Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Bird Composer(s): Hal Coleman - Barry Etris Performer(s): Jerry Reed
Well my throat was dry and I was getting late And I was at this bat on the interstate When this guy with a bird on his shoulder walked in the door And he proceeded to tell me the strangest thing He said, Sir this bird of mine can sing like no other bird Youve never heard before! Well I just looked at the guy and said Oh really? And he turned to the bird and saidDo ole Willie When that bird started singing I almost hit the floor Whiskey River take my mind Dont let her memory torture me Whiskey River dont run dry Youre all I got to take care of me Well if that ain't the durndest thing I thought, son, what a heck of a thing A man could get rich making that bird sing And I could feel this wild idear comin' on strong I said, Im just sittin here with two weeks pay And Id probably blow it all anyway Ill buy that bird If hell do one more song Maybe I didnt hold you quite as often as I should have You were always on my mind You were always on my mind I said, well that does it sir, yep Id like to buy that bird Would $500.00 take him off your hands? Well, he thought for a while and he said, alright He handed me the bird and he said goodnight Counted the money and out the door he ran I was thinkin Id found the rainbows end My ship would soon be rolling in When that bird sailed out the door And he was gone And as I watched him leave I got boilin mad Cause I knew right then that Id been had And as he faded in the night he was singing this song On the road again I just cant wait to get on the road again (Somebody stop that bird!) The life I love is making money with my friend And I cant wait to get on the road again
Canción Para Luchar
Composer(s): León Gieco - Luis Gurevich
Performer(s): León Gieco
Canción para cantar unidos y haciendo frente a la intolerancia ciega de unos pocos dementes que arrastran en su discurso la sangre de un pueblo débil
Canción para aclarar las cosas que están pendientes justicia que queda chica donde la vida no vale Por tantos gobiernos sordos más fotos y más escraches
Canción del bien, canción del mal Para reír, para luchar Si hoy voy por vos, yo esperaré Si me llamás, aquí estaré
Canción para decir las cosas que pocos dicen Por lo general, la gente si no le pasa, no siente Y así todo se repite y así nunca se lo aprende
Canción para sacar más fuerzas de la galera de este mundo de magias y de maldad verdadera Hoy salvo a muchos del hambre y enveneno cielo y tierra
Feelin' Satisfied Composer(s): Tom Scholz Performer(s): Boston; Dark One Lite
Well come on All you people The time has come to get together You gotta have a little rock 'n' roll music To get you through the stormy weather And do whatever you feel when you let go Nothin's gonna help you more than rock 'n' roll
So come on, put you hands together You know it's now or never Take a chance on rock 'n' roll
Ooo are you feelin' satisfied Come on let us give your mind a ride Ooo are you ready tonight Come on let us give your mind a ride You can do what you like Come on let us give your mind a ride
Oh that funky feelin' Is what you need to get you through You oughta know I'll tell you somethin' Don't let your troubles get to you 'Cause win or lose it's alright Well take control And nothin's gonna help you more than rock 'n' roll
So come on Put you hands together You know it's now or never Take a chance on rock 'n' roll
Ooo are you feelin' satisfied Come on let us give your mind a ride Ooo are you ready tonight Come on let us give your mind a ride You can do what you like Come on let us give your mind a ride
The Bilbao Song Composer(s): Bertolt Brecht Kurt Weill - Johnny Mercer Performer(s): Andy Williams and multiple other artists
That old Bilbao moon, I won't forget it soon That old Bilbao moon, just like a big balloon That old Bilbao moon would rise above the dune While Tony's beach saloon rocked with an old-time tune We'd sing a song the whole night long and I can still recall Those were the greatest (those were the greatest) Those were the greatest (those were the greatest) Those were the greatest nights of them all
No paint was on the door (no paint was on the door) The grass grew through the floor (the grass grew through the floor) Of Tony's two by four (of Tony's two by four) On the Bilbao shore (on the Bilbao shore) But there were friends galore (howdy do, howdy do) And there was beer to pour (chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug) And moonlight on the shore (and the moon shines above) That old Bilbao shore (on the shore, not the rug) We'd sing all night with all our might and I can still recall Those were the greatest (those were the greatest) Those were the greatest (those were the greatest) Those were the greatest nights of them all
That old Bilbao moon, I won't forget it soon That old Bilbao moon, just like a big balloon That old Bilbao moon would rise above the dune While Tony's beach saloon rocked with an old-time tune We'd sing all night with all our might and I can still recall Those were the greatest (those were the greatest) Those were the greatest (those were the greatest) Those were the greatest nights of them all
Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin' Composer(s): Kevin Ayers Performer(s): Soft Machine; University of Errors
This is a token of words unspoken to you Honey I'm feeling, reeling and squeeling for you Why don't you tell me one way or another That you'd rather be your father and mother?
This is a feeling from the ceiling of my dream I get hung up tied and strung up on your scene It doesn't matter what I say, you're safely tucked away You've got your simple way, I'm something far away
Aren't you happy? Aren't you happy?
I've been dreaming You've been screaming all night You said take me I said wake me - it's all right
Hell is the hung-up mind Looking for things to find You'll look but will not see Outside your fantasy That's all useless - ain't it honey?
The Biggest Sin Of All Composer(s): Benny Davis - Ted Murray Performer(s): Connie Francis
Backup (intro): And that was the biggest sin of all
Connie: It was a sin the way you lied to me The way you broke my heart But that was not the biggest sin of all It was a sin the way you made me cry And vowed we'd never part But that was not the biggest sin of all
You promised to be faithful And I trusted in you Oh, what a sin You just couldn't be true But the biggest sin of all Was when you made believe you were mine When there was somebody else All the time
I should have known you didn't love me With all those lied that you told And I should've known That there was another When your kisses were so cold Yes, I closed my eyes Too much in love to see Oh, why, did this ever have to happen to me
Yes, the biggest sin of all Was when you made believe you were mine When there was somebody else All the time
Canción En Harapos Composer(s): Silvio Rodríguez Performer(s): Silvio Rodríguez
Que fácil es agitar un pañuelo a la tropa solar del manifiesto marxista y la historia del hambre que fácil es suspirar ante el gesto del hombre que cumple un deber y regalarle ropitas a la pobrecita hija del chofer que fácil de enmascarar sale la oportunidad
Que fácil es engañar al que no sabe leer cuántos colores, cuántas facetas tiene el pequeño burgués
Que fácil es trascender con fama de original pero se sabe que entre los ciegos el tuerto suele mandar que fácil de apuntalar sale la vieja moral que se disfraza de barricada de los que nunca tuvieron nada qué bien prepara su mascara el pequeño burgués
Viva el harapo señor y la mesa sin mantel viva el que huela a callejuela a palabrota y taller
Desde una mesa repleta cualquiera decide aplaudir la caravana en harapos de todos los pobres desde un mantel importado y un vino añejado se lucha muy bien desde una mesa gigante y un auto elegante se sufre también en un amable festín se suele ver combatir
Si fácil es abusar más fácil es condenar y hacer papeles para la historia para que te haga un lugar
Que fácil es protestar por la bomba que cayó a mil kilómetros del ropero y del refrigerador que fácil es escribir algo que invite a la acción contra tiranos, contra asesinos contra la cruz o el poder divino siempre al alcance de la vidriera y el comedor
Viva el harapo señor y la mesa sin mantel viva el que huela a callejuela a palabrota y taller
Feelin' Down Farther Composer(s): Tom Johnston Performer(s): The Doobie Brothers
Well, the sun is shinin' A new day is here All the people smilin', and the sky is clear Not an hour wasted will I share with you Got to keep lovin', mama, no matter what I do
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I got to tell you
Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down
Jesus, here me when I sing out loud The echoes of my gladness fall upon the ground I don't care for sadness, and I don't need fear I hope they fin'lly realize that the feelin' is near
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I got to tell you
Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down
Ooh, way down low, ooh, way down low Ooh, way down low, ooh, way down low
Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down
Givin' and receivin' are all I know Some of you will find it and you'll prob'bly let it show Only one thing that I know to be true Every day is different, mama and so are you
Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, oh
Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther Feelin' farther down Feelin' down farther, baby Feelin' farther down
The Biggest Parakeets In Town Composer(s): Charlie Drew - Jud Strunk Performer(s): Kacey Jones
Some folks I know keep looking For rare old coins and stamps While others see what's cooking In antique books and lamps Some hobbies are like slavery There's one too tough for words This girl has got an aviary And you should see her birds...
She's got chanticleers and dickey birds Intelligent and tricky birds That make the boys all want to hang around Her crow is black and shiny Her hummingbirds are tiny But she's got the biggest parakeets in town!
She's got cockatoos and bobolinks In royal blue and dusty pinks And you should see them hangin' upside down Oh, it's thrilling to behold her When she wings them past her shoulder 'Cause she's got the biggest parakeets in town!
And every night When she gets into bed She puts each one on a pillow Oh, they sound like Bing When they start to sing "Tweet willow, tweet willow, tweet willow"
After holding them and petting them She gets a thrill in letting them Go swingin' from the ceiling to the ground Ask anyone who's seen 'em It's hard to choose between 'em 'Cause she's got the biggest parakeets in town!
Imagine her in love one day As she tells her fiance, "Okay!" On the day the wedding rolls around Although he loves the ground she stands on He can't wait to get his hands on The biggest parakeets in town
Well, picture on their wedding night When hubby, dear, turns off the light And wakes in the mornin' with a frown... As he goes to caress her He sees them on the dresser... The biggest parakeets in town! (She's really got 'em, boy!) The biggest parakeets in town! (They're enormous!)
Canción Del Trovador Errante Composer(s): Silvio Rodríguez Performer(s): Silvio Rodríguez
Fui un trovador errante sombra por caminos sin alas
Mis riquezas fueron aquellos sitios donde aprendían mis canciones quienes me las mostraban vagabundos alrededor de sus hogueras iluminaciones de cirqueros y perros donde me convertía en una chispa transitoria disuelta en las remotas antífonas que saben las cigarras
Mi patria era la intemperie los acosados campos de clorofila elemental y fauna en eclosión pero también era ceniza miércoles de lloviznas masticando la hogaza sucia y nutritiva que comparte el proscrito ordinario risueño y colosal entre las tibias ocasionales piernas de un cisne amaestrado
Fui un trovador errante y ahora tras el paso del tiempo soy quien enciende las hogueras quien convoca luciérnagas y sabe el nombre de la chispa que salta de la crepitación hacia la noche cometa de un universo diminuto donde mi mano es la de Dios quiero decir la de un colosalmente viejo vagabundo con la mirada puesta en los senderos con la memoria abierta a la única riqueza que le espera
Susurraré mi historia a un trovador errante sombra en busca de almas para que la reparta junto a los fuegos ocasionales tibios que depara el camino a todos quienes sueñan con un cisne salvaje
Hey, look over yonder out in the rain Soakin' wet fever in my brain Now, I ain't certain which way to go But I got to move, sure
Chorus: Feelin' Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue Feelin' Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue Feelin' Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue
Hey, look over yonder behind the wall They're closin' in I'm about to fall Now I'm no coward, but I ain't no cool Feel it in my bones, my book is due
Chorus
Hey, look over yonder, up in the tree There's a rope hangin' just for me Without a warnin', without a warnin' Things are pilin' up to break me down
Chorus
Hey, look over yonder, out in the street People laughin' by, walkin' easy Now, I'm no sinner, but I ain't no saint If it's happy, you can say I ain't
Chorus
I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue I'm Feelin' Blue
Biggest Aspidistra In The World Composer(s): Connor - Haines - Harper Performer(s): Gracie Fields
For years we had an aspidestra in a flower pot On the whatnot, near the hatstand, in the hall It didnt seem to grow till one day our brother Joe Had a notion that hed make it strong and tall So hes crossed it with an acorn from an oak tree And hes planted it against the garden wall
It shot up like a rocket till it nearly reached the sky Its the biggest aspidestra in the world We couldnt see the top of it, it got so bloomin high Its the biggest aspidestra in the world When fathers had a snoot-full at his pub The Bunch of Grapes He doesnt go all fighting-mad and getting into scrapes oh no Youll find him in his bare skin playing Tarzan of the Apes On the biggest aspidestra in the world
We have to get it watered by the local fire brigade So they put the water rates up half a crown The roots top up the drains, grow along the country lanes And they come up half a mile outside the town
Once we had an auditorium for a hothouse But a jealous rival went and burnt it down The tomcats and their sweethearts love to spend their evenings out Up the biggest aspidestra in the world They all begin meeowing when the buds begin to sprout From the biggest aspidestra in the world
The dogs all come around for miles a lovely sight to see They sniff around for hours and hours and wag their tails with glee So Ive had to put a notice up to say its not a tree Its the biggest aspidestra in the world
Canción Del Silencio Composer(s): D.A.R. Performer(s): Léon Gieco
Silencio, señores grandes que despiertan los cuentos del parque Ellos esperan las nuevas risas en las treinta vueltas de una calesita Ellos esperan las nuevas risas sobre la esperanza llamada sortija
Silencio, señores grandes que despiertan las leyendas Tal vez pintadas o dibujadas en el redondo borde de las plantas Tal vez pintadas o dibujadas En el vaiven solitario de una hamaca
El silencio no es una palabra escrita sobre una pared Es una cancion solitaria por el viento que no se detiene en el medio de un infierno Es una cancion solitaria por el viento que no se detiene en el medio de un infierno ho ho oho
Silencio, señores grandes que despiertan las historias Adormecidas en los parques debajo de un tobogan o un banco gris Adormecidas en los parques cobijadas por un copo de maiz
Silencio, señores grandes que las dulces fabulas despiertan Ellas estan acurrucadas en el vientre de un mordisco de manzana Ellas estan acurrucadas en el bostezo de una hormiga trasnochada
Feelin' Alright
((Italian Version: Tu Vedi Mai Cerchi Bianchi E Neri? (by Riki Maiocchi))
Composer(s): Dave Mason
First release by: Traffic - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists
Seems I got to have a change of scenes
Everynight I have the strangest dreams
Imprisoned by the way it could have been
Left he are on my own or so it seemed
I got to leave before I start to scream
Before someone locks the door and takes to keys
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
(little girl)
Boy you shelter me with warmth and rye
And even now I sit and I wonder why
That when I think of you, I start myself to cry
Just can't waste my time, I must get by
Gotta stop believin', in all your lies
Well there's too much to do before I die
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
(little girl)
Ooh don't you get too lost, in all I say
In a better time, you know I really found that way
But that was then and now you know it's today...
I can't get set for it, guess I'm here to stay
Till someone comes along and takes my place
With a different name, and a different face
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
Feelin' alright, I'm not feelin' to good myself
(little girl)
The Bigger The Fool (The Harder The Fall) Composer(s): Kris Kristofferson Performer(s): Kris Kristofferson
Hey, doesn't it still look easy as it did to you Hey, wasn't it true, after all I couldn't help myself, girl And I can't blame you The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
Living on old illusions, and some make believe That mattered to me, most of all Closing my eyes to changes I've refused to see The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
Somewhere in your future, on the far side of your world You might read my writing on the wall And think of the easy dreamer who believed in you The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
If someday you wake up in a world that's turned on you And nobody answers when you call Hey, think of the easy dreamer who believes in you The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
Think of the crazy dreamer who believes in you The bigger the fool, the harder the fall
Canción Del Perdón
Composer(s): Horacio Guarany
Performer(s): Horacio Guarany
Si vuelves algún día no expliques tu regreso que sea como si nunca sucedió tu abandono Resume tus palabras tan sólo con un beso que yo con la mirada diré si te perdono No es que pierda mi orgullo ni te dé la razón a veces en la vida nos ciega una quimera y olvidamos la pena de otro corazón que sufre las angustias terribles de la espera... Lo importante entre aquellos que siempre se han querido y que mantienen viva la prímera ilusión es llegar al final, seguros, muy unidos tomados de la mano, cantando una canción
The Big Ones Get Away Composer(s): Buffy Sainte-Marie Performer(s): Buffy Sainte-Marie
Hey, Baby I just got back from town where the bribes are paid Honey, they turned my offer down they say the deal's already made So now Igotta stand and watch while it all comes down and the buzzards and the hawks and the judges and the mob circle around Now if I were the queen of all the world I would 90 in chains just to see you free of the ropes that bind you and the role you play and the pride that hooks you while the big ones get away Love junkies wanna change the world: it quickly stays the same Money junkies hire all the smart ones Power junkies run the game One step at a time Polarity Hill If the bad guys don't get you Baby then the good guys will With angels on the take and the gangsters in the yard Hey don't the wars come easy Hey don't the peace come hard Now if I had a way to reach the sky I'd grab that crescent moon wield it like a knife save you from the lies From the ropes that bind you and the role you play and the game that hooks you while the big ones get away
