Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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A Profound And Beautiful Sadness Composer(s): Derroll Adams Performer(s): Derroll Adams
A profound and beautiful sadness Was the passage of all times I hear the wind - the rain is falling Through it all I hear time calling And years go by like a silent cry
And there as a child my heart was thrilled And all the dreams that speak to me still And now my heart feels sad Memories too - so many bad A profound and beautiful sadness Was the passage of all times I hear the wind - the rain is falling Through it all I hear time calling And years go by like a silent cry
I live alone Above the station A product of... My Lord's creation And in this town of disco heat The dancing of a thousand feet
Nah Nah, Nah Nah, Nah Nah oh, oh, oh Nah Nah, Nah Nah, Nah
Nah Nah, Nah Nah, Nah Nah oh, oh, oh Nah Nah, Nah Nah, Nah
I work inside the children's city They treat me as the Lord and maker And in this town of stops and starts The beating of a thousand hearts
Nah Nah, Nah Nah, Nah Nah oh, oh, oh Nah Nah, Nah Nah, Nah
I can see Just by using my eyes I can see It's really no surprise in the park Along the pathway I can walk In a sullen way Late at night I'm walking back Funny music inside my head And when my imagination runs The shooting of a thousand guns
Nah Nah, Nah Nah, Nah Nah oh, oh, oh Nah Nah, Nah Nah, Nah
Hurricane Composer(s): Kledir Ramil; Fogaça Performer(s): Pedro Aznar
The clear waters of day shining over the wheat fields Mornings of grape and wine remembering times of peace The taste of cold at dawn, the bread warmer than the sun I think of the cold that now inhabits my heart
There is, in the eyes of the people, the same great sadness because the arms of steel stop us like dams
But what they don't know, what they will never know is that here in our land, from the mountains to the sea blows a light breeze that will become a hurricane Ah, but they don't know that one day it will be a hurricane
Friend, keep your mind alive and alert to deceit that the right time, the precise moment, will come sooner or later May your little children know that it is a long and hard journey that neither pain, wood or time can bend a wild heart
Hurricane
Composer(s): Bob Dylan
First release by: Bob Dylan - 1976
Covered by multiple other artists
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall She sees the bartender in a pool of blood Cries out, "My God, they killed them all!" Here comes the story of the Hurricane The man the authorities came to blame For somethin' that he never done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world
Three bodies lyin' there does Patty see And another man named Bello, movin' around mysteriously "I didn't do it," he says, and he throws up his hands "I was only robbin' the register, I hope you understand I saw them leavin'," he says, and he stops "One of us had better call up the cops" And so Patty calls the cops And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin' In the hot New Jersey night
Meanwhile, far away in another part of town Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are drivin' around Number one contender for the middleweight crown Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road Just like the time before and the time before that In Paterson that's just the way things go If you're black you might as well not show up on the street 'Less you wanna draw the heat
Alfred Bello had a partner and he had a rap for the cops Him and Arthur Dexter Bradley were just out prowlin' around He said, "I saw two men runnin' out, they looked like middleweights They jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates" And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head Cop said, "Wait a minute, boys, this one's not dead" So they took him to the infirmary And though this man could hardly see They told him that he could identify the guilty men
Four in the mornin' and they haul Rubin in Take him to the hospital and they bring him upstairs The wounded man looks up through his one dyin' eye Says, "Wha'd you bring him in here for? He ain't the guy!" Yes, here's the story of the Hurricane The man the authorities came to blame For somethin' that he never done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world
Four months later, the ghettos are in flame Rubin's in South America, fightin' for his name While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game And the cops are puttin' the screws to him, lookin' for somebody to blame "Remember that murder that happened in a bar?" "Remember you said you saw the getaway car?" "You think you'd like to play ball with the law?" "Think it might-a been that fighter that you saw runnin' that night?" "Don't forget that you are white"
Arthur Dexter Bradley said, "I'm really not sure" Cops said, "A poor boy like you could use a break We got you for the motel job and we're talkin' to your friend Bello Now you don't wanta have to go back to jail, be a nice fellow You'll be doin' society a favor That sonofabitch is brave and gettin' braver We want to put his ass in stir We want to pin this triple murder on him He ain't no Gentleman Jim
"Rubin could take a man out with just one punch But he never did like to talk about it all that much It's my work, he'd say, and I do it for pay And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way Up to some paradise Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice And ride a horse along a trail But then they took him to the jail house Where they try to turn a man into a mouse
All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance The trial was a pig-circus, he never had a chance The judge made Rubin's witnesses drunkards from the slums To the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger No one doubted that he pulled the trigger And though they could not produce the gun The D.A. said he was the one who did the deed And the all-white jury agreed
Rubin Carter was falsely tried The crime was murder "one," guess who testified? Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied And the newspapers, they all went along for the ride How can the life of such a man Be in the palm of some fool's hand? To see him obviously framed Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land Where justice is a game
Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise While Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell An innocent man in a living hell That's the story of the Hurricane But it won't be over till they clear his name And give him back the time he's done Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been The champion of the world
A Prisoner Of The Past Composer(s): Paddy McAloon Performer(s): Prefab Sprout
I'm a ghost to you now, I'm someone you don't really wish to see I'm a ghost to you now, a shadow since you turned your back on me Maybe you'll learn why it was I shook Baby your turn to wear the haunted look
This ghost is here to stay I survived the blast Get Ready, get ready to pay I'm taking you at last A prisoner of the past This ghost is here to stay He survived the blast Get ready, get ready to say "I've found my niche at last A prisoner of the past"
Anywhere that you go, I'm going to be the welcome there for you Everywhere that you go - be certain that the table's set for two! Maybe you'll learn - there's nowhere you can go Baby you'll turn - as white, as white as snow
This ghost is here to stay I survived the blast Get Ready, get ready to pay I'm taking you at last A prisoner of the past This ghost is here to stay He survived the blast Get ready, get ready to say "I've found my niche at last A prisoner of the past"
This ghost is here to stay I survived the blast Get Ready, get ready to pay I'm taking you at last A prisoner of the past
Hurlevent Composer(s): M. Cywie; P. Loiseau; G. Stern Performer(s): Dave
Sur les hauts de Hurlevent, je suis venu souvent me promener parmi les pierres, et m'allonger dans la bruyère pour penser à toi... penser à toi
Mais si le vent te fais peur, tu n'as plus rien à craindre je t'appendrais à l'aimer si tu viens me rejoindre
Et nous ferons des hauts de Hurlevent un paradis d'amour où chantera le vent Nous graverons nos deux curs sur les vieux murs de pierres nous ouvrirons les fenêtres envahies par le lierre Et nous ferons des hauts de Hurlevent un paradis d'amour, qui défiera le temps
Hurlevent n'attend que toi, et moi je reste là les yeux perdus vers l'horizon, je garde encore mes illusions tu viendras demain... tu viendras demain
Mais si le vent te fais peur, tu n'as plus rien à craindre je t'appendrais à l'aimer si tu viens me rejoindre
Et nous ferons des hauts de Hurlevent un paradis d'amour où chantera le vent Nous graverons nos deux curs sur les vieux murs de pierres nous ouvrirons les fenêtres envahies par le lierre Et nous ferons des hauts de Hurlevent un paradis d'amour, qui défiera le temps
Nous ferons des hauts de Hurlevent un paradis d'amour où chantera le vent... Nous graverons nos deux curs sur les vieux murs de pierres nous ouvrirons les fenêtres envahies par le lierre Et nous ferons des hauts de Hurlevent un paradis d'amour, qui défiera le temps
A Primera Vista ((English & Portuguese Versions: At First Sight (by Pedro Aznar); A Primeira Vista (by Chico César)) Composer(s): Chico César - Pedro Aznar Performer(s): Pedro Aznar
Cuando no tenía nada deseé Cuando todo era ausencia esperé Cuando tuve frío temblé Cuando tuve coraje llamé
Cuando llegó carta la abrí Cuando escuché a Prince (Salif Keita) bailé Cuando el ojo brilló entendí Cuando me crecieron alas volé
Cuando me llamó allá fui Cuando me di cuenta estaba ahí Cuando te encontré me perdí En cuanto te vi me enamoré
Hurdy Gurdy Man Composer(s): Donovan Performer(s): Donovan
Thrown like a star in my vast sleep I open my eyes to take a peep To find that I was by the sea Gazing with tranquillity 'Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love, Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Histories of ages past Unenlightened shadows cast Down through all eternity The crying of humanity 'Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Here comes the roly poly man and he's singing songs of love Roly poly, roly poly, roly poly, poly he sang Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang?
A Primeira Vista ((English & Spanish Versions: At First Sight (by Pedro Aznar); A Primera Vista (by Pedro Aznar)) Composer(s): Chico César Performer(s): Chico César; Badi Assad
Quando no tinha nada eu quis Quando tudo era ausncia esperei Quando tive frio tremi Quando tive coragem liguei
Quando chegou carta abri Quando ouvi Prince dancei Quando o olho brilhou, entendi Quando criei asas, voei
Quando me chamou eu vim Quando dei por mim tava aqui Quando lhe achei, me perdi Quando vi voc, me apaixonei
Quando no tinha nada eu quis Quando tudo era ausncia esperei Quando tive frio tremi Quando tive coragem liguei
Quando chegou carta abri Quando ouvi Salif Keita dancei Quando o olho brilhou, entendi Quando criei asas, voei
Quando me chamou eu vim Quando dei por mim tava aqui Quando lhe achei, me perdi Quando vi voc, me apaixonei
Hunting Tigers Out In "Indiah" Composer(s): Stanley Damerell; Evans; Hargreaves Performer(s): The Bonzo Dog Band
With big, hungry tigers, table manners have no place Dear dear dear, no, dear dear dear, no, dear dear, oh dear, no After they have eaten you, they never say their Grace Dear dear dear, no, dear dear dear, no, dear dear, oh dear, no
Hunting tigers can be ripping fun Like three blind mice, see the hunters run
Hunting tigers out in "Indiah" Out in, out in, out in "Indiah" Yah!
You all know how beastly tigers are Out in, out in, out in "Indiah"
They bite, they scratch They make an awful fuss It's no use stroking them and saying "puss puss puss" Oh, hunting tigers out in "Indiah" Out in, out in, out in "Indiah" Yah!
They bite, they scratch They make an awful fuss It's no use stroking them and saying "puss puss puss" Oh, hunting tigers out in "Indiah" Out in, out in, out in "Indiah" Yah!
"I say, J.O., it's jolly frightening out here" "Nonsense, dear boy, you should be like me!" "But look at you, you're shaking all over!" "Shaking, you silly goose, I'm just doing the Watusi, that's all"
Tigers don't go out on rainy nights They've no need to whet their appetites
Hunting tigers out in "Indiah" Out in, out in, out in "Indiah" Yah!
How many tigers can you find with forks and serviettes? Dear dear dear, no, dear dear dear, no, dear dear, oh dear, no Don't care in what part of you they fix their fretwork sets Dear dear dear, no, dear dear dear, no, dear dear, oh dear, no
Hunting tigers can be ripping fun Like three blind mice, see the hunters run! Hunting tigers out in "Indiah" Out in, out in, out in "Indiah" Yah! Hunting tigers out in "Indiah" Out in, out in, out in "Indiah" Yah!
At First Sight ((Portuguese & Spanish Versions: A Primeira Vista (by Chico César); A Primera Vista (by Pedro Aznar)) Composer(s): Chico César - Pedro Aznar Performer(s): Pedro Aznar
When I had nothing I desired When all was absence I waited When I was cold I trembled When I had the courage I called
When the letter arrived I opened it When I heard Prince (Salif Keita) I danced When the eye sparkled I understood When I grew wings I flew
When I was called, there I went When I took notice I was there When I found you I lost myself As soon as I saw you I fell in love
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow Composer(s): Roger Edens Performer(s): Judy Garland and multiple other artists
Twas on a bright morning in Summer When I first heard his voice spakin' low As he said to a colleen beside him "Who's that pretty girl milking her cow?"
Och many times often ye met me And told me that I should be You darling, Acushla A Lana Mavourneen, Asuilish machree
Purty girl, purty girl With no on there to show her how The purt, purt, purty girl is now Milking her cow
I have not the manners or graces Of the girls in the world where ye move And I have not their beautiful faces But oh, I've a heart that can love
And if it please ye, I'll dress me in satin With jewels, jewels in me brow But och, don't be after forgettin' Your purty girl milking her cow
Purty girl, purty cow, I'm sure this song would have never been wrote If the pretty girl hadda been milking her goat But the goat wasn't feeling well anyhow So the pretty girl was milking her cow
Her cow, her cow... La, la, la, la, la, la... La, la, la la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la A purty girl milking her cow!
Hungry Planet Composer(s): Skip Battin; Kim Fowley; Roger McGuinn Performer(s): The Byrds
I'm a hungry planet I had a youthful face They were in a hurry To go to outer space They needed bombs and tungsten Ore and iron too So they climbed and they dug and they blew Divided me right in two I'm a hungry planet Orbiting in the sky The things they did to hurt me Pass on by and by Now here I am all alone They never ever learn Well I had to shake and quake And make their houses burn I'm a hungry planet I had the bluest seas Oh the people kept choppin' down All my finest trees Poisonin' my oxygen Diggin' into my skin Takin' more out of my good earth Than they'll ever put back in I'm a hungry planet
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody From the film "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1954) Composer(s): Irving Berlin
A pretty girl is like a melody That haunts you night and day Just like the strain of a haunting refrain She'll start up on a marathon And run a-round your brain You can't escape, she's in your memory Bby morning night and noon She will leave you and then Come back again A pretty girl is just like a pretty tune
Hungry Like The Wolf Composer(s): Simon LeBon; Nick Rhodes; Andy Taylor; John Taylor; Roger Taylor Performer(s): Duran Duran
Dark in the city night is a wire Steam in the subway earth is afire Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo Woman you want me give me a sign And catch my breathing even closer behind Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo
In touch with the ground I'm on the hunt I'm after you Smell like I sound I'm lost in a crowd And I'm hungry like the wolf. Straddle the line in discord and rhyme I'm on the hunt I'm after you. Mouth is alive with juices like wine And I'm hungry like the wolf
Stalked in the forest too close to hide I'll be upon you by the moonlight side Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo High blood Drumming on your skin it's so tight You feel my heart I'm just a moment behind Do do do do do do do dodo dododo dodo
In touch with the ground I'm on the hunt I'm after you Scent and a sound. I'm lost and I'm found And I'm hungry like the wolf. Strut on a line it's discord and rhyme I howl and I whine I'm after you Mouth is alive all running inside And I'm hungry like the wolf
Hungry like the wolf Hungry like the wolf Hungry like the wolf
Burning the ground I break from the crowd I'm on the hunt I'm after you I smell like I sound. I'm lost and I'm found And I'm hungry like the wolf Strut on a line it's discord and rhyme I'm on the hunt I'm after you Mouth is alive with juices like wine And I'm hungry like the wolf
À Present, Tu Peux T'en Aller ((Adapted from: I Only Want To Be With You (by Dusty Springfield - 1963)) ((Spanish Version: Ahora Te Puedes Marchar (by Les Surfs) - 1971)) Composer(s): Mike Hawker - Ivor Raymonde - Gérard Bourgeois - Jean Max Rivière Performer(s): Richard Anthony; Les Surfs - 1964
Si seulement tu m'avais dit la vérité Nous ne serions pas sur le point de nous quitter J'aurais toujours gardé au fond de moi L'amour que j'ai eu peur de perdre tant de fois Et que l'on m'a volé, à présent tu peux t'en aller
J'aurais voulu alors qu'il était encore temps Que tu viennes vers moi un peu comme une enfant Tout m'avouer en face j'aurais compris Mais puisque ce sont les autres qui me l'ont dit Moi je veux t'oublier, à présent, tu peux t'en aller
Tu peux chercher encore à reprendre de ta chance Mais il est trop tard pour nous deux Rien n'a plus d'importance Je t'avais dit qu'il ne fallait pas prendre l'amour comme une jeu Tu n'avais pas le droit, nous étions si heureux Et toutes tes larmes ne pourront pas Me rendre la confiance que j'avais pour toi Je ne veux plus t'aimer, à présent, tu peux t'en aller
Pourtant je veux quand même te redonner ta chance Il est encore temps pour nous deux Déjà tout recommence Et c'est pourquoi: Malgré ce que tu m'as fait Je veux te donner L'amour que tous les autres ont voulu te voler Et que tu gardais au fond de toi En sachant bien qu'un jour tu reviendras vers moi Pour te faire pardonner Et qu'enfin l'on pourrait s'aimer Et qu'enfin l'on pourrait s'aimer
Hungry Heart Composer(s): Bruce Springsteen Performer(s): Bruce Springsteen; and various other artists
Got a wife and kids in Baltimore Jack I went out for a ride and I never went back Like a river that don't know where it's flowing I took a wrong turn and I just kept going
Chorus Everybody's got a hungry heart Everybody's got a hungry heart Lay down your money and you play your part Everybody's got a hungry heart
I met her in a Kingston bar We fell in love I knew it had to end We took what we had and we ripped it apart Now here I am down in Kingston again
Chorus
Everybody needs a place to rest Everybody wants to have a home Don't make no difference what nobody says Ain't nobody like to be alone
