Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Where Were You When I Needed You Composer(s): Steve Barri; P.F. Sloan Performer(s): The Grass Roots; and various other artists
Don't bother crying Don't bother calling It's all over now There's no use in stalling The love I once felt I don't feel anymore for you This time I'll even open the door for you You walked out when I was down Well now I'm well off And look, look whose comin' round Where were you when I needed you Where were you when I wanted you Where were you when I need you Where You're looking good, it's hard to fight it But no use explain' I've already decided That goin' with you Is worse than without you I won't spend a lifetime worryin' about you When things got bad You disappeared But I'm back on my feet And look, look whose standin' there Where were you when I neeed you Where were you when I wanted you Where were you when I needed you Where You were so young And you were so wild I knew you were nobody's innocent child That first day I saw you You really got to me I thought I could change you What good did it do me When times got rought Ah, you would't wait Well now you're trippin' back And babe, babe it's too late Where were you when I needed you Where were you when I wanted you Where were you when I needed you Where (etc.)
Alice Long Composer(s): Tommy Boyce - Bobby Hart Performer(s): Fortune & Maltese
You're still my favorite girlfriend Alice Long And I don't forget about you When you're gone Even though right now you feel you don't belong You're still my favorite girlfriend Alice Long We both agreed that to get along To talk things over as they come up So if you think we don't see each other enough Then let's talk it over When we're together Nothing can keep us apart But if I ever forget to (??-unclear) But whatever You're still a part of my heart Can't you see Can't you see Oh you're still my favorite girlfriend Alice Long But you can't hold on to love by holding on When I am with you girl or when I'm gone Just remember You're still my favorite girlfriend Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice Alice You're still my favorite girlfriend Alice Long And I don't forget about you When you're gone Even though right now you feel you don't belong You're still my favorite girlfriend You're still my favorite girlfriend You're still my favorite girlfriend Alice Long ...
Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? Composer(s): Lloyd Price; Harold Logan; John Patton Performer(s): Lloyd Price; and various other artists
Where were you on our wedding day I got the bad news that you went away Where were you little girl I say Where were you on our wedding day
Give me back my ring I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing
Where were you when I said I do Everybody laughing at my fine new suit Now where were you on our wedding day Where were you little girl I say
Give me back my ring. I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing
Now where were you when I searched the town I turned the whole neighbourhood up side down Now where were you little girl I say. Where were you on our wedding day
Give me back my ring I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing Give me back my ring I ain`t gonna let you keep a thing
Alice Is At It Again Composer(s): Noël Coward Performer(s): Noël Coward and multiple other artists
In a dear little village Remote and obscure A beautiful maiden resided As to whether or not Her intentions were pure Opinions were sharply divided She loved to lie Out 'neath the darkening sky And allow the night breeze To entrance her She whispered her dreams To the birds flying by But seldom received any answer
Over the field and along the lane Gentle Alice would love to stray When it came to the end of the day She would wander away Unheeding Dreaming her innocent dreams she strode Quite unaffected by heat or cold Frequently freckled or soaked with rain Alice was out in the lane
Who she met there Every day Was a question Answered by none But she'd get there And she'd stay there 'Til whatever she did Was undoubtedly done
Over the field and along the lane Both her parents would call in vain Sadly, sorrowfully, they'd complain 'Alice is at it again'
Although that dear little village Surrounded by trees Had neither a school, nor a college Gentle Alice acquired From the birds and the bees Some exceedingly practical knowledge The curious secrets that nature revealed She refused to allow to upset her But she thought When observing the beasts of the field That things might have been organised better
Over the field and along the lane Gentle Alice would make up And take up Her stand The road was not exactly arterial But it led to a town nearby Where quite a lot of masculine material Caught her rolling eye
She was ready to hitchhike Cadillac or motorbike She wasn't proud or choosy All she Was aiming to be Was a pinked-up Minked-up Fly-by-night floozy
When old Rogers Gave her pearls as large as Nuts on a chestnut tree All she'd say was 'Fiddle-di-dee! The wages of sin will be the death of me!'
Over the field and along the lane Gentle Alice's parents Would wait Hand in hand Her dear old white-headed mother Wistfully sipping champagne Said 'We've spoiled our child Spared the rod Open up the caviar and say "Thank God!" We've got no cause to complain! Alice is at it again!'
Where To Now St. Peter? Composer(s): Bernie Taupin; Elton John Performer(s): Elton John; and various other artists
I took myself a blue canoe And I floated like a leaf Dazzling, dancing Half enchanted In my Merlin sleep
Crazy was the feeling Restless were my eyes Insane they took the paddles My arms they paralyzed
So where to now St. Peter If it's true I'm in your hands I may not be a Christian But I've done all one man can I understand I'm on the road Where all that was is gone So where to now St. Peter Show me which road I'm on Which road I'm on
It took a sweet young foreign gun This lazy life is short Something for nothing always ending With a bad report
Dirty was the daybreak Sudden was the change In such a silent place as this
Alice In Wonderland Composer(s): Howard Greenfield - Neil Sedaka Performer(s): Neil Sedaka
Alice, pretty little Alice Pretty little Alice in Wonderland
Alice in wonderland Won't you take me by the hand And lead me to your wonderland of love
I took one look at you And that was all I had to do Alice, you're the girl I'm dreamin of
Tweedle dum, tweedle dee You have made my life a fantasy You don't know what you're doin to me My heart goes pitter patter cause I'm mad as a hatter for
Alice my little girl There is no other in this whole wide world Take me by the hand, tell me you understand Alice, Alice in wonderland
Tweedle dum, tweedle dee You have made my life a fantasy You don't know what you're doin to me My heart goes pitter patter cause I'm mad as a hatter for
Alice my little girl There is no other in this whole wide world Take me by the hand, tell me you understand Alice, Alice in wonderland
Oh Alice, pretty little Alice Pretty little Alice in wonderland
Where There's A Will, There's A Way Composer(s): Bonnie Bramlett; Bobby Whitlock Performer(s): Delaney & Bonnie
Honey, when we're together It seems like we've both got a whole lot of nothing to say But I know if we try, we can work it out someday, good lord I know if we try, we can work it out someday
[Chorus:] Because I believe if there's a will Sure enough, honey, there's a way If there's a will, yeah yeah Sure enough, honey, there's a way, oh lord
There ain't no need to worry 'Cause nothing's wrong, it just ain't the time or place, no no And you can believe nearly every word I say, oh yeah You can believe nearly every word I say
[Chorus]
Got to get a thing together Little less talking, we have lot's more to say When we're alone, it's going to happen anyway When we're alone, it's going to happen anyway
Alice In Wonderland Composer(s): Spike Milligan - Alan Clare Performer(s): King's Singers
Alice in Wonderland would understand A little Queen of Hearts like you But in my book it said: Off with his head! And that's exactly what you'd do
Indeed, I lost my head completely when On the river one summer's day All in the golden afternoon We glided far away
Oh, Alice, how I loved you
The fairy cakes you made, the lemonade The funny stories that I told How Tweedle-Dum and Dee could not agree And Father William who was very old Mad Hatter on a spree, Doormouse dunked in the tea All of that day to me was gold
We let the silent sand run though our hands The setting sun became a glow I recall, down the long years between Where did my Queen of Hearts go?
Where There Was Darkness Composer(s): Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson Performer(s): Diana Ross
Where there was darkness You came and now there's An abundance of light Nothing but sinkin' sand Suddenly I reach out There's your hand
What a feeling it is to know You're in my corner And you won't let me go And now I know that I won't be alone no more
I'll give you all I have And if you teach me I will learn to give you more
You are my anchor now And like a ship at sea Ooh, your love will steady me
What a feeling this is to know You're in my corner And you won't let me go And now I know that I won't be alone no more
I'm so glad Just wanna thank you baby What a feeling this is to know You're in my corner And you won't let me go What a feeling this is to know You're in my corner And you won't let me go What a feeling this is to know You're in my corner And you won't let me go Thank you baby What a feeling this is to know You're in my corner And you won't let me go
Alice In The Looking Glass Composer(s): Matraca Berg - Gary Harrison Performer(s): Matraca Berg
At nine o'clock each morning down on Charlotte Avenue The bus driver stops and lets her off Before the first shampoo Alice started working there when she was just a girl And now she mans the second chair At Thelma's Cut and Curl
A trim is just ten dollars and the conversation's free She recreates the latest styles of 1963 With a lipstick-circled cigarette constantly aflame She greets all her clientele By first and middle names
And even though that mirror paints a picture much too clear She'll mix you up some magic and she'll dye away the years And, oh, they come and go so fast Don't they, Alice -- Alice in the looking glass
One time she was married, but now she lives alone But there's a little ancient poodle Waiting there for her at home And she'll tell you all about him like he was her only child And rubs her swollen ankles While she waits for you to dry
There's a picture on the mirror there of her at seventeen The day that Thelma did her hair when she was football queen And, oh, they come and go so fast Don't they, Alice -- Alice in the looking glass
Even though that mirror paints a picture much too clear She'll mix you up some magic and she'll dye away the years And, oh, they keep coming back Don't they, Alice -- Alice in the looking glass
Where The Wind Blows Composer(s): Terry Gilkyson Performer(s): Frankie Laine
Gotta travel through rain and snow And follow the trail where the mountains grow Where the winds blow, where the winds blow Maybe I'll ride over yonder Maybe I'll hide, maybe I'll wander Gotta have time just to ponder my soul Maybe I'll go where the winds blow (Where the winds blow) Sheriff is ridin' behind me Thinkin' that he is going to find me To the live oak he will bind me, I know Danglin' low, where the winds blow
Keep a-movin' on ya darned old Charlie horse Take me to the hills You gotta be right in a two gun fight Or push up the daffodils But if you beat him to the draw You gotta get shot or break the law Keep a-movin' on you darned old Charlie horse Where the winds may blow
Maybe my gal knows my sorrow Maybe I'll see her tomorrow Gotta have time I can borrow But no, can't let her go where the winds blow Wonder if she is thinkin' of me Watchin' the same stars above me How can I ask her to love me and go Where the winds blow, where the winds blow
Gotta travel through rain and snow And follow the trail where the mountains grow Where the winds blow, where the winds blow
Alice Blue Gown Composer(s): Harry Tierney - Joseph McCarthy First performance/First recording by: Edith Day - 1919/Columbia Light Opera Company - 1920 Covered by multiple other artists
I once had a gown, it was almost new Oh, the daintiest thing, it was sweet Alice blue With little forget-me-nots placed here and there When I had it on, I walked on the air And it wore, and it wore, and it wore 'Til it went, and it wasn't no more
In my sweet little Alice blue gown When I first wandered down into town I was both proud and shy, as I felt every eye And in every shop window I primped passing by Then in manner of fashion, I'd frown And the world seemed to smile all around 'Til it wilted, I wore it, I'll always adore it My sweet little Alice blue gown
The little silk worms that made silk for that gown Just made that much silk and then crawled in the ground For there never was anything like it before And I don't dare to hope there will be any more But it's gone, 'cause it just had to be Still it wears in my memory
In my sweet little Alice blue gown When I first wandered down into town I was both proud and so shy, as I felt every eye And in every shop window I primped passing by Then in manner of fashion, I'd frown And the world seemed to smile all around So it wouldn't be proper if made of silk were another My sweet little Alice blue gown
Alice Au Pays Des Amours Composer(s): Claude Moine - Pierre Papadiamandis Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell
Alice au pays Des amours Alice, adieu pour Toujours Tu m'as oublié Tu vas te marier Au pays Des Amours Alice a quitté L'enfance Je l'ai perdue pour Toujours Je vais chercher Le chemin pour rentrer Au pays Des amours
Alice, le pays Des merveilles Te dit adieu pour Toujours Tu l'a oublié Tu t'en vas aimer Au pays Des amours Alice au pays Des Amours Je l'ai perdue pour Toujours Je vais chercher Le chemin pour rentrer Au pays des Amours Je vais chercher Le chemin pour rentrer Au pays des Amours Amours
Where The Sour Turns To Sweet Composer(s): Tony Banks; Peter Gabriel; Steve Hackett; Anthony Phillips; Mike Rutherford Performer(s): Genesis
We're waiting for you Come and join us now We need you with us Come and join us now
Look inside your mind See the darkness creeping out I can see the softness there Where the sunshine is gliding in Fill your mind with love Find the world of future glory
You can meet yourself Where the sour turns to sweet Leave your ugly selfish shell To melt in the glowing flames Can you sense the change See your eyes, now listen
We're waiting for you Come and join us now We want you with us Come and join us now
Paint your face all white To show the peace inside Drift away while the saffron burns To the land where the rainbow ends Can you sense the change? See your eyes in focus
We're waiting for you Come and join us now We need you with us Come and join us now
We're waiting for you Come and join us now We need you with us Come and join us now
We want you with us Come and join us now We need you with us Come and join us now
Alice Composer(s): Tom Waits - Kathleen Brennan First release by: Tom Waits - 2002
It's dreamy weather we're on You waved your crooked wand Along an icy pond with a frozen moon A murder of silhouette crows I saw And the tears on my face And the skates on the pond They spell Alice
I disappear in your name But you must wait for me Somewhere across the sea There's a wreck of a ship Your hair is like meadow grass on the tide And the raindrops on my window And the ice in my drink Baby all I can think of is Alice
Arithmetic arithmetock Turn the hands back on the clock How does the ocean rock the boat? How did the razor find my throat? The only strings that hold me here Are tangled up around the pier
And so a secret kiss Brings madness with the bliss And I will think of this When I'm dead in my grave Set me adrift and I'm lost over there And I must be insane To go skating on your name And by tracing it twice I fell through the ice Of Alice
And so a secret kiss Brings madness with the bliss And I will think of this When I'm dead in my grave Set me adrift and I'm lost over there And I must be insane To go skating on your name And by tracing it twice I fell through the ice Of Alice There's only Alice
Where The Morning Glories Grow
Composer(s): Richard Whiting - Ray Egan - Gus Kahn
Performer(s): Bing Crosby
and multiple other artists
I remember, I remember the place where I was born
Where the morning glories twine around the door at early morn
I've forgotten, I've forgotten how long I've been away
But I'd like to wander back again down the lane to yesterday
I want to wake up in the morning where the morning glories grow
Where the sun comes peepin' in where I'm sleepin' and the songbirds say "Hello"
I long to wander in the wildwood where the rippling waters flow
And go drifting back to childhood, where the morning glories grow
I remember, I remember the schoolhouse on the hill
And I wonder if the tiny folks are climbing up there still
I can picture, I can picture the dear old swimming pool
And the happy days that I spent there when I should have been in school
I want to wake up in the morning where the morning glories grow
Where the sun comes peepin' in where I'm sleepin' and the songbirds say "Hello"
I long to wander in the wildwood where the rippling waters flow
And go drifting back to childhood, where the morning glories grow