The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud
Composer(s): Al Kooper
Performer(s): Blood, Sweat & Tears



Father of my morning
Once my child to the night
I see that you have minds to cop
And I can only watch the sickened sorrow

Little do you know
of the progressions that you teach
the people that you reach are tired
of livin' in a world of elastic towers
dance with them and sing a song of changes
and talk with them of life and all its dangers
surround yourself with now familiar strangers
who kiss and who hug and eventually mug you of your time

And the clock on the wall is a bore
as you wander past the door
and find him lying on the floor
as he begs you for some more, you frozen smile

You cannot ever picture me
you know me by my thoughts
A file for your travelogue
oblivious to the night, the fog around you
The germs they are rediculous
they bother you at night
the blood that rushes to your brain
the ticket on the plane you're never catching
the price you pay exclusive of your taxes
to chop you up inside with tiny axes
the girl looks up to you from floors she waxes
and speaks to your belt with tears among her eyes

and the clock on the wall is a bore
as you wander past the door
and find him lying on the floor
as he begs you for some more, you frozen smile

The metaphysic wrinkles in the face of what you face
Are hidden by the fake-up man
who lives inside the sterno can beside you
Now climb ye to the mountains
as the sun is almost gone
escaping from your other selves
your brothers hide among the shelves inside you
the games that people play can only bore you
but only those that know you don't ignore you
how many times have I come there to restore you
And caught you lying on the couch with father time

and the clock on the wall is a bore
as you wander past the door
and find him lying on the floor
as he begs you for some more, you frozen smile

Chiquitita
((French Version: Chiquitita (Dis-Moi Pourquoi) (Nana Mouskouri) - 1984))
Composer(s): Benny Andersson - Björn Ulvaeus
First release by: ABBA - 1979
Covered by multiple other artists



Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
You're enchained by your own sorrow
In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow
How I hate to see you like this
There is no way you can deny it
I can see that you're oh so sad, so quiet

Chiquitita, tell me the truth
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
You were always sure of yourself
Now I see you've broken a feather
I hope we can patch it up together

Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita

So the walls came tumbling down
And your love's a blown out candle
All is gone and it seems too hard to handle
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
There is no way you can deny it
I see that you're oh so sad, so quiet

Chiquitita, you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita, you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song, Chiquitita

Recuerdos Del Portezuelo
Performer(s): Atahualpa Yupanqui



En esas mañanitas de la quebrada
yo bajaba la cuesta como si nada
y en un marchao parejo de no cansarse
me iba pidienda riendas mi mula parda 
Al pasar por el rancho del Portezuelo
salían a mirarme sus ojos negros
Nunca le dije nada pero ¡qué lindo!
y de feliz yo daba mi copla al viento 

"Parezco mucho y soy poco
esperemos y esperemos
pa'cuando salga de pobre
viditay conversaremos"
Los vientos y los años me arriaron lejos
lo que ayer fue esperanza hoy es recuerdo
Me gusta arrinconarme de vez en cuando
a pensar en la moza del Portezuelo 

¿ Qué mirarán sus ojos en estos tiempos?
Mi corazón, paisano, quedó con ellos ...
Nunca le dije nada, pero ¡ qué lindo!
sólo tengo la copla pa'mi consuelo 

"Parezco mucho y soy poco
etc." 
¿ Dónde estará la moza del Portezuelo?
¿ Están tristes o alegres sus ojos negros?
Nunca le dije nada, pero ¡ qué lindo!
siento un dulzor amargo cuando me acuerdo

The Miracle Song
Composer(s): Neil Sedaka
Performer(s): Neil Sedaka



All my life I've been a kind of lonely man
Searching high and low, looking for my way
Then all at once I saw you right in front of me
I knew right then and there, my lonely days were through

You're just a rose that shimmers in the sun
And now I know, my life has just begun
You are the sweetest thing that could ever, ever be
And you're a miracle to me

You fill my life with tenderness and harmony
I never thought that I'd be laughing once again
You fill the room with something warm and wonderful
I can't imagine life without your precious love

You're just a rose that shimmers in the sun
And now I know, my life has just begun
You are the sweetest thing that could ever, ever be
And you're a miracle to me

Rivers bend, rivers flow 'til the end of time
They keep flowin' through eternity
Take me there, sail away, take me to the sea
You're a river that flows inside of me

You're just a rose that shimmers in the sun
And now I know, my life has just begun
You are the sweetest thing that I could ever, ever see
And you're a miracle to me

Chip Chip
Composer(s): Jeff Barry - Clifford Crawford - Arthur Resnick
Performer(s): Gene McDaniels
and multiple other artists



From-a one little kiss and a lotta lovin' you build a big mansion of love
High on a hill of happiness with some-a-one that you've been dreamin' of
You build a wall around with a lotta lovin', all around your mansion of love
Then one day you hear a strange little sound, tryin' to tear your mansion down

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, chip, chip, you tell a little lie
Chip, chip, you make your baby cry
Chip, chip, you cheat a little bit
Chip, chip, you quarrel over it
Oh oh oh one day you're gonna discover
One little wrong leads to another
Chip, chip, a-chippin' away, chippin' at your mansion of love

Ah-one little spark when it starts to glowin' can warm a big mansion of love
One little wrong brings on the gloom, puts a chill in-a every room

Whoa, oh, oh, oh, chip, chip, you tell a little lie
Chip, chip, you make your baby cry
Chip, chip, you cheat a little bit
Chip, chip, you quarrel over it
Oh oh oh one day you're gonna discover
One little wrong leads to another
Chip, chip, a-chippin' away, chippin' at your mansion of love

Chip, chip, a-chippin' away, chippin' at your mansion of love
Chip, chip, a-chippin' away

Chippin' at your mansion of love

Recuerdos De Ipacaraí
Composer(s): Zulema de Mirkin - Demetrio Ortiz
Performer(s): Javier Solis
and multiple other artists



Una noche tibia nos conocimos
junto al lago azul de Ipacaraí
Tú cantabas triste por el camino
viejas melodías en guaraní

Y con el embrujo de tus canciones
iba renaciendo tu amor en mí
Y en la noche hermosa de plenilunio
de tu blanca mano sentí el calor
y con tus ojazos me dio el amor

Dónde estás ahora cuñataí
que tu suave canto no llega a mí
Dónde estás ahora, mi ser te añora con frenesí
Todo te recuerda mi dulce amor junto al lago azul de Ipacaraí
todo te recuerda, mi voz te llama cuñataí

Y en la noche hermosa de plenilunio
de tu blanca mano sentí el calor
y con tus ojazos me dio el amor

Dónde estás ahora cuñataí
que tu suave canto no llega a mí
Dónde estás ahora, mi ser te añora con frenesí
Todo te recuerda mi dulce amor junto al lago azul de Ipacaraí
todo te recuerda, mi voz te llama cuñataí

The Minute You're Gone
Composer(s): Jimmy Gateley
First release by: Sonny James - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists



The minute you're gone I cry
The minute you're gone I die
Before you walk out of sight
I'm like a child all alone at night
I stare into emptiness
I'm filled with such loneliness
The world goes from right to wrong
The minute you're gone
The minute you're gone
I see
How lonely a man I'll be
My life would be oh so blue
If I couldn't be with you

The Minute you're gone I pray
The minute you're gone I say
Please don't stay away too long
The minute you're gone
The minute you're gone 

Chinnin' And Chattin' With May
Composer(s): Buddy Fields - Arthur Simons
Performer(s): Frank Auburn & His Orch.
and multiple other artists



Love is great in the moonlight
All our rides are okay
But I spend my whole evening
Chinnin' and chattin' with May

Though we talk about nothin'
We've got plenty to say
And I'm always so happy
Chinnin' and chattin' with May

She'll say, "Night-night"
Then I'll give her a kiss
I'll say, "I like
Conversation like this"

Never go to a movie
Never go to a play
I get my entertainment
Chinnin' and chattin' with May

Recuerdos
Composer(s): Jorge Quiroz;
Raúl Sampaio; Benil Santos
Performer(s): Javier Solis



Al recordar aquél lugar por siempre amado
siento el hechizo de aquél paraíso que tuve a tu lado
Siento tu aliento, siento tus besos y oigo tu voz
pero al final para mi mal veo un adiós

Sólo ahora en mi fantasía
presiento que estás recordando mi amor
recordando mis besos, recordando mi voz

Yo debía olvidar y no puedo
yo debía ya dejar de pensar
más delante de tantos recuerdos me pongo a llorar

Sólo ahora en mi fantasía
presiento que estás recordando mi amor
recordando mis besos, recordando mi voz

Yo debía olvidar y no puedo
yo debía ya dejar de pensar
más delante de tantos recuerdos me pongo a llorar

Yo debía olvidar y no puedo
yo debía ya dejar de pensar
más delante de tantos recuerdos me pongo a llorar

The Millionaire
Composer(s): Dennis Tracy
Performer(s): Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show



I'm not a bad person
I don't drink, and I don't kill
I got no evil habits, and I probably never will
I don't sing like Elvis Presley
I can't dance like Fred Astaire
But there's one thing in my favor
I'm a millionaire!

And I got more money
Then a horse has hairs
'Cause my rich old uncle died
And answered all my prayers!

Having all this money
Is going to bring me down
If you ain't with me honey
To help me spread it around!

I could get myself a nose job
I could diet for a year
But I'll never be Robert Redford
Cause I'm much to fond of beer

Please don't misunderstand me
It's not love I'm trying to buy
It's just I got all this here money
And I'm a pretty ugly guy

And I got more money
Then a horse has hairs
'Cause my rich old uncle died,
And answered all my prayers!

I don't mind if you love me for my money
If you love me for whatever else I got
But 'cept for all this stuff, I'm a lonely Fort Knox
I don't guess I'm doing all that hot

And I got more money
Then a horse has hairs
'Cause my rich old uncle died
And answered all my prayers!

Money, money, money, money 

Chinese Laundry Blues
Composer(s): Jack Cottrell - George Formby
Performer(s): George Formby
and multiple other artists



Now Mr. Woo was a laundry man
In a shop with an old green door
He’d iron all day, your linen away
He really makes me sore
He lost his heart to a Chinese girl
And his laundry’s all gone wrong
All day he’ll flirt and starch your shirt
And that’s why I’m singing this song

Oh! Mr. Woo, what shall I do
I’m feeling kind of Limehouse Chinese laundry blue
This funny feeling keeps round me ceiling
Oh won’t you throw your sweetheart over, do
My best silk shawl, now it won’t fit my little brother
And my new Sunday shirt has got a perforated rudder
Mr. Woo, what shall I do
I’m feeling kind of Limehouse Chinese laundry blue

Now Mr. Woo, he’s got a naughty eye that flickers
You ought to see it wobble when he’s ironing ladies blouses
Mr. Woo, what shall I do
I’m feeling kind of Limehouse Chinese laundry blue

Now Mr. Woo, he’s got a laundry kind of tricky
He starched my shirts and collars
But he never touched me waistcoat
Mr. Woo, what shall I do
I’m feeling kind of Limehouse Chinese laundry blue

Mr. Woo, what shall I do
I’m feeling kind of Limehouse Chinese laundry blue

Recuerdo Malevo
Composer(s): Carlos Gardel; Alfredo LePera
Performer(s): Carlos Gardel



Era mi pebeta una flor maleva
más linda que un día dorado de sol
trenzas renegridas, mirada que ruega
boca palpitante de fuego y amor
Para conquistarla yo me jugué entero
no valía la pena sin ella vivir
Peleando con taitas en un entrevero
pensé que era lindo por ella morir

Tiempo viejo, caravana fugitiva
¿dónde estás?
¡Florido tiempo que añoro
por tus caminos de olvido
viajan visiones que lloro
sueño querido que te alejás!
Tiempo viejo, caravana fugitiva
¿dónde estás?

Cinco años pasaron de la primer cita
burlón el destino me obligó a volver
que viejos los ojos de la muchachita
en un día riendo me enseñó a querer
Fuimos sin pensarlo como dos extraños
su boca marchita y mi suspirar
habiendo cenizas de los desengaños
el recuerdo, amigo, es mejor borrar

Domenica
((Adapted from: Diamante (Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari) - 1989))
((English Version: Domenica (Sandra Reemer) - 1992))
Composer(s): Francesco De Gregori - Matteo Saggese - Mino Vergnaghi - Zucchero - Robert Long
Performer(s): Marco Borsato - 1994



Zacht als een bries die ritselt door de bomen
Vormen mijn lippen jouw naam en denk ik aan jou
Iedere nacht zie ik je in mijn dromen
Ik fluister dan dicht bij jouw mond hoeveel ik van je hou
O ja, ik weet wel dat jij niet vrij bent
Maar ik zal wachten tot jij van mij bent
Domenica
Ooit op een dag zul je naar me luisteren
En dan zul je begrijpen dat wij zijn geschapen voor elkaar
Tot op die dag zal ik alleen maar fluisteren
Ik wacht op een teken van jou een blik of een gebaar

O ja, ik weet wel dat jij niet vrij bent
Maar ik heb geduld en ik zal wachten tot jij van mij bent
Ik droom van ons hier in het duister
Ik zie je gezicht en in mijn hoofd klinkt ons gefluister
Domenica, domenica
O ja, ik weet wel dat jij niet vrij bent
Maar ik heb geduld en ik zal wachten tot jij van mij bent
Ik wacht op jou al duurt het eeuwen
Ik fluister je naam, maar eens komt de dag
Dat ik hem zal schreeuwen
Domenica, Domenica, Domenica

Chinatown, My Chinatown
Composer(s): William Jerome - Jean Schwartz
Performer(s): Tommy Dorsey
and multiple other artists



When the town is fast a-sleep, and it's mid-night in the sky
That's the time the fes-tive chink starts to wink his oth-er eye
Starts to wink his dream-y eye, la-zi-ly you'll hear him sigh

Strang-ers ta-king in the sights, pig-tails fly-ing here and there
See that brok-en wall street sport, still thinks he's a mil-lion-aire
Still thinks he's a mil-lion-aire, pipe dreams ban-ish ev-'ry care

Chi-na-town, my Chi-na-town 
Where the lights are low
Hearts that know no oth-er land
Drift-ing to and fro
Dream-y dream-y Chi-na-town
Al-mond eyes of brown
Hearts seems light and life seems bright
In dream-y Chi-na-town

Recuerdo
Composer(s): Alberto Alvarado
Performer(s): Javier Solis;
and various other artists



Es un recuerdo de amor mujer
como un aroma sutil de flor
y es como estrella fugaz de ilusión
de mi deshojada pasión

Cuando recuerdo tu voz de amor
y al final se fue para no tornar
siento en el alma un temblor de dolor
ansias de ponerme a llorar

Y esa voz es mi vida y mi ser

Por eso mujer recordarte es tenerte otra vez

Siento en el alma un temblor de dolor
ansias de ponerme a llorar

Domenica
((Adapted from: Diamante (Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari) - 1989))
((Dutch Version: Domenica (Marco Borsato) - 1994))
Composer(s): Francesco De Gregori - Matteo Saggese - Mino Vergnaghi - Zucchero - Rob Bolland - Ferdi Bolland
Performer(s): Sandra Reemer - 1992



Sometimes when worries fill my mind
I dream of a different world where life could be fine
No one, knows what the future brings
Let's work for a better life
Where everyone wins

Maybe someday, we'll live together
This great big world
United forever
Domenica
(maybe someday we work together
This great big world
As one forever
Domenica)

Somewhere a child is losing faith
Its life is filled with fear
Day after day
Why can't we take the hurt away
The road is still so long
Let love guide our way.

Maybe someday, we'll live together
This great big world
United forever
Domenica
(maybe someday we work together
This great big world
As one forever
Domenica)

Chinatown
Composer(s): Brian Downey - Scott Gorham - Phil Lynott - Snowy White
Performer(s): Thin Lizzy



Living and dying
In Chinatown
Yes they're living and dying down in old Chinatown
You better look around
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown

Laughing and crying you know it's a fact
They're not laughing they are crying
`Cause they won't be back
Oh no you don't come back
Not from Chinatown
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown

Chinatown, it's a different scene
There are people there, they are so obscene
If you see what I mean
Then they've sold you the dream
Down in Chinatown
What goes up it must come down

Living and dying
There is no release
Living and dying
There is no relief
There is no beliefs
Not in Chinatown
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown
Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in Chinatown

Recovery
Composer(s): Billy Davis;
Raynard Miner; Carl Smith
Performer(s): Fontella Bass



Ooh baby, recovery
I’m falling again happiness is in my heart, yeah
Though you misuse me, and false accuse me
I’ve gotten to understand.
You treated me like a heart that was used
But I’ve gotten over you
My heart is free it’s my recovery
I’m feeling better

I feel good inside the heartache and pain have gone, yeah
You want my love, but next time you come along, yeah
You treated me like a heart that was used
But I’ve gotten over you
My heart is free it’s my recovery
I’m feeling better (Recovery)
So much better

I’ve got peace of mind this heartache I’ve left behind, yeah
(Left behind, yeah)
And now I’m laughing and you’ll never catch me crying, yeah
You treated me like a heart that was used
But I’ve gotten over you
My heart is free it’s my recovery
I’m feeling better (Recovery)
So much better

Recovery, my heart is free
Feeling better (feeling better)
So much better (so much better)
Feeling better (feeling better)
I feel, I feel...
Mmm mmm hmm (Mmm mmm hmm)
Mmm mmm hmm (Mmm mmm hmm)
Hmm hmm (Hmm hmm)
Mmm hmm hmm hmm (Mmm hmm hmm hmm)

The Millennium Prayer
Composer(s): Traditional - Steven Deal - Paul Field
Performer(s): Cliff Richard



Our Father who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come 
Thy will be done
On earth as in heaven
Give us Today our daily bread
And forgive our sins
As we forgive each one of those
Who sins against us
And lead us not to the time of trial
But deliver us from evil
For Thine is the kingdom
The power and the glory

Our Father who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come 
Thy will be done
On earth as in heaven
Give us Today our daily bread
And forgive our sins
As we forgive each one of those
Who sins against us

Lead us not to the time of trial
Keep us from evil
For Thine is the kingdom
The power and the glory

Let all the people say Amen
In every tribe and tongue
Let every heart's desire be joined
To see the kingdom come
Let every hope and dream
Be born in love again
Let all the world sing with one voice
Let the people say Amen

Let all the people say Amen
In every tribe and tongue
Let every heart's desire be joined
To see the kingdom come

Let every hope and every dream
Be born in love
Yeah
Let all the world sing with one voice
Let the people say Amen

Amen Amen amen
Amen amen amen
Amen amen amen
Amen amen amen 

China My China
Composer(s): Brian Eno
First release by: Brian Eno - 1974



In the haze of the morning, china sits on eternity
And the opium farmers sell dreams to obscure fraternities
On the horizon the curtains are closing

Down in the orchard the aunties and uncles play their games
(like it seems they always have done)
In the blue distance the vertical offices bear their names
(like it seems they always have done)
Clocks ticking slowly, dividing the day up

These poor girls are such fun they know what God gave them fingers for
(to make percussion over solos)

China my china, I’ve wandered around and you’re still here
(which I guess you should be proud of)
Your walls have enclosed you, have kept you at home for thousands of years
(but there’s something I should tell you)
All the young boys are dressing like sailors

I remember a man who jumped out from a window over the bay
(there was hardly a raised eyebrow)
The coroner told me ’this kind of thing happens every day’
You see, from a pagoda, the world is so tidy