Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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It Ain't Cool To Be Crazy About You Composer(s): Dean Dillon; Royce Porter Performer(s): George Strait; Kenny Chesney; Brett Marshall
I thought you and me were something special Thought you thought that way too Now I know that this ol boy just ain't The best you think you'll ever do
It ain't cool to be crazy about you It ain't suave or debonair To let you know I care, like I do It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart (I) should have known right from the start I'd end up like a fool; believe me, it ain't cool
All of my friends, they tried to tell me What and what not to do It took a while for them to sell me But finally they got through
It ain't cool to be crazy about you It ain't suave or debonair To let you know I care, like I do It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart (I) should have known right from the start I'd end up like a fool; believe me, it ain't cool
Niña Composer(s): Manuel Alejandro Performer(s): Raphael; Julio Iglesias
Niña, que empiezas a verte y sentirte mujer Y a sentir cosas bellas y nuevas Niña, que empiezas a caminar por el mundo Sin manos, sin bridas ni riendas Espera, espera Que aun te queda mucho por caminar
Niña, que un dia te miras desnuda al espejo Y ves que tu infancia se aleja Niña, que un dia escuchas palabras de amor Y te callas y sientes verguenza Espera, espera Que aun te queda mucho por caminar
Niña, que un dia en el umbral de tu puerta Te besan los labios y tiemblas Niña, que un dia te crees que el amor se termina Y amarras tu vida a cualquiera Espera, espera Que aun te queda mucho por caminar
Yours Sincerely Composer(s): Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart Performer(s): Glenn Hunter & Bernice Claire and multiple other artists
Dearest one I write what I'm afraid to speak I'm weak when I'm with you Tears of love are causing All the ink to blot So what am I to do? Hoping to find the phrases Groping to find each word How they all burn like blazes Now they all seem absurd Though I don't know where to end And to begin You must give in because
I'm yours sincerely The one who loves you dearly To think about it nearly takes My breath away Very truly My passion is unruly A dream of you is newly born Each night and day Oh but my thoughts are fervent How can I make them plain? Ever your humble servant Faithfully I remain I'm intending To find a happy ending Because I love you dearly I'm sincerely yours
Do not think I haven't got the heart to care But where is my romance? So I've waited for my lover to appear I fear you've not a chance I must confess I've found one You must recall, last night Truly it does astound one How two can love at sight But I like your phrases and the way you wrote I'll use your note and write him
I'm yours sincerely The one who loves you dearly To think about it nearly takes My breath away Very truly My passion is unruly A dream of you is newly born Each night and day Oh but my thoughts are fervent How can I make them plain? Ever your humble servant Faithfully I remain I'm intending To find a happy ending Because I love you dearly I'm sincerely yours
Kom luister naar het lied dat ik voor u ga zingen Het is een tragisch lied over losbandigheid Het gaat over een dame uit de hoogste kringen De neiging tot het kwaad, die kon zij niet bedwingen Zo raakte zij haar eer en reputatie kwijt
Zij kon het lonken niet laten, zij lonkte naar iedere man Dat liep veel te veel in de gaten, en oh daar kwam narigheid van
Haar man had eerst geen aandacht aan haar kwaal geschonken Want ach, hij dacht: "ze heeft een vuiltje in haar oog" Maar toen ze na een tijdje zo diep was gezonken Dat ze in de kerk nog naar de preekstoel zat te lonken Toen kwam het ogenblik dat zij de laan uitvloog
Zij kon het lonken niet laten, zij lonkte naar iedere man Dat liep veel te veel in de gaten, en oh daar kwam narigheid van
Zij werd een danseres in 1 der minste kroegen Drie veren droeg zij slechts en soms geen eens geen drie Soms droeg zij slechts 1 veer en als de klanten 't vroegen Dan viel de laatste veer tot algemeen genoegen En bloot lonkte ze door met dubbele energie
Zij kon het lonken niet laten, zij lonkte naar iedere man Dat liep veel te veel in de gaten, en oh daar kwam narigheid van
Maar ach zij werd te oud, zij kon geen man meer strikken En zij werd werkster in het ouwemannen-huis En onder het dweilen door wierp zij nog wulpse blikken Zij maakte met haar lonken de ouwetjes aan 't schrikken En op een dag zat zij er eentje na door 't huis
Haar emmertje met schuim en sop dat zag zij heel niet staan Zij struikelde en brak haar nek, 't was met haar gedaan, ja
Zij kon het lonken niet laten, zij lonkte naar iedere man Oh meisjes hou toch in de gaten, oh daar komt narigheid van
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Composer(s): Nat Simon; Jimmy Kennedy First release by: The Four Lads - 1953 Covered by multiple other artists
Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way
So, take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks
Istanbul
Istanbul
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way
Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks
So, take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks
Nikita Composer(s): Elton John; Bernie Taupin Performer(s): Elton John; and various other artists
Hey Nikita is it cold In your little corner of the world You could roll around the globe And never find a warmer soul to know
Oh I saw you by the wall Ten of your tin soldiers in a row With eyes that looked like ice on fire The human heart a captive in the snow
Oh Nikita You will never know anything about my home I'll never know how good it feels to hold you Nikita I need you so Oh Nikita is the other side of any given line in time Counting ten tin soldiers in a row Oh no, Nikita you'll never know
Do you ever dream of me Do you ever see the letters that I write When you look up through the wire Nikita do you count the stars at night
And if there comes a time Guns and gates no longer hold you in And if you're free to make a choice Just look towards the west and find a friend
Israel Composer(s): Manuel Alejandro Performer(s): Raphael
Cruzaré mi barba Besaré mi tierra Y abriré mil surcos Sin descanso de sol a estrellas Y al llegar la pascua en primavera Yo le diré a mi hermano pobre Siéntate a mi mesa Come de este fruto de Israel No me iré ya nunca De mi tierra herida Y uniré mis manos A las manos de aquel que lucha Moriré tranquilo Cuando el mundo nos deje en paz Cuando las fronteras sean verdaderas Las que Dios nos quiso dar Israel, mi pueblo Israel, mi historia Llanto y sueño eterno Gloria a Israel
Niki Hoeky Composer(s): Jim Ford; Pat Vegas; Lolly Vegas Performer(s): P.J. Proby; and various other artists
Down in Louisiana Down in Cajun land Folks got something goin' Goes something like Folks come an git'cha tootsie
I wants to t'tie ya puppe'tame me Gonna dig ya on a scoobydoo Gonna gitcha on'a scubadie Ooh boog-a-boo you You ooh boog-a-boo you, little boy Get hip to the consultation of the boolawee Umm hmm, umm
Said, golly, golly miss Molly Everything's copesetic now Boog-a-boo, look at you What I'd like to do to you boy Ooh boog-a-boo you You ooh boog-a-boo you, little boy Get hip to the consultation of the boolawee Umm hmm, hmm
Niki, Niki, Niki Hoeky Your pappy's doing time in the pokey Your sisters on a trip Your momma got hip Little boy you're lookin' ok You ooh boog-a-boo you You ooh boog-a-boo you, little boy Get hip to the consultation of the boolawee
I'm talking bout your boola Talking bout that wee I'm talking bout your boola Talking bout that wee Well get hip to the consultation of the boolawee
Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)?
Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)? Composer(s): Irving Berlin First performance by: Fred Astaire - 1935 Covered by multiple other artists
The weather is frightening The thunder and lightning Seem to be having their way But as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day The turn in the weather Will keep us together So I can honestly say That as far as I'm concerned, it's a lovely day... And everything's okay
Isn't this a lovely day to be caught in the rain You were going on your way, now you've got to remain
Just as you were going, leaving me all at sea The clouds broke, they broke and oh what a break for me
I can see the sun up high, though we're caught in a storm I can see where you and I could be cozy and warm
Let the rain pitter patter But it really doesn't matter If the skies are gray Long as I can be with you, it's a lovely day
Night Time In Little Italy Composer(s): Joe McCarthy; Fred Fisher Performer(s): Frisco Jazz Band
When the day has gone to sleep lights begin to shine To a latin haunt I creep a place that I called mine There's laughter and joy and the music is grand In my Bohemia Land
When the Cello sweetly hums Some sweet melody Through each little strain there comes a voice of Italy Eat, drink and be merry you'll hear each one say Life's worth a living that way
Night time down town in little Italy (Chillie Billie, Bee) Down 'round my old Mulberry You'll hear the mandolins play For Mariutcha (Hutch-a-cootcha, Cootcha) When she rolls those big black eyes at me I want to be in Napoli where dark win will make you happy as can be (Baby on your knee) You're one of the family When they sing, chillibillibi you leave your home and mother everybody eat and drink and love each other When it's night time down in Little Italy
Isn't She Lovely? Composer(s): Stevie Wonder First release by: Stevie Wonder - 1976 Covered by multiple other artists
Isn't she lovely Isn't she wonderful Isn't she precious Less than one minute old I never thought through love we'd be Making one as lovely as she But isn't she lovely made from love
Isn't she pretty Truly the angel's best Boy, I'm so happy We have been heaven blessed I can't believe what God has done through us he's given life to one But isn't she lovely made from love
Isn't she lovely Life and love are the same Life is Aisha The meaning of her name Londie, it could have not been done Without you who conceived the one That's so very lovely made from love
Nightshift Composer(s): Franne Golde; Dennis Lambert; Walter Orange Performer(s): The Commodores
Marvin, he was a friend of mine And he could sing a song, his heart in every line Marvin, sang of the joy and pain He opened up our minds, and I still can hear him say
Aw talk to me so you can see what's going on Say you will sing your songs forevermore (evermore)
Gonna be some sweet sounds coming down on the nightshift I bet you're singing proud, oh I bet you'll pull a crowd Gonna be a long night, it's gonna be all right on the nightshift Oh you found another home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift
Jackie (Jackie), hey whatcha doing now It seems like yesterday when we were working out Jackie (Jackie, oh) you set the world on fire You came and gifted us, your love it lifted us higher and higher
Keep it up and we'll be there at your side Oh say you will sing your songs forevermore (evermore)
Gonna be some sweet sounds coming down on the nightshift I bet you're singing proud, oh I bet you'll pull a crowd Gonna be a long night, it's gonna be all right on the nightshift Oh you found another home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift
Gonna miss your sweet voice that soulful voice on the nightshift We all remember you, oh the songs are coming through At the end of a long day it's gonna be okay on the nightshift You found another home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift
Isn't Life Strange Composer(s): John Lodge Performer(s): The Moody Blues and multiple other artists
Isn't life strange A turn of the page Can read like before Can we ask for more? Each day passes by How hard will man try? The sea will not wait
You know it makes me want to cry, cry, cry Wish I could be in your heart To be one with your love Wish I could be in your eyes Looking back there you were, and here we are
Isn't life strange A word we arrange With no thought or care Maker of despair Each breath that we breathe With love me must weave To make us as one
Isn't life strange A turn of a page A book without light Unless with love we write To throw it away To lose just a day The quicksand of time
Nights On Broadway Composer(s): Barry Gibb; Maurice Gibb; Robin Gibb Performer(s): The Bee Gees; and various other artists
Here we are in the room full of strangers Standing in the dark where your eyes couldn't see me
Well, I have to follow you Though you didn't want me to But that won't stop my lovin' you I can't stay away
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway Singin' them love songs Singin' them straight to the heart songs Blamin' it all on the nights on Broadway Singin' them sweet sounds To that crazy, crazy town
Now in my place There are so many others Standin' in the line How long will they stand between us?
Well, I have to follow you Though you didn't want me to But that won't stop my lovin' you I can't stay away
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway Singin' them love songs Singin' them straight to the heart songs Blamin' it all on the nights on Broadway Singin' them sweet sounds To that crazy, crazy town
I will wait even if it takes forever I will wait even if it takes a life time Somehow I feel inside You never ever left my side Make it like it was before Even if it takes a life time, takes a life time
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway Singin' them love songs Singin' them straight to the heart songs Blamin' it all on the nights on Broadway Singin' them sweet sounds To that crazy, crazy town
Isn't It Wonderful, Isn't It Swell Composer(s): Lew Pollack; Sidney D. Mitchell Performer(s): Will Osborne & His Orch.
Isn't it wonderful, isn't it swell The spell of love, has so many charms Isn't it wonderful, isn't it swell You fell from heaven into my arms
I've been a blind one, I never knew I'd ever find one, as lovely as you Isn't it wonderful, can it be true That you can see, something in me Isn't it swell how wonderful love can be
Nights In White Satin Italian Titles: Un Po D'Amore; Ho Difeso Il Mio Amore Composer(s): Justin Hayward Performer(s): The Moody Blues
Nights in white satin never reaching the end Letters I've written never meaning to send Beauty I'd always missed with these eyes before Just what the truth is I can't say any more 'Cause I love you Yes I love you Oh how I love you
Gazing at people some hand in hand Just what I'm going through they can't understand Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend Just what you want to be you'll be in the end And I love you Yes I love you Oh how I love you, oh
Isn't It Romantic? Composer(s): Lorenz Hart; Richard Rodgers First performance by: Maurice Chevalier, Rolfe Sedan, Bert Roach, Jeanette MacDonald - 1932 Covered by multiple other artists
I've never met you, yet never doubt, dear I can't forget you, I've thought you out, dear I know your profile and I know the way you kiss just the things I miss on a night like this If dreams are made of imagination I'm not afraid of my own creation With all my heart, my heart is here for you to take Why should I quake? I'm not awake
Isn't it romantic? Music in the night, a dream that can be heard Isn't it romantic?
Moving shadows write the oldest magic word I hear the breezes playing in the trees above while all the world is saying you were meant for love Isn't it romantic merely to be young on such a night as this? Isn't it romantic? Every note that's sung is like a lover's kiss Sweet symbols in the moonlight do you mean that I will fall in love per chance? Isn't it romance?
My face is glowing, I'm energetic The art of sewing I found poetic My needle punctuates the rhythm of romance I don't give a stitch if I don't get rich A custom tailor who has no custom is like a sailor, no one will trust 'em But there is magic in the music of my shears I shed no tears, lend me your ears
Isn't it romantic? Soon I will have found some girl that I adore Isn't it romantic? While I sit around my love can scrub the floor She'll kiss me every hour or she'll get the sack and when I take a shower she can scrub my back Isn't it romantic? On a moonlight night she'll cook me onion soup Kiddies are romantic and if we don't fight we soon will have a troupe We'll help the population it's a duty that we owe to dear old France Isn't it romance?
Nights Are Forever Without You Composer(s): Parker McGee Performer(s): Dan Seals; and various other artists
Lyin' in bed with the radio on Moonlight falls like rain Soft summer nights spent thinkin' of you When will I see you again
Chorus: Soft and low the music moans I can't stop thinking about you Thinkin' 'bout you I didn't know it would be so strong Waiting and wondering about you I didn't know it would last so long Nights are forever without you
The curtains still dance with the wind and the sky The sun'll be coming up soon But I just can't sleep for thinkin' of you Here alone with the moon
Isn't It A Pity? (Spanish Version: No Es Una Pena? - 2008) Composer(s): George Harrison First release by: George Harrison - 1970 Covered by multiple other artists
Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame How we break each other's hearts, and cause each other pain How we take each other's love, without thinking anymore Forgetting to give back Isn't it a pity
Somethings take so long, but how do I explain? When not too many people can see we're all the same And because of all their tears, their eyes can't hope to see The beauty that surrounds them-oh Isn't it a pity
Nightingale Composer(s): Richard Coburn; Vincent Rose Performer(s): Frederick S. Manning
Somewhere the nightingale is singing from above he promised that he's be my messenger of love and I am yearning for his returning It seems that's all I'm thinking of
The nightingale knows why I'm feeling sad and blue somehow I know that he is feeling lonesome too that's why he's heeding my tender pleading and sings to her the whole night thru
Nightingale when you are singing tenderly oh tell her nightingale That it's a lover's melody just so whenever you are singing she'll know the message you are bringing nightingale bring back my love to me