Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Swan Composer(s): Jule Styne - Bob Merrill Performer(s): Barbra Streisand
What are ya gonna do? Shoot da swans? These lovelies? Can't you see when you look at me What a lovely creature is a swan - yo hoo!! I'm all over fluffy white I wouldn't peck at you or bite And have tiny twinkle toes to dance upon- Oh was that good? So you just gotta have a swan Or you're out of luck `Cause a chicken wouldn't do it Would only cluck And besides you couldn't say "I saw a chicken leg ballet" They would think you don't know nothin' You are missing you are button `Cause a chicken's only good for consummate Where upon, where upon, Where upon where upon A chicken or a duck is a mistake When you do Swan Lake Ballet!
Come Fly With Me Composer(s): Sammy Cahn; Jimmy van Heusen Originally performed by: Frank Sinatra Covered by various other artists
Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away If you can use some exotic booze There's a bar in far Bombay Come fly with me, we'll fly, we'll fly away
Come fly with me, let's float down to Peru In llama land, there's a one-man band And he'll toot his flute for you Come fly with me, we'll float down in the blue
Once I get you up there where the air is rarefied We'll just glide, starry-eyed Once I get you up there, I'll be holding you so near You may hear angels cheer because we're together
Weatherwise it's such a lovely day You just say the word, and we'll beat the birds Down to Acapulco Bay It´s perfect for a flying honeymoon, they say Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away
Rio De Janeiro Blue Composer(s): John Haeny; Richard Torrance Performer(s): Randy Crawford; and various other artists
The clouds come-a creepin' and you got me weepin' this moment I can't believe you're really gonna leave this town everyone knows, I can't make a move with you you're turnin' my whole world, upside-down and I get a feelin' that I've seen the last of you, Rio De Janeior Blue
The salty air, your wind-blown hair, reflection on a dream thoughts of you with who knows who, flowin' through me like a stream Brazilian serenades, linger on help me lose my soul, in your song and I get a feelin', that I've seen that last of you, Rio De Janeiro Blue Rio De Janeiro Blue
Months go by, I wonder why, I'm left here on my own could it be my destiny, is to live this life alone these dark and rainy days have turned me cold long and sleepless nights, gettin' on and I get a feelin' that I've seen the last of you, Rio De Janeiro Blue Rio De Janeiro Blue
Rio.... Rio, De Janeiro Blue Long and sleepless nights, whoa no Rio...... Rio
Swamp Girl Composer(s): Lew Brown Performer(s): Frankie Laine; Ramsey Lewis
Where the crane flies through the marshes And the turtles sun their shells Where the water rat goes swimmin' That's where my swamp girl dwells
Where the sunlight never wanders And the moonlight never falls Where the water's black with the devil's track That's where my swamp girl calls
What did she say there The girl with the golden hair To make me follow her down there How did she look when she took me by the hand
Tonight her hair will float in the water And the gold will no longer shine It will spread like a fan in the water While she makes a mysterious sign I have seen that sign before
Her eyes aren't like the whippoorwill And her eyes aren't like the frog Her eyes are like the damned bat Stretchin' in the dawn
I have seen her face in the water And the chilling look in her eyes And if you see her, then you must flee her Never follow where disillusion lies
Or will you go to the girl with the golden hair Down there where her work is done Will you embrace the night And turn your back on the sun
She'll say its better there in the water Where it's cool and calm and serene She will call you to come to the water To a world made of emerald green I have heard that call before
I can hear it when I'm teary I can hear it when I'm old I can hear it when the joy of living Seems to have lost its glow
For my Swamp Girl lives inside of me And she leaves me pale and wan She dares me, she tears me Like paper dolls are torn
Calling "Come to the deep Where your sleep is without a dream" (Come to the deep where your sleep is without a dream) Calling... (Come...)
Come È Profondo Il Mare Composer(s): Lucio Dalla Performer(s): Lucio Dalla
Siamo noi, siamo in tanti ci nascondiamo di notte per paura degli automobilisti dei linotipisti siamo gatti neri, siamo pessimisti, siamo i cattivi pensieri non abbiamo da mangiare, come è profondo il mare come è profondo il mare Babbo che eri un gran cacciatore di quaglie e di fagiani caccia via queste mosche che non mi fanno dormire che mi fanno arrabbiare come è profondo il mare, come è profondo il mare E` inutile non c'è più lavoro, non c'è più decoro Dio o chi per lui sta cercando di dividerci di farci del male di farci annegare come è profondo il mare come è profondo il mare Con la forza di un ricatto l'uomo divento qualcuno resuscito anche i morti, spalanco prigioni, blocco sei treni con relativi vagoni innalzo per un attimo il povero a un ruolo difficile da mantenere poi lo lascio cadere a piangere e a urlare solo in mezzo al mare come è profondo il mare Poi da solo l'urlo divento un tamburo e il povero come un lampo nel cielo sicuro comincio una guerra per conquistare quello scherzo di terra che il suo grande cuore doveva coltivare come è profondo il mare come è profondo il mare Ma la terra gli fu portata via compresa quella rimasta addosso fu scaraventato in un palazzo o in un fosso, non ricordo bene poi una storia di catene, bastonate e chirurgia sperimentale Come è profondo il mare, come è profondo il mare Intanto un mistico, forse un aviatore, scoprì la commozione che rimise d'accordo tutti, i belli con i brutti con qualche danno per i brutti che si videro consegnare un pezzo di specchio così da potersi guardare come è profondo il mare, come è profondo il mare Frattanto i pesci, dai quali discendiamo tutti assistettero curiosi, al dramma collettivo di questo mondo che a loro indubbiamente doveva sembrare cattivo e cominciarono a pensare, nel loro grande mare come è profondo il mare Nel loro grande mare, come è profondo il mare E` chiaro che il pensiero d fastidio anche se chi pensa è muto come un pesce anzi è un pesce e come pesce è difficile da bloccare perchè lo protegge il mare, come è profondo il mare Certo chi comanda non è disposto a fare distinzioni poetiche il pensiero è come l'oceano non lo puoi bloccare, non lo puoi recintare Così stanno bruciando il mare così stanno uccidendo il mare così stanno umiliando il mare così stanno piegando il mare
Rio Bravo Composer(s): Paul Francis Webster; Dimitri Tiomkin Performer(s): Dean Martin; and various other artists
(Choir: Rio Bravo, humming) By the river Rio Bravo I walk all alone And I wonder as I wander by the river Where my love has flown
All the birds in the cottonwoods above her Know I love her, know I care, But my dreams, like the songs, she sang in Spanish Seem to vanish in the air; I wonder where
So I wonder as I wander Will love come along Must I live ever haunted By the mem'ry of a song While the river Rio Bravo flows along
(Choir: Rio Bravo, Rio Bravo) While the river Rio Bravo flows along (Choir: Rio Bravo)
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top Composer(s): Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II First performance by: Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts and Betty Garde - 1943 Covered by multiple other artists
When I take you out, tonight, with me Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be You will set behind a team of snow white horses In the slickest gig you ever see! Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry When I take you out in the surrey When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top! Watch that fringe and see how it flutters When I drive them high steppin' strutters Nosey pokes'll peek thru' their shutters and their eyes will pop! The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown The dashboard's genuine leather With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down In case there's a change in the weather Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin' Ain't no finer rig I'm a-thinkin' You c'n keep your rig if you're thinkin' 'at I'd keer to swap Fer that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top! Did you say the fringe was made of silk Wouldn't have no other kind but silk Does it really have a team of snow white horses One's like snow, the other's more like milk All the world'll fly in a flurry When I take you out in the surrey When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top! When we hit that road, hell fer leather Cats and dogs'll dance in the heather Birds and frogs'll sing all together and the toads will hop! The wind'll whistle as we rattle along The cows'll moo in the clover The river will ripple out a whispered song And whisper it over and over Don't you wisht y'd go on forever? Don't you wisht y'd go on forever? Don't you wisht y'd go on forever and ud never stop In that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top! I can see the stars gettin' blurry When we drive back home in the surrey Drivin' slowly home in the surrey with the fringe on top! I can feel the day gettin' older Feel a sleepy head on my shoulder Noddin', droopin' close to my shoulder, till it falls kerplop! The sun is swimmin' on the rim of a hill The moon is takin' a header And jist as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still A lark'll wake up in the medder Hush, you bird, my baby's a-sleepin'! Maybe got a dream worth a-keepin' Whoa! you team, and jist keep a-creepin' at a slow clip clop Don't you hurry with the surrey with the fringe on the top!
Come Down In Time Composer(s): Bernie Taupin; Elton John Originally performed by: Elton John Covered by various other artists
In the quiet silent seconds I turned off the light switch And I came down to meet you in the half light the moon left While a cluster of night jars sang some songs out of tune A mantle of bright light shone down from a room
Come down in time I still hear her say So clear in my ear like it was today Come down in time was the message she gave Come down in time and I'll meet you half way
Well I don't know if I should have heard her as yet But a true love like hers is a hard love to get And I've walked most all the way and I ain't heard her call And I'm getting to thinking if she's coming at all
Come down in time I still hear her say So clear in my ear like it was today Come down in time was the message she gave Come down in time and I'll meet you half way
There are women and women and some hold you tight While some leave you counting the stars in the night
Rio 42 Composer(s): Chico Buarque Performer(s): Chico Buarque
Se a guerra for declarada Em pleno domingo de carnaval Verás que um filho não foge à luta Brasil, recruta O teu pessoal
Se a terra anda ameaçada De se acabar numa explosão de sal Se aliste, meu camarada A gente vai salvar o nosso carnaval
Vai ter batalha de bombardino A colombina na Cruz Vermelha Vai ter centelha na batucada Rajada de tamborim A melindrosa mandando bala O mestre-sala curvando a Europa A tropa do general da banda Dançando o samba em Berlim
Se a guerra for declarada A rapaziada ganha na moral Se aliste, meu camarada A gente vai salvar nosso carnaval
Sunshine Of Your Smile Composer(s): Larry Ray - Lawrence Cooke Performer(s): Frank Sinatra
Dear face that holds so sweet a smile for me Were you not mine, how dark this world would be I know no light above that could replace Love's radiant sunshine in your lovely face
Give me a smile, the love-light in your eyes Life could not hold a sweeter paradise Give me the right to love you all the while My world forever, the sunshine of your smile
Shadows may fall across the land and sea Sunshine from all the world may hidden be But I shall see no clouds across the sun Your smile shall light my life till life is done
Give me a smile, the love-light in your eyes Life could not hold a sweeter paradise Give me the right to love you all the while My world forever, the sunshine of your smile My world forever, the sunshine of your smile
Come Dancing Composer(s): Ray Davies Originally performed by: The Kinks Covered by various other artists
They put a parking lot on a piece of land Right where the super market used to stand Before that, they put up a bowling alley On the site that used to be the local Pali That's where the big bands used to come and play My sister went there on a Saturday
Come dancing! All her boyfriends used to come and call Come dancing! It's only natural........
Another Saturday, another date She would be ready but she'd always make him wait In the hallway in anticipation He didn't know the night would end up in frustration He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek
Come dancing! Come on, Sister! Have yourself a ball! Don't be afraid to come dancing! It's only natural........
My sister should have come in at midnight And my mom would always sit up and wait It always ended up in a big row When my sister used to get home late
Out in the moonlight, I could see them in the darkness Two silhouettes, saying goodnight by the garden gate
The day they knocked down the Pali My sister stood and cried The day they knocked down the Pali My sister's childhood died.....(just died)
And now I'm grown up and playing in a band And there's a car lot where the Pali used to stand My sister's married and she lives on an estate She's two grown daughters, now it's her turn to wait She lets them get away with things she never could But if I asked her, I wonder if she would......
Come dancing! Just like the Pali on a Saturday Why not come dancing? Where the big bands used to play ........
Rio Composer(s): Michael Nesmith Performer(s): Michael Nesmith
I'm hearing the light from the window I'm seeing the sound of the sea My feet have come loose from their moorings I'm feeling quite wonderfully free And I think I will travel to Rio Using the music for flight There's nothing I know of in Rio But it's something to do with the night It's only a whimsical notion To fly down to Rio tonight I probably won't fly down to Rio But then again I just might
There's wings to the thought behind fancy There's wings to the thought behind play And dancing to rhythms of laughter Makes laughter the rhythm of rain So I think I will travel to Rio Using the music for flight There's nothing I know of in Rio But it's something to do with the night It's only a whimsical notion To fly down to Rio tonight And I probably won't fly down to Rio But then again I just might
Spoken: "This is the first call for Flight 77 to Rio de Janeiro Now boarding at Gate 17, this is the first call"
I feel such a sense of well-being The problems have come to be solved And what I thought was proper for battle I see now is proper for love So I think I will travel to Rio Using the music for flight There's nothing that I know of in Rio But it's something to do with the night It's only a whimsical notion To fly down to Rio tonight And I probably won't fly down to Rio But then again I just might
I think I will travel to Rio Using the music for flight There's nothing I know of in Rio But it's something to do with the night It's only a whimsical notion To fly down to Rio tonight And I probably won't fly down to Rio But then again I just might
Reno? Why Reno? Not Reno dummy Rio, Rio de Janeiro
The Sun Has Got His Hat On Composer(s): Ralph Butler - Noel Gay Performer(s): Ambrose & His Orch.
The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray The sun has got his hat on and hes coming out today Now well all be happy, hip-hip-hip-hooray The sun has got his hat on and hes coming out today
Hes been tanning niggers out in Timbuktu Now hes coming back to do the same to you So jump into your sunbath, hip-hip-hip-hooray The sun has got his hat on and hes coming out today
All the little birds are singing All the little gnats are stinging All the little bees in twos and threes Buzzing in the sun all day
The sun has got his hat on, hip-hip-hip-hooray
All the boys excited All the little girls delighted What a lot of fun for everyone Sitting in the sun all day
Come Dance With Me Composer(s): Tony Powers; M. Maurer Performer(s): Jay & the Americans
Don't turn away; put him down, turn around and dance with me Do like I say, don't you go; tell him no and dance with me He may have walked you through the door And he may be planning a whole lot more But I'm gonna swing you 'round this floor; come dance with me
Look him straight in his eyes, put him wise and come on and dance with me I'll sit and wait till you do; when you're through, come dance with me Just 'cause he spent the dime to phone ya And 20 bucks for the time he's shown ya That doesn't give him the right to own ya; dance with me
I'm not the kind of guy who'd steal a fella's girl But baby, your feet I need And after taking just one look at you I've turned into an ever-loving deed, aye!
You come into my arms, say goodbye to the guy and dance with me Leave all your charms in my care, take your dare and dance with me He may have brought you here, all right Thinking he'd get to hold you tight But you're gonna leave with me tonight, come dance with me
He may have brought you here, all right Thinking he'd get to hold you tight But you're gonna leave with me tonight, come dance with me
Rio
Adapted from: I Go To Rio - 1976
French Title: Je Vais À Rio - 1977
Composer(s): Peter Allen; Adrienne Anderson; Mary Boduin
Performer(s): Liliane Saint-Pierre - 1997
Ohohoh...
In m'n dromen Vlieg ik als op vleugels Door de lucht naar Rio de Janeiro 't Gaat gebeuren En op slag wordt alles zo plezant Vol kleuren en vol geuren
Carnaval met jou, wij samen Tussen duizenden lichamen Die dansen, als in een trance Wat zijn we toch gelukkig Dat we zo goed kunnen dromen allebei
In jouw dromen Vliegen wij direct naar 't paradijs In Rio de Janeiro We zeggen cheerio En we slapen in het veld We leven altijd zonder geld Maar hier van binnen rijk tegelijk
Ohohoh in m'n dromen Laat ik al het grauwe hier En ga naar Rio de Janeiro 't Gaat gebeuren En op slag wordt alles zo plezant Vol kleuren en vol geuren
En we doen alsof het echt is Dat de wereld niet zo slecht is En we dansen, als in een trance Tussen al die mensen die we maar verzinnen Maar ze zingen in ons hoofd
Hey Rio Rio de Janeiro Ohohoh...
En we doen alsof het echt is Dat de wereld niet zo slecht is En we dansen, als in een trance Tussen al die mensen die we maar verzinnen Maar ze zingen in ons hoofd
In m'n dromen Vlieg ik als op vleugels Door de lucht naar Rio de Janeiro 't Gaat gebeuren En op slag wordt alles zo plezant Vol kleuren en vol geuren
Oh in m'n dromen Vlieg ik als op vleugels Door de lucht naar Rio de Janeiro 't Gaat gebeuren En op slag wordt alles zo plezant Vol kleuren en vol geuren Oh Rio Ohohoh Rio
The Sun Gonna Shine In My Door Someday Performer(s): Big Bill Broonzy
Just sittin' here hungry and ain't got a dime Lord, look like my friends would come to see poor me sometime 'Cause it doesn't matter who, Lord of Heaven Mama, the sun gonna shine in my door someday
When I was in jail, expecting a fine When I went 'fore the judge, not a friend could I find 'Cause it doesn't matter who, Lord of Heaven Woman, the sun gonna shine in my door someday
Lord, I lost my father and my brother, too That's why you hear me singing; Lord, I'm lonesome and blue 'Cause it doesn't matter who, Lord of Heaven Mama, the sun gonna shine in my door someday
Cried aloud, Lord, Lordy, Lord Now, I used to be your regular, woman, now I got to be your dog 'Cause it doesn't matter who, Lord of Heaven Woman, the sun gonna shine in my door someday
Lord, I'm in trouble, no one to pay my fine Lord, when I get out of this county jail, I'm gonna leave this town of mine 'Cause it doesn't matter who, Lord of Heaven Mama, the sun gonna shine in my door someday
Lord, I've been droven from door to door Now, it look like my friends don't want me around no more 'Cause it doesn't matter who, Lord of Heaven Woman, the sun gonna shine in my door someday
I was with my buddy through thick and thin Lord, my buddy got away, but I got in 'Cause it doesn't matter who, Lord of Heaven Mama, the sun gonna shine in my door someday
Come Closer To Me Composer(s): Osvaldo Farrés; Stewart Performer(s): Nat King Cole
and various other artists
Moonlight was made for a June night And June nights were made, dear for love and romance For heavenly kisses, for lips sweet and tender On this night of splendour You're so far away
Come closer to me so I can see heaven in your eyes Come closer to me so I can be close to Paradise
Thrill me with your kisses Let me learn what bliss is Kiss me once and then we'll kiss and kiss again And life will be divine
Come closer my dear So I can hear music in my heart I've waited so long to hear the song that youre love will start
Darling I'll adore you Live my life just for you All I ask is this please give me one more kiss and whisper you'll be mine
The Sun Goes Down Composer(s): Phil Lynott - Darren Wharton First release by: Thin Lizzy - 1983
There is a demon among us whose soul belongs in hell Sent here to redeem us, she knows it all to well He comes and goes, he comes and goes, she knows it all too well But when all is said and done The sun goes down
She tries her best to leave him, but she is still captured by his spell She knows now she must deceive him, he knows it all to well She comes and goes, she comes and goes, he knows it all too well But when all is said and done The sun goes down
She comes and goes, she comes and goes, he knows it all too well But when all is said and done The sun goes down
There is a demon within us The sun goes down She tries her best to deceive him The sun goes down
Come By Sunday Composer(s): Murray Grand Performer(s):Diana Dors and various other artists
I may be workin' Monday night
And Tuesday might not be quite right
So, come by Sunday, Sunday night I'm free
Come by Sunday and spend some time with me
On Wednesday night I'm booked in full
And Thursday nights are taffy pull
So, come by Sunday, Sunday come for tea
Come by Sunday and spend some time with me
It isn't necessary
To call me on the phone
If you decide to come on by
I'll be waiting all alone
On Friday night I'm always out
And Saturday I fall about
So, come by Sunday. make it after three
Come by Sunday and spend some time with me
I always make appointments, at least a week ahead
For six long days I go like mad, the seventh day I stay in bed
The whole week through I'm on the town, but Sunday always gets me down
So, come by Sunday. make it after three
Come by Sunday, spend some time
Come by Sunday and stay awhile
Come by Sunday and spend some time with me
