Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Can I Put You On
Composer(s): Elton John - Bernie Taupin
Performer(s): Elton John
I work for the foundry for a penny and a half a day Like a blind street musician I never see those who pay It's dirty work in Birmingham Better deal for a Sheffield man If he can rivet then his kids can buy Candy from the candy man
And the van that comes around weekends Selling fancy city things Sold by the man with the trilby hat And the whiskers spread like wings You can hear him sing Oh you can hear him sing Can I put you on, people can I put you on Tell you that I love you people Sing a salesman's song and put you on
And a second cousin works in the pits in Newcastle on Tyne And he don't care if it rains outside, there's coal dust on his mind It's dirty work in Manchester But the crew gets paid its gelt Bang on the bell on Friday You buys a little something for yourself
And the van that comes around weekends Selling fancy city things Sold by the man in the trilby hat And the whiskers spread like wings You can hear him sing Oh you can hear him sing Can I put you on, people can I put you on Tell you that I love you people Sing a salesman's song and put you on
New York, New York Composer(s): Gerard W. Kenny Performer(s): Gerard Kenny; Shirley Bassey
I was eating a gyro sandwich walking down Eighth Avenue When a young girl came up to me and said "Brother, you got something I can chew?" Well I kept walking along
trying to make up a song about what to do Telling how the city lights and the Broadway nights
are like a dream come true Good old...
Chorus: New York, New York, so good they named it twice New York, New York, all the scandal and the vice, I love it! New York, New York, now isn't it a pity ......... What they say about New York City
It was a really nice night for a good street fight or a robbery But I always knew in my home town that would never happen to me I kept walking around trying to make up a sound 'bout what it's like to be In the city of light on a rag time night, it's something more than free In good old...
New York, New York, so good they named it twice New York, New York, all the scandal and the vice, I love it! New York, New York, now isn't it a pity ......... What they say about New York City
Every time I have to leave and travel far away I am never ever happy 'til I'm home to stay Home to stay in New York
(Piano Solo)
New York, New York, so good they named it twice New York, New York,all the scandal and the vice, I love it! New York, New York, now isn't it a pity......... What they say about New York City
Geloof Me
(Adapted from: Io Che Non Vivo (Senza Te) - 1965)
Composer(s): Vito Pallavicini; Pino Donaggio; André Hazes
Performer(s): André Hazes - 1985
Titles In Other Languages:
1965 - Jamais Je Ne Vivrai Sans Toi
1966 - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
1993 - Je T'ai Tout Donné
Alles ging zo snel voorbij
even had ik jou bij mij
't ging zo snel ik kreeg geen tijd
om te vragen oh blijf bij mij
Jij bent weg 't is weer stil om me heen
't wordt even wennen want ik ben weer alleen
toch vergeet ik jou nooit meer
nee ik denk telkens weer
Jij had mij niet moeten
dat je van me houdt
dan had ik nu kunnen zeggen
ga het laat me koud
geloof me geloof me
te snel ging dit voorbij
al kwam je maar om te zeggen ik blijf vrij
Oh ik hoop dat jij eens belt
en je mij dan eerlijk vertelt
waarom jij bent weggegaan
want dan weet ik wat ik heb gedaan
Jij had mij niet moeten zeggen
dat je van me houdt
dan had ik nu kunnen zeggen
ga het laat me koud
geloof me geloof me
jij had mij niet moeten zeggen
dat je van me houdt
dan had ik nu kunnen zeggen
ga het laat me koud
geloof me geloof me geloof me
New York, New York Composer(s): Leonard Bernstein; Betty Comden; Adolph Green
Ozzie: Come on, Gabey, hurry up!
Chip: Twenty-four hours!
Sailor: Hey, why don't ya look where you're goin'. You'd think it was your first time in New York!
Gabey: It is!
(The sailors look around them, happily absorbing the scene)
Gabey, Chip, Ozzie: New York, New York! It's a helluva town!
Gabey: We've got one day here and not another minute To see the famous sights!
Ozzie: We'll find the romance and danger waiting in it Beneath the Broadway lights; But we've hair on our chests So what we like the best are the nights Sights! Lights! Nights!
Gabey, Chip, Ozzie: New York, New York, a helluva town The Bronx is up, but the Battery's down The people ride in a hole in the groun' New York, New York, it's a helluva town!
Chip: (points to Empire State Building) Hey, Gabey! Gabey, look
(consulting his guidebook with reverence and excitement)
Gabey, it says here "There are 20,000 streets in New York not counting MacDougal Alley the heart of Green-Witch Village a charming thoroughfare filled with..."
Ozzie: Here we go again!
Chip: The famous places to visit are so many Or so the guidebooks say I promised Daddy I wouldn't miss on any And we have just one day Got to see the whole town From Yonkers on down to the Bay
Gabey, Chip, Ozzie: In just one day!
New York, New York, a visitor's place Where no one lives on account of the pace But seven millions are screaming for space New York, New York, it's a visitor's place!
(Two sailors enter, weaving and weary-looking one happy, one very glum)
Gabey: Hey! Look who's comin' back! It's Tom and Andy!
Ozzie: Hey, Tom, Andy! Hey, fellas, how are the New York dames?
Andy: Wonderful - I don't remember a thing!
Tom: Awful! I remember everything!
(Tom and Andy exit)
Ozzie:
Manhattan women are dressed in silk and satin Or so the fellas say There's just one thing that's important in Manhattan When you have just one day Gotta pick up a date...
Chip: Maybe seven...
Ozzie: Or eight On your way
Gabey, Chip, Ozzie: In just one day!
New York, New York, a helluva town The Bronx is up, but the Battery's down The people ride in a hole in the groun' New York, New York, it's a helluva town!!
Io Canto Composer(s): Riccardo Cocciante; Marco Luberti First release by: Riccardo Cocciante - 1979
La nebbia che si posa la mattina Le pietre di un sentiero di collina Il falco che s'innalzerà Il primo raggio che verrà La neve che si scioglierà correndo al mare L'impronta di una testa sul cuscino I passi lenti e incerti di un bambino Lo sguardo di serenità La mano che si tenderà La gioia di chi aspetterà Per questo e quello che verrà Io canto Le mani in tasca canto La voce in festa canto La banda in testa canto Corro nel vento e canto La vita intera canto La primavera canto La mia preghiera canto Per chi mi ascolterà Voglio cantare sempre cantare L'odore del caffè nella cucina La casa tutta piena di mattina E l'ascensore che non va L'amore per la mia città La gente che sorriderà lungo la strada I rami che si intrecciano nel cielo Un vecchio che cammina tutto solo L'estate che poi passerà Il grano che maturerà La mano che lo coglierà Per questo e quello che sarà Io canto Le mani in tasca canto La voce in festa canto La banda in testa canto Corro nel vento e canto La vita intera canto La primavera canto La mia preghiera canto Per chi mi ascolterà Voglio cantare sempre cantare Io canto Le mani in tasca canto La voce in festa canto La banda in testa canto Corro nel vento e canto La vita intera canto
New York, New York Composer(s): Nina Hagen; Karl Rucker; Steve Schiff Performer(s): Nina Hagen
New York City is the hottest place For a honeymoon in a hotel room New York City is my favorite place 'Cause I know so many people with a golden face Uh-huh! It's always late at night when I wanna go out And New York City has for sure the horniest crowd Especially for me, this is true I have the best time when you're there too Honey, after the show, when we are ready to go We are going disco But before we hit East 7th Street We are going to another disco Disco after disco And shaking our hair to the disco rap AM/PM, Pyramid, Roxy, Mudd Club, Danceteria The newest club is opening up (3x)
New York, New York (4x) Yeaaaahhhhhh!
New York City is the hottest place For a honeymoon in a hotel room Uh-huh! New York City is a place so nice Everybody says it so they had to name it twice New York my happy love's you, I love you very much I could not live without you, so let's always keep in touch New York City has the fanciest rule When you want to live in this town you just have to be a fool
After the show when we are ready to go We are going disco But before we hit East 7th Street We are going to another disco Disco, after disco And shaking our hair to the disco rap AM/PM, Pyramid, Roxy, Mudd Club, Danceteria The newest club is opening up (3x)
New York, New York (8x) Yeah
It's going hop hop hop hop hop hop Straight up to the top Hop hop hop hop hop hop Straight up to the top Let there be light 'Cause David Bowie's gonna be here tonight in New York I create ecstacy in my world I know who I am And I am willing to declare myself to the world I am a staaaaaaarrrrrrr! In New York Whosoever with me...
La mia donna, la sua allegria che mi riscalderà col fuoco di un'idea uomo solo, uomo a metà domani nei suoi occhi tutto il resto affogherà E cascate d'amore noi le nebbie del passato non ci inquineranno mai a quest'ora ti sento mia l'avrai già lasciato con disprezzo e poesia Bianchi zingari i passi tuoi nell'anima il silenzio da quanto tempo hai io d'amore ti vestirò ma non dovrai tremare dove io ti porterò
Io camminerò, tu mi seguirai angeli braccati noi ci sarà un cielo ed io lavorerò, tu mi aspetterai e una sera impazzirò quando mi dirai che un figlio avrai, avrò ...
Sciogli i dubbi e i capelli tuoi perché sei così bella se non sai quello che vuoi io d'amore ti vestirò ma non mi domandare dove io ti porterò Io camminerò, tu mi seguirai angeli sbagliati noi ci sarà un cielo ed io lavorerò tu mi aspetterai e una sera impazzirò quando mi dirai che un figlio avrai, avrò ...
New York, New York Composer(s): Fred Ebb; John Kander; Eddy Marnay Performer(s): Mireille Mathieu
New-York, New York
Ça c'est du nouveau Je viens d'y penser Je veux partir à ta conquête New-York New-York J'ai comme un grand show au bout des souliers J'ai mis de l'or à mes paillettes New-York New-York Je me vois reine de ce temple de la musique J'ai tous les rois de la ville dans le public Cent mille bravos
Et tous ces bravos croulent de tous côtés C'est qui claque dans ma tête mon vieux New-York Et si j'ai su te plaire c'est à la terre entière Que je plairais New-York New-York
Invitation To The Blues Composer(s): Doris Fisher; Arthur Gershwin; Allan Roberts Performer(s): Julie London and multiple other artists
My heart was all dressed up to go dancing I had a brand new shine on my views The roses you sent for, the line that I went for Was just an invitation to the blues
The very thought of love was entrancing I figured I had nothing to lose Your smile so elusive, your kiss so exclusive Was just an invitation to the blues
I went to town, priced a wedding gown Put my little red book on the shelf Hired a hall, got the band and all And marched down the aisle by myself
I guess you can't depend on romancing It puts your heart right down in your shoes Instead of a wedding for which I was heading I got an an invitation to the blues
Invitation Composer(s): Bronislaw Kaper; Paul Francis Webster First release by: The MGM Studio Orch. - 1952 Covered by multiple other artists
You and your smile hold a strange invitation Somehow it seems We've shed our dream but we're Time after time in a room full of strangers Out of the blue, suddenly you were there
Wherever I go you're the glow of temptation, Glancing my way in the grey of the dawn And always your smile holds that strange invitation Then you are gone Where oh where have you gone
How long must I live in a world of illusion Be where you are so near yet so far, apart Hoping you'll say with a sweet invitation Where have you been, darling come in Into my heart
New York, New York Composer(s): E. Fletcher; Melvin Glover; Reggie Griffin; Sylvia Robinson Performer(s): Grandmaster Flash
Ah New York New York big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around, too much Ah too many people, too much -- a ha hah Too much, too many people, too much, rrrrrrrah!
A castle in the sky, one mile high Built to shelter the rich and greedy Rows of eyes, disguised as windows Lookin DOWN on the poor and the needy Miles of people, marchin up the avenue Doin what they gotta do, just to get by I'm livin in the land of plenty and many But I'm damn sure poor and I don't know why
Too much, ah too many people, too much Too much, too many people, too much!
A man's on a ledge, says he's gonna jump People gather round, said, "He won't he's just a chump" Cause he lost his job, then he got robbed His mortgage is due and his marriage is through He says he ain't gonna pay no child support Because the bitch left him without a second thought He got nothin to eat, no shoes on his feet She even left his clothes, out in the street He keeps hearin noises when he's at home He always hears voices when he's all alone His wife took the kids, the car and the crib In this man's world, so much for women's lib
New York New York big city of dreams But everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law, and I know my way around
Down in the Village, you might think I'm silly but you can't tell the women from the men sometimes They're sugar and spice and everything nice But when you get em home ain't no tellin what you find Right next door is a little old man I seen him eatin dog food out of a can He says, "I got to eat, when I can't afford meat I barely can stand, on my own two feet" I got a bad habit and I just can't break it Somethin's on my mind and I just can't shake it I need some time, and I want some space I gotta get away from the human race
Too much, ah too many people, too much... a-ha hah Too much, ah too many people, too much! Rrrrrrrah!
Stand at a skyscraper reachin into heaven When over in the ghetto I'm livin in hell Just play ball or be an entertainer cause niggaz like me can't read too well Nobody loves me, nobody cares I dreamed about a life but I'm livin in a nightmare Paranoid schitzo, set back, snowbound Bad news psycho, heart attack, breakdown!
Hee, huh (16X) HUH!
If only I could sleep just ten more minutes I might find the strength to make another day If I didn't have to get up, and do my thing I would probably sleep my whole life away I messed up a nice dream, somethin bout ice cream Whipped cream fruits and a cherry on top Now I gotta get up and face the world, huh The pressure is on it ain't never gonna stop I sho' gotta learn to use my mind I don't wanna be kissin nobody's behind Just standin on line lookin like a jerk Gotta get off my butt and do a full day's work I ran into a pothole, got into a car crash Shoulda been thinkin and tried to fake whiplash A crowd gathered round, they're callin me fat Who you lookin at wit a face like that?
New York New York big city of dreams Everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around
On 42nd Street, lookin for some action Women standin on the corner sellin satisfaction One young punk just leanin on the fence Tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents Really is a prankster, tried to be a gangster Real big wheel when a gun is in his hands Just did a stick-up, just got picked up One dead punk, killed by the man
New York New York big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't always what it seem You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around Too much, too many people, too much... ah ha hah hah Too much, too many people, too much! HUAHH!
A baby cries and a mother dies And the tears fall from the doctor's eyes because in this room, on this day The Good Lord has giveth, and taketh away, huh The gift of life really means a lot And in the ghetto your life is all you got So you take to the streets, tryin to exist in the trash and slime of a world like this What you watch, on TV a tells you what life is supposed to be But when you look outside the only thing you see Is the poverty stricken, reality, heh Abandoned places, angry faces Much hate and hunger through-out the races You say, "I'm grown and I'm on my own So why don't everybody just leave me alone!" Now you stay at home, talkin on the phone Doin ninety miles an hour in the fifty mile zone They never took the time to tell you bout sex So you had to learn about it in the discotheques Nine months later, the baby is there and the nigga that did it said, "I don't care!" You don't have enough money to help feed two So you have to choose between the baby and you The sky was cryin, rain and hail When you put yo' baby in the garbage pail Then you kissed the kid and put down the lid And you tried to forget what you just did, huh The muffled screams of a dyin baby was enough to drive the young mother crazy so she ran in the rain tryin to ease the pain Huh huh, and she drove herself insane
New York New York big city of dreams But everything in New York ain't always what it seem You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around
Ah too much, too many people, too much... ah ha hah hah Too much, too many people, too much! HUHHH!
So what's happenin man? What's happenin? Man you should see these bad girls out here workin the corner Loose joints, loose joints! A hah hah hah Aiyyo baby won't you come here man gimme a little somethin Let's try to get the money man Aiyyo aiyyo y'all know this dude look he comin right here let's rob him man Ohh yeah yeah Nah nah leave him alone Hey slick, you know your way to Sugarhill Records? Ay man that's in Jersey nigga! C'mere c'mere man whassup wit you? (conversation disolves into a fight)
New York New York big city of dreams But everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around Too much, too many people, too much... ha hah hah hah Too much, too many people, too much
New York State Of Mind Composer(s): Billy Joel Performer(s): Billy Joel; and various other artists
Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood Hop a flight to Miami Beach or Hollywood I'm taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line I'm in a New York state of mind
I seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens But I know what I'M needing and I don't want to waste more time I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and the blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, the Daily News...
It comes down to reality-and it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide Don't care if it's Chinatown or Riverside I don't have any reasons, I've left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and the blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, the Daily News...
I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line 'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind
Invisible Touch Composer(s): Tony Banks; Phil Collins; Mike Rutherford Performer(s): Genesis
Well I've been waiting, waiting here so long But thinking nothing, nothing could go wrong, ooh now I know She has a built in ability To take everything she sees And now it seems I'm falling, falling for her
She seems to have an invisible touch yeah She reaches in, and grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have an invisible touch yeah It takes control and slowly tears you apart
Well I don't really know her, I only know her name But she crawls under your skin, you're never quite the same, and now I know She's got something you just can't trust It's something mysterious And now it seems I'm falling, falling for her
She seems to have an invisible touch yeah She reaches in, and grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have an invisible touch yeah It takes control and slowly tears you apart
She don't like losing, to her it's still a game And though she will mess up your life You'll want her just the same, and now I know She has a built in ability To take everything she sees And now it seems I've fallen, fallen for her
She seems to have an invisible touch yeah She reaches in, and grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have an invisible touch yeah It takes control and slowly tears you apart
New York Minute Composer(s): Don Henley; Danny Kortchmar; Jai Winding Performer(s): The Eagles; and various other artists
Harry got up Dressed all in black Went down to the station And he never came back They found his clothing Scattered somewhere down the track And he won't be down on Wall Street in the morning
He had a home The love of a girl But men get lost sometimes As years unfold One day he crossed some line And he was too much in this world But I guess it doesn't matter anymore
In a New York Minute Everything can change In a New York Minute Things can get pretty strange In a New York Minute Everything can change In a New York Minute
Lying here in the darkness I hear the sirens wail Somebody going to emergency Somebody's going to jail If you find somebody to love in this world You better hand on tooth and nail The wolf is always at the door
In a New York Minute Everything can change In a New York Minute Things can get a little strange In a New York Minute Everything can change In a New York Minute
And in these days When darkness falls early And people rush home To the ones they love You better take a fool's advice And tak care of your own One day they're here Next day they're gone
I pulled my coat around my shoulders And took a walk down through the park The leaves were falling around me The groaning city in the gathering dark On some solitary rock A desperate lover left his mark "Baby, I've changed Please come back"
What the head makes cloudy The heart makes very clear The days were so much brighter In the time when she was here But I know there's somebody somewhere Make these dark clouds disappear Until that day, I have to believe I believe, I believe
In a New York Minute Everything can change In a New York Minute You can get out of the rain In a New York Minute Everything can change In a New York Minute
Invisible Tears Composer(s): Sue Miller; Ned Miller Performer(s): Ray Conniff and multiple other artists
Invisible tears in my eyes Incredible pain in my heart Indestructable memories Are passing in review Impossible though things may get Improbable I will forget Indelible memories Of sweet loveable you (ou-ou)
You're back agai-ain (ooh-ooh-ooh) So I'll let you in (ooh-ooh-ooh) Although I'm only stealing Pictures from the past Those arms are not real (ooh-ooh-ooh) But somehow I feel (ooh-ooh-ooh) If I'd just close my eyes Then maybe it will last
Invisible tears in my eyes Incredible pain in my heart Indestructable memories Are passing in review Impossible though things may get Improbable I will forget Indelible memories Of sweet loveable you Indelible memories
New York Mining Disaster 1941 Composer(s): Barry Gibb; Maurice Gibb; Robin Gibb Performer(s): The Bee Gees;
In the event of something happening to me there is something I would like you all to see It's just a photograph of someone that I knew
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones? Do you know what it's like on the outside? Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones
I keep straining my ears to hear a sound Maybe someone is digging underground or have they given up and all gone home to bed thinking those who once existed must be dead
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones? Do you know what it's like on the outside? Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones
In the event of something happening to me there is something I would like you all to see It's just a photograph of someone that I knew
Hvae you seen my wife, Mr. Jones? Do you know what it's like on the outside? Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a landslide, Mr. Jones
Invisible (A John y Paul) Performer(s): Luis Eduardo Aute
Si yo tuviera el aro de Giges y le pidiera desaparecer sólo lo haría para camuflarme de algunos espías que no quiero ver Nunca sería para sorprenderte bebiendo de otras ambrosías me excita más la alevosía brutal de no verte cuándo no eres mía... Ay, si pudiera ser si pudiera ser... invisible invisible amor Si me tomara la mezcla de Griffin y me esfumara para no volver sólo lo haría para liberarme de mi biografía sin dejar de ser E intentaría que mi transparencia fundiese con su anatomía y ya entrados en herejías tu concupiscencia me reencarnaría... Ay, si pudiera ser... Si fuera el gato burlón de Cheshire haría un trato con mi creador no sonreiría jamás si consigue que Alicia sonría entre tanto horror Entregaría al rey mi cabeza incluso mi cuerpo invisible si a cambio no fuera posible jamás tu tristeza tu melancolía Ay, si pudiera ser...
