Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Arms Of Orion Composer(s): Prince - Sheena Easton Performer(s): Prince and multiple other artists
'Orion's arms are wide enough' '2 hold us both together' 'Although we're worlds apart' 'I'd cross the stars 4 U'
"In the heart of a sleepless moon" "I'll be with U 4 ever" "This is my destiny" "'Till my life is through"
The arms of Orion that's where I wanna be Since U've been gone I've been searching 4 a lover In the Sea of Tranquility I'm drowning without U here, my dear
'When I am lost and feeling alone' 'I just look to heaven' 'I find my comfort there' 'God only knows where U are 2 night'
"God only knows where U are 2 night" "Maybe time will tell me" "'Till then I'll close my eyes and say a prayer 4 U" ('I'll say a prayer 4 U 2')
The arms of Orion that's where I wanna be Since U've been gone I've been searching 4 a lover In the Sea of Tranquility I'm drowning without U here, my dear
Orion's heart is bright enough 2 shine on both of us The constellations never fail 2 light the way 4 love
'Orion's arms are wide enough' 2 hold us both together "Although we're worlds apart" ('I'd cross the stars 4 U') "I'd cross the stars 4 U"
The arms of Orion that's where I wanna be Since U've been gone I've been searching 4 a lover In the Sea of Tranquility I'm drowning without U here, my dear
The arms of Orion that's where I wanna be "Since U've been gone I've been drowning" ('lost') "In the sea of tranquility" ('lonely') "Drowning without U here my dear" ('baby')
'The arms of Orion' 'That's where I wanna be' 'That's where I wanna be' ("the arms of Orion") 'That's where I wanna be' ("the arms of Orion") 'Since U've been gone, babe' "Since U've been gone" "I've been drowning", ('drowning'), "drowning" Drowning without your love "The arms of Orion" ('arms of Orion')
Calypso
((Adapted from: Calypso (English Version) (by John Denver) - 1975))
Composer(s): John Denver - Johan Verminnen
Performer(s): Bart Kaëll - 1998
We zeilen zo rustig doorheen kabbelend water En denken nog niet aan 't gevaar van een storm We zijn zo gelukkig, de zorgen voor later We zien wel wat er ooit nog van komt We zijn moe van de vragen en van de problemen We willen dat iemand ons redt uit de nood
Vaar Calypso en klief de golven Toon ons de wereld die jij verkent Vaar Calypso, we willen jou volgen Naar oorden die niemand van ons nu al kent Hidiheeho...
Een groepje dolfijnen duikt voor het schip op Tot groot jolijt van de zeelui aan boord De zon aan de einder die moet straks verdwijnen En kleurt de avond plots hevig fel rood We zijn vrij als de wind, we kennen geen grenzen De wereld is groot, veel groter dan groot
Vaar Calypso en klief de golven Toon ons de wereld die jij verkent Vaar Calypso, we willen jou volgen Naar oorden die niemand van ons nu al kent
Vaar Calypso en klief de golven Toon ons de wereld die jij verkent Vaar Calypso, we willen jou volgen Naar oorden die niemand van ons nu al kent Hidiheeho...
Fanfan Composer(s): Louis Amade; Gilbert Bécaud Performer(s): Gilbert Bécaud
Fanfan Petite Fanfan, petite Fanfan je m'ennuie
Heureusement il y a Noël Et les vacances de Pâques au Tréport Heureusement que l'arc-en-ciel Repeint les mâts des bateaux dans le port J'espère que tu t'ennuies un peu de moi Que tu n'as pas trop de copains Mais si bien sûr tu as un peu de joie Garde-m'en pour demain
Fanfan Petite Fanfan, je m'ennuie Dans mon lycée aux murs de pluie J'entends les bruits qui font les étoiles J'entends le cri du train de nuit Qui prend mon lit et le trimballe D'ici je vois comme au bout d'un tunnel Le bleu de ta robe de pastel Ô qu'il me soit bientôt donné le temps De revoir Fanfan
Arms Of Mary Composer(s): Iain Sutherland First release by: Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - 1975 Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1977 - Marys Arme (Bamse Venner) 2007 - Laat Me In Je Armen Rusten (Mama's Jasje)
The lights shine down the valley The wind blows up the alley Oh, and how I wish I was Lying in the arms of Mary
She took the pains of boyhood and turned them into fell good Oh, and how I wish was lying in the arms of Mary
Mary was the girl who taught me All I had to know She put me right on my first mistake Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned All she had to show She really gave all a boy could take
So now when I feel lonely still looking for the one and only that's when I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
So now when I feel lonely still looking for the one and only that's when I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
Mary, Mary
Mary was the girl who taught me All I had to know She put me right on my first mistake Summer wasn't gone when I'd learned All she had to show She really gave all a boy could take
The lights shine down the valley The wind blows up the alley Oh, and how wish I was Lying in the arms of Mary Lying in the arms of Mary Lying in the arms of Mary
Yeah, yeah, yeah Lying in the arms Lying in the arms of Mary Lying in the arms of Mary Lying in the arms of Mary
Fandango Du Pays Basque Composer(s): André Tabet; Gérard Carlier; Francis Lopez Performer(s): Luis Mariano
Fandango du pays basque Fandango simple et fantasque Pour te danser dans les bras d'un garçon Une fille ne dit jamais non! Tout le pays est en fête Et tout le monde est poète Chacun ce soir ne pense qu'à l'amour La montagne flirte avec l'Adour
{Refrain:} Fandango ... Fandango... Que rythment les bravos Que répète l'écho De Sare à Bilbao C'est le chant des ruisseaux C'est le chant des oiseaux C'est le chant de l'amour Fandango!
Fandango du pays basque Fandango simple et fantasque C'est grâce à toi que l'on fait des folies Qui sont bien le meilleur de la vie Et combien de mariages On a vu dans le village Sur tes accents si joyeux et vibrants Et ton rythme qu'on a dans le sang
{Refrain}
Fandango du pays basque Fandango simple et fantasque Les mains sur les tambourins bien entrain Rythment ce refrain jusqu'au matin Alors grands pèr's et grands mères Ont des regards qui s'éclairent En écoutant cet air du bon vieux temps Ils revoient leur printemps de vingt ans!
Laat Me In Je Armen Rusten ((Adapted from: Arms Of Mary (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver) - 1975)) ((Danish Version: Marys Arme (Bamse Venner) - 1977)) Composer(s): Iain Sutherland - Peter Van Laet Performer(s): Mama's Jasje - 2007
Het maanlicht In mijn ogen De wind waait Door de bomen Oh vanavond Wil ik in je armen rusten
Ze kan mijn hart beroeren ze doet me beter voelen oh vanavond wil ik in je armen rusten
zij was maar een zomerlief en toch vergeet ik niet van wat ik toen van haar heb geleerd de zomer was voorbij toen ik haar zomaar achterliet en nu besef ik dat was verkeerd
wanneer ik mij alleen voel dan heb ik weer maar 1 doel oh vanavond wil ik in je armen rusten
zij was maar een zomerlief en toch vergeet ik niet van wat ik toen van haar heb geleerd de zomer was voorbij toen ik haar zomaar achterliet en nu besef ik dat was verkeerd
het maanlicht in mijn ogen de wind waait door de bomen oh vanavond wil ik in je armen rusten
dan wil ik in je armen rusten laat me in je armen rusten oh laat me in je armen rusten mmmm laat me in je armen rusten oh laat me in je armen rusten
Calling Your Name Again
Composer(s): Richard Carpenter - Richard Marx
Performer(s): The Carpenters
I wake up in the dark The silence brings me to my senses I wonder where you are Then I feel the pain The pain in my heart Coz Im living without your love Im all - alone for the first time And it doesnt seem to be a dream A dream that will be over
All the words you said Werent enough to fool this heartache The memories in my head Are they enough to stop me falling apart? Coz Im living without your love Maybe it wont be the last time I dont know how much more I can take Hopeless wide-awake and here I go
Calling your name again Thinking of all that we two had before Theres got to be more This I know Calling your name again Remembering all the love you gave to me And how it used to be
I think of whats to come Then I turned and see your picture The tears began to fall And soon again they sense of nothing at all Coz Im living without your love Wont think that Ill make it this time Something tells me this is not the end Wish I could pretend but here I go
Calling your name again Thinking of all that we two had before Theres got to be more This I know Calling your name again Remembering all the love you gave to me And how it used to be
Calling your name again Remembering all the love you gave to me And how it used to be
The Argonaut (Traditional) Performer(s): Roger McGuinn
'Twas the twenty-first of January Eighteen fifty three Our gallant ship the Argonaut Set sail for jubilee Singin' blow ye winds of morning Blow ye winds hi ho Stow away your runnin' gear and Blow boys blow
We headed up to Greenland Into the wintry seas Where there's ice and snow, and the whale fish blow And Jamaca rum would freeze Singin' blow ye winds of morning Blow ye winds hi ho Stow away your runnin' gear and Blow boys blow
Our captain Davy Grant me boys He give us all a treat And that is why we caught a whale That measured fifty feet Singin' blow ye winds of morning Blow ye winds hi ho Stow away your runnin' gear and Blow boys blow
And when reached Cape Harrison The weather it turned clear Our pilot aimed us to the south And homeward we did steer Singin' blow ye winds of morning Blow ye winds hi ho Stow away your runnin' gear and Blow boys blow
But shortly out of Newfoundland A storm began to rise The seas kicked up, the mast it broke The Argonaut capsized Singin' blow ye winds of morning Blow ye winds hi ho Stow away your runnin' gear and Blow boys blow
Of all those bold, brave sailors On that day did set sail Well I'm the only one alive Left to tell the tale Singin' blow ye winds of morning Blow ye winds hi ho Stow away your runnin' gear and Blow boys blow
It was the twenty-first of January Eighteen fifty three Our gallant ship the Argonaut Set sail for jubilee Singin' blow ye winds of morning Blow ye winds hi ho Stow away your runnin' gear and Blow boys blow
Calling To You
Composer(s): Chris Blackwell - Robert Plant
Performer(s): Robert Plant
Beyond the river, over the sea
oh Somewhere past last farewell That ever will be
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Out in the blue now, just waiting to feed
oh A little breath of selflessness Adrift in all the greed, mmm
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you ...
Long before the mountains cry for Adam and Eve, oh
All the world we knew was fire, and still was the seed
ah, just the seed Oh, you can hear it now,
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Where you gonna go, when you gonna stop?
Who stole the keys to the gates of the castle of love?
Ooh, yeah, mmm
What's goin' down now, what's goin' on, what's goin' down
Ooh yes
Ohh, yes, oh yes, oh
Ooh, yeah, ooh yeah
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Who you gonna call, what you gonna say?
Standin' in the shadows as the world's just fadin' away
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Who you gonna call, what you gonna stop
Who stole the keys to the gates of the castle of love?
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Who you gonna call, what you wanna say?
Standin' in the shadows as the world's just fadin' away
Oh, just fadin' away
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh, yeah
Just fadin' away, just fadin' away, just fadin' away
Just fadin' away, ooh yeah
Aah Oh Jimmy!
Fancy Composer(s): Bobbie Gentry Performer(s): Bobbie Gentry; and various other artists
"Well, I remember it all very well lookin' back It was the summer that I turned eighteen We lived in a one-room, run down shack on the outskirts of New Orleans
We didn't have money for food or rent to say the least we was hard-pressed when Momma spent every last penny we had to buy me a dancin' dress
Well, Momma washed and combed and curled my hair then she painted my eyes and lips Then I stepped into the satin dancin' dress It had a split in the side clean up to my hips
It was red, velvet-trimmed, and it fit me good and standin' back from the lookin' glass was a woman where a half grown kid had stood
She said, "Here's your last chance, Fancy, don't let me down! Here's your last chance, Fancy, don't let me down God forgive me for what I do but if you want out girl it's up to you Now get on out, you better start sleepin' uptown"
Momma dabbed a little bit of perfume on my neck and she kissed my cheek Then I saw the tears welling up in her troubled eyes as she started to speak
She looked at our pitiful shack and then she looked at me and took a ragged breath She said, Your Pa's runned off, and I'm real sick and the baby's gonna starve to death
She handed me a heart-shaped locket that said "To thine own self be true" and I shivered as I watched a roach crawl across the toe of my high-healed shoe
It sounded like somebody else was talkin' askin', "Momma what do I do?" She said, "Just be nice to the gentlemen, Fancy They'll be nice to you"
She said, "Here's your last chance, Fancy, don't let me down! Here's your last chance, Fancy, don't let me down God forgive me for what I do But if you want out girl it's up to you Now don't let me down now get on out, you better start sleepin' uptown"
That was the last time I saw my momma when I left that rickety shack The welfare people came and took the baby Momma died and I ain't been back
But the wheels of fate had started to turn and for me there was no other way out It wasn't very long after that I knew exactly what my momma was talkin' 'bout
I knew what I had to do Then I made myself this solemn vow I's gonna to be a lady someday though I didn't know when or how
But I couldn't see spendin' the rest of my life with my head hung down in shame You know I mighta been born just plain white trash but Fancy was my name
She said, "Here's your last chance, Fancy, don't let me down! Here's your last chance, Fancy, don't let me down God forgive me for what I do but if you want out girl it's up to you Now get on out, you better start sleepin' uptown"
Wasn't long after that a benevolent man took me in off the streets One week later I was pourin' his tea in a five roomed penthouse suite
Since then I've charmed a king, a congressman and an occasional aristocrat and I got me an elegant Georgia mansion and a New York townhouse flat
Now I ain't done bad
Now in this world there's a lot of self-righteous hypocrites who call me bad They criticize Momma for turning me out No matter how little we had
But I haven't had to worry 'bout nothin' now for nigh on fifteen years But I can still hear the desperation in my poor mommas voice ringin' in my ears
"Here's your last chance, Fancy, don't let me down! Oh, here's your last chance, Fancy, don't let me down God forgive me for what I do but if you want out girl it's up to you Now get on out, you better start sleepin' uptown"
The Apple Tree (Forbidden Fruit) Composer(s): Jerry Bock - Sheldon Harnick Performer(s): Matt Monro
Listen Closely Let Me Fill You In About The Rich Ripe Round Red Rosy Apples They Call Forbidden Fruit What I'm About To Say Is Confidential So Promise You'll Be Mute Because If Every Creature In The Garden Knows They'll Come 'Round Like Hungry Buffalos And In No Time There'll Be None Of Those Precious Apples Left For You And Me
Now In The Average Apple You're Accustomed To Skin, Seeds, Flesh And Core But You Will Find That These Are Special Apples That Give You Something More Why, Every Seed Contains Some Information You Need To Speed Your Education The Seeds, Indeed, Of All Creation Are Here Why, Be Foolish My Dear Come With Me To That Tree
With Every Sweet And Juicy Luscious Bite Of This Not Forbidden Fruit You'll See Your Mind Expand And Your Perceptions Grow More And More Acute
And You Can Teach Him Plumbing And Philosophy New Techniques For Glazing Pottery Wood-Craft, First-Aid, Home Economy Madam, Adam Will Be Overjoyed!
When He Becomes Aware Of Your Attainments He'll Beam With Loving Pride And He Will Say
"O, Eve, You're Indispensable! Please, Don't Leave My Side!" And With Your Nifty, New-Found Education He'll Relish Every Conversation Why You'll Be Adam's Inspiration This Way! Just An Apple A Day Wait And See Come With Me To That Tree! Now!
Callin' Out My Name Composer(s): Del Shannon Performer(s): Del Shannon
There's trouble in paradise with her love you pay such a price She must be all alone again she's calling for me
She doesn't turn me all the time When I need her she's got a busy line She must be all alone again she's calling for me What else could it be
I know she's she's calling out my name I know she's she's never gonna change her ways She's always treat me the same and she knows it's true what am I gonna do
I could go so far away but I know I couldn't stay Knowing that she's all alone again calling for me
She's dangerous to my heart I shoulda known it from the start She must be all alone again she's calling for me what else could it be
Fan Mail Composer(s): Jimmy Destri Performer(s): Blondie
I set my hand to writing you, it drifted off the page I sold my one vision, for a piece of the cake I haven't ate in days For unspoken value aesthetic and charm I'd smile at you sideways But the lighting is wrong I'm taking a picture and counting the cost While the bells in my ears keep ringing I set my hand to writing you, it drifted of the page I nearly fell I feel like a lowlife in hell And I haven't slept in days and days, days and days Beat on my Fender through my Gemini two Play to the posters on the wall of my room Thought I was crazy when I'd think about you And the bells in my ears keep ringing And the bells in my ears keep ringing In my ear bells are ringing
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
Composer(s): Terry Draper - John Woloschuk
First release by: Klaatu - 1976
Covered by multiple other artists
In your mind you have capacities you know To telepath messages through the vast unknown Please close your eyes and concentrate With every thought you think Upon the recitation we're about to sing
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary most extraordinary craft
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary most extraordinary craft
You've been observing our earth And we'd like to make a contact with you We are your friends
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary ultra-emissaries
We've been observing your earth And one night we'll make a contact with you We are your friends
Calling occupants of interplanetary quite extraordinary craft
And please come on peace, we beseech you Only a landing will teach them Our earth may never survive So do come, we beg you Please interstellar policeman Oh, won't you give us a sign Give us a sign that we've reached you
With your mind you have ability to form And transmit thought energy far beyond the norm You close your eyes, you concentrate Together that's the way To send the message We declare world contact day
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary most extraordinary craft
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft Calling occupants of interplanetary most extraordinary craft
Famous Last Words Of A Fool
Composer(s): Dean Dillon - Rex Houston
Performer(s): George Strait
I told her I wouldn't miss her at all as she walked to the door
I couldn't care less if she didn't care anymore
And with tears in my eyes, I lied I was glad we were through
As she drove away cryin' at the famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart and I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool
The first night without her would be easy I kept tellin' myself
All the while dyin' at the thought of her lyin' somewhere else
There'll be nothin' to it, I'll easily find someone new
As my breaking heart echoed the famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart and I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart and I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool
The Answer To Everything Composer(s): Bob Hilliard - Burt Bacharach Performer(s): Del Shannon and multiple other artists
Don't ask me a mountain of questions When there is only one answer to it all Do you love me, really love me as I love you It's the answer to everything if you do
Don't give me a million excuses When I am waiting with my arms open wide Do you love me, really love me as I love you It's the answer to everything if you do
If there is someone else, some other place who holds your heart Tell me now, truthfully, before we start
Don't act like you misunderstand me When there is simply no mystery to it all Do you love me, really love me as I love you It's the answer to everything if you do
Calling Elvis
Composer(s): Mark Knopfler
Performer(s): Dire Straits; The Tribute Band
Calling Elvis - is anybody home Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone Did he leave the building Or can he come to the phone Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone
Well tell him I was calling just to wish him well Let me leave my number - heartbreak hotel Oh love me tender - baby don't be cruel Return to sender - treat me like a fool
Calling Elvis - is anybody home Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone Did he leave the building Or can he come to the phone Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone
Why don't you go get him - I'm his biggest fan You gotta tell him - he's still the man Long distance baby - so far from home Don't you think maybe you could put him on
Well tell him I was calling just to wish him well Let me leave my number - heartbreak hotel Oh love me tender - baby don't be cruel Return to sender - treat me like a fool
Calling Elvis - is anybody home Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone Did he leave the building Or can he come to the phone Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone