Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Long Time No See Composer(s): Arthur Altman - James Cavanaugh Performer(s): The Andrews Sisters; Woody Herman & His Orch.
Long time no see Baby, what's the reason I get the go by Like to know why long time no see Long time adore If you're on the level why don't you tell me Why me no see you any more Let him go, let him go Ev'ryone keeps tellin' me But my heart can no agree Guess my heart knows best And the rest is up to you Honestly, am I just a fool for stringin' along Oh baby what's wrong Long time no see
Long time no see Baby, what's the reason I get the go by Like to know why long time no see Long time oh I adore If you're on the level why don't you tell me Why me no see you any more, more, more Let him go, let him go, let him go, let him go Ev'ryone keeps tellin' me But my heart can no agree Ra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la You, me no see, what can it be Maybe I'm crazy, but long time no see
Ra-ra-ra long time no see What's the reason I get the go by Like to know why long time no see Me love you, you love who Is it yes or is it noo Do I stay or do I goo I'd be in a stew if you ever said we're through What to do If you loved me tha way that I love you It wouldn't be, it wouldn't be Long time no see It could be true that I love you I miss you so, long time no see
I Just Found Out About Love Composer(s): Harold Adamson; Jimmy McHugh Performer(s): Dinah Washington
I just found out about love and I like it, I like it I like what love has been doing to me I hold you close in my arms and I like it, I like it Oh, what a wonderful future I see
Its a one time only Its a lifetime deal And I know its real I can tell by the way that I feel
Right now Im livin it up and I like it, I like it Hey you give me a clue Whats love doing to you Looks like you could be liking it too
I like it Oh, what a wonderful future I see
Its a one time only Its a lifetime deal And I know its real I can tell by the way that I feel
Right now Im livin it up and I like it, I like it Hey you give me a clue Whats love doing to you Looks like you could be liking it too
Hey you give me a clue Whats love doing to you Looks like you could be liking it too
Long Time Gone Composer(s): Tex Ritter - Frank Hartford First release by: The Everly Brothers - 1958
You cheated me and made me lonely I tried to be your very own There'll be a day you'll want me only But when I leave, I'll be a long time gone Be a long time gone, be a long time gone Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
You're gonna be sad, you're gonna be weeping You're gonna be blue and all alone You'll regret the day you seen me leaving 'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone Be a long time gone, be a long time gone 'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
You'll see my face through tears and sorrow You'll miss the face you called your own Baby, there'll be no tomorrow 'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone Be a long time gone, be a long time gone Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
I've Heard That Song Before Composer(s): Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn Performer(s): Helen Forrest and multiple other artists
It seems to me I've heard that song before It's from an old familiar score I know it well, that melody It's funny how a theme recalls a favorite dream A dream that brought you so close to me
I know each word because I've heard that song before The lyrics said "Forever more" Forever more's a memory Please have them play it again And I'll remember just when I heard that lovely song before
Long Time Composer(s): Tom Scholz Performer(s): Boston
It's been such a long time I think I should be going And time doesn't wait for me It keeps on rolling Sail on On a distant highway I've got to keep on chasing a dream I've gotta be on my way Wish there was something I could say
Well, I'm taking my time I'm just moving on You'll forget about me after I've been gone And I take what I find I don't want no more It's just outside of your front door Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah It's been such a long time It's been such a long time
Well (Woo?) I get so lonely When I am without you But in my mind, deep in my mind I can't forget about you Good times And faces that remind me I'm trying to forget your name And leave it all behind me You're coming back to find me
Well, I'm taking my time I'm just moving on You'll forget about me after I've been gone And I take what I find I don't want no more It's just outside of your front door Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah It's been such a long time It's been such a long time
It's been such a long time I think I should be going And time doesn't wait for me It keeps on rolling There's a long road I've gotta stay in time with I've got to keep on chasing that dream Though I may never find it I'm always just behind it
Well, I'm taking my time I'm just moving on You'll forget about me after I've been gone And I take what I find I don't want no more It's just outside of your front door Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah It's been such a long time It's been such a long time
Well, I'm taking my time I'm just moving on (Repeat) ...
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Dutch & Spanish Versions: Ik Voel Dat Ik Haar Mis (Wim Sonneveld); A Su Mirar Me Acostumbré (Manolo Fabregas)) Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe First performance/First release by: Rex Harrison - 1956 Covered by multiple other artists
Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn! I've grown accustomed to her face She almost makes the day begin I've grown accustomed to the tune That she whistles night and noon Her smiles, her frowns Her ups, her downs Are second nature to me now Like breathing out and breathing in
I was serenly independent And content before we met Surely I could always be that way again - and yet I've grown accustomed to her look Accustomed to her voice Accustomed to her face
Marry Freddy What an infantile idea What a heartless, wicked, brainless thing to do But she'll regret it It's doomed before they even take the vow
I can see her now, Mrs. Freddy Eynsford-Hill In a wretched little flat above a store I can see her now, not a penny in the till And a bill collector beating at the door She'll try to teach the things I taught her And end up selling flowers instead Begging for her bread and water While her husband has his breakfast in bed
In a year or so, when she's prematurely grey And the blossom in her cheek has turned to chalk She'll come home and lo He'll have upped and run away With a social-climbing heiress from New York Poor Eliza. How simply frightful! How humiliating! How delightful!
How poignant it'll be on that inevitable night When she hammers on my door in tears and rags Miserable and lonely, repentant and contrite Will I take her in or hurl her to the walls? Give her kindness or the treatment she deserves? Will I take her back or throw the baggage out?
But, I'm a most forgiving man The sort who never could, never would Take a position and staunchly never budge A most forgiving man
But I shall never take take her back If she were even crawling on her knees Let her promise to atone Let her shiver, let her moan I'll slam the door and let the hell-cat freeze!
Marry Freddy, Ha!
But I'm so used to hear her day "Good morning" ev'ry day Her joys, her woes Her highs, her lows Are second nature to me now Like breathing out and breathing in
I'm very grateful she's a woman And so easy to forget, rather like a habit One can always break - and yet I've grown accustomed to the trace Of something in the air Accustomed to her face
Long Thin Dawn Composer(s): Gordon Lightfoot First release by: Gordon Lightfoot - 1968
That long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again I've seen the hills of Frisco and the streets of Montreal In every town I've been to, I've had someone to call From Winnipeg to Edmonton, Vancouver to St. Paul I've had so many good friends I couldn't miss them all And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again
Last night I came to Denver beneath the snow-capped ridge I thought about my darling as I stood beneath the bridge And there were times I made her cry but I guess by now she's learned that any time I've wandered, I always have returned And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again
Right now I'm on a highway just east of Omaha riding shotgun on the biggest rig you ever saw With forty tons of pig iron and a trucker known as Bill all the way to Windsor, we've got some miles to kill And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again
While climbing up a hillside, Bill drops her down a gear And the engine sings so sweetly, 'tis music to my ear I tell him how I long to be just like him if I can driving like the restless wind across this precious land and that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again
Says Bill "the air is clean tonight" as he puffs a big cigar "and if this rig keeps rolling, my boy you'll travel far But when you are a trucker you'll come to realize the only thing a man can do is watch the world go by" And that long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again That long thin dawn, that long thin dawn is coming on again
Long Tall Sally Composer(s): Enotris Johnson - Richard Penniman - Robert Blackwell First release by: Little Richard and His Band - 1956 Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1963 - L'oncle John (by Eddy Mitchell) 1963 - Rehtorin Luiseva Salli (by Johnny esa Pethmanin Yhtye) 1964 - Sally (by Johnny Hallyday) 1975 - Lang Tids Ventetid (by Bamses Venner) 1979 - Lange Lone (by Rock Nalle & The Flames)
Gonna tell aunt Mary 'bout uncle John He claim he has the misery, but he's havin' a lot of fun Oh baby, yeah baby, woo baby Havin' me some fun tonight
Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed She's got everything that uncle John need Oh baby, yeah baby, woo baby Havin' me some fun tonight
Well, I saw uncle John with bald headed Sally He saw aunt Mary coming and he ducked back in the alley Oh baby, yeah baby, woo baby Havin' me some fun tonight
We're gonna have some fun tonight We're gonna have some fun tonight Woo, have some fun tonight Everything's all right Have some fun, have me some fun tonight
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Composer(s): Harold Arlen; Ted Koehler First release by: Cab Calloway & His Orch. - 1932 Covered by multiple other artists
I gotta right to sing the blues I gotta right to feel low down I gotta right to hang around Down around the river
A certain gal in this old town Keeps draggin' my poor heart around All I see for me is misery I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh I gotta right to sit and cry Down around the river
I know the deep blue sea Will soon be callin' me It must be love, say what you choose I've gotta right to sing the blues
L'oncle John ((aka Sally (by Johnny Hallyday) - 1964)) ((Adapted from: Long Tall Sally (by Little Richard) - 1956)) Composer(s): Enotris Johnson - Richard Penniman - Robert Blackwell - Gisèle Vesta Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell - 1963
Versions In Other Languages: 1963 - Rehtorin Luiseva Salli (by Johnny esa Pethmanin Yhtye) 1975 - Lang Tids Ventetid (by Bamses Venner) 1979 - Lange Lone (by Rock Nalle & The Flames)
Tout à l'heure, j'ai rencontré l'oncle John Il dit qu'on ne doit plus tant se voir, toi et moi Oh, baby Yeah! Yeah! Oh, baby Hou hou hou! Oh, baby Mais, moi, je suis fou de toi
Après tout, ça ne regarde personne Si on nous voit ensemble du matin jusqu'au soir Oh, baby Yeah! Yeah! Oh, baby Hou hou hou! Oh, baby Et si je suis fou de toi
Je suis sûr que l'oncle John, dès ce soir Va voir toute la famille et va me faire un tas d'histoires Oh, baby Yeah! Yeah! Oh, baby Hou hou hou! Oh, baby Parce que je suis fou de toi
Moi, tu sais, je vois venir l'oncle John Il veut m' faire épouser une autre fille que toi Oh, baby Yeah! Yeah! Oh, baby Hou hou hou! Oh, baby Mais, moi, je suis fou de toi
Je me moque de l'oncle John Et de son héritage, car tu es tout pour moi Oh, baby Yeah! Yeah! Oh, baby Hou hou hou! Oh, baby Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby! Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby! Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby! Puisque je suis fou de toi oh, baby!
I've Gotta Get A Message To You (Italian Version: Pensiero D'amore - 1968) Composer(s): Robin Gibb; Barry Alan Gibb; Maurice Ernest Gibb First release by: Bee Gees - 1968 Covered by multiple other artists
The preacher talked to me and he smiled Said, "Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile Now for once in your life you're alone but you ain't got a dime, there's no time for the phone"
I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on
I told him I'm in no hurry but if I broke her heart, won't you tell her I'm sorry And for once in my life I'm alone and I've got to let her know just in time before I go
I've just go to get a message to you, hold on, hold on One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on
Well I laughed but that didn't hurt and it's only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt Now I'm crying but deep down inside well I did it to him, now it's my turn to die
I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on
Sally ((aka L'oncle John (by Eddy Mitchell) - 1963)) ((Adapted from: Long Tall Sally (by Little Richard) - 1956)) Composer(s): Enotris Johnson - Richard Penniman - Robert Blackwell - Ralph Bernet Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday - 1964
Versions In Other Languages: 1963 - Rehtorin Luiseva Salli (by Johnny esa Pethmanin Yhtye) 1975 - Lang Tids Ventetid (by Bamses Venner) 1979 - Lange Lone (by Rock Nalle & The Flames)
Oui, j'ai bien fini Sally, oui de t'aimer À présent tu peux bien T'en aller à tout jamais
Oh, Sally Oui, c'est fini Oh, Sally Je sortirai tout seul ce soir
Ouais Et tu pourras dire Que c'est ta faute Si cet amour-là n'est plus le nôtre
Oh, Sally Oui, c'est fini Oh, Sally Je sortirai tout seul ce soir
Ouais Quand je reverrai Ton faux sourire Dis-toi qu'au fond de moi Il ne voudra plus rien dire
Oh, Sally Oui, c'est fini Oh, Sally Je sortirai tout seul ce soir
Oui, j'ai tout fait Sally Pour te garder Tu n'as rien vu Et j'ai perdu
Oh, Sally Oui, c'est fini Oh, Sally Je sortirai tout seul ce soir
Ouais Rien entre nous, je le vois Ne fut une joie Tu as vraiment tout gâché Car tu ne pensais qu'à toi
Oh, Sally Oui, c'est fini Oh, Sally Je sortirai tout seul ce soir
Ouais Je sortirai tout seul ce soir Je sortirai tout seul ce soir
Ouais, tout seul ce soir Je ne veux plus te revoir Je sortirai tout seul Je sortirai tout seul ce soir
Pensiero D'amore (Adapted from: I've Gotta Get A Message To You - 1968) Composer(s): Robin Gibb; Barry Alan Gibb; Maurice Ernest Gibb; Tony Del Monaco; Franco Migliacci; Luciano Giacotto Performer(s): Mal dei Primitives - 1968
Stasera voglio farti un regalo che ti faccia ricordar chi scordarti non sa
Ho sentito questo disco suonare l'ho comprato per te perchè pensi un poco a me
Questo disco è il mio pensiero d'amore per te, per te
Ogni volta che lo senti suonare pensa a me, a me
Accetta questo regalo se il mio amore non vuoi questo almeno vorrai
Un regalo non si butta mai via quando sola resterai potrà farti compagnia
Questo disco è il mio pensiero d'amore per te, per te
Anche se non potrà farti tornare con me, con me
Come passi adesso le tue serate cosa fai, con chi sei sei felice con lui?
Ma se un dubbio ti riporta al passato dove sono lo sai puoi chiamarmi se vuoi
Questo disco è il mio pensiero d'amore per te, per te
Ogni volta che lo senti suonare pensa a me, a me
Per te, per te Ogni volta che lo senti suonare pensa a me, a me
Questo disco è il mio pensiero d'amore per te, per te
Long Tall Glasses Composer(s): David Alexander Courtney - Leo Sayer First release by: Leo Sayer
I was travellin' down the road, feelin' hungry and cold I saw a sign sayin' food and drinks for everyone so naturally I thought I would take me a look inside I saw so much food, there was water comin' from my eye
yeah there was ham an' there was turkey, there was caviar an' long tall glasses, with wine up to yar
an' then somebody grabbed me, threw me outta my chair said before you can eat, you gotta dance like Fred Astaire
you know I can't dance, you know I can't dance you know I can't dance, you know I can't dance I can't dance
I am a man of the road -- a hobo by name I don't seek entertainment, just poultry and game but if it's all the same to you, then yes I will try my hand if you were as hungry as me then I'm sure you would understand
hmmm now wait a minute let me see now
of course I can dance of course I can dance I'm sure I can dance, I'm sure I can dance ... I can dance
I can dance I really hit the floor ah feels good look at me dancin'
I did a two-step, quick-step and a bossa nova a little Victor Silvester, and a Rudy Valentino you should a seen me movin', right across the floor hand me down my tuxedo, next week I'm comin' back for more
I can dance -- oh yes! I can dance look at me dancin' the floor movin' I feel good -- I can dance I can dance, I can dance, I can dance
Ive Gotta Be Me Composer(s): Walter Marks Performer(s): Sammy Davis Jr. and multiple other artists
Whether Im right, whether Im wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong Ive gotta be me, Ive gotta be me What else can I be but what I am?
I want to live, not merely survive And I wont give up this dream of life That keeps me alive Ive gotta be me, Ive gotta be me The dream that I see makes me what I am
That faraway prize, a world of success Is waiting for me if I heed the call I wont settle down or settle for less As long as theres half a chance that I can have it all
Ill go it alone, thats how it must be I cant be right for somebody else if Im not right for me Ive gotta be me, Ive gotta be me Daring to try to do it or die, Ive gotta be me
I cant be right for somebody else if Im not right for me Ive gotta be me, Ive gotta be me Daring to try to do it or die Ive gotta be me
Long Tall Girl Composer(s): Rene - McKeithen Performer(s): The Carnations
A long tall girl (Oh-oh-oh-oh) A long tall girl (Oh-oh-oh-oh) A long tall girl (Oh-oh-oh-oh) (Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum)
Well, a long tall girl loves a little short boy They walked together with a bundle of joy The people used to laugh as they walked by They said, (A long tall girl and a little peanut)
They didn't care what people did say All they knew they were happy and gay Yes, all day through they were happy and gay Just that way
(Long tall girl) Oh, she was so tall (Long tall girl) And that wasn't all (Long tall girl) She had it all (Long-long-long-long-long tall girl and a little short boy)
Well, they didn't care what the people did say All they knew they were happy and gay Yes, all day through they were happy and gay A long tall girl and a little roofy
(Long tall girl) Oh, she was so tall (Long tall girl) And that wasn't all (Long tall girl) She had it all (Long-long-long-long-long tall girl and a little short boy)
Well, a long tall girl loves a little short boy They walked together with a bundle of joy The people used to laugh as they walked by They said, a long tall girl and a little meatball
A long tall girl (oh-oh-oh-oh) A long tall girl (oh-oh-oh-oh) A long tall girl (oh-oh-oh-oh)
I've Got You Under My Skin Composer(s): Cole Porter First performance by: Virginia Bruce - 1936 Covered by multiple other artists
I've got you under my skin I've got you deep in the heart of me So deep in my heart, that you're really a part of me I've got you under my skin
I've tried so not to give in I've said to myself this affair never will go so well But why should I try to resist, when baby will I know so well That I've got you under my skin
I'd sacrifice anything come what might For the sake of having you near In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night And repeats, repeats in my ear
Don't you know you fool, you never can win Use your mentality, wake up to reality But each time I do, just the thought of you Makes me stop before I begin 'Cause I've got you under my skin
Long Tail Cat Composer(s): Kenny Loggins First release by: Loggins & Messina - 1972
Long tail cat, a-sittin' by the 'ol rockin' chair Now, he don't realise that there's a danger there But he don't care, no rock 'n rollin' chair's Gonna boogie on his day 'Cause he's a-swingin' his tail to a lowdown syncopate
I'm going down to Orleans town on a Dixie holiday Get myself a hunk o' that harmony, yay-yayee You may be a symphony, but I believe in a song That's got a catchy melody and you can sing along Yow-ooh, yeah Lord
Wow, they say they're talkin' about the girls that work up the town Now I don't realise that they're a danger now, yeah No swingin' tail, no rock `n roll girl A-gonna boogie-woogie on these days Just making time, to a Dixie holiday
I'm goin' down to New Orleans town To get a pound of feed Be back home in the dust about half a week, yeah-yay-ee You may be a symphony, but I believe in a song That's got a catchy melody and you can sing along Everybody sing along Don't know what to sing a long, Lord Hey, you gonna sing a long
All you sing is oh my, oh my my Your daddy's gettin' older Your cows are goin' dry You gotta go by Go by by on the Dixie holiday, yeah-yay-ay-yay
Oh my, oh my my Your daddy's gettin' older And your cows are goin' dry You gotta go by Go by by on a Dixie holiday-ay-yay
Oh my, oh my my Your daddy's gettin' older Your cows are goin' dry You gotta go by Go by by on a Dixie holida-ooh people
Oh my, oh my my Your daddy's gettin' older Your cow's are goin' dry You gotta go by Go by by on a Dixie holiday, think about your Daddy
Oh my, oh my my Your daddy's gettin' older Your cows are goin' dry You gotta go by Go by by on a Dixie holiday, yay-ay
Oh, we're leaving on a Dixie holiday Heading for the Dixie holiday, yeah, yeah, yeah
I've Got You On My Mind Composer(s): Cole Porter Performer(s): Fred Astaire & Claire Luce and multiple other artists
Claire: You can't be much surprised to hear I think you're sweller than swell Fred: But granting all your virtues, Dear, you've certain feelings as well Claire: You don't sing enough, you don't dance enough Fred: You don't drink the great wines of France enough Claire: You're not wild enough Fred: You're not gay enough Claire: You don't let me lead you astray enough Fred: You don't live enough, you don't dare enough Claire: You don't give enough, you don't care enough Fred: You don't make my sad life sunny enough Claire: Yet, sweetheart, funny enough....
I've got you on my mind Although I'm disinclined You're not so hot, you But I've got you on my mind
Fred: I'd thank the gods above If I could only love Somebody not you But I've got you on my mind
Claire: Let my poor upset leisure be Otherwise my pet treasure be Fred: And arrange to let pleasure be A bit less refined
Both: For, darling, not until I get thet famous thrill Will I be resigned I've got you on my mind