Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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A.I.E. (A'mwana) Composer(s): K. Kluger - D. Vangarde - J. Avion - M. Jaspar Performer(s): Black Blood and multiple other artists
A.I.E. a'mwana dina quenda que tu Ba mo yana nibi naba do do hode A.I.E. a'mwana sa sa eeku musheeku Una shonia mee bee Tuta la la naye
Baba mama ra fike Raki ye di mussouri Ba do do yo dey yetu Raki ye di mussouri Baba mama ra fike Raki ye di mussouri Una penda wue aki saki sana Una penda wue aki saki sana
A.I.E. a'mwana dina quenda que tu Ba mo yana nibi naba do do hode A.I.E. a'mwana sa sa eeku musheeku Una shonia mee bee Tuta la la naye
Baba mama ra fike Raki ye di mussouri Ba do do yo dey yetu Raki ye di mussouri Baba mama ra fike Raki ye di mussouri Una penda wue aki saki sana Una penda wue aki saki sana
A.I.E. a'mwana dina quenda que tu Ba mo yana nibi naba do do hode A.I.E. a'mwana sa sa eeku musheeku Una shonia mee bee Tuta la la naye ....
Way That You're Living Composer(s): Jimmy Swan Performer(s): Ernest Tubb; Jimmy C. Newman
In the evening at sundown is where I start to cry When the sweet memories of you keep drifting by I'm alone and forsaken you've torn me apart For the way that you're livin is breakin my heart
I can't go on living your cruel wicked ways Many times I have prayed Lord take me away Thats why in the evening we seem so far apart For the way that you're living is breaking my heart
Ah Buddy now
Night after night I cry myself to sleep While youre cheatin' like a tramp on the street My head now is bowed you've torn me apart For the way that you're living is breakin my heart
There's a new day tomorrow but I can't plainly see There'll be no sunshine for you and for me T'would be better for us both to go ahead and part For the way that you're living is breaking my heart
A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal) Composer(s): Ray Gilbert - Bob O'Brien Performer(s): Kay Kyser & His Orch. and multiple other artist
Guy: I want a zoot suit with a reet pleat And a drape shape, and a stuff cuff To look sharp enough to see my Sunday gal
Gal: You want a reef sleeve with a right stripe And a rare square, so the gals will stare When they see you struttin' with your Sunday pal.
Guy: (That's me)
Gal: You wanta look keen so your dream will say "You don't look like the same beau" So keen that she'll scream, "Here comes my walkin' rainbow"
Guy: So make a zoot suit with a reet pleat And a drape shape, and a stuff cuff To look sharp enough to see my Sunday gal Now, what you want, baby?
Gal: I want a brown gown with a zop top And a hip slip, and a laced waist In the sharpest taste to see my Sunday man
Guy: (In his zoot suit)
Gal: A scat hat and a zag bag And a slick kiss, so the other chicks Will be jealous when I'm with my Sunday fan I wanta look keen so my dream will say "Ain't I the lucky fellah" So keen that he'll scream, "Baby's in Technicolor"
Guy: So make a reet pleat with a drape shape And a stuff cuff, to look sharp enough To see my Sunday, Sunday gal
Way Of The World Composer(s): Albert Hammond; Graham Lyle Performer(s): Ray Hamilton; and various other artists
Baby, I need a hand to hold tonight And one bright star to remind me How dear is this life And baby, Ive never known anyone like you Theres something very special about you I cant imagine living without you
Its the way of the world and its motion And no ocean can keep us apart When the moment is right and youre holding me tight You capture the beat of my heart In my heart theres s fire always burning And there isnt a thing I cant do Im resigned to the fact that theres no turning back And Ill never regret loving you
Baby, I will go anywhere you need As long as youre there beside me Baby, thats all I need Hold me, hold me and never let me go Im always gonna care about you I never wanna be without you
Its the way of the world and its motion And no ocean can keep us apart When the moment is right and youre holding me tight You capture the beat of my heart In my heart theres s fire always burning And there isnt a thing I cant do Im resigned to the fact that theres no turning back And Ill never regret loving you
Youre everything I believe in So dont ever lose the feeling Dont ever lose the feeling
A Young Gypsy Composer(s): Joan Baez Performer(s): Joan Baez
A young gypsy fell out in a slumber Heading north with a driver he knew Someone he'd lived with and trusted A young woman who trusted him too
That very same day the young gypsy Had come from a farm in the west Where the children had played throughout the heat of the day Affording the gypsy no rest
And the gypsy's bones were weary And the front seat looked secure And the gypsy slept on until the sun it was gone And the stars pierced the eyes of the girl at his side
The next morning's day would be Easter He'd dress in his only fine shirt And shuffle through clusters of strangers With his gaze and his shoes in the dirt
And the woman who loved him would watch him Protect him from curious stares For the womenfolk tend to be friendly And the gypsy's as young as he's fair
And the evening brought on laughter And jars of bright red wine And the gypsy drank some and the gypsy had fun And his dancing got wild and the grandmothers smiled
Sleeping came easily after In the arms of the woman that fold Up the secrets and dreams of the gypsy That will never be sought or be sold In fact, they will never be told For the gypsy is two years old
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Composer(s): Henry Creamer; J. Turner Layton Performer(s): Freddy Cannon
Well, way down yonder in New Orleans
in the land of the dreamy scenes There's a garden of Eden, ah-you know what I mean
Yeah, Creole babies with flashin' eyes softly whisper with tender sighs And then you stop! Oh won't you give your lady fair a little smile? And then you stop! You bet your life you'll linger there a little while
Yeah, there is heaven right here on earth with those beautiful queens Yeah, way down yonder in New Orleans Whoo!
Way down yonder in New Orleans, whoo!, in the land of the dreamy scenes There's a garden of Eden, you know what I mean
Well, Creole babies with flashin' eyes softly whisper with tender sighs And then you stop! Oh won't you give your lady fair a little smile? And then you stop! You bet your life you'll linger there a little while
Yeah, there is heaven right here on earth with those beautiful queens Well, way down yonder in New Orleans Yeah! whoo!
A Young Girl ((Adapted from: Une Enfant (Edith Piaf) - 1951)) ((Dutch Version: Een Meisje Van 16 (Boudewijn de Groot) - 1965)) Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Robert Chauvigny - Oscar Brown Jr. Performer(s): Cher - 1966
She left her neighbourhood In which everyone was filthy rich She left her parent's home And strayed with a vagabond Who made vows of love she never heard And she believed his every word
She left no forwarding address Just took her youth and happiness As with the boy she vanished in The secret sweetness of their sin
Oh, young girl Oh, young girl of sixteen Child of spring-time Still green Lying there by the road
He told her: "love demanded space" So they roamed from place to place Although she realized she'd sinned She threw caution to the wind As she followed him around While he slowly dragged her down
So overpowering was her love That it had made a captive of The young girl's heart and soul and mind In other words: love drove her blind
Oh, young girl Oh, young girl of sixteen Child of spring-time Still green Laying there by the road
Too much emotion for a girl She let her heart become her world But worlds that God had never wrought Fall asunder we are taught Had she been wise she would have known She couldn't feed him love alone
She should of known the day would come When he would quit her just for crumbs He needed fresh young meat to carve And left her heart and mind to starve
Oh, young girl Oh, young girl of sixteen Child of spring-time Still green Lying there by the road
Tramping down the highway, traveling day and night I don't know where I'm going to, but I'll get there all right I have no one to care for me, I have no place to go Everybody knows I'm just a yodeling hobo
I've been all around the country, been around most everywhere But I love that dear ol' sunny South, I love that Texas air Away out where the men are men, down in El Paso That is where they call me a yodeling hobo
All my life I've traveled, I'm Alabama bound And now I'm always happy in the city or one horse town I started out to roamin' 'cause I had no place to go Now I've turned out to be a yodeling hobo
Now you have heard my story, so I'll be on my way I hear a Frisco freight train, and it's calling me And when the sun sinks in the West, into that dark blue sky Just say that I'm a hobo and will be till I die
Way Down Texas Way Composer(s): Billy Joe Shaver Performer(s): Asleep At The Wheel; Billy Joe Shaver
Adios, goodbye Amigos, I am leavin' you today Ain't nobody 'round this town that's gonna miss me anyway This ol' money-makin's takin' all the time I have to play Mama, hush your mouth, I'm headed South, way down Texas way
Way down Texas way they play good music every night And the dance hall rings with laughter till the early mornin' light When cowboys get through pickin', there's not much that's left to say But you can really have a good time, Honey, way down Texas way
Ahhh....Texas fiddles
The road of life is paved with good intentions I am told So I best be on my way now or I may not ever go Ain't no need to be a-beggin' me to stay just one more day This old wild goose is cuttin' loose, way down Texas way
Way down Texas way they play good music every night And the dance hall rings with laughter till the early mornin' light When cowboys get through pickin', there's not much that's left to say But you can really have a good time, Sugar, way down Texas way
A Year Or A Day Composer(s): Ken Hensley Performer(s): Uriah Heep
Seen from a height of a thousand miles the earth looks the same as it did How is it we can fly faster than day but we can't find the things we need
Young man said the old man Let the youth in your heart be at rest We may all be dead in a year or a day When the devil is put to the test Test, test, Test!
The day of creation was our finest hour it's something we ought to defend But it's been so abused since the first day of light that no glory can come in the end
Young man cried the old man There is victory in staying alive And if you care so little for the world we're in Why and what do you want to survive
Can't we try to let the past go by, with its lessons firmly settled in our minds To our children one by one and before the darkness comes let us leave a world full of light of a different kind
In truth they should meet and with love their hearts should beat And with patience solve the problems of our time It wouldn't be so hard to do, it's only up to me and you Let us not bequeath a life that is a crime
Seen from a height of a thousand miles the earth looks the same as it did How is it we can fly faster than day but we can't find the things we need
Young man cried the old man Let the youth in your heart be at rest We may all be dead in a year or a day When the devil is put to the test whoa
Young man cried the old man Let the youth in your heart be at rest We may all be dead in a year or a day When the devil is put to the test whoa
Way Down On Tampa Bay Composer(s): A. Seymour Brown; Egbert Van Alstyne
Twilight is falling, I'm so lonesome and blue Twilight is calling back sweet mem'ries of you And as the night breeze sighs in the palm trees Somehow it seems to say My heart is yearning for your returning Way down on Tampa Bay
Moonlight is slowly stealing over the sea Moonlight just like the night you whispered to me Then all my gladness turned into sadness After I heard you say Though we must part dear, I leave me heart here Way down on Tampa Bay
On Tampa Bay the moon beams play When the harbor lights are gleaming I am dreaming of the day You won my heart, dear, then sailed away And you left me so lonely Way down on Tampa Bay
A Year Ago Tonight Composer(s): Gene Autry - Fred Rose Performer(s): Gene Autry; Ernest Tubb; Wesley Tuttle
I received your card this morning when the mailman passed my way I'm so glad you thought enough of me to write I know it makes you happy to announce your wedding day But do you recall a year ago tonoght?
When we made our vows together that our love would never die Darling, how were we to know it wasn't right I can't recall all the reasons why we quarreled and said goodbye But I still recall a year ago tonight
May you always find contentment in each trial and joy you share May the years that glide before you bring delight But when old time memories haunt you and you have the time to spare Will you just recall a year ago tonight?
Tho' this parting makes us strangers you will always share my heart When the fading years have turned our hair to white I will always feel you near me, even though we're worlds apart 'Cause I'll still recall a year ago tonight...
Way Down In Iowa (I'm Going To Hide Away) Composer(s): Sam. M. Lewis; Joe Young; George W. Meyer
I found a horse shoe yesterday It brought me good luck right away Now I'm not superstitious But my wishes all came true I went and rubbed a rusty nail And then I made a wish for mail Next day a letter said "you'd better come home without fail"
My palm was itching all last night That means I'll get my fare all right I found a four leaf clover Hard luck's over, me for home! My ear is ringing like a bell That means the folks all wish me well Now I'm delighted, so excited, I could fairly yell
I'm gonna hide away, on a little farm in Iowa I'm gonna ride away, on the road that leads to yesterday Why, I can almost picture dear old mother Sprinkling sugar on my bread and butter Way down in that town in Iowa Two heads are crowned with gray Oh! I owe them more than I can pay The fields of new mown hay just moan and say "Go home and stay" And when I get back with them both, I'll never leave I'll take an oath, I'll hide away, way down in Iowa
A World Without Love ((French Version: Un Monde Sans Amour (by Sheila) - 1964)) Composer(s): John Lennon - Paul McCartney First release by: Peter & Gordon - 1964 Covered by multiple other artists
Please lock me away And don't allow the day Here inside where I hide With my loneliness
I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love
Birds sing out of tune And rain outside hide the moon I'm OK, here I'll stay With my loneliness
I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love
So I wait and in a while I will see my true love's smile He may come, I know not when When he does I lose So baby until then
Lock me away And don't allow the day Here inside where I hide With my loneliness
I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love
So I wait and in a while I will see my true love's smile He may come, I know not when When he does I know So baby until then
Lock me away And don't allow the day Here inside where I hide With my loneliness
I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love
I don't care what they say I won't stay in a world without love
Way Down Deep Composer(s): Leonard Cohen; Steve Forman; Amy LaTelevision; Jennifer Warnes Performer(s): Jennifer Warnes
Way down, way way down Way way down deep You've got me way down, way way down Way way down deep You're got me way down, way down deep I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down Way way down deep It came to me this morning I was walking down the street Was like my soul could taste you And God, you tasted sweet Finally I can breathe again Finally I can speak I've got you in the glory place I've got you way down deep
I've got you way down, way way down Way way down deep You're got me way down, way way down Way way down deep You're got me way down, way way down I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down Way way down deep
It's a funny feeling But I cannot say I mind I know that I'm dealing with A love that's far from blind I see every single angle I look before I leap And how else can I put it When you're got me way down deep
You've got me way down, way way down Way way down deep You've got me way down, way way down Way way down deep You've got me way down, way down deep I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down Way way down deep
Don't matter what we gave away Was nothing we could keep Don't matter what we gave away You know that talk is cheap Forgive me if I hate you You're a liar and a thief But I've got you in the glory place I got you way down deep
You've got me way down, way way down Way way down deep You've got me way down, way way down Way way down deep You've got me way down, way down deep I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down Way way down deep
Don't matter if the road is long Don't matter if it's steep Don't matter if the moon goes out And darkness is complete Don't matter if we lose our way I know we're gonna meet I've got you in the glory place I've got you way down deep
You've got me way down, way way down Way way down deep You've got me way down, way way down Way way down deep You've got me way down, way down deep I wander with you in my sleep I'm way down, way way down Way way down deep
Un Monde Sans Amour ((Adapted from: A World Without Love (by Peter & Gordon) - 1964)) Composer(s): John Lennon - Paul McCartney - Hubert Ithier - Claude Carrère Performer(s): Sheila - 1964
Bien des gens m'ont dit La vie n'est pas jolie La douceur, le bonheur N'ont plus cours ici
Moi, je ne peux pas vivre un seul jour Dans un monde sans amour
Oui, j'entends souvent Chanter le clair printemps Au réveil, le soleil Les oiseaux sont là
Moi, je ne peux pas vivre un seul jour Dans un monde sans amour
A la pluie, à l'arc-en-ciel A l'enfant qui s'émerveille A ces roses ouvertes au ciel Mon coeur dit "Merci! Vous donnez la vie!"
Oui, quelqu'un, là-haut Nous fait tous ces cadeaux Si les fous, les jaloux Ne voient rien du tout
Moi, je ne peux pas vivre un seul jour Dans un monde sans amour
Il est vrai que dans tes yeux J'ai trouvé ce que je veux, Au bonheur fait pour nous deux Mon coeur dit "Merci De m'avoir choisie"
Oui, j'entends souvent Chanter le clair printemps Avec toi, le soleil Les oiseaux sont là
Moi, je ne peux pas vivre un seul jour Dans un monde sans amour
A World Without Heroes Composer(s): Bob Ezrin - Paul Stanley - Gene Simmons - Lou Reed First release by: Kiss - 1981 Covered by multiple other artists
A world without heroes Is like a world without Sun You can't look up to anyone Without heroes And a world without heroes Is like a never ending race It's like a time, without a place A pointless thing, devoid of grace
Where you don't know what your after Or if something's after you And you don't know why you don't know In a world without heroes
In a world without dreams Things are no more than they seem A world without heroes Is like a bird without wings Or a bell that never rings Just a sad and useless thing
Where you don't know what your after Or if something's after you And you don't know why you don't know
Where you don't know what your after Or if something's after you And you don't know why you don't know You don't know, you don't know (repeat three times)
A World Of Our Own Composer(s): Tom Springfield Performer(s): The Seekers
Close the door, light the light, we're stayin' home tonight Far away from the bustle and the bright city lights Let them all fade away, just leave us alone And we'll live in a world of our own
We'll build a world of our own that no one else can share All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind When we live in a world of our own
Oh my love, oh my love, I've cried for you so much Lonely nights without sleeping while I longed for your touch Now your lips can't evade the heartache I've known Come with me to a world of our own
We'll build a world of our own that no one else can share All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind When we live in a world of our own
We'll build a world of our own that no one else can share All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind When we live in a world of our own
And I know you will find there'll be peace of mind When we live in a world of our own