Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Happy Girls Composer(s): Helen Reddy - Kim Fowley Performer(s): Helen Reddy
Sally met him in the War Back in nineteen-forty-four He took her home to the States His buddies thought that she was great Subway Sally's fifty-one Her man is gone, her dreams are done She rides by night the Brooklyn train Sleeps by day to hide the pain
Lonely women of the World Were the happy girls (The happy girls) Lonely heroes of the World Seek the happy girls (The happy girls)
Nancy saw him on the street His shoes were shined, his suit was neat She couldn't see his broken mind Behind the mask of bein' kind He sleeps inside the iron bars Nancy's smile can't hide the scars Her daughter's grown, there's no one home She cries all night, she's all alone
Lonely women of the World Were the happy girls (The happy girls) Lonely heroes of the World Seek the happy girls (The happy girls)
To tell the truth there's no end in sight Mister Lonely always calls at night Let's hold on tight until the mornin' light (Till the mornin' light)
Terry's gonna meet him soon Today at school, maybe noon I hope for her it turns out right I know she's got a date tonight Had my ups, had my downs Truth was lost, but truth was found This I've learned, the World still turns We all get bruised, we all get burned
Lonely women of the World Were the happy girls (The happy girls) Lonely heroes of the World Seek the happy girls (The happy girls)
C'est Merveilleux
Composer(s): Henri Contet - Marguerite Monnot
Performer(s): Edith Piaf
Le jour où tu m'as rencontrée Etait un jour triste à mourir Et je traînais dans mes pensées Un ennui à n'en plus finir Mais il a suffi que tu viennes Pour que j'oublie toutes mes peines
C'est merveilleux Quand on est tous les deux Le bonheur nous surveille C'est merveilleux Quand on est amoureux Les beaux jours se réveillent C'est merveilleux La vie est peinte en bleu À grands coups de soleil Puisque je t'aime et que tu m'aimes C'est merveilleux
Nous passerons toute la vie A chanter un si grand amour Pour une chanson si jolie La vie n'a pas assez de jours Nous en ferons une harmonie Qui ne sera jamais finie
C'est merveilleux Quand on est tous les deux Le bonheur nous surveille C'est merveilleux Quand on est amoureux Les beaux jours se réveillent C'est merveilleux La vie est peinte en bleu À grands coups de soleil Puisque je t'aime et que tu m'aimes C'est merveilleux
Forty Thousand Headmen Composer(s): Steve Winwood; Jim Capaldi Performer(s): Steve Winwood; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Traffic; Chuck Trois; Joe Walsh
Forty thousand headmen
couldn't make me change my mind If I had to take the choice between the deaf man and the blind I know just where my feet should go and that's enough for me I turned around and knocked them down And walked across the sea
Hadn't traveled very far when suddenly I saw Three small ships a sailin' towards a distant shore So lighting up a cigarette I followed in pursuit And found a secret cave where they obviously stashed their loot
Filling up my pockets even stuffed it up my nose I must have weighed a hundred tons between my head and toes I ventured forth before the dawn had time to change it's mind And soaring high above the clouds I found a golden shrine
Laying down my treasure before the iron gate Quickly rang the bell, hoped I hadn't come too late But someone came along and told me not to waste my time And when I asked him who he was he said "Just look behind"
So I turned around and 40,000 headmen bit the dirt Firing twenty shotguns each and man it really hurt But luckily for me they had to stop and then reload And by the time they'd done I was heading down the road
Heading down the road Forty thousand headmen on my trail
The Happy Club Composer(s): Bob Geldof - Karl Wallinger Performer(s): Bob Geldof
Every morning 'Bout the break of day Every evening She comes up and she says Na, Na, Na...
She gets up Then she goes outside She don't know what she does But it feels alright She says I I'm a sunny girl Yeah I'm feeling good And it's a shiny world Well here she comes Na, Na, Na...
She feels good She feels great today When I asked she said "Hey, it's the Happy Club way" I don't know I don't know what to do But I know if I could Then I would do too Na, Na, Na...
I feel great I feel fine today I joined the Happy Club And the Happy Club says I feel good I feel great today Now I know what to say Na, Na, Na...
C'est Magnifique
((Adapted from: C'est Magnifique (Lilo & Peter Cookson) - 1953))
Composer(s): Cole Porter - François Lienas
Performer(s): Luis Mariano
La vie est là Qui vous prend par le bras Oh la la la C'est magnifique! Des jours tous bleus Des baisers lumineux bss bss bss bss C'est magnifique! Donner son cur Avec un bouquet d'fleurs Oh la la la Mais c'est magnifique! Et faire un jour Un mariage d'amour C'est magnifique!
Partir là-bas Lun' de miel à Cuba Oh la la la C'est magnifique! Sous ce climat Les baisers sont comm' ça! Bss bss bss bss C'est magnifique! Des nuits d'amour Qui dur'nt quarant' cinq jours Oh la la la Mais c'est magnifique! Revoir Paris Retrouver ses amis C'est magnifique!
Dîner à deux Dans un nid d'amoureux Oh la la la C'est magnifique! Dans un baiser Laisser l'poulet brûler Bss bss bss bss C'est magnifique! Avoir deux curs Pour faire un seul bonheur Oh la la la Mais c'est magnifique! S'aimer d'amour À Paris pour toujours C'est magnifique!
Four-O-Thirty-Three Composer(s): George Jones; John Michael Montgomery Performer(s): George Jones
We're the two new people
that moved to the middle of the block An' we're the talk of the town, an' don't you think we're not For we've got love an' happiness; people envy us, you see For we found Heaven right here on earth at Four-O-Thirty-Three
Yes, we found what most people are lookin' for An' there's not a lotta money to spend on a real fine car But it's a window where a bird flies an' sings so free An' there's a whole lotta windows in this little house at Four-O-Thirty-Three
The 4,000 lot proves what true love can do Once a lonely place that was sold to me an' you
Oh, all around the house you can see little children play An' they're not all other people's kids, we're proud to say They are the symbol of our love for all the world to see They're part of Heaven right here on earth at Four-O-Thirty-Three
At all hours of the day, you can see many people drive by For a look at the house they think fell from the sky They think that this place would make them happy as you an' me Now the whole town's tryin' to buy this house at Four-O-Thirty-Three
The 4,000 lot proves what true love can do Once a lonely place that was sold to me an' you
Oh, all around the house you can see little children play An' they're not all other people's kids, we're proud to say They are the symbol of our love for all the world to see They're part of Heaven right here on earth at Four-O-Thirty-Three
We're not a-gonna sell our happy little house at Four-O-Thirty-Three Wouldn't take a pretty penny for our lucky little house at Four-O-Thirty-Three...
The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. Composer(s): Donna Fargo First release by: Donna Fargo - 1972 Covered by multiple other artists
Good morning Morning Hello Sunshine Wake up Sleepyhead Why'd we move that Beau-jangle clock So far away from the bed? Just one more minute That's why we moved it One more hug or two Do you love waking up next to me As much as I love waking up next to you?
You make the coffee I'll make the bed I'll fix your lunch and you fix mine Now tell me the truth, Do these old shoes look funny Honey it's almost time now You be careful, gotta go I love you, have a beautiful day And kiss the happiest girl in the whole U.S.A.
Skippedee-dooda, thank you Lord For making him for me And thank you for letting life Turn out the way that I always thought it could be! There once was a time when I could not imagine How it would feel to say I'm the happiest girl in the whole U.S.A.
Shine on me sunshine Walk with me world It's a skippedee-dooda day! I'm the happiest girl in the whole U.S.A.
C'est Magnifique
((French Version: C'est Magnifique (Luis Mariano))
Composer(s): Cole Porter
First performance by: Lilo & Peter Cookson - 1953
Covered by multiple other artists
When love comes in
And takes you for a spin
Ooh la la la
C'est magnifique
When every night your loved one holds you tight
Oh la la la
C'est magnifique
But when one day your loved one drifts away
Oh la la la
It is so Tragique
But when once more
She whispers je t'adore
C'est magnifique
Ooh la la la
C'est magnifique
Oh la la la
C'est magnifique
But when one day your loved one driffs away
Ooh la la la
It is so tragique
But when once more she whispers je t'adore
C'est magnifique
C'est magnifique
Four Women Composer(s): Nina Simone; Eunice Waymon Performer(s): Nina Simone; and various other artists
My skin is black My arms are long My hair is wooly My back is strong Strong enough to take the pain It's been inflicted again and again What do they call me My name is aunt sarah My name is aunt sarah
My skin is yellow My hair is long Between two worlds I do belong My father was rich and white He forced my mother late one night What do they call me My name is Siffronia My name is Siffronia
My skin is tan My hair's alright, it's fine My hips invite you And my lips are like wine Whose little girl am i? Well yours if you have some money to buy What do they call me My name is Sweet Thing My name is Sweet Thing
My skin is brown And my manner is tough I'll kill the first mother I see Cos my life has been too rough I'm awfully bitter these days Because my parents were slaves What do they call me My Name Is Peaches
The Happiest Day Of My Life Composer(s): Burton Lane - Alan Jay Lerner Performer(s): Jane Powell
I wake up with the sun each morning Happy the night's gone by I wake up and pray each morning Pray that the day will fly And then I sit back and smile And dream of that day when
I'll be standing by your side, my love The happiest day of my life How my heart will swell with pride, my love The happiest day in a lifetime
Then as the last words are spoken The bells in the steeple will chime And I will love you so and you will see It will be for a lifetime
C'est Magique
Composer(s): Claude Moine - Pierre Papadiamandis
Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell
Si leurs "Jaguars" sont au musée Leurs "Cadillac" sont de l'année Leurs dessous en soie brodée Leurs bijoux de chez "Cartier" Si leurs lentilles sont "bleu-fumé" Leurs bronzages "hyper-filtrés" Leurs poitrines sont remontées Leurs liftings très bien tirés Ces nouvelles "stars" Jeunes sur le tard Sortent de chez moi dépoussiérées J'leur fais des corps de bébé C'est magique... C'est magique... Un chirurgien Adroit d'ses mains Fait des miracles sur les années J'efface l'emprise du passé C'est magique... C'est magique... Quand viendra votre heure Devant l'créateur Sidéré, soufflé Il dira : J'ai dû m'tromper J'suis peut-être bon docteur Mais j'soigne pas les curs Là, j'ai rien trouvé Je n'sais pas les réparer Hollywood crève avec ses rêves Halte aux blondes platinées Tous dans l'mêm'moule, le mêm'nez Mêm'sourire, dents étoilées Au régime sec, à l'eau sans sel A la vapeur, pas d'sucré Faut souffrir pour être belle L'addition est bien salée Ces nouvelles "stars" Jeunes sur le tard Font ma fortune sans m'fatiguer Frankenstein est dépassé C'est magique... C'est magique... Un chirurgien Adroit d'ses mains Fait d'la "money" mieux qu'un banquier La chirurgie esthétique C'est magique... C'est magique... J'fais maigrir les grosses D'une vraie j'fais une fausse J'fais tout avaler L'important c'est qu'j'sois payé J'suis peut-être bon docteur Mais j'soigne pas les curs Là, j'ai rien trouvé Je n'sais pas les réparer Ces nouvelles "stars" Jeunes sur le tard Sortent de chez moi dépoussiérées J'leur fais des corps de bébé C'est magique... C'est magique... Un chirurgien Adroit d'ses mains Fait d'la "money" mieux qu'un banquier La chirurgie esthétique C'est magique... C'est magique...
Four Wheel Cowboy Composer(s): C.W. McCall; Bill Fries; Chip Davis Performer(s): C.W. McCall
(Chorus) Four wheel cowboy Four wheel cowboy Four wheel cowboy Jeepin' down to Santa Fe
Well, Denver town an' I'm outta the chute Foot in the gas an' a hole in my boot And I'm outbound, yeah Gonna see my momma in Santa Fe I'm over the Hump and I'm on my way I'm southbound
(Chorus) Three hundred miles to Santa Fe Got a momma to see or the Devil to pay Gonna be there by the break of day And I'm southbound Three hundred miles to Santa Fe Got a momma to see or the Devil to pay Gonna be there by the break of day And I'm southbound
Now this ol' Jeep needs a coat a' paint But she makes up for what I ain't She got feelin' I only know one thing fer sure This pony a' mine don't need no spurs She's squealin'
(Chorus) Four wheel cowboy Four wheel cowboy Four wheel cowboy Jeepin' down to Santa Fe
Well, Texaco's open in Trinidad I didn't stop for gas but I wished I had 'Cause I could use some They's a bunch a' wild women in Walsenburg They all make love like a buffalo herd I wish I knew one
(Chorus) Two hundred miles to Santa Fe Gonna be there by the break of day Got a momma to see or the Devil to pay And I'm southbound Two hundred miles to Santa Fe Gonna be there by the break of day Got a momma to see or the Devil to pay And I'm southbound
Rattlin' down off a' Raton Pass Glorieta Hill like a sheet a' glass And I'm slippin' Pedalin' down past Pecos town My go foot up and my stop foot down I'm slidin'
(Chorus) Four wheel cowboy Four wheel cowboy Four wheel cowboy Jeepin' down to Santa Fe
Now Momma's just like this here ol' Jeep She's tough and fast and she runs real cheap And she's drivin' Well, sun comin' up in New Mexico sky Got a burr in my saddle and a fire in my eye An' I'm flyin'
(Chorus) Fifteen miles to Santa Fe Gonna be there by the break of day Got a momma to see or the Devil to pay And I'm southbound Fifteen miles to Santa Fe Gonna be there by the break of day Got a momma to see or the Devil to pay And I'm southbound
C'mon now, Paint We almost there Only one more mile, honey We comin' Momma Here we come Can'tcha see us comin' Momma? We comin'! Only one more mile, Momma! We stuck into four wheel drive, baby! Here we come! Whoo!
The Happening Composer(s): Brian Holland - Edward Jr. Holland - Lamont Dozier - Frank DeVol Performer(s): Diana Ross & The Supremes
Hey life, look at me I can see the reality 'Cause when you shook me, took me, out of my world I woke up Suddenly I just woke up to the happening
When you find that you left the future behind 'Cause when you find a tender love You don't need to take care of Then you better beware of the happening
One day you're up When you turn around You find your world is tumbling down It happened to me and it can happen to you
I was sure, I felt secure Until love took a detour, yeah! Riding high on the top of the world it happened Suddenly it just happened I saw my dreams torn apart When love walked away from my heart And when you lose a precious love you need to guide you Something happens inside you, the happening
Now I see life for what it is It's not a dream It's not a bliss It happened to me and it can happen to you Ooh, and then it happened Ooh, and then it happened Ooh, and then it happened
Is it real? Is it fake? Is this game of life a mistake? 'Cause when I lost the love I thought was mine for certain Suddenly it starts hurting I saw the light too late When that fickle finger of fate Yeah! It came and broke my pretty balloon I woke up Suddenly I just woke up
So sure, I felt secure Until love took a detour 'Cause when you got a tender love You don't take care of Then you better beware of The happening
C'est Ma Vie ((Dutch Versions: Het Laatste Rondje (André Hazes) - 1981; Zeg Me Wie (Willy Sommers) - 2000)) Composer(s): Salvatore Adamo First release by: Salvatore Adamo - 1975 Covered by multiple other artists
Notre histoire a commencé Par quelques mots d'amour C'est fou ce qu'on s'aimait Et c'est vrai, tu m'as donné Les plus beaux de mes jours Et je te les rendais
Je t'ai confié sans pudeur Les secrets de mon coeur De chanson en chanson Et mes rêves et mes je t'aime Le meilleur de moi-même Jusqu'au moindre frisson
C'est ma vie, c'est ma vie Je n'y peux rien C'est elle qui m'a choisi C'est ma vie C'est pas l'enfer, mais c'est pas l'paradis
Ma candeur et mes vingt ans Avaient su t'émouvoir Je te couvrais de fleurs Mais quant à mon firmament J'ai vu des nuages noirs J'ai senti ta froideur
Mes rires et mes larmes La pluie et le soleil C'est toi qui les régis Je suis sous ton charme Souvent tu m'émerveilles Mais parfois tu m'oublies
C'est ma vie, c'est ma vie Je n'y peux rien C'est elle qui m'a choisi C'est ma vie C'est pas l'enfer, mais c'est pas l'paradis
J'ai choisi des chaînes Mes amours, mes amis Savent que tu me tiens Et devant toi, sur scène Je trouve ma patrie Dans tes bras, je suis bien
Je dois être triste Quand parfois j'ai l'coeur gros Je te l'ai sacrifié Mais, devant toi, j'existe Je gagne le gros lot Je me sens sublimé
C'est ma vie, c'est ma vie Je n'y peux rien C'est elle qui m'a choisi C'est ma vie C'est pas l'enfer, mais c'est pas l'paradis
C'est ma vie, c'est ma vie Je n'y peux rien C'est elle qui m'a choisi
The Hanging Tree Composer(s): Mack David - Jerry Livingston Performer(s): Frankie Laine; Marty Robbins; The Ghost Rider Orch.
I came to town to search for gold And I brought with me a memory And I seem to hear the night wind cry Go hang your dreams on the hanging tree Your dreams of love that could never be Hang your fated dreams on the hanging tree
I searched for gold, and I found my gold And I found a girl who loved just me And I wish that I could love her too But I'd left my heart on the hanging tree I'd left my heart with the memory And a fated dream on the hanging tree
Now there were men who craved my gold And they meant to take my gold from me When a man is gone, he needs no gold So they carried me to the hanging tree To join my dreams and the memory Yes they carried me to the hanging tree
To really live, you must almost die And it happened just that way with me They took the gold and they set me free And I walked away from the hanging tree I walked away from the hanging tree And my own true love, oh yes she walked with me
That's when I knew that the hanging tree Was a tree of life, new life for me A tree of hope to hope for me A tree of love to love for me The hanging tree The hanging tree The hanging tree
C'est Ma Tournée
Composer(s): R. Dassin - Claude Lemesle - D. Vangarde
Performer(s): Joe Dassin
Allez viens, c'est ma tournée Attention Paris, prends garde à toi On va boire à ta santé Tes caves ne s'en releveront pas
Allez viens, c'est ma tournée Attention mesdames, nous voilà On va boire à la santé De celles qu'on n'aime qu'une fois
Les néons qui clignotent sur des filles sans joie Les portiers qui racolent sous la flotte Une Bardot de Lisbonne, qui s'effeuille d'un air las Le vieux Paris n'est pas si gai que ça
Viens on change de taule Je connais un endroit Où les clients sont plus drôles Viens on se fait la valise Et bonsoir Clara
Allez viens, c'est ma tournée Attention Paris, prends garde à toi On va boire à ta santé Tes caves ne s'en releveront pas
Allez viens, c'est ma tournée Attention mesdames, nous voilà On va boire à la santé De celles qu'on n'aime qu'une fois
Le garçon nous regarde, mais dis moi qu'est-ce qu'il a À poser toutes les chaises sur les tables? C'est quand même incroyable, a l'heure qu'il est plus un chat On prend le tout dernier et on s'en va
Laisse tomber ta voisine Tu l'ennuie, tu vois bien Moi j'laisse tomber sa copine Viens, j'ai sommeil, on se rentre Oui mais demain
Mais demain c'est ma tournée Attention Paris, prends garde à toi On va boire à ta santé Tes caves ne s'en releveront pas
Allez viens, c'est ma tournée Attention mesdames, nous voilà On va boire à la santé De celles qu'on n'aime qu'une fois
Four Strong Winds Composer(s): Ian Tyson Performer(s): Ian & Sylvia; and various other artists
Four strong winds that blow lonely Seven seas that run high All those things that don't change Come what may But our good times are all gone And I'm bound for movin' on I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way
Think I'll go down to Alberta Where there's good times in the fall I've got some friends that I can stay with workin' for But I wish you'd change your mind If I ask you one more time But we've been through that a hundred times or more
If I get there before the snow flies And if things are lookin' good I could meet you if I sent you down the fare But by then it would be winter There ain't too much for you to do And those winds sure can blow cold way out there
Four strong winds that blow lonely Seven seas that run high All those things that don't change Come what may But our good times are all gone And I'm bound for movin' on I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way
Cette Année-Là ((aka Ces Soirées-Là (Yannick) - 2000)) ((Adapted from: December 1963 (Oh What A Night) (The Four Seasons) - 1975)) Composer(s): Robert Gaudio - Judy Parker - Eddy Marnay Performer(s): Claude François - 1976
Cette année là, je chantais pour la première fois Le public ne me connaissait pas, oh quelle année cette année-là Cette année-là, le rock and roll venait d'ouvrir ses ailes Et dans mon coin je chantais belle, belle, belle Et le public aimait ça
Déjà (haaa) les Beatles étaient quatre garçons dans le vent Et moi, ma chanson disait marche tout droit
Cette année-là quelle joie d'être l'idole des jeunes Pour des fans qui cassaient les fauteuils Plus j'y pense et moins j'oublie Ouh!
J'ai découvert mon premier mon dernier amour Le seul le grand l'unique et pour toujours le public Cette année-là, dans le ciel passait une musique Un oiseau qu'on appelait Spoutnik oh quelle année cette année-là
C'est là (haaa) qu'on a dit adieu à Marilyn au cur d'or Tandis que West Side battait tous les records Cette année-là les guitares tiraient sur les violons On croyait qu'une révolution arrivait cette année-là Hou!
Hoooo! C'était hier mais aujourd'hui rien a changé C'est le même métier qui ce soir recommence encore C'était l'année 62 C'était l'année 62 C'était l'année 62 C'était l'année (ouh) 62
C'est Ma Chanson
((Adapted from: This Is My Song (Eric James Orch.) - 1967))
Composer(s): Charlie Chaplin - Pierre Delanoë
Performer(s): Lucky Blondo - 1967
and multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1967 - Cara Felicità (Petula Clark)
1967 - Min Sang Til Dig (Gitte Hænning)
1968 - Moja Pjesma (Tereza Kesovija)
L'hiver, le vent, la pluie Chantent leur mélodie La brume ou le soleil A mes yeux, c'est pareil Ne cherchez pas pourquoi Tout est si beau pour moi Pourquoi ce gris pays Prend des airs d'Italie Et moi, je m'imagine Heureuse dans la nuit Que mille mandolines Jouent pour ma rêverie
Tout, toute la terre A composé cette chanson pour toi L'oiseau et la rivière L'avait chantée bien avant moi Ce sont des mots de tous les jours Pourtant ce sont des mots d'amour L'amour, c'est ma chanson Quatre saisons la chanteront pour toi