Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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À New Orleans Composer(s): Guida - Jan - Jil - Royster Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday
À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah Je veux aller hé hé hé hé Je veux aller hé hé hé hé
Ha! Venez tous allons faire tous un pèlerinage au pays Au pays du Mississippi où le jazz naquit Au pays enchanté vous serez éblouis mes amis Éblouis par ces musiques folles qui claquent jours et nuits Vous verrez au bord des trottoirs des groupes d'enfants noirs Jouer du dixieland lorsque descend le soir
À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah Je veux aller hé hé hé hé Je veux aller hé hé hé hé
Ha! Venez tous là-bas l'amour pousse un peu comme les fleurs Au son de ces blues magiques aux milles et une couleurs Ouais, dans chaque église vous entendrez les negro spirituals Bercés par les rythmes étranges de rock'n'roll Vous verrez aussi mes amis tout près de Bessingstreet Comment on fait une jam en dégustant des frites
À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah Je veux aller hé hé hé hé Je veux aller hé hé hé hé
Ha! Venez tous suivez moi vous verrez les boîtes de nuit Les boîtes d'où jadis les grands noms du jazz sont sortis Si vous tombez le jour du carnaval vous verrez aussi Des filles dans les rues des filles du sud si jolies Tenez, là-bas on ne se sent pas perdu car je sais Ouais, je sais que là-bas y a beaucoup de Français
À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah Je veux aller hé hé hé hé Je veux aller hé hé hé hé
À New Orleans je veux aller À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah À New Orleans je veux aller Je veux aller yeah yeah yeah yeah À New Orleans je veux aller...
How To Get Depressed Composer(s): Bob Lind Performer(s): Bob Lind
Beginning with the basics, you sit right down And give a lot of thought to yourself If any higher value should cross your mind Consider the state of your health Think of what that strange little cough could mean And what you should have said to that jerk Start with the assumption that something's wrong And anything you think of will work Make a list of who's slighted you And all the things it's too late to do Think of all your mistakes And how little difference you make You're halfway there
Don't be like the amateurs who waste their time Counting up the bad breaks they've known Use your time efficiently and call to mind All of the good breaks you've blown Think of all those chances for happiness Chances that only knock once Watch the clock and remind yourself How the days keep turning to months Judge people that you never met Watch the news every chance you get Spend your mornings inside Keep defending your pride You're almost there
Think about those sneaky middle-eastern creeps Think about your backstabbing friends Sit around remembering the good old days Life was so much simpler then If right now someone's heart is reaching out to you Shut it hard away from your mind You know you're prob'ly too cool for her He's gonna suck up your time Think of Hemingway, Monroe and van Gogh Remind yourself of how the great ones go Geniuses don't ask for help You're kind of brilliant yourself There you are
A New Love Composer(s): Dave Loggins Performer(s): Reba McEntire
Loves the only thing I know in this life Thats cut me deeper than the sharpest knife And once again here I am and Im paying the price for a new love I still hurt the one I lost Standing here on a bridge that I cant get across And I cant burn but I will when I walk with a new love
I believe Its gonna be better then ever before Thats why Im looking for A new love For this old heart A new love And I just cant wait to start I wanna feel that way again Oh when I find a new love For this old heart of mine
Say Im looking for a new love Somebody tell me where I find a new love For this old heart of mine
Loves the only thing thats ever made me cry Nothings ever made me feel more alive Thats why once again here I am Looking for the eyes of a new love
I know that somewhere in this world tonight Theres a guy (she goes high on this part and I have no clue what she says) Id even look if I thought I might find a new love
I believe Its gonna be better then ever before Thats why Im looking for A new love For this old heart A new love And I just cant wait to start I wanna feel that way again Oh when I find a new love For this old heart of mine
I believe Its gonna be better then ever before Thats why Im looking for A new love For this old heart A new love And I just cant wait to start I wanna feel that way again Oh when I find a new love For this old heart of mine
Oh Im looking for a new love For this old heart of mine
Oh Im looking for a new love For this old heart of mine
Say I need a new love For this old heart of mine
Oh Im looking for a new love Somebody tell me where Ill find For this old heart of mine
How To Catch A Man Composer(s): Cy Coben; Minnie Pearl Performer(s): Minnie Pearl
Now, when a handsome feller smiles at you What harm can a little flirtin' do? And if he steals a kiss, now don't get sore Remember, you've got plenty more!
How to catch a man, how to catch a man Girls are always askin' me "How do you catch a man?" Catch him while you can With the Minnie Pearl plan Here's a little tip on how to catch a man
Hog-tie him!
Tell him this and keep a straight face, hon Tell him two can live as cheap as one! Promise him anything, and you will find That after you are married, you can change your mind!
How to catch a man, how to catch a man Girls are always askin' me "How do you catch a man?" Catch him while you can With the Minnie Pearl plan Here's a little tip on how to catch a man
A New Fangled Tango Composer(s): Matt Dubey - Harold Karr Performer(s): Ethel Merman and multiple other artists
Everybody's mambo crazy Cha-cha happy, but I'm lazy I don't dig that frantic turpsichord
When I trip the light fantastic I don't wanna be gymnastic That's not what a dancing floor is for
What I got in mind is a big improvement With a very minimum amount of movement Let the other couples push and shove What I got in mind I think you're gonna love
I got a new-fangled tango And there's nothing to it You just sort of stand there And just sort of do it
You stand close together There's no wasted motion A new fangled tango An old fashioned motion
The floor may be crowded But that doesn't matter It's not necessary to move Don't move, why move
It may be crowded But that's all the better It's just like romancing, while dancing Who's dancin'
You start off with one step And cling to each other And you know how one step Can lead to another
Oh, there's nothing wrong with A waltz or fandango But oh, what can come from A new fangled tango
You cling to your partner And sway to the rhythm You can't lose your partner 'Cause you're right there with him
You don't have to be worry About fast or slow steps The nice part about it In this dance, you don't need steps
You don't have to worry If your dancing won't do It's not what you do do It's more what you don't do
You don't need a waltz Or a fancy fandango You just need a man And a new fangled tango
Forget the fandango Give up the mambo Do the tango
A New England Composer(s): Billy Bragg First release by: Billy Bragg - 1983 Covered by multiple other artists
I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song I'm twenty-two now, but I won't be for long People ask me when will I grow up to understand Why the girls I knew at school are already pushing prams
I loved you then as I love you still Though I put you on a pedestal, you put me on the pill I don't feel bad about letting you go I just feel sad about letting you know
I don't want to change the world I'm not looking for a new england Are you looking for another girl
I loved the words you wrote to me But that was bloody yesterday I can't survive on what you send Every time you need a friend
I saw two shooting stars last night I wished on them, but they were only satellites It's wrong to wish on space hardware I wish, I wish, I wish you'd care
I don't want to change the world I'm not looking for a new england Are you looking for another girl
My dreams were full of strange ideas My mind was set despite the fears But other things got in the way I never asked that boy to stay
Once upon a time at home I sat beside the telephone Waiting for someone to pull me through When at last it didn't ring, I knew it wasn't you
I don't want to change the world I'm not looking for a new england Are you looking for another girl
How Sweet You Are Composer(s): Frank Loesser; Arthur Schwartz Performer(s): Geraldo & His Orch.; and various other artists
How sweet you are How sweet you are How dear your tenderly smiling face Through days all bitter and gray and grim Through nights when even the stars are dim How sweet to know my heart can glow From just the warmth of our first embrace The worlds a lovelier place by far When I remember how sweet you are
How sweet to know my heart can glow From just the warmth of our first embrace The worlds a lovelier place by far When I remember how sweet you are When I remember how sweet you are
A New Day Yesterday Composer(s): Ian Anderson Performer(s): Jethro Tull
My first and last time with you and we had some fun Went walking through the trees, yeah! And then I kissed you once Oh I want to see you soon but I wonder how It was a new day yesterday but it's an old day now
Spent a long time looking for a game to play My luck should be so bad now to turn out this way Oh I had to leave today just when I thought I'd found you It was a new day yesterday But it's an old day now
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Composer(s): Lamont Dozier; B. Holland; Eddie Holland Performer(s): James Taylor
How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you
I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were I needed someone to understand my ups and downs and there you were With sweet love and devotion Deeply touching my emotion I want to stop and thank you baby I just want to stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you
I close my eyes at night Wondering where would I be without you in my life Everything I did was just a bore Everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before But you brighten up for me all of my days With a love so sweet in so many ways I want to stop and thank you baby I just want to stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you
You were better for me than I was for myself For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else I want to stop and thank you baby I just want to stop and thank you baby
How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you
Marion Michael Morrison Composer(s): C.W. Kalb Jr. Performer(s): Ray Stevens
He was born in the little farming town of Winterset On The New Frontier, a mid-west native son But his star would shine as bright as any star can ever get And he would Cast A Giant Shadow before he was done
Tall In The Saddle, he went to Reap The Wild Wind In Old California and across the Rio Grande From Stagecoach on The Big Trail to Rio Bravo and back again He rode on Wings Of Eagles, this Quiet Man
Here's to you, Marion Michael Morrison Here's to you for all our battles that you fought and won A true American hero, a straight-shootin' son-of-a-gun Here's to you, Marion Michael Morrison
Singin' Sandy, Sergeant Stryker, McLintock and McQ Katie's Elder Son and Big Jim McLean Brannigan and Rooster, Hondo and Big Jake Yeah, we knew him by a hundred different names
On the Sands Of Iwo Jima, Back To Bataan The Flying Tigers and The Green Berets He was with The Fighting Seabees and ev'ry American fighting man At The Alamo and on that Longest Day
And here's to you, Marion Michael Morrison Here's to you for all our battles that you fought and won A true American hero, a straight-shootin' son-of-a-gun Here's to you, Marion Michael Morrison
There might be a few who would dare to say The star you hung might fade away But I can hear you tell 'em "Pilgrim, that'll be the day"
Here's to you, Marion Michael Morrison Here's to you for all our battles that you fought and won A true American hero, a straight-shootin' son-of-a-gun Here's to you, Marion Michael Morrison
How Soon? (Will I Be Seeing You) Composer(s): Carroll Lucas; Jack Owens Performer(s): Bing Crosby; and various other artists
How soon will I be seeing you? How soon? I wish I really knew And when will you be saying words I want to hear? Tender little love words story old, meaning clear
How soon will I be close to you? And dance the way we used to do I see your star eyes gleaming Don't mind me if I'm dreaming Tell me, darling, now How soon?
A New Day Composer(s): Killing Joke Performer(s): Killing Joke
You You wake up to a new day Forwards We move towards a new way oh Come with me Gather with your torches Singing Dance by night we all are strong
A new day....oh, a new day A new way...oh, a new way Somewhere the sun shines in the east A new day....oh, a new day
Touch me Tell me I'm still human And wild We'll run until we run ??run long?? Our bodies talk, words are lost Hand in hand we follow All around A man becomes the people
A new day....oh, a new day A new way...oh, a new way Somewhere the sun shines in the east A new day....oh, a new day
You You caught me in your spell Hypnotized You touched me and now I'm ??gone?? Conflict Every day the same Wishing Wishing we could see the way
A new day....oh, a new day A new way...oh, a new way Somewhere the sun shines in the east A new day....oh, a new day
We watch the sun rise in the east A new day....oh, a new day A new day....oh, a new day A new day....oh, a new day A new day....oh, a new day
How Soon Composer(s): Al Stillman; Henry Mancini Performer(s): Henry Mancini; and various other artists
How soon the flame of love can die How soon "goodnight" becomes "goodbye"
You're gone now, and life goes on now And ev'rything seems out of tune But time can bring a change of heart And love can make another start Someday, you may come back to me to stay But who can say how soon?
How Sad Venice Can Be ((aka Venice In Blue (Bobby Darin) - 1965))
((Adapted from: Que C'est Triste Venise (Charles Aznavour) - 1964))
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Françoise Dorin
Performer(s): Charles Aznavour - 1965
Versions In Other Languages:
1965 - Venedig In Grau (Corry Brokken)
1965 - Venecia Sin Ti (Charles Aznavour)
1965 - É Tão Triste Veneza (Agnaldo Timóteo)
1970 - Com'è Triste Venezia (Charles Aznavour)
How sad Venice can be When you return alone A fond memory In every paving stone
I walk among the birds That fill San Marco's Square With echoes of her words Around me in the air
How sad Venice can be When mandolins play A song she sung for me One unforgotten day
Like images of sleep The gondoliers go by But when I try to weep I find my tears are dry
How sad Venice can be When mist is in your eyes And you can hardly see As pigeons fill the skies
I find the little street And then the old cafe Where we would always meet To dream away the day
How sad Venice can be Beneath the silent moon That rises from the sea And silvers the lagoon
I hear the vespers chime And cross the Bridge of Sighs I know that it is time To bid my last goodbye
There's nothing more to say I pass beneath the light And then I turn away From Venice in the night
How sad Venice can be It's too lonely to bear When you have lost the love That you discovered there
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Composer(s): Carole King - Gerald Wexler - Gerry Goffin First release by: Aretha Franklin - 1967 Covered by multiple other artists
Looking out on the morning rain I used to feel uninspired And when I knew I had to face another day Lord, it made me feel so tired Before the day I met you, life was so unkind But your love was the key to peace my mind
'Cause you make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like A natural woman
When my soul was in the lost-and-found You came along to claim it I didn't know just what was wrong with me Till your kiss helped me name it Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for 'Cause if I make you happy I don't need no more
Oh, baby, what you've done to me You make me feel so good inside And I just want to be close to you You make me feel so alive
How Much Tequila (Did I Drink Last Night?) Composer(s): Steve Goodman; John Prine Performer(s): Steve Goodman
How much tequila did I drink last night? It's really anybody's guess I poured them so fast, I couldn't keep them in the glass But this morning I sure am a mess My head is four or five times its normal size And I got this big old cactus stuck between my eyes I can't recall a single thing I did or said Or the names of all these people sleeping in this bed Tell me how, tell me how, tell me how, tell me how Tell me how much tequila did I drink last night?
How did I get these cuts and bruises all over my body? I must have fallen down somehow I believe it had something to do with karate It's all coming back to me now I was standing in a bar with King Kong's cousin He must have been seven foot three His elbow gave me a bump, and so I said "Hey, chump Would you like to step outside with me?" Tell me how, tell me how, tell me how, tell me how Tell me how much tequila did I drink last night?
My mouth is filled with cotton and my brain is sore I left last night's dinner on this morning's floor My stomach is swollen and my eyeballs shrunk I drank so much that my hair got drunk
I see a big old worm about ten feet long Hallucinating purple cows Somebody moved the furniture while I was gone Uh oh, this is not my house I could call us a taxi on the telephone If I only knew where we are I guess I'm gonna have to drive myself back home As soon as I can find the car Tell me how, tell me how, tell me how, tell me how Tell me how much tequila did I drink last night?
A Natural Man Composer(s): Sandy Baron - Bobby Hebb Performer(s): Lou Rawls
You know, there was a time when, if someone told you to do somethin', you did it Bam! Right on! No questions asked It was "Yes, sir" and "Yes, mam" You never said no You know? Huh But, you know, things are changing nowadays It's a new day, babies Folks want to take their own lives into their hands and make their own choices No longer do they wanna go along with the program 'cause everybody say it's right You know what I mean? Let me tell ya what I'm talkin' about, ya see, 'cause...
I don't want no gold watch for workin' fifty years from nine till five A-while the boss is guzzling champagne and I'm beltin' beer in some dive
'Cause I want to be happy and free Livin' and loving for me I want to be happy and free Livin' and lovin' for me Like a natural man (like a natural man) A natural man (like a natural man)
Well now, I refuse to listen to people's thinkin' that I live too high I'm gonna taste it now before my one life streaks on by
'Cause I want to be happy and free Livin' and lovin' for me I want to be happy and free Livin' and lovin' for me Just like a natural man (like a natural man) I said a natural man (just like a natural man)
Well now, I tried to do what others say that I should do They say that I should fit in, fool 'em, fake it, well Those kinda dues just make me crazy and blue Man, I just can't take it
So when ya see me walkin', won't ya notice that proud look in my eyes My feet are on the ground and my soul is searchin' for the sky
'Cause I want to be happy and free Livin' and lovin' for me I want to be happy and free Livin' and lovin' for me Just like a natural man (just like a natural man) A natural man (just like a natural man) Just like a natural man (just like a natural man) My feet are on the ground (just like a natural man) My soul is searchin' for the sky (just like a natural man) Like a natural man (just like a natural man) No more "Yes, sir" (just like a natural man) No more "Yes, mam" (just like a natural man) Huh, 'cause I'm a natural man (just like a natural man) I'm a natural man (just like a natural man)
How Much I've Lied Composer(s): Gram Parsons; Pam Rifkin Performer(s): Elvis Costello; and various other artists
Darling, there is one thing I must tell you, you must know It's so hard to say the words I feel This fancy that I'm on's been going on too long It's time to stop pretending things are real 'Cause I've been living deep in sin, I've been living blind And I just don't know what's right or wrong To take a chance on losing you is such a silly thing to do A chance I might wake up and find you gone
Blue, so blue, my love is burning blue Any private flame could be a lie Blue, so blue, my love still burns for you But I know I'll only make you cry
A thief can only steal from you He cannot break your heart He can never touch the precious things inside Someone like you should surely be Miles and miles away from me Then you'd never care how much I've lied So try to understand the pain It takes so long when I explain Please don't you forget how much I've lied How much I've lied
