Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Another Spring Composer(s): Angelo Badalamenti - John Clifford Performer(s): Nina Simone
Old people talk to themselves When they sit all round all day This old woman I knew I used to go over there and sit with her And shed be sitting around In a rocking chair talking to herself
And she used to say she used to say Sometimes the cold gets in my bones so bad Till I just dont think I can go Yeah and for a little while well I dont care If my days are coming to an end And just as soon be gone sometimes
Sometimes the night comes down on me And I know whats ahead An evening in this cold old house With no one to say goodnight to me when I go to bed An evening in this cold old house With no one to say goodnight to me when I go to bed
Sometimes I wonder why I stay What am I waiting for My children are grown and gone away They got children of their own now Dont need me anymore
In winter when the streets are bare There aint nothing much to see I just cant help missing and thinking About that kindly man That one old winter time came And took away from me
And then one morning Another spring is there outside my door Things are blooming Birds are singing And suddenly yes well I aint sad Aint sad no more aint sad no more
When its warm and the sun is out Its like my hearts restored Ive had my love Ive had my children And I have so many memories So dont mind me complaining What the years may bring
Cos this old world has been fine with me really And Im thankful for seeing another spring Its gonna be better this time another spring Its gonna be groovier this time another spring Its whats happening this time So Im thankful for letting me see another spring
Debo escuchar otra vez la guitarra del barrio y recorrer mi ciudad para reconocerla debo volverme a encantar como supe de niño y despertar como un dios que alargara la sienta
Debo leer en el mar la lección de lo inmenso y renombrar el color que la vida me enseña debo saber respirar un oxígeno fresco y regresar a ese sol que contigo me espera
Debo aprender que mañana es un mundo habitable lleno de instantes, promesas y besos y sueños debo encontrar la semilla del hijo y del padre debo bañarme otra vez en el claro deseo en el hondo deseo, deseo
Debo ponerme a brillar con la luna entreabierta y recostarme en la paz que humedece tu abrigo debo saberle cantar a una noche tan nueva como aquella que una vez estrenaras conmigo
Doedoedoedoedoedoe Gina (Gina) Gina (Gina) Gina Lollobrigida Jij bent voor mij de vrouw Waar ik 't meest van hou Daar kan ik werk'lijk niks aan doen Gina (Gina) Gina (Gina) Gina Lollobrigida Graag zou ik naar je gaan Je bent hier ver vandaan En voor de reis heb ik geen poen
Ik heb alleen pikante foto's van je hier (ohoh) Daar sta je in je eentje op de pier (ahah) Aan de Middelandse Zee Uitdagend zeg je nee, want jij hebt werk'lijk alles mee Het is niet moeilijk waar ik steeds aan denken moet (ohoh) Want wat ik op die foto zie is goed (ahah) Al is het maar papier, al ben je ver van hier, het doet me goed
Gina (Gina) Gina (Gina) Gina Lollobrigida Wat was het leven fijn Als ik bij jou kon zijn Al was 't voor een enk'le dag Gina (Gina) Gina (Gina) Gina Lollobrigida Maar ach waar denk ik an Ik weet dat dit niet kan Ook weet ik dat zoiets niet mag
Ik heb alleen pikante foto's van je hier (ohoh) Daar sta je in je eentje op de pier (ahah) Aan de Middelandse Zee Uitdagend zeg je nee, want jij hebt werk'lijk alles mee Het is niet moeilijk waar ik steeds aan denken moet (ohoh) Want wat ik op die foto zie is goed (ahah) Al is het maar papier, al ben je ver van hier, het doet me goed
Gina (Gina) Gina (Gina) Gina Lollobrigida Wat was het leven fijn Als ik bij jou kon zijn Al was 't voor een enk'le dag Gina (Gina) Gina (Gina) Gina Lollobrigida Maar ach waar denk ik an Ik weet dat dit niet kan Ook weet ik dat zoiets niet mag
Debbie Denise Composer(s): Albert Bouchard; Patti Smith Performer(s): Blue Öyster Cult
She kept the light open, all night long For me to come home, and sing her my song Oh Debbie Denise was true to me She'd wait by the window, so patiently And I'd come on home with my hair hanging down She'd pin it up, and softly smile
But I was out rolling with my band And I was out rolling with my band
I never realized, she was so undone I didn't suspect she had no life of her own She was so true but she was a she She was just there I would just come Stumbling in she'd show me she'd care I didn't care cause she was just there
But I was out rolling with my band And I was out rolling with my band
I wouldn't come home for weeks at a time She wouldn't accept that she was free Oh Debbie Denise was true to me She'd wait by the window so bitterly
Wanting me to come close, I guess I noticed I couldn't see, so what could I say That more affection could I show her I had only one thing on my mind
When I come to her, she'd pin back my hair And out past the fields out the window I'd stare
Where I was out rolling with my band I was out rolling with my band
Another Sleepless Night Composer(s): Howard Greenfield - Neil Sedaka Performer(s): Jimmy Clanton and multiple other artists
The nights have been so lonely since you went away I could not get to sleep try as I may But now you're back, and you're here to stay ...
Still it looks like another sleepless night Oh but darlin', that's alright Just as long as you are holdin' me tight Makin' love 'till the early morning light Only whets our appetite This will be another sleepless night
Hold me, while the moon shines in through the window Let your love flow Hold me, we can orchestrate love's scenario with the radio
Still it looks like another sleepless night Oh but darlin', that's alright Just as long as you are holdin' me tight
Hold me, while the moon shines ...
Still it looks like another sleepless night Oh but darlin', that's alright Just as long as you are holdin' me tight Makin' love 'till the early morning light Only wets our appetite This will be another sleepless night
Debajo De Mi Almohada Composer(s): Miguel Gallardo Performer(s): Miguel Gallardo
Debajo de mi almohada vivirán todas mis cosas mis lágrimas, mi alegría mi sed, mi miedo y mis bromas mi fe, mi ayer, mi esperanza mis espinas y mis rosas Debajo de mi almohada volarán todos mis sueños y alcanzaré las estrellas con sólo estirar mis dedos y subiré hasta la luna como si fuera en un cuento Debajo de mi almohada dormirá sólo tu nombre y aquella noche de amor que me convertiste en hombre Debajo de mi almohada enterraré mis fracasos mi miseria y mi tristeza mi injusticia y mi pasado el otoño de mi vida y un amor que me hizo daño Debajo de mi almohada la muerte me esperara a que me sienta cansado y me olvide despertar
Another Sleep Song Composer(s): Graham Nash Performer(s): Crosby, Stills & Nash
All I need is someone to awaken me much of me has gone to sleep and I'm afraid to wake up shake me by the shoulder if I'm lying with you now when I talk about the time I sleep away when it's hard to face the day When I think of all the love that's taken me how much do I get to keep and much should I give up? shake me by the shoulder if I'm lying to you now I'm listening to the lies inside my head who can hurt you in your bed?
Fear of other people is a thing I hate I travel in a bubble and I can't relate Something is happening to my head I don't want to hurt you but I never heard a word you said
Has this empty hollow heart forsaken me? I wonder if I'll ever get to feel like I did before I grew up shake me by the shoulder if I'm lying with you now There is no time to waste another day 'Cause we watch them fly away
Death Cab For Cutie
Composer(s): Vivian Stanshall - Neil Innes
Performer(s): The Bonzo Dog Band
That night Cutie called a cab, uh huh huh (baby don't do it) She left her East Side room so drab uh huh huh (baby don't do it) She went out on the town Knowin' it would make her lover frown (Death-cab for Cutie) (Death-cab for Cutie) Someone's gonna make you pay your fare
The cab was racin' through the night, mm mm mm (baby don't do it) His eyes in the mirror, keepin' Cutie in sight, uh huh huh (baby don't do it) When he saw Cutie, it gave him a thrill Don't you know, baby curves can kill (Death-cab for Cutie) (Death-cab for Cutie) Someone's gonna make you pay your fare
Cutie, don't you play with fate Don't leave your lover alone If you go out on this date His heart will turn to stone
Bad girl, Cutie, what have you done, uh huh huh (baby don't do it) Slippin' slidin' down-a Highway 31, mm mm mm (baby don't do it) The traffic lights changed from green to red They tried to stop but they both wound up dead (Death-cab for Cutie) (Death-cab for Cutie) Someone's gonna make you pay your fare Someone's gonna make you pay your fare Someone's gonna make you pay your fare Someone's gonna make you pay your fare Aaaahh oooo....
Another Saturday Night In Heaven Composer(s): Dion DiMucci - Neal Robert Joseph - William J. Tuohy Performer(s): Dion
Joshua sails with Jonah in Noah's Ark Stephen winks and shows his victory sign Joseph sports his many-coloured coat Job, he takes it one day at a time Simon Peter has to check his sword Here in heaven, peace will reign supreme John the Baptist raises mankind's flag Brother Daniel, He recites his dream
(Chorus)
Another Saturday night In heaven Whenever eight-thirty rolls around The years of talent have assembled As the angels gather all around Another Saturday night in heaven The legends of a lifetime are Common men before our Father He's the only real Superstar The children run to take the front row seats David tunes up his guitar Gabriel stands behind a golden horn Solomon signals for the band to start Mary loves to serve the family there Rachael, she's painting a passing cloud James and John sing a brand new sung Matthew Is smiling to the crowd
(Chorus)
Moses spins a tale of the good old days Abraham tells Sarah one he's heard Elizabeth prances in a pantomime St. Paul recites the sacred word Jonathan and Samson tip their baseball caps Timothy is dancing on the lawn Thomas tells them all to plan it one more time Elijah snaps his fingers and he's gone
Death Of An Unpopular Poet Composer(s): Jimmy Buffett Performer(s): Jimmy Buffett
I once knew a poet Who lived before his time He and his dog Spooner Would listen while he'd rhyme Words to make ya happy Words to make you cry Then one day the poet suddenly did die
But he left behind a closet Filled with verse and rhyme And through some strange transaction One was printed in the Times And everybody's searchin' For the king of undergound Well they found him down in Florida With a tombstone for a crown
Everybody knows a line From his book that cost four ninety-nine I wonder if he knows he's doin' Quite this fine
'Cause his books are all best sellers And his poems were turned to song Had his brother on a talk show Though they never got along And now he's called immortal Yes he's even taught in school They say he used his talents A most proficient tool
But he left all of his royalties To Spooner his ol' hound Growin' old on steak and bacon In a doghouse ten feet 'round And everybody wonders Did he really lose his mind No he was just a poet who lived before his time He was just a poet who lived before his time
Glad To Know You Composer(s): Ian Dury - Chaz Jankel Performer(s): Chaz Jankel; Kitty Grant
You wander in upon my life and haven't lost me yet Said the turkey to the carving knife "What you give is what you get" A fresh and mildly summers day, we thought would never end Said the bloodhound to the stack of bay "I thought you were my friend"
I thought you were my friend Glad to know you, and our way of welcome Pleased to meet you
We laugh and cry as lovers will And howl at many moons Said the waiter as he wrote the bill "Please return the spoons" As hand in hand we wander on Through life's own wondrous maze Said Robin Hood to Little John "There must be other ways"
There must be other ways Glad to know you, a way of saying welcome Pleased to meet you Pleased to meet you
We rest and kissed and talked and strolled and buried precious idle Said knife and fork to sausage roll "It's prickly in the middle" And thus it seems come rain and shine, the patience still unfolds Said the piker upon the Anglers Line "I wish that I'd been told"
I wish that I'd been told Glad to know you, and your very welcome Pleased to meet you
I wish that I'd been told Glad to know you, and your very welcome Pleased to meet you
I wish that I'd been told Glad to know you, our way of saying welcome Pleased to meet you Pleased to meet you
I wish that I'd been told Glad to know you, and our way of welcome
Death Of A Salesman
Composer(s): Saul Broudy - Steve Burgh - Steve Goodman - Jeff Gutcheon - Lew London - Jim Rothermel
Performer(s): Steve Goodman
A traveling salesman stopped for gas, as it was getting late He sure was getting tired, and it was snowing on the Interstate He says, "Will you fill her up, my friend, and see if my oil's alright And do you know a place where a tired-out traveling man might spend the night?"
The attendant winked at him and says, "I'll bet you've been around Well the man who puts up lodgers here is known as Farmer Brown You'll find him in that old stone house that's just at the edge of town And he has a fifteen-year-old daughter who likes to fool around"
The salesman winked right back at him and a smile came to his lips He paid for the gas and the oil and then he gave that man a tip He started out and pushed that old gas pedal down to the floor He was off like a bat and in nothing flat he was at the farmer's door
The door opened up and a beautiful girl says, "Won't you come on it?" That traveling salesman's tongue was hanging out like Rin-Tin-Tin "That old gas station attendant said I would find you here And do you have a suitable room you could rent to me, my dear?"
"Alas, kind sir, I'm sorry but the last one's gone, you see So if you want to spend the night, you'll have to sleep with me" He says, "How fortuitous, my pretty little miss!" And he throws his arms around her and he gives that girl a kiss
Now her warm and tender ruby lips he scarcely could believe And he never saw the hammer she had hidden up her sleeve She said, "I'm geting sleepy. It's time to go to bed" And as they turned to climb the stairs she whupped him on the head
The very next day, the salesman's car, with brand new license plates Was sitting at Farmer Brown's Gas Station out on the Interstate So all you traveling salesmen who might be passing through Better watch your step or the traveling salesman joke will be on you!
Another Saturday Night Composer(s): Sam Cooke First release by: Sam Cooke - 1963 Covered by multiple other artists
Another Saturday night, and I ain't got nobody I got some money 'cause I just got paid Now how I wish I had someone to talk to I'm in an awful way
I got in town a month ago I've see a lot of girls since then If I could see 'em I could get 'em But as yet I've haven't met 'em That's why I'm in the shape I'm in
Another Saturday night, and I ain't got nobody I got some money 'cause I just got paid Now how I wish I had someone to talk to I'm in an awful way
Another fellow told me he had a sister who looked just fine Instead of being my deliverance she had a strange resemblance to a cat named Frankenstein Another Saturday night, and I ain't got nobody I got some money 'cause I just got paid Now how I wish I had someone to talk to I'm in an awful way
It's hard on a fella' when he don't know his way around If I don't find me a honey to help me spend my money I'm gonna' have to blow this town
Another Saturday night, and I ain't got nobody I got some money 'cause I just got paid Now how I wish I had someone to talk to I'm in an awful way
Death Cell Blues Composer(s): Blind Willie McTell Performer(s): Blind Willie McTell
They got me 'cused for murder and I haven't even harmed a man They got me 'cused for murder but I haven't even harmed a man They got me charged with burglin' and I haven't even raised my hand
The judge won't give me no fine The judge won't give me no fine Ain't but one thing could release me and that's so far beside
I'll have to give you my number, 5994 I'll have to give your my number, 5994 Because I'll be there forever, I've have no other place to go
They got me 'cused for forging and I can't even write my name Well they got me 'cused of forging and I can't even write my name And my eyes still don't miss, my baby left my poor heart in pain My baby left my heart in pain
You Composer(s): Phil Cody - Neil Sedaka Performer(s): Neil Sedaka
I'm in love with you, each and every day And I can't remember my life another way!
Like a child hangin' on the tremblin' hands Snuggled in against the cold, I know The world turns left to right The best part of my life is you!
Like a gentle breath of hope in the night You bring my little secret longings to light! Ooh, nobody can make it happen like you Nobody but you!
Promises may break and the sky might fall Love may last for ever, or maybe not at all!
Like a shell tumblin' upon the tide A kid upon a giddy ride That's me! At home or out to sea I always want to be With you!
Like a gentle breath of hope in the night You bring my little secret longings to light! Ooh, nobody can make it happen like you Nobody but you!
Like a child hangin' on the tremblin' hands Snuggled in against the cold, I know The world turns left to right The best part of my life is you!
Like a gentle breath of hope in the night You bring my little secret longings to light! Ooh, nobody can make it happen like you Nobody but you! Nobody but you!
Dearly Beloved
Composer(s): Jerome Kern - Johnny Mercer
Performer(s): Fred Astaire
and multiple other artists
Tell me that it's true Tell me you agree I was meant for you You were meant for me
Dearly beloved, how clearly I see Somewhere in Heaven you were fashioned for me Angel eyes knew you, angel voices led me to you Nothing could save me, fate gave me a sign I know that I'll be yours come shower or shine So I say merely, dearly beloved be mine
Dearie
Composer(s): Bob Hilliard - Dave Mann
Performer(s): Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae
and multiple other artists
(Both) Dearie, do you remember when we
(Jo) Waltzed to the Sousa band My wasn't the music grand
(Both) Chowder parties down by the seashore Every Fourth of July, test your memory My Dearie
(Jo) Do you recall when Henry Ford couldn't even fix The running board under a Chandler six
(Both) Dearie, life was cheery In the good old days gone by
(Jo) Do you remember?
(Gordon) Uh huh!
(Jo) Well if you remember
(Gordon) Wonderful!
(Jo) Well Dearie, you're much older than I
(Gordon) What? Hey, wait a minute Honey, I just got a long memory that's all
(Both) Dearie, do you remember when we
(Gordon) Stayed up all night to get Pittsburgh on a crystal set
(Both) Keystone movies, Coogan and Chaplin Mad you laugh and then cry
(Gordon) Test your memory, my Dearie Do you recall when Orville Wright flew at Kittyhawk But take it from me I would rather walk
(Both) Dearie, life was cheery In the good old days gone by Do you remember
(Jo) Uh huh!
(Gordon) Well if you remember
(Jo) Well?
(Gordon) Well, Dearie, you're much older than I
(Jo) Ha Ha! I'll kill you
(Both) Dearie, do you remember how they
(Gordon) Loved Harry Lauder's act
(Jo) My wasn't the Palace packed
(Both) Jenny Lind presented by Barnum Sang her sweet lullaby Test your memory my Dearie
(Jo) Chicago all in flames Sure caused a terrific row
(Gordon) They blamed it on Mrs. O'Leary's cow
(Both) Dearie, life was cheery In the good old days gone by Do you remember? Well if you remember Well, Dearie, you're much older than Quite a bit older than You're older than I
Another Rainy Day In New York City Composer(s): Eric Faulkner - Stuart "Woody" Wood Performer(s): Bay City Rollers
Listen to the radio A voice on the early show says I'm not alone It's just another rainy day in New York City And the rain comes pouring down Like early morning strangers we had nothing left to say but "See you round"
And I think of the night when it all felt so right How was I supposed to know? Now your feeling's gone 'cos when I call on the phone You told the operator say "Sorry, no-one's home"
It's another rainy day in New York City At night those city lights they sure look pretty I held my candle to the wind and watched my dreams just sail away With another rainy day in New York City
To think that only yesterday Life was such an easy game that I could play Now it's another rainy day in New York City And the rain comes pouring down
So I'm on my own and the radio says That the sun ain't gonna shine With the words you said spinnin' round in my head You know I can't find a way to get you out of my mind.
It's another rainy day in New York City At night those city lights they sure look pretty I held my candle to the wind and watched my dreams just sail away With another rainy day in New York City
It's another rainy day in New York City At night those city lights they sure look pretty ...
Dearest Darling
Composer(s): Dick Robertson - James Cavanaugh - Frank Weldon
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra
Dearest darling I'm writing you today I'm writing you to say how much I love you, love you How I miss you since you went away Each night in ev'ry dream I'm dreaming of you Ev'ry minute brings you nearer Soon I'll hold you close to me Sweetheart when we get together Oh, what a day that will be Dearest darling I'm closing with a kiss And please remember this I'll always love you