Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Yes! We Have No Bananas Composer(s): Frank Silver; Irving Cohn Performer(s): Billy Jones; and various other artists
There's a fruit store on our street It's run by a Greek. And he keeps good things to eat But you should hear him speak! When you ask him anything, he never answers "no" He just "yes"es you to death, and as he takes your dough He tells you "Yes, we have no bananas We have-a no bananas today We've string beans, and onions Cabbageses, and scallions, And all sorts of fruit and say We have an old fashioned to-mah-to A Long Island po-tah-to But yes, we have no bananas We have no bananas today"
Business got so good for him that he wrote home today "Send me Pete and Nick and Jim; I need help right away" When he got them in the store, there was fun, you bet Someone asked for "sparrow grass" and then the whole quartet All answered "Yes, we have no bananas We have-a no bananas today Just try those coconuts Those walnuts and doughnuts There ain't many nuts like they We'll sell you two kinds of red herring Dark brown, and ball-bearing But yes, we have no bananas We have no bananas today"
Yes, we are very sorry to inform you That we are entirely out of the fruit in question The afore-mentioned vegetable Bearing the cognomen "Banana" We might induce you to accept a substitute less desirable But that is not the policy at this internationally famous green grocery I should say not No no no no no no no But may we suggest that you sample our five o'clock tea Which we feel certain will tempt your pallet? However we regret that after a diligent search Of the premises By our entire staff We can positively affirm without fear of contradiction That our raspberries are delicious; really delicious Very delicious But we have no bananas today
Yes, we gotta no banana No banana We gotta no banana today I sella you no banana Hey, Marianna, you gotta no banana? Why this man, he no believe-a what I say Now whatta you want mister? You wanna buy twelve for a quarter? No? well, just a oneofadozen? I'm-a gonna calla my daughter Hey, Marianna You gotta piana Yes, banana, no No, yes, no bananas today We gotta no bananas Yes, we gotta no bananas today
Stranded In The Jungle Composer(s): James Johnson - Ernestine Smith First release by: The Jayhawks - 1956 Covered by multiple other artists
I crashed in the jungle while trying to keep a date With my little girl who was back in the States I was stranded in the jungle, afraid, alone Trying to figure a way to get a message back home But how was I to know that the wreckage of my plane Had been picked up and spotted and my girl in Lover's Lane
Meanwhile, back in the States
Baby, baby, let's make romance You know your old-time lover hasn't got a chance He's stranded in the jungle, sad as he can be So come on pretty baby, just you and me
Meanwhile, back in the jungle
The boys in the jungle had me on the run When something heavy hit me like an atomic bomb When I woke up and my head started to clear I had a strange feeling I was cooking gear I smelled something cooking and I looked to see That's when I found out they was cookin' me Ooga booga, lemme outta here!
Meanwhile, back in the States
Baby, baby, let's make romance You know your old-time lover hasn't got a chance He's stranded in the jungle sad as he can be So come on pretty baby just you and me
Meanwhile, back in the jungle
I jumped out of the pot, I finally got away I was frantic, worried about what my baby would say So I jumped in the ocean and started to swim My chance of surviving was gettin' slim So I thumbed down a whale that was headed my way And I reached the States in about half a day When I got to Lover's Lane I was almost dead Heard him talkin' to my baby, and this is what he said
Baby, baby, the man's no good Baby, baby, should have understood You can trust me just as long as you please So come back pretty baby where you used to be 'Cause I love you (I love you, I love you, you're fine baby) 'Cause I love you (So damn fine) 'Cause I love you (I got a job; I have money too) 'Cause I love you (Did I show you my vehicle) 'Cause I love you (I'll take you for a ride) 'Cause I love you
Yes We Can Can Composer(s): Allen Toussaint Performer(s): The Pointer Sisters; and various other artists
Now's the time for all good men To get together with one another We got to iron out our problems And iron out our quarrels And try to live as brothers And try to find a piece of land Without stepping on one another And do respect the women of the world Remember you all have mothers We got to make this land a better land Than the world in which we live And we got to help each man be a better man With the kindness that we give I know we can make it I know darn well we can work it out Oh yes we can, I know we can can Yes we can can, why can't we If we wanna get together we can work it out
And we gotta take care of all the children The little children of the world 'Cause they're our strongest hope for the future The little bitty boys and girls
We got to make this land a better land Than the world in which we live And we got to help each man be a better man With the kindness that we give I know we can make it I know darn well we can work it out Oh yes we can, I know we can can Yes we can can, why can't we If we wanna, yes we can can
Je Ne Sais Quoi Composer(s): Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir, Örlygur Smári First performance by: Hera Björk - 2010
I am standing strong, I've overcome the sadness in my life Now I look up and see the brightest sky above me And it's reflecting in your eyes
Je ne sais quoi, I know you have a special something Je ne sais quoi, oh, something I just can't explain And when I see your face, I wanna follow my emotions Je ne sais pas pourquoi
When the clouds are gone the stars come out around us, shining And all that we see is the love, our hearts aligned together Tell me, do you feel the same?
Je ne sais quoi, I know you have a special something Je ne sais quoi, oh... something I just can't explain And when I see your face, I wanna follow my emotions Je ne sais pas pourquoi
I just love this crazy feeling It's like I've known you all my life Je ne sais quoi
Je ne sais quoi, I know you have a special something Je ne sais quoi, oh... something I just can't explain And when I see your face, I wanna follow my emotions Je ne sais pas pourquoi
Waar kan je liggen in het zand totdat je hele lijf verbrandt Waar kan je zuipen als een beest, waar vind je vrienden voor elk feest Waar kan je zwemmen als een rat, waar word je zelfs van binnen nat Dat is aan de rand van Nederland Dat is aan ons onvolprezen strand Daar kan je vrijen met je vrouw, wat nergens anders mogen zou Terwijl je kalm je krantje leest, je handen strelend om haar leest Daar speel je poker met een vriend totdat ie van ellende grient Daar springt de Randstad uit de band, dat is aan ons onvolprezen strand Je gaat er op de brommer heen en ligt dan plat to kwart voor een Dan ga je kijken naar een vrouw die je wel graag versieren zou Dan krijg je ruzie met haar man die heel toevallig boksen kan En met je tanden in je hand sjok je weer verder over 't strand Dan ga je even naar een tent en als je aangeschoten bent Dan loop je met een vriendenschaar een eindje langs de boulevard Dan komt er iemand op 't idee om te gaan zwemmen in de zee En gans door kwallen overmand ren je weer terug over het strand Maar 's middags om een uur of vier dan komt het toppunt van vertier Dan komt een vriend die auto rijdt eens kijken voor de aardigheid Dan ga je even met 'm mee een eindje rijen langs de zee Hij rijdt wel 100 met e'e'n hand en wuift met d'ander naar het strand Dan scheur je zingend langs de straat en vindt dat alles prachtig gaat Je trekt je hals eenvoudig krom, je kijkt naar alle meisjes om En vaders auto wordt vermoord, vakkundig in een boom geboord Dan sta je morgen in de krant en word beroemd op 't hele strand En 's avonds op het stille strand dan is er weer iets aan de hand Dan komt er een geweldig feest zoals er nooit een is geweest Dan wordt het strandvuur opgestookt waarop men lekker worstjes kookt En met transistors in de hand trekt heel de troep weer naar het strand De ene komt met flessen wijn, die smaakt verdacht veel naar azijn De tweede komt met z'n vriendin, die pikt de derde dan weer in De vierde brengt een zak patat met onderin een daverend gat De inhoud ligt verspreid in 't zand van driekwart kilometer strand Je danst en vrijt de hele tijd terwijl je in een broodje bijt En giet jenever in je kop, want anders dronk je pa het op Maar van die lading alcohol geraak je spoedig overvol Dan loopt de toestand uit de hand en blijf je liggen op het strand maar de politie arriveert voor je weer lopen hebt geleerd Zodat je kruipende ontvlucht achter een zuil jeneverlucht Dat wordt dan een immense rel die eindigt meestal in de cel En is men daar eenmaal beland, dan is 't weer rustig op het strand Maar 's ochtends lig je weer in 't zand totdat je hele lijf verbrandt Dan ga je zuipen als een beest, dan zoek je vrienden voor een feest Dan ga je zwemmen als een rat, dan wordt je zelfs van binnen nat Aan de rand van Nederland, aan ons onvolprezen strand Aan de rand van Nederland, aan ons onvolprezen strand Aan de rand van Nederland, aan ons onvolprezen strand
Yes Sir, No Sir Composer(s): Ray Davies Performer(s): The Kinks
Yes Sir, no Sir Where do I go Sir What do I do Sir What do I say
Yes Sir, no Sir Where do I go Sir What do I do Sir How do I behave
Yes Sir, no Sir Permission to speak Sir Permission to breathe Sir What do I say, how do I behave, what do I say
So you think that you've got ambition Stop your dreaming and your idle wishing You're outside and there ain't no admission To our play Pack up your ambition in your old kit bag Soon you'll be happy with a packet of fags Chest out stomach in Do what I say, do what I say Yes right away
Yes Sir, no Sir Where do I go Sir What do I do Sir What do I say
Yes Sir, no Sir Permission to speak Sir Permission to breathe Sir What do I say, how do I behave, what do I say
Doesn't matter who you are You're there and there you are Everything Is in its place Authority must be maintained And then we know exactly where we are Let them feel that they're important to the cause But let them know that they are fighting for their homes Just be sure that they're contributing their all Give the scum a gun and make the bugger fight And be sure to have deserters shot on sight If he dies we'll send a medal to his wife
Yes Sir, no Sir Please let me die Sir I think this life is affecting my brain Yes Sir, no Sir Three bags full Sir What do I do Sir, what do I say What do I say, how do I behave, what do I say
It's All About You Composer(s): Ardit Gjebrea - Pirro Çako First performance by: Juliana Pasha - 2010
You are the one, you give me that something I need It's me, and I'm calling You are the one, making it easy to be In love with you I'm falling
We been down But don't you know we been down here And I feel it, even now Time that we make a deal and seal it
It's all about you, the things that I do The rest of the world don't understand me You're all that I dream, everything that I need 'Cause when you are gone, I feel so empty
It's all in the way you look at me You're driving me crazy It's all about you, all the things that I do You are my life, 'cause you make it amazing
I'm the one, who doesn't know how to say no To you I'm so easy I'm the one, who's letting my ego just go For you complete me
We've been down But something tells me it's only getting better So stick around, I wanna know what it feels like Forever and ever
It's all about you, the things that I do The rest of the world don't understand me You're all that I dream, everything that I need 'Cause when you are gone, I just feel empty
It's all in the way you look at me You're driving me crazy It's all about you, all the things that I do You are my life 'cause you make it amazing
I'm never alone with the loving you give me Wherever I go, I'm hoping you miss me Don't wanna ever go back Never ever go back Oh, baby you're my destiny, oh yeah
It's all about you, the things that I do The rest of the world don't understand me You're all that I dream, everything that I need 'Cause when you are gone, I just feel empty
It's all in the way you look at me You're driving me crazy It's all about you, all the things that I do You are my life, 'cause you make it amazing, oh yeah
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (Bailando Boogie) Composer(s): Frank Dostal; Rolf Soja Performer(s): Raphael & Jeanette
Oye Estas perdiendo mucho tiempo No dudes tanto Tu buscas lo que tengo yo Venga Acercate no tengas miedo Cuando me pruebes Ya no podras decir ni adios
Yes sir, I can boogie But I need a certain song I can boogie Boogie, boogie All night long Yes sir, I can boogie If you stay, you can't go wrong I can boogie Boogie, boogie All night long
Oye Olvidate de los problemas Quiero que sepas Que nadie baila como yo Venga La madrugada nos espera Sigue mis pasos Voy a robarte la razon
Yes sir, I can boogie But I need a certain song I can boogie Boogie, boogie All night long Yes sir, I can boogie If you stay, you can't go wrong I can boogie Boogie, boogie All night long
Straighten Up And Fly Right Composer(s): Nat King Cole - Irving Mills First release by: The King Cole Trio - 1943 Covered by multiple other artists
A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air The monkey thought that everything was on the square The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back But the monkey grabbed his neck and said "Now listen, Jack"
Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top Ain't no use in divin' What's the use in jivin' Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top
The buzzard told the monkey "You are chokin' me Release your hold and I will set you free" The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye and said "Your story's so touchin' but it sounds just like a lie"
Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and stay right Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top
Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and stay right Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie Composer(s): Rolf Soja; Frank Dostal Performer(s): Baccara; and various other artists
Mister, your eyes are full of hesitation Sure makes me wonder, if you know what you're looking for Baby, I want to keep my reputation I'm a sensation, you tried me once, you're back for more Ohh Yes sir I can boogie But I need a certain song I can boogie, boogie boogie All night long Yes sir I can boogie If you stay you can't go wrong I can boogie, boogie boogie All night long
No sir, I don't feel very much like talking No neither walking, you wanna know if I can dance Yes sir, already told you in the first word And in the cold But I will give you one more chance
Ohh Yes sir I can boogie But I need a certain song I can boogie, boogie boogie All night long Yes sir I can boogie If you stay you can't go wrong I can boogie, boogie boogie All night long Yes sir I can boogie If you stay you can't go wrong I can boogie, boogie boogie All night long
We Could Be The Same Composer(s): Ferman Akgül First performance by: maNga - 2010
You could be the one in my dreams You could be much more than you seem Anything I've wanted in life Do you understand what I mean? I can see that this could be fate I can love you more than they hate Doesn't matter who they will blame We can beat them at their own game
I can see it in your eyes It doesn't come as a surprise I've seen you dancing like a star No matter how different we are
For all this time I've been loving you Don't even know your name For just one night, we could be the same No matter what they say
And I feel I'm turning the page And I feel the world is a stage I don't think that drama will stop I don't think they'll give up the rage But I know the world could be great I can love you more than they hate Doesn't matter who they will blame We can beat them at their own game
I can see it in your eyes It doesn't count as a surprise I see you dancing like a star No matter how different we are
For all this time I've been loving you Don't even know your name For just one night, we could be the same No matter what they say
For all this time I've been loving you Don't even know your name For just one night, we could be the same No matter what they say
No matter what they say No matter what they say We could be the same No matter what they say
De temps en temps Comme un enfant Ma pensée te dessine Yerushalaim De loin en loin Tu n' est plus qu' un Rêve qui tombe en ruine Yerushalaim
Tel ces émigrants Dont les yeux brûlants S' ouvrent à l' écho de ton nom D' au-delà des mers Souvent à travers D' hostiles et dures régions J' étais venu Mains vides et pieds nu À toi Yerushalaim
Pour me garder Tu as cloué L' amour dans ma poitrine Yerushalaim Où sont mes joies N' y a-t-il pas De bonheur sans épines? Yerushalaim
Tout s' est acharné Pour nous déchirer Et le brouillard de nos pleures A troublé l' azur Élevant un mur Entre son cur et mon cur Mais j' ai en moi L' espoir toutefois Que l' amour encore Renaisse et vive encore Pour nous à Yerushalaim
Straight From The Shoulder Composer(s): Harry Revel - Mack Gordon Performer(s): Bing Crosby & Kitty Carlisle
I could sing your praises with eloquent phrases Describe you and bribe you with wonderful speeches I could sing your praises with grand repartee But darling I desire to confess my love Express my love, this way
I know the words that I use Are simple and not very smart But what I say, I say to you Straight from the shoulder, right from the heart
Others may sing to spring To them making love is an art But when I sing, I sing to you Straight from the shoulder, right from the heart
Who cares if others may laugh If as a lover Im green Who cares, let them all laugh Long as you know just what I mean
Old as the hills its true To whisper I love you, I do But when I say I love you, I do And when I pray that well never part Its Straight from the shoulder, right from the heart to you
Who cares if others may laugh If as a lover Im green Who cares, let them all laugh Long as you know just what I mean
Old as the hills its true To whisper I love you, I do But when I say I love you, I do And when I pray that well never part Its straight from the shoulder, right from the heart to you
Yer Blues Composer(s): John Lennon; Paul McCartney Performer(s): The Beatles
Yes I'm lonely wanna die Yes I'm lonely wanna die If I ain't dead already Ooh girl you know the reason why
In the morning wanna die In the evening wanna die If I ain't dead already Ooh girl you know the reason why
My mother was of the sky My father was of the earth But I am of the universe And you know what it's worth I'm lonely wanna die If I ain't dead already Ooh girl you know the reason why
The eagle picks my eye The worm he licks my bones I feel so suicidal Just like Dylan's Mr. Jones Lonely wanna die If I ain't dead already Ooh girl you know the reason why
Black cloud crossed my mind Blue mist round my soul Feel so suicidal Even hate my rock and roll Wanna die yeah wanna die If I ain't dead already Ooh girl you know the reason why
Shine Composer(s): Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen Sørvaag - Harry Sommerdahl - Christian Leuzz First performance by: Sofia Nizharadze - 2010
Who can ever tell the colour of a soul And the memories we keep from long ago? Do we ever really know each other's past?
You can't go back to before But tomorrow will bring even more
Like the tide's gonna turn You will know when it's cold You're on your own, but you're never alone Shine, shine, like the stars in the sky Wipe your dust off your love, let it shine
So when nothing's ever really carved in stone Remember that your heart is holding on And when every second melts up in the past Don't be afraid it will end Only fear that it never began
Like the tide's gonna turn You will know when it's cold You're on your own, but you're never alone Shine, shine, like the stars in the sky Wipe your dust off your love, let it shine
You can't go back to before But tomorrow will bring even more
Like the tide's gonna turn You will know when it's cold You're on your own, but you're never alone Shine, shine, like the stars in the sky Let it shine
Y'En A Qui Font Ça Composer(s): N. Chiboust; M. Teze Performer(s): Sacha Distel
Y'en a qui pourraient Mais qui n'ont jamais fait ça Y'en a qui voudraient et qui ne pensent qu'à ça Y'en a qui essaient et qui n'y arrivent pas D'autres qui font ça parfois plusieurs fois Et puis, et puis
Y'en a qui s'en foutent, Qui font ça n'importe comment Y'en a qui sans doute Ne font ça que le Jour de l'an Y'en a que ça dégoûte Et y'en a qui font semblant D'autres qui s'arrêtent en route En baillant
C'est pourtant facile C'est pourtant facile C'est pourtant facile De la la la la
Y'en a qui font ça En veste de pyjama Y'en a qui font ça En rentrant du cinéma Y'en a qui font ça Dans des endroits faits pour ça D'autres qui font ça tout seul Pourquoi pas Et puis, et puis
Y a les amateurs Qui font ça maladroitement Y a les professeurs Qui font ça scientifiquement Y a les fonctionnaires Les docteurs, les présidents Et il y a, il y a bien sûr Tous les gens
Qui trouvent ça facile Qui trouvent ça facile Qui trouvent ça facile De danser l'tango
Straight For The Heart Composer(s): David Paich - Joseph Williams Performer(s): Toto
Boy meets girl on the playground of life Falls in love for the very first time Late at night he sees her alone, but she's the type that can never be owned
He can't get her off his mind, but she knows he'll get over her in time And the world goes round and round
She goes straight for the heart, she serves it sweet and cold But she goes straight for the heart It's just the only thing that she's ever known
Boy sees girl on the poor side of town A city princess with her very own crown He's too young to be taking such a chance 'Cause she walks the streets in the name of romance
Everywhere she goes he's there and she knows, he's just another fool who cares And the world goes round and round
She goes straight for the heart, she serves it sweet and cold But she goes straight for the heart It's just the only thing that she's ever known
Everywhere she goes he's there and she knows, he's just another fool who cares And the world goes round and round
She goes straight for the heart, she serves it sweet and cold But she goes straight for the heart
'Cause that's the only thing that she's ever known 'Cause that's the only thing that she's ever known 'Cause that's the only thing that she's ever known 'Cause that's the only thing that she's ever known
Yellow Van Composer(s): Ron Dante; Gene Allan Performer(s): Ronnie & The Dirt Riders
Pack a bag baby Won't you come along We'll be sittin' pretty mama Nothin' can go wrong The sun is comin' up And we got miles to go
Well, I'm a gonna show you just how good it feels When we're movin' it out in a home on wheels 'Cause there's no place like home In a yellow van
Yellow van... yellow van... yellow vaaaan... Moving down the highway Cruising 'cross the USA Yellow vaaaan, yellow vaaaan Oh, move out, move out with me in my yellow van
Well it's beat up, faded, and it ain't brand new But when you're riding high There's nothing it can't do The open road's ahead We'll leave the past behind
Got a fab (?)quad system And it's dynamite Got a mattress in the back Where we can spend the night Cause home ain't nothin' like Livin' in a yellow van
Yellow van... yellow van... yellow vaaan... Moving down the highway Cruising 'cross the USA Yellow vaaaan, yellow vaaaan Oh, move out, move out with me in my yellow van
Bowm-de-do-be-do-wow Why don't we move out Bowm-de-do-be-do-wow Why don't we,, move out Bowm-de-do-be-do-wow Why don't we...move out Why don't you ride with me
Yellow vaaaan... yellow vaaaan... yellow vaaaan... Moving down the highway Cruisin' 'cross the USA Yellow van, yellow van Oh, Move out, move out with me in my yellow Move out, move out with me in my yellow Move out, move out with meee..
Move out, move out with me.. in my yellow Move out, move out with me.. in my yellow Move out, move out with me.. in my yellow
