Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Let's Turn Out The Lights ((French & Spanish Versions: Éteins La Lumière (Charles Aznavour); Apaga La Luz (Charles Aznavour)) Composer(s): Joel Hirschhorn - Al Kasha Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Turn out the lights, we don't have to see Let the darkness watch, over you and me We don't need a light, just the flame within It burns for us now, right beneath the skin
Turn out the lights, the darkness is our friend It helps when we dream, and when we pretend My finger will trace, every wwinding curve Follow every line, every pulsing nerve
No one's in the street, no one walks the hall We can watch our shadows moving on the wall In tender silence, with the curtains drawn We can keep on making love until the dawn
Turn out the lights (Turn out the lights) Talk without sound Won't you stay all night (All night) Spin the world around (Spin the world around) My river is dry, fill it with your touch Let's turn out the light, I want you so much
(Let's turn out the lights) No one's in the street, no one walks the hall We can watch our shadows moving on the wall In tender silence, with the curtains drawn We can keep on making love until the dawn
Turn out the lights (Turn out the lights) Oh, talk without sound Won't you stay all night (Stay all night) Spin the world around (Spin the world around) My river is dry, fill it with your touch Let's turn out the lights, I want you so much
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? Composer(s): Edgar "Yip" Harburg; Jay Gorney Performer(s): Bing Crosby
They used to tell me I was building a dream And so I followed the mob When their was earth to plow or guns to bear I was always their right on the job
They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead Why should I be standing in line Just waiting for bread?
Once I built a railroad, I made it run Made it race against time Once I built a railroad, now it's done Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower up to the sun Brick and rivet and lime Once I built a tower, now it's done Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell Full of that Yankee-Doodly-dum Half a million boots went sloggin' through Hell And I was the kid with the drum
Say, don't you remember, they called me "Al" It was "Al" all the time Why don't you remember, I'm your pal Say buddy, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits, ah gee we looked swell Full of that Yankee-Doodly-dum Half a million boots went sloggin' through Hell And I was the kid with the drum
Oh, say, don't you remember, they called me "Al" It was "Al" all the time Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal Buddy, can you spare a dime?
Apaga La Luz ((English & French Versions: Let's Turn Out The Lights (Charles Aznavour); Éteins La Lumière (Charles Aznavour)) Composer(s): Charles Aznavour Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Apaga la luz jazmín y clavel mis brazos en cruz sueñan con tu piel detén el reloj ven cerca de mí solos tú y yo es mejor así
Apaga la luz y en la oscuridad de tu juventud dáme la verdad yo sé que París duerme sin temor mientras vis a vis arde nuestro amor tu mirar de raza me iluminará y un herén la casa nos parecerá y con ciego anhelo yo te buscaré y en tu negro pelo me reclinaré
Apaga la luz yo te haré saber en esta quietud todo mi querer y con frenesí loco de emoción voy hacer de ti mi mejor canción
Apaga la luz es mas prudencial que la noche azul fuera del cristal se llegue a morir de curiosidad por no descubrir nuestra soledad
Apaga la luz sin vacilación y sin inquietud a mi corazón yo me he de sentir lleno de ansiedad tu sangre latir de felicidad si de madrugada tiemblas de pavor yo me ire al lado te daré valor y la sed ardiente de mi gran amor calmaré la fuente de tu boca en flor
Apaga la luz jazmín y clavel mis brazos en cruz sueñan con tu piel apaga la luz sal de juventud
Apaga la luz solos yo y tú apaga la luz solos yo y tú apaga la luz solos yo y tú apaga la luz
Brother, Brother Composer(s): Carole King Originally performed by: Carole King Covered by: The Isley Brothers; Esther Phillips
Oh, brother, brother, brother I know you've been layin back a long time But I love you like no other Oh, brother of mine
I've been watching everything you do And I've been wishing only good for you All you've got to do is just want it to And it's gonna - it's gonna come to you
Oh, brother, brother, brother I know you've been hangin' on a long time But I love you like no other Oh, brother of mine
You have always been so good to me And though you didn't always talk to me There wasn't much my lovin' eyes could not see and I don't believe you need all your misery
Oh, brother, brother, brother I know you've been hangin' on a long time You know I love you like no other Oh, brother, brother, brother
Let's Turkey Trot Composer(s): Carole King - Gerry Goffin Performer(s): Little Eva; Jan & Dean; Today's Sounds
Gobbididily gobbididily Gobbididily gobbididily
Come on let's Turkey Trot Let's get it while its hot This dance is really fine {It shouldn't take much time}? My grandmother taught this dance to me She did it at the turn of the Century Yeah yeah yeah yeah Come on let's turkey trot
People may say your some kind of a nut When you're lifting your knees and you start to strut But if your really want to get out of a rut Do some turkey trotton' and all your cares will be forgotten
Come on let's Turkey Trot Let's give it all we got And when the dance is through I'll trot some Turkey with you
Oh we're gonna do the Turkey Trot again Just like they did it back in 1910 Yeah yeah yeah yeah Come on and Turkey Trot
Gobbididly gobbididly
Oh we're gonna do the Turkey Trot again Just like they did it back in 1910 Yeah yeah yeah yeah Come on and Turkey Trot And give it all we got You'll never want to stop
Brother Where You Bound Composer(s): Rick Davies Performer(s): Supertramp
There's a red cloud hanging over us And it's so big and it's gonna burst All you people with your heads in the ground Hey brother, where you bound?
And they're no good and they're everywhere Try to tell you, but you just don't care Try to hear you but you don't make a sound Hey brother, where you bound? Hey brother, where you bound?
And you don't know what they're gonna do And you don't know how they feel And you don't know what they're tellin' you Is it a lie or is it real And the next thing that you know is That they walk out on the deal
And the message that they're giving you Is the same old alibi If you don't quite see their point of view Then they treat you like a spy And the phone rings and you disappear In the middle of the night
Can't you see they're on the move Don't know what you're trying to prove But you sit there oh so cool Like they never broke no rules
And the cat flies and the crow walks And the ghost dies and the sow talks And they tell us that they'll be good as gold B'lieve nothing that you're told Hey brother, where's your soul?
Make a move in one direction Try to make some compromise But they greet you with rejection Makin' out you're tellin' lies Then they turn around and tell you Better get down from the sky
For the sake of all that's holy Listen good to what I say I can feel them all around me They could be here any day But you act like you don't know me Why d' you look at me that way
If there's one thing that is clear We gotta get away from here We've gotta leave this place It's just a hopeless case Ain't no one else to blame We're gonna lose this game
Hey brother get off my back I gotta tell you, you're way off the track They got a hatred deep down inside Ain't gonna let them take me alive I'm gonna burn them down, just wait and see Ain't gonna let them walk over me Boy you ain't got no heart and soul And your mind is weak and your blood's runnin' cold
You better move, you better hide They're gettin' in, they're gettin' inside If you get caught you better know They're gonna reap, you're gonna sow Don't be a fool, we gotta go Ain't no place safe for us to stay We better move on, we better move on
Let's Think About Living Composer(s): Boudleaux Bryant Performer(s): Bob Luman and multiple other artists
In every other song that I've heard lately Some fellow gets shot And his baby and his best friend both die with him As likely as not In half of the other songs Some Cat's crying, or ready to die We've lost most all of our happy people And I'm wondering why
Let's think about living Let's think about loving Let's think about the whoopin' and hoppin And the boppin' and the lovie, lovie dovin' Let's forget about the whinin' and the cryin' And the shootin' and the dying And the fellow with the switchblade knife Let's think about living Let's think about life
We lost old Marty Robbins Down in old El Paso a little while back And now Miss Patti Page, or one of them Is a-wearing black Cathy's Clown has Don and Phil Where they feel like a-they could die If we keep on a-losin' our singers like that I'll be the only one you can buy
Let's think about living Let's think about loving Let's think about the whoopin' and hoppin And the boppin' and the lovie, lovie dovin' Let's forget about the whinin' and the cryin' And the shootin' and the dying And the fellow with the switchblade knife Let's think about living Let's think about life
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show Composer(s): Neil Diamond Originally performed by: Neil Diamond Covered by various other artists
Hot August night And the leaves hanging down And the grass on the ground smelling sweet Move up the road To the outside of town And the sound of that good gospel beat Sits a ragged tent Where there ain't no trees And that gospel group Telling you and me
It's Love Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show Pack up the babies Grab the old ladies Everyone goes Everyone knows Brother Love's show
Room gets suddenly still And when you'd almost bet You could hear yourself sweat, he walks in Eyes black as coal And when he lifts his face Every ear in the place is on him
Starting soft and slow Like a small earthquake And when he lets go Half the valley shakes
It's Love, Love Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show Pack up the babies Grab the old ladies Everyone goes Everyone knows Brother Love's show
Sermon
Take my hand in yours Walk with me this day In my heart, I know I will never stray Halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle
It's Love, Love Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show Pack up the babies Grab the old ladies Everyone goes Everyone knows Brother Love's show Amen
Let's Talk It Over Composer(s): Ian MacMillan Performer(s): Blue
As I sit here in my loneliness Waiting for a friend to come, come to me I remember days of happiness And the way it used to be
All the emptiness you left behind And the lonely tears I've cried, tried to hide When you know I'm only trying to find What I thought I had inside
Don't say it's over Don't let it go Let's talk it over There's something I don't know
But now I realise I lost a friend I should have known when it went wrong long ago I just find it hard to understand The way you let me know
Don't say it's over Don't let it go Let's talk it over There's something I don't know Don't say it's over Don't let it go Let's talk it over There's something you should know
Brother Louie French Title: Dis-Lui Pour Moi Composer(s): Erroll Brown; Anthony Wilson Originally performed by: Hot Chocolate Covered by various other artists
She was black as the night Louie was whiter than white Danger, danger when you taste brown sugar Louie fell in love overnight Nothing bad, it was good Louie had the best girl he could When she took him home To meet her mama and papa Louie knew just where he stood Louie Louie Louie, Louie Louie Louie Louie Louie Louie Louie, Louie Louie you're gonna cry There he stood in the night Knowing what's wrong from what's right He took her home to meet his mama and papa Man, he had a terrible fright Louie nearly caused a scene Wishin' it was a dream Ain't no diff'rence between black and white Brothers, you know what I mean Louie Louie Louie
Brother Heart Composer(s): Gary Kemp Performer(s): Gary Kemp
When the colours of life seep out of your day and the truth that was standing is now crumbling away when the question is why does it spread like disease? And your rivers run dry, but youre sunk to your knees
When the sun brings the priest running over the fields and youre sick to your soul of the lies and the deals When the moon brings the bleeding of a town in its fate and theres no room for dreaming in the shelter of faith Oh, beat again brother heart, beat again brother heart
When the lines of partition slash a scar through your breed and the mouths of agreement are all muted by greed When the lie of the land rolls into your night look into your soul and look for the light Oh, beat again brother heart, beat again brother heart
Fly the wings of hope, take the branch to the dove change the story line, find the truth up above but when God seems to sleep and misses your life and your prayers fall to earth like shells in the night let your broken heart weep and bleed for whats right look into your soul and look for the light Oh, beat again brother heart, beat again brother heart Oh, beat again brother heart, beat again brother heart
Let's Take The Long Way Home Composer(s): Harold Arlen - Johnny Mercer Performer(s): Bing Crosby and multiple other artists
Lets take the long way home Lets look for the long way home And on the way, lets pretend That this wonderful night wont end Through Asia would be much too soon Well circle once around the moon Our dream boat will carry us across the foam
Well take the long way, make sure its the wrong way Lets take the long was home Shall we fly through the night Shall we dream as we go? See the star on your right See the farm down below? The whole trip it appears Only takes a million years If youre in the mood to roam Then lets take the long way home
Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk Composer(s): Irving Berlin Performer(s): Eddie Albert & Allyn McLerie and multiple other artists
Some couples go for a buggy ride when they start caring a lot Others will bicycle side by side out to some romantic spot But when you haven't a sou, there's only one thing to do....
Let's take an old fashioned walk, I'm just bursting with talk What a tale could be told if we went for an old fashioned walk Let's take a stroll through the park, down a lane where it's dark And a heart that's controlled may relax on an old fashioned walk
I know for a couple who seem to be miles apart There's nothing like walking and having a heart-to-heart I know a girl who declined, couldn't make up her mind She was wrapped up and sold, coming home from an old fashioned walk
I used to dream of a millionaire, handsome and rich from the States Taking me out for a breath of air, saying, "The carriage awaits" But since you haven't a sou and I have nothing to do....
Let's take an old fashioned walk, I'm just bursting with talk What a tale could be told if we went for an old fashioned walk Let's take a stroll through the park, down a lane where it's dark And a heart that's controlled may relax on an old fashioned walk
I know for a couple who seem to be miles apart There's nothing like walking and having a heart-to-heart I know a girl who declined, couldn't make up her mind She was wrapped up and sold, coming home from an old fashioned walk
Let's Have A Georgia Honeymoon Composer(s): Carter Benson - Bobby Lee
When I hear those wedding chimes It makes me think of happy times Let me take you, glad they'll make you Way down in Savannah town Honey pack your trunk and things Let's go price some diamond rings Just received the word today Listen what the home folk says
Dear, the roses are a bloom I can smell their sweet perfume Birds are singing, bells are ringing Here's the message that they bring Love me honey, love me long Life with you is like a song Let me rest up on your breast down in Dixie Loving nest
Come down, why don't you Come down Why don't you Come on down to old Savannah Be there, oh honey see there old Aunt Mandy in her red bandanna When the preacher joins you hand in hand They're going to serenade you with a big brass band Come down, why don't you come down Let's have a Georgia Honeymoon
Brooklyn Roads Composer(s): Neil Diamond Performer(s): Neil Diamond; Jane Olivor
If I close my eyes I can almost hear my mother Callin', "Neil, go find your brother Daddy's home, and it's time for supper Hurry on"
And I see two boys Racin' up two flights of staircase Squirmin' into Papa's embrace And his whiskers warm on their face Where's it gone Oh, where's it gone
Two floors above the butcher First door on the right Life filled to the brim As I stood by my window And I looked out of those Brooklyn roads
I can still recall The smells of cookin' in the hallways Rubbers drying in the doorways And report cards I was always Afraid to show
Mama'd come to school And as I'd sit there softly crying Teacher'd say, "He's just not trying He's got a good head if he'd apply it" But you know yourself It's always somewhere else
I built me a castle With dragons and kings And I'd ride off with them As I stood by my window And looked out on those Brooklyn roads
Thought of going back But all I'd see are stranger's faces And all the scars that love erases But as my mind walks through thoses places I'm wonderin' What's come of them
Does some other young boy Come home to my room Does he dream what I did As he stands by my window And looks out on those Brooklyn roads
Let's Take A Walk Around The Block Composer(s): Harold Arlen - Ira Gerswin - E.Y. Harburg First performance/First recording by: Dixie Dunbar & Earl Oxford - 1934/Richard Himber & His Orch. - 1934 Covered by multiple other artists
I never traveled further North Than old Van Courtland Park And never further South than the aquarium I've seen the charm of Jersey City But first let me remark I saw it from the empire state solarium
But we've been putting nickels In the postal savings bank And when those nickels pile up We can toddle off in swank And I don't mean an ordinary cook's tour I mean a cabin de-luxe tour
Someday we'll go places New lands and new faces The day we quit punching the clock The future looks pleasant But at present Let's take a walk around the block
You're just the companion I want at Grand Canyon for throwing old blades down the rock The money we have`ll go for travel Meantime, let's walk around the block
Gangway, we'll begin When our, ship comes in I'll sit on your lap All over the map
To London in May time To Venice in play time To Paris in time for a frock To Boston in bean time Darling, meantime Let's take a walk around the block
In Winter at Christmas We'll visit the isthmus And see how they lock up a lock And then in Caracas, on a jackass We'll take a ride around the block
We'll keep to our promise To visit St. Thomas And then at Jamaica we'll dock The prospect is thrilling Still I am willing Just now to walk around the block
Onward, to Cathay Then to Mandalay Boom on to Bangkok Perhaps Vladivostok
We'll send the folks cables Accumulate labels Buy souvenirs till we're in hock But since we are flat in old Manhattan Let's take a walk around the block
Tiens Bon ((Adapted from: Let's Hang On! (by The Four Seasons) - 1965)) Composer(s): Bob Crewe - Sandy Linzer - Denny Randell - Jacques Chaumelle Performer(s): Richard Anthony - 1966
Pourquoi ces larmes dans tes yeux Et que veut dire cet adieu? Écoute-moi
Si tu veux que notre amour Soit plus fort de jour en jour Laisse-moi sécher tes larmes Tiens bon, tiens bon, tiens bon Et nous gagnerons
As-tu jamais pensé que sur la Terre Des millions de gens resteront solitaires? (Pense à eux) Ils vivront sans amour (Pense à eux) Jusqu'à leur dernier jour
Lorsque la vie t'apporte quelques fleurs Souviens-toi de ceux qui n'ont rien dans le cur (Pense à eux) Ceux-là préfèrent l'argent (Pense à eux) Au moindre sentiment Tiens bon, tiens bon, baby
Si tu veux que notre amour Soit plus fort de jour en jour Laisse-moi sécher tes larmes Tiens bon, tiens bon, tiens bon Et nous gagnerons
Il y a des gens qui s'aiment plus que nous Mais que le destin sépare tout à coup (Pense à eux) Leur amour est si fort (Pense à eux) Qu'ils choisissent la mort
Qu'avons-nous fait de mieux dans notre vie Pour qu'à tout jamais la chance les oublie? (C'est pour eux) Nous devons chaque jour (Oui, pour eux) Mériter cet amour Tiens bon, tiens bon, baby
Si tu veux que notre amour Soit plus fort de jour en jour Laisse-moi sécher tes larmes Tiens bon, tiens bon, tiens bon Et nous gagnerons
Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me) Composer(s): Walter Becker; Donald Fagen Performer(s): Steely Dan; Sara Isaksson
A race of angels Bound with one another A dish of dollars Laid out for all to see A tower room at Eden Rock His golf at noon for free Brooklyn owes the charmer Under me
His lady's aching To bring a body down She daily preaches On where she wants to be An evening with a movie queen A face we all have seen Brooklyn owes the charmer Under me
A case of aces Done up loose for dealing A piece of island cooling in the sea The whole of time we gain or lose And power enough to choose Brooklyn owes the charmer Under me