Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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It Happened In Monterey Composer(s): Billy Rose; Mabel Wayne First performance by: John Boles, Jeanette Loff, The Sisters G, George Chiles & the Russell Market Dancers - 1930 Covered by multiple other artists
In my imagination I'm finding consolation Somewhere along the Rio Grande Sadly I'm reminiscing, madly again I'm kissing Someone along the Rio Grande
It happened in Monterey a long time ago I met her in Monterey in old Mexico Stars and steel guitars and luscious lips as red as wine Broke somebody's heart and I'm afraid that it was mine
It happened in Monterey without thinking twice I left her and threw away the Key to Paradise My indiscreet heart longs for the sweetheart That I left in old Monterey
No Me Amenaces Composer(s): José Alfredo Jiménez Performer(s): Raphael
No me amenaces, no me amenaces cuando estés decidida a buscar otra vida pues agarra tu rumbo y vete pero no me amenaces, no me amenaces ya estás grandecita, ya entiendes la vida ya sabes lo que haces
Porque estás que te vas y te vas y te vas y te vas y te vas y te vas y no te has ido y yo estoy esperando tu amor esperando tu amor, esperando tu amor o esperando tu olvido
No me amenaces, no me amenaces si ya fue tu destino olvidar mi cariño pues agarra tu rumbo y vete pero no me amenaces, no me amenaces ya juega tu suerte, hay traes la baraja yo tengo los ases
Porque estás que te vas y te vas y te vas y te vas y te vas y te vas y no te has ido y yo estoy esperando tu amor esperando tu amor, esperando tu amor o esperando tu olvido
No Matter Who You Vote For, The Government Always Gets In
No Matter Who You Vote For, The Government Always Gets In Composer(s): Vivian Stanshall; Neil Innes Performer(s): Bonzo Dog (Doo Dah) Band
Bonngggg Preside! Hear, hear, hear! Might I remind you... Say it... Order! Might I remind you... (Heigh ho!) No! Ooorderrrr!!!
Noises on the radio Megaphones on cars Sermons from the Street of Shame Know-it-alls in bars Posters in suburbia Experts on t.v. Don't let them disturb-i-ya They're just the powers that be
Heigh ho! Don't worry Nobody can win (Heigh ho! Heigh ho!) No matter who you vote for, the government always gets in!
Heigh ho!
riiiiinnng!!! (yaaaawn) Oh, great, great slumbering nation cock-a-doodle-doo! Awake! Set yourself free! Oh, smell the comforting bacon Taste the bromide tea sluuuuurrrrp aahhh! An' give a little chirrup as I ladle on the syrup Promises are cheap Let me bear your crosses Make me Boss of Bosses Then you go back to sleep! ha ha ha...
Heigh ho! Don't worry Pop your cross in the bin (Heigh ho! Heigh ho!) No matter who matter who you vote for, the Government always gets in!
Heigh ho! Heigh ho! Heigh ho! Heigh ho!
Men have dreams of a finer place Incorruptible Shangri-la Women too have their Shangri-Las Shangri-La la la!
See them in the public eye Oozing oily charm Hear them all personify Down on Animal Farm oink oink moooo!! Dog eat dog, not cock and bull Isms are the game Ism this and ism that Ism it a shame?
Heigh ho! Don't worry Nobody can win (Heigh ho! Heigh ho!) No matter who you vote for, the Government always gets in gobble gobble gobble
Heigh ho! Don't worry Pop your cross in the bin (Heigh ho! Heigh ho!) No matter who you vote for, the Government always gets in (Heigh ho! Heigh ho!) Don't worry You know you can't win (Heigh ho! Heigh ho!) No matter who you vote for, the Government always gets in (Heigh ho! Heigh ho!) (Heigh ho!) Pop your cross in the bin (Heigh ho! Heigh ho!) (Heigh ho!) The Government always gets in (Heigh ho! Heigh ho! Heigh ho!) (Heigh ho!) Pop your cross in the bin (Heigh ho! Heigh ho!)
It Had To Be You Composer(s): Gus Kahn; Isham Jones First release by: Isham Jones & His Orch. - 1924 Covered by multiple other artists
Why do I do just as you say? Why must I just give you your way? Why do I sigh? Why do I try to forget?
It must have been that something lovers call "Fate" Kept on saying I had to wait I saw them all Just couldn't fall till we met
It had to be you, it had to be you I wandered around and finally found the somebody who Could make me be true, could make me be blue And even be glad just to be sad thinkin' of you
Some others I've seen might never be mean Might never be cross or try to be boss, but they wouldn't do For nobody else gave me a thrill With all your faults, I love you still It had to be you, wonderful you, it had to be you
The moon shines bright above But the charts declare It's not my night for love Ah, deep in my heart I feel a good vibrations saying "You and me, babe, would make a good combination"
There's no need in looking to the skies Can't you see the stars shine in my eyes I love you, boy I really love you, boy
No matter what sign you are You're gonna be mine you are Can't let astrology chart our destiny No matter what sign you are You're gonna be mine you are The beat of the heart, my love Is stronger than the charts, my love
Good vibrations Good combination
Your water sign just lit my fire You fill me with such desire I love you, boy, I really love you, boy
No matter what sign you are You're gonna be mine you are Can't let astrology chart our destiny No matter what sign you are You're gonna be mine you are I need you beside me, love Only you can guide my love
Murder, He Says Composer(s): Jimmy McHugh; Frank Loesser Performer(s): Betty Hutton and multiple other artists
Finally found a fella Almost completely divine But his vocabulary Is killing this romance of mine
We get into an intimate situation And then begins this character's conversation
He says, murder, he says Every time we kiss He says, murder, he says At a time like this He says, murder, he says Is that the language of love?
He says, solid, he says Takes me in his arms And says, solid, he says Meaning all my charms He says, solid, he says Is that the language of love?
He says, chick chick You torture me Zoom, are we livin? I'm thinkin of leaving him flat
He says, dig dig the jumps The old ticker is giving He can talk plainer than that
He says, murder, he says Every time we kiss He says, murder, he says Keep it up like this He says, murder, he says In that impossible tone
We'll bring on nobody's murder But his own
He says, jackson, he says And my name's marie He says, jackson, he says Shoot the snoot for me He says, jackson, he says Is that the language of love?
He says, mmmhmm When he likes my hat He says, tsk tsk tsk What the heck is that? He says, woo hoo! he says Is that the language of love?
He says hep hep with helium Now babe, we're cookin Another expression's too ill He says, we're in the groove And the groove is good lookin Sounds like his uppers don't fit!
He says, murder, he says Every time we kiss He says, murder, he says Keep it up like this In that, murder, he says In that impossible tone
No matter what you are I will always be with you Doesn't matter what you do girl Ooh girl with you No matter what you do I will always be around Won't you tell me what you've found girl Ooh girl I want you Knock down the old gray wall Be a part of it all Nothing to say Nothing to see Nothing to do If you would give me all I would give it to you Nothing would be - Nothing would be Nothing would be No matter where you go There will always be a place Can't you see it in my face girl Ooh girl I want you Knock down the old gray wall Be a part of it all Nothing to say Nothing to see Nothing to do If you would give me all I would give it to you Nothing would be - Nothing would be Nothing would be No matter what you do I will always be around Won't you tell me what you've found girl Ooh girl I want you Do girl ooh girl I want you Do girl ooh girl I want you
It Had Better Be Tonight (Adapted from: Meglio Stasera - 1963) Composer(s): Franco Migliacci; Henry Mancini; Johnny Mercer Performer(s): Fran Jeffries - 1963 and multiple other artists
Meglio stasera, baby, go go go! Or as we natives say, "Fa subito!"
If you're ever gonna kiss me It had better be tonight while the mandolins are playing and stars are bright
If you've anything to tell me it had better be tonight or somebody else may tell me and whisper the words just right
Meglio stasera, baby, go go go! Or as we natives say, "Fa subito!"
For this poor Americano who knows little of your speach be a nice Italiano and start to teach.
Show me how in old Milano lovers hold each other tight but I warn you sweet paisano it had better be tonight
Meglio stasera, baby, go go go! Or as we natives say, "Fa subito!"
No Matter How High Composer(s): Joey Scarbury; Even Stevens Performer(s): The Oak Ridge Boys
When I was a young boy I would dream about life And wonder just how sweet it would be But baby I got lucky when I met you that night Now you'll always have this promise from me No matter how high I get I'll always look up to you You'll always be number one I'll settle for number two You've always been there for me Baby I must confess I'll always look up to you No matter how high I get Up here on this mountain it gets crazy sometimes So crazy I don't know what to do When I've had it up to here with all of their lies I count on you to tell me the truth
(Repeat chorus)
You are the one that turned it around You help me keep my feet on the ground
Meglio Stasera (English Version: It Had Better Be Tonight - 1963) Composer(s): Henry Mancini; Franco Migliacci First performance by: Fran Jeffries - 1963 Covered by multiple other artists
Meglio stasera, che domani o mai Domani chi lo sa, quel che sara
Non mi dire d'aspettare Il domani che verra E una porta che tu chiudi Fra me e te
Se stasera ti decidi a rispondermi di si I domani che verrano li dedico solo a te
Megglio stasera, che domani o mai Domani chi lo sa, quel che sara
Nasce il giorno e il giorno muore e la notte portera L'incertezza del domani chissa, chissa
Basta un desiderio solo a non farti riposar
e una pulce sul lenzuolo che dormire non ti fa
Meglio stasera, che domani o mai Domani chi lo sa, quel che sarra
No Love, No Nothin' Composer(s): Leo Robin; Harry Warren Performer(s): Ella Mae Morse; and various other artists
No love, no nothin' Until my baby comes home No sir! No nothin' As long as baby must roam I promised him I'd wait for him Till even Hades froze I'm lonesome Heaven knows But what I said still goes No love, no nothin' And that's a promise I'll keep No fun with no one I'm getting plenty of sleep My heart's on strike And tho' it's like an empty honeycomb No love, no sir! No nothin' Till my baby comes home
It Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad Composer(s): Roger Joyce; Victoria Pike; Teddy Randazzo Performer(s): The Manhattans
Ooo baby the more I love you The more I want to love you Cause loving you is (Doo-doot-doot-doo) All that´s on my mind (Doo-doot-doot-doo) I wish I could be with you Forever and ever and ever (Doo-doot-doot-doo)
Oh baby (Doo-doot-doot-doo) Well lovin´ you is all that´s on my mind Yes it is I want you... I want you Want-a you I wanna have you one more time (Doo-doot-doot-doo) Um-hum Got an easy way of lovin´ And it´s the best Ive ever had (had) Well well and it feels... it feels so good To be loved so bad
Oh baby yeah Needing you is more than I can take (Doo-doot-doot-doo) Come on hold me touch me thrill me Do it to me once again (Doo-doot-doot-doo) Um-hum You fill me with desire And it´s gonna drive me mad Yeah-hey-hey and it feels it feels so good To be loved so bad
(One two three are you ready?) Are you ready? (Hold on steady) Oh hold on steady (Here we go oh yeah now) Here we go here we go again now Move a little bit closer (Come on follow me to ecstacy) And oh girl (Can´t believe the way we float) (We float-we float-we float) Oh no I wanna love you- love you- love you I don´t ever wanna let you go (Doo-doot-doot-doo) un- hum
Now you´ve got me where you want me And you know it makes me glad Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey cause it feels It feels so good to be loved so bad (Doo-doot-doot-doo) Lovin´ you is all that´s on my mind
I want ta have ya just one more time (Doo-doot-doot-doo) Yes I do um-hum (woo) Needing you is more than I can stand
No Love At All Composer(s): Wayne Carson Thompson; Johnny Christopher Performer(s): Lynn Anderson; and various other artists
I see in the paper nearly everyday people breaking up and just walking away From love and that's wrong that's so wrong A happy little home comes up for sale because two fools half tired and failed To get along and you know that's wrong A man hurts a woman and a woman hurts a man And neither one of them won't love and understand And take it with a grain of salt But I believe that a little bit of love is better than no love Even sad love's better than no love even bad love is better than no love at all A little bit of love is better than no love Even sad love's better than no love any kind of love is better than no love at all
No love at all is a poor old man standing on the corner with his hat in his hand And there's no place to go and he's feeling low No love at all is a child in the street dodging traffic and a begging to eat On the tennament row and that's a rough row to hoe No love at all is a troubled young girl standing on the bridge on the edge of the world And it's a mnighty short fall But I believe that a little bit of love...
March out with love to the beat of the drum Give out your love got to give it to someone Give a little kindness spread a little goodness come on people try it one time yeah A little bit of love... A little bit of love...
No Lo Puedo Asegurar Composer(s): Manuel Alejandro Performer(s): Raphael
Yo no puedo asegurarte que por siempre te querre Yo no puedo asegurarte que jamas te olvidare Porque un dia sin pensarlo aparece una persona Que me inquieta y me enamora y ya no te vuelvo a ver
Yo no puedo asegurarte que este amor no acabara Yo ni nadie puede hacerlo, dios tan solo lo sabra Porque somos como hojas que se mueven como el viento Carne facil, tierra debil que se puede moldear
Y por eso no me preguntes mas si mañana sera igual Deja el tiempo caminar como venga Y hoy que es tan grande nuestro amor no preguntes la razon Y haz conmigo sin temor lo que quieras
Yo no puedo asegurarte lo que un dia puede ser Yo tan solo puedo hablarte de lo que he vivido ayer Como quieres que te diga que este amor es para siempre Y si luego cualquier dia tu me dejas de querer
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Composer(s): Duke Ellington; Irving Mills First release by: Duke Ellington - 1932 Covered by multiple other artists
What good is melody, what good is music If it ain't possessin' something sweet It ain't the melody, it ain't the music There's something else that makes the tune complete It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is sing It makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot Just give that rhythm ev'rything you got It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing
No Lika Da War Composer(s): Stanley Holloway; Nesham Performer(s): Stanley Holloway
In Italy when Mussolini called for men He make-a me go To fight-a the foe
He say with a grin, you're sure to win and home again That liar Benito, whenever we meet-o I make-a the Blitz, they pick-a the bits Up in the next street-o
No wanta no start-a the war No wanta no fight-a the war No wanta to leave my home in sunny Italy
I missa the macarone I missa the ice cream cone I missa my little Rosalie
No lika the barbed wire No lika the spit-a-da-fire No lika the great big guy from Australie No lika the ping No lika the boom No lika the whoosh No lika the clunk Oh, take-a me back to sunny Italy
Io da laniero di qualità Hey, who?
Says the Duce (pronounced "juice") to Mrs. Musso You can buy another trouseau I go to make some war among the sheik With my trusty battagliare (battaglieri?) And with Mary from the dairy I'll be home again inside a couple-a-week
And the populo di Roma They draw up a nice diploma For to give to the Italians by-and-by But the Abyssinian army They drive us nearly barmy Singing el kaladdy Haile Selassie Coming through the rye
Says Iosta, "No surrender" An' 'e speak-a very tender He say "Stick it boys and then I'm sure we win" But the British in the tanks They attack us on the flanks And you're a fatter man than I am, Gunga Din
They search every nook and cranny For our Marshall, Graziani And we have to pin a note upon the door We wouldn't tell a fibby 'ere You can search all over Lybia Grazie, and 'e doesn't liby 'ere anymore
No wanta no start-a the war No wanta no fight-a the war No wanta to leave my home in sunny Italy
I missa the macarone I missa the ice cream cone I missa my little Rosalie
No lika the barbed wire No lika the spit-a-da-fire No lika the great big guy from Australie No lika badia No lika Tobruk No lika saloon No lika b-book Oh, take-a me back to sunny Italy Oh, take-a me back to sunny Italy
Mean And Evil Blues Composer(s): Irene Higginbotham; Claude Demetrious Performer(s): Dinah Washington (with Tab Smith & his Orch.) and multiple other artists
Now I'm mean and evil, don't you mess around with me Yes I'm mean and evil, don't you mess around with me 'Cause I'll mess you up with a bang, a dozen sticks of TNT!
First thing each mornin', I breaks me a lookin' glass Then I goes out on the corner, waits for a black cat to pass Can't sleep while there's a howlin' dog 'neath my window each night And nothin' sends me like a good bloody fight! Yes I'm mean and evil But you no-good men made me that way!
Yes I'm mean and evil, even rain don't fall on me Yes I'm so mean and evil, even rain don't fall on me And I'm gonna stay that way till I find a man that's meaner than me!
No Letter Today Composer(s): Frankie Brown Performer(s): Ted Daffan; and various other artists
No letter today I have waited since dawn I've waited each day Since you have been gone No letter today All the days are so long Oh why don't you write I know I was wrong Just give me one chance Please won't you forgive I'll love you, my dear As long as I live I know it's no use Tho' I hope and I pray The postman goes by No letter today
