L'Oriental (On M'Appelle L'Oriental)
Composer(s): Youcef Hedjajd
Performer(s):  Enrico Macias



Et l'on m'appelle l'Oriental
Le brun au regard fatal
Et l'on m'appelle l'Oriental
Car moi je suis sentimental
Et pourtant je ne fais pas de mal
On m'a surnommé l'Oriental

On critique ma vie
Mais on aime ma compagnie
À tout instant mon cœur s'attache
Mon cœur joue à cache-cache

Même quand je n'ai pas un dollar
Je chante et j'oublie mon cafard
On m'a surnommé l'Oriental
Car moi je suis sentimental

Et l'on m'appelle l'Oriental
Le brun au regard fatal
Et l'on m'appelle l'Oriental
Car moi je suis sentimental
Et pourtant je ne fais pas de mal
On m'a surnommé l'Oriental

Chansons tristes ou chansons gaies
Moi je chante ce qu'il me plaît
C'est la musique qui m'affole
Musique orientale ou espagnole

La chanson c'est comme l'amour
Ça fait rêver la nuit le jour
On m'a surnommé l'Oriental
Tellement je suis sentimental

Et l'on m'appelle l'Oriental
Le brun au regard fatal
Et l'on m'appelle l'Oriental
Car moi je suis sentimental
Et pourtant je ne fais pas de mal
On m'a surnommé l'Oriental

Sunshine Superman
((Italian Version: Il Superuomo (by Gianni Pettenati))
Composer(s): Donovan
First release by: Donovan - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists



Sunshine came softly through my a-window today
Could've tripped out easy a-but I've a-changed my ways
It'll take time, I know it but in a while
You're gonna be mine, I know it, we'll do it in style
'Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine

I'll tell you right now
Any trick in the book now, baby, all that I can find
Everybody's hustlin' just to have a little scene
When I say we'll be cool I think that you know what I mean
We stood on a beach at sunset, do you remember when?
I know a beach where, baby, a-it never ends
When you've made your mind up forever to be mine

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind
'Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine
I'll tell you right now
Any trick in the book now, baby, all that I can find

Superman or green lantern ain't got a-nothin' on me
I can make like a turtle and dive for your pearls in the sea, yeah!
A you-you-you can just sit there a-thinking on your velvet throne
'bout all the rainbows a-you can a-have for your own
When you've made your mind up forever to be mine
I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind
When you've made your mind up forever to be mine

I'll pick up your hand
I'll pick up your hand

L'orgue Des Amoureux
Composer(s): André Varel - Charly Bailly - Francis Carco
Performer(s): Edith Piaf
and multiple other artists



Un vieil orgue de Barbarie
Est venu jouer l'autre jour
Sous ma fenêtre, dans la cour
Une ancienne chanson d'amour
Et pour que rien, rien ne varie
Amour rimait avec toujours
En écoutant cette romance
Qui me rappelait le passé
Je crus que j'en avais assez
Mais comme hélas, tout recommence
Tout hélas a recommencé
Tout hélas a recommencé

Je t'ai donné mon cœur
Je t'ai donné ma vie
Et mon âme ravie
Malgré ton air moqueur
Reprenons tous en chœur
Est à toi pour la vie

C'est pourtant vrai, lorsque j'y pense
Que je l'aimais éperduement
Et que jamais aucun amant
Ne m'a causé plus de tourments
Mais voilà bien ma récompense
D'avoir pu croire en ses serments
Il a suffi d'une aventure
Plus banale en vérité
Pour qu'un beau soir, sans hésiter
Il obéit à sa nature
Je ne l'avais pas mérité
Je ne l'avais pas mérité

Je t'ai donné mon cœur
Je t'ai donné ma vie
Et mon âme ravie
Malgré ton air moqueur
Reprenons tous en chœur
Est à toi pour la vie

Que pouvons-nous contre nous-mêmes?
Chacun de nous suit son chemin
C'est le sort de tous les humains
Mais ceux qui vont main dans la main
En se disant tout bas "je t'aime"
Devraient songer aux lendemains
Sur une triste ritournelle
Dont l'écho s'est vite envolé
L'orgue à la fin s'en est allé
Et, pardonnant à l'infidèle
J'ai chanté pour me consoler
J'ai chanté pour me consoler

Je t'ai donné mon cœur
Je t'ai donné ma vie
Et mon âme ravie
Malgré ton air moqueur
Reprenons tous en chœur
Est à toi pour la vie
Je t'ai donné mon cœur, je t'ai donné ma vie ...

Il Superuomo
((Adapted from: Sunshine Superman (by Donovan) - 1966))
Composer(s): Donovan - Herbert Pagani
Performer(s): Gianni Pettenati



Sai superman a che ora
Lei pensa a te
Al tuo denaro e all'oro, che conta per te
Ed io son rimasto solo
A chiedermi se
Ama l'uomo nuovo
O quel che eri tu
Quando m'insegnavi
A credere all'amor
Ma ora io so... che superuomo strano
Pero' ci sei tu
Ma forse un giorno credi
Non lo sarai piu'
Se lei vuole il mondo intero
O il sole lassu'
Tu hai gia' volato in cielo e ancora di piu'
Ma quel superuomo
Sei sempre piu' che mai
Uh uh uh uh uh
Ed io son rimasto solo
Col pianto nel cuor

Sei un superuomo e il vento ti porta con se
Ha cancellato il sole che non splende piu'
Ed io son rimasto solo
E gia' spero che
Lei prenda ancora il volo insieme a me
Non ha piu' denaro
Da comperare un cuor
Uh uh uh uh uh
Sai che ho cercato invano in fondo al tuo cuor
Ma le mie parole
Non hai ascoltato mai
Uh uh uh uh uh nel mio giardino ieri
Eri con me

Lorelei
Composer(s): Dennis DeYoung - James Young
Performer(s): Styx



When I think of Lorelei my head turns all around
As gentle as a butterfly she moves without a sound
I call her on the telephone, she says be there by eight
Tonight's the night she's moving in and I can hardly wait
The way she moves, ooh-ooh
I gotta say
Lorelei let's live together
Brighter than the stars forever
Lorelei let's live together
Brighter than the stars forever
Her eyes become of Paradise, she softly speaks my name
She brightens every lonely night, no one's quite the same
She calls me on the telephone, she says be there by eight
Tonight's the night she's moving in, it's time to celebrate
The way she moves, ooh-ooh
I gotta say
Lorelei let's live together
Brighter than the stars forever
Lorelei let's live together
Brighter than the stars forever

Sunshine On My Shoulders
((Czech Version: Svítá Ve Tvých Tvárích (by Salon Fesaku - 1977))
Composer(s): John Denver - Mike Taylor - Dick Kniss)
First release by: John Denver - 1971
Covered by multiple other artists



Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

If I had a day that I could give you
I'd give to you the day just like today
If I had a song that I could sing for you
I'd sing a song to make you feel this way

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

If I had a tale that I could tell you
I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile
If I had a wish that I could wish for you
I'd make a wish for sunshine for all the while

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high 

Lordly Nightshade
Composer(s): Robin Williamson
Performer(s): The Incredible Stringband



Captured by Hitler with Oliver Twist in the tower
Guards say here's pens and paper just sit down and work for an hour
O, Goodness, how can we escape? but it's not worthwhile
All I can do is smile

Down gallons of glandular corridors of the dark castle
The pompous old bellman is tolling one bell
At bathtime the hippies in chains they are crossing the hall
Where Hitler is making his new film about it all
We slip trough a pew and escape but I just don't know
All I can do is grow

Tell me more, what then

Down Main Street I go on a duffel-coat hoping instead
For a little room, yawn, I'm so tired with this big bag of coal on my head
It's a top hat I'm trying to sell or a lesson to learn
Vaguely seeking some fire to burn

While a group of middle-aged persons with dwarfish expressions and
tinned conversations in Sunday blessed blue
Standing around for a photograph, watch the cuckoo
Do you need any coal? But it doesn't appear that they do
Then I offered my throat to the wolf but I just can't die
All I can do is fly

Safe and secure in the skirts of the midsummer wood
Cooking soup with stale words and fresh meanings it tastes so good
The green wolf with his bunch of red roses is slinking away
All on a summer's day

Sunshine Of Your Love 
((Italian Version: Ritorno Da Te (by I Barrittas) - 1970))
Composer(s): Eric Clapton - Jack Bruce - Pete Brown
First release by: Cream - 1967
Covered by multiple other artists



It’s getting near dawn
When lights close their tired eyes
I’ll soon be with you my love
To give you my dawn surprise
I’ll be with you darling soon
I’ll be with you when the stars start falling

I’ve been waiting so long
To be where I’m going
In the sunshine of your love

I’m with you my love
The light’s shining through on you
Yes, I’m with you my love
It’s the morning and just we two
I’ll stay with you darling now
I’ll stay with you till my seas are dried up

I’ve been waiting so long 
I’ve been waiting so long
I’ve been waiting so long
To be where I’m going
In the sunshine of your love 

Lord, Mr. Ford
Composer(s): Dick Feller
Performer(s): Jerry Reed



Well, if you're one of the millions who own one of them gas drinking, piston clinking
air polluting, smoke belching, four wheeled buggies from Detroit City, then pay attention
I'm about to sing your song son

Well, I'm not a man appointed judge
To bear ill-will and hold a grudge
But I think it's time I said me a few choice words
All about that demon automobile
A metal box with the polyglass wheel
The end result to the dream of Henry Ford
Well, I've got a car that's mine alone
That me and the finance company own
A ready made pile of manufactured grief
And if I ain't out of gas in the pouring rain
I'm a-changing a flat in a hurricane
I once spent three days lost on a cloverleaf
Well, it ain't just the smoke and the traffic jam
That makes me the bitter fool I am
But this four wheel buggy is a-dollaring me to death
For gas and oils and fluids and grease
And wires and tires and anti-freeze
And them accessories, well honey that's something else
Well, you can get a stereo tape and a color tv
Get a backseat bar and reclining seats
And just pay once a month, like you do your rent
Well, I figured it up and over a period of time
This four thousand dollar car of mine
Costs fourteen thousand dollars and ninety-nine cents
Well, now Lord Mr. Ford, I just wish that you could see
What your simple horseless carriage has become
Well, it seems your contribution to man
To say the least, got a little out of hand
Well, Lord Mr. Ford, what have you done

Now the average American father and mother
Own one whole car and half another
And I bet that half a car is a trick to buy, don't you?
But the thing that amazes me I guess
Is the way we measure a man's success
By the kind of an automobile he can afford to buy
Well now, red light, green light, traffic cop
Right turn, no turn, must turn, stop
Get out the credit card honey, we're out of gas
Well, now all the car's placed end to end
Would reach to the moon and back again
And there'd probably be some fool pull out to pass
Well now, how I yearn for the good old days
Without that carbon monoxide haze
A-hanging over the roar of the interstate
Well, if the Lord that made the moon and stars
Would have meant for me and you to have cars
He'd have seen that we was all born with a parking space
Lord Mr. Ford, I just wish that you could see
What your simple horseless carriage has become
Well, it seems your contribution to man
To say the least, got a little out of hand
Well, Lord Mr. Ford, what have you done
Come away with me Lucille
In my smoking, choking automobile

Sunshine Girl
Composer(s): John Carter - Geoff Stephens
Performer(s): Herman's Hermits



Sunshine girl I'm leaving soon
I'll be back some day

Sunshine girl I feel your eyes on me
Your looks excite me
I wonder can it be
Do you invite me
To hold you tightly
How you delight me
My sunshine girl

Tonight, tonight, and every night
I wanna be beside you
Tonight, tonight, and every night
I'll be the one to guide you
Happy and most empty
On the blue lagoon light hike
To sunshine girl
My sunshine girl

Sunshine girl, now I must go away
'Cause this was only
A summer holiday
But one day, I'll be
Returning, you'll see
Across the blue sea
My sunshine girl

Tonight, tonight, and every night
I wanna dream about you
Tonight, tonight, and every night
How can I live without you
When I'm home, then everyone will hear about
My little sunshine girl, my sunshine girl

Tonight, tonight, and every night
I'm gonna dream about you
Tonight, tonight, and every night
How can I live without you
When I'm home, then everyone will hear about
My little sunshine girl, my sunshine girl

Sunshine girl, I'm leaving soon
But I'll be back some day
Sunshine girl, I'm leaving soon
But I'll be back some day
Sunshine girl, I'm leaving soon
But I'll be back some day ...

Lord, I Want To Go To Heaven
Composer(s): James S. Wetherington
Performer(s): Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver



I've been on my knees
Sending up my plea
I've been bending low
Lord, I want to go

Lord, oh Lord, I wanna go to Heaven
Hell is an awful, awful place
In the book the promise was given
I was saved by amazing grace

Thank you, Lord
Thank you, Lord for saving my soul
Thank you, Lord
Thank you, Lord for making me whole

Lord, oh Lord, I wanna go to Heaven
Hell is an awful, awful place

When I cease to roam
Jesus take me home
Far beyond the setting sun
When my race is run

Lord, oh Lord I wanna go to Heaven
Hell is an aweful, awful place
In the book the promise was given
I was saved by amazing grace

Thank you, Lord
Thank you, Lord for saving my soul
Thank you, Lord
Thank you, Lord for making me whole

Lord, oh Lord I wanna go to Heaven
Hell is an awful, awful place
Hell is an awful, awful place

Niin Kaunis On Taivas
First performance by: Jasmine - 1996



Niin kaunis on taivas, kaunis on maa
Me tähtien loisteessa yö kuljetaan
Rannalle kun käsikkäin saavutaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan

Joka sekunnin, jonka kanssas olla saan
Joka minuutin, tunnen yhä varmemmin
Rakkaus ikuinen, kohtalomme yhteinen
Se uni suloinen, kuin on

Niin kaunis on taivas, kaunis on maa
Me tähtien loisteessa yö kuljetaan
Rannalle kun käsikkäin saavutaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan

Joka sekunnin, jonka luonas olla saan
Joka minuutin, tunnen yhä paremmin
Voima tunteiden, meille sykkii rakkauden
Se uni suloinen kuin uni on, on

Niin kaunis on taivas, kaunis on maa
Me tähtien loisteessa yö kuljetaan
Rannalle kun käsikkäin saavutaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan

Niin kaunis on taivas, kaunis on maa
Me tähtien loisteessa yö kuljetaan
Rannalle kun käsikkäin saavutaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan
Luonas olla tahdon vaan

Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good
Performer(s): Don Williams



Lord, I hope this day is good
I'm feelin' empty and misunderstood
I should be thankful Lord, I know I should
But Lord I hope this day is good

Lord have you forgotten me
I've been prayin' to you faithfully
I'm not sayin' I'm a righteous man
But Lord I hope you understand

I don't need fortune and I don't need fame
Send down the thunder Lord, send down the rain
But when you're plannin' just how it should be
Plan a good day for me

Lord, I hope this day is good
I'm feelin' empty and misunderstood
I should be thankful Lord, I know I should
But Lord I hope this day is good

You've been the king since the dawn of time
All that I'm asking is a little less cryin'
It might be hard for the devil to do
But it would be easy for you

Lord, I hope this day is good
I'm feelin' empty and misunderstood
I should be thankful Lord, I know I should
But Lord I hope this day is good

Sossity, You're A Woman
Composer(s): Ian Anderson
Performer(s): Jethro Tull; Wayne Krantz



Hello you straight-laced lady
Dressed in white but your shoes aren't clean
Painted them up with polish
In the hope we can't see where you've been
The smiling face that you've worn
To greet me rising at morning 
Sent me out to work for my score
Please me and say what it's for
Give me the straight-laced promise
And not the pathetic lie
Tie me down with your ribbons
And sulk when I ask you why
Your sunday paper voice cries
Demanding truths I deny
The bitter-sweet kiss you pretended
Is offered, our affair mended
Sossity: you're a woman
Society: you're a woman

All of the tears you're wasting
Are for yourself and not for me
It's sad to know you're aging
Sadder still to admit I'm free
Your immature physical toy has grown
Too young to enjoy at last your straight-laced agreement
Woman, you were too old for me
Sossity: you're a woman
Society: you're a woman 

Call Rosie On The Phone
Composer(s): Milton DeLugg - Bob Hilliard
Performer(s): Guy Mitchell; Jimmy Carroll & His Orch.



Hell, I've got troubles! Will you help me out?

Just do me a favour, pal, call Rosie on the phone
I gotta find out what she does when I leave her alone
I gotta find out if she's true to me
No matter what the truth will do to me
Do me a favour and call my Rosie on the phone

Then try to make a date for half-past eight
And let me know real soon
Whether or not she talks about me
When she's sittin' with you underneath the Moon

Do me a favour, pal, call Rosie up tonight
Tell her that I'm busy and you know I'm safe on the shelf
But when I think about Rosie bein' untrue
Cheatin' in the moonlight, kissin' you
I think I'd better call Rosie myself

Gotta find out if she's true to me
No matter what the truth will do to me
Do me a favour and call my Rosie on the phone
(Call Rosie on the phone)
Yeah, and try to make a date for half-past eight
And hurry off to single flop
I wanta find out if she talks about me
When she's dancin' with you at the record hop

Oh, do me a favour, pal, call Rosie up tonight
Tell her that I'm busy and you know I'm safe on the shelf
But when I think about Rosie bein' untrue
Cheatin' in the moonlight, kissin' you
I think I'd better call Rosie myself
Just forget the whole thing, I'll call Rosie myself
(Call Rosie on the phone)
(Ring-a-ding, ring-a ding, ring-a-ding-a-ding-a-ding)
 

Sjúbídú
Composer(s): Anna Mjöll - Ólafur Gaukur
First performance by: Anna Mjöll - 1996



Louis hann söng margt sjúbídú
Sarah og Ella með
Frankie hann söng "New York, New York"
Og sjúbídú, sjúbídú...

Heyrðir þú Sammy sjúbídú?
Söng ekki Nat Cole með?
Manst' eftir Elvis syngja "Love Me Tender"?
Og sjúbídú, sjúbídú...

Sjúbídú, sjúbídú
Menn skilja jafnt á Skagaströnd og Tímbúktú
Sjúbídú, sjúbídú
Í öllum heimi einum rómi sjúbídú

Dizzy hann dáði sjúbídú
Dýrðlegan flutti tón
Og Billie Holiday um síðkvöld söng margt
Sjúbídú, sjúbídú...

Sjúbídú, sjúbídú
Menn skilja jafnt á Skagaströnd og Tímbúktú
Sjúbídú, sjúbídú
Í öllum heimi einum rómi sjúbídú

Tónanna mál í sérhverri sál
Sungið með hjartans tilfinningu
Sama hvar er, söngurinn fer
Svífandi á væng' um geim

(Sjúbídú, sjúbídú) Sjúbí-dúbí...
Menn skilja jafnt á Skagaströnd og Tímbúktú
Sjúbídú, sjúbídú
(Sjúbí-dúbí-dú...) Sjúbí-dúbí-dú...

Lord, Don't Give Up On Me
Composer(s): Merle Haggard
Performer(s): Merle Haggard; David Parmley & Continental Divide



Lord, don't give up on me
I'll be right some day
Lord, don't tune me out, don't go away
I'm just a wandering pilgrim, all alone
And Lord, I'm only halfway home

Wait just a little longer, I need some time
Make me just a little stronger, so I can climb
It's a long way up from the very bottom
To heaven's dome
And Lord, I'm only halfway home

Lord, don't give up on me
I'll be right some day
Lord, don't tune me out, don't go away
I'm just a wandering pilgrim, all alone
Lord, I'm only halfway home
Lord, I'm only halfway home

Sotto Il Segno Dei Pesci
Composer(s): Antonello Venditti
Performer(s): Antonello Venditti



Ti ricordi quella strada
eravamo io e te
e la gente che correva
e gridava insieme a noi
Tutto quel che voglio - pensavo -
e' solamente amore
ed unità per noi
che meritiamo un'altra vita
più giusta e libera se vuoi...

Corri amore corri non aver paura...

Ti chiedevi che ti manca?
una casa tu ce l'hai
hai una donna una famiglia
che ti tira fuori dai guai

ma tutto quel che voglio - pensavo -
e' solamente amore
ed unità per noi
che meritiamo un altra vita
più giusta e libera se vuoi
nata sotto il segno
nata sotto il segno dei pesci...

Ed il rock passava lento
sulle nostre discussioni
diciott'anni sono pochi
per promettersi il futuro
ma tutto quel che voglio dicevo
e' solamente amore

ed unità per noi
e meritiamo un altra vita
violenta e tenera se vuoi
nata sotto il segno
nata sotto il segno dei pesci...

E Marina se ne e' andata
oggi insegna in usa scuola
vive male e insoddisfatta
e capisce perché e' sola

ma tutto quel che cerca e che vuole
e' solamente amore
ed unità per noi
che meritiamo un altra vista
violenta e tenera se vuoi
nata sotto il segno
nata sotto il segno dei pesci...

E Giovanni e' un ingegnere
che lavora in una radio
ha bruciato la sua laurea
vive solo di parole
ma tutto quel che cerca e che vuole
e' solamente amore
ed unità per noi
stretti in libera sorte
violenti e teneri se vuoi...

Figli di una vecchia canzone...

Lord Protect My Child
Composer(s): Bob Dylan
First recording/First release by: Bob Dylan - 1983/1991
Covered by multiple other artists



For his age, he's wise
He's got his mother's eyes
There's gladness in his heart
He's young and he's wild
My only prayer is, if I can't be there
Lord, protect my child

As his youth now unfolds
He is centuries old
Just to see him at play makes me smile
No matter what happens to me
No matter what my destiny
Lord, protect my child

While the world is asleep
You can look at it and weep
Few things you find are worthwhile
And though I don't ask for much
No material things to touch
Lord, protect my child

He's young and on fire
Full of hope and desire
In a world that's been raped, raped and defiled
If I fall along the way
And can't see another day
Lord, protect my child

There'll be a time I hear tell
When all will be well
When God and man will be reconciled
But until men lose their chains
And righteousness reigns
Lord, protect my child

Den Vilda
Composer(s): Peter Grönvall - Nanne Grönvall
First performance by: One More Time - 1996



Vintern, den sänker sin slöja
och bäddar in husen
Härden i värdshuset värmer
och maten och krusen
Där dansar han med den vilda
De dansar som virvlar i ett vattenfall
Fyllda av stolthet och vilja
Dansar som virvlar i ett vattenfall
Men rykten i stugorna sprids
medan snöflingor faller
Stjärnorna gnistrar mot isen
som klara kristaller
Där flyr han bort med den vilda
Dom rusar som virvlar i ett vattenfall
Fyllda av stolthet och vilja
Rusar som virvlar i ett vattenfall
Droskan försvinner i natten
Och snön blir till drivor utmed vägens kant
Hovslagen ekar bland bergen än
Lekande sorglöst som ett vattenfall
Natten den sänker sin slöja
och suddar ut spåren
Var de än är har de styrkan
som forsen om våren
Där dansar han med den vilda
De dansar som virvlar i ett vattenfall
Vilda av stolthet och vilja
Dansar som virvlar i ett vattenfall