Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Tell Me Why
Composer(s): Al Alberts - Marty Gold
First release by: The Four Aces - 1951
Covered by multiple other artists
Tell me why, though I try to forget
Tell me why, why I think of you yet
I know I'll never be free
What has happened to me
Tell me why, when we danced until three
Tell me why, why my heart couldn't see
I never dreamed of romance
Never gave it a chance
When I think of how you looked that day
In your gown of silk and lace
Should've known the day you came my way
That this was the time and the place
Tell me why I keep foolin' my heart
When I know it was love from the start
Why don't we give it a try
If you know, tell me why
When I think of how you looked that day
In your gown of silk and lace
Should've known the day you came my way
That this was the time and the place
Tell me why I keep foolin' my heart
When I know it was love from the start
Why don't we give it a try
If you know, tell me why
Tell me, tell me, why
Hello, Hello French Version: Hello Hello! (Joe Dassin) Composer(s): Peter Kraemer; T. MacNeil Performer(s): The Sopwith Camel
Hello hello I like your smile Hello hello Shall we talk awhile? Would you like some of my tangerine? I know I'll never treat you mean Never knew how I'd meet you Didn't know how to greet you When I saw you look that way I knew I had to say Hello hello hello hello You've got pretty hair Hello hello Can'tcha tell I care? Would you like some of my tangerine? I know I'll never treat you mean Always longed to say I love you Always been too high above you Now I'm not so far away Now at last I can say Hello hello Hello Hello
He Must Have Been Eighteen
((Adapted from: Il Venait D'avoir 18 Ans (Dalida) - 1974))
Composer(s): Pascal Auriat - Pascal Sevran - Serge Lebrail - Krissen
Performer(s): Dalida - 1974
Versions In Other Languages:
1974 - Hij Was Pas Achttien (Conny Vandenbos)
1974 - Er War Gerade 18 Jahr (Dalida)
1974 - Diciotto Anni (Dalida)
1974 - Juuhassai No Kare (Dalida)
I think he must have been eighteen He was as fragile as a dream Strong as a man Seeing the summer in his eyes I felt my autumn as it flies Like grains of sand
I added make-up to my face As if to cover some disgrace I saw him smiling Rainbows and colours of the spring I would have given anything To win his loving
I think he must have been eighteen A movie star on any screen It made him careless He never said a word of love He thought that speaking about love Was only worthless
And then as if the line were new He simply whispered, "I want you Let's stay together" We drifted slowly through the night I never knew a love more right Not since, not ever
I think he must have been eighteen It made him vain and almost mean His looks abusing Without a word he slowly dressed Leaving me to my loneliness My share of losing
I could have tried to make him mine I let him go without a sign My face was lying He said, I am not the kind to fall Love is for grown-ups after all I felt like crying
I added make-up to my face As if to cover some disgrace I saw him smiling I had forgotten in a dream That I was almost twice eighteen
Spinning Wheel Composer(s): David Clayton-Thomas First release by: Blood, Sweat & Tears - 1969 Covered by multiple other artists
Titles In Other Languages: 1969 - Vieille Fille 1969 - 24 Ore Spese Bene Con Amore 1969 - Runt Som Ett Hjul
What goes up must come down (cowbell enters) Spinning wheel got to go 'round (full drum kit enters) Talking 'bout your troubles it's a crying sin Ride a painted pony let the Spinning wheel spin
You got no money and you got no home Spinning wheel all alone Talking 'bout your troubles and you never learn Ride a painted pony let the Spinning wheel turn
Did you find the directing sign on the Straight and narrow highway Would you mind a reflecting sign Just let it shine within your mind And show you the colours that are real
Someone is waiting just for you Spinning wheel, Spinning true Drop all your troubles by the riverside (1: Catch a painted pony on the spinning wheel ride) (2: Ride a painted pony let the spinning wheel fly)
Hello! Hello! Who's Your Lady Friend? Composer(s): Worton David; Bert Lee; Harry Fragson
Jeremiah Jones, a ladies' man was he Every pretty girl he loved to spoon Still he found a wife along beside the sea Went to Margate for the honeymoon But when he strolled along the promenade with his little wife just newly wed He got an awful scare when someone strolling there Came up to him and said
"Hello! Hello! Who's your lady friend? Who's the little girl by your side? I've seen you with a girl or two Oh! Oh! Oh! I'm (I am) surprised at you
Hello! Hello! Stop your little games Don't you think your ways you ought to mend? It (This) isn't the girl I saw you with at Brighton Who? Who? Who's your lady friend?
He Is My Everything ((Adapted from: There Goes My Everything (Ferlin Husky) - 1966)) Composer(s): Dallas Frazier Performer(s): Charlie Walker - 1968 and multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1971 - Mille Raisons De Vivre (Nana Mouskouri) 1971 - Das Darfst Du Niemals Vergessen (Nana Mouskouri) 1984 - Daar Gaat M'n Enige Liefde (Will Tura) 2001 - Liefste, Voor Jou Wil Ik Leven (Marianne Weber)
I long to be His possession Oh, He is my everything
I remember my days of darkness Without sunshine or sight to lead the way But a whisper of His voice softly calling To the arms of my Maker to stay
He is my reason for living Oh He is the king of all kings I long to be His possession Oh, He is my everything
After the lighting and thunder After the last bell has rung I want to bow down before Him And hear Him say well done
He is my reason for living Oh He is the king of all kings I long to be His possession Oh, He is my everything
Hello! Boys, I'm Back Again Composer(s): Harry Von Tilzer Performer(s): Dan W. Quinn
Hello boys remember when I said goodbye to you I got married but it didn't take and I am through Though love is blind my eyes were opened on my wedding day I found that she had seven kids and each one had his day When the preacher made us one she thought She was the one and I was just a nun
Hello boys, I'm back again You know how glad I am to meet you greet you I'm through with matrimony I'm dodging alimony Hip hooray, say, the world began today For I don't have to go to bed at nine With her icy feet upon my spine No more sneaking home at three Going through the third degree Hello boys, I'm back again
I have lived a dog's life since my wedding day you see Yes they must have handed out a dog license to me Instead of wedding cake I must have eaten lemon pie I had her life insured but just for spite she wouldn't die She missed me round the house at eight But never missed me when she threw a plate
Hello boys, I'm back again You know how glad I am to meet you greet you I'm through with matrimony I'm dodging alimony Hip hooray, say, the world began today For I fed chickens that would lay for me And I also fed her family I can pick a chicken too Not the kind that lay for you Hello boys, I'm back again
Home sweet home, a grand old song, I sing it when I can But the guy who wrote it never was a married man I used to stay at home all day and hold her hand you see For if I didn't hold it she'd let something fly at me One day her mother came with us to dwell The landlord raised the rent and I raised, well
Hello boys, I'm back again You know how glad I am to meet you greet you I'm through with matrimony Those wedding bells are phony Hip hooray, say, the world began today No more commuting to that old resort Where henpecking was my indoor sport If some chicken's in distress You can give her my adress Hello boys, I'm back again
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) Composer(s): Gerry Goffin; Carole King Performer(s): The Crystals; and various other artists
He hit me And it felt like a kiss He hit me But it didn't hurt me
He couldn't stand to hear me say That I'd been with someone new And when I told him I had been untrue
He hit me And it felt like a kiss He hit me And I knew he loved me
If he didn't care for me I could have never made him mad But he hit me And I was glad
Yes, he hit me And it felt like a kiss He hit me And I knew I loved him And then he took me in his arms With all the tenderness there is And when he kissed me He made me his
7th Wonder Composer(s): Philip Vella - Gerard James Borg First performance by: Ira Losco - 2002
Seven degrees I'm down on my knees Waiting for the man to put me under his spell
Seven o' five He walks into sight Givin' me the eye, he lifts my spirits high
His passion burns and my luck takes a turn I'm reborn and alive with his love to survive
Is it good? Is it bad? Am I simply going mad? Is it fiction or fact? Am I really losing tact? Is he magical, logical, natural? I wonder He's got the makings of my seventh wonder Ooh hoo... hoo... hoo...
Seventy three kisses for me That whisper through the silence his feelings for me Softly he dips my cherry-red lips In the essence of a hope on which my love can float
His passion burns and my luck takes a turn I'm reborn and alive with his love to survive
Is it good? Is it bad? Am I simply going mad? Is it fiction or fact? Am I really losing tact? Is he magical, logical, natural? I wonder He's got the makings of my seventh wonder
On seven seas we sail on this dream Turning it into virtual reality Reality
Is it good? Is it bad? Am I simply going mad? Is it fiction or fact? Am I really losing tact? (Is he magical?) Magical (Logical, natural? I wonder) He's got the makings of my seventh wonder
Am I weak? Am I strong? In his arms do I belong? I could climb mountain high For his love I'd learn to fly Is he magical, logical, natural? I wonder He's got the makings of my seventh wonder (Is he fiction or a matter of fact?) Seventh wonder (Is he fiction or a matter of fact?) Seventh wonder
Hello Walls Composer(s): Willie Nelson Performer(s): Willie Nelson; and various other artists
Hello, walls - (hello) (hello) How'd things go for you today Don't you miss her Since she up and walked a way And I'll bet you dread to spend Another lonely night with me Lonely walls I'll keep you company
Hello, window - (hello) (hello) Well I see that you're still here Aren't you lonely Since our darlin' disappeared Well, look here, is that a teardrop In the corner of your pane Now, don't you try To tell me that it's rain
She went away and left us all alone The way she planned Guess we'll have to learn to get along Without her if we can
Hello, ceiling - (hello) (hello) I'm gonna stare at you awhile You know I can't sleep So won't you bear with me awhile We must all stick together or else I'll lose my mind I've got a feelin' She'll be gone a long, long time
He Had A Long Chain On Composer(s): Jimmie Driftwood Performer(s): Jimmie Driftwood; and various other artists
One night as I lay on my pillow Moonlight as bright as the dawn I saw a man come walkin' He had a long chain on I heard his chains a-clankin' They made a mournful sound Welded around his body Draggin' along on the ground
He had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on
He came and stood by my window He looked at me and he said I am so tired and hungry Give me a bite of your bread He didn't look like a robber He didn't look like a thief His voice was as soft as the moonlight A face full of sorrow and grief
He had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on
I went into my kitchen Fetched him a bowl full of meat A drink and a pan of cold biscuits That's what I gave him to eat Though he was tired and hungry A bright light came over his face He bowed his head in the moonlight He said a beautiful grace
He had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on
I got my hammer and chisel Offered to set him free He shook his head and said softly I guess we had best let it be When he'd finished his supper He thanked me again and again Though it's been years since I've seen him Still hear him draggin' that chain
He had a long chain on He had a long chain on He had a long chain on
Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love) Composer(s): Donald McPherson - Luther Simmons Jr. - Tony Silvester Performer(s): The Main Ingredient
I'm spinning around and around ooh I'm walking on cloud nine I'm just about to blow my cool If I don't unwind
I'm spinning around Spinning around Spinning around Spinning around I must be falling in love Baby I must be falling in love 'Round and around and around
I'm spinning around I can't stop I've lost my self-control I'm spinning around 'til I drop I'm whipped down to the soul
I'm spinning around Spinning around Spinning around Spinning around I must be falling in love Baby I must be falling in love
Turning around I'm upside-down Like a feather swift The wind will blow my mind The wind will blow my mind Won't let me stop
Spinning around Spinning around Spinning around Spinning around I must be falling in love Baby I must be falling in love I'm falling I must be falling in love Baby I must be falling in love
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) Composer(s): Curtis Mayfield; Calvin Carter; Jerry Butler Performer(s): Tony Orlando
Chorus: He don't love you like I love you If he did, he wouldn't break your heart He don't love you like I love you He's tryin' to tear us apart
Fare thee well, I know you're leavin' (I know you're leavin') For the new love that you've found The handsome guy that you've been dating, whoa I got a feelin' he's gonna put you down.....'cause
Chorus
He uses all the great quotations Says the things I wish I could say Whoa, but he's had so many rehearsals Girl, to him it's just another play.....but wait
When the final act is over And you're left standing all alone When he takes his bow and makes his exit Girl, I'll be there to take you home
He don't love you (and he never will) like I love you If he did, he wouldn't break your heart Oh, he don't love you, girl, like I love you He's tryin' to tear us apart
Whoa, he don't love you like I love you If he did......
I Can't Live Without Music Composer(s): Ralph Siegel - Bernd Meinunger First performance by: Corinna May - 2002
You're my song in the morning, you're the rhythm of my heartbeat at night And the sound of love I hear in your voice keeps on touching me deep inside You are the air that I breathe and the gentle tune of whisperin' trees You're the only melody that's in my soul and in my mind all the time
I can't live without music, only you keep me goin' along I can't live without music and the power that's deep in your song You're the one and only thing I couldn't do without Makes me wanna sing and dance and shout
We can't live without music, we can't live without music It's a rainbow in the night, turns darkness into light It's everything we really need We can't live without music, and if ever we lose it That's when everybody, just everybody, starts getting the blues (We can't live without music) 'cause it's freedom to me and to you
So let the music touch your heart in times when men are worlds apart 'Cause only love can heal the dream that's hidden in our souls And hand in hand we'll walk along, we'll be united by a peaceful song And we'll live all together
(We can't live without music, we can't live without music) I can't live without music, I can't live without music And if anybody, just anybody, is asking me why Music makes me feel like flyin', gives me hope when I'm a-cryin' I believe without it I would die
Hello 'Tucky Composer(s): Buddy DeSylva; James Hanley; Joseph Meyer Performer(s): Al Jolson
Like all Kentucky boys longing for the city joys I left the farm and started to roam Like all Kentucky boy get sick of all the city noise I heard Kentucky calling me home Any thrill you get when you are leaving Seven times the thrill when you return
You're saying Hello, `Tucky, `Tucky, hello Hello `Tucky, why did I go? What I've been through to get to you Now I have found you Let me put my arms around you Shady bowers, valleys and hills Pretty flowers, nothing but thrills I'm glad I went astraying To get that kick of saying Hello, `Tucky, hello
Hello, `Tucky, `Tucky, hello Hello `Tucky, why did I go? What I've been through to get to you Now I have found you Let me put my arms around you Shady bowers, valleys and hills Pretty flowers, nothing but thrills I'm glad I went astraying To get that kick of saying Hello, `Tucky, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello `Tucky, `Tucky, hello Hello `Tucky, why did I go? What I've been through to get to you Now I have found you Let me put my arms around you Shady, shady bowers, valleys and hills Pretty flowers, nothing but thrills I'm glad I went astraying To get that kick of saying Hello, `Tucky, hello
