Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Three Steps To Heaven ((French Version: J'irai Au Paradis (Eddy Mitchell) - 1964)) Composer(s): Eddie Cochran - Bob Cochran First release by: Eddie Cochran - 1960 Covered by multiple other artists
Now there are three steps to heaven Just listen and you will plainly see And as I travel on and things go wrong Just call it steps one, two and three
The formula for heaven's very simple Just follow the rules and you will see And as I travel on and things go wrong Just call it steps one, two and three
Step one, you find a girl to love Step two, She falls in love with you Step three, you kiss and hold her tightly Yeah! that sure seems like heaven to me
Crystal Ball Composer(s): Tommy Shaw Performer(s): Styx
I used to like to walk the straight and narrow line I used to think that everything was fine Sometimes I'd like to sit and gaze for days through sleepless dreams All alone and trapped in time All alone and trapped in time
I wonder what tomorrow has in mind for me Or am I even in it's mind at all Perhaps I'll get a chance to look ahead and see Soon as I find myself a crystal ball Soon as I find myself a crystal ball
Tell me, tell me where I'm going I don't know where I've been Tell me, tell me, won't you tell me And then tell me again My heart is breaking, my body's aching And I don't know where to go Tell me, tell me, won't you tell me I've just got to know
Crystal ball There's so many things I need to know Crystal ball There's so many things I've got to know Crystal ball
If you should see me walking Through your dreams at night Would you please direct me Where I ought to be I've been looking for a crystal ball To shed the light To find a future in me... To find a future in me...
Crystal ball There's so many things I need to know Crystal ball There's so many things I've got to know Crystal ball
(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over ((aka The Masquerade Is Over (Ambrose & His Orch.) - 1939))
Composer(s): Herb Magidson - Allie Wruble
Performer(s): Milt Jackson - 1958
and multiple other artists
My blue horizon is turning grey
And my dreams are drifting away
Your eyes don't shine like they used to shine
And the thrill is gone when your lips meet mine
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love
Your words don't mean what they used to mean
They were once inspired, now they're just routine
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love
I guess I'll have to play Pagliacci
And get myself a clown's disguise
And learn to laugh like Pagliacci
With tears in my eyes
You look the same, you're a lot the same
But my heart says "no, no, you're not the same"
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love
I guess I'll have to play Pagliacci
And get myself a clown's disguise
And learn to laugh like Pagliacci
With tears in my eyes
You look the same, you're a lot the same
But my heart says "No, no, you're not the same"
I'm afraid the masquerade is over
And so is love, and so is love
J'irai Au Paradis ((Adapted from: Three Steps To Heaven (Eddie Cochran) - 1960)) Composer(s): Eddie Cochran - Bob Cochran - Eddy Mitchell Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell - 1964
J'irai avec elle au paradis, l'amour est plus fort que la vie On dit que là-haut les hommes sont égaux Et l'amour au Ciel n'a pas de prix
Si Dieu le veut, j'irai au paradis, l'Éternité sera mon amie Si le Dieu le veut, je partirai sans un bruit Et mon âme reposera au paradis
J'irai avec elle au paradis, les anges seront nos amis Le soleil brillera pour toi et moi, notre amour survivra au paradis
Sur Terre, la vie souvent n'est que misère Sur Terre, les hommes ont des curs de pierre Au Ciel, le repos est éternel, le vrai bonheur est ici au paradis Oui, j'irai avec elle au paradis
Do you always trust your first initial feeling
Special knowledge holds truth bears believing
I turned around
And the water was closing all around
Like a glove
Like the love that had finally, finally found me
Then I knew
In the crystalline knowledge of you
Drove me thru the mountains
Thru the crystal-like clear water fountain
Drove me like a magnet
To the sea
How the faces of love have changed turning the pages
And I have changed oh, but you... you remain ageless
I turned around
And the water was closing all around
Like a glove
Like the love that had finally, finally found me
Then I knew
In the crystalline knowledge of you
Drove me thru the mountains
Thru the crystal-like clear water fountain
Drove me like a magnet
To the sea
(I'm A) Road Runner Composer(s): Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland; Eddie Holland Performer(s): Junior Walker & The All-Stars; and various other artists
Money, who needs it Let me live my life free and easy Put my toothbrush in my hand And let me be a travelin' man Cause I'm a road runner, baby I'm a road runner, baby Can't stay in one place too long I'm a road runner baby You might look at me and I'll be gone You can love me if you wanna But I do declare When I get restless I got to move somewhere I'm a road runner baby Anywhere's my home And love the life I live And I'm gonna live the life I love Road runner, baby Don't want no woman to tie me down Got to be free, baby To roam around All my life I've been like this If you love me it's your own risk When the dust hit my shoe I got the urge to move Says I'm a road runner baby Got to keep on keepin' on And I live the life I love And I'm gonna love the life I live Road runner, baby
(If You Cry) True Love, True Love Composer(s): Doc Pomus; Mort Shuman Performer(s): The Drifters; The Cupids
Bom, bom, bom bom, bom, bom bom, bom, bom bom, bom, bom If you cry I think my heart would break That would be much more than I could take And if I saw a tear fall from your eye Darling don't you know that I would die True love, true love true love, true love Bom, bom, bom bom, bom, bom bom, bom, bom bom, bom, bom If you cry I don't know what I'll do Baby cause I'm so in love with you And if I knew that I had caused you pain My tears would fall like the rain True love, true love true love, true love Bom, bom, bom bom, bom, bom bom, bom, bom bom, bom, bom
Three Ring Circus Composer(s): Bobby Eli - Vinnie Barrett Performer(s): Blue Magic; Barry Biggs
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls Children of all ages Welcome to the big top See the ferocious lions Thrill to the fabulous monkeys Laugh along with the hilarious clowns See them, life is a three ring circus
The whistle blows as he makes his rounds He's seen every town west of Mississippi He's just a face painted all in smiles Jumpin' up and down and makin' people happy
Though deep inside a shadow grows He could laugh and no one knows There's a lonely man inside
Life is a three ring circus All of the ups and downs of a carousel That I know so well Life is a three ring circus Just one little ride on a merry-go-round Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
He does the best like the minstrel did Just to please the kids and keep the people laughing But no one knows that beneath the clothes And his turned up nose lies a lonely beggar
He needs the love he spreads around Bu tin life he's just a clown Till they bring the curtain down
Life is a three ring circus All of the ups and downs of a carousel That I know so well Life is a three ring circus Just one little ride on a merry-go-round Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
He needs the love that can't be found But you're just too blind to see That the clown is really needy
Life is a three ring circus All of the ups and downs of a carousel That I know so well Life is a three ring circus Just one little ride on a merry-go-round Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round Goin' `round and `round and `round and `round and `round
Questa Sera Come Sempre Adapted from: Cryin' Time - 1964 Dutch Title: Jammer! - 1989 Composer(s): Buck Owens; Giuseppe Cassia Performer(s): Lucio Dalla - 1966
Questa sera sei tornata come sempre ma stasera io ti sento gia lontana ho capito che per te non saro mai tutto quello che sarai sempre per me
Questa sera tu mi guardi ma non mi parli io lo so che mi vorresti dire addio ma le lacrime che piango, amore mio questa sera nei miei occhi non vedrai
Stringi pure le mie mani e non parlare e una sera questa sera come tante Anche quando ti vedro andare via anche se domani non ritornerai
I ricordi che mi lasci in fondo al cuore mi fanno sempre piu sentire solo ogni sera quando arrivera quellora che tornavi per restare con me
Questa sera sei tornata come sempre ma stasera io ti sento gia lontana ho capito che per te non saro mai tutto quello che sarai sempre per me
There were three ravens sat on a tree Down a down, hey down, hey down They were a black as black might be With a down The one of them said to his mate "Where shall we our breakfast take?" With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down
Down in yonder green field Down a down, hey down, hey down Their lies a knight slain under his shield With a down His hounds they lie down at his feet So well they do their master keep With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down
His hawks they fly so eagerly Down a down, hey down, hey down No other fowl dare him come nigh With a down Down there comes a fallow doe As heavy with young as she might go With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down
She lifted up his bloody head Down a down, hey down, hey down And kissed his wounds that were so red With a down She got him up upon her back And carried him to earthen lake With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down
She buried him before the prime Down a down, hey down, hey down She was dead herself ere even-song time With a down
God send every gentleman Such hawks, such hounds, and such leman With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down
Cryin' Time Composer(s): Buck Owens First release by: Buck Owens and his Buckaroos - 1964 Covered by multiple other artists
Titles In Other Languages: 1966 - Questa Sera Come Sempre 1989 - Jammer!
Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me I can see that far away look in your eyes I can tell by the way you hold me darling Oooh That it won't be long before it's crying time
Now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder (fonder) And that tears are only rain to make love grow Well my love for you could never grow no stronger (stronger) If I lived to be a hundred years old
Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me I can see that far away look in your eyes I can tell by the way you hold me darling. Yeah now That it won't be long before it's crying time
Now you say you've found someone that you love better (better) That's the way it's happened every time before And as sure as the sun comes up tomorrow ('morrow) Crying time will start when you walk out the door
Oh, it's crying time again, you're gonna leave me I can see that far away look in your eyes I can tell by the way you hold me darling Alright now That it won't be long before it's crying time That it won't be long before it's crying time
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Composer(s): Homer Banks; Carl Hampton; Raymond Jackson Performer(s): Bobby "Blue" Band; and various other artists
If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If being right means being without you I'd rather live a wrong doing life Your mama and daddy say it's a shame It's a downright disgrace Long as I got you by my side I don't care what your people say Your friends tell you there's no future in loving a married man If I can't see you when I want to I'll see you when I can If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right
Am I wrong to fall so deeply in love with you knowing I got a wife and two little children depending on me too And am I wrong to hunger for the gentleness of your touch knowing I got somebody else at home who needs me just as much
And are you wrong to fall in love with a married man And am I wrong trying to hold on to the best thing I ever had If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right
Are you wrong to give your love to a married man And am I wrong trying to hold on to the best thing I ever had If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right
I don't wanna be right if it means sleeping alone at night I don't wanna be right if it means coming home at night I don't wanna, I don't wanna I don't wanna never, never, never be right
Three oclock in the morning We danced the whole night through And daylight soon will be dawning Just one more waltz with you I said, the melody its so entrancing It seems to be made for us two I said, I want to just keep right on dancing forever Dear, dancing here with you
Its three oclock in the morning I said, and we danced the whole night through And the daylight soon will be dawning, yeah Theres one more dance with you I said, that that melody its so, so entrancing, yeah I could just go on and on I said, I could just keep right on, right on dancing forever Dear, dancing here with you
Melody is so entrancing It seems to be made for us two I could just keep right on I could keep on dancing forever Here, dancing here with you Three oclock in the morning
I woke up this morning Couldnt even get outta my bed I woke up this morning Couldnt even get outta my bed Had the blues about my honey Nearly killed me dead So I cried all night and all that night before So I cried all night and all that night before Gonna change my way of living Maybe I wont have to cry no more
Never miss my water till my well runs dry I said, I never miss my water till my well runs dry And I never missed my baby till he said goodbye
Cried all night, all that night before Yes I cried that night, all that night before If my man comes back Then I wont have to cry no more
He went away, didnt even say goodbye He went away, didnt even say goodbye But thats all right, mister, the day you ever made me cry Bye bye
(I Want To Be) Seduced Composer(s): Gary Richard Tigerman; Dave Grusin Performer(s): Mary Coughlan; Peggy Lee; Leon Redbone
I wanna be seduced Let a woman talk to me suggestively Wanna know that she'd like me to be with her tomorrow morning Drinkin' hot jasmine tea I want her to make me laugh (ha ha ha) Make a point about touching me when she talks (uhhmm ho ho hmm) Leaving all the jealous guys in the place to mumble in their wine and gawk I know it only happens when I'm napping Nodding in a reverie That I find myself a woman that understands about seducing me
I know it only happens when I'm napping Nodding in a reverie That I find myself a woman who understands about seducing I'll dream about the moon until she'll introduce herself I'm imagining a woman who understands seducing me
I want to be seduced, I want a woman to take me out to dinner for two I want to see her eyes gettin' moody Flirtin' with the thought of what flirtin' can lead to I want to act real cool, have her think about gettin' little me in bed Have a chat about Magna Charta, or Puerto Vallarta, or somethin' Gandhi said
I might demur politely, falter slightly, if she starts to fondle my knee But I'm relatively certain I'd compromise if I know me
I want to be seduced, I want a wom-an to talk to me suggestively I want to hear her say she'll be with me tomorrow morning Drinking hot jasmine tea
I want her to make me laugh, make a point of touching me when she talks Leaving all the jealous guys in the joint to mumble in their beer and gawk
I wanna be seduced I wanna a woman to take me out to dinner for two I'd like to see her eyes get moony Flirting with the thought of what a little flirting outta to do I'd like to be real cool Let her figure out what I really mean Instead of havin' a chat about African genesis, psychokinesis Or something Stanislavsky said
I might demure politely Or falter slightly If she tries to fondle my knee But I'm relatively certain that I'd come across if I know me
I know it only happens, when I'm napping, nodding in my reverie That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing me I know it only happens, when I'm napping, nodding in my reverie That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing Starting from the moment that we'd been introduced That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing me
3 O'Clock Blues Composer(s): Lowell Fulson First recording/First release by: Lowell Fulson - 1946/1948 Covered by multiple other artists
Now here it is, three o'clock in the morning Oh can't even close my eyes, yeah It's three o'clock in the morning baby Oh, I can't even close my eyes Well, I can't find my baby Keep on lookin' be satisfied
I've looked around me, people Hey, and my baby she knows she can't be found Looked all around me, people Oh, my baby, she can't be found Well, if I don't find my baby I'm going down to the Golden Ground That's where the men hang out down there They shoot pool, you know
Goodbye, everybody Oh, I believe this is the end Oh, goodbye everybody Oh I believe this is the end You can tell my baby To forgive me for my sins
Crying My Heart Out For You Composer(s): John Henry Hopkins Jr.; J.C. Johnson Performer(s): Ella Fitzgerald and multiple other artists
All my dreams are over, now Im wide awake With a lonesome feeling and a constant ache Livin with my memories just for old times sake Crying my heart out for you
Hope youll be more tender in your next affair Trust youll think of me dear, when youve time to spare Praying youll be happy is my only prayer Crying my heart out for you
Your heart may ache you, friends may forsake you Sometimes it happens that way But Im still for you, always adore you I love you, I love you what more can I say
I was just a scholar, made for you to teach Searching for a true love, one I couldnt reach Now Im just a pebble on a lonely beach Crying my heart out for you
