Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Islands Composer(s): Robert Fripp; Peter Sinfield Performer(s): King Crimson
Earth, stream and tree encircled by sea Waves sweep the sand from my island My sunsets fade Field and glade wait only for rain Grain after grain love erodes my High weathered walls which fend off the tide Cradle the wind to my island
Gaunt granite climbs where gulls wheel and glide Mournfully glide o'er my island My dawn bride's veil, damp and pale Dissolves in the sun Love's web is spun - cats prowl, mice run Wreathe snatch-hand briars where owls know my eyes Violet skies Touch my island Touch me
Dark harbour quays like fingers of stone Hungrily reach from my island Clutch sailor's words - pearls and gourds Are strewn on my shore Equal in love, bound in circles Earth, stream and tree return to the sea Waves sweep sand from my island, from me
Night Train Composer(s): Rickie Lee Jones Performer(s): Rickie Lee Jones
Here I'm going Walking with my baby in my arms Cuz I am in the wrong end of this eight ball black And the devil, see, he's right behind us And this worker said she's gonna take my little baby My little angel black But they won't getcha Cuz I'm right here witcha On the Night Train
Swing low, Saint Cadillac Tearin' down the alley And I'm reaching so high for ya Don't let 'em take me back Broken like valiums and chumps in the rain That cry and quiver When a Blue Horizon is sleeping in the station With a ticket for a train Surely mine will deliver me there
Here she comes...
I'm safe here with you On the Night Train Oh mamma, mamma Concrete is wheeling by Down at the end of a lullaby On the Night Train
Islands Composer(s): Mike Oldfield Performer(s): Bonnie Tyler
Islands, from the first time we saw We could wait for this moment, like rocks on the shore We can never be closer, somehow For the moment that lasts, is this moment now When the night's on fire, will you keep the candlelight burning? Hold on to your heart's desire (When the night's on fire) When you see one bird into the wind, another one's turning And the two can fly much higher
We are islands, but never too far We are islands And I need your light tonight And I need your light tonight We are islands, but never too far We are islands And I need your light tonight And I need your light tonight
Islands, never been to before And we climb so high to where the wild birds soar There's a new path that we found just today I was lost in the forest and you showed me the way
When the night's on fire, will you keep the candlelight burning? Hold on to your heart's desire (When the night's on fire) When you see one bird into the wind, another one's turning And the two can fly much higher
Night Time Is The Right Time Composer(s): Napoleon Brown; Ozzie Cadena; Lew Herman Performer(s): Ray Charles; and various other artists
You know the night time, darling (night and day) Is the right time (night and day) To be (night and day) With the one you love, now (night and day) Say now oh baby (night and day) When I come home baby, now (night and day) I wanna be with the one I love, now (night and day) You know what I'm thinking of (night and day) I know the night time (night and day, oh) Whoa, is the right time (night and day, oh) To be with the one you love, now (night and day) I said to be with the one you love (night and day) You know my mother, now (night and day) Had to die, now (night and day) Umm, and my father (night and day) Well he broke down and cry (night and day) Whoah! whoa baby (night and day) When I come home baby now (night and day) I want you to hold my hand (night and day) Yeah, tight as you can (night and day) I know the night time (night and day, oh) Whoah is the right time (night and day, oh) To be with the one you love (night and day) You know what I'm thinking of (night and day) Whoah! sing your song, Margie Baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Oh, Baby (night and day) Do I love you? (night and day) No one above you (night and day) Hold me tight (night and day) And make everything all right (night and day) Because the night time (night and day) Oh, is the right time (night and day) To be with the one you love now (night and day) Oh yeah (night and day) Tease me (night and day) Squeeze me (night and day) Leave me (night and day) Ah, don't leave me (night and day) Lawdy baby (night and day) Take my hand, now (night and day) I don't need (night and day) No other man (night and day) Because the night time (night and day) Ow, is the right time (night and day) To be with the one you love (night and day) Oh yeah (night and day) I said baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Whoah! baby now (night and day) Oh come on baby (night and day) You know I want you by my side (night and day) I want you to keep (night and day) Oh keep me satisfied (night and day) I know the night time (night and day) Everyday is the right time (night and day) Yeah to be with the one you love now (night and day) Well you know it's all right
Island Of Lost Souls Composer(s): Debbie Harry; Christopher Stein First release by: Blondie - 1982
In Babylon On the boulevard of broken dreams My will power at the lowest ebb Oh what can I do? Oh buccaneer Can ya help me put my truck in gear? Can ya take me far away from here? Save my soul from sin?
You wanna get away you've had it man Nothing's going right So come sit on the sands of the island Island of Lost Souls
No luxuries, no no amenities Too dull, your senses Oh oh only primitive "Hey hey really get away," is what he said
Where did he go? I'm tired of waiting here for him Where can he be? He's not with me Where did he go? What will I do alone? Why did he run, run away from me?
The sky is blue the sea is warm and clear And golden sands are calling out to you inviting Make a new man outa you
You can come for a while come with a friend Forget about work start all over again Let the real you through, here's what we do
Where did he go? I'm tired of waiting here for him Where can he be? He's not with me Where did he go? What will I do alone? Why did he run, run away from me?
No luxuries, no no amenities Too dull, your senses Oh oh only primitive Hey hey really get away Island of Lost Souls
Night Time Composer(s): Bob Feldman; Jerry Goldstein; Richard Gottehrer Performer(s): J. Geils Band
Get up in the morning kick the covers from my bed The sunlight in my eyes is playing tricks with my head I work like a dog on the job every day I'm tryin make some money so I can go and play
In the night time That's the right time In the night time That's the right time I wanna be with you in the night time
I come home from work you know I'm tired and I'm beat I run in the kitchen get me something to eat I jump in the shower wash the world off my back I'm gonna get you baby that's a natural fact!
In the night time That's the right time In the night time That's the right time I wanna be with you in the night time
A hundred million people they got nothing to say They're running around in circles they just live for today Stick with me baby I'll show you how to fly We'll make such pretty music watch the world go by
In the night time That's the right time In the night time That's the right time I wanna be with you in the night time
Get up in the morning kick the covers from my bed The sunlight in my eyes is playing tricks with my head I work like a dog on the job every day I'm tryin make some money so I can go and play
In the night time That's the right time In the night time That's the right time Here we go I wanna be with you in the night time In the night time In the night time That's the right time Back in the night time Mmmmm that's the right time Yes that's the right time That's a nice time That's my time Mmmmm night time
Island Of Dreams Composer(s): Tom Springfield Performer(s): The Seekers and multiple other artists
I wandered the streets and the gay crowded places Trying to forget you but somehow it seems My thoughts ever stray to our last sweet embraces Over the sea on the Island of Dreams
High in the sky is the bird on the wing Please carry me with you Far far away from the mad rushing crowd Please carry me with you
Again I would wander where memories infold me There on the beautiful Island of Dreams
High in the sky is the bird on the wing Please carry me with you Far far away from the mad rushing crowd Please carry me with you
Again I would wander where memories infold me There on the beautiful Island of Dreams Far far away on the Island of Dreams
Night Starvation Composer(s): Lea Holder Performer(s): Slade
Ooh Satisfaction guaranteed if I can get my way Satisfaction, yes indeed, there's nothing more to say Only that boys will be boys, and they rise to the occasion Girls, lovely girls, wanna start your night starvation
Chorus I want to feel them (they like it), I want to squeeze them (you like it) I want to hold them (we want it) more, oh yeah I want to touch them (they like it), I want to squeeze them (you like it) I want to hug them (we want it) more, oh yeah
Inter-action guaranteed, the fire down below They may be called the weaker sex, but female dynamo Only that boys will be boys, and they're out to kill the passion Girls, lovely girls, always wanna be in the fashion
Chorus I want to feel them (they like it), I want to squeeze them (you like it) I want to hug them (we want it) more, oh yeah I want to touch them (they like it), I want to feel them (you like it) I want to hold them (we want it) more an' more an' more
L-l-lazy lovers ain't no use, you end up needing more You've had a hard day's no excuse, we've heard it all before And that boys will be boys, they pissin' it an' shoutin' out now Girls, lovely girls, oh what would we do without them
Chorus I want to feel them (they like it), oh, I want to squeeze them (you like it) I want to hold them (we want it) more, oh yeah I want to touch them, ooh ah ah (they like it), I want to feel them, uh uh uh (you like it) I want to hug them (we want it) more an' more an' more
I want to touch them, hold them Squeeze them, feel them, kiss them Clean them, stroke them, hug them Ooh, more an' more an' more an' more
I want to hug them, tease them Squeeze them, hold them, touch them Squeeze them, hold them, rub them Ooh, more an' more an' more an' more an' more an' more an' more
Night Owl Composer(s): James Taylor Performer(s): Carly Simon; and various other artists
Now a fish kinda likes the water And that's just where he wants to be And a monkey kinda digs bananas So he lives in the top of a tree But my eyes are made for darkness So the nightime is right for me 'Cause I'm a night owl honey, sleep all day long I'm a night owl honey, sleep all day long
Most folks they like the daytime 'Cause they like to see the shining sun They're up in the mornin' Off and a runnin' till they're too tired for havin' fun But when the sun goes down And the bright lights shine My daytime has just begun 'Cause I'm a night owl honey, sleep all day long I'm a nightowl honey, sleep all day long
Won't you turn out them bright lights baby They're just about to drive me blind Oh won't you draw then curtains for me papa Watch and you'll see my love light shine
Now there are two sides to this great big world And one of them is always night If you can take care of business in the sunshine baby I guess you're gonna be alright But don't come looking for me to lend you a hand My eyes just can't stand the light 'Cause I'm a night owl honey, sleep all day long 'Cause I'm a night owl honey, sleep all day long
Baby when I met you there was peace unknown I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb I was soft inside there was something goin' on You do something to me that I can't explain Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Ev'ry beat of my heart we got something goin' on Tender love is blind it requires a dedication All this love we feel needs no conversation We ride it together makin' love with each other Islands in the stream that is what we are
No one in between how can we be wrong Sail away with me to another world And we rely on each other from one lover to another I can't love without you if the love was gone Ev'rything is nothing if you got no one And you did walk in the night slowly losin' sight of the real thing. But than won't happen to us and we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out and the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing no more will you cry Baby I will hurt you never We start and end as one in love forever We can ride it together makin' love with each other . . . Sailing hey you can sail away with me. Islands in the stream that is what we are . . .
Island Girl Composer(s): Elton John; Bernie Taupin Performer(s): Elton John
I see your teeth flash Jamaican honey so sweet Down where Lexington cross forty seventh street Oh she's a big girl she's standing six foot three Turning tricks for the dudes in the big city
Island girl what you wantin' wid de white man's world Island girl black boy want you in his island world He want to take you from de racket boss
He want to save you but de cause is lost Island girl island girl island girl Tell me what you wantin' wid de white man's world
She's black as coal but she burn like a fire And she wrap herself around you like a well worn tire You feel her nail scratch your back just like a rake
Oh he one more gone he one more john who make de mistake
Island girl what you wantin' wid de white man's world
Night Of The Long Grass Composer(s): Reg Presley Performer(s): The Troggs
I walk along in dreams, I cannot feel, I cannot see The only thing I know is that you`re only real to me I see your hair hang down around your shoulders, and your collar I lean your head upon a pillow made of leaves and straw Night of the long grass, night of the long grass
The night was warm, the moon was bright, your perfume filled the air as I looked down on you, you ran your fingers through my hair With lips apart, I thought that you were going to call my name instead the kiss that followed was enough to knock my brain Night of the long grass, night of the long grass I'm plainly left with misty dreams, they're in my mind my life was shattered on that night that you were mine and now there`s nothing left, except the memory or is it misery, of how things used to be Night of the long grass, night of the long grass
I walk along in dreams, I cannot feel, I cannot see The only thing I know is that you`re only real to me I see your hair hang down around your shoulders, and your collar I lean your head upon a pillow made of leaves and straw Night of the long grass, night of the long grass
Night of the long grass night of the long grass ... (rep. and fade)
There was a time There was a place I loved That was my moment That's just the way it was Careless and crazy Running to God knows where Now where is that heart? Where is the one who cares?
I can hear you callin' Wandering boy come home soon I hear the music I see your face in the moon Who am I foolin'? There's no need for me to pretend I might sail forever And never find that island again
I fight with my memory Find all the pieces I can Of a beautiful woman Who trusted her heart in my hands Now what kind of sailor Lets such a dream be lost? Tonight we'd be sailing Out under the Southern Cross
I can hear you callin' Wandering boy come home soon I hear the music I see your face in the moon Who am I foolin'? There's no need for me to pretend I might sail forever And never find that island again
Who am I foolin'? There's no need for me to pretend I might sail forever And never find that island again
I might sail forever And never find that island again
Night Of My Nights Composer(s): George Forrest; Robert C. Wright Performer(s): Vic Damone; Percy Faith; Marilyn Maye; David Rendall
Play on the cymbal, the timbal, the lyre Play with appropriate passion Fashion songs of delight and delicious desire For the night of my nights Come where the so well beloved is waiting Where the rose and the jasmine mingle While I tell her the moon is formating And 'tis sin to be single! Let peacocks and monkeys in purple adornings Show her the way to my bridal chamber Then get you gone 'til the morn of my mornings After the night of my nights! 'Tis the night of my nights! 'Tis the night of my nights!
Isis Composer(s): Bob Dylan; Jacques Levy First release by: Bob Dylan - 1976 Covered by multiple other artists
I married Isis on the fifth day of May But I could not hold on to her very long So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away For the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong
I came to a high place of darkness and light The dividing line ran through the center of town I hitched up my pony to a post on the right Went in to a laundry to wash my clothes down
A man in the corner approached me for a match I knew right away he was not ordinary He said "Are you looking for something easy to catch?" I said "I got no money" He said "That ain't necessary"
We set out that night for the cold in the North I gave him my blanket he gave me his word I said "Where are we going ?" He said "We'd be back by the fourth" I said "That's the best new that I've ever heard"
I was thinking about turquoise I was thinking about gold I was thinking about diamonds and the world's biggest necklace As we rode through the canyons through the devilish cold I was thinking about Isis how she thought I was so reckless
How she told me that one day we meet up again And things would be different the next time we wed If I only could hang on and just be her friend I still can't remember all the best things she said
We came to the pyramids all embedded in ice He said "There's a body I'm trying to find If I carry it out it'll bring a good prize" It was then that I knew what he had on his mind
The wind it was howling and the snow was outrageous We chopped through the night and we chopped through the dawn When he died I was hoping that it wasn't contagious But I made up my mind that I had to go on. I broke into the tomb but the casket was empty There was no jewels no nothing I felt I'd been had When I saw that my partner was just being friendly When I took up his offer I must-a been mad
I picked up his body and I dragged him inside Threw him down in the hole and I put back the cover I said a quick prayer and I felt satisfied Then I rode back to find Isis just to tell her I love her
She was there in the meadow where the creek used to rise Blinded by sleep and in need of a bed I came in from the East with the sun in my eyes I cursed her one time then I rode on ahead
She said "Where ya been?" I said "No place special?" She said "You look different" I said "Well I guess" She said "You been gone" I said "That's only natural" She said "You gonna stay?" I said "If you want me to, Yeah "
Isis oh Isis you mystical child What drives me to you is what drives me insane I still can remember the way that you smiled On the fifth day of May in the drizzling rain
Night Of Fear Composer(s): Roy Wood Performer(s): The Move; Carl Wayne
The silent night has turned to a night of fear With windows howling wind into your ear You listen to the spirits far behind These things you hear are too much for your mind
The bell strikes and your spine chills like the grave The chill that turns your blood from red to grey You know that with these things you see and hear The silent night has turned to a night of fear
Image on your bedroom wall Shadows marching in the hall Just about to flip your mind Just about to trip your mind Just about to flip your mind Just about to trip your mind
The green and purple lights affect your sight Your mother cannot comfort you tonight Your brain calls out for help that's never there The silent night has turned to a night of fear
Image on your bedroom wall Shadows marching in the hall Just about to flip your mind Just about to trip your mind Just about to flip your mind Just about to trip your mind
The silent night has turned to a night of fear With windows howling wind into your ear You listen to the spirits far behind These things you hear are too much for your mind
Just about to flip your mind Just about to trip your mind Just about to flip your mind Just about to trip your mind
Night Of A Thousand Stars Composer(s): Warren Haynes;
Robert Hunter; Phil Lesh & Friends Performer(s): Phil Lesh & Friends
Full moon rising over Alcatraz Hangin' there like a big topaz Ruling this night of a thousand stars With a back seat full of broken guitars Raised in chains by Jehosaphat's daughter Served 20 years for walkin' on the water Just out fishin' for love in the rain From an easy chair in the passing lane If I had forgotten, I'd remember well The fruit and the tree from which it fell Many long years rollin' homeward bound Goin' hell-for-leather on this merry go round
Night of a thousand stars The sound of sweet guitars On this night - on this night On this night - on this night Of a thousand blazing stars
Down in the laundry with my head in my hands Doin' whatever the Lord commands Poppin' the hood off of a Ford V-8 Disguised with an out of state license plate Payin' my taxes in whiskey and blood Mixed in a barrel floating on the flood Doing my penance for a life of crime Singing B minor Masses in double time Tiger and a lion hanging on the wall Between the head of a saint and a bocce ball I've been rebuked and I've been scorned But I can't ever say that I haven't been warned
Night of a thousand stars The sound of sweet guitars On this night - on this night On this night - on this night Of a thousand stars
I tried to serve you right - I Tried to serve you well - it Looked alright by morning light In hindsight - who can tell?
If I could recapture one moment of truth From the firm foundation of a misspent youth I'd fall like rain on this thirsty earth A testament of beauty and worth
But if it don't happen because it can't I hope and pray this wish you grant From one man's heart to a falling star We always remember who we are
Remember the night of a thousand stars When love swam naked in the reservoir Writing mad sonnets in the midnight park Leaving tracks of tears for her watermark Drums of the jungle on the edge of night Only you could see with your perfect sight If you don't remember you can be excused 'Cause it could never be reproduced
Night of a thousand stars The sound of sweet guitars On this night - on this night On this night - on this night On this night - on this night - on this night Of a thousand stars