Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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That Old Black Magic ((French Version: Ce Diable Noir (Eddy Mitchell)) Composer(s): Harold Arlen - Johnny Mercer First recording by: Glenn Miller and His Orch. - 1942 Covered by multiple other artists
Old black magic has me in its spell Old black magic that you weave so well Those icy fingers up and down my spine The same old witch craft when your eyes meet mine Same old tingle that I feel inside Then the elevator starts it ride Down and down I go Round and round I go Like a leaf caught in a tide I should stay away but what can I do I hear your name and I'm a flame Flame, flame of desire Only your kiss can put out the fire Oh you're the lover I have waiting for Your the mate that fate had me created for And everytime your lips meet mine Down and down I go Round and round I go In a spin, lovin' the spin I'm in Under the old black magic called love In a spin lovin' the spin I'm in Under the old black magic called love In a spin lovin' the spin I'm in Under the old black magic called love I should stay away but what can I do I hear your name and I'm a flame Flame, flame of desire Only your kiss can put out the fire Oh you are the lover I have waited for Your the mate that fate had me created for And everytime your lips meet mine Down and down I go Round and round I go In a spin, lovin' the spin I'm in Under the old black magic called love
My World Is Slipping Away Composer(s): Neil Sedaka; Howard Greenfield Performer(s): Connie Francis
I tell myself our love will last And yet I know it's just the past I'm clingin' to I kiss the lips I know so well One little kiss and I can tell you've been untrue The more I try to reach your heart The more it seems we drift apart, what can I do Day by day my world keeps slippin' away
You find it hard to let me go Because you think that I don't know the way you feel I know you're tryin' to be kind But yet it hurts me more to find you so unreal One little look into your eyes And I can see a thousand lies that you reveal Day by day my world keeps slippin' away
The world we knew is almost gone But I'll, I'll keep holdin' on
I know I'd wish you back again If we could wander back to when you cared for me The heartbreak that I'm feelin' now Would change if you'd remember how it used to be Please put the world back into place Without your love I only face a memory Day by day my world keeps slippin' away Day by day my world keeps slippin' away
Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry Composer(s): Sammy Cahn; Jule Styne Performer(s): Frank Sinatra; and various other artists
The torch I carry is handsome It's worth its heartache in ransom Now when that twilight steals I know how the lady in the harbor feels
When I want rain, I get sunny weather I'm just as blue, blue as the sky Since love has gone, I can't get myself together Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
My friend ask me out, but I tell them I'm busy I've got to get a new alibi I hang around at home, and ask myself: "Where is she?" Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
Dry little tear drops, my little tear drops Moving on a stream of dreams My little memories, those precious memories Remind me of our crazy schemes
Then somebody says, just forget about her But I gave that treatment a try Strangely enough, I got along without her Then one day she passed me right by - oh well I guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
Ce Diable Noir ((Adapted from: That Old Black Magic (Glenn Miller and His Orch.) - 1942)) Composer(s): Harold Arlen - Johnny Mercer - Charles Aznavour Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell
"Ce diable noir Qui nous prend, nuit et jour Ce diable noir A été, fait pour Faire naître en nous détranges sentiments Et nous plier, à son envoûtement
Sa main glacée vient nous frôler la peau Allume en nous, une flamme, bientôt Ce feu roule, roule en nous Brûle, brûle tout Comme un enfer Fait du ciel sur la terre
On voudrait le fuir Et tout oublier Il nous pourchasse Et quoiquon fasse Il reste en nous, ce brûlant désir Que seul un baiser Pourrait apaiser
Le corps rompu Et les membres brisés Le cur perdu Et lâme intoxiquée Lorsque nos lèvres sunissent enfin Un feu roule, roule en nous Brûle, brûle tout Et lon comprend, dans ce rêve trop court Que ce diable noir, sappelle lAmour"
My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day Composer(s): Howard Greenfield; Neil Sedaka Performer(s): Neil Sedaka; Victor Wood
Round and round I go in circles trying to be free since you went away the world is closing in on me Every day I face tomorrow knowing you'll be there I see your face in every little thing we used to share The memory of you is everywhere
And my world keeps getting smaller every day I run but I can't run away you're with me everywhere I go And I find you're in my heart and in my mind there's no place left on earth to stay my world gets smaller every day
In the lonely of the morning when I'm waking up I find you standing at the bottom of my coffee cup I see you on the highway when I'm driving in the car Downtown in the city I just turn and there you are I run from you but never get too far
And my world keeps getting smaller every day I run but I can't run away you're with me everywhere I go And I find you're in my heart and in my mind there's no place left on earth to stay my world gets smaller every day
And my world keeps getting smaller every day I run but I can't run away my world gets smaller every day
Guess I Must Have Been In Love With Myself Composer(s): Pete Shelley Performer(s): Pete Shelley
Right from the start I played my part In this show What if today Was yesterday? Who would know? Take your time don't worry There's no need to hurry Anything can happen given time
Out of the blue It came to me What to do Funny to say It was that way Now it's you Take your time don't worry There's no need to hurry Everything can happen given time
You look at me while I'm looking at you There's nothing in this world that we two couldn't do I speak of love in a passionate way Love is emotion what more can I say? The rate of change is a sign of the times I have no need to read between the lines I had no time for anyone else Guess I must have been in love with myself
Everything's changed Nothing's the same As before Thinking of you Things that you do Make me so sure
At the moment I feel like walking through the pouring rain Once I get my head together nothing will ever be quite the same
You look at me while I'm looking at you There's nothing in this world that we two couldn't do I speak of love in a passionate way Love is emotion what more can I say? The rate of change is a sign of the times I have no need to read between the lines I had no time for anyone else Guess I must have been in love with myself Guess I must have been in love with myself Guess I must have been in love with myself
That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune Composer(s): Irving Berlin Performer(s): White Star Orch. and multiple other artists
Honey listen to that dreamy tune they're playin' Won't you tell me how on earth you keep from swayin'? Umm! Umm! Oh, that Mendelssohn Spring Song tune If you ever loved me show me now or never, Lord I wish they'd play that music on forever Umm! Umm! Oh, that Mendelssohn tune My honey
Don't you stand there, honey, can't you hear me sighin'? Is you goin' to wait until I'm almost dyin'? Umm! Umm! Oh, that Mendelssohn Spring Song tune Get yourself acquainted with some real live wooin' Make some funny noises like there's something doin' Umm! Umm! Oh, that Mendelssohn tune My honey
Love me to that ever lovin' Spring song melody Please me, honey, squeeze me to that Mendelssohn strain Kiss me like you would your mother One good kiss deserves another That's the only music that was ever meant for me That tantalizin,' hypnotizin,' mesmerin' Mendelssohn tune
My World Is Empty Without You Composer(s): Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland; Eddie Holland Originally performed by: The Supremes Covered by various other artists
My world is empty without you, babe My world is empty without you, babe And as I roam my way alone I find it hard for me to carry on I need your strength, I need your tender touch I need the love, my dear, I miss so much My world is empty without you, babe My world is empty without you, baby
You've given me a true love And every day I thank you, love For the feeling that's so new So exciting so inviting Baby, baby, I hear a symphony A tender melody Pushing me closer and closer to your heart Then suddenly Your lips are touching mine A feeling so divine Til I leave my past behind
My world is empty without you, babe My world is empty without you, babe From this cold world I try to hide my face But from this loneliness there ain't no hiding place Inside this cold and empty house I dwell In darkness, in memory I know so well My world is empty without you, babe My world is empty without you, babe Without you babe Without you babe...
That Means A Lot Composer(s): John Lennon - Paul McCartney Performer(s): The Beatles and multiple other artists
A friend says that your love Won't mean a lot And you know that your love Is all you've got At times things are so fine And at times they're not But when she says she loves you That means a lot
A friend says that a love Is never true And you know that this Don't apply on you A touch can mean so much When it's all you've got When she says she loves you That means a lot
Love can be deep inside Love can be suicide Can't you see you can't hide What you feel when it's real
A friend says that your love Won't mean a lot And you know that your love Is all you've got A touch can mean so much When it's all you've got But when she says she loves you That means a lot
Can't you see, yeah Can't you see, yeah Can't you see, yeah Can't you see, yeah Can't you see, yeah Can't you see, yeah Can't you see, yeah
My Word! You Do Look Queer Composer(s): Bob Weston; Bert Lee Performer(s): Stanley Holloway
I've been very poorly but now I feel prime I've been out today for the very first time I felt like a lad as I walked down the road Then I met Old Jones and he said, 'Well I'm blowed!' My word you do look queer! My word you do look queer! Oh, dear! You look dreadful: you've had a near shave You look like a man with one foot in the grave' I said, 'Bosh! l'm better; it's true I've been ill' He said, 'I'm delighted you're better, but still I wish you'd a thousand for me in your will My word, you do look queer!'
That didn't improve me, it quite put me back Still, I walked farther on, and I met Cousin jack He looked at me hard and he murmured, 'Gee whiz! It's like him! It can't be! It isn't! It is! By gosh! Who'd have thought it? Well, well, I declare! I'd never have known you except for your hair My word you do look queer! My word you do look queer! Your cheeks are all sunk and your colour's all gone Your neck's very scraggy, still you're getting on How old are you now? About fifty, that's true Your father died that age, your mother did too Well, the black clothes I wore then'll come in for you My word! You do look queer!'
That really upset me; I felt quite cast down But I tried to buck up, and then up came old Brown He stared at me hard, then he solemnly said 'You shouldn't be out, you should be home in bed I heard you were bad, well I heard you were gone You look like a corpse with an overcoat on 'My word you do look queer! My word you do look queer! You'd best have a brandy before you drop dead' So, pale as a sheet, I crawled in the'King's Head' The barmaid sobbed,'Oh you poor fellow,' and then She said, 'On the slate you owe just one pound ten You'd better pay up, we shan't see you again My word you do look queer!'
My knees started knocking, I did feel so sad Then Brown said, 'Don't die in a pub, it looks bad' He said, 'Come with me, I'll show you what to do Now I've got a friend who'll be useful to you' He led me to Black's Undertaking Depot And Black, with some crepe round his hat said, 'Hello 'My word you do look queer! My word you do look queer! Now we'll fix you up for a trifling amount Now what do you say to a bit on account?' I said, 'I'm not dying 'He said,'Don't say that! My business of late has been terribly flat But I'm telling my wife she can have that new hat! My word, you do look queer!'
I crawled in the street and I murmured, 'I'm done' Then up came Old Jenkins and shouted, 'By gum!' 'My word you do look well! My word you do look well! You're looking fine and in the pink!' I shouted, 'Am I?... Come and have a drink! You've put new life in me, I'm sounder than a bell By gad! There's life in the old dog yet My word I do feel well!'
Gue, Gue, Solingaie (Sweep The Dreampath Clear) (Traditional) Performer(s): Adelaide Van Wey
Gue-gue Solingaie Dreamland opens here balliez chimin-la Sweep the dreampath clear M'a dis li Listen, chile oui, m'as dis li now listen well Calbasse, il connain parler What the tortoise may have to tell Calbasse, il connain parler What the tortoise may have to tell
Gue-gue Solingaie Dreamland opens here Balliez chimin-la Sweep the dreampath clear M'a dis li Listen, chile oui, m'a dis li now listen well Cocodril, li connain chanter To the song of the crocodile Cocodril, li connain chanter To the song of the crocodile
Gue-gue Solingaie Dreamland opens here Balliez chimin-la Sweep the dreampath clear M'a dis li Listen, chile oui, m'a dis li now close your eyes Pichou, li connain trangier In the canebreak, the wildcat cries Pichou, li connain trangier In the canebreak, the wildcat cries
That Makes It Tough Composer(s): Buddy Holly Performer(s): Buddy Holly; Lazy Cowgirls
Time goes by, I'll still remember you That makes it tough- Oh so tough When you tell me you don't love me That makes it tough- Oh so tough- oh oh oh When you say you don't care no more
Memories will follow me forever Though I know my dreams will not come true All those precious things we shared together Time goes by I'll still remember you
And that makes it tough- Oh so tough When you tell me you don't love me That makes it tough- Oh so tough- oh oh oh When you say you don't care no more
My Wonderful One Composer(s): Jimmy Sweeney Performer(s): Marty Robbins
All the islands are sad cause you're leavin' me The Lord only knows just how lonesome I'll be The days, the nights we shared were so much fun My darlin', my wonderful one
My wonderful one, my wonderful one You're sailing out to the sea My wonderful one, my wonderful one Oh hurry home, please hurry home to me
My wonderful one, my wonderful one You're sailing out to the sea My wonderful one, my wonderful one Oh hurry home, please hurry home to me
Gue Gue Composer(s): Dave Guard; Bob Shane; Nick Reynolds Performer(s): The Kingston Trio
Gue-gue solingaie, balliez chimin-la Gue-gue solingaie, balliez chimin-la M'a dis li, oui, m'a dis li Calbass' li connain parler Calbass' li connain parler
Sleep, sleep, don't you weep Dry your tears a-while Dream, dream, then you'll hear the singing crocodile Oh, dreaming, we'll go dreaming Hush, now, baby don't you cry
Sail, sail, pretty babe while the moon is low Through bright bayou night the dreamboats drifting slow Oh, dreaming, we'll go dreaming Hush, now, baby don't you cry
That Lucky Fellow Composer(s): Oscar Hammerstein II - Jerome Kern Performer(s): Robert Shackleton & Grace McDonald and multiple other artists
That lucky fellow, who gets you Who knows you love him, and lets you Oh, how he'll laugh when you play the clown Oh, how he'll mope while he works in town
But with each long day behind him The failing sunlight will find him Back in your arms, where he wants to be How I'd want those arms, if I were he
That lucky lady who gets you Who knows you love her, and lets you Oh, how she'll laugh when you play the clown Oh, how she'll mope while he works in town
But with each long day behind her The failing sunlight will find her Back in your arms, where she wants to be How I'd want those arms, if I were she
My Wonderful One (aka Wonderful One) Composer(s): Ferde Grofé; Paul Whiteman; Marshall Neilan; Dorothy Terriss Performer(s): Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney and various other artists
........... that I love you so Awake or sleeping My hearts's in your keeping And calling to you soft and low
My wonderful one Whenever I'm dreaming Love's lovelight a-gleaming I see My wonderful one How my arms ache to hold, dear To cuddle and fold you to me
Just you, only you In the shadowy twilight In silvery moonlight There's none like you, I adore you My life I'll live for you, Oh, my wonderful, wonderful one
Gudbuy T'Jane Composer(s): Noddy Holder; James Whild Lea Performer(s): Slade; and various other artists
Goodbye to Jane, goodbye to Jane She's a dark horse see if she can Goodbye to Jane, goodbye to Jane, painted up like a fancy young man
[Chorus]: She's a queen can't you see what I mean She's a queen See, (see) see, she's a queen And I know she's alright, alright, alright, alright I say you're so young you're so young I say you're so young you're so young I say you're so young you're so young
I said Goodbye to Jane, goodbye to Jane, Get a kick from her forties trip boots Goodbye to Jane, goodbye to Jane, has them made to match up to her suits
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I said Goodbye to Jane, goodbye to Jane Like a dark horse see how she ran Goodbye to Jane, goodbye to Jane, spits on me cos' she knows that she can
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I say you're so young, she's alright, alright, alright, alright. I say you're so young you're so young, alright, alright I say you're so young ...
Child Of Peace Composer(s): Bob Farrell Performer(s): Sandi Patti
On a night of promise long ago When a star announced the light of hope To a world that knew no peace before The holy child of peace was born But he stirred their longings deep within For his kingdom knew no end From a place eternal high above The wondrous child of peace had come Child of comfort, child of light Hope that drowns away the night Touch our lives from heaven above Oh child of peace, we need your love In a world where peace eludes us still Where the heart exerts its will At a time when words are not enough Oh child of peace we need your love Oh man of peace we need your love God who only knows our need Come to us, oh child of peace
My Woman, My Woman, My Wife Composer(s): Marty Robbins Originally performed by: Marty Robbins Covered by various other artists
Hands that are strong, but wrinkled Doin' work that never gets done Hair that's lost some of the beauty By too many hours in the sun
Eyes that show some disappointment And there's been quite a lot in her life She's the foundation I lean on My woman, my woman, my wife
Everyday has been uphill Oh, we've climbed, but we can't reach the top I'm weak and I'm easily discouraged She just smiles when I want to stop
Lips that are weary but tender With love that strengthens my life A Saint in a dress made of gingham My woman, my woman, my wife
Two little babies were born in the Spring But died when the Winter was new I lost control of my mind and my soul But my woman's faith carried us through
When she reaches that river Lord, you know what she's worth Give her that mansion up yonder 'Cause she's been through hell here on Earth
Lord, give her my share of Heaven If I've earned any here in this life 'Cause, God, I believe she deserves it My woman, my woman, my wife
