Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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A Room With A View Composer(s): Noel Coward First performance by: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Adrienne Brune - 1928 Covered by multiple other artists
I've been cherishing Through the perishing Winter nights and days A funny little phrase that means so much to me That you've got to be with me heart and soul For on you the whole thing leans
Come with me and leave the noisy crowds Sunlight shines for us above the clouds Please don't turn away Or my dream will stay Hidden out of sight, Among a lot of "might have beens"!
A room with a view, and you And no one to worry us No one to hurry us through This dream we've found
We'll gaze at the sky, and try To guess what it's all about Then we will figure out why The world is round
We'll be as happy and contented as birds upon a tree High above the mountains and the sea
We'll bill and we'll coo-ooo-oo And sorrow will never come Oh, will it ever come true Our room with a view
A room with a view, and you And no one to give advice That sounds like a paradise few Could fail to choose
With fingers entwined, we'll find Relief from the preachers Who always beseech us to mind Our P's and Q's
We'll watch the whole world pass before us while we are sitting still Leaning on our own window sill
We'll bill and we'll coo-ooo-oo And maybe a stork will bring This, that and t'other thing To our room with a view
A Room Full Of Nothing Composer(s): Damon Albarn - Terry Hall Performer(s): Terry Hall
And whoever said it was meant to be easy was someone who knew how to cope not aimlessly walk round and round in a circle to end up without any hope
and the constant reminder of all that you've missed from everyone you'll never know it's hard to stay in with the popular crowd but oh so much harder to go
some have it all like the world at their feet others have streets with no names there are those quite prepared to give up their souls others who won't play the game
and the constant reminder of all that you've missed from everyone that you'll never know it's hard to stay in with the popular crowd but oh so much harder to go
but don't send me postcards with felt tip best wishes withering roses, and lip sticky kisses forget reminiscing I know what I'm missing I've got to break free from this thing that is me
and the constant reminder of all that I am and everything I'll never be 'cos all that I've left is this room full of nothing, but me
in a room full of nothing but me in a room full of nothing but me in a room full of nothing but me in a room full of nothing but me
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock Composer(s): Max Freedman; Jimmy DeKnight Performer(s): Bill Haley
One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
Put your glad rags on, join me, Hon We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one We're gonna rock around the clock tonight We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight Gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When the clock strikes two, three and four If the band slows down we'll yell for more We're gonna rock around the clock tonight We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight Gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When the chimes ring five, six, and seven We'll be right in seventh heaven We're gonna rock around the clock tonight we're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight Gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too I'll be going' strong and so will you We're gonna rock around the clock tonight we're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight Gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then Start a rocking' 'round the clock again We're gonna rock around the clock tonight We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight Gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
A Rodar Mi Vida Composer(s): Fito Páez Performer(s): Fito Páez
Se me hacia tarde, ya me iba siempre se hace tarde en la ciudad cuando me di cuenta estaba vivo vivo para siempre de verdad
hoy compre revistas en el metro no pensaba en nada, nada mas y caí que al fin esto en un juego todo empieza siempre una vez mas
y a rodar, y a rodar, y a rodar y a rodar mi vida y a rodar, y a rodar, y a rodar y a rodar mi amor yo no se donde va, yo no se donde va mi vida yo no se donde va, pero tampoco creo que sepas vos quiero salir, si, quiero vivir quiero dejar una suerte de señal si un corazón triste pudo ver la luz si hice mas liviano el peso de tu cruz nada mas me importa ne esta vida chau, hasta mañana
y a rodar, y a rodar, y a rodar y a rodar mi vida y a rodar, y a rodar, y a rodar y a rodar mi amor yo no se donde va, yo no se donde va mi vida yo no se donde va, pero tampoco creo que sepas vos quiero salir, si, quiero vivir quiero dejar una suerte de señal si un corazón triste pudo ver la luz si hice mas liviano el peso de tu cruz nadie tiene a nadie yo te tengo a vos dentro de mi alma siento que me amas chau, hasta mañana
Hypnotized
Composer(s): Gloria Florence Spolan - Richard Poindexter
First release by: Linda Jones - 1967
Covered by multiple other artists
(Hypnotized) Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah, (Hypnotized) hah-hah Hypnotized, you got me hypnotized All it took was just one little look into your eyes I'll do whatever you say Command me and I'll obey (Because I love you) Lah-lah-lah, hah-hah (You've got me walking and talking in a trance) In a magic spell of romance Make me hold you (Make me hold you) Make me kiss you (Kiss You) My heart is yours to command
Woh-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-hoooo, hypnotized Gee, gee I'm so hypnotized Just one touch of your fingertips One kiss from your sweet, sweet lips I'll go wherever you want me to go Everything I've got, everything I've got, darling is yours Yes it is (Because I love you) Lah-lah-lah, hah-hah (Love you) You got me (Hypnotized) in the spell that you cast Please, please make it last Woh-ooo-ooo-ooo-hoooo, so hypnotized He-e-e-e-e-e-y, hypnotized Woh-oh-oh-oh..........
A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)
A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) Composer(s): Brook Benton - Luchi De Jesus - Clyde Otis First release by: Priscilla Bowman & the Spaniels - 1958 Covered by multiple other artists
If you're gonna give me good kisses like that Honey don't you know I'm gonna give them right back 'Cause that's a kissin' good way that's a kissin' good way That's a kissin' good way to mess around and fall in love
Oh if you're gonna start out huggin' me tight Don't mess around come on hug me right 'Cause that's a huggin' good way that's a huggin' good way That's a huggin' good way to mess around and fall in love
You know you called me on the phone and just because I was alone Ah you came around awooing You better ask somebody if you don't know what you're doing
Now you've kissed me and you rocked my soul Don't come around knockin' rock and roll 'Cause that's a rockin' good way that's a rockin' good way That's a rockin' good way to mess around and fall in love
You know you called me on the phone and just because I was alone
It's a rockin' good way that's a rockin' good way
That's a rockin' good way to mess around and fall in love That's a rockin' good way to mess around and fall in love Keep on rockin' keep on rockin' A rockin' good way
Hypnotized Composer(s): Bob Welch Performer(s): Fleetwood Mac
It's the same kind of story That seems to come down from long ago Two friends having coffee together When something flies by their window It might be out on that lawn Which is wide, at least half of a playing field Because there's no explaining what your imagination Can make you see and feel
Seems like a dream (They) got me hypnotized
Now it's not a meaningless question To ask if they've been and gone I remember a talk about North Carolina and a strange, strange pond You see the sides were like glass In the thick of a forest without a road And if any man's ever made that land Then I think it would've showed
Seems like a dream (They) got me hypnotized
They say there's a place down in Mexico Where a man can fly over mountains and hills And he don't need an airplane or some kind of engine And he never will Now you know it's a meaningless question To ask if those stories are right 'Cause what matters most if the feeling You get when you're hypnotized
A River For Him Composer(s): Emmylou Harris First release by: Emmylou Harris - 1988 Covered by: Linda Ronstadt - 1993
I crossed on the river There'll be no returning I crossed all the bridges I watched them all burning And now I'm a stranger To a strange land I'm driven Where all is forgotten And nothing's forgiven
But I cried a river A river for him That's deeper and wider Than I'll ever swim The heart it will harden The sorrow will dim But I cried a river A river for him
I think of him now On the road I am taking And wonder how long His heart will be breaking But he'll never hear when The teardrops are falling Or the sound of my voice And the name I'm calling
But I cried a river A river for him That's deeper and wider Than I'll ever swim The heart it will harden The sorrow will dim But I cried a river A river for him
So sweep for the sons And the dear darling daughters For the passing of time And the parting of waters For all who have passed through This world long before me To a far distant shore line Where no one waits for me But I cried a river A river for him That's deeper and wider Than I'll ever swim The heart it will harden The sorrow will dim But I cried a river A river for him
Hymns And Arias Composer(s): Max Boyce Performer(s): Max Boyce
We paid our weekly shilling for that January trip A long weekend in London, aye, without a bit of kip There's a seat reserved for beer by the boys from Abercarn There's beer, pontoon, crisps and fags and a croakin 'Calon Lan'
And we were singing hymns and arias 'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'
Into Paddington we did roll with an empty crate of ale Will had lost at cards and now his Western Mail's for sale But Will is very happy though his money all has gone He swapped five photos of his wife for one of Barry John
And we were....................
We got to Twickers early and were jostled in the crowd Planted leeks and dragons, looked for toilets all around So many there we couldn't budge -twisted legs and pale I'm ashamed we used a bottle that once held bitter ale
And we were singing hymns and arias 'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'
Wales defeated England in a fast and open game We sang 'Cwm Rhondda' and 'Delilah' damn, they sounded both the same We sympathised with an Englishman whose team was doomed to fail So we gave him that old bottle, that once held bitter ale!
He started singing hymns and arias 'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'
So it's down to Soho for the night to the girls with the shiny beads To the funny men with lipstick on with evil minds and deeds One said to Will from a doorway dark damn, she didn't have much on But Will knew what she wanted aye...his photo of Barry John!
'Cos she was singing hymns and arias 'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'
A Rita Composer(s): Chico Buarque Performer(s): Chico Buarque
A Rita levou meu sorriso No sorriso dela Meu assunto Levou junto com ela E o que me é de direito Arrancou-me do peito E tem mais Levou seu retrato, seu trapo, seu prato Que papel! Uma imagem de são Francisco E um bom disco de Noel
A Rita matou nosso amor De vingança Nem herança deixou Não levou um tostão Porque não tinha não Mas causou perdas e danos Levou os meus planos Meus pobres enganos Os meus vinte anos O meu coração E além de tudo Me deixou mudo Um violão
Hymne À L'amour
Composer(s): Edith Piaf; Marguerite Monnot
First release by: Edith Piaf - 1950
Covered by multiple other artists
Titles In Other Languages:
1950 - Hymn To Love
1961 - If You Love Me
1983 - Hymne Aan De Liefde
Le ciel bleu sur nous peut s'effrondrer Et la terre peut bien s'écrouler Peu m'importe si tu m'aimes Je me fous du monde entier Tant que l'amour inondera mes matins Tant que mon corps frémira sous tes mains Peu m'importent les grands problèmes Mon amour, puisque tu m'aimes... J'irais jusqu'au bout du monde Je me ferais teindre en blonde Si tu me le demandais... J'irais décrocher la lune J'irais voler la fortune Si tu me le demandais... Je renierais ma patrie Je renierais mes amis Si tu me le demandais... On peut bien rire de moi, Je ferais n'importe quoi Si tu me le demandais... Si un jour la vie t'arrache à moi Si tu meurs, que tu sois loin de moi Peu m'importe, si tu m'aimes Car moi je mourrai aussi... Nous aurons pour nous l'éternité Dans le bleu de toute l'immensité Dans le ciel, plus de problèmes Mon amour, crois-tu qu'on s'aime?... ...Dieu réunit ceux qui s'aiment!
Ride On A Rainbow Composer(s): Leo Robin - Jule Styne Performer(s): Johnny Mathis and multiple other artists
Did you ever ride on a rainbow Sit starry eyed on a rainbow I did, last night
Did you ever whirl on a rainbow And kiss a girl on a rainbow I did, last night
Yes I found the girl I was seeking And in a manner of speaking I did all right All at once I was in her embrace And it seems I was somewhere in space And that's all I can say to explain How I took a rainbow ride last night Last night , last night
Yes, I found the girl I was seeking And in a manner of speaking I certainly did all right All at once I was in her embrace And it seems I was somewhere in space And that's all I can say to explain How I took a rainbow ride last night
Hymn To Love - 1950 (aka If You Love Me - 1961)
(Adapted from: Hymne À L'amour - 1950)
(Dutch Version: Hymne Aan De Liefde - 1983)
Composer(s): Edith Piaf; Marguerite Monnot; Eddie Constantine
Performer(s): Edith Piaf - 1950
If the sky should fall into the sea And the stars fade all around me All the times that we have known here I will sing a hymn to love
We have lived and dreamed we two alone In a world that's been our very own With it's memories ever grateful Just for you I sing a hymn to love
I remember each embrace The smile that lights your face And my heart begins to sing Your eyes have never lied And my heart begins to sing And my heart begins to sing
If one day you should ever disappear Always remember these words If one day we had to say goodbye And our love should fade away and die In my heart you will remain here And I'II sing a hymn to love
O for love, we live eternally In the blue we'll roll this harmony With every day we are in heaven As for you, I'll sing a hymn to love
Don't you ever worry, dear And the stars shall fade from the sky All the times that we have known here I will sing a hymn to our love Oh darling, Just for you I sing A hymn to love
À Remettre À Mon Fils Quand Il Aura Seize Ans Composer(s): Louis Amade - Gilbert Bécaud Performer(s): Gilbert Bécaud
Mon nécessaire d'or des heures de bataille Dont je me suis servi aux matins exaltants D'Iéna, de Friedland, d'Eylau, de Montmirail Le remettre à mon fils quand il aura seize ans
Trois caisses d'acajou aux armes impériales Mon glaive de consul et mes deux lits de camp Mon uniforme de la garde nationale Les remettre à mon fils quand il aura seize ans
Et ma Légion d'honneur, ma lunette de guerre Manteau de Marengo, bottes et gilets blancs Les trois vases sacrés de ma chapelle claire Les remettre à mon fils quand il aura seize ans
Mes éperons d'argent et mes fusils de chasse Les selles des chevaux, mon épée d'Austerlitz Mes chapeaux délavés hissés dans leurs espaces Quand il aura seize ans, les remettre à mon fils
Certains n'oublieront pas ce qui me fut moins beau Je te le donne aussi, car tu es mon enfant Les échecs de ma vie, mes soirs de Waterloo Les remettre à mon fils quand il aura seize ans
Hymn To Her Composer(s): Andrew Latimer; Jan Schelhaas Performer(s): Camel; Colin Bass
Look to the mirror I can tell no lies Time drawing nearer Still I wonder why You are the giver Me I never try Now we're together Still I wonder why
Please can you tell me When you're by my side And when my eyes see Will I wonder why If you are with me I can only try To find the answer In the words that ask the question
Why don't we know And why don't it show I wanna find out Try let it all out
A Red Kiss On A Blue Letter Composer(s): Ray Evans - G. Lang - Roger Genger Performer(s): Doris Day; Helen Forrest
A red kiss on a blue letter Is all I sent to you A red kiss on a blue letter To show what I've been through Each night I talk to myself Telling myself That I've kept my love true And when you talk to yourself You're telling yourself That he feels that way too A red kiss on a blue letter Is all that I sent to you
A red kiss on a blue letter Is all that I sent to you
Hymn For A Sunday Evening Composer(s): Lee Adams; Charles Strouse Performer(s): Paul Lynde; and various other artists
Me on the Ed Sullivan show? Ed Sullivan Me, Henry McAfee appearing with Ed Sullivan Ed-Ed Sullivan Ed-Ed-Sullivan Ah! Ah! Ed Sullivan Ed Sullivan Ed Sullivan Ed-Ed-Sul-Sul Ed Sullivan, Ed Sullivan We're gonna be on Ed Sullivan How could any fam'ly be Half as fortunate as we We'll be coast to coast With our fav'rite host Ed Sullivan Ed Sullivan, Ed Sullivan We're gonna be on Ed Sullivan Ooooohhh! I've got a wonderful wife Two swell kids A good job and now this Someday we'll recall The greatest day of all Ed, I love you! Ed Sullivan
Reason For Living Composer(s): Rick Parfitt - Francis Rossi Performer(s): Status Quo
I felt in need of some loving so I sat down on a wall I tried to find a reason for living, but I couldn't find a reason at all So I owned up to my maker and I started to say a prayer I waited for an answer but there wasn't anybody there
I thought there should have been someone, but I wasn't quite sure who It finished me to find there was no-one that I could take my troubles to So I knelt down by my bedside and I started to say a prayer It was when I asked for nothing I could feel that there was somebody there
I'm looking still, but it's easy 'cos I know which way to go It doesn't matter how long it takes me 'cos there's someone there to help me who knows All the things that I am after, all the loving that I want to share It's so hard but I don't mind 'cos there really is someone there
I felt in need of some loving so I sat down on a wall I tried to find a reason for living, but I couldn't find a reason at all So I owned up to my maker and I started to say a prayer I waited for an answer but there wasn't anybody there
Hymn Composer(s): John Lees Performer(s): Barclay James Harvest
Valley's deep and the mountain's so high If you want to see God you've got to move on the other side You stand up there with your head in the clouds Don't try to fly you know you might not come down Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down Jesus came down from Heaven to earth The people said it was a virgin birth Jesus came down from Heaven to earth The people said it was a virgin birth
He told great stories of the Lord And said he was the saviour of us all He told great stories of the Lord And said he was the saviour of us all
For this they/we killed him, nailed him up high He rose again as if to ask us why Then he ascended into the sky As if to say in God alone you soar As if to say in God alone we fly
Valley's deep and the mountain's so high If you want to see God you've got to move on the other side You stand up there with your head in the clouds Don't try to fly you know you might not come down Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down
