Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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The Fire Down Below Composer(s): Bob Seger First release by: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - 1976 Covered by multiple other artists
Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine Here comes hot Nancy she's steppin' right on time There go the street lights bringin on the night Here come the men faces hidden from the light All through the shadows they come and they go With only one thing in common They got the fire down below
Here comes the rich man in his big long limousine Here comes the poor man all you got to have is green Here comes the banker and the lawyer and the cop One thing for certain it ain't never gonna stop When it all gets too heavy That's when they come and go With only one thing in common They got the fire down below
It happens out in Vegas happens in Moline On the blue blood streets of Boston Up in Berkeley and out in Queens And it went on yesterday and it's going on tonight Somewhere there's somebody ain't treatin' somebody right
And he's looking out for Rosie and she's looking mighty fine And he's walking the streets for Nancy And he'll find her everytime When the street light flicker bringing ont he night Well they'll be slipping into darkness slipping out of sight All through the midnight Watch 'em come and watch 'em go With only one thing in common They got the fire down below
Catholic Day
Composer(s): Adam Ant
Performer(s): Adam & the Ants
Kennedy died in '63
Poor John. F.
Kennedy died in '63
Poor John. F.
Kennedy died in '63
Poor John. F.
Kennedy died in '63
Poor John. F.
Kennedy
No more messing 'round
Playing with Monroe
No more turning on
The middle aged ladies
All I remember
Was his sporty young hairstyle
All I remember
Was the catholic day
Kennedy died in '63
Poor John. F.
Kennedy's wife
With his brain
On her knee
Poor Jacky
Kennedy's wife
With his brain
On her knee
Poor Jacky
Kennedy
Poor Jacky
No more rocking chairs
Sitting on the front porch
No more soft drugs
Playing the space race
All I remember
Was you levi sta-prest
All I remember
Was the catholic day
I see the chickens have come home to roost
I see the chickens have come home to roost
I see the chickens have come home to roost
I see the chickens have come home to roost
I see the chickens have come home to roost
Fool In The Rain Composer(s): John Paul Jones; Jimmy Page; Robert Plant Performer(s): Led Zeppelin; Azzlzz Band; Maná; Rick Wakeman
Well there's a light in your eye that keeps shining Like a star that can't wait for the night I hate to think I've been blinded baby Why can't I see you tonight?
And the warmth of your smile starts a-burnin' And the thrill of your touch gives me fright And I'm shaking so much, really yearning Why don't you show up, make it all right? Yeah, it's all right
And if you promised you'd love so completely and you said you would always be true You swore that you would never leave me, baby What ever happened to you?
And you thought it was only in movies As you wish all your dreams would come true It ain't the first time believe me, baby I'm standin here feeling blue Yeah I'm blue
Now I will stand in the rain on the corner I'll watch the people go shuffling downtown Another ten minutes no longer And then I'm turning around
The clock on the wall's moving slower My heart it sinks to the ground And the storm that I thought would blow over Clouds the light of the love that I found
Now my body is starting to quiver And the palms of my hands getting wet I've got no reason to doubt you baby, It's all a terrible mess
I'll run in the rain till I'm breathless When I'm breathless I'll run till I drop, hey The thoughts of a fool's kind of careless I'm just a fool waiting on the wrong block, oh yeah Light of the love that I found...
The Finger Of Suspicion Composer(s): Paul Mann - Lewis Performer(s): Dickie Valentine & The Stargazers
Someone broke into my heart and stole a beat or two The finger of suspicion points at you Someone took away my sleep and never left a clue The finger of suspicion points at you
Just as soon as they can make the guilty one confess I know exactly what I'm gonna do I'll take and lock her charms forever in my arms Then who is bound to be the guilty who The finger of suspicion points at you
Someone broke into my heart and stole a beat or two The finger of suspicion points at you Someone took away my sleep and never left a clue The finger of suspicion points at you
Just as soon as they can make the guilty one confess I know exactly what I'm gonna do I'll take and lock her charms forever in my arms Then who is bound to be the guilty who The finger of suspicion points at you
Catherine Cares Composer(s): Pete Ham Performer(s): Pete Ham
The things I said to her are on my mind Things I said so selfishly, didn't mean a thing to me But now I know that she was being kind Didn't want me to be hurt, no one there to change my shirt
Catherine cares Now I know she does, oh yes she does, oh yeah Catherine cares Yeah, I know that I was wrong Catherine cares Yeah, the only thing she wants is to have her baby home
No matter what I got, I just complained She'd give her last to see me smile, tried to keep me dressed in style But I had this ambition in my brain So I walked out and left her there without a thought, without a care
Catherine cares Now I know she does, oh yes she does, oh yeah Catherine cares Yeah, I know that I was wrong Catherine cares Yeah, the only thing she wants is to have her baby home
Each time that I come home she says the same "C'mon home, you're getting thin, see the state your clothes are in" She's my mom and Catherine's her name Gives a pound to see me straight, sits back in her chair to wait
Catherine cares Now I know she does, oh yes she does, oh yeah Catherine cares Yeah, I know that I was wrong Catherine cares Yeah, the only thing she wants is to have her baby home
(She wants her baby home)
Catherine cares Now I know she does, yeah I know I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know she does, oh yeah Catherine cares Catherine cares I know that I was selfish to you, selfish to you, my mom Catherine cares Please forgive me...
Fool Hearted Memory Composer(s): Blake Mevis; David Wills Performer(s): George Strait
Nickels and dimes Memories and wines She's on his mind once again The same old fool The same old stool Played by the rules but didn't win There's an old love in his heart that he can't lose He tried forgetting but he knows that it's no use
He's got a fool hearted memory That won't let him see That she walked out the door He's got a fool hearted memory He sits patiently Here every night so it can fool him more
She was his girl His only world That string of pearls that slipped away A thousand dimes A thousand times He doesn't mind what they say He fills the jukebox And plays the same old song He fills his glass And then he turns her memory on
He's got a fool hearted memory That won't let him see That she walked out the door He's got a fool hearted memory He sits patiently Here every night so it can fool him more
He's got a fool hearted memory That won't let him see That she walked out the door He's got a fool hearted memory He sits patiently Here every night so it can fool him more
The island monkeys love the dark No one is home, they're thin-skinned sharks Hue exchanging gives sea-leg walks No one is home, the chemicals talk
Load up the spoiled goods Hook up the spoiled gods Fill up the kindness cups Drink up the finest drops
Feeding frenzy, sleepless attacks No one is home, power attracts Death on a raft, life in a whale No one is home to finish the tale
Paint it red, light it in blue No one is home over at the zoo Lashing together, a timbre design No one is home, no one is blind
The last boat launched, cling to the rail No one is home, they're in full sail Forging chains, caught on the tracks No one is home and they're not coming back
The island monkeys love the dark No one is home, they've gone for a walk The island monkeys love the dark No one is home, the chemicals talk
Cathedral Composer(s): Graham Nash Performer(s): Crosby, Stills & Nash
Six o' clock In the morning, I feel pretty good So I dropped into the luxury of the Lords Fighting dragons and crossing swords With the people against the hordes Who came to conquer
Seven o'clock In the morning, here it comes I taste the warning and I am so amazed I'm here today, seeing things so clear this way In the car and on my way To Stonehenge
I'm flying in Winchester cathedral Sunlight pouring through the break of day Stumbled through the door and into the chamber There's a lady setting flowers on a table covered lace And a cleaner in the distance finds a cobweb on a face And a feeling deep inside of me tells me This can't be the place
I'm flying in Winchester cathedral All religion has to have its day Expressions on the face of the Saviour Made me say I can't stay
Open up the gates of the church and let me out of here! Too many people have lied in the name of Christ For anyone to heed the call So many people have died in the name of Christ That I can't believe it all
And now I'm standing on the grave of a soldier that died in 1799 And the day he died it was a birthday And I noticed it was mine And my head didn't know just who I was And I went spinning back in time And I am high upon the altar High upon the altar, high
I'm flying in Winchester cathedral It's hard enough to drink the wine The air inside just hangs in delusion But given time I'll be fine
Fool For Your Loving Composer(s): David Coverdale; Bernie Marsden; Micky Moody Performer(s): Whitesnake; and various other artists
I was born under a bad sign, left out in the cold I'm a lonely man who knows just what it means to lose control But I took all the heartache and turned it to shame Now I'm movin', movin' on and I ain't taking the blame
(chorus:) Don't come running to me, I know I've done all I can A hard loving woman like you just makes a hard loving man So I can say it to you, babe: I'll be a fool for your loving no more A fool for your loving no more I'm so tired of trying, I always end up crying A fool for your loving no more, I'll be a fool for your loving no more
I'm tired of hiding my feelings, you left me lonely too long I gave my heart and you tore it apart Oh, baby you done me wrong (chorus)
The Final Cut Composer(s): Roger Waters First release by: Pink Floyd - 1983
Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes I can barely define the shape of this moment in time And far from flying high in clear blue skies I'm spiraling down to the hole in the ground where I hide
If you negotiate the minefield in the drive And beat the dogs and cheat the cold electronic eyes And if you make it past the shotgun in the hall Dial the combination, open the priesthole And if I'm in I'll tell you what's behind the wall
There's a kid who had a big hallucination Making love to girls in magazines He wonders if you're sleeping with your new found faith Could anybody love him Or is it just a crazy dream?
And if I show you my dark side Will you still hold me tonight? And if I open my heart to you And show you my weak side What would you do? Would you sell your story to Rolling Stone? Would you take the children away And leave me alone? And smile in reassurance As you whisper down the phone? Would you send me packing? Or would you take me home?
Thought I oughta bare my naked feelings Thought I oughta tear the curtain down I held the blade in trembling hands Prepared to make it but just then the phone rang I never had the nerve to make the final cut
"Hello? Listen, I think I've got it Okay, listen it's a HaHa!"
Catfish John
Composer(s): Bob McDill - Allen Reynolds
First release by: Johnny Russell - 1972
Covered by multiple other artists
Momma said don't go near that river Don't be hangin' 'round old Catfish John But come the morning I'd always be there Walking in his footsteps in that sweet delta dawn
Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg Traded for a chestnut mare But he never spoke in anger Though his load was hard to bear
Momma said don't go near that river Don't be hangin' 'round old Catfish John But come the morning I'd always be there Walking in his footsteps in that sweet delta dawn
Let me dream of another morning Of a time so long ago Where the sweet magnolias blossom And cotton fields were white as snow
Momma said don't go near that river Don't be hangin' 'round old Catfish John But come the morning I'd always be there Walking in his footsteps in that sweet delta dawn
Fields Of Athenry Composer(s): Pete St. John First recording/First release by: Danny Doyle - 1979/1980 Covered by multiple other artists
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling "Michael, they have taken you away For you stole Trevelyan's corn So the young might see the morn Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay"
Low lie the fields of Athenry Where once we watched the small free birds fly Our love was on the wing We had dreams and songs to sing It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling "Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free Against the famine and the crown I rebelled, they cut me down Now you must raise our child with dignity"
Low lie the fields of Athenry Where once we watched the small free birds fly Our love was on the wing We had dreams and songs to sing It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
By a lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star fall As the prison ship sailed out against the sky For she lived to hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
Low lie the fields of Athenry Where once we watched the small free birds fly Our love was on the wing We had dreams and songs to sing It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry
Catfish Blues ((aka Rollin' Stone (Muddy Waters And His Guitar) - 1950))
Composer(s): Robert Petway
First release by: Robert Petway - 1941
Covered by multiple other artists
Well I wish I was a catfish swimmin' in a oh, deep, blue sea I would have all you good lookin' women
Fishin', fishin' after me Sure 'nough, a-after me Sure 'nough, a-after me Oh 'nough, oh 'nough, sure 'nough
I went to my baby's house and I sit down oh, on her steps She said, "Now, come on in now, Muddy You know, my husband just now left Sure 'nough, he just now left Sure 'nough, he just now left" Sure 'nough, oh well, oh well
Well, my mother told my father just before hmmm, I was born "I got a boy child's comin' He's gonna be, he's gonna be a rollin' stone Sure 'nough, he's a rollin' stone Sure 'nough, he's a rollin' stone" Oh well he's a, oh well he's a, oh well he's a
Well, I feel, yes I feel feel that I could lay down oh, time ain't long I'm gonna catch the first thing smokin' back, back down the road I'm goin' Back down the road I'm goin' Back down the road I'm goin' Sure 'nough back, sure 'nough back
Fool For Love Performer(s): Michael Bolton & Johnny Hallyday
Je vous préviens, n'approchez pas Que vous soyez flic ou badaud Je tue celui qui fait un pas Je ne ferai pas de cadeau
Eteignez tous ces projecteurs Et baissez ces fusils braqués Non, je ne vais pas m'envoler sans elle
I took her life, her tender life I couldn't bear the thing to see And life and love and give herself To any other man than me
So if my world will end tonight I will not cry I do not care I'll meet her in another life somewhere
I was a fool, a fool for love A fool who believed That she came from above I'll stay a fool until I die She was my world, my breath, my sky
I'm just a fool who lost her control Along with my soul In time a fool becomes a clown And you will laugh as I fall down
We'll never be in peace again I'll never feel her warm caress And live each day just thinking of My angel in a pale blue dress
Je vais ouvrir grand les volets Crevez-moi le cur je suis prêt Je veux m'endormir pour toujours près d'elle
I was a fool, a fool for love A foll who believed that she came From above I'll stay a fool until I die She was my world, my breath, my sky I'm just a fool who lost her control Along with my soul In time a fool becomes a clown And you will laugh as I As I fall down
The Fiddle And The Drum Composer(s): Joni Mitchell First release by: Joni Mitchell - 1969 Covered by multiple other artists
And so once again My dear Johnny my dear friend And so once again you are fightin' us all And when I ask you why
You raise your sticks and cry, and I fall Oh, my friend How did you come To trade the fiddle for the drum
You say I have turned Like the enemies you've earned But I can remember All the good things you are And so I ask you please Can I help you find the peace and the star Oh, my friend What time is this To trade the handshake for the fist
And so once again Oh, America my friend And so once again You are fighting us all And when we ask you why You raise your sticks and cry and we fall Oh, my friend How did you come To trade the fiddle for the drum
You say we have turned Like the enemies you've earned But we can remember All the good things you are And so we ask you please Can we help you find the peace and the star Oh my friend We have all come To fear the beating of your drum
Fool For A Cigarette/Feelin' Good (Medley) Composer(s): Sidney Bailey; J.B. Lenoir; Jim Dickinson Performer(s): Ry Cooder
Uhm, I'm a fool for a cigarette Lord, I'm fool for a cigarette When you've finished choke it 'cause I wanna smoke it Lord, I'm fool for a cigarette
Mind when you throw your cigarette Mind when you throw your cigarette When you've finished choke it 'cause I wanna smoke it Lord, I'm fool for a cigarette
Lord, I'm fool for a cigarette Uhm, I'm fool for a cigarette When you've finished choke it 'cause I wanna smoke it Lord, I'm fool for a cigarette
Feelin' good, feelin' good All the money in the world spent onl feelin' good Well, the wino met me on the streets Said, "Help me on to some Sneakin' Pete Please, help me brother, I wish you would 'Cause I feel so bad and I wanna feel good" Feelin' good, feelin' good All the money in the world is spent on feelin' good
Well, you see them folks all dressed so fine Dancing, drinking champagne and wine They'd pinch your pockets now if they could 'Cause they ain't doing nothing but feelin' good Feelin' good, feelin' good All the money in the world is spent on feelin' good
Red, yellow, black or tan Makes no difference: a man's a man They oughta live together now if they could Then the whole wide world would be feelin' good Feelin' good, feelin' good All the money in the world spent on feelin' good Feelin' good, feelin' good All the money in the world spent on feelin' good
The Fever Composer(s): Bruce Springsteen First release by: Bruce Springsteen - 1998 Covered by multiple other artists
When I get home from my job I turn on my T.V. But I can't keep my mind on the show When I lay down at night I don't get no sleep So I turn on the radio But, Lord, the only thing I hear Is you whisperin' in my ear The words that you used to say Well, now the days grow longer My love grows stronger And the fever gets worse every day
I got a fever for a girl He's got the fever Oh, he's got the fever Nothing that a boy can do When he's got the fever for a girl He's got the fever Oh, he's got the fever Left this little boy blue
I can remember comin' home See you standin' at the stove With the dishes on the table Dinner ready to go Or maybe out to a movie show Something that you'd like to see Oh, you were my sun in the morning And my moon at night When you put your arms around me Made me fell alright Well, now the days grow longer And my love just grows stronger And the fever gets so bad at night
I got a fever for a girl He's got the fever Oh, he's got the feverNothing that a boy can do When he's got the fever for a girl He's got the fever Oh, he's got the fever Left this little boy blue
It's gonna be alright, now If I can make it to the morning I'm gonna be alright, now If I can just make it to the morning
It's just this long and lonely nights Everytime I close my eyes All I see is her face Everytime I shut my eyes All I see is her face But I'm gonna be alright, now I'll be alright, now When I shut down all the lights When I turn off all the lights When I turn down all the lights And when I lay my head on the pillow I can't stop myself in thinking "Baby, where are you tonight?" "Where is she tonight?"
Caterina
((Dutch Version: Caterina (Helmut Lotti) - 2006))
Composer(s): Earl Shuman - Maurice "Bugs" Bower
First release by: Perry Como - 1962
Covered by multiple other artists
Caterina, oh, ho, ho (oh, ho, ho)
When we kiss, purty miss
Purty miss, I'm in ectasy
(Si, si, si, si)
Caterina, oh, ho, ho, ho (oh, ho, ho, ho)
When we kiss, purty miss
Purty miss, are you thinking of me
(Are you thinking of me)
Caterina, ha, ha, ha (ha, ha, ha)
Just how long is the list
Is the list of the lips you've kissed
Oh, how happy my heart would be
If I knew that you loved just me
Say it's true, say you do, Caterina
Caterina, oh, ho, ho (oh. ho, ho)
When we kiss, purty miss
Purty miss, I'm in ectasy
(Si, si, si, si)
Caterina, oh, ho, ho, ho (oh, ho, ho, ho)
When we kiss, purty miss
Purty miss, are you thinking of me
(Are you thinking of me)
Caterina, ha, ha, ha (ha, ha, ha)
Just how long is the list
Is the list of the lips you've kissed
Oh, how happy my heart would be
If I knew that you loved just me
Say it's true (say it's true)
Say you do (say you do)
Cateri (Cateri, Cateri, Caterina)