Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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A Number And A Name Composer(s): Steve Gillette - Tom Campbell First release by: Steve Gillette - 1967 Covered by multiple other artists
How many times have I read farewell lines In the things that you never seemed to say How many times have I read those last lines And wondered why it ended this way
Words of goodbye and all those loving lines I must have been blind And it seems to me a shame That the number and the name Both have changed with the passing of time
How you would write about the bright lights And your words always clouded up my eyes How you would write about the bright lights It's a wonder that I never realized Our race was run now another's just begun I must have been blind And it seems to me a shame That the number and the name Both have changed with the passing of time
When your letters stopped the tears that I fought How they came in the flood of memories When your letters stopped the tears that I fought How they ran like the rivers to the seas Each sunny day you slip further away I must have been blind And it seems to me a shame That the number and the name Both have changed with the passing of time
Hoy Es El Dia Composer(s): Leslie Bricusse Performer(s): Raphael
Hoy es el dia, llego por fin Todas mis dudas y demonios tendran fin Y el gran esfuerzo que sufri siempre Tendra compensacion, se bien a donde voy
Es el momento, no hay tal vez Y todo el mundo va a rendirse a mis pies Hoy es el dia, gano mi azar Los sueños del ayer se que se cumpliran Hoy es el dia, sera puntual Todos los gritos, ritos y mitos son igual Mi dia es, brillara mas que el sol Pues las quimeras mias son
Se me nego hasta el pan y la sal Ahora voy a estar muy por encima Del bien y del mal Hoy es el dia, no habra un error Toda mi vida, ingenuino triunfador No dudare, sabran quien soy Hoy es el dia, es el gran dia De ser dios
Hoy es el dia, tendre valor Es hoy o nunca El viento sopla a mi favor Un dia asi no dira dios Hoy es el dia No es cualquier dia Es el gran dia de ser dios
A Nova Conquista Composer(s): Raimundo Fagner - Ricardo Bezerra Performer(s): Raimundo Fagner
Eh, satisfeito da nova conquista Eh, muito alegre de tanto te amar Você só pensando na vida e nos saltos Você só olhando no jeito meus passos Como que me perguntasse O que mais eu queria Porque tudo acabava em silêncio Eu te juro Mas meu cigarro iluminava Tua face quase triste de amar
Amei, eu amei, mas faz de conta Que a vida é isto mesmo Porque tudo acabava em silêncio Eu te juro Eu passei a vida esperando E sem ela minha vida ia passar
Mas sei que a gente expande um tempo inútil E a sorte Quando esta chega não há quem segure Então vou fazer-te uma promessa Outro dia a gente vai se encontrar
Howzat Composer(s): Tony Mitchell; Garth Porter Performer(s): Sherbet; Julianne Baird
You told me I was the one
The only one who got your head undone And for a while I believed the line that you spun But I've been looking at you Looking closely at the things you do I didn't see you the way you wanted me to How how howzat? You messed about
I caught you out
Howzat? Now that I've found where you're at
It's good-bye Well howzat? It's good-bye You only came for a smile Eventhough you're really not my style I didn't think that you'd run me round like you do How How howzat? You messed about
A Noun Is A Person, Place, Or Thing Composer(s): Lynn Ahrens Performer(s): Schoolhouse Rock
Well every person you can know And every place that you can go And any thing that you can show You know they're nouns A noun's a special kind of word It's any name you ever heard I find it quite interesting A noun is a person place or thing Oh I took a train took a train to another state The flora and the fauna that I saw were really great When I saw some bandits chasing the train I was wishing I was back home again I took a train took a train to another state
Well every person you can know Like a bandit or an engineer And every place that you can go Like a state or a home And any thing that you can show Like animals and plants or a train You know they're nouns You know they're nouns
Oh, Mrs. Jones is a lady on Hudson Street She sent her dog to bark at my brother and me We gave her dog a big fat bone And now he barks at Mrs. Jones She's a lady who lives on Hudson Street
Well every person you can know Mrs. Jones, a lady or a brother And every place that you can go Like a street or a corner And anything that you can show Like a dog or a bone You know they're nouns You know they're nouns
I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty My best friend was waiting there for me (He took an early ferry) We went for a walk on the island you know And in the middle of summer It started to snow I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty
Well every person you can know Like a friend or the captain of a ship And every place that you can go An island or a sea And anything that you can show Like a statue, a ferry or snow You know they're nouns You know they're nouns
Oh I put a dime in the drugstore record machine
Oldie-goldies started playing if you know what I mean I heard Chubby Checker he was doing the twist And the Beatles and the Monkees it goes like this I put a dime in the drugstore record machine
Well every person you can know The Beatles and the Monkees, Chubby Checker And every place that you can go Like a neighborhood or a store And anything that you can show Like a dime or a record machine You know they're nouns
A noun's a special kind of word It's any name you ever heard I find it quite interesting A noun's a person, place or thing A noun is a person, place or thing
A Noiva Da Cidade Composer(s): Chico Buarque - Francis Hime Performer(s): Chico Buarque and multiple other artists
``Tutu-Marambá não venha mais cá Que a mãe da criança te manda matar'' ``Tutu-Marambá não venha mais cá Que a mãe da criança te manda matar''
Ai, como essa moça é descuidada Com a janela escancarada Quer dormir impunemente Ou será que a moça lá no alto Não escuta o sobressalto Do coração da gente
Ai, quanto descuido o dessa moça Que papai tá lá na roça E mamãe foi passear E todo marmanjo da cidade Quer entrar Nos versos da cantiga de ninar Pra ser um Tutu-Marambá
Ai, como essa moça é distraída Sabe lá se está vestida Ou se dorme transparente Ela sabe muito bem que quando adormece Está roubando O sono de outra gente
Ai, quanta maldade a dessa moça E, que aqui ninguém nos ouça Ela sabe enfeitiçar Pois todo malandro da cidade Quer entrar Nos sonhos que ela gosta de sonhar E ser um Tutu-Marambá
``Boi, boi, boi, boi da cara preta Pega essa menina que tem medo de careta''
Ships are docking, planes are landing A never ending supply No more nargo, no more gangster Conservatives can cry
I took the law and threw it away Cause there's nothing wrong it's just for play Theres no law, no law anymore I want to steal from the rich and give to the poor
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Composer(s): Holt Marvell - Manning Sherwin First performance/First recording by: Judy Campbell/Ray Noble and His Orch. - 1940 Covered by multiple other artists
That certain night The night we met There was magic abroad in the air There were angels dining at the Ritz And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square
I may be right I may be wrong But I'm perfectly willing to swear That when you turned and smiled at me A nightingale sang in Berkeley square
The moon that lingered over London town Poor puzzled moon he wore a frown How could he know we two were so in love The whole damned world seemed upside down
The streets of town were paved with stars It was such a romantic affair And as we kissed and said goodnight A nightingale sang in Berekeley square
How strange it was How sweet and strange There was never a dream to compare To those hazy crazy nights we met And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square
Ah this heart of mine Loud and fast Like a merry-go-round in a fair We would dance cheek to cheek And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square
The dawn came stealing up All gold and blue To interrupt our rendez-vous I still remember how you smiled and said Was that a dream or was it true?
Our homeward step was just as light As the dancing feet of astaire And like an echo far away And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square
However Much I Booze Composer(s): Pete Townshend Performer(s): The Who
I see myself on T.V., I'm a faker, a paper clown It's clear to all my friends that I habitually lie
I just bring them down I claim proneness to exaggeration But the truth lies in my frustration The children of the night, they all pass me by Have to drench myself in brandy In sleep I'll hide But however much I booze There ain't no way out There ain't no way out I don't care what you say, boy There ain't no way out
I lose so many nights of sleep worrying about my responsibilities Are the problems that screw me up really down to him or me My ego will just confuse me Some day it's going to up and use me Dish me out another tailor-made compliment Tell me about some destiny I can't prevent And however much I squirm There ain't no way out There ain't no way out I don't care what you say, boy There ain't no way out
Won't somebody tell me how to get out of this place?!
Then the night comes down like a cell door closing Suddenly I realize that I'm right now, I'm on the scene While sitting here all alone with a bottle and my head a-floating Far away from the phone and the conscience going on at me And on at me, and I don't care what you say There ain't no way out There ain't no way out
Now the walls are all clawed and scratched Like by some soul insane In the morning I humbly detach myself I take no blame I just can't face my failure I'm nothing but a well fucked sailor You at home can easily decide what's right By glancing very briefly at the songs I write But it don't help me that you know This ain't no way out Won't somebody tell me? I don't care what you say, boy There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out There ain't no way out There ain't no way out
Give me the key, lock it away
There ain't There ain't There ain't no way out There ain't no way out There ain't no way out
A Night To Remember Composer(s): Nidra Beard - Dana Meyers - Charmaine Elaine Sylvers Performer(s): Shalamar
When you love someone its natural, not demanding And thats one thing Im proud to say I found in you Im so glad we reached an understanding Now I know my heart is safe with you, hoo... So now my love to you, baby, I surrender
Get ready tonight Gonna make this a night to remember Get ready (Oh, baby) tonight Gonna make this a night to remember
Celebrations and my heart could stay united And theres nothing in this world to come between me and you Were together and it keeps me so excited To think of what the power of love can do, ooh... And Im filled with a love thats, oh, so tender
Get ready (Baby) tonight (Girl) Im gonna make this a night to remember Get ready (get ready) tonight Im gonna make this a night to remember
Make this a night to remember
Get ready tonight Gonna make this a night to remember Get ready (Get ready) tonight Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (Baby) tonight (Darlin) Gonna make this a night to remember Get ready (Darlin) tonight (Baby) Gonna make this a night to remember
This night you wont forget Gonna make this a night to remember Cause your love I wont regret Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (Baby) tonight (Darlin) Gonna make this a night to remember Get ready (It wont be like the past) tonight (I will make it last) Gonna make this a night to remember
Tonight Make this a night to remember Tonight Make this a night to remember
Lets make a toast to those who helped make this occasion They turn their back on love and thats what drove you straight to me Now to you I make a lasting dedication Ill show you all that love and life can be, hoo... And each day that I live I will deliver
Get ready (This night you wont forget) tonight Gonna make this a night to remember Get ready (Cause your love I wont regret) tonight Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (Baby) tonight (Darlin) Gonna make this a night to remember Get ready (It wont be like the past) tonight (I will make it last) Gonna make this a night to remember
How'd We Ever Get This Way Composer(s): Jeff Barry; Andy Kim Performer(s): Andy Kim
Look at you baby look at me So in love we used to be But now it's just a memory Baby, how'd we ever get this way Tell me baby, how'd we ever get this way
Well I recall when things were fine And every day the sun would shine When I was yours and you were mine Baby, how'd we ever get this way Tell me baby, how'd we ever get this way
Remember how it used to was Before the rovin eye of love Why does it do the way it does Baby, how'd we ever get this way Tell me baby, how'd we ever get this way
Time and time and time again I wonder why it all began Tell me how's it gonna end Baby, how'd we ever get this way Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la
Baby, how'd we ever get Baby, how'd we ever get Baby, how'd we ever get this way Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la
A Night Like This Composer(s): Rod Stewart Performer(s): Rod Stewart
Sixteen years old, looking for a hideaway I'm a set designer, my Mum and Dad thinking I'm gay I'm a lazy bugger, but I like my sport Like girls and music, I'm happy, happy sort (of a guy)
But there's one thing I'm lacking it's sexual experience So I ask you, my sweetheart save me from this wilderness
I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this
Where I come from, love is just a hole in the wall And the steel mills ring out and generations heed the call And the rain never stops and the skies are grey And the chance of romance slim as a bright sunny day
This is partly the reason I'm so overwhelmed and shy Because your beauty, by contrast is gonna make a young man cry
I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this I've schemed, honey, of a night like this You don't know what it means to a boy from a suburban home To be left with a woman like you completely alone
I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this
Nice place you've got here, babe never seen a house like this Pool like an ocean, bed like a football pitch All the guys at the boozer, won't believe my luck But it couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke (than me)
So here we are, the record's gotten stuck in the groove My knees are trembling, c'mon baby, make a move
I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this I've schemed, honey, of a night like this I've dreamed, I've schemed, honey of a night like this I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this
How You've Changed Composer(s): Chuck Berry Performer(s): The Animals; Chuck Berry
Oh, how I've loved you Since the day you first told me your name Yes, I have loved you Thinking you all the while felt the same Ohhh, how I've loved you But your kisses don't taste the same Oh, how I've loved you Since the day I first walked you from school Yes, I have loved you Breaking all of loves precious rules You know I still love you Even though I feel like a fool Oh, how I've loved you Since the day you first told me your name Yes, I have loved you Thinking you all the while felt the same And I, I still love you Even though I know you've changed
A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer Composer(s): Phil Lynott Performer(s): Thin Lizzy
In the old days I could sing the blues I had nothin' to live for And nothin' to lose And all the time I was paying my dues Like an old blues singer
And I had no troubles then But I had lots of friends Friends they come and go And sometimes friendship ends All the time, I've had a friend on whom I depend So blues singer Oh...
Oh mama, mama, mama, this is your boy Oh mama, mama, mama, mama, my soul's been destroyed Oh mama, mama, your pride and joy Is a blues singer An old blues singer
And the party's over now Everybody's goin' home The band is packin' up And I'm on my own Oh, but I miss you now you're gone Mama, your boy's a blues singer Such an old blues singer
Nothin, oh but nothin's changed Oh sometimes you win sometimes you lose I lost ya mama I lost ya mama
In the old days I could sing the blues Had nothin' to live for And nothin' to lose But all the time You must chose I'm an old blues singer Oh...
How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm? Composer(s): Sam M. Lewis; Joe Young; Walter Donaldson Performer(s): Eddie Cantor; and various other artists
Reuben, Reuben, I've been thinking Said his wifey dear Now that all is peaceful and calm The boys will soon be back on the farm Mister Reuben started winking and slowly rubbed his chin He pulled his chair up close to mother And he asked her with a grin
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm After they've seen Paree' How ya gonna keep 'em away from Broadway Jazzin around and paintin' the town How ya gonna keep 'em away from harm, that's a mystery They'll never want to see a rake or plow And who the deuce can parleyvous a cow? How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm After they've seen Paree'
Reuben, Reuben, you're mistaken Said his wifey dear Once a farmer, always a jay And farmers always stick to the hay Mother Reuben, I'm not fakin Tho you may think it strange But wine and women play the mischief With a boy who's loose with change
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm After they've seen Paree' How ya gonna keep 'em away from Broadway Jazzin around and paintin' the town How ya gonna keep 'em away from harm, that's a mystery Imagine Reuben when he meets his Pa He'll kiss his cheek and holler "Oo-La-La! How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm After they've seen Paree'?
A Night At Daddy Gee's Composer(s): Tommy Boyce - Curtis Lee Performer(s): Showaddywaddy
Come on everybody We're going down to Daddy Gee's!
Well come on everybody We're going down to Daddy Gee's We're gonna do some rock 'n' rolling Like you ain't never seen So come on, with me I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's
Come on little Suzy I want you to come along too Take your shoes off, comb your hair down I'm gonna dance on like you So come on, with me I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's
Feel so good, now your on Come on baby, rock me all night long
Come on everybody Gonna have a happy time Take your shoes off, comb your hair down I know it's gonna work out fine So come on, with me I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's Roll it Daddy
What's his name? Daddy Gee!
Well come on everybody I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's Gonna do, some rock 'n' rolling Like you ain't never seen So come on, with me I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's Come on, with me I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's Rock it Daddy...
How Wonderful You Are Performer(s): Gordon Haskell
I go out most nights Attracted by the lights Listen to the jazz in Harry's Bar And I know it won't be long Before they play that song Do you know how wonderful you are
It's a sentimental sound Make me wanna fool around With somebody who is wishing on a star I'll pull my hat down low Go up and say hello Do you know how wonderful you are
Oh we struggle with the art of conversation And there'll be those for whom this song has no appeal But I know it works for me And I'm sure you will agree That it illustrates exactly how I feel
Things can happen fast Some things are built to last I've seen it all go down in Harry's Bar Though we've only just begun This sure will run and run Do you know how wonderful you are
I've always struggled with the art of conversation And there'll be those for whom this song has no appeal But I know it works for me And I'm sure you will agree That it illustrates exactly how I feel
Things can happen fast Some things are built to last I've seen it all go down in Harry's Bar Though we've only just begun This sure will run and run Do you know how wonderful you are Do you know how wonderful you are Do you know how wonderful you are
A Nifty Little Number Like You Composer(s): Steve Marriott Performer(s): Humble Pie
You smell like a field Cow-shirt in midsummer sun I must have been mad But I gave you all the bread that I had Your mother's a freak She made me weak in my knees You're under her thumb Why don't you pack your bags and run Isn't it sad I pity you now I'm not there I hope you pull through But you're locked in your social zoo I tried to re-arrange your head And show you where you were But you were too sick Then your mother bust her guf And tried to make me think like her But I was too quick You thought I was hooked Showing me off to your friends Wearing me like a badge Was the only kick you ever had Please shave your legs Put down that horse and behave I seen it before I ain't never gonna see it no more You whole domestick scene And the way your life was run Made me so sick That a nifty little number like you Could show anyone a few tricks
How Wonderful To Know ((aka With All My Heart And Soul (by Eddie Fisher) - 1954))
((Adapted from: Anema E Core (by Tito Schipa) - 1950))
Composer(s): Salve d'Esposito - Domenico Titomanlio - Kermit Goell
Performer(s): Andy Williams - 1961
and multiple other artists
How wonderful to know you really love me
How wonderful to know you really care
How beautiful to feel my arms around you
Kissing your eyes, hearing your sighs, touching your hair
*How wonderful to know sunshine and laughter
That fills my empty heart with love
To share this life with you and hereafter
How wonderful to know that you are mine
(Pick up at *)
How wonderful to know sunshine and laughter
That fills my empty heart with love divine
To share this life with you and hereafter
How wonderful to know that you are mine
To share this life with you and hereafter
How wonderful to know that you are mine
