Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Ain't No Cure For Love ((Swiss Version: Äs Git Kei Kur Gägs D'liäbi (by Sina) - 1995)) Composer(s): Leonard Cohen First release by: Jennifer Warnes - 1986 Covered by multiple other artists
I've loved you for a long, long time I know this love is real It don't matter how it all went wrong That don't change the way I feel I don't believe that time can heal this wound I'm speaking of Ah, there ain't no cure There ain't no cure There ain't no cure for love
I'm aching for you baby I can't pretend I'm not I love to see you naked In your body and your thought I've got you like a habit Oh I'll never get enough Ah, there ain't no cure There ain't no cure There ain't no cure for love
There ain't no cure for love There ain't no cure for love No cure no drug, it's all been I can't get nothing done, and be with anyone I want your brother love, I want that other love And no cure for love
I don't expect the melody Just because the things are rough And I seem became so careful To forget how good it were I've never given in Oh, I've never given up baby Ah, there ain't no cure There ain't no cure There ain't no cure for love Ain't no cure for love No cure no drug, no no I can't get nothing done, I can't be with anyone There ain't no cure for love
When It's Springtime In The Rockies Composer(s): Robert Sauer; Mary Hale Woolsey Performer(s): Gene Autry; and various other artists
The twilight shadows deepen into night, dear The city lights are gleaming o'er the snow I sit alone beside the cheery fire dear I'm dreaming dreams from out the long ago I fancy it is springtime in the mountain The flowers with their colors are aflame And ev'ry day I hear you softly saying "I'll wait until the springtime comes again"
When it's springtime in the rockies I am coming back to you Little sweetheart of the mountains With your bonny eyes of blue Once again I'll say "I love you" While the birds sing all the day When it's springtime in the rockies In the rockies, far away
When it's springtime in the rockies I am coming back to you Little sweetheart of the mountains With your bonny eyes of blue Once again I'll say "I love you" While the birds sing all the day When it's springtime in the rockies In the rockies, far away
I've kept your image guarded in my heart, dear I've kept my love for you, as pure as dew I'm longing for the time when I shall come, dear Back to that dear, old western home and you I fancy it is springtime in the mountains The maple leaves in first sky-green appear I hear you softly say, my queen of Maytime "This springtime you have come to meet me here"
When it's springtime in the rockies I am coming back to you Little sweetheart of the mountains With your bonny eyes of blue Once again I'll say "I love you" While the birds sing all the day When it's springtime in the rockies In the rockies, far away
Ain't No Crime Composer(s): Billy Joel Performer(s): Billy Joel
You got to open your eyes in the morning Nine o'clock comin' with out any warnin' And you gotta get ready to go You say you went out late last evenin' Did a lot of drinkin' Come home stinkin' And you went and fell asleep on the floor And then your lady comes and finds you asleepin' Starts in to weepin' 'bout the hours you been keepin' And you better get your ass out the door
Ain't no crime Say ev'rybody gets that way some time Ain't no crime You know it's good to get it on to get a load off your mind Oh no, it ain't no crime Oh
You got to open your eyes in the morning Nine o'clock comin' with out any warnin' And you gotta get ready to go Well now you tell me you love somebody And you'll love 'em forever You may love 'em forever But you won't like 'em all of the time Well now you tell me you need somebody for the rest of your life You might have somebody But you won't want 'em ev'ryday
Ain't no crime Say ev'rybody gets that way some time Ain't no crime Well it's just human nature Happens all the time Oh no, it ain't no crime Oh
And just as surely as the wind keeps blowin' The grass keeps growin' You gotta keep goin' And the Lord have mercy on your soul La, la la la
When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below) Composer(s): Tillman Franks; Johnny Horton Performer(s): Johnny Horton; and various other artists
I mushed from Point Barrow through a blizzard of snow Been out prospectin' for two years or so Pulled into Fairbanks the city was a boom So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon
As I walked in the door the music was clear The purtiest voice I had heard in two years The song she was singin' made a man's blood run cold When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below
(When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below)
It was Redheaded Lil who was singin' so sweet I reached down and took the snowpacks off my feet I reached for the gal who was singin' the tune We did the Eskimo Hop all around the saloon
With a caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug We did our dance on a kodiak rug The song she kept singin' made a man's blood run cold When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below
I was as innocent as I could be I didn't know Lil was big Ed's wife to be He took out his knife and he gave it a throw When it's springtime in Alaska, I'll be six feet below
(When it's springtime in Alaska, he'll be six feet below)
When It's Sleepy Time Down South Composer(s): Clarence Muse; Otis René; Leon René Performer(s): Mel Tormé; and various other artists
Pale moon shining on the fields below Folks are crooning songs soft and low Needn't tell me so, because I know It's sleepy time down south
Soft winds blowing through the pinewood trees Folks down there live a life of ease When the twilight brings the evening breeze It's sleepy time down south
Steamboats on the river a-comin' and a-goin' Splashing the night away Hear those banjos ringin', the folks are all a-singin' They dance till break of day
Dear old southland, with its dreamy songs Takes me back there where I belong How I'd love to be in mother's arms When it's sleepy time down south
Ain't Love Funny Composer(s): J.J. Cale Performer(s): J.J. Cale
She brings me flowers from the waterwell She keeps me laughing all day We ride on a horse to the river and back Aint love funny, funny its funny Aint love funny that way She calls in the evening to tell me shes back She likes to talk on the phone Would I come over and just rub her back Aint love funny, funny its funny Aint love funny you know This womans touch, it is too much Tingles right to the bone Her hands so slight with a wink in her eyes Keeps me comin back home She gives everything expects no return Shes always there when Im down Love her a day, dont go away Aint love funny, funny its funny Funny when it comes around We go on for hours about nothin at all We never know what it means Sometimes its easy, sometimes its not Aint love funny, funny its funny Funny its just what it seems
(When It's) Orange Blossom Time In Loveland (I'll Be Waiting At The Church For You)
(When It's) Orange Blossom Time In Loveland (I'll Be Waiting At The Church For You) Composer(s): Jeff Branen; Arthur Lange
Don't you sigh, don't you cry, good times will soon be coming Springtime must come again
By and by you and I a tune will soon be humming more like a wedding strain For the day is dawning near, I'll be with you never fear
Winter's here, spring is near for time is ever flying soon we must welcome June Then my dear, never fear You'll have no time for sighing then's when we'll honeymoon With your sweetheart by your side you will be a blushing bride
When it's orange blossom time in loveland don't forget to wear your wedding gown dress right up in style, wear your sweetest smile I'm coming, I'm coming, I'll soon be back in town When you hear those wedding bells a ringing then you'll understand just what to do When it's orange blossom time in loveland I'll be waiting at the church for you
Ain't Livin' Long Like This Composer(s): Rodney Crowell Performer(s): Foghat and multiple other artists
I looked for trouble and found it son Straight down the barrel of a lawman's gun I'd try to run but I don't think I can
If I move I'm a dead man
Ain't livin' long like this I can't live at all like this can I baby He slipped the cuffs on behind my back Then left me freezing on a steel rail rack They got `em all in the jailhouse don't they baby I ain't livin' long like this Can't live at all like this can I baby
Grew up in Houston off a wayside drive Son of a carhop in an all-night dive He drove a stock car to an early death All I remember is a drunk man's breath Ain't livin' long like this I can't live at all like this can I baby
We know the story how the wheel goes `round Don't let `em take you to the man downtown I can't sleep at all in the jailhouse can I baby Ain't livin' long like this I can't live at all like this can I baby
I live for Angel she's the roadhouse queen Make Texas Ruby look like Sandra Dee I want to love her but I don't know how
I'm at the bottom of the jailhouse now Ain't livin' long like this I can't live at all like this can I baby
You know the story `bout the jailhouse rock Go on and do it just don't get caught They got `em all in the jailhouse don't they baby Ain't livin' long like this I can't live at all like this can I baby
Ain't livin' long like this I swear I can't live at all like this can I baby Oh baby Take it home for me Ain't livin' long like this am I baby
When It's Night-Time In Italy It's Wednesday Over Here
When It's Night-Time In Italy It's Wednesday Over Here Composer(s): Lew Brown; James Kendis Performer(s): The Everly Brothers; and various other artists
A Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah college boy threw all his books away He said, "I've lost my appetite, my hair is turning grey I know my Greek and History, and Latin is a "pie" But if East is East and West is West, then won't you tell me why
When it's night time in Italy it's Wednesday over here When it's fish day in Germany You can't get shaved in Massachusetts How high is up? I'd like to know How low is down? And when will we have snow? If you bump into Gallager you'll find that Sean is near When it's night-time in Italy it's Wednesday over here"
When it's night time in Italy it's Wednesday over here When it's Christmas in Albany They're catching fish in Scandinavia That's right, you're wrong No, no; you're wrong; that's right Although the days are long It's always cool at night If you can't play the piccolo The holidays are near When it's night time in Italy and Wednesday over here
This Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah college boy stood up in class and said "I looked up my Geography, and found out Ceasar's dead! The reason I speak Portuguese is I'm some clever guy But if "parley vous" means "how are you" then won't you tell me why
When it's night-time in Italy it's Wednesday over here All the onions in Sicily make people cry in California You drive a horse. I drive a Ford That doesn't prove a sailor is a board If you talk to an Eskimo his breath will freeze your ear When it's night-time in Italy it's Wednesday over here
When it's night-time in Italy it's Wednesday over here When it's wash day in Piccardy They're eating ice cream cones in Georgia Sixteen and four makes thirty one Take eight from five and your day's work is done There are people who hesitate, but corned-beef makes them cheer When it's night-time in Italy and Wednesday over here
When it's night time in Italy, it's Wednesday over here When the wind blows in Louisville I always dream of Julius Caesar Young folks are young, of course And old folks are old, why not Fire is very hot, but ice is sometimes cold Try and fondle a porcupine, what makes ice cream so dear? When it's night time in Italy, it's Wednesday over here
I saw a Chinaman Fight a Scandinavian Up steped an Englishman, and said, "I'd like to speak Why kick this man around? Why strike him when he's down? Just hit him with a hammer and then bite him on his cheek!"
Up stepped an Irish cop Who said, "This fight will have to stop I'd like to know what the scrap is all about" They said, "When we tell you It will drive you nutty too" And so they held the traffic up while they tried to figure out
When it's night-time in Italy, it's Wednesday over here When the snow falls in Araby They're squeezing grapes in California Look at you here. Grass on the dew Leather shoes are black, but other shoes are new If there's sunshine in Washington, what makes the moonshine dear? When it's night time in Italy, it's Wednesday over here
If you lay on a mattress, you'll find that spring is near If you haven't an appetite, just think of Paul Revere By the time that they pass a bill to bring back wine and beer It'll be night-time in Italy and Wednesday over here
Temptation Composer(s): Tom Waits Performer(s): Tom Waits
Rusted brandy in a diamond glass everything is made from dreams time is made from honey slow and sweet only the fools know what it means temptation, temptation, temptation oh, temptation, temptation, I can't resist I know that she is made of smoke but I've lost my way she knows that I am broke so that I must play temptation, temptation, temptation oh, whoa, temptation, temptation, I can't resist Dutch pink and Italian blue she is waiting there for you my will has disappeared now my confusion's oh so clear temptation, temptation, temptation whoa, whoa, temptation, temptation
When It's Moonlight On The Rio Grande Composer(s): Casper Nathan; Earl K. Smith
Oh, Mandy Lee, your smile is haunting me and in my dreams it always seems I'm going back to scenes that used to be when we stood beside the dear old Rio Grande
Oh, Mandy Lee, there's joy for you and me beside the stream where we could dream of golden days the days that used to be when we strolled beside the dear old Rio Grande
When it's moonlight on the Rio Grande, and the stars shine on the gleaming sand that's the time I'm coming back to see if the moonlight brings your love to me When the moonbeams gleam up on the dew I will tell my love for you I'll be coming back to claim your hand when it's moonlight on the Rio Grande
Temptation Composer(s): Prince Performer(s): Prince & the Revolution
Sex Temptation Lust Pop go mama
Everybody on this earth has got a vice And mine, little darlin', mine is the opposite of ice Mine is the running hot water of the daughter of morality In other words, this little prince thinks a lot about U, see? Baby, baby, baby I'm guilty in the first degree
Temptation Working my body with a hot flash of animal lust Temptation All my fingers in the pool go splash we must
Everybody in this room Everybody in this room has got an urge What's yours, baby? Mine is temptation, it reigns at a party where lovers splurge Pop go mama when daddy gets a little 2 much You know what I'm talkin' 'bout? Purplelectricity whenever our bodies touch Ooh baby, I love it when our bodies touch
Temptation Working my body with a hot flash of animal lust Temptation All my fingers in the pool go splash we must
Temptation, temptation, temptation
Wait a minute now
Temptation Working my body with a hot flash of animal lust Temptation All my fingers in the pool go splash we must
Temptation Working my body, working my body, working my body
Temptation I'm not talkin' about just ordinary temptation, people I'm talking about the kind of temptation that'll make U do things Oh, oh, temptation Oh, darling, I can almost taste the wetness between your... temptation, temptation I'm not talking about any ol' kind of temptation, people I'm talkin' about, I'm talkin' about... sexual temptation A lover I need a lover, a lover, I need a...right now U, I want U I want U in the worst way I want U
"Oh, silly man, that's not how it works You have 2 want her 4 the right reasons"
I do!
"U don't, now die!"
No! No!
Let me go, let me go
I'm sorry I'll be good This time I promise Love is more important than sex Now I understand I have 2 go now I don't know when I'll return Good-bye
When It's Moonlight In Tokio Composer(s): Bobby Heath; Charles P. Shisler; Billy James
Dear old Japan I hear you calling me, though I am far away I dream of you, too, though all the night and day I have spent my time in many lands I've seen beauty everywhere but Tokyo, when bathed in moonlight's glow
is beauty sweet and rare
I long to go to dear old Tokyo, beneath those Eastern skies its gardens fair and poppy perfumed air, bring dreams of paradise Japanese lovers strolling though the town, lanterns swinging to and fro each moonlight Jap lover's hearts are bright, in dear old Tokyo
When it's moonlight in Tokyo, mid the flowers when the lanterns are burning low, Happy Hours! every girlie in old Japan finds she's loving some Japanese man sings while holding his little hand: "Hurry up, hurry up, I'm waiting" Down through Japanese Lover's Lane they are strolling each boy humming the same refrain "My butterfly, I love but you, tell me you love me true" when it's moonlight in Tokyo!
Temptation Composer(s): Nacio Herb Brown - Arthur Freed First recording/First release by: Bing Crosby - 1933/1934 Covered by multiple other artists
You came, I was alone I should have known you were temptation You smiled, luring me on My heart was gone, you were temptation
It would be thrilling if you were willling If it can never be, pity me For you were born to be kissed I can't resist You are temptation and I am yours Here is my heart Take it and say we'll never part I'm just a slave, only a slave To you, temptation
For you were born to be kissed I can't resist You are temptation and I am yours Here is my heart Take it and say we'll never part I'm just a slave, only a slave To you, temptation
When It's Lamplighting Time In The Valley Composer(s): Harold Goodman; Sam C. Hart; Joe Lyons; Curt Poulton; Dean Upson Performer(s): Tex Ritter; and various other artists
There's a lamp burning bright in a cabin In a window it's shining for me And I know that my mother is praying For her boy she is longing to see
When it's lamplighting time in the valley Then in dreams I go back to my home I can see that old light in the window It will guide me wherever I roam
In the lamplight each night I can see her As she rocks in her chair to and fro Though she prays that I'll come back to see her Still I know that I never can go
When it's lamplighting time in the valley Then in dreams I go back to my home But I've sinned against my home and my loved ones And now I must evermore roam
So she lights up the lamp and keeps waiting For she knows not the crime I have done But I'll change all my ways and I'll meet her Up in Heaven when life's race is run
When it's lamplighting time in the valley Then in dreams I go back to my home I can see that old light in the window It will guide me wherever I roam
Ain't Life Sweet Composer(s): Laurence Archer - Edwards - Phil Mogg - Pete Way Performer(s): UFO
Kick out the cat / turn back the clock Aint life sweet baby look what I got They took the tv honey Oh babe now they took the car I skipped the bills yeah And Ive been drinking at the bar
Aint life a treat, it aint so sweet When youre down on down / down on down
The banks foreclosing And theres a foot inside my door The telephones not ringing And I cant take it anymore
Im off the track / my last six pack And Im down on down / going down Aint life a treat it aint so sweet When youre going down / down on down
Hit me shorty
My God the kids are screaming And the help she aint been paid My baby upped and left me Well I hope shes getting laid
Aint life a treat it aint so sweet When youre down on down / going down Im just bad luck looks like I got stuck Down on down / down on down
I took it to the limit, now Im really in it Going down / right on down Just like the I.R.S. oh, more is less Going down / down on down