (how great?) Greater than a mighty king My love, for you Is taller than the tallest tree (how soft?) Softer than a summer breeze Oh I ask you please Give your love, your love Sweet love to me
How high (ummm) How deep (ummm) How strong (ummm) How wide (ummm) How long (ummm)
Gamblin' Man Composer(s): Woody Guthrie; Lonnie Donegan Performer(s): Lonnie Donegan
I've gambled down in Washington And I've gambled up in Maine I'm going down into Georgia To knock down my last game I'm a gamblin' man man man I'm a gamblin' man
Well I'd not been in Washington Many more weeks than three When I fell in love with a pretty little girl And she fell in love with me I'm a gamblin' man I'm a gamblin' man
I'm a gamblin' man man man I'm a gamblin' man man man I'm a gamblin' man man man I'm a gamblin' man
I'm a gamblin' man man man I'm a gamblin' man man man I'm a gamblin' man man man I'm a gamblin' man
She took me in her parlour Cooled me with her fan She said oh mother, mother I'm in love with a gamblin' man He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
She said oh daughter, daughter How could you treat me so Leave your poor old mother With that gambler go He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man man man A gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
I would not marry a farmer He's always in the rain I'd rather marry a gamblin' man With a gold watch and chain He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
And I'd never marry a railroad man Here's the reason why I've never known a railroad man Wouldn't tell his wife a life He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
How about Jimmy
He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
How about
I hear that train a-coming A-coming round the curve Whistling, a-screaming straining every nerve He's a gamblin' man man man He's a gamblin' man
Love Letters Composer(s): Victor Young - Edward Heyman First release by: Dick Haymes with Victor Young and His Orch. - 1945 Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1968 - Lettere D'amore (The Renegades) 1992 - Je Schreef Een Brief (Elisa Waut)
Love letters straight from your heart Keep us so near while apart I'm not alone in the night When I can have all the love you write
I memorize every line And I kiss the name that you sign And, darling, then I read again right from the start Love letters straight from your heart
I memorize every line And I kiss the name that you sign And, darlin', then I read again right from the start Love letters straight from your heart
Mi Manchi Tu English Title: Missing You Performer(s): Paola Turci (Originally performed by: John Waite)
Non lo sai ma ci sei tu In fondo a questo cuore E poi ancora tu la cosa migliore Che non ritroverò mai più Così lontano perché Io che ti vorrei vicino a me Mi bevo un the Vaniglia e lacrime E un sapore di malinconia È colpa tua o è colpa mia Il fatto che tu non ci sia Mi manchi tanto lo sai Ma sei troppo lontano ormai Non senti che ti chiamo Ma non lo sai cosè Ti sto gridando ti amo E allora perché Perché guardo tra i dettagli E non mi piaccio più comunque sia Mi convinco che sono magica E pronta per unaltra follia E poi sbaglio e poi piango E poi magari è colpa mia Mi manchi tanto lo sai Ma sei così lontano ormai Non senti che ti chiamo Ma cosa fai cosè Ti sto gridando ti amo E allora perché Perché la notte non perdona mai E tu come me allora soffrirai Ma sei così lontano io che ti vorrei Ma dove sei? Dove sei? Non senti che ti chiamo Quando verrai dame Ti sto gridando ti amo Ecco cosè è che È che mi manchi tu Oh mi manchi tu Perché la notte non perdona mai E mi sento sola ormai Non senti che ti chiamo Ma non lo sai cosè È che mi manchi tu E allora ecco cosè Mi manchi tu Oh mi manchi tu Non senti che ti chiamo
Gambler's Blues Composer(s): B.B. King; Johnny Pate Performer(s): B.B. King; and various other artists
I don't know what love is, but I think I must have it bad Yeah, you I don't know what love is, people whoah, but I think I must have it bad Yeah, you know some people say love is just a gamble but whatever it is, it's enough to drive old me mad
They say love is just a proposition, people it's strictly a game of give and take Yeah, they tell me love, love, love is a proposition people, they say it's strictly a game of give and take Whoah, but my woman took all I gave her and I'm here to tell to you that love proposition stuff 's a fake
Oh, I don't claim to be no gambler people oh, I don't know much about the dice Yes, I don't claim to be no gambler people I tell you I don't know much about the dice Oh, but I wait and my baby knows she knows I'm not the kind who's gonna crap out twice
Yes, she left me early this mornin' I don't know the reason why She just got up early this mornin' didn't even say good-bye But I love you, I love you you know I love you baby, although you made me cry Yes, there are a lot of women who love me oh, but how you satisfy
Love Land Composer(s): Joe Sherman Performer(s): Paul Anka
I'm gonna find me a plot of ground That nobody else has ever found In the middle of the desert or the deep blue sea It doesn't make any difference to me It'll be my new-found home A country all of its own It'll even go down in history
Oh oh oh I'll build a Love Land for you and me A Love Land for the world to see No strings attached, no normalities No cost in money, you can get it free So pack your heart and hurry up And see what I'm talking about You'd better hurry up and get here soon Before I'm all sold out
A true true love and honesty That's gonna be my policy We'll be members of the United Nations Oh what we'll do to foreign relations Everybody's gonna say "Hip hip hip hooray For Lovey-Lovey-Love, Love Land, USA!"
Oh oh oh I'll build a Love Land for you and me A Love Land for the world to see No strings attached, no normalities No cost in money, you can get it free So pack your heart and hurry up And see what I'm talking about You'd better hurry up and get here soon Before I'm all sold out
You'd better hurry up and get here soon Before I'm all sold out
Missing You Italian Title: Mi Manchi Tu Composer(s): Mark Leonard; Charles Sandford; John Waite Originally performed by: John Waite Covered by various other artists
Everytime I think of you, I always catch my breath And I'm still standing here, and you're miles away And I'm wonderin' why you left And there's a storm that's raging through my frozen heart tonight
I hear your name in certain circles, and it always makes me smile I spend my time thinkin' about you, and it's almost driving me wild And there's a heart that's breaking down this long distance line tonight
I ain't missing you at all since you've been gone away I ain't missing you, no matter what I might say
There's a message in the wire, and I'm sending you this signal tonight You don't know how desperate I've become And it looks like I'm losing this fight In your world I have no meaning, though I'm trying hard to understand And it's my heart that's breaking down this long distance line tonight
Chorus: I ain't missing you at all since you've been gone away I ain't missing you, no matter what my friends say
And there's a message that I'm sending out, like a telegraph to your soul And if I can't bridge this distance, stop this heartbreak overload
(chorus)
I ain't missing you, I ain't missing you, I can lie to myself
And there's a storm that's raging through my frozen heart tonight
(chorus)
Ain't missing you, I ain't missing you I ain't missing you, I can lie to myself Ain't missing you, I ain't missing you I ain't missing you, I ain't missing you I ain't missing you, I ain't missing you, ain't missing you, oh no No matter what my friends might say, I ain't missing you...
There chanced to be a pedlar bold A pedlar bold he chanced to be He rolled his pack all on his back And he came tripping o'er the sea
By chance he met two troublesome blades Troublesome blades they chanced to be One of them was Robin Hood The other was little John so free
Chorus Gentlemen on high born blood Gamble Gold and Robin Hood
``Oh pedlar, pedlar what's in the pack Come speedily and tell to me'' ``I've several suits of the gay green silk And silken bow strings two of three''
``If you have suits of the gay green silk And silken bow strings two of three'' ``Then by my body'' cries Robin Hood ``Half your pack belongs to me''
Chorus
``Oh no, oh no,'' says the pedlar bold ``No that can never be There's never a man in Nottingham Can take one half my pack from me!''
The Robin Hood he drew his sword And the pedlar by his pack did stand They fought 'till the blood in streams did flow And he cried ``Pedlar hold hold your hand''
Chorus
``Oh pedlar, pedlar what's thy name Come speedily and tell to me'' ``I'm Gamble Gold of the gay green woods I've travelled far beyond the sea''
``If you're Gamble Gold of the gay green woods Then my cousin you must be Let us away to a tavern near And bottles crack most merrily''
Missing You Composer(s): Lionel Richie Performer(s): Diana Ross
Since you've been away I've been down and lonely Since you've been away I've been thinking of you Trying to understand The reason you left me What were you going through?
I'm missing you Tell me why the road turns Ooh ooh I'm missing you Tell me why the road turns
As I look around I see things that remind me Just to see you smile Made my heart fill with joy I'll still recall All those dreams we shared together Where did you run to, boy?
I'm missing you Tell me why the road turns Ooh ooh I'm missing you Tell me why the road turns
Sometimes I've wondered I didn't understand Just where you were trying to go Only you knew the plan And I tried to be there But you wouldn't let me in
But now you've gone away boy I feel so broken hearted I knew the day we started That we were meant to be If only you'd let me! I've cried so many tears Gotta face now all my fears We let time slip away I need you boy Here today!
There was so much you gave me To my heart To my soul There was so much of your dreams That were never told You had so much hope For a brighter day Why were you my flower Plucked away
I'm missing you Tell me why the road turns Ooh ooh I'm missing you Tell me why the road turns
Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady) Composer(s): Terry Gilkyson Performer(s): Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
(Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the Gamblin' Lady)
Frankie Laine: Oh, I'm a two-fisted gambler I've travelled this country afar From River to highway, I make 'em play my way From peanuts to cold caviar
I'm cool as a shark in the water My luck is my own to command But I got no home, or a place for a woman Who bluffs me right out of my hand
(Gambella, Gambella) Gambella, the Gamblin' Lady (She carries her umbrella) To cover a past that is shady Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the Gamblin' Lady
Jo Stafford: Oh, gamblin' is my profession I travel all over the land From roulette to Reno, from Reno to keno The jokers eat out of my hand
The dice roll at my direction In poker, I win at a glance But more satisfying and more gratifying is takin' a chance on romance
(Gambella, Gambella) Gambella, the Gamblin' Lady (She carries her umbrella) To cover a past that is shady Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the Gamblin' Lady
Frankie Laine: The girls all gather around me They fall for my slick city ways But if I go courtin', the diamond I'm sportin' Will be holdin' up one of her stays
Jo Stafford: Oh, he's a two-fisted gambler But now I don't think he can stand He's been double-crossed, he gambled and lost And I got a ring on my hand
JS: Don't gamble on love, my boy FL: Gambella, Gambella JS: Don't gamble on love FL: Gambella, the Gamblin' Lady JS: Shoot for a seven FL: She carries her umbrella JS: And wait for eleven FL: To cover a past that is shady JS: But don't ever gamble on love
Gambella, Gambella, Gambella Gambella, the Gamblin' Lady Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the Gamblin' Lady
Love Isn't Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) Composer(s): Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus Performer(s): ABBA
Do you remember the first time, and all of your sweet sweet talk Ain't heard it a lot since then love Now look at that guy, he's making me cry He leaves everybody and he only says goodbye But if I would have to choose I wouldn't let you go Just give it some more time and you will see our love will grow Darling I know
We gotta have patience Love isn't just a sensation Some of the time it gets rough Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) Giving love is a reason for living But a few things can be tough Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
From the first moment I saw you I've treated you like a queen I've given you lots of presents Now listen to that, just look at that cat You'd think he was an angel but he's talking through his hat But if I would have to choose I wouldn't let you go Just give it some more time and you will see our love will grow Darling I know
We gotta have patience Love isn't just a sensation Some of the time it gets rough Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) Giving (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) Love is a reason for living (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) But a few things can be tough Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet)
Patience (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) Love isn't just a sensation (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) Some of the time it gets rough Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) Giving (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) Love is a reason for living (Sweet sweet, our love is bitter-sweet) But a few things can be tough Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough ...
Missing In Action Composer(s): Helen Kays; Arthur Q. Smith Performer(s): Ernest Tubb; Jim Eanes & His Shenandoah Valley Boys
The warships had landed and I came ashore the fighting was over for me evermore For I had been wounded, they left me for dead a stone for my pillow and snow for my bed The enemy found me and took me away and made me a prisoner of war so they say but God in his mercy was with me one day the gate was left open and I ran away
I returned to the old home, my sweet wife to see the home I had built for my darling and me The door was left open and there on a stand I waw a picture of her and a man The clothes she was wearing told me a sad tale my darling was wearing a new bridal veil Then I found a letter and these words I read "Missing in Action" She thought I was dead
So I kissed her picture and whispered good-bye my poor heart was breading but my eyes were dry I know she'd be happy if she never learned I know she must never know I had returned A vagabond dreamer forever I'll roam because there was no one to welcome me home The face of my darling no more will I see for Missing in Action for ever I'll be