Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Rachel
Composer(s): Skeeter Davis
Performer(s): Skeeter Davis
Rachel, Rachel, that's the name you kept callin' Last night while you were asleep I kissed you and woke you and you hugged me tightly And said you were having a dream I teased you and asked you now who is this Rachel You said I imagined the name But I knew as soon as I asked you the question That I'd hear of Rachel again.
I've noticed lately while you sleep you've been smilin' And you've never done this before And I've noticed lately and I just can't help but wonder Why I never smile anymore Well, I guess a woman has some way of knowin' When her man don't feel quiet the same Some other woman is making you smile now While you slept you told me her name.
Now you lie here sleepin', I lie here cryin' I love you I can't set you free You're smilin' and dreamin' that you're with your Rachel But you'll die in your sleep holdin' me And I'll die wondering who's Rachel...
When The Snow Comes Down In Tinseltown Composer(s): Charlie Midnight Performer(s): Hilary Duff
Dear Santa, I live in Hollywood But it's not like in the movies Where Christmas is always snowy white On my list, is just one wish That it would snow tonight.....
When the snow comes down in Tinseltown You'll be dancing in Hollywood Slippin' and sliding and sleigh riding All over the neighborhood
You'll be rocking with a stocking on your head So the cold wont get to you. On Christmas Eve you can believe That wishes do come true
Oh, when the snow comes down Oh, in Tinseltown On Christmas Eve you will believe When the snow comes down in Tinseltown
You close your eyes and to your surprise You see the reindeer fly The choir singing fa la la la la Go walking by
Singing and ringing right along And church bells in the air It seems so real, that you can feel The snowflakes in your hair
Oh, when the snow comes down Oh, in Tinseltown On Christmas Eve you will believe When the snow comes down in
In the morning, when you awake Your face all shining bright And when you look outside you see The palm trees dressed in white
Dear Santa, thank you Thank you for that perfect Christmas day Gliding down the streets of Hollywood In a one horse open sleigh
Oh, when the snow comes down Oh, in Tinseltown On Christmas Eve you will believe When the snow comes down in Tinseltown
Oh, when the snow comes down Oh, in Tinseltown On Christmas Eve you will believe When the snow comes down in Tinseltown
Oh, when the snow comes down Oh, in Tinseltown On Christmas Eve you will believe When the snow comes down in Tinseltown
Oh, when the snow comes down Oh, in Tinseltown On Christmas Eve you will believe When the snow comes down in Tinseltown
When Santa got stuck up the chimney He began to shout You girls and boys Won't get any toys If you don't pull me out There's soot on my back And my beard is all black My nose is tickling too! When Santa got stuck up the chimney Achoo, Achoo, Achoo
't Was on the eve before Christmas Day When Santa Claus arrived on his sleigh Into the chimney he climbed with his sack But he was so fat - he couldn't get back Oh, what a terrible plight, gangway He stayed up there all night When Santa got stuck up the chimney He began to yell Oh hurry, please It's all such a squeeze The reindeer's stuck as well! His head's up there in the cold night air Now Rudolph's nose is blue!! When Santa got stuck up the chimney Achoo, Achoo, Achoo, Achoo, Achoo, Achoo, Achoo!
Rainy Nights And Memories Composer(s): Wayland Holyfield; Jim Rushing Performer(s): Don Williams
It's hard to hide a ling'ring disappointment But most of the time I wear it well But there are times when I just can't help rememb'ring The night you left that rainy night when my whole future fell
Rainy nights and mem'ries go together And with ev'ry drop of rain I feel the pain I can almost hear my pleading on the night you were leaving But I might as well have tried to stop the rain
The blowin' wind that moans outside my window Seems to echo the closin' of a door For it was then I first realized I had heard your last goodbye And my whole world went crumblin' to the floor
Rainy nights and mem'ries go together And with ev'ry drop of rain I feel the pain I can almost hear my pleading on the night you were leaving But I might as well have tried to stop the rain
Si Je Pouvais Revivre Un Jour Ma Vie (English Version: If Only I Could Live My Life Again) Composer(s): Louis Amade; Gilbert Bécaud; Pierre Delanoë Performer(s): Gilbert Bécaud; Pierre Cavalli et Son Orch.; Dalida
Si je pouvais revivre un jour ma vie J'oublierai bien ou j'ai pleuré naguère Je construirai ce que j'ai démoli Et je ferai des anciennes misères Un feu de joie de minuit
Si je pouvais revivre un jour ma vie Sur les débris de ma pauvre bohème Je serais bien te dire que je t'aime A toi pour qui je ne l'ai jamais dit
Si je pouvais revivre un jour ma vie Je fretterai quelques vaisseaux immenses Pour embarquer tout ceux que j'aime ici En oubliant les gens sans importance Au centre de mon oublie
Dans ce destin de voyage au long court Toi tu serais maître de l'équipage Nous partirions pour le plus grand voyage En choisissant bien sur le point du jour Si je pouvais revivre pour l'amour
When It's Christmas Time In Texas Composer(s): Benny McArthur Performer(s): George Strait; Rick Orozeo; La Tropa F
When it's Christmas time in Texas It's a very special time for me In Texas we'll be swingin' 'round the Christmas tree Dancin' to a Christmas melody
When it's Christmas time in Texas It might look just like a Summer day There may not be snow in San Antonio But it's a Texas Christmas to me
When Santa crosses over the border He'll sound a little diff'rent when he sings He'll hear those twin fiddles playin' Christmas songs with a touch of western swing There may not be snow in San Antonio But it's a Texas Christmas to me
When it's Christmas time in Texas I love to hear those Christmas carolers sing People on the go, children's faces all aglow Wond'rin' what Santa's gonna bring
Grandpa's been chasin' Grandma around Tryin' to catch her 'neath the mistletoe Everything is right, the Lone Star's shinin' bright And it's a Texas Christmas to me
When Santa crosses over the border He'll sound a little diff'rent when he sings He'll hear those twin fiddles playin' Christmas songs with a touch of western swing There may not be snow in San Antonio But it's a Texas Christmas to me
And we're wishing you all a Merry Christmas Merry Christmas from Texas and me
Si Je N'avais Plus (Italian Version: Se Non Avessi Più) Composer(s): Charles Aznavour Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Si je n'avais plus Si ne n'avais plus Plus qu'une heure à vivre Une heure et pas plus Je voudrais la vivre Au creux de ton lit Car j'aurais ma mie Ma peur à combattre
Penché sur ta vie Pour l'entendre battre Je pourrais garder Au fond de mon cur Sous la terre froide Un peu de chaleur Que j'emporterais
Si je n'avais plus Si je n'avais plus Plus qu'une heure à vivre Une heure et pas plus Je voudrais la vivre A l'aube d'un jour Sur un lit d'amour Pour n'avoir à dire
Que des mots d'amour Pour te voir sourire Et ne plus penser Et ne plus penser Qu'un autre après moi Te verras sourire Qu'un autre après moi Pourra t'enlacer Et dans un baiser Et dans un baiser Le corps apaisé Le cur allégé D'un million de doutes Mon dernier sommeil M'ouvrira la route Qui mène au soleil
When It Comes To Christmas Composer(s): Teddy Gentry; Randy Owen; Ron Rogers Performer(s): Alabama
Well, I'm glad little Johnny wants that remote control I know I'm gonna run it as fast as it will go And Jenny wants ev'ry game that Nintendo makes It's just around the corner and I can't wait
I've got my stocking hangin', it's time to go to bed I think I hear some reindeer, I better cover up my head I know Santa's gonna bring us something just like he always did Yeah, when it comes to Christmas, I'm still a kid
Well, I still like shakin' presents underneath the tree And tryin' to figure out what ol' Santa's got for me Oh, I get so excited on Christmas Eve I try my best to close my eyes, but I can't sleep
Well, I've got my stocking hangin', its time to go to bed I think I hear some reindeer, I better cover up my head I know Santa's gonna bring us something just like he always did Yeah, when it comes to Christmas, I'm still a kid
When it comes to Christmas, I'm still a kid Just a kid Still a kid
That Noise Composer(s): Leslie Bricusse; Anthony Newley Performer(s): Anthony Newley
Can you hear it, that noise? Its been driving me potty all day
I woke up this morning in my usual lively way Peeped out from the bedclothes at another dreary day Feeling full of fun, I threw the alarm clock at the cat Turned over and went back to sleep and thought that that was that
But it wasnt, it was that
I yawned and stretched and scratched a bit Then tumbled out of bed But still I felt this rhythm sorta pounding in my head I thought, well, this is funny, but it cant go on all day I think Ill just ignore it, then its bound to go away
Have you ever had one of those days when nothing seems to go right?
I started out to work and met the postman on his round I said, Good morning postman, can you hear that funny sound? He listened and he said, dyou mean that *>#^%$# noise? I said, thats right He said, thats funny, I cant hear a thing Have you ever tried to push a postman through a letterbox? Its not easy
I went up to a policeman I said, can you hear that noise? He looked at me as if I was a gang o Teddy boys I said, you should arrest it for disturbing peoples peace He said All right, my lad, move on before I call the police!
Have you ever tried to push a policeman through a letterbox? Its all right till you get up to his boots
I went to see a wise man who said, leave it all to me! Ill analyse the noise for only twice my normal fee He came back three days later, and said Its tricky to explain In fact, I dont know what it is but there it goes again
Have you ever tried to push a wise man through twice his normal fee? Its all right until you get up to his letterbox No, that cant be right
I went down to the studios to record my latest hit A sentimental ballad that I thought was full of potential But every time I tried to sing this very lovely song This funny noise keeps starting up and makes me go all wrong
But Im not gonna be beaten by it Im gonna record this hit ballad if it kills me Because its a very pretty tune
What kind of fool am I, who never... Give me an A, will you, Ian? Lovely What kind of fool am I, who never fell-in (plays note twice more) Who never fell-in-love
Will you please try and stop that noise Will somebody please try and stop that noise
When Christmas Comes To Town Composer(s): Glen Ballard; Alan Silvestri Performer(s): Matthew Hall; Meagan Moore; Teresa Carpio; Doug Hammer
La la la la ... I'm wishing on a star And trying to believe That even though it's far He'll find me at Christmas Eve I guess Santa is busy Cause he never comes around I think of him when Christmas comes to town
The best time of the year When everyone comes home With all this Christmas tear It's hard to be alone Putting up the Christmas tree With friends you come around It's so much fun when Christmas comes to town
Presents for the children wrapped in red and green All the things I've heard about, but never really see No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve Hoping Santa's on his way
Presents for the children wrapped in red and green All the things I've heard about, but never really see No one will be sleeping on the night of Christmas Eve Hoping Santa's on his way
When Santa's sleigh bells ring I listen all around The herald angels sing I never hear a sound And all the dreams of children Once lies will all be found That's all I want when Christmas comes to town That's all I want when Christmas comes to town
Si Je Mourais Là-Bas Composer(s): Guillaume Apollinaire Performer(s): Jean Ferrat; Christian Gonon
Si je mourais là-bas sur le front de l'armée Tu pleurerais un jour ô Lou ma bien-aimée Et puis mon souvenir s'éteindrait comme meurt Un obus éclatant sur le front de l'armée Un bel obus semblable aux mimosas en fleur
Et puis ce souvenir éclaté dans l'espace Couvrirait de mon sang le monde tout entier La mer les monts les vals et l'étoile qui passe Les soleils merveilleux mûrissant dans l'espace Comme font les fruits d'or autour de Baratier
Souvenir oublié vivant dans toutes choses Je rougirais le bout de tes jolis seins roses Je rougirais ta bouche et tes cheveux sanglants Tu ne vieillirais point toutes ces belles choses Rajeuniraient toujours pour leurs destins galants
Lou si je meurs là-bas souvenir qu'on oublie Souviens-t'en quelquefois aux instants de folie De jeunesse et d'amour et d'éclatante ardeur Mon sang c'est la fontaine ardente du bonheur Et sois la plus heureuse étant la plus jolie
When Children Rule The World Composer(s): Andrew Lloyd Webber; Jim Steinman Performer(s): Clark Sterling
Hams and yams and cookies and candy
chimes of joy and candles aglow Hymns and carols - choirs are forming everywhere that you go Pere Noël, Pere Noël - Angels for every boy and girl Nobody cries or tells any lies The night that children rule the world When the children rule the world Tonight! When the children rule the world
Doves and kings and shepherds and wisemen came together followed the star They all gathered down in the manger, they came from so very far Midnight is clear, the spirits are here, angels that guard each boy and girl No hunger or thirst, the last will be first The night that children rule the world When the children rule the world Tonight! When the children rule the world
All the greatest wishes are granted, let us sing, let innocence reign All the prayers are finally answered, blessed and free of all pain Towers of fire rise ever higher, magical flags will be unfurled The power of song, the young are the strong The night that children rule the world When the children rule the world Tonight! When the children rule the world Pere Noël, Pere Noël - Angels for every boy and girl The demons are gone, the young are the strong The night that children rule the world When the children rule the world Tonight! When the children rule the world
Pere Noël, Pere Noël - Angels for every boy and girl The demons are gone, the young are the so strong (the night when the children) Rule the world When the children rule the world Tonight! When the children rule the world When the children rule the world Tonight! When the children rule the world (when the children) Oh (when the children) (when the children) They rule the world (when the children) Ooh, yeah (when the children) When the children rule the world (when the children) When the children rule the world (when the children) When the children rule the world (when the children) (when the children)..............
I was there that day and saw her crying After mamma Teddy Bear said 10-4 good bye She turned off the old CB and just looked at me And I heard the flood and her tears ran free And the gratitude shone in the face like the sun For all those things those big tough truckers had done A hand full of change and a few dollar bills But most of all a little crippled boys dream fulfilled I guess I was mamma Teddy Bears best friend I lived next dorr to her and little Teddy Bear since I dont know when thats why now before my memory grows old the rest of this story just has to be told Id come over and sit with Teddy Bear while his mamma was away And play little games to help him pass the day In the afternoons hed wheel that chair over to the radio and go on the air And one by on e hed break them all I never knew a trucker not to answer his call Hed just grins and ask em not to tell his mamma But I was pretty sure she knew what was going on But time has a way of taking its toll and much too fast mamma Teddy Bear was growing old I watched as the silver touched her hair and her one aime in life was Teddy Bear Then I saw another change take place little Teddy Bear was slowly losing the race I knew it and his mamma knew it too And there is nothing in this whole world either one of us could do Hed talk less often on the old CB and there were times when hed hardly talk with me He took to sitting in the window and watching the road And the big 18 wheelers just rolling by with their load Finally he was too weak to get out of bed and one day he looked at me and said Would you turn on the radio and go on the air Tell all my trucker friends whats happened to Teddy Bear Well the hardest thing Ive done in my time Was to pick up that mike and say breaker 1-9 This is for all you truckers who care Im calling for your little friend Teddy Bear He says to tell you he misses you all and hes awful sorry he cant answer your calls They all came back and jerked with me And said they catch him later on the CB They never did catch Teddy Bear again Because late one night the angel came And the last thing he said before he died was Tell all my trucker friends how I enjoyed the rides Mamma Teddy Bear couldnt tell them and neither could I Because each time we look at that radio We both started to cry The funeral was pearched at the chaplin and little Teddy Bear started on his last ride As the precision round the little city square the sounds of a hundred engines filled the air The truckers had dropped their tailers back somewhere behind And one by one they fell in line They all tried to comfort mamma Teddy Bear And it seems like the warmth of god just filled the air Slowly they formed a circle around the little grave And a lot of big men cried that day as they paid their respects On Teddy Bears last ride
When A Child Is Born
(Adapted from: Soleado - 1974)
Composer(s): Ciro Dammico; Fred Jay
Performer(s): Michael Holm - 1974
and multiple other artists
Titles In Other Languages:
1974 - On Ne Vit Pas Sans Se Dire Adieu
1974 - Tränen Lügen Nicht
1974 - Todo El Tiempo Del Mundo
A ray of hope flitters in the sky A shiny star lights up way up high All across the land dawns a brand new morn This comes to pass when a child is born
A silent wish sails the seven seas The winds have changed whisperin the trees And the walls of doubt crumble tossed and torn This comes to pass when a child is born
A rosy fume settles all around You've got the feel you're on solid ground For a spell or two no-one seems forlorn This comes to pass when a child is born
And all of this happened Because whe world is waiting Waiting for one child Black, white, yellow, no one knows But a child that would grow up and turn tears to laughter Hate to love, war to peace And everyone to everyone's neighbour Misery and suffering would be forgotten forever
It's all a dream and illusion now It must come true, sometimes soon somehow All across the land dawns a brand new morn This comes to pass when a child is born
All across the land dawns a brand new morn This comes to pass when a child is born
Si Je Le Retrouve Un Jour Composer(s): Michel Jonasz; A. Goldstein Performer(s): Françoise Hardy
Si je le retrouve un jour j'y dirai même pas bonjour ou alors du bout des dents quelque chose comme ça en passant quelque chose comme y a si long tant de nuits tant d'ennuis tant d'amis partis au loin eux aussi tant d'soucis grands comme le Mississipi et qui m'ont blessée comme des scies si si s'il a eu mal aussi tant pis tant d'cela tant d'ce si je le retrouve un jour j'y dirai même pas bonjour ou alors du bout des lèvres quelque chose comme j'ai eu la fièvre comme j'ai eu du mauvais tant de nuits pourtant tant d'pays tant d'soleils plus forts qu'çui d'Hawai sans soucis le ciel qui s'éclaircit qu'est-ce qui s'est passé il s'est obscurci j'y dirai ça aussi tant pis tant d'cela tant d'ce ... si je le retrouve un jour j'y dirai même pas bonjour
Whatever Happened To Christmas? Composer(s): Jimmy Webb Performer(s): Frank Sinatra & The Sinatra Family; Jimmy Joyce Singers & Orch.; Aimee Mann
Whatever happened to Christmas? It's gone and left no traces Whatever happened to the faces or the glow Whatever happened to Christmas to Christmas way of living? Whatever happened to the giving the magic in the snow? Remember the sight and the smell and the sound And remember hearing the call Remember how love was all around whatever happened to it all? Whatever happened to Christmas bells in the streets were ringing Whatever happened to the singing the songs we used to know Whatever happened to this Christmas and when did it disappear from view Where was I, and whatever happened to you? Whatever happened to Christmas and you?
