Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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They Held Me Down Composer(s): Shel Silverstein Performer(s): Shel Silverstein
"This next song is dedicated to all the cop-outs in the world My friends mostly... including me"
It was Sat night at the slammer The gavel was falling like a hammer As they dragged in every freak From off the road One by one they entered the cell And the stories that they had to tell Were all different But all seemed to end on the very same note
"They held me down and they put it on my nose They even sprinkled a little bit on my clothes Yeah I know what you're thinkin But I ain't one of those No they held me down and put it in my nose"
This wino in the corner got up and shook himself out... He said "Well they held me down and poured it down my throat That's what they did They even planted the bottle in my coat Anybody want some? Yeah the reason why my pants so wet Is they pushed me off the boat After they held me down and poured it down my throat"
And this chick in the next cell She said "I heard you guys talking And let me tell you something He held me down and he put it you know where Ohhhh... I told him I was a virgin But he didn't care Noooo... the pig! Ahhhh... you see his wallet's in my purse What's it doing there? He held me down and put it you know where"
And then this cat got up Well... he half got up He lifted his head and He said "Hey, man... they held me down and they put it in my vein They even held a pistol to my brain Or I wouldn'ta done it Ohhh... these scars on my arms are where I crashed through the window pane... Tryin' to get awaaaaaaaaay When they held me down and put it in my vein"
And then this cat.. a rollie-eyed cat in a raincoat, and shoes And the bottom of his pants were cut off at the knees He said "She held me down and put it in my face Oh, the disgrace And that's the fact on which I'm gonna base my case She was overweight and underage And we was at my place But she held me down and put it in my face"
Count Your Blessings Composer(s): Richard Morgan; Edith Temple Performer(s): Aled Jones and multiple other artists
Count your blessings one by one When dawn appears and day has just begun They will light your heart with happiness Make each hour bright and bring you gladness Count your blessings one by one When twilight falls and toil of day is done And in sweet dreams they'll come again to you If you will count your blessings each day through Count your blessings while you may For we are here but little time to stay All around are hearts sincere and true Lovely things abound just waiting for you Count your blessings while you may The big or small, whichever comes your way For then you'll find this world a place of love If you will count your blessings from above
{Refrain:} J'ai dansé avec l'amour J'ai fait des tours et des tours Ce fut un soir merveilleux Je ne voyais que ses yeux si bleus Ses cheveux couleur de blond Lui et moi, que c'était bon L'amour avait dans ses yeux Tant d'amour, tant d'amour Tant d'amour, d'amour
Lui et moi contre lui Au-dessus la nuit Tournent dans le bruit Moi, n'osant pas parler Le corps bousculé J'étais admirée Lui, la musique et lui Partout l'amour, partout la fièvre Et nos corps frissonnants Moi, la musique et moi Partout ses yeux, partout ses lèvres Et puis mon cur hurlant
I remember that night she was born I was a young man myself When the doctor said it's a little girl I felt my heart melt An old man in the waiting room He looked up at me and smiled He said son remember they're only with you for awhile
They grow up they grow so fast By the time you figure it out the moment has passed
I remember that high school prom Pretty ribbons of blue I said angel don't stay out too late She said Daddy I love you When a young man came to pick her up I saw her face light up and smile I remembered that same smile when she was just a child
They grow up they grow so fast By the time you figure it out the moment has passed
That little girl she's finished college Got a life of her own When I think of the life we've shared I'm never alone And there's something that I need to tell her And I know she'll understand That I'll always love her and I'd do it all again
They grow up they grow so fast By the time you figure it out the moment has passed
They grow up that's the way it should be You just open your heart and you save those memories You just open your heart and you save those memories You save those memories yeah
Count On Me Composer(s): J. Barish Performer(s): Marty Balin
Precious love I'll give it to you Blue as the sky and deep in the Eyes of a love so true You make me feel light on the stairs and lost in the Air of a love so real
And you can count on me girl You can count on my love Woman You can count on me baby You can count on my love to see You through
Emerald eyes and china perfume Caught in the wheel and lost in The feel of a love so soon Ruby lips You make my song Into the night and saved by the light Of a love so strong
J'Ai Crié À La Nuit Composer(s): Chris Long; Johnny Hallyday Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday
Ils sont plus de cinquante autour de moi Je me sens comme perdu dans un désert Sur leur échiquier je glisse comme un pion Alors que je croyais en être le roi
Quand j'ai besoin d'un peu d'amitié Les visages se tournent et s'effacent Lorsque je réclame un peu de gaieté Sous leurs sourires je sens de l'intérêt
Quelques fois j'ai envie De crier à la nuit Emmène-moi Emmène-moi
Petit fille tu veux vieillir avec moi Réfléchi, voudrais-tu être le miroir Où l'on pourrait voir nos visages Se froisser un peu plus chaque soir
Lorsque plus tard mon nom sera oublié Viendras-tu comme avant pour me parler Désolé petite fille, je vivrai seul Je préfère vivre vite et mourir jeune
Quelques fois j'ai envie De crier à la nuit Emmène moi Emmène moi...
They Go Wild, Simply Wild Over Me Composer(s): Fred Fisher - Joseph McCarthy
They go wild, simply wild over me They go mad, just as mad as they can be No matter where I'm at All the ladies thin or fat The tall ones, the small ones I grab 'em off like that
Ev'ry night how they fight over me I don't know what it is that they can see The ladies look at me and sigh In my arms they want to die They go wild, simply wild over me They go wild, simply wild over me
Count Me Out Composer(s): Jack Pruett Performer(s): Marty Robbins
Takin' me for granted was your first mistake And that was the beginnin' of a last heartache And then you added insult to my injury When you started treatin' me just as you please
Count me out of future plans you might be makin' No more foolish chances am I takin' You played love's game too rough As for me, I've had enough 'Cause the goin's got too rough, so count me out
Things I thought important never bothered you You kept on till you killed all my love for you Doin' as you pleased became a part of you You can't blame me now for walkin' out on you
Count me out of future plans you might be makin' No more foolish chances am I takin' You played love's game too rough As for me, I've had enough 'Cause the goin's got too rough, so count me out
J'Ai Craqué Composer(s): Alain Goraguer; Claude Lemesle Performer(s): Joe Dassin
Entre les fauteuils du 15, rue de Bretagne Et les rocking-chairs de la maison de campagne On balançait Notre vie douillette, sans surprise et sans un Pain quotidien de nos dix ans de bonheur Au bonheur près j'étais bien protégé Dans le film à tiroir de ma vie bien rangée Avec les samedi soir pour changer Pour changer de quoi toi et moi Moi et toi, femme et mère à la fois
J'ai craqué, j'ai craqué
J'attendais ta fête pour t'apporter des fleurs Je ne chantais plus, j'avais des pantoufles au cur Je m'endormais Tu savais quand je disais: "Devine où on part?" Tu riais avant que j'ai fini mes histoires Et même après tu m'avais tellement dit Que je n'étais qu'un gosse, un gamin Étourdi, que je m'imaginais tout petit Et puis d'un seul coup j'ai grandi Et j'ai coupé le fil du passé
J'ai craqué, j'ai craqué
Je ne sais pas où mais je m'en vais droit devant Meme si l'allumette n'a craqué que le temps D'une étincelle Je m'en contrefous si ça permet de rêver De faire un détour loin des chemins programmés Toujours pareils et le vent de folie Qui fait tourner si fort le moulin de ma vie Qu'importe s'il s'arrête aujourd'hui Puisque celle qui lui a dit de souffler Reste et me donne envie de craquer
They Fell ((French Version: Ils Sont Tombés (Charles Aznavour)) Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Georges Garvarentz - Herbert Kretzmer Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
They fell that year They vanished from the Earth Never knowing the code Or what law they'd offended The women fell at work And the babies they tended Left to die, left to cry All condemned by their birth
They fell like rain Across the thirsty land In their hearts they were clean In their dust still believing All the obedient things In a season of grieving Caught in rain, always rain Just for one helping hand
For no one heard their prayers In a world bent on pleasure From other people scared They simply closed their eyes They craved a lot of sound In jazz and ragtime measured The trumpets screamed till dawn To drown the childrens' cries
They fell like leaves Its people in its pride People, men, kindly men And not one knew his crime If he came in an hour Like a small desert flower Still covered by the silent wind In sands of time
They fell that year Before they could grow They had little to give But their lives and their passion And their longing to live In their way, in their fashion So their harvest could thrive And their children could grow
They fell like flies Their eyes still full of sun Like a dog each flies In the path of a rifle That holds on with its might And each death, though a trifle And to bring to an end A life barely begun
And I am of that Race Who died in unknown places Who perished in their pride Whose blood in rivers ran In agony and pride With courage on their faces They went into the night That waits for every man
They fell like tears And never knew what for In that summer of pride Of massacre and war Their only crime was life They only give towards being The children of Armenia Nothing less, nothing more
Count Me Out Composer(s): Gary Brooker; I. Sutherland Performer(s): Gary Brooker
When it's time for me to go and I hear that whistle blow I'll be waiting in line day or night Take my hand and lead me down Lay my burden on the ground Break these chains and let me stand in the light Now I know what the game's all about If that's the way you want to play - count me out
Had enough of alibis, empty promises and lies Trying to find a better life on my own There's no easy way I know - now the strains begin to show Still I'm looking for a light to lead me home Though my heart's still full of doubt There's no way I'm gonna play - so count me out
I've been too long here breaking my back Doing my best to get through I never thought I could feel this way But I need to find something new It's not the money and it's not the gold I just want some peace of mind My life is racing like a runaway train Getting faster all the time...
Underneath a golden sky Far away I'm gonna fly To a place I know is there in my mind Like a sailor home to die With no journey left to try Throw my spirit in the tide and lead me blind Now I know what this game's all about If that's the way you wanna play Then count me out
They Don't Make Them Like They Used To Composer(s): Burt Bacharach - Carole Bayer Sager Performer(s): Kenny Rogers
They don't make them like they used to
They dont make em like they used to, those guys And I cant get used to the way that it is today No one to look up to, hard times, and though I try I just cant find the reason these days And it seems like the seasons are passing me Theyre going by, nothing to hold on to, rough times
And it goes on, so count on me, and Ill count on you You can lean on me, two of us stronger We wont be alone any longer Now and for always we will be good friends Count on me, into any storm, were gonna survive it Into any fire, well carry on
Know that one day you and me will both be old friends And well sit on the sofa and talk about how They dont make em like they used to, youll see As time goes on, so count on me, and Ill count on you In a world like this, when nothings sure And people are afraid, Ill be here for... Now and for always we will be good friends Count on me, they dont make it now like they used to Theyre not gonna last like you and me, Ill be there
Oh, always we will be, year by year Depend on me, into any storm, were gonna survive it Into any fire, just count on me, Ill be there Oh, tough guys, you and me, year by year They will see, they dont make it now like they used to Theyre not gonna last like you and me...
Count Me In ((French Version: Enfin Réunis (Sheila) - 1965))
Composer(s): Glen D. Hardin
First release by: Gary Lewis & The Playboys - 1965
If you need someone to count on, count me in Someone you can rely on through thick and thin When you start to count the ones that you might ever doubt If you think of counting me, count me out
When you count the ones that want you, count me, too And if I'm not first on your list, count me blue Just be sure you count on me and when the countin's through Count me madly in love with you
(ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
If you need someone to count on when you're down And all your other friends you've lost, count me found Just be sure you count on me when you're down and out Count me in through thick and thin or it don't count
When you count the ones that want you, count me, too And if I'm not first on your list, count me blue Just be sure you count on me and when the countin's through Count me madly in love with you
J'Ai Besoin D'un Amour Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday
Comme l'homme a besoin de la terre Qui lui prodigue tous ses fruits L'enfant a besoin de sa mère Pour ses premiers pas dans la vie Comme chacun a besoin de l'autre Ouais, pour s'entraider au long des jours Puisque je suis comme les autres Moi j'ai besoin de ton amour
Ouais, moi j'ai besoin de ta présence Pour embellir mon existence Moi j'ai besoin de ta tendresse De tes baisers, de tes caresses Moi j'ai besoin que tu m'enlaces Pour mieux te sentir tout à moi Moi j'ai besoin que tu m'embrasses Moi j'ai toujours besoin de toi
Comme l'oiseau a besoin d'espace Pour se mouvoir en liberté Un clown a besoin de grimaces Pour amuser l'humanité Comme le besoin est chose humaine Les besoins nous prennent toujours Pour ne jamais avoir de peine Moi j'ai besoin de ton amour
Ouais, moi j'ai besoin de ta présence Pour embellir mon existence Moi j'ai besoin de ta tendresse De tes baisers, de tes caresses Moi j'ai besoin que tu m'enlaces Pour mieux te sentir tout à moi Moi j'ai besoin que tu m'embrasses Moi j'ai toujours besoin de toi
Ouais, moi j'ai besoin de ta présence Pour embellir ton existence Moi j'ai besoin de ta tendresse De tes baisers, de tes caresses Moi j'ai besoin que tu m'enlaces Pour mieux te sentir tout à moi Moi j'ai besoin que tu m'embrasses Moi j'ai toujours besoin de toi...
They Don't Know Composer(s): Kirsty MacColl First release by: Kirsty MacColl - 1979 Covered by multiple other artists
You've been around for such a long time now Oh baby, I could leave you but I don't know how And why should I be lonely every night When I could be with you oh yes you, make it right And I don't Listen to the guys who say That you're bad for me and I should turn you away
Cuz they don't know about us, They've never heard of love
I get a feeling when I look at you Wherever you go now I wanna be there too They say we're crazy, but I just don't care And if they keep on talking still they get no where
So I don't Mind if they don't understand When I look at you when you hold my hand
Cuz they don't know about us, and they've never heard of love Why should it matter to us if they don't approve We should just take our chances while we've got nothing to lose
Baby There's no need for living in the past Now i've found good lovin' gonna make it last I tell the others don't bother me cuz when they look at you they don't see what i see
No I don't listen to their wasted lines got my eyes wide open and i see the signs Cuz they don't know about us They've never heard of love No I don't listen to their wasted lines got my eyes wide open and I see the signs
Cuz they don't know about us They've never heard of love
Enfin Réunis ((Adapted from: Count Me In (Gary Lewis & The Playboys) - 1965)) Composer(s): Glen D. Hardin - Jacques Plante - Claude Carrère Performer(s): Sheila - 1965
Nous avons été séparés Pendant bien longtemps Sans jamais cesser d'espérer À tous les instants
On a connu des mauvais jours Mais on les oublie Car nous voici enfin réunis
On a vécu le cur serré Pendant de longs mois Bien souvent, tu sais, j'ai pleuré D'être loin de toi
Mais il ne faut plus y penser Tout est bien fini Car nous voici enfin réunis
Je savais bien qu'un jour tu reviendrais Et que nos chagrins alors s'effaceraient
Quelle joie de se retrouver Après tout ce temps Je crois bien que l'on va s'aimer Encore plus qu'avant
Nous avons tous deux des projets Pour toute une vie Car nous voici enfin réunis
Je savais bien qu'un jour tu reviendrais Et que nos chagrins alors s'effaceraient
Notre amour n'a jamais changé Mais à l'avenir Nous allons tous deux nous jurer De ne plus partir
Ce bonheur que l'on attendait Commence aujourd'hui Car nous voici enfin réunis Car nous voici enfin réunis Car nous voici enfin réunis
They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More Performer(s): Jimmy Buffett
Walkin' down new streets the music is loud Neon signs bring in tumultuous crowds But I'm just an old man, I'd prob'ly get sore 'Cause they don't dance like Carmen no more
She and old Cougie, my what a pair Doin' the Rhumba like no one else dared Slidin' and glidin' 'cross Hollywood floors But they don't dance like Carmen no more
She had a big hat, my it was high Had bananas and mangos all piled to the sky And how she could balance it I wouldn't dare... 'Cause they don't dance like Carmen no where
But the lady's not with us, she died long ago And they don't play her movies on late midnight shows 'Cause the kids would get restless, and the grown-ups would snore... 'Cause they don't dance like Carmen no more... no more No they don't dance like Carmen no more
She and old Cougie, my what a pair Doin' the Rhumba like no one else dared Slidin' and glidin' 'cross hardwood waxed floors But they don't dance like Carmen no more... no more... No they don't dance like Carmen no more
