Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Aisle Of Plenty Composer(s): Tony Banks - Phil Collins - Peter Gabriel - Steve Hackett - Mike Rutherford Performer(s): Genesis
I dont belong here, said old Tessa out loud Easy, love, theres the safe way home thankful for her fine fair discount, Tess co-operates
Still alone in o-hell-o see the deadly nightshade grow
English ribs of beef cut down to 47p lb Peek freans family assorted from 17 1/2 to 12 Fairy liquid giant - slashed from 20p to 17 1/2 Table jellys at 4p each Anchor butter down to 11p for a 1/2 Birds eye dairy cream sponge on offer this week
When We Was Fab Composer(s): George Harrison; Jeff Lynne Performer(s): George Harrison; Wendy Ip
Back then long time ago when grass was green Woke up in a daze Arrived like stangers in the night Fab - long time ago when we was fab Fab - back when income tax was all we had
Caresses fleeced you in the morning light Casualties at dawn And we did it all Fab - long time ago when we was fab Fab - you are my world you are my only love
And while you're in this world The fuzz gonna come and claim you But you mo better wise When the buzz gonna come and take you away Take you away Take you away
The microscopes that magnified the tears Studied warts and all Still the life flows on and on Fab - long time ago when we was fab Fab - but It's All Over Now Baby Blue Fab - long time ago when we was fab Fab - like this pullover you sent to me
Fab And You've Really Got A Hold Me fab - long time ago when we was fab
Airwaves Composer(s): Thomas Dolby Performer(s): Thomas Dolby
Strange how the scale forms in tiny patterns on my antenna and the Five O'clock Show, hello hello... Brooklyn is crawling with famous people I turn my vehicle beneath the river, West from South
Through the airwaves people never read the airwaves do we only feed the airwaves or stamp them out of street level? Airwaves - the dampness of the wind the airwaves - the tension of the skin the airwaves I really should have seen through the airwaves
Electric fences line our new freeway here in the half-light, the motorhomes leave knee-deep in water under a pylon how slow my heartbeat, how thin the air I'm breathing in
Control has enabled the abandoned wires again but the copper cables all rust in the acid rain that flood the subway with elements of our corrosion cabled in to me... Be in my broadcast when this is over give me your shoulder, I need a place to wait for morning. No it was nothing - some car backfiring pleased don't ask questions
When Veronica Plays The Harmonica Composer(s): Tommy Mack; Jimmy Mulcay; Mildred Mulcay Performer(s): The Mulcays; Kay Kyser
You can sail around the world to see the sights And even see the famous northern lights But strange as it may be I'm sure you will agree The greatest sight of all is by the sea
When Veronica plays the harmonica Down on the pier at Santa Monica When she gives out with Gershwin and Bach The perch and barracuda come wigglin' up to the dock The seals and haddock get aquabatic When she plays on her chromatic When she plays boogie woogie, lobsters flippity flop She even made a submarine blow it's top When Veronica plays her harmonica Down on the pier at Santa Monica
When Veronica plays the harmonica Down on the pier at Santa Monica She plays mad jive for hepcat fish She even plays a tune for a tuna that swims with a swish A big fat turtle whose name was Myrtle Shook and shivered till she broke her girlde The whale that swallowed Jonah yelled across the bay "I'll open up my mouth and let you go today To hear Veronica play her hamonica Down on the pier at Santa Monica"
A flying fish from Avalon flew out of sight For he was smoking seaweed and was high as a kite When Veronica raised the thermometer Down on the pier at Santa Monica
An oyster got so stewed at an oyster spa He stood right up and holler'd "Eat Me Eight To The Bar" When Veronica played her harmonica Down on the pier at Santa Monica
A fish was using Lifebuoy soap, she knew how he felt She never smelled a smelt that smelt like that smelt smelt So Veronica took her harmonica And left the pier at Santa Monica
Air Talk Composer(s): Yoko Ono Performer(s): Plastic Ono Band
One, two, three, four, five, six
Its sad that air is the only thing we share No matter how close we are theres always air between us Its also nice that airs something we all share No matter how far apart we are an air links us
Its sad that past is something we can never share No matter how close we are the past is between us But its also nice that without the past Wed have never known each other No matter how far apart we are it brought us together
Yes, its very nice to have someone to share Theres something very nice to have someone to care We may not share our past but we have our future to share
Its sad that life is such a heavy thing to bear No matter how close we are its easy to despair Its also nice that you and I know its what we all share No matter how far apart we are we can learn to care
Theres something very nice to have something to share Theres something very nice to have someone to care We may not share our bodies but we have our minds to share
Yes, theres something very nice to have something to care Theres something very nice to have someone to share We may not share our language but we have the world to share
When Two Worlds Collide Composer(s): Bill Anderson; Roger Miller Performer(s): Jim Reeves
Your world was so different from mine don't you see We just couldn't be close though we tried We both reached for heavens but ours weren't the same That's what happens when two worlds collide
Your world was made up of things sweet and good My world could never fit in, wish it could Two hearts lie in shambles and oh how they've cried That's what happens when two worlds collide
Your world was made up of things sweet and good My world could never fit in, wish it could Two hearts lie in shambles and oh how they've cried That's what happens when two worlds collide
Airport Song ((Dutch Version: Airport Song (by Gerard Cox) - 1972)) Composer(s): Christopher Simpson First release by: Magna Carta
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh
Sitting in the airport lounge I'm waiting for a plane Everything is grounded For the fog is down again I should be leaving in the morning On a flight for Singapore With a guitar and a suitcase and a face In a photograph
Dozing with a coffee and a drooping cigaret And the dog eats sunday supplement And still I can't forget I should be leaving in the morning On a plane bound for the sun With a guitar and a suitcase and a face In a photograph
The hands on the clock Turn around and around Dragging past the hours 'Till the dawning of the day And the girl in information With her eyes on confirmation She's turning with a smile to break the news
I cannot quite believe it, but I thought I heard her say "The customs all have workened up, the fog is on it's way" So I'll be leaving in the morning On a plane bound for the sun With a guitar and a suitcase and a face In a photograph
Oooh, ooh ooh ooh
Yes I'll be leaving in the morning On a plane bound for the sun
When Tonight Is Just A Memory Composer(s): Bennie Benjamin; George David Weiss Performer(s): Doris Day; Perry Como; Lionel Hampton
When tonight is just a memory Our love will still be new In our hearts there'll still be melody A love song warm and true Though the world may change as time goes by We'll never change, we two When tonight is just a memory Our love will still be new
When tonight is just a memory Our love will still be new In our hearts there'll still be melody A love song warm and true Though the world may change as time goes by We'll never change, we two When tonight is just a memory Our love will still be new
Airplane Composer(s): Brian Wilson Performer(s): The Beach Boys
Over the city in an airplane I can see everything below The houses they look so tiny The cars look like dots We've only got fifteen minutes to go
The clouds in the sky caress my mind so tenderly The sun shines down on the great big beautiful scene
The sound of the engine fills my ears up I'm hopin' this rainy weather clears up My lover is waiting at the airport Soon she'll be kissing me hello
The woman sitting next to me tells me 'bout her guy And I tell her all about you and I
Airplane, airplane Carry me back to her side Airplane, airplane I need God as my guide Down, down on the ground Can't wait to see her face
(a-1, a-2, a-1, 2, 3) I can't wait (can't wait) To see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait) To see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait) To see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait) To see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait) To see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait) To see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait) To see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait) To see (her face) I can't wait (can't wait) To see (her face)
When To Today Composer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan Performer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan
When I call you will you tell me what to do Cos I've reached a point where I depend on you To supply me and rewind me every time that I go down On the ground I see a face It reminds me of a place I used to go With you when I was a boy of seventeen At least I think it was, if not somewhere between That amount of fun I've not got A lot of time to spare Everywhere there's people staring They think I am wearing funny clothes Who knows, where I can go For a meal there's a real restaurant in town
Who knows, where I can go For a meal there's a real restaurant in town
I can see you looking through your little hole In a wall just twice the thickness of the sole On my shoe, I'm telling you you'd better all that I said And be ready to go away Anytime today
Airmail To Heaven Composer(s): Kent Westberry Performer(s): Carl Smith
A letter was written by a little girl's hand It was sealed with her little heart's love 'Said airmail to heaven to Daddy To his new home somewhere up above As a postman I knew that it couldn't be mailed So I opened the letter and read To my surprise, tears filled my eyes Here's what the little girl said
Dear Daddy, Mommy now loves someone new She says that you're not coming home She told me to try to understand She can't go on living alone I hope Daddy you can forgive her She needs someone for all she's been through And he will never take your place He'll be just filling in for you
Well I finished and folded the letter Tears rolling down my face For I was the new man she mentioned Who was taking her Daddy's place
When this lousy war is over No more soldiering for me When I get my civvy clothes on Oh, how happy I shall be! No more church parades on Sunday No more putting in for leave I shall kiss the sergeant-major How I'll miss him, how he'll grieve! Amen
Airegin Composer(s): Sonny Rollins First recording/First release by: Miles Davis - 1954/1957 Covered by multiple other artists
Wait'll y'dig it on the map - Airegin Spelled backwards Really're closin' up the gap - Airegin Gone fac'wards Back long time ago they saw a ghost Ghost made a boast Soon that ghost was host
Those losing their hue They goofed 'n got the wrong view First, things reverse, last is first! Y' dig it! Whatta' y' think o'that'n get a load a' What I tell y' What this place is no one knows it There's no traces of the kind o'place it was Before it got discovered by the kind o' Cat that knows the earth belongs t'him Back when the world was young An' man was a living god An' he walked this earthly sod This was sod that god would trod on Till one day a stranger landed With a line o'jive Laid it on the natives till he had 'em thinkin' Maybe that they should really take five An' he quickly stole the natives' soul So he could control it An' he took care of that missionary biz Till the lan' was his Never heard a story draggy as that Tell th' truth I ain't never heard another That exasperated more What an exasperating narrative t'play Upon the sensitive and kindly soul that I am 'Way back when I was crawlin' in m'crib I was doin' all kinds o'thinkin' Aw'ready I had figured out the 'cut of m'jib' The kind o'soul that never liked t'tell 'r live a fib A body who was steadily reachin' up A min' always thinkin' on high-minded things Whee! I was always one t'be free Ain't never had a keeper why don't people Learn t'git along t'gether stead o' Meddlin' aroun' 'n fussin' with the fella nearest to 'em Me, I'm the old fashioned kind I was never good at follow-the-leader Real real real real real real real That's me, as real as a Yankee can be That's me Millions o' years ago There was a Paleolithic age on Earth An' the whole world was young And full o'the vim of constant rebirth Brontosauruses 'n dinosaurs 'n pterodactyls Ever'where abounding that was the case 'N plus the millions o' mammoths here 'n there An' in addition there were lots o'men everywhere Who had no hi-tech and no intellect 'nary a speck But in that spot Where it was so lush, where it was so hot Where many animal was roamin' An' nature was kind, life was thrivin' There livin' was actual an' the feelin' was natural I'm tellin' the truth What-a-benign livin' some livin' All's forgiven come on home Blew a truly unruly storm That wrecked a boat in a climate warm 'N full o'ashy-colored cats all lookin' White like ghosts 'N when the natives checked 'em out It blew 'em away t'find that they resembled spirits Long ago there was a legend 'Bout a spirit who would someday come A look at these cats 'N y' could see they prob'ly had some So they welcomed 'em with peace and love And everything there's plenty of 'N soon the tables had turned to rigormortis That's when the castaway had his say Like a dog had his day they told the People that they were spirits actual Y'see how perfectly a fable c'n be Incorporated into what a cat'll think is factual What was an accident turns int' something So unbelievably heaven-sent Everybody falls for it Right on down t' the militants 'N marchin' 'n the martyrs 'n the murder of Lumumba Wait'll y'dig it on the map - Airegin Spelled backwards Really're closin' up the gap - Airegin Gone fac'wards Back long time ago they saw a ghost Ghost made a boast Soon that ghost was host Wait'll y'dig it on the map - Airegin Spelled backwards Really're closin' up the gap - Airegin Gone fac'wards Those losing their hue They goofed 'n got the wrong view First, things reverse, last is first! Y' dig it!
When They Sound The Last "All Clear" Composer(s): Hugh Charles; Lewis Elton Performer(s): Vera Lynn; and various other artists
When they sound the last all clear How happy my darling we'll be When they turn up the lights And those sad lonely nights Are only a memory Never more we'll be apart Always together sweetheart For the peace bells will ring And the whole world will sing When they sound the last all clear
Aire, aire no una brisa sino un torbellino de aire aire, aire ... que se llevo a los monstruos que se han hecho dueños de todos los sueños que fueron razón Aire, aire Tantos buzos alados surcando el aire aire, aire que no hay dios que circule con vuelo insumiso por el paraíso del camaleón Aire, aire, aire, aire... necesito respirar que me niego a comprender, amor que ya nunca pueda ser, amor verdad la verdad... pero qué verdad, pero qué verdad amor... Aire, aire no hay perfume que valga si falta el aire aire, aire de qué sirve que huela a jardines el viento si falta el aliento que atrapa la flor... Aire, aire aire de vendaval que revuelva el aire aire, aire aire airado que arrastre esta larga locura que escupe basura cuando habla de honor Aire, aire, aire, aire... Aire, aire no una brisa sino un torbellino de aire aire, aire que se lleve a los monstruos que se han hecho dueños de todos los sueños que fueron razón
When They Ask About You Composer(s): Sam H. Stept Performer(s): Jimmy Dorsey; and various other artists
When I go for a walk And meet old friends we knew We sit around and talk Then they ask about you What's the good if I say That you and I are thru I tell them you're okay When they ask about you
They wonder where we've been And why we never call I take it on the chin Until the teardrops fall They don't mean to be smart But if they only knew They're stepping on my heart When they ask about you
Air Dance Composer(s): Terence Butler - Tony Iommi - Ozzy Osbourne - William Ward Performer(s): Black Sabbath
She sits in silence, in her midnight world Her faded pictures, of her dancing girls Her, distant dreamer, on the seas of time Her happy memories, dancing through her mind
In days of romance She was the queen of dance She'd dance the night away
And as the seasons turn the days to years She holds her pictures, hears the silent cheers The days grow lonely for the dancing queen And now she dances only in her dreams
In days of romance She was the queen of dance She'd dance the night away, away, away, away
When The "Yanks" Come Marching Home Composer(s): William Jerome; Seymour Furth
Our hearts today are far across the ocean God spare our boys at night we kneel and pray In far off lands our troops are now in motion Among the very bravest in the fray For right and might must wipe out every wrong So let us hope it won't last long
Our hearts are beating now with palpitation We smile and then we brush away a tear For we have sent the flower of our nation We're proud of every Yankee Volunteer America was waiting for the chance to show the love we always had for France
For there'll be smiles and miles of tears When the Yanks come marching home There'll be tears enough you know to make a dozen rivers flow Dressed in their torn and tattered suits of tan From battle fields across the foam Hearts will beat with joy for every boy When the Yanks come marching home
For there'll be smiles and miles of tears When the Boys come marching home There'll be tears enough you know to make a dozen rivers flow Dressed in their torn and tattered suits of tan From battle fields across the foam Hearts will beat with joy for every boy When the Boys come marching home
Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back Composer(s): Paul Weston - Axel Stordahl - Irving Taylor Performer(s): Frank Sinatra and multiple other artists
Ain'tcha ever coming back, aintcha? Can't ya see the difference it makes? I'm half myself without your kisses One more night of doing without `em will drive me crazy Won'tcha make me smile again, won'tcha? Just a word is all that it takes Your hello will let me know that we're the same as we used to be Oh, ain't cha ever coming back to me?
When The World Was Young ((Adapted from: Le Chevalier De Paris (Edith Piaf) - 1950)) ((German Version: Die Welt War Jung (Marlene Dietrich) - 1962)) Composer(s): Angèle Vannier - Philippe Gérard - Johnny Mercer Performer(s): Peggy Lee - 1953 and multiple other artists
It isn't by chance I happen to be a boulevardier, the toast of Paree For over the noise, the talk and the smoke I'm good for a laugh, a drink or a joke I walk in a room, a party of all, come sit over here, somebody will call A drink for monsieur, a drink for us all, but how many times, I sat and recall Are the apple trees, blossoms in the breeze that we walk among Lying in the hay, games we used to play, while the rounds were sung Only yesterday when the world was young Wherever I go they mention my name, and that in itself is some sort of fame Come by for a drink, we're having a game, wherever I go, I'm glad that I came The talk is quite gay, the company's fine There's laughter and lights and glamour and wine And beautiful girls and summer's been mine, but often my eyes see a different shine Are the apple trees, sunlit memories, where the hammock swung On our backs sweet lie, looking at the sky, till the stars were strung Only last July when the world was young