Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Isabella (French Version: Isabelle) Composer(s): Georges Calabrese; Charles Aznavour Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Da tempo ormai avevo il cuore in pace Che ero convinto che non si svegliasse più Ma mi risollevai, sentendo la tua voce Ti amavo prima che ci riflettessi sù Isabelle, Isabelle, Isabelle Isabelle, Isabelle, Isabelle Conquistatore che ignora la clemenza L'amore ha messo già radici in fondo a me Distrutto le mie idee, presa la mia esistenza E la calma oramai, che non so più cos'è Isabelle, Isabelle, Isabelle Isabelle, Isabelle Un'ora accanto a te trascorre in un secondo Un giorno senza te dura un'eternità E io vivo così, quasi fuori del tempo Tra spazi di follia e di lucidità Isabelle, Isabelle, Isabelle No basta, Isabelle, oh, Isabelle Mon amour Tu corri nella luce ed io resto nell'ombra Tu pazza per la vita ed io pazzo di te E mi accontenterò di amare la tua onbra Se il tuo destino vuoi dividere con me Isabelle, Isabelle, Isabelle Isabelle, Isabelle, Isabelle, mon amour..
Isaac & Abraham Composer(s): Joan Baez; Wally Wilson; Kenny Greenberg Performer(s): Joan Baez
Hard times, hard times in Canaan land Trouble in the mind of a man A voice came whispering softly to him Go offer, offer up the lamb
Abraham took his only son High up on a hill His test of faith had finally come As the wind, the wind begin to chill
Cold steel, cold steel in the father's hand Tears falling from the sky The angels, the angels did not understand Why the righteous, the righteous boy should die
Then Abraham most mysteriously Laid down that deadly knife Said "My darlin' son, I wish I was the one Who spared you, spared your precious life"
Oh Isaac The light of all your days Will shine upon this mountain high And never, never fade away And never fade away
Night In My Veins Composer(s): Chrissie Hynde; Tom Kelly; Billy Steinberg Performer(s): The Pretenders
I see him standing silhouetted in the lamp light I cross the street and I quicken my pace He cups his hands and he lights a cigarette I find myself in the bones of his face It's just the night in my veins Oh, making me crawl in the dust again It's just the night under my skin, slipping it in He's got his hands in my hair and his lips everywhere Oh yeah, it feels good, it's alright Even if it's just the night in my veins He's got me up against the back of a pickup truck Out of sight of the neon and glare We might as well be on a beach under the moonlight Love's language reads the same anywhere yeah It's just the night in my veins Oh, making me crawl in the dust again It's just the night under my skin, slipping it in He's got his chest on my back across a new Cadillac Oh yeah, it feels good, it's alright Even if it's just a night in my veins I've got my head on the curb and I can't produce a word Oh yeah, feels good, so right Even if it's just a night in my veins Feels good, so right Even if it's just the night in my veins
Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) Composer(s): Bill Austin; Louis Jordan First recording/First release by: Louis Jordan 1943/1944 Covered by multiple other artists
I got a gal who's always late Any time we have a date But I love her Yes I love her
I'm gonna walk right up to her gate And see if I can get it straight Cause I want her I'm gonna ask her
Is you is or is you ain't my baby Way you're acting lately makes me doubt Youse is still my baby, baby Seems my flame in your heart's done gone out
A woman is a creature that has always been strange Just when you're sure of what you'll find She's gone and made a change
Is you is or is you ain't my baby Maybe baby's found somebody new Or is my baby still my baby true
Is you is or is you ain't my baby Maybe baby's found somebody new Or is my baby still my baby true
Night Game Composer(s): Paul Simon Performer(s): Paul Simon; Sam Yahel
There were two men down And the score was tied In the bottom of the eighth When the pitcher died
And they laid his spikes On the pitcher's mound And his uni-form was torn And his number was left on the ground
Then the night turned cold Colder than the moon The stars were white as bones The stadium was old Older than the screams Older than the teams There were three men down And the season lost And the tarpaulin was rolled Upon the winter frost
Is This Love Composer(s): David Coverdale; John Sykes Performer(s): Whitesnake and multiple other artists
I should have known better Than to let you go alone Its times like these I cant make it on my own Wasted days, and sleepless nights And I cant wait to see you again
I find I spend my time Waiting on your call How can I tell you, baby My backs against the wall I need you by my side To tell me its alright cos I dont think I can take anymore
Is this love that Im feeling Is this the love, that Ive been searching for Is this love or am I dreaming This must be love cos its really got a hold on me A hold on me...
I cant stop the feeling Ive been this way before But, with you Ive found the key To open any door I can feel my love for you Growing stronger day by day An I cant wait to see you again So I can hold you in my arms
Is this love that Im feeling Is this the love, that Ive been searching for Is this love or am I dreaming This must be love cos its really got a hold on me A hold on me...
Is this love that Im feeling Is this the love, that Ive been searching for... Is this love or am I dreaming Is this the love, that Ive been searching for...
Night Full Of Voices Composer(s): Colin Blunstone; Stuart Elliott Performer(s): Keats
I couldn't say for sure At first it was just the softest sound I wouldn't say I saw But I could feel it all around me
I heard the night full of voices Telling me: "Don't surrender It doesn't end here!" The night's full of voices Falling free Once you've heard them You will remember
I never said before I knew that no one would believe I don't care anymore If you think I want to deceive you
I hear the night full of voices Calling me "Beware, the changes Have hidden dangers!"
Is There Still Room For Me 'Neath The Old Apple Tree
Is There Still Room For Me 'Neath The Old Apple Tree Composer(s): Maurice Abrahams; Lew Brown; Edgar Leslie Performer(s): Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
Hello there long distance, please don't make me wait in vain I asked you to connect me with a homestead down in Maine I hate to hold the wire, don't get mad if I complain I long to hear my sweetheart's voice again Oh, hello dear, yes, this is me, I'm many miles away I'm lonesome and I just called up to say
Is there still room for me 'Neath the old apple tree Where there once was a bench for two Oh, that bench wasn't long And you know it wasn't strong When I sat there with you
I've got fare back to Maine And I'll jump on a train If your heart beats as fond and as true Is there still room for me 'Neath the old apple tree If there is I'll come back to you
Listen operator, what's the matter with this phone It seems to me you never had a sweetheart of your own You say there's wire trouble and you've got the numbers mixed Well, hurry up and get the wires fixed Is that you dear? Yes I can hear, they cut us off somehow I'm waiting and I want your asnwer now
Is there still room for me 'Neath the old apple tree Where there once was a bench for two Oh, that bench wasn't long And you know it wasn't strong When I sat there with you
I've got fare back to Maine And I'll jump on a train If your heart beats as fond and as true Is there still room for me 'Neath the old apple tree If there is I'll come back to you
Night Flight Composer(s): John Paul Jones; Jimmy Page; Robert Plant Performer(s): Led Zeppelin; Jeff Buckley
I received a message from my brother across the water He sat laughin' as he wrote the end's in sight So I said goodbye to all my friends And packed my hopes inside a matchbox 'Cause I know it's time to fly Come on, meet me in the morning, meet me in the middle of the night The morning light is comin', don't it make you wanna go and feel alright? I just jumped a train that never stops So know somehow they'll know I never finished payin' for my ride Just n' someone pushed a gun into my hand Tell me I'm the type of man to fight the fight that I'll require Come on, meet me in the morning, meet me in the middle of the night The morning light is comin', don't it make you wanna go and feel alright? Oh, mama, well I think it's time I'm leavin' Nothin' here to make me stay Whoa, mama, well it must be time I'm goin' They're knockin' down them doors They're tryin' to take me away Please Mr. Brakeman, won't you ring your bell, and ring loud and clear? Please Mr. Fireman, won't you ring your bell? Tell the people they got to fly away from here I once saw a picture of a lady with a baby Suddenly they have a very, very special smile We are in the middle of a change in destination When the train stops, all together we will smile Oh, meet me in the morning Won't you meet me in the middle of the night, night, night Everybody know the mornin' time is comin' Don't it make you wanna feel alright, ah, ah, yeah Make me feel alright, fly now, baby Get to fly, yeah, fly now, baby
Is There Something I Should Know? Composer(s): Roger Taylor; Simon John Charles Le Bon; John Nigel Taylor; Nick Rhodes; Andy Taylor First release by: Duran Duran - 1984 Covered by multiple other artists
I made a run, I run out yesterday Tried to find my mountain hideaway maybe next year, maybe no go
I know you're watching me every minute of the day, yeah I've seen the signs and the looks and pictures That give your game away, yeah
There's a dream that strings the road With broken glass for us to hold and I cut so far before I had to say
Please, please tell me now Is there something I should know? Is there something I should say? That would make you come my way Do you feel the same 'cos you don't let it show
People stare and cross the road from me And jungle drums they all clear the way for me Can you read my mind, can you see in the snow and fiery demons all dance when you walk through that door Don't say you're easy on me, you're about as easy as a nuclear war
Please, please tell me now Is there something I should know? Is there something I should say? That would make you come my way Do you feel the same 'cos you don't let it show
Please, please tell me now Is there something I should know? Is there something I should say? That would make you come my way
Please, please tell me now Is there something I should know? Is there something I should say? That would make you come my way
Please, please tell me now Can you see what makes me blow? Can you see how much I die? Every time it passes by
Please, please tell me now What it takes to make you show Is there something I should know? Is there something I should say?
Night Flight Composer(s): Jeff Wayne; Paul Vigrass Performer(s): Justin Hayward
We were two lonely travelers In the sky that night Two lonely travelers, high flying Alone in the night on an endless flight Killing time with polite conversation Killing time in your shy hesitating way Killing time, killing my isolation
Two lonely travelers breaking ice By opening up a few old back pages
We were two golden eagles in the sky today Two golden eagles high flying Who swept through the air To a secret lair Flying free slowly wheeling and gliding Flying free on the sea and the high plateau Flying free on the breeze without trying
Two lonely travelers breaking ice By opening up a few old back pages And letting secrets out of their cages But wanting to remain perfect strangers
'Cos I was on a night flight Floating above the world Yes it was the moonlight Painting the wings in pearl High above the clouds High above the world
Yes I was on a night flight Lost in a different world I can see the starlight Silver a gypsy girl High above the clouds High above the world
We were two lonely travelers In the sky that night Two lonely travelers, high flying Alone in the night on an endless flight Killing time with polite conversation Killing time in your shy hesitating way Killing time, killing my isolation
Two lonely travelers breaking ice By opening up a few old back pages And letting secrets out of their cages But wanting to remain perfect strangers
'Cos I was on a night flight Floating above the world Yes it was the moonlight Painting the wings in pearl High above the clouds High above the world
Yes I was on a night flight Lost in a different world I can see the starlight Silver a gypsy girl High above the clouds High above the world
Yes I was on a night flight Floating above the world Yes it was the moonlight Painting the wings in pearl High above the clouds High above the world
Yes I was on a night flight Floating above the world Yes it was the moonlight Painting the wings in pearl High above the clouds High above the world
Is That All There Is? (French Version: Si Ce N'est Que Ça - 1973) Composer(s): Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller Performer(s): Leslie Uggams - 1968 and multiple other artists
I remember when I was a very little girl, our house caught on fire I'll never forget the look on my father's face as he gathered me up in his arms and raced through the burning building out to the pavement I stood there shivering in my pajamas and watched the whole world go up in flames And when it was all over I said to myself, "Is that all there is to a fire"
Is that all there is, is that all there is If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is
And when I was 12 years old, my father took me to a circus, the greatest show on earth There were clowns and elephants and dancing bears And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads And so I sat there watching the marvelous spectacle I had the feeling that something was missing I don't know what, but when it was over I said to myself, "is that all there is to a circus?
Is that all there is, is that all there is If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is
Then I fell in love, head over heels in love, with the most wonderful boy in the world We would take long walks by the river or just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes We were so very much in love Then one day he went away and I thought I'd die, but I didn't and when I didn't I said to myself, "is that all there is to love?"
Is that all there is, is that all there is If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
I know what you must be saying to yourselves if that's the way she feels about it why doesn't she just end it all? Oh, no, not me. I'm in no hurry for that final disappointment for I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my lst breath, I'll be saying to myself
Is that all there is, is that all there is If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is
Night Fever Composer(s): Barry Gibb; Maurice Gibb; Robin Gibb Performer(s): The Bee Gees; and various other artists
Listen to the ground There is movement all around There is something goin' down And I can feel it
On the waves of the air There is dancin' out there If it's somethin' we can share We can steal it
And that sweet city woman She moves through the light Controlling my mind and my soul When you reach out for me Yeah, and the feelin' is bright
Then I get night fever, night fever We know how to do it Gimme that night fever, night fever We know how to show it
Here I am Prayin' for this moment to last Livin' on the music so fine Borne on the wind Makin' it mine
Night fever, night fever We know how to do it Gimme that night fever, night fever We know how to show it
In the heat of our love Don't need no help for us to make it Gimme just enough to take us to the mornin' I got fire in my mind I got higher in my walkin' And I'm glowin' in the dark I give you warnin'
And that sweet city woman She moves through the light Controlling my mind and my soul When you reach out for me Yeah, and the feelin' is bright
Then I get night fever, night fever We know how to do it Gimme that night fever, night fever We know how to show it
Here I am Prayin' for this moment to last Livin' on the music so fine Borne on the wind Makin' it mine
Night fever, night fever We know how to do it Gimme that night fever, night fever We know how to show it
Is She Really Going Out With Him? Composer(s): Joe Jackson First release by: Joe Jackson - 1979 Covered by multiple other artists
Titles In Other Languages: 1991 - Geht Die Süße Wirklich Aus Mit Ihm? 2003 - Zijn We Werkelijk Te Oud, Meneer?
Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street From my window I'm staring while my coffee grows cold Look over there! (Where?) There's a lady that I used to know She's married now, or engaged, or something, so I am told
Is she really going out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight? Is she really going out with him? 'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me There's something going wrong around here
Tonight's the night when I go to all the parties down my street I wash my hair and I kid myself I look real smooth Look over there! (Where?) Here comes Jeanie with her new boyfriend They say that looks don't count for much If so, there goes your proof
Is she really going out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight? Is she really going out with him? 'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me There's something going wrong around here
But if looks could kill There's a man there who's more down as dead Cause I've had my fill Listen you, take your hands off her head I get so mean around this scene
Is she really going out with him? Is she really gonna take him home tonight? Is she really going out with him? 'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me There's something going wrong around here
Night Dreamer Composer(s): Kurt Elling; Wayne Shorter Performer(s): Kurt Elling
Lonely the roses of Avondaire sing as though somebody still may care They live only for the dream of living so come follow where they will take you there
I once was apprenticed to a man who was living in the eye if the hurricane to know despair
He knew all the dreams by heart just like sailing in a boat of crystal silence seeing visions of the world of life within a life
In a turning like a burning came turning out of everything stirring and what had begun before
but all wrapped up in one great godly becoming
Tumbling and fumbling and stumbling into bumbling and rumbling along
whirling it and swirling it and twirling it and hurling it and overturning it and burning it again
I shared a whirling dervish out on the side of a hill called metaphore vivace swinging en route to a nascent solar with the scissored visored blizzard wizard gizzarding planets and secrets within like an avatar
While meanwhile in turnstyling and spinning over him spells bespeaking kingdoms in the dark
calling me to yield knighting me in a field covered with armies and with princes All were signing cannons shining pennants flying
And when he spoke to me he sang and his words really rang this child of the knowledge of the beauty of the night
he sang to me of masters passing on of father after father after father climbing up into the lotus bloom upon the tortoise's back
and of grandfathers who danced through their living a longer time ago He showed me a palace in time in which all the talismans from all the zeuses swing upon a pendulum of secrets in a circle that remembers and when asked a question will surrender
every secret key to every hero's message given to every heart in time but only known to but a few or so it seems
When I asked of them what shall I do to see the god? They only said the goldenrod which grows inside of every secret dream you dream while waiting for the god it's a symbol from the man in the fire ling you the thing you desire is a garment that covers the riddle of everything secretly wished for and of the world of which you are an inheritor
Suddenly the chamber was flooded with light hurling me skyward like a meteorite
When I fell to earth I saw everything in a blur I saw that time was accelerating in a curve
and the palace in which I had stood it was flowing, like lava, on acres of woodland like a pompei-an mountain volcano making archipelago and destroying the planet at fortissimo
bulldozing everything down to make room for what was a byzantine a labarynthine knotty mess of manifolding passageways a tangle of confusion where the walls made an asylum of baroque
Like a joke words were spoken to provoke me and to toss me nude and empty to the sea
But I would have none of it I simply turned my back and walked out of the dreamscape into landscape like a bedroom where I heard that
Lonely the roses of solitaire sing as though somebody still may care They live only for the dream of living so come follow where they will take you there Stay awake - no mistake - dance the dream awake - and awake
Zijn We Werkelijk Te Oud, Meneer? (Adapted from: Is She Really Going Out With Him? - 1979) (German Version: Geht Die Süße Wirklich Aus Mit Ihm? - 1991 Composer(s): Joe Jackson; Patrick De Witte Performer(s): Patrick Riguelle & Paul Poelmans - 2003
Hugo's sikje is ouder dan de nieuwe ministers Bartje Somers is jonger dan Hugo zijn pijp André Denys (wijs!) Hij wordt zelfs beschouwd als Methusalem Ook Gabriëls moest opzij, hij wordt stilaan wat te rijp
Zijn wij werkelijk te oud, meneer? Zijn wij plotseling nu rijp voor 't Zilverfonds? Zijn wij werkelijk te oud, meneer? Nee wij zijn niet versleten We gaan bijlange niet met pensioen
De dictatuur van de jeugd, de dictatuur der vernieuwing Ons grijze haar krijgt geen eerbied meer en geen respect Denys (wijs!) Hij werd al 3 keren over 't hoofd gezien Men wil ministers die wrapper konden zijn op Ketnet
Zijn wij werkelijk te oud, meneer? Zijn wij plotseling nu rijp voor 't Zilverfonds? Zijn wij werkelijk te oud, meneer? Nee wij zijn niet versleten We gaan bijlange niet met pensioen
In een korte broek Komen zij naar de wetstraat zestien Nu is het genoeg Luister goed Wij zijn lang niet seniel Zo gaat dat niet, wij zijn nog kwiek Hey, hey, hey
Zijn wij werkelijk te oud, meneer? Zijn wij plotseling nu rijp voor 't Zilverfonds? Zijn wij werkelijk te oud, meneer? Nee wij zijn niet versleten We gaan bijlange niet met pensioen
Night Calls Composer(s): Jeff Lynne Performer(s): Joe Cocker
The night gang started working With a mile of southern road As I watched I got to thinking You ain't never coming home I looked out of nowhere There was nobody at all To get me help To get through to you
I'm here making night calls Night calls Making night calls Night calls Making night calls I gave
I tried too hard to reach you But you must be moving fast All my hopes about the future Will just live on Into the past You know that it ain't easy And the twilight starts to fade Shouldn't you The chill of the morning Thinking of the plans we made
Oh, night calls Making night calls Let it ring The night calls Making night calls Oh, night calls Give up those night calls
