Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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If I Can't Love Her Composer(s): Alan Menken; Tim Rice Performer(s): Terrence Mann and multiple other artists
Beast: And in my twisted face, there's not the slightest trace Of anything that even hints at kindness And from my tortured shape, no comfort, no escape I see, but deep within is utter blindness Hopeless as my dream dies, as the time flies, love a lost illusion Helpless, unforgiven, cold and driven to this sad conclusion
No beauty could move me, no goodness improve me No power on earth, if I can't love her No passion could reach me, no lesson could teach me How I could have loved her and make her love me, too If I can't love her, then who?
Long ago I should have seen all the things I could have been Careless and unthinking, I moved onward!
No pain could be deeper, no life could be cheaper No point anymore, if I can't love her! No spirit could win me, no hope left within me Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free! But it's not to be If I can't love her, let the world be done with me
Keep On Lovin' You Composer(s): Kevin Cronin Performer(s): RE0 Speedwagon
You should've seen by the look in my eyes, baby There was somethin missin You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe But you didn't listen You played dead But you never bled Instead you lay still in the grass All coiled up and hissin And though I know all about those men Still I don't remember Cause it was us baby, way before then And we're still together And I meant, every word I said When I said that I love you I meant That I love you forever
And I'm gonna keep on lovin you Cause it's the only thing I wanna do I don't wanna sleep I just wanna keep on lovin you
(solo)
And I meant every word I said When I said that I love you I meant That I love you forever
Let Me Love You Tonight Composer(s): Mitchell Parish - René Touzet Performer(s): Woody Herman and multiple other artists
Let me love you tonight Let me tell you how much I adore all your charms Though you leave me tomorrow for this night we'll borrow a love song
Let me love you tonight Let me thrill to the touch of your sheltering arms Til the scent of the roses caresses and closes your eyes
Let me kiss you tonight While the stars in the sky give a heavenly light So when love is an ember my heart will remember this sight Live a lifetime of love in a moment holding me tight Then forget me darling only Let me love you tonight
Live a lifetime of love in a moment holding me tight Then forget me darling only Let me love you tonight
If I Can't Have You
((Dutch Versions:
Als Ik Jou Niet Krijg (by Danny De Munk) - 1989; Als Ik Jou Niet Krijg (by Liliane Saint-Pierre - 1997))
Composer(s): Robin Gibb - Barry Gibb - Maurice Gibb
First release: Yvonne Elliman - 1977
Covered by multiple other artists
Don't know why I'm survivin' every lonely day When there's got to be no chance for me My life would end And it doesn't matter how I cry My tears, so far, are a waste of time If I turn away Am I strong enough to see it through? Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you...uh-huh, oh If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you...uh-hoh
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try I gave it all so easily to you my love To dreams that never will come true Am I strong enough to see it through? Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you ...uh-huh, oh If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you ...uh-hoh
If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you ...uh-huh, oh If I can't have you I don't want nobody, baby If I can't have you ...uh-hoh
Queen Of The Senior Prom Composer(s): Jack Richards - Stella Lee Performer(s): The Mills Brothers
Little girl, all the world will be yours tonight My queen of the senior prom And some day you'll recall, being belle of the ball In your beautiful gown of white
But the years disappear, fading out of sight And leave only memories So if you have a chance, wont you save me a dance My queen of the senior prom
My sweet co-ed, my curly head Your mothers pride and joy Here comes your date, don't let him wait He sure is a lucky boy
Run along, run along, little girl of mine But sweetheart before you go Your dad has the right to a kiss goodnight My queen of the senior prom
If I Can Find A Clean Shirt Composer(s): Waylon Jennings; Troy Seals Performer(s): Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Waylon: Come on now Willie don't look at me that way I know you like a paperback book,'cause I've read every page I know what you're thinkin' and I don't think you're thinkin' at all This is old Hoss that you're talkin' to The one with the perfect recall
Waylon & Willie: No I ain't goin' down on the border with you tonight Drinkin' tequila, taking chances on our lives All the women are crazy, they like to party till daylight On second thought if I can find a clean shirt I might
Willie: Wait a minute Waylon I ain't said a thing about that Sometimes I just like to wear my spurs and my old Mexican hat But we sure had fun the last time that we were down there And when we woke up, you had that weird tattoo And somebody had curled my hair
No I ain't goin' down on the border with you tonight Drinkin' tequila, taking chances on our lives All the women are crazy, they like to party till daylight On second thought if I can find a clean shirt I might
All the women are crazy, they like to party till daylight On second thought if I can find a clean shirt I might
Keep On Smilin' Composer(s): Jack V. Hall; James R. Hall; Maurice R. Hirsch; John D. Anthony; Lewis M. Ross Performer(s): Wet Willie; and various other artists
Well you say you've got the blues You've got holes in both your shoes yeah You're feeling alone and confused You got to keep on smilin' Just keep on smilin'
Yeah you're, you're 'bout to go insane 'Cause your woman's playin' games And she says that you're to blame You gotta keep on smilin' Just keep on smilin'.
Keep on smilin' thru the rain Laughin' at the pain Just flowin' with the changes Till the sun comes out again Keep on smilin' thru the rain Laughin' at the pain Just flowin' with the changes And singin' this refrain.
Singin' in a honkey tonk cafe But nobody's hearin' what you play They're too busy drinkin' anyway You gotta keep on smilin' Brother, keep on smilin'
Say you found a piece of land You're gonna change from city boy To country man, yeah Try to build your life with your hands And just keep on smilin' Keep on smilin'
Keep on smilin' thru the rain Laughin' at the pain Just flowin' with the changes Till the sun comes out again Keep on smilin' thru the rain Laughin' at the pain Just flowin' with the changes And singin' this refrain
You're just hangin' out At a local bar And you're wonderin' Who the hell you are Are you a farmer? Are you a star?
Smile on through the rain Laugh through all the pain Flow on with the changes Till the sun shines out again Keep on smilin', smilin', laughin', laughin' Flowin', flowin', flowin', flowin'
Somewhere In Your Heart Composer(s): Clarence Keltner - Russell Faith Performer(s): Frank Sinatra
Somewhere in your heart, try to find a place for me Somewhere in your heart, I won't care where it might be One little corner may not mean so much to you But one little corner would be enough to see me through
Somewhere in your dreams, let my lips come close to you Though they're only dreams, someday they may all come true Is it so much to ask for such a tiny part? Won't you find a place for me, somewhere in your heart?
(Somewhere in your dreams), let my lips come close to you (Though they're only dreams), someday they may all come true Is it so much to ask for such a tiny part? Won't you find a place for me, somewhere in your heart?
If I Can Dream Composer(s): Walter Earl Brown First release: Elvis Presley - 1968 Covered by multiple other artists
There must be lights burning brighter somewhere Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue If I can dream of a better land Where all my brothers walk hand in hand Tell me why, oh why, oh why can't my dream come true
There must be peace and understanding sometime Strong winds of promise that will blow away All the doubt and fear If I can dream of a warmer sun Where hope keeps shining on everyone Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
We're lost in a cloud With too much rain We're trapped in a world That's troubled with pain But as long as a man Has the strength to dream He can redeem his soul and fly
Deep in my heart there's a trembling question Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle And while I can think, while I can talk While I can stand, while I can walk While I can dream, please let my dream Come true, right now Let it come true right now Oh yeah
Keep On The Sunny Side Composer(s): A.P. Carter; Gary Garett Performer(s): The Carter Family; and various other artists
Well there's a dark and a troubled side of life There's a bright and a sunny side too But if you meet with the darkness and strife The sunny side we also may view
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way If we keep on the sunny side of life
Oh, the storm and its fury broke today Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear Clouds and storms will in time pass away The sun again will shine bright and clear
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way If we'll keep on the sunny side of life
Let us greet with a song of hope each day Though the moments be cloudy or fair Let us trust in our Saviour always To keep us, every one, in His care
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way If we'll keep on the sunny side of life
I'm sentimental
So I walk in the rain
I've got some habits
Even I can't explain
Could start for the corner
Turn up in Spain
But why try to change me now
I sit and daydream
I've got daydreams galore
Cigarette ashes
There they go on the floor
I'll go away weekends
Leave my keys in the door
But why try to change me now
Why can't I be more conventional
People talk
People stare
So I try
But that's not for me
Cause I can't see
My kind of crazy world
Go passing me by
So let people wonder
Let 'em laugh
Let 'em frown
You know I'll love you
Till the moon's upside down
Don't you remember
I was always your clown
Why try to change me now
If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie Composer(s): Bill Maddox; D. Moore Performer(s): Hank Williams Jr.; Distillery Dave
If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I don't wanna go If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I'd just as soon stay home
I was one of the chosen few to be born in Alabam' I'm just alike my Daddy, son, I'm proud of who I am I went through a lot of good women, shook old Jim Beam's hand If I never see the pearly gates, I've walked through the promised land
If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I don't wanna go If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I'd just as soon stay home If they don't have a Grand Old Opry, like they do in Tennessee Just send me to Hell or New York City, it would be 'bout the same to me
I got wild honey trees and crazy little weeds, growin' around my shack These dusty roads ain't streets of gold, but I'm-a happy right where I'm at All these pretty little Southern belles are a country boy's dream They ain't got wings or halos, but they're sure lookin' good to me
If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I don't wanna go If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I'd just as soon stay home If they don't have a Grand Old Opry, like they do down in Tennessee Just send me to Hell or New York City, it would be 'bout the same to me
If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I don't wanna go If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I'd just as soon stay home
If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I don't wanna go If Heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I'd just as soon stay home
If they ain't got a Grand Old Opry, like they do in Tennessee Just send me to Hell or New York City, it would be 'bout the same to me
Keep On Truckin' Composer(s): Leonard Caston; Frank Wilson; Anita Poree Performer(s): Eddie Kendricks; and various other artists
Ooh Ooh Ooh
Keep on truckin', baby I got to keep on truckin' Got to get to your good lovin' Huh huh huh huh huh
Shame A double shame on me, yeah Love Love, I let it control me, yeah
From just one kiss I am inspired To lovers in time there's a fire
And I'll keep on truckin', baby I got to keep on truckin' I got to get to your good lovin' Huh huh huh huh
Baby, its bad It's so hard to bear Yes, babe You're hard to bear
I've got a fever rising with desire It's my love jones and I feel like I'm on fire
And I'll keep on keep on truckin', baby I got to keep on truckin' Got to get to your good lovin' Huh huh huh huh
Feelin' good No, you can't stop the feelin' No, you can't stop the feelin' No, not now
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Keep on truckin' on Keep on truckin' on Keep on truckin'
Keep on truckin' on Keep on truckin'
Yes, I've got a fever rising with desire It's my love jones and I feel like I'm on fire
And I'll keep on keep on truckin', baby
I'm the red ball express of lovin' Diesel-powered straight to you, I'm truckin' In old Temptation's rain, I'm duckin' For your love through sleet and snow, I'm truckin', ooh
I'm the red ball express of lovin' Diesel-powered straight to you, I'm truckin' In old Temptation's rain, I'm duckin' For your love through sleet and snow, I'm truckin'
Ain't nothin' holdin' me back nothin' I'll keep right on, right on truckin' Ain't nothin' holdin' me back nothin' I'll keep right on, right on truckin'
You Must Believe In Spring ((Adapted from: La Chanson De Maxence (Michel Legrand) - 1967))
Composer(s): Michel Legrand - Jacques Demy - Alan Bergman - Marilyn Bergman
Performer(s): Cleo Laine - 1973
and multiple other artists
When lonely feelings chill
The meadows of your mind
Just think if Winter comes
Can Spring be far behind?
Beneath the deepest snows
The secret of a rose
Is merely that it knows
You must believe in Spring!
Just as a tree is sure
Its leaves will reappear
It knows its emptiness
Is just the time of year
The frozen mountain dreams
Of April's melting streams
How crystal clear it seems
You must believe in Spring!
You must believe in love
And trust it's on its way
Just as the sleeping rose
Awaits the kiss of May
So in a world of snow
Of things that come and go
Where what you think you know
You can't be certain of
You must believe in Spring and love
So in a world of snow
Of things that come and go
Where what you think you know
You can't be certain of
You must believe in Spring and love
If He Walked Into My Life Dutch Title: Als Je Plotseling Voor Me Staat - 1968 Composer(s): Jerry Herman Performer(s): Eydie Gorme - 1960
Mame: Where is that boy with the bugle? My little love was always my big romance Where's that boy with the bugle? And why did I ever buy him those damn long pants? Did he need a stronger hand? Did he need a lighter touch? Was I soft or was I tough? Did I give enough? Did I give too much? At the moment when he needed me Did I ever turn away? Would I be there when he called If he walked into my life today Were his days a little dull? Were his nights a little wild? Did I overstate my plan? Did I stress the man? And forget the child And there must have been a million things That my heart forgot to say Would I think of one or two If he walked into my life today Should I blame the times I pampered him Or blame the times I bossed him What a shame! I never really found the boy Before I lost him Were the years a little fast? Was his world a little free? Was there too much of a crowd? All too lush and loud and not enough for me Though I'll ask myself my whole life long What went wrong along the way Would I make the same mistakes If he walked into my life today? If that boy with the bugle If he walked into my life today
Patrick: Where is that girl with the promise? The girl who tried to show me what love could be Where is that girl with the promise? And why do I feel the someone to blame is me? Did she need a stronger hand? Did she need a lighter touch? Was I soft or was I tough? Did I give enough? Did I give too much? At the moment that she needed me Did I ever turn away? Would I be there when she called If she walked into my life today Did she mind the lonely nights? Did she count the empty days? Was I silent, was I cold? Was I quick to scold? Was I slow to praise? And there must have been a million things That my heart forgot to say Would I think of one or two If she walked into my life today Should I blame the times I pampered her Or blame the times I bossed her What a shame! I never really found the girl Before I lost her Were the years a little fast? Was her world a little free? Was there too much of a crowd? All too lush and loud and not enough for me Though I'll ask myself my whole life long What went wrong along the way Would I make the same mistakes If she walked into my life today? If that girl with the promise If he walked into my life today
Keep Rockin' Composer(s): John Kay Performer(s): Steppenwolf
Last night! Got no sleep at all Kept on thinkin' 'Bout your letter Yeah! Yeah!
Don't you know it was So good! Just to know that our song Made you feel a little better Yes it Did! Had you singing along (Sing) That's why this song (Sing) Is just for you (Just for you) For all the times (Ohhh!) You stode and cheered (Ohhh!) When we past thru
And you were yellin'! Keep Rockin'! Until the early mornin' Keep Rollin' Until the break of day Keep Playin' Like there's no Tomorrow Keep sayin' What you got to say! Keep bring' it all back home boys Keep singin' Don't you ever stop! Keep rollin' Until we say it's over Keep Rockin' Until you drop! Sometimes I get down and Blue Ahh, The road goes on forever Ya Know it does It's got me crazy again Somehow nothing's going right And I wonder will it ever Get any better When I'm starting to feel As tho a song was never heard (Never Heard) I see you there (Sing) Singin' along with every word And you were singin' Keep Rockin'! For all the words to keep me goin' For the time you shook my hand And when you seem to understand! Got nothin' here that I can give you Got nothin' left to save your soul! Got nothin' more! Just Rock 'n' Roll! Keep Rockin' Keep Rockin' 'Till You're Bound to Drop Keep Rockin' Don't you Ever, ever Stop
It's So Easy To Forget Composer(s): Gordon Charles - Jean David Performer(s): The Four Lads
It's so easy to forget the things I learned in school Like what year Columbus sailed the ocean blue For I'm too busy rememb'ring the tears we wouldn't cry When we said good-bye -- gee, I thought I'd die
It's so easy to forget the things in hist'ry books Things like who did what to whom at Waterloo It's so easy to forget, so very easy to forget When all I remember is you
It's so easy to forget the things in hist'ry books Things like who did what to whom at Waterloo It's so easy to forget, so very easy to forget When all I remember, all I remember All I remember is you
If he tells you tonight he thinks of you In a really special way If he tells you tonight that he loves you What more can he say Then you must say to him you love him too But if he tells you you're through Well then I'm asking you Please come back again, back to me again
If he tells you he's blue and he's lonely Till he's there by your side If he tells you he cares for you only And you feel satisfied Then you must say to him you're lonely too But if he tells you goodbye And you feel you must cry Cry to me, my love, cry to me, my love
The longer I'm away from you The stronger my love seems to be Must I cry the whole night through Each day you're away from me
If he tells you at night he can't sleep, dear Just for thinking of you If he tells you his love is for keeps, dear And he'll always be true Then you must say to him you love him too But if he happens to say that he's going away I'll be here, my love, waiting here, my love I'll be here, my love, waiting here