Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Somethin' Else ((French Version: Elle Est Terrible (Johnny Hallyday) - 1963))
Composer(s): Sharon Sheeley - Eddie Cochran
First release by: Eddie Cochran - 1959
Covered by multiple other artists
A look a-there, here she comes There comes that girl again Wanted to date her since I don't know when But she don't notice me when I pass She goes with all the guys from outa my class But that can't stop me from a-thinkin' to myself She's sure fine lookin' man, she's something else
Hey, look a-there, across the street There's a car made just for me To own that car would be a luxery But my dollar can't afford the gas A brand new convertible is outa my class But that can't stop me from athinkin' to myself That car's fine lookin' man, it's something else
Hey, look ahere, just wait and see Worked hard and saved my dough I'll buy that car that I been wanting so Get me that girl and we'll go ridin' around We'll look real sharp with the flight top down I keep right on a-dreamin' and a-thinkin' to myself When it all comes true man, wow, that's something else
Look a-there, what's all this Never thought I'd do this before But here I am a-knockin' on her door My car's out front and it's all mine Just a forty-one Ford, not a fifty-nine I got that girl an' I'm a-thinkin' to myself She's sure fine lookin' man, wow, she's something else
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
((French Version: Les Coups) (by Johnny Hallyday) - 1966))
Composer(s): Stevie Wonder - Henry Cosby - Sylvia Rose Moy
First release by: Stevie Wonder - 1965
Covered by multiple other artists
Baby, ev'rything is all right, uptight, out of sight Baby, ev'rything is all right, uptight, out of sight
I'm a poorman's son, from across the railroad tracks The only shirt I own is hangin' on my back But I'm the envy of ev'ry single guy Since I'm the apple of my girl's eye When we go out stepping on the town for a while My money's low and my suit's out of style
But it's all right if my clothes aren't new Out of sight because my heart is true She says baby ev'rything is alright, uptight, out of sight Baby, ev'rything is alright, uptight, clean out of sight
I'm a pearl of a girl, I guess that's what you might say I guess her folks brought her up that way The right side of the tracks, she was born and raised In a great big old house, full of butlers and maids No one is better than I, I know I'm just an average guy
No football hero or smooth Don Juan Got empty pockets, you see I'm a poorman's son She says give her the things that money can buy But I'll never, never make my baby cry
And it's all right, what I can't do Out of sight because my heart is true She says baby ev'rything is alright, uptight, clean out of sight Baby, ev'rything is alright, uptight, clean out of sight Baby, ev'rything is alright, uptight, ah ah ah ah Baby, ev'rything is alright, uptight, clean out of sight Baby, ev'rything is alright, uptight, clean out of sight
Það Sem Enginn Sér Composer(s): Valgeir Guðjónsson First performance by: Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson - 1989
Lýstu mina leið, lostafulli gamli máni Þótt gatan virðist greið er samt ýmislegt sem enginn sér Veröldin er full af fólki í leit að hamingjunni Sem glóir eins og gull í glætunni, ó tungl, frá þér
Horfðu aftur í augun á mér Horfðu aftur, ég bíð eftir þér Horfðu aftur í augun á mér Og þú færð að sjá það sem enginn sér
Allir eiga þrá um eitthvað sem þeir engum segja Ég ætla ef ég má að eiga leyndarmál með þér Lýstu mina leið, ó, þú lostafulli gamli máni Þótt gatan virðist greið er samt ýmislegt sem enginn sér
Horfðu aftur í augun á mér Horfðu aftur, ég bíð eftir þér Horfðu aftur í augun á mér Og þú færð að sjá það sem enginn sér
Horfðu aftur í augun á mér Horfðu aftur, ég bíð eftir þér Horfðu aftur í augun á mér Og þú færð að sjá það sem enginn sér
Uptown Composer(s): Roy Orbison; Joe Melson Performer(s): Roy Orbison; Robert Gordon
Uptown, in penthouse number three Uptown, there lives a doll just made for me She's the finest thing that you've ever seen, oh ho ha Uptown, I see her most every day Uptown, but she never ever looks my way I'm just a bellhop, you see I can't stop And tell her what I wanna say That one of these days, I'm gonna have money She'll wanna be my ever-lovin' honey It won't be long, just wait and see I'll have a big car, fine clothes And then I'll be Uptown, in penthouse number three Uptown, just my baby and me Yeah, one of these days, I'm gonna have money She'll wanna be my ever-lovin' honey It won't be long, just wait and see I'll have a big car, fine clothes And then I'll be Uptown, in penthouse number three Uptown, just my baby and me
Somesay Composer(s): Rob Jones - Pete Wylie The Mighty Wah!
Somesay they offer a choice... Somesay - to fall or be punished Somesay we must end up nowhere But they - their lives must be hushed!
Tired of looking in mirrors, seeing things I'll never be... Angry with the figureheads who send us up blind alleys... Bug guns come blasting - I'll have to stay and fight... Big hooks are coming and the little fish they bite
Somesay: "these things aren't for long" Somesay - but history will tell Somesay - what's happened is just the start Somesay - less pain when we yell!
Talk about the future, listen to the past Dance dance dance dance to the music of the last chance man He's died a dozen deaths - he'll die a dozen more Trouble from the start with a mind like yours
Somesay: "The truth is in check" Somesay: "It's black or it's white" Somesay - the secret's to not turn back... Somesay - Stay! it's time for the fight! Fight the liars! Fight the liars! Ain't it the truth!
Uptown Composer(s): Barry Mann; Cynthia Weil Performer(s): The Crystals; Little Eva
He gets up each morning and he goes downtown Where everyone's his boss and he's lost in an angry land He's a little man But then he comes uptown each evenin' to my tenement Uptown where folks don't have to pay much rent And when he's there with me he can see that he's everything Then he's tall, he don't crawl, he's a king Downtown he's just one of a million guys He don't get no breaks and he takes all they got to give 'Cause he's got to live But then he comes uptown where he can hold his head up high Uptown he knows that I am standing by And when I take his hand, there's no man who could put him down The world is sweet, it's at his feet, when he's uptown Whoa-oh oh oh, oh oh oh, Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh-yeah Let me tell ya now Uptown where he can hold his head up high Uptown he knows that I am standing by And when I take his hand, there's no man who could put him down The world is sweet, it's at his feet, when he's uptown Whoa- oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah Let me tell ya now, uptown.. Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Viver Senza Tei Composer(s): Marie Louise Werth First performance by: Furbaz - 1989
Sche ti ni jeu stuessen viver tut persuls sin quest mund E buc carstgaun, gie gnanc in soli fuss pli d'entuorn Bandunada da tuttas olmas stessel mo pli a bandun E petras larmas jeu bargessel cun raschun
Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi
Cartessel strusch da vegnir veglia sut da quellas cundiziuns Gie pli bugen lu buc pli viver sin quest mund Pertgei carschtgauns drovan in l'auter Er sch'ei sepetgan ni dattan pugns Sch'ti eis sincers stos ti dar tier ch'jeu hai raschun
Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi Perquei lessel jeu dir, senza tei stuessel murir Pér cun tei ei la veta enzatgei bi
Une Star À Sa Façon Composer(s): Francis Cabrel; Alain Salvati Performer(s): Francis Cabrel
Elle vit tout doucement Pour son homme et ses enfants Sans jamais trop s'écarter Des mots que Dieu lui a dicté C'est quelqu'un dont on ne parle pas Et je l'aime pour ça C'est une fleur sur l'horizon Une star à sa façon J'ai découvert le matin Dans la chaleur de ses mains Et j'ai grandi bien au fond De son palais de coton C'est quelqu'un dont on ne parle pas Et je l'aime pour ça C'est la reine dans sa maison Une star à sa façon Elle m'appelle et puis autour de moi C'est le printemps à chaque fois Elle est si belle que je lui ai dit Les premiers mots de ma vie Surtout ne me demandez pas De vous la montrer du doigt Avec vos yeux d'étranger Vous n'allez rien remarquer Mais ce quelqu'un dont on ne parle pas C'est plus que tu ne crois C'est le titre de ma chanson Une star à sa façon Elle m'appelle et puis autour de moi C'est le printemps à chaque fois Elle est si belle que je lui ai dit Les premiers mots de ma vie
Someone's Taken Maria Away Composer(s): Chris Andrews Performer(s): Adam Faith & The Roulettes; Chris Andrews
Warm was the sun when I first met Marie A living angel appeared before me Music played and I was in her arms I surrendered to her charms Someone's taken Maria away Somebody's taken Maria away She won't come back no more, no, no, no, no
I can't forget how we laughed in the rain Moments so sweet, will I find them again I can't say just how much I miss Her lips being there to kiss Someone's taken Maria away Somebody's taken Maria away She won't come back no more, no, no, no, no
And now she is gone, tears and smile I'll miss them all No more I'll hear her sweet voice when I call And if sometimes you should see me cry It's `cause I'm wonderin' why Someone's taken Maria away Somebody's taken Maria away She won't come back no more, no, no, no, no
Somebody's taken Maria away Somebody's taken Maria away She won't come back no more, no, no, no, no
Une Valse Composer(s): Jacques Plante; Charles Dumont Performer(s): Edith Piaf
Une valse Une étrange valse Tient toute la place Dans ma rêverie Et dans ma vie Elle évoque Une lointaine époque Un décor baroque L'ancienne Russie Et ses folies Et j'invente Une ville immense Qui chante et qui danse Le Saint-Pétersbourg Des nuits blanches
Je m'évade Roulée dans ces vagues Touchée par la grâce Je ferme les yeux C'est merveilleux...
Et ma valse Tourne dans les glaces De tout un palace D'or et de cristal Ces soirs de bal Robe longue Envol de colombe La lumière et l'ombre Tout tourne à la fois Autour de moi J'ai la fièvre De sang sur mes lèvres Le feu de la fête Je ne sais plus bien Si je rêve...
Et je danse Dans ma robe blanche Deux doigts sous la manche D'un jeune aspirant J'ai dix-sept ans
Cette valse Ce n'est que la valse Que l'orchestre en face Dans ce cabaret Joue sans arrêt Mon beau prince N'est ni grand, ni mince Dans le froid qui pince Il fait son métier C'est le portier Du ciel pâle Une neige sale Descend en rafales Et tombe sans bruit Sur Pigalle...
Les enseignes En lettres qui saignent S'allument et s'éteignent Au cur de Paris Hôtel de Russie... Hôtel de Russie... Hôtel de Russie...
That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome Composer(s): Bill Anderson First recording/First release by: Bill Anderson - 1958 Covered by multiple other artists
The streets are dark and empty and you walk them all alone You think about your love affair and wonder what went wrong You go to bed each night and pray you'll never see the dawn Afraid of each tomorrow with its heartless cold unknown
And that's what it's like to be lonesome With a heart a broken love taught to cry And that's what it's like to be lonesome I know 'cause I'm a mighty lonesome guy
You search to find a tavern where the music is playing loud You try to lose your heartaches in the laughter of the crowd But the happy couples make you think of things that might have been And you have to fight the teardrops till you're by yourself again
And that's what it's like to be lonesome With a heart a broken love taught to cry And that's what it's like to be lonesome I know 'cause I'm a mighty lonesome guy
Une Vie Composer(s): J. Dréjac; Michel Legrand Performer(s): Dalida
Une vie c'est un instant c'est une éternité Une vie c'est minuscule et c'est illimitée Une vie c'est un mensonge et une vérité Une vie c'est fait de rêves et de réalités
Une vie c'est un frisson qui vient dont ne sait où Une vie une étincelle sur un peu de boue Une vie c'est une flamme qui nous tient debout Une vie c'est toi, c'est moi, c'est vous, c'est nous
Mon amour, que c'est beau Les oiseaux du matin sur tes lèvres Mon amour, que c'est chaud Ce ruisseau dans nos mains cette fièvre
Notre vie c'est toi, c'est moi C'est nos doigts enlacés Notre vie c'est le printemps toujours recommencé Notre vie c'est mon bonheur de pouvoir t'embrasser Notre envie de vivre ensemble et de nous caresser Notre vie dans chaque instant est une éternité Notre vie faite de rêves et de réalités Notre vie c'est une étoile en moi qui va briller Notre vie c'est un enfant qui va crier
Une Vie D'Amour Italian Title: Une Vita D'Amore Composer(s): Charles Aznavour; Georges Garvarentz Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Une vie d'amour Que l'on s'était jurée Et que le temps a désarticulée Jour après jour Blesse mes pensées Tant des mots d'amour En nos curs étouffés Dans un sanglot l'espace d'un baiser Sont restés sourds À tout, mais n'ont rien changé Car un au revoir Ne peut être un adieu Et fou d'espoir Je m'en remets à Dieu Pour te revoir Et te parler encore Et te jurer encore
Une vie d'amour Remplie de rires clairs Un seul chemin Déchirant nos enfers Allant plus loin Que la nuit La nuit des nuits
Une vie d'amour Que l'on s'était jurée Et que le temps a désarticulée Jour après jour Blesse mes pensées Tant des mots d'amour Que nos curs ont criés De mots tremblés, de larmes soulignées Dernier recours De joies désaharmonisées
Des aubes en fleurs Aux crépuscules gris Tout va, tout meurt Mais la flamme survit Dans la chaleur D'un immortel été D'un éternel été
Une vie d'amour Une vie pour s'aimer Aveuglément Jusqu'au souffle dernier Bon an mal an Mon amour T'aimer encore
Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat Composer(s): Leon René - Otis René - Emerson Scott First release by: The Ink Spots - 1941 Covered by multiple other artists
Someone's rocking my dreamboat Someone's invading my dream We were sailing along, so peaceful and calm Suddenly, something went wrong
Someone's rocking my dreamboat Disturbing a beautiful view It's a myst'ry to me this mutiny at sea Who can it be?
A friendly breeze gave us a start To a paradise of our own All at once a storm blew us apart And left me drifting alone
Someone's rocking my dreamboat I'm captain without any crew But love as my guide, I'll follow the tide I'll keep sailing 'til I find you
Une Vie D'Homme Composer(s): F. Demjen; K. Kovacs; I. Lerch; J.M. Beriat Performer(s): Dalida
Une vie d'homme Ça commence par un cri Une vie d'homme C'est un cadeau de la vie Qui ce donne Par amour ou par défit Qui pardonne Nos erreurs et nos folies
Une vie d'homme C'est de faire avec une femme Un autre homme Qui rallumera la flamme
Une d'homme C'est courir les océans avec des yeux d'enfants C'est faire l'amour en criant qu'on est vivant
Ta vie d'homme Danse là chante là et la foule te répondra Tous les hommes On besoin d'une main d'un jardin et d'une croix Une vie d'homme C'est des mots des sourires des photos et des souvenirs Ta vie d'homme Aime toi aime là des millions des millions de fois
Une vie d'homme C'est un film d'aventure Ou nous sommes Des comédiens sans doublure Une vie d'homme Ça s'écrit comme un roman Un album De photo en noir et blanc
Une vie d'homme c'est une chasse au trésor Ou l'on jette son corps Un jeu dangereux ou l'on tombe amoureux
Ta vie d'homme Danse là chante là et la foule te répondra Tous les hommes On besoin d'une main d'un jardin et d'une croix Une vie d'homme C'est des mots des sourires des photos et des souvenirs Ta vie d'homme Aime toi aime là des millions des millions de fois
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Une vie d'homme C'est des mots des sourires des photos et des souvenirs Ta vie d'homme Aime toi aime là des millions des millions de fois Ta vie d'homme Danse là chante là et la foule te répondra Tous les hommes On besoin d'une main d'un jardin et d'une croix Une vie d'homme C'est des mots des sourires des photos et des souvenirs Ta vie d'homme Aime toi aime là des millions...
Nacida Para Amar First performance by: Nina - 1989
Cállate, bésame, hazme creer que todo sigue igual Cierra los ojos por favor, dame una noche más Cállate, ámame, dame de plazo hasta la aurora Si no te puedo hacer feliz, no me lo digas ahora
Nacida para amar, quisiera unirme a tu camino Y caminar por tu destino, besar tus huellas, amar tu signo Nacida para amar
Ya lo sé, es tarde ya Gracias por este cuerpo a cuerpo Si no te vuelvo a ver, mi amor Gracias por todos tus besos
Nacida para amar, quisiera unirme a tu camino Y caminar por tu destino, besar tus huellas, amar tu signo
Nacida para amar, llevo en mi piel la primavera Y en mis caricias luna llena y mucho más amor del que quisiera Nacida para amar
Uneasy Rider Composer(s): Charlie Daniels Performer(s): The Charlie Daniels Band; BR5-49
Spoken: I was takin' a trip out to L.A. Toolin' along in my Chevrolet Tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radi-o ... Just as I crossed the Mississippi line I heard that highway start to whine And I knew that left rear tire was about to go
Well, the spare was flat and I got uptight 'Cause there wasn't a fillin' station in sight So I just limped on down the shoulder on the rim I went as far as I could and when I stopped the car It was right in front of this little bar Kind of redneck lookin' joint, called the Dew Drop Inn
Well, I stuffed my hair up under my hat And told the bartender that I had a flat And would he be kind enough to give me change for a one There was one thing I was sure proud to see There wasn't a soul in the place, 'cept for him and me And he just looked disgusted and pointed toward the telephone
I called up the station down the road a ways And he said he wasn't very busy today And he could have somebody there in just 'bout ten minutes or so He said now you just stay right where you're at And I didn't bother tellin' the durn fool I sure as hell didn't have anyplace else to go
I just ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar When some guy walked in and said; "Who owns this car? With the peace sign, the mag wheels and four on the floor?" Well, he looked at me and I damn near died And I decided that I'd just wait outside So I layed a dollar on the bar and headed for the door
Just when I thought I'd get outta there with my skin These five big dudes come strollin' in With this one old drunk chick and some fella with green teeth And I was almost to the door when the biggest one Said; "You tip your hat to this lady, son" And when I did all that hair fell out from underneath
Now the last thing I wanted was to get into a fight In Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night 'Specially when there was three of them and only one of me They all started laughin' and I felt kinda sick And I knew I'd better think of somethin' pretty quick So I just reached out and kicked old green-teeth right in the knee
He let out a yell that'd curl your hair But before he could move, I grabbed me a chair And said; "Watch him folks, 'cause he's a thouroughly dangerous man" "Well, you may not know it, but this man's a spy He's an undercover agent for the FBI And he's been sent down here to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan"
He was still bent over, holdin' on to his knee But everyone else was lookin' and listenin' to me And I layed it on thicker and heavier as I went I said; "Would you believe this man has gone as far As tearin' Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars And he voted for George McGovern for president"
"He's a friend of them long-haired, hippie type, pinko fags I betcha he's even got a Commie flag Tacked up on the wall, inside of his garage He's a snake in the grass, I tell ya guys He may look dumb, but that's just a disguise He's a mastermind in the ways of espionage"
They all started lookin' real suspicious at him And he jumped up an' said; "Now, just wait a minute, Jim You know he's lyin' I've been livin' here all of my life" "I'm a faithfull follower of Brother John Birch And I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church And I ain't even got a garage, you can call home and ask my wife"
Then he started sayin' somethin' 'bout the way I was dressed But I didn't wait around to hear the rest I was too busy movin' and hopin' I didn't run outta luck And when I hit the ground, I was makin' tracks And they were just takin' my car down off the jacks So I threw the man a twenty an' jumped in an' fired that mother up
Mario Andretti woulda sure been proud Of the way I was movin' when I passed that crowd Comin' out the door and headin' toward me in a trot And I guess I should-a gone ahead and run But somehow I couldn't resist the fun Of chasin' them all just once around the parkin' lot
Well, they're headin' for their car, but I hit the gas And spun around and headed them off at the pass I was slingin' gravel and puttin' a ton of dust in the air Ha Ha, well, I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' Like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin' But I figured I oughta go ahead an split before the cops got there
When I hit the road I was really wheelin' Had gravel flyin' and rubber squeelin' And I didn't slow down 'til I was almost to Arkansas Well, I think I'm gonna re-route my trip I wonder if anybody'd think I'd flipped If I went to L.A. - via Omaha
Someone's Looking At You Composer(s): Bob Geldof First release by: The Boomtown Rats - 1979
On a night like this I deserve to get kissed at least once or twice You come over to my place screaming blue murder, needing someplace to hide Well, I wish you'd keep quiet Imaginations run riot In these paper-thin walls And when the place comes ablaze with a thousand dropped names I don't know who to call But I got a friend over there in the government block And he knows the situation and he's taking stock I think I'll call him up now Put him on the spot, tonight
They saw me there in the square when I was shooting my mouth off About saving some fish Now could that be construed as some radical's views or some liberals' wish And it's so hot outside And the air is so sweet And when the pressure drop is heavy I don't wanna hear you speak You know most killing is committed at 90 degrees When it's too hot to breathe And it's too hot to think
There's always someone looking at you S-s-s-s-someone They're looking at you
And I wish you'd stop whispering Don't flatter yourself, nobody's listening Still it makes me nervous, those things you say You may as well Shout it from the roof Scream it from your lungs Spit it from you mouth There's a spy in the sky There's a noise on the wire There's a tap on the line And for every paranoid's desire...
There's always Somone looking at you S-s-s-s-someone looking at you... They're always looking at you
Un'Emozione Da Poco Composer(s): I. Fossati; G. Guglielmetti Performer(s): Anna Oxa
C'è una ragione che cresce in me e l'incoscienza svanisce come un viaggio nella notte finisce dimmi dimmi dimmi che senso ha dare amore a un uomo senza pietà uno che non si è mai sentito finito che non ha mai perduto mai per me per me una canzone mai una povera illusione un pensiero banale qualcosa che rimane invece per me per me più che normale che un emozione da poco mi faccia star male una parola detta piano basta già ed io non vedo più la realtà non vedo più a che punto sta la netta differenza fra il più cieco amore e la più stupida pazienza no, io non vedo più la realtà né quanta tenerezza ti dà la mia incoerenza pensare che vivresti benissimo anche senza
C'è una ragione che cresce in me e una paura che nasce l'imponderabile confonde la mente finché non si sente e poi per me più che normale che un'emozione da poco, mi faccia stare male una parola detta piano basta già ed io non vedo più la realtà non vedo più a che punto sta la netta differenza fra il più cieco amore e la più stupida pazienza no, io non vedo più la realtà né quanta tenerezza ti dà la mia incoerenza pensare che vivresti benissimo anche senza
