Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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It's Diff'rent Now Composer(s): Clive Westlake Performer(s): Elvis Presley
I look at you and tell myself How wonderful you are You're so different now To me you're much more wonderful, more wonderful by far Yes, you're different now There's more to love than holding hands and stealing kisses When there's no-one else around There's the good times and the bad There's the ups and downs we've had But it's different now, I'm so glad I still have you
There's always something new to see I look at you, you look at me And we're so different now Love gets better every day 'n in some peculiar way It's always different now If we ever say goodbye, you'd be lost And so would I, what's the difference now Between us Love just for a day And a love that's here to stay That's the difference now, the difference now
Christmas In My Soul Composer(s): Laura Nyro Performer(s): Laura Nyro
Come young braves Come young children Come to the book of love with me Respect your brothers and your sisters Come to the book of love I know it ain't easy But we're gonna look for a better day Come young braves Come young children
I love my country as it dies In war and pain before my eyes I walk the streets where disrespect has been The sins of politics, the politics of sin The heartlessness that darkens my soul On Christmas
Red and silver on the leaves Fallen white snow runs softly through the trees Madonnas weep for wars of hell They blow out the candles and haunt Noel The missing love that rings through the work On Christmas
Black panther brothers bound in jail Chicago seven and the justice scale Homeless Indian on Manhattan Isle All God's sons have gone to trial And all God's love is out of style On Christmas
Christmas in my soul Christmas in my soul Christmas in my soul
It's De-Lovely Composer(s): Cole Porter First performance by: Ethel Merman & Bob Hope - 1936 Covered by multiple other artists
Billy: The night is young, the skies are clear So if you want to go walking, dear It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely I understand the reason why You're sentimental, 'cause so am I It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely You can tell at a glance What a swell night this is for romance You can hear dear Mother Nature Murmuring low "Let yourself go!" So please be sweet, my chickadee And when I kiss you, just say to me "It's delightful, it's delicious It's delectable, it's delirious It's dilemma, it's delimit, it's deluxe It's de-lovely"
Hope: I feel a sudden urge to sing The kind of ditty that invokes the spring
Billy: I'll control my desire to curse While you crucify the verse
Hope: This verse I started seems to me The Tin-Pantithesis of a melody
Billy: So spare us all the pain Just skip the darn thing and sing the refrain...
Hope: Mi, mi, mi, mi Re, re, re, re Do, sol, mi, do, la, si
The night is young, the skies are clear So if you want to go walking, dear It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely I understand the reason why You're sentimental, 'cause so am I It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely You can tell at a glance What a swell night this is for romance You can hear dear Mother Nature Murmuring low "Let yourself go!"
Billy: So please be sweet, my chickadee And when I kiss you, just say to me "It's delightful, it's delicious It's...It's de-lovely"
Christmas In Killarney
Composer(s): James Cavanaugh - John Redmond - Frank Weldon
Performer(s): Dennis Day
and multiple other artists
The holly green, the ivy green The prettiest picture you've ever seen Is Christmas in Killarney With all of the folks at home
It's nice, you know, to kiss your beau While cuddling under the mistletoe And Santa Claus you know, of course Is one of the boys from home
The door is always open The neighbors pay a call And Father John before he's gone Will bless the house and all
How grand it feels to click your heels And join in the fun of the jigs and reels I'm handing you no blarney The likes you've never known Is Christmas in Killarney With all of the folks at home
It's Dark On Observatory Hill Composer(s): Johnny Burke; Harold Spina Performer(s): Ray Conniff and multiple other artists
It's dark on observatory hill Come on, let's pretend we're Jack and Jill We'll stroll to the hilltop where college sweethearts go And look at the lights on the campus down below
We'll learn what astronomy is for We'll learn what the stars can have in store We'll know in advance the moon may mean romance When it's dark on observatory hill
And I'd like to recite you a poem that I wrote It tells why I think you're wonderful Then from afar we can hear a sweet guitar While voices are harmonizing
We don't have to know arithmetic To figure why you and I would click My heart tells me this: your lips were meant to kiss When it's dark on observatory hill
Christmas In July
Composer(s): Jen Leigh - Jeffrey Barnes
Performer(s): Brave Combo
The president was passing laws Gave a call to Santa Claus He said, "Get that toy machine on high Economy is in a slump I know what could pick it up This year let's have Christmas in July"
Oh, we'll have a Christmas, a summer Christmas We'll have one fine fun-time unwinding In the sunshine Christmas Oh, we'll spend yuletide, down by the poolside This year let's have Christmas in July
I'm dreamin' of a hot Christmas Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells on the ice cream truck Rudolf, the sunburned reindeer Have yourself a very steamy Christmas
Who says Christ was a Capricorn? Maybe He perhaps was born On the hottest Sunday of the year His birthday might have been the time to be On the beach at Galilee Watching him change water into beer
They'd have a Christmas, a summer Christmas You'd see the Lord could surf Without a surfboard Christmas Could it be possible? Check out the gospel This year let's have Christmas in July
It's Christmas Time Again Composer(s): Francis Burke; Sonny Burke; John M. Elliott; Jack D. Elliot; James K. Harwood Performer(s): Peggy Lee and multiple other artists
Snowflakes fallin, church bells callin Its Christmas time again Fires lighted, kids excited Its Christmas time again Now Santas sleigh is on its way, with candy canes and toys And Wonderful things that Santa Claus brings To good little girls and boys Candle glow and mistletoe Its Christmas Time Again Stockings hung and carols sung Its Christmas Time Again Theres thetree to trim Our glasses brim with love and joy and cheer To all a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
Theres thetree to trim Our glasses brim with love and joy and cheer To all a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
Christmas In Jamaica
Composer(s): Toni Braxton - O. Burrell - Dave Kelly - Keri Lewis - Craig Love - Donnie Scantz
Performer(s): Toni Braxton; Shaggy
We'll be having fun Under the golden sun Christmas in Jamaica here we come... We'll just sail on, just sail... Lovers frolickin' Playin' in the sand Got my coppertone Getting on my tan Exotic setting for a Lady and her man A perfect little holiday Sounds like a plan We can stay in bed all afternoon We can make out to some cool reggae tunes We can sail under the light of the moon Wish we could freeze this moment Then it wouldn't end so soon... We'll be having fun Under the golden sun Christmas in Jamaica here we come... We'll just sail on, just sail... Unplug the phones, y'all Don't need no calls No callin' home Take a break from it all... 'Cause we're both grown And we can do whatever, see? Baby, it's just you and me Let's live out a fantasy Hiking in the mountains, romantic rendez-vous Bathing in the fountains, stop, let me look at you... Just in case you're doubtin', let me paint a view Picture you're in heaven, everything is true
A Boy Like That/I Have A Love Composer(s): Leonard Bernstein - Stephen Sondheim Performer(s): Betty Wand and multiple other artists
Maria's Bedroom - 11:30 p.m. (Anita knocks at Maria's locked door After agreeing with Maria to meet at the drugstore, Tony scrambles out the window Maria opens the door for Anita, who looks at the bed and turns to her accusingly)
Anita (bitterly): A boy like that who'd kill your brother Forget that boy and find another One of your own kind! Stick to your own kind! A boy like that will give you sorrow You'll meet another boy tomorrow One of your own kind! Stick to your own kind! A boy who kills cannot love A boy who kills has no heart And he's the boy who gets your love And gets your heart Very smart, Maria, very smart! A boy like that wants one thing only And when he's done he'll leave you lonely He'll murder your love; he murdered mine Just wait and see Just wait, Maria Just wait and see!
Maria: Oh, no, Anita, no! Anita, no! It isn't true, not for me I hear your words And in my head I know they're smart But my heart knows they're wrong And my heart is too strong For I belong to him alone, to him alone One thing I know: I am his I don't care what he is I don't know why it's so I don't want to know
Anita: A boy like that who'd kill your brother Forget that boy and find another One of your own kind! Stick to your own kind! A boy like that will give you sorrow You'll meet another boy tomorrow One of your own kind! Stick to your own kind! A boy who kills cannot love A boy who kills has no heart And he's the boy who gets your love And gets your heart Very smart, Maria, very smart!
Maria: Oh, no, Anita, no! Anita, no! You should know better! You were in love - or so you said You should know better... I have a love, and it's all that I have Right or wrong, what else can I do? I love him; I'm his And ev'rything he is I am too I have a love and it is all that I need Right or wrong, and he needs me too I love him, we're one There's nothing to be done Not a thing I can do But hold him Hold him forever Be with him now tomorrow And all of my life!
Both: When love comes so strong There is no right or wrong Your love is your life! (A policeman comes in to question Maria, who sends Anita to tell Tony)
Christmas In Heaven
Composer(s): Eric Idle - Terry Jones
Performer(s): Monty Python
Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen It's truly a real honourable experience to be here this evening A wonderful and warm and emotional moment for all of us And I'd like to sing a song for all of you... It's Christmas in Heaven All the children sing It's Christmas in Heaven Hark, hark, those church bells ring It's Christmas in Heaven The snow falls from the sky But it's nice and warm, and everyone Looks smart and wears a tie It's Christmas in Heaven There's great films on TV 'The Sound of Music' twice an hour And 'Jaws' One, Two, and Three Mary and Joseph: There's gifts for all the family There's toiletries and trains Three Kings: There's Sony Walkman Headphone sets And the latest video games Everyone: It's Christmas! It's Christmas in Heaven! Hip hip hip hip hip hooray! Every single day Is Christmas day! It's Christmas! It's Christmas in Heaven! Hip hip hip hip hip hooray! Every single day Is Christmas day! It's Christmas! It's Christmas in Heaven! Hip hip hip hip hip hooray! Every single day Is Christmas day!
It's Breaking Me Up Composer(s): Ian Anderson Performer(s): Jethro Tull; Blodwyn Pig
So many long days In so many ways I try to get through to what lies deep inside of you Oh, baby. I said, you're breaking me up, woman Yeah, you're breaking me down You're lying in little pieces scattered all around
You're doing your worst to see me get hurt You're waiting to see the tears running out of me But, oh, baby, I said you're breaking me up, woman You're breaking me down You're lying in little pieces scattered all around
My teares have run dry and you wonder why I've found a new woman who don't do the things you can Oh, baby, I said you're breaking me up, woman You're breaking me down You're lying in little pieces scattered all around
Christmas In Dixie
Composer(s): Jeff Cook - Teddy Gentry - Mark Herndon - Randy Owen
Performer(s): Alabama
and multiple other artists
By now in New York City, there's snow on the ground And out in California, the sunshine's falling down And, maybe down in Memphis, Graceland's all in lights And in Atlanta, Georgia, there's peace on earth tonight
Christmas in Dixie, it's snowin' in the pines Merry Christmas from Dixie, to everyone tonight
It's windy in Chicago The kids are out of school There's magic in Motown The city's on the move In Jackson, Mississippi, to Charlotte, Caroline And all across the nation, it's the peaceful Christmas time
Christmas in Dixie, it's snowin' in the pines Merry Christmas from Dixie, to everyone tonight
And from Fort Payne, Alabama God bless y'all... We love ya... Happy New Year... Good night Merry Christmas... Merry Christmas tonight
It's Been So Long, Darling Composer(s): Ernest Tubb Performer(s): Hank Snow and multiple other artists
It's Been So Long, Darlin' Since I had to go away It's Been So Long, Darlin' And I'll ne'er forget that day Although you never mentioned it You cried that whole day long It's Been So Long, Darlin' But now I'm comin' home
It's Been So Long, Darlin' Since I gazed into your eyes It's Been So Long, Darlin' Do you really realize That the thought of seein' you It scares me thru and thru It's Been So Long, Darlin' Since I had a kiss from you
It's Been So Long, Darlin' But it won't be long now It's Been So Long, Darlin' But I've kept ev'ry vow I pray that you'll be waiting As you did in days gone by It's Been So Long, Darlin' Please don't blame me if I cry
It's Been So Long, Darlin' Since I gazed into your eyes It's Been So Long, Darlin' Do you really realize That the thought of seein' you It scares me thru and thru It's Been So Long, Darlin' Since I had a kiss from you
It's Been A Long, Long Time Composer(s): Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn Performer(s): Bing Crosby and multiple other artists
Kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again It's been a long, long time Haven't felt like this, my dear Since I can't remember when It's been a long, long time
You'll never know how many dreams I've dreamed about you Or just how empty they all seemed without you So kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again It's been a long, long time
Ah, kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again It's been a long time Haven't felt like this my dear Since I can't remember when It's been a long, long time
Christmas For Cowboys Composer(s): Steve Weisberg Performer(s): John Denver and multiple other artists
Tall in the saddle we spend Christmas Day Drivin' the cattle on the snow-covered plains All of the good gifts given today Ours is the sky and the wide open range
Back in the cities, they have diff'rent ways Football and eggnog and Christmas parades I'll take the blanket, I'll take the reins Christmas for cowboys and the wide open plains
A campfire for warmth as we stop for the night The stars overhead are the Christmas-tree lights The wind sings a hymn as we bow down to pray Christmas for cowboys and the wide open range
It's tall in the saddle we spend Christmas Day Drivin' the cattle on the snow-covered plains So many gifts have been opened today Ours is the sky and the wide open range It's Christmas for cowboys and wide open plains
Its Anybodys Spring Composer(s): Johnny Burke; James Van Heusen Performer(s): Jack Lemmon and multiple other artists
You think that money is everything And yet its anybodys Spring Go make a fortune, become a king And still its anybodys Spring And if you flash a bank roll Do you suppose the brook would care? Or that a rose would say There goes a millionaire! Its more than diamonds around a ring Because its anybodys Spring You may be born with the silver spoon And yet its anybodys moon You couldnt buy a ticket To hear the first robin sing Its free because Its anybodys Spring
You couldnt buy a ticket To hear the first robin sing Its free because Its anybodys Spring
Its An Old Southern Custom Performer(s): Carroll Gibbons
Its an old Southern custom When youre walking down the street To bid everyone good morning Dont you think thats kind of sweet? Its an old Southern custom To politely lift your hat When you pass a pretty stranger Is there anything wrong in that?
If a lady meets a gentleman As they did in days colonial And the lady and the gentleman Have intentions matrimonial If they must be together Every morning, noon and night Theres a good old Southern custom That makes everything all right
Christmas Eve
Composer(s): Allyn Ferguson - Sidney Shaw
Performer(s): Johnny Mathis
Moonlight shining on the mistletoe Carols singing in the snow Soon will come the finest hour I know It's Christmas eve
Candles lighting windows everywhere Season's greetings fill the air Santa travelling every thoroughfare It's Christmas eve
There's a legend that some wise men say is true Fall in love on Christmas eve and love lasts your whole life through Winter evening of the holy birth Night time full of joy and mirth Goodwill to all and peace on earth It's Christmas eve
Goodwill to all and peace on earth It's Christmas eve