Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Biggest Sin Of All Composer(s): Benny Davis - Ted Murray Performer(s): Connie Francis
Backup (intro): And that was the biggest sin of all
Connie: It was a sin the way you lied to me The way you broke my heart But that was not the biggest sin of all It was a sin the way you made me cry And vowed we'd never part But that was not the biggest sin of all
You promised to be faithful And I trusted in you Oh, what a sin You just couldn't be true But the biggest sin of all Was when you made believe you were mine When there was somebody else All the time
I should have known you didn't love me With all those lied that you told And I should've known That there was another When your kisses were so cold Yes, I closed my eyes Too much in love to see Oh, why, did this ever have to happen to me
Yes, the biggest sin of all Was when you made believe you were mine When there was somebody else All the time
Canción En Harapos Composer(s): Silvio Rodríguez Performer(s): Silvio Rodríguez
Que fácil es agitar un pañuelo a la tropa solar del manifiesto marxista y la historia del hambre que fácil es suspirar ante el gesto del hombre que cumple un deber y regalarle ropitas a la pobrecita hija del chofer que fácil de enmascarar sale la oportunidad
Que fácil es engañar al que no sabe leer cuántos colores, cuántas facetas tiene el pequeño burgués
Que fácil es trascender con fama de original pero se sabe que entre los ciegos el tuerto suele mandar que fácil de apuntalar sale la vieja moral que se disfraza de barricada de los que nunca tuvieron nada qué bien prepara su mascara el pequeño burgués
Viva el harapo señor y la mesa sin mantel viva el que huela a callejuela a palabrota y taller
Desde una mesa repleta cualquiera decide aplaudir la caravana en harapos de todos los pobres desde un mantel importado y un vino añejado se lucha muy bien desde una mesa gigante y un auto elegante se sufre también en un amable festín se suele ver combatir
Si fácil es abusar más fácil es condenar y hacer papeles para la historia para que te haga un lugar
Que fácil es protestar por la bomba que cayó a mil kilómetros del ropero y del refrigerador que fácil es escribir algo que invite a la acción contra tiranos, contra asesinos contra la cruz o el poder divino siempre al alcance de la vidriera y el comedor
Viva el harapo señor y la mesa sin mantel viva el que huela a callejuela a palabrota y taller
Feelin' Down Farther Composer(s): Tom Johnston Performer(s): The Doobie Brothers
Well, the sun is shinin' A new day is here All the people smilin', and the sky is clear Not an hour wasted will I share with you Got to keep lovin', mama, no matter what I do
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I got to tell you
Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down
Jesus, here me when I sing out loud The echoes of my gladness fall upon the ground I don't care for sadness, and I don't need fear I hope they fin'lly realize that the feelin' is near
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I got to tell you
Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down
Ooh, way down low, ooh, way down low Ooh, way down low, ooh, way down low
Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down
Givin' and receivin' are all I know Some of you will find it and you'll prob'bly let it show Only one thing that I know to be true Every day is different, mama and so are you
Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, oh
Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down
The Biggest Parakeets In Town Composer(s): Charlie Drew - Jud Strunk Performer(s): Kacey Jones
Some folks I know keep looking For rare old coins and stamps While others see what's cooking In antique books and lamps Some hobbies are like slavery There's one too tough for words This girl has got an aviary And you should see her birds...
She's got chanticleers and dickey birds Intelligent and tricky birds That make the boys all want to hang around Her crow is black and shiny Her hummingbirds are tiny But she's got the biggest parakeets in town!
She's got cockatoos and bobolinks In royal blue and dusty pinks And you should see them hangin' upside down Oh, it's thrilling to behold her When she wings them past her shoulder 'Cause she's got the biggest parakeets in town!
And every night When she gets into bed She puts each one on a pillow Oh, they sound like Bing When they start to sing "Tweet willow, tweet willow, tweet willow"
After holding them and petting them She gets a thrill in letting them Go swingin' from the ceiling to the ground Ask anyone who's seen 'em It's hard to choose between 'em 'Cause she's got the biggest parakeets in town!
Imagine her in love one day As she tells her fiance, "Okay!" On the day the wedding rolls around Although he loves the ground she stands on He can't wait to get his hands on The biggest parakeets in town
Well, picture on their wedding night When hubby, dear, turns off the light And wakes in the mornin' with a frown... As he goes to caress her He sees them on the dresser... The biggest parakeets in town! (She's really got 'em, boy!) The biggest parakeets in town! (They're enormous!)
Canción Del Trovador Errante Composer(s): Silvio Rodríguez Performer(s): Silvio Rodríguez
Fui un trovador errante sombra por caminos sin alas
Mis riquezas fueron aquellos sitios donde aprendían mis canciones quienes me las mostraban vagabundos alrededor de sus hogueras iluminaciones de cirqueros y perros donde me convertía en una chispa transitoria disuelta en las remotas antífonas que saben las cigarras
Mi patria era la intemperie los acosados campos de clorofila elemental y fauna en eclosión pero también era ceniza miércoles de lloviznas masticando la hogaza sucia y nutritiva que comparte el proscrito ordinario risueño y colosal entre las tibias ocasionales piernas de un cisne amaestrado
Fui un trovador errante y ahora tras el paso del tiempo soy quien enciende las hogueras quien convoca luciérnagas y sabe el nombre de la chispa que salta de la crepitación hacia la noche cometa de un universo diminuto donde mi mano es la de Dios quiero decir la de un colosalmente viejo vagabundo con la mirada puesta en los senderos con la memoria abierta a la única riqueza que le espera
Susurraré mi historia a un trovador errante sombra en busca de almas para que la reparta junto a los fuegos ocasionales tibios que depara el camino a todos quienes sueñan con un cisne salvaje
Hey, look over yonder out in the rain Soakin' wet fever in my brain Now, I ain't certain which way to go But I got to move, sure
Chorus: Feelin' Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue Feelin' Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue Feelin' Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue
Hey, look over yonder behind the wall They're closin' in I'm about to fall Now I'm no coward, but I ain't no cool Feel it in my bones, my book is due
Chorus
Hey, look over yonder, up in the tree There's a rope hangin' just for me Without a warnin', without a warnin' Things are pilin' up to break me down
Chorus
Hey, look over yonder, out in the street People laughin' by, walkin' easy Now, I'm no sinner, but I ain't no saint If it's happy, you can say I ain't
Chorus
I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue
Biggest Aspidistra In The World Composer(s): Connor - Haines - Harper Performer(s): Gracie Fields
For years we had an aspidestra in a flower pot On the whatnot, near the hatstand, in the hall It didnt seem to grow till one day our brother Joe Had a notion that hed make it strong and tall So hes crossed it with an acorn from an oak tree And hes planted it against the garden wall
It shot up like a rocket till it nearly reached the sky Its the biggest aspidestra in the world We couldnt see the top of it, it got so bloomin high Its the biggest aspidestra in the world When fathers had a snoot-full at his pub The Bunch of Grapes He doesnt go all fighting-mad and getting into scrapes oh no Youll find him in his bare skin playing Tarzan of the Apes On the biggest aspidestra in the world
We have to get it watered by the local fire brigade So they put the water rates up half a crown The roots top up the drains, grow along the country lanes And they come up half a mile outside the town
Once we had an auditorium for a hothouse But a jealous rival went and burnt it down The tomcats and their sweethearts love to spend their evenings out Up the biggest aspidestra in the world They all begin meeowing when the buds begin to sprout From the biggest aspidestra in the world
The dogs all come around for miles a lovely sight to see They sniff around for hours and hours and wag their tails with glee So Ive had to put a notice up to say its not a tree Its the biggest aspidestra in the world
Canción Del Silencio Composer(s): D.A.R. Performer(s): Léon Gieco
Silencio, señores grandes que despiertan los cuentos del parque Ellos esperan las nuevas risas en las treinta vueltas de una calesita Ellos esperan las nuevas risas sobre la esperanza llamada sortija
Silencio, señores grandes que despiertan las leyendas Tal vez pintadas o dibujadas en el redondo borde de las plantas Tal vez pintadas o dibujadas En el vaiven solitario de una hamaca
El silencio no es una palabra escrita sobre una pared Es una cancion solitaria por el viento que no se detiene en el medio de un infierno Es una cancion solitaria por el viento que no se detiene en el medio de un infierno ho ho oho
Silencio, señores grandes que despiertan las historias Adormecidas en los parques debajo de un tobogan o un banco gris Adormecidas en los parques cobijadas por un copo de maiz
Silencio, señores grandes que las dulces fabulas despiertan Ellas estan acurrucadas en el vientre de un mordisco de manzana Ellas estan acurrucadas en el bostezo de una hormiga trasnochada
Feelin' Alright
((Italian Version: Tu Vedi Mai Cerchi Bianchi E Neri? (by Riki Maiocchi))
Composer(s): Dave Mason
First release by: Traffic - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists
Seems I got to have a change of scenes
Everynight I have the strangest dreams
Imprisoned by the way it could have been
Left he are on my own or so it seemed
I got to leave before I start to scream
Before someone locks the door and takes to keys
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
(little girl)
Boy you shelter me with warmth and rye
And even now I sit and I wonder why
That when I think of you, I start myself to cry
Just can't waste my time, I must get by
Gotta stop believin', in all your lies
Well there's too much to do before I die
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
(little girl)
Ooh don't you get too lost, in all I say
In a better time, you know I really found that way
But that was then and now you know it's today...
I can't get set for it, guess I'm here to stay
Till someone comes along and takes my place
With a different name, and a different face
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
(little girl)
The Bigger The Fool (The Harder The Fall) Composer(s): Kris Kristofferson Performer(s): Kris Kristofferson
Hey, doesn't it still look easy as it did to you Hey, wasn't it true, after all I couldn't help myself, girl And I can't blame you The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
Living on old illusions, and some make believe That mattered to me, most of all Closing my eyes to changes I've refused to see The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
Somewhere in your future, on the far side of your world You might read my writing on the wall And think of the easy dreamer who believed in you The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
If someday you wake up in a world that's turned on you And nobody answers when you call Hey, think of the easy dreamer who believes in you The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
Think of the crazy dreamer who believes in you The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
Canción Del Perdón
Composer(s): Horacio Guarany
Performer(s): Horacio Guarany
Si vuelves algún día no expliques tu regreso que sea como si nunca sucedió tu abandono Resume tus palabras tan sólo con un beso que yo con la mirada diré si te perdono No es que pierda mi orgullo ni te dé la razón a veces en la vida nos ciega una quimera y olvidamos la pena de otro corazón que sufre las angustias terribles de la espera... Lo importante entre aquellos que siempre se han querido y que mantienen viva la prímera ilusión es llegar al final, seguros, muy unidos tomados de la mano, cantando una canción
The Big Ones Get Away Composer(s): Buffy Sainte-Marie Performer(s): Buffy Sainte-Marie
Hey, Baby I just got back from town where the bribes are paid Honey, they turned my offer down they say the deal's already made So now Igotta stand and watch while it all comes down and the buzzards and the hawks and the judges and the mob circle around Now if I were the queen of all the world I would 90 in chains just to see you free of the ropes that bind you and the role you play and the pride that hooks you while the big ones get away Love junkies wanna change the world: it quickly stays the same Money junkies hire all the smart ones Power junkies run the game One step at a time Polarity Hill If the bad guys don't get you Baby then the good guys will With angels on the take and the gangsters in the yard Hey don't the wars come easy Hey don't the peace come hard Now if I had a way to reach the sky I'd grab that crescent moon wield it like a knife save you from the lies From the ropes that bind you and the role you play and the game that hooks you while the big ones get away
Feel The Need In Me Composer(s): Abrim Tilmon Performer(s): Shakin' Stevens; The Detroit Emeralds; Genya Ravan; Utopia
See how I'm walking See how I'm talking You'll notice everything in me Feel the need (how feel) Feel the need in me Whoawhoayeah Haa
I need you by my side To be my guide Can't you see my arms are open wide Feel the need (how feel) Feel the need in me
I need your love Everyday I need it (love) Everyway I need it (love) Without your sweet sweet love I'd gladly die (I need your love)
I need you constantly (love) Your love is good to me (love) Your love is sweeter to me than apple pie
Just put your hand in mine Love me all the time The truth you will plainly see Feel the need (how feel) Feel the need in me Haa
Your love is tough now Can't get enough 'Cos your loves so important to me Feel it (how feel) Feel the need in me
I need you by my side To be my guide Can't you see my arms are open wide Feel the need (how feel) Yeah feel the need in me
I need your love Everyday I need (love) Everyway I need (love) Without your sweet sweet love I'd gladly die (I need your love)
I need you constantly (love) Your love is good to me (love) Your love is sweeter to me than apple pie
Just put your hand in mine Love me all the time The truth you will plainly see Feel the need (how feel) Feel the need in me Yeah
Come on and feel it (feel it, feel it) Come on baby feel it (feel it, feel it) Come on and feel it (feel it, feel it) Ahh that's nice (feel it, feel it) Ooww Ah that's good Ahh your doing well Ah that's nice
The Big Hurt Composer(s): Wayne Shanklin First release by: Miss Toni Fisher - 1959 Covered by multiple other artists
Now it begins, now that you've gone Needles and pins, twilight till dawn Watching that clock till you return Lighting that torch and watching it burn
Now it begins, day after day This is my night, ticking away Waiting to hear footsteps that say "Love will appear and this time to stay"
Oh, each time you go I try to pretend It's over at last This time the big hurt will end
Now it begins, now that you've gone Needles and pins, twilight till dawn But if you go, come back again I wonder when, oh when will it end? The big hurt
Canción Del Jangadero
Composer(s): Eduardo Falú - Jaime Dávalos
Performer(s): Juan Carlos Baglietto
and multiple other artists
Rio abajo voy llevando la jangada rio abajo por el alto Parana es el peso de la sombra derrumbada que buscando el horizonte bajará Rio abajo, rio abajo, rio abajo a flor de agua voy sangrando esta canción ve el sueño de la vida y el trabajo se me vuelve camalote el corazón
Jangadero...jangadero mi destino sobre el rio es derivar desde el fondo del obraje maderero con el anhelo del agua que se va
Padre rio, tus escamas de oro vivo son el sueño que nos llevan mas allá vamos tras el horizonte fugitivo y la sangre con el agua se nos va Banda a banda, sol y luna, cielo y agua espejismo que no acaba de pasar piel de barro, fabulosa lampalagua me devora la pasión de navegar
Feel The Love Composer(s): Graham Gouldman; Eric Michael Stewart Performer(s): 10 cc
I saw you so pretty Your face lit up the city Two worlds came together The memory stays for evermore So different your fashion You were the main attraction Heads turning in wonder I felt myself go under (Oomachasaooma...) `Ooh I'm a drowning man Save me please I need you so give me a helping hand
Chorus Nothing can stop you when you Feel the love No chains can hold you when you Feel the love Don't try to fight it when you Feel the love Nobody matters but the one you love My intro I fumble My facade starts to crumble So strange your reaction I made the right connection now You got me no bother I can't see any other The world keeps on turning I wouldn't care if it was burning (Oomachasaooma...) `Ooh I'm a drowning man Save me please I need you so give me a helping hand
Chorus
It's a million to one You should find the right door But there's no guarantee You'll find what you're looking for Don't give up if you blow it the first time around But you've got to beware If you're walking on air Keep your feet on the ground (Keep your feet on the ground) Don't stop me I'm not dreaming I can't ignore this feeling Your love is my lifeline You're so right so fine so glad you're mine (Oomachasaooma...) `Ooh I'm a drowning man Save me please I need you so give me a helping hand
The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine Composer(s): Paul Simon First release by: Simon and Garfunkel - 1966
Do people have a tendency to dump on you? Does your group have more cavities than theirs? Do all the hippies seem to get the jump on you? Do you sleep alone when others sleep in pairs? Well there's no need to complain We'll eliminate your pain We can neutralize your brain You'll feel just fine now Buy a Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine!
Do figures of authority just shoot you down? Is life within the bus'ness world a drag? Did your boss just mention that you'd better shop around To find yourself a more productive bag? Are you worried and distressed? Can't seem to get no rest? Put our product to the test You'll feel just fine now Buy a Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine!
You better hurry up and order one Our limited supply is very nearly gone
Do you nervously await the blows of cruel fate? Do your checks bounce higher than a rubber ball? Are you worried 'cause your girlfriend's just a little late? Are you looking for a way to chuck it all? We can end your daily strife At a reasonable price You've seen it advertised in Life You'll feel just fine now Buy a Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine!
