Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Like A Rock ((French Version: Comme Un Roc (by Johnny Hallyday) - 1996)) Composer(s): Bob Seger First release by: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - 1986 Covered by multiple other artists
Stood there boldly Sweatin' in the sun Felt like a million Felt like number one The height of summer I'd never felt that strong Like a rock
I was eighteen Didn't have a care Working for peanuts Not a dime to spare But I was lean and Solid everywhere Like a rock
My hands were steady My eyes were clear and bright My walk had purpose My steps were quick and light And I held firmly To what I felt was right Like a rock
Like a rock, I was strong as I could be Like a rock, nothin' ever got to me Like a rock, I was something to see Like a rock
And I stood arrow straight Unencumbered by the weight Of all these hustlers and their schemes I stood proud, I stood tall High above it all I still believed in my dreams
Twenty years now Where'd they go? twenty years I don't know sit and I wonder sometimes Where they've gone
And sometimes late at night When I'm bathed in the firelight The moon comes callin' a ghostly white And I recall recall
Like a rock. standin' arrow straight Like a rock, chargin' from the gate Like a rock, carryin' the weight Like a rock
Lihe a rock, the sun upon my skin Like a rock, hard against the wind Like a rock, I see myself again Like a rock
Button Up Your Overcoat Composer(s): Buddy DeSylva; Lew Brown; Ray Henderson Originally performed by: Jack Haley & Zelma O'Neal Made famous by: Helen Kane Covered by various other artists
Listen, big boy Now that you got me made Goodness, but I'm afraid Somethin's gonna happen to you! Listen, big boy You gotta be hooked, and how I would die if I should lose you now!
Button up your overcoat When the wind is free Oh, take good care of yourself You belong to me!
Eat an apple every day Get to bed by three Oh, take good care of yourself You belong to me!
Be careful crossing streets, ooh-ooh Cut out sweets, ooh-ooh Lay off meat, ooh-ooh You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!
Wear your flannel underwear When you climb a tree Oh, take good care of yourself You belong to me!
Button up your overcoat When the wind is free Oh, take good care of yourself You belong to me!
When you sass a traffic cop Use diplomacy Just take good care of yourself You belong to me!
Beware of frozen funds, ooh-ooh Stocks and bonds, ooh-ooh Dockside thugs, ooh-ooh You'll get a pain and ruin your bankroll!
Keep the spoon out of your cup When you're drinking tea Oh, take good care of yourself You belong to me!
Don't sit on hornet's tails, ooh-ooh! Or on nails, ooh-ooh! Or third rails, ooh-ooh! You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!
Keep away from bootleg hooch When you're on a spree Oh, take good care of yourself You belong to me!
Comme Un Roc ((Adapted from: Like A Rock (by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band) - 1986)) Composer(s): Bob Seger - Philippe Labro Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday - 1996
J'étais jeune J'avais pas 20 ans J'étais increvable J'avais tout mon temps J'avais toute ma force On ne pouvait pas me bouger Comme un roc
J'avais 20 ans Les choses étaient claires J'ai trouvé une femme Une femme que j'aimais Y avait pas de mystère Un amour très fort Comme roc
Les deux mains valides Tranquilles et solides J'avais tout construit Dans ma vie Y avait toi et moi Je me tenais tout droit Comme un roc
Comme un roc J'avais confiance en la vie Comme un roc Il pouvait rien m'arriver Comme un roc C'était parti pour durer Comme un roc
Et je criais mon espoir de réussir Ne pas mentir ni tromper ni blesser J'étais fier j'étais fort Je défiais la mort Comme un roc Oh, je croyais à tous mes rêves
Comme un roc
J'avais 20 ans Les choses étaient claires J'ai trouvé une femme Une femme que j'aimais Y avait pas de mystère Un amour très fort Comme un roc
Comme un roc J'avais confiance en la vie Comme un roc Il pouvait rien m'arriver Comme un roc C'était parti pour durer Comme un roc
Comme un roc Je criais mon espoir Comme un roc Je défiais la mort Oh, comme un roc Je croyais à tous mes rêves Comme un roc
Comme un roc J'avais confiance en la vie Comme un roc Il pouvait rien m'arriver Comme un roc C'était parti pour durer Comme un roc
Butterscotch Candy And Strawberry Pie Composer(s): Roberts Performer(s): Jack Lewis & The Americans
Butterscotch candy and strawberry pie Gonna love my baby till the day that I die 'Cause of butterscotch candy and strawberry pie Well I met my baby in a goodies shop Sellin' butterscotch candy and soda pop and strawberry pie Now I said, pretty baby I love your eyes But in the back of my mind were those strawberry pies So I said, pretty baby won't you please be mine Butterscotch candy and strawberry pie Gonna love my baby till the day that I die 'Cause of butterscotch candy and strawberry pie Now she said yes and we were wed In a butterscotch church on a strawberry bed In the middle of May on the sunniest day of all Now I'll eat my fill of strawberry pie And butterscotch candy till the day that I die My baby and I gonna have ourselves a ball
Like A Prayer Composer(s): Madonna - Patrick Leonard First release by: Madonna - 1989 Covered by multiple other artists
Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone I hear you call my name And it feels like home
When you call my name it's like a little prayer I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there In the midnight hour I can feel your power Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing I have no choice, I hear your voice Feels like flying I close my eyes, Oh God I think I'm falling Out of the sky, I close my eyes Heaven help me
When you call my name it's like a little prayer I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there In the midnight hour I can feel your power Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
Like a child you whisper softly to me You're in control just like a child Now I'm dancing It's like a dream, no end and no beginning You're here with me, it's like a dream Let the choir sing
When you call my name it's like a little prayer I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there In the midnight hour I can feel your power Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there Just like a muse to me, you are a mystery Just like a dream, you are not what you seem Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there
Just like a prayer, I'll take you there It's like a dream to me
Like A Lover ((Portuguese Version: Cantador (by Patti Cathcart & Tuck Andress) - 1989)) Composer(s): Dorival Caymmi - Nelson Motta - Alan Bergman - Marilyn Bergman First release by: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - 1968 Covered by multiple other artists
Like a lover the morning sun Slowly rises and kisses you awake Your smile is soft and drowsy As you let it play upon your face
Oh, how I dream I might be like the morning sun to you (I might be like the morning sun to you) Like a lover the river wind, sighs and ripples Its fingers through your hair Upon your cheek it lingers And I've never known a sweeter place Oh, how I dream I might be like the river wind to you (I might be like the river wind to you)
How I envy a cup that knows your lips Let it be me, my love And a table that feels your fingertips Let it be me, let me be your love Bring an end to the endless days and nights Without you
Like a lover the velvet moon Shares your pillow and watches while you sleep It's light arrives on tiptoe Gently taking you in its embrace Oh, how I dream I might be like a velvet moon to you (I might be like the velvet moon to you)
Oh, how I dream I might be like a river wind to you (I might be like the river wind to you)
How I envy a cup that knows your lips Let it be me, my love And a table that feels your fingertips Let it be me, let me be your love Bring an end to the endless days and nights Without you
Like a lover the velvet moon Shares your pillow and watches while you sleep Its light arrives on tiptoe Gently taking you in its embrace
Oh, how I dream I might be like a velvet moon to you (I might be like a velvet moon to you) I might be like a velvet moon to you (I might be like a velvet moon to you) I might be like a velvet moon to you (I might be like a velvet moon to you) I might be like a velvet moon to you (I might be like a velvet moon to you) I might be like ...
Buttermilk Boy Composer(s): Steve Marriott Performer(s): Humble Pie
Yeah, she pays no mind to methods you employ She wants a big city man, not a country boy
Go get your long hair cut Scrape the mud off your boots Eh, wash the hell behind those ears Buy yourself some tailored suits
Oh, Buttermilk Boy better gain some pounds Before she lets her knickers down She wants a musclely man all gristle and bone Makes no difference how you strive She couldn't care if you were dead or alive A burly, beefy, strong arm man Is all she cares to meet
Before you ever heard the word guitar Yes, your mother used to see her as a star Yes, she spent her teens? In chauffered limosines And I heard tell you can't get insured For a clapped out '45 drop head Ford
Oh, Buttermilk Boy better gain some pounds Before she lets her knick, knick, knick, knickers down She wants a musclely man all gristle and bone She'll tear you down like a steer comin' through Like I said she ain't no use to you A lumpy hairy mundane brain Is all she cares to make
So let me put you straight, yeah Marry farm-yard Kate Yep, she weighs two hundred pounds its said Oh, she'll keep you warm in bed
Oh, Buttermilk Boy, you better gain some pounds Before she lets her knick, I say, knickers down Well, a musclely man all gristle and bone So you like to think you know where its about But she'll suck you in and then she'll blow you out Yeah, Kate will keep you satisfied Until your dying day
Like A Hurricane Composer(s): Neil Young First release by: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 1977 Covered by multiple other artists
Once I thought I saw you in a crowded, hazy bar dancing on the light from star to star Far across the moon beams I know that's who you are I saw your brown eyes turning once to fire
You are like a hurricane: there's calm in your eye And I'm getting blown away There's somewhere safer where the feelings stay I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
I am just a dreamer, but you are just a dream and you could have been anyone to me Before that moment you touched my lips that perfect feeling when time just slips away between us and our foggy trips
You are like a hurricane: there's calm in your eye And I'm getting blown away There's somewhere safer where the feelings stay I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
You are just a dreamer, and I am just a dream and you could have been anyone to me Before that moment you touched my lips that perfect feeling when time just slips away between us and our foggy trips
You are like a hurricane: there's calm in your eye And I'm getting blown away There's somewhere safer where the feelings stay I wanna love you but I'm getting blown away
Butterfly Baby Composer(s): Appell; Mann Performer(s): Bobby Rydell
Butterfly Baby, lookin' around Flyin' like crazy, all over town Oh you little Butterfly Baby, I'll hang around Hopin' that maybe someday you'll settle down When you're done and there's only one Who will your honey be? Hear my plea, won't you let it be me it better be me! Butterfly Baby, 'bout time you knew I love you like crazy, I love only you Oh you little Butterfly Baby when will you see Butterfly Baby, oooo, you've got a trial with me
When you're done and there's only one Who will your honey be? Hear my plea won't you let it be Me, it better be me! Butterfly Baby, when you are free You'll be my baby, ya, exclusively Oh you little Butterfly Baby, then you will see Butterfly Baby, oooo, you'll only fly with me Wa-ooooo, wa-ooooo Wa-ooooo, wa-ooooo Wa-ooooo, wa-ooooo Wa-ooooo. . . .
Like A Hurricane Composer(s): Michael Clark Performer(s): Marie Osmond
Baby, the girls want to know about you they want to know what you do to make me so crazy 'Cause lately, they see how I've turned around my feet never touch the ground since you've been near me They're asking "Is the boy really that hot?" I tell them yes you are "Can you tell us what the boy's got?" Well, that's kind of hard You see, it's not that easy I know they wouldn't believe me....
'Cause you love me like a hurricane you move me like a drivin' rain strike like lightnin' out of the blue You rock me like an earthquake you roll me like a tidal wave nothin's ever been the same after lovin' you After lovin' you.......
But baby, they didn't believe a word they said that they've never heard of a boy like that That maybe I was stretchin' out the truth tryin' to take them for a fool with a story like that They kept asking "Is the boy really that hot?" I tell them yes you are "Can you tell us what the boy's got?" Well, that's kind of hard You see, it's not that easy I know they wouldn't believe me....
'Cause you love me like a hurricane you move me like a drivin' rain strike like lightnin' out of the blue You rock me like an earthquake you roll me like a tidal wave nothin's ever been the same after lovin' you After lovin' you.......
'Cause you love me like a hurricane you move me like a drivin' rain strike like lightnin' out of the blue You rock me like an earthquake you roll me like a tidal wave nothin's ever been the same after lovin' you
'Cause you love me like a hurricane you move me like a drivin' rain strike like lightnin' out of the blue You rock me like an earthquake you roll me like a tidal wave nothin's ever been the same after lovin' you 'Cause you love me like a hurricane ...
Lights Out Composer(s): Billy Hill Performer(s): Eddy Duchin
Lights out, sweetheart One more perfect day is through Lights out, sweetheart One more perfect dream come true We've reached the hour of parting So kiss me tenderly Lights out, sweetheart Close your eyes and dream of me
Butterfly Dutch Title: Jij Komt Steeds Weer Dichterbij Composer(s): Howard Barnes; Ralph Bernet; Chuck Davidson; Danyel Gérard Originally performed by: Danyel Gérard Covered by various other artists
Fell in love in the wink of an eye With the girl who was called Butterfly She said she loved me so she could not let me go But still I had to say goodbye
Butterfly my Butterfly I'll come home to you one day Butterfly my Butterfly Wait for me don't fly away
Never fly in the heat of the sun Close your wings when the long day is done Stay home and wait for me till I get back And then counting the minutes one by one
Butterfly my Butterfly...
When a man longs to be free He will sail to the end of the sea I won't be gone too long but while I travel on Just close your wings and wait for me
Butterfly my Butterfly... Butterfly my Butterfly...
Butterfly Dutch Title: Jij Komt Steeds Weer Dichterbij Composer(s): Ralph Bernet; Danyel Gérard Originally performed by: Danyel Gérard Covered by various other artists
Tu me dis loin des yeux, loin du cur Tu me dis qu'on oublie le meilleur Malgré les horizons, Je sais qu'elle m'aime encore Cette fille que j'avais surnommée
Butterfly, my Butterfly Dans un mois je reviendrais Butterfly, my Butterfly Près de toi je resterais
L'océan c'est petit, tout petit Pour deux curs où l'amour a grandi Malgré ce que tu dis, Tu vois qu'elle m'aime encore Cette fille que j'avais enlacée
Butterfly, my Butterfly Dans un mois je reviendrais Butterfly, my Butterfly Près de toi je resterais
Notre amour est si grand, oui si grand Que le ciel y tiendrait tout dedans Malgré ce que tu dis, Je sais qu'elle m'aime encore Cette fille que j'avais embrassée
Butterfly, my Butterfly Dans un mois je reviendrais Butterfly, my Butterfly Près de toi je resterais
Butterfly, my Butterfly Dans un mois je reviendrais Butterfly, my Butterfly Près de toi je resterais
Butterfly, my Butterfly Dans un mois je reviendrais Butterfly, my Butterfly Près de toi je resterais
Butterfly, my Butterfly Dans un mois je reviendrais Butterfly, my Butterfly Près de toi je resterais
Lightning's Girl Composer(s): Lee Hazlewood Performer(s): Nancy Sinatra; Lydia Lunch
I've told you that I'm Lightning's girl But you keep hanging 'round If Lightning ever catches you He's got to put you down About six feet!
Stay away from Lightning's girl And this part of town Stay away from Lightning's girl Or he'll put you down...yeah
Better stop your grooving 'round Another rooster's hen If Lightning ever catches you He's got to do you in In about two minutes!
Stay away from Lightning's girl And this part of town Stay away from Lightning's girl Or he'll put you down
Here comes Lightning down the street While you just stand there talking If I were you I'd start to move And tell my story walking About a hundred miles an hour!
Stay away from Lightning's girl And this part of town Stay away from Lightning's girl Or he'll put you down
Stay away from Lightning's g-i-r-l Stay away from Lightning's g-i-r-l Stay away from Lightning's g-i-r-l Stay away from Lightning's g-i-r-l
Butterfly Composer(s): Bernie Lowe; Kal Mann Performer(s): Andy Williams and various other artists
You tell me you love me, you say you'll be true Then you fly around with somebody new But I'm crazy about you, you butterfly
You treat me mean, you're makin' me cry I've made up my mind to tell you goodbye But I'm no good without you, you butterfly
I knew from the first time I kissed you That you were the troublin' kind 'Cause the honey drips from your sweet lips One taste and I'm outta my mind
I love you so much I know what I'll do I'm clippin' your wings, your flyin' is through 'Cause I'm crazy about you, you butterfly
Ooh, I'm crazy about you, you butterfly
Ooh, I can't live without you, you butterfly
I knew from the first time I kissed you That you were the troublin' kind 'Cause the honey that drips from your sweet lips One taste and I'm outta my mind
Ooh, I love you so much I know what I'll do I'm clippin' your wings, your flyin' is through 'Cause I'm crazy about you, you butterfly
Lightning Express Composer(s): Bradley Kincaid Performer(s): The Everly Brothers and multiple other artists
The Lightning Express from the depot so grand Had started out on its way All of the passengers that were on board Seemed to be happy and gay But one little boy, who sat by himself was reading a letter he had You can plainly tell by the look on his face that the contents of it made him sad
The stern old conductor then started his round taking tickets from everyone there And finally reaching the side of the boy he gruffly demanded his fare 'I have no ticket,' the boy then replied 'but I'll pay you back, someday' 'Then I'll put you off at the next stop we make' but he stopped when he heard the boy say
'Please Mr. Conductor, don't put me off of this train The best friend I have in this world, sir is waiting for me in pain Expecting to die any moment, sir and may not live through the day I want to reach home and kiss mother goodbye Before God takes her away'
A girl, sitting near, was heard to exclaim 'If you put him off, it's a shame!' Taking his hat, a collection she made The boy's way was paid on the train 'I'm obliged to you, miss for your kindness to me' 'You're welcome,' she said, 'never fear' Each time the conductor would pass through the car The boy's words would ring in his ear
'Please Mr. Conductor, don't put me off of this train The best friend I have in this world, sir is waiting for me in pain Expecting to die any moment, sir and may not live through the day I want to reach home and kiss mother goodbye
Butterflies In The Rain Composer(s): Sherman Myers; Erell Reaves Performer(s): Ray Noble & Al Bowlly and various other artists
When the rain is pattering helter skelter And the butterflies are caught out in the rain Leafy hollyhocks would murmur come and shelter Until the rainbow shines again
In the heart of every roses apron From the pitter patter pitter pat refrain There's protection from the showers From the sympathetic flowers For the butterflies in the rain
Pretty things, you'll have to fold your wings Waiting for the bright and placid sun showers `Neath the broad protection of the sunflowers Gone the rain, the sky is clear again You can carry on your sweet flirtation With every blushing rose
Lightnin' Strikes Composer(s): Lou Christie - Twyla Herbert First release by: Lou Christie - 1965 Covered by multiple other artists
Listen to me, baby, you got to understand You're old enough to know the makings of a man Listen to me, baby, it's hard to settle down Am I asking too much for you to stick around
Every boy wants a girl He can trust to the very end Baby, that's you Won't you wait but 'til then
When I see lips beggin' to be kissed (Stop!) I can't stop (Stop!) I can't stop myself (Stop! Stop!)
Lightnin's striking again Lightnin's striking again
Nature's takin' over my one-track mind Believe it or not, you're in my heart all the time All the girls are sayin' that you'll end up a fool For the time being, baby, live by the rules
When I settle down I want one baby on my mind Forgive and forget And I'll make up for all lost time
If she's put together fine and she's readin' my mind (Stop!) I can't stop (Stop!) I can't stop myself (Stop! Stop!)
Lightnin's striking again Lightnin's striking again and again and again and again
Lightnin's striking again Lightnin's striking again
There's a chapel in the pines Waiting for us around the bend Picture in your mind Love forever, but 'til then
If she gives me a sign that she wants to make time (Stop!) I can't stop (Stop!) I can't stop myself (Stop! Stop!)
Lightnin's striking again Lightnin's striking again and again and again and again Lightnin's striking again and again and again and again
