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Change The World
Composer(s): Tommy Sims - Gordon Kenney - Wayne Kirkpatrick
First release by: Eric Clapton - 1996
If I can reach the stars Pull one down for you Shine it on my heart So you could see the truth That this love I have inside Is everything it seems But for now I find It's only in my dreams
And I can change the world I will be the sunlight in your universe You would think my love was really something good Baby if I could change the world
And if I could be king Even for a day I'd take you as my queen I'd have it no other way And our love would rule This kingdom we had made Till then I'd be a fool Wishing for the day...
That I can change the world I would be the sunlight in your universe You would think my love was really something good Baby if I could change the world Baby if I could change the world
I could change the world I would be the sunlight in your universe You would think my love was really something good Baby if I could change the world Baby if I could change the world Baby if I could change the world
From Here On It Got Rough German Title: Von Nun An Ging's Bergab Composer(s): Hans Hammerschmid; Hildegard Knef; David Cameron Performer(s): Hildegard Knef
I came to the world on a cold winter's day Sneezed three times, it must have been hay My Father was livid, he wanted a son I took a look round and said to the Nun "From here on it gets rough"
At first I found I had little to do They allowed me to grow, a room with a view But after awhile, they hit on a plan It's time to start learning, the trouble began From here on it got rough
At fifteen I'd a dream which I found very clever I wanted to act, Mama said, "No, never!" My Father said, "Out!", I was already gone And followed the call, 'The show must go on!' From here on it got rough
My talents got spotted, Producers helped out And gave me those parts where you stand in the crowd When the star became ill, I stepped in like a shot And someone from films signed me up on the spot From here on it got rough
I played all the good parts and sometimes the bad And sometimes a figleaf was all that I had And Hollywood said it would certainly die If I didn't come soon, so I went, aye-aye-aye From here on it got rough
But now I was famous, I had made it at last Went happily back to the scene of my past I received a big prize, had my name in 'Who's Who' But after a flop, that name was taboo From here on it got rough
At first I was hurt, I thought it was wrong Then somebody heard me singing a song I told him I couldn't, but he said, "Yes, you can!" So that's how this latest torment began A change was overdue...... From here it's tough on you"
The Lady Loves Me Composer(s): Sid Tepper - Roy C. Bennett Performer(s): Elvis Presley & Ann-Margret
EP: She loves me, she loves me not She loves me, she loves me not She loves me, she loves me, she loves me The lady loves me and it shows In spite of the way she turns up her nose I'm her ideal, her heart's desire Under that ice she's burning like fire She'd like to cuddle up to me She's playing hard to get The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet
AM: The gentleman has savoir-faire As much as an elephant or a bear I'd like to take him for a spin Back to the zoo to visit his kin He's got about as much appeal as a soggy cigarette The lady loathes him but he doesn't know it yet
EP: The lady's got a crush on me AM: The gentleman's crazy obviously EP: The lady's dying to be kissed AM: The gentleman needs a psychiatrist I'd rather kiss a rattlesnake Or play Russian roulette EP: The lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet
EP: She's falling fast she's on the skids AM: Both of his heads are flipping their lids EP: Tonight she'll hold me in her arms AM: I'd rather be holding hydrogen bombs Will someone tell this Romeo I'm not his Juliette EP: Ah, the lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet
EP: She wants me AM: Like poison ivy EP: Needs me AM: Like a hole in the head EP: Anyone can see she's got it bad AM: Ha, he's mad!
AM: The gentleman is an egotist EP: I'm simply aware I'm hard to resist AM: He's one man I could learn to hate EP: How's about having dinner at eight AM: I'd rather dine with Frankenstein In a moonlight tete-a-tete EP: Ah, the lady loves me, but she doesn't know it yet
EP: Ah yes she loves me AM: Dig that shrinking violet EP: Oh she really loves me AM: Here's one gal you'll never get EP: She lo-lo-loves me AM: Would you like to make a bet EP: I said the lady loves me AM; The gentleman's all wet
Change The Name (Traditional) Performer(s): Michelle Shocked
Well, of course, this actually happened In the reconstruction days of the South it got to be pretty serious when the carpet-baggers came down and started running the whole show down here And things were especially rough up in the state of Arkansas when it was very seriously proposed to change the name of the state And this is taken down on the Legislative rolls which can now be found I think, under the date of July the 23rd, 1867 And this is what the hometown boy had to say I think first he pulled out his horse-pistol and laid it across his desk so he wouldn't be interrupted
Mr Speaker, god-damn your soul, for more than thirty minutes I've been trying to get your attention but every time I caught your eye you squirmed like a damn dog with a flea in his ass
I guess you know who I am Sir My name is Cassius M. Johnson from Jackson County, Arkansas where a man can't stick his ass out the window and shit without it getting riddled with bullets Why Sir, I was fourteen years old before I had my first pair of pants and they was of buckskin But at the age of seventeen Mr Speaker, I had a jock on me the size of a roasting ear and it was the pride of Jackson County And you propose to change the name of Arkansas Never, by God Sir, never!
I'm out of order? How can I be out of order when I can piss clear across the Mississippi River?
Where was Andrew Jackson when the battle of New Orleans was fought? He was right thar Sir, up to his ass in blood And you change the name of Arkansas? Never, when I can defend her
You may shit on the grave of George Washington Piss on the monument of Thomas Jefferson You may desecrate the sacred remains of the immortal General Robert E. Lee You may rape the Goddess of Liberty and wipe your ass on the Stars and Stripes And your crime, your crime Sir will no more compare to this hellish design than the glow of a lightning-bug's ass to the glare of the noon days sun And you propose to change the name of Arkansas Never, by God Sir, never!
You may compare the lily of the valley to the glorious sunflower Or the sun-kissed peaks of the highest mountains to the smokin' turd of a dunghill Or the classic strains of Mozart to the fart of a Mexican burrow You may compare the puny penis of a Peruvian prince to the ponderous buttocks of the Roman gladiator But change the name of Arkansas? Never, by God Sir, never!
The Lady Is A Tramp Composer(s): Richard Rogers - Lorenz Hart First performance: Mitzi Green - 1937 Covered by multiple other artists
She gets too hungry for dinner at eight She likes the theatre and never comes late She never bothers with people she'd hate That's why the lady is a tramp
Doesn't like crap games with barons or earls Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls Won't dish the dirt with the rest of the girls That's why the lady is a tramp
She likes the free, fresh wind in her hair Life without care She's broke, and it's *"ok"*
Hates California, it's cold and it's damp That's why the lady is a tramp
She gets too hungry to wait for dinner at eight She loves the theatre but never comes late She'd never bother with people she'd hate That's why the lady is a tramp
She'll have no crap games with sharpies and frauds And she won't go to Harlem in Lincolns or Fords And she won't dish the dirt with the rest of the broads That's why the lady is a tramp
She'd love the free, fresh wind in her hair Life without care She's broke, but it's *"ok"*
Hates California, it's so cold and so damp That's why the lady That's why the lady That's why the lady is a tramp
Change Pas De Look
Composer(s): Claude Moine - Pierre Papadiamandis
Performer(s): Eddy Mitchell
Te change pas pour moi J'te trouve très bien comme ça Inutile de lutter T'es très bien maquillée Change pas de look Change pas de look Change pas de look Ou tu vas me retrouver raide devant la télé
J't'aime naturelle C'est pas compliqué J' veux t' reconnaître J't'aime pas déguisée
Samson sans Dalila C'est l' bide au cinéma Billy Kid sans Garret C'est du théâtre grec Change pas de look Change pas de look Change pas de look Ou je vais m' momifier pour le restant de la soirée
J't'aime naturelle C'est pas compliqué J' veux t' reconnaître J't'aime pas déguisée
Nemo sans sous-marin C'est de Gaulle sans Pétain Les Robins sans les bois Plus de biche aux abois
Sherlock Holmes sans Watson N'intéresse plus personne D'façon moi y a pas de doute Ne change pas de look
Laurel sans Hardy C'est Paul sans Virginie Franckie sans son Johnny C'est feuilleton Monoprix Change pas de look Change pas de look Change pas de look Ou tu vas me retrouver raide devant la télé
J't'aime naturelle C'est pas compliqué J' veux t' reconnaître J't'aime pas déguisée
Milou sans son Tintin C'est Blanche-Neige sans sept nains La télé sans l'État C'est du space-opera La sardine est à l'huile Le maquereau au vin blanc Cherche pas à La Redoute Ce que tu trouves au Printemps D'façon moi y a pas de doute Ne change pas de look D'façon moi y a pas de doute Ne change pas de look
D'façon moi y a pas de doute Ne change pas de look
Lady Came From Baltimore ((aka Sussy Moore (Lollipops) - 1967)) Composer(s): Tim Hardin First recording/First release by: Bobby Darin - 1967 Covered by multiple other artists
Lady came from Baltimore All she wore was lace She didn't know that I was poor She never saw my place
I was there to steal her money Take her rings and run Then I fell in love with the lady Got away with none
The lady's name was Susan Moore Her daddy read the law She didn't know that I was poor And lived outside the law
Her daddy said, I was a thief And didn't marry her for love I was Susan's true belief Married her for love
I was there to steal her money To take her rings and run Then I fell in love with the lady Got away with none
The house she lived in had a wall To keep the robbers out She'd never stop to think at all If that's what I'm about
I was there to steal her money Take her rings and run Then I fell in love with the lady Got away with none
Change Partners
Composer(s): Irving Berlin
Performer(s): Fred Astaire
and multiple other artists
Must you dance every dance With the same fortunate man? You have danced with him since the music began Won't you change partners and dance with me?
Must you dance quite so close With your lips touching his face? Can't you see I'm longing to be in his place? Won't you change partners and dance with me?
Ask him to sit this one out And while you're alone I'll tell the waiter to tell him He's wanted on the telephone
You've been locked in his arms Ever since heaven-knows-when Won't you change partners and then You may never want to change partners again
Ask him to sit this one out And while you're alone I'll tell the waiter to tell him He's wanted on the telephone
You've been locked in his arms Ever since heaven-knows-when Won't you change partners and then You may never have to change partners again
The Ladies Who Lunch Composer(s): Stephen Sondheim Performer(s): Ute Lemper and multiple other artists
I'd like to propose a toast
Here's to the ladies who lunch Everybody laugh. Lounging in their caftans And planning a brunch On their own behalf Off to the gym Then to a fitting Claiming they're fat And looking grim 'Cause they've been sitting Choosing a hat Does anyone still wear a hat? I'll drink to that And here's to the girls who play smart Aren't they a gas? Rushing to their classes In optical art Wishing it would pass Another long exhausting day Another thousand dollars A matinee, a Pinter play Perhaps a piece of Mahler's I'll drink to that And one for Mahler! And here's to the girls who play wife Aren't they too much? Keeping house but clutching A copy of "Life" Just to keep in touch The ones who follow the rules And meet themselves at the schools Too busy to know that they're fools Aren't they a gem? I'll drink to them! Let us all drink to them! And here's to the girls who just watch Aren't they the best? When they get depressed It's a bottle of Scotch Plus a little jest Another chance to disapprove Another brilliant zinger Another reason not to move Another vodka stinger Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh! I'll drink to that So here's to the girls on the go Everybody tries Look into their eyes And you'll see what they know Everybody dies A toast to that invincible bunch The dinosaurs surviving the crunch Let's hear it for the ladies who lunch Everybody rise! Rise! Rise! Rise! Rise! Rise! Rise! Rise! Rise! Rise!
Change Of The Guard
Composer(s): Walter Becker - Donald Fagen
Performer(s): Steely Dan
If you listen you can hear it It's the laughter in the street It's the motion in the music And the fire beneath your feet All the signs are right this time You don't have to try so very hard If you live in this world You're feelin' the change of the guard
All the cowboys and your neighbors Can you swallow up your pride Take your guns off if you're willin' And you know we're on your side If you wanna get thru the years It's high time you played your card If you live in this world You're feelin' the change of the guard
Once upon a time in the land of Sinaplenty There lived a king who didn't deserve 2 be He knew not where he came from Nor where he was going He never once said thank U, never please Now this king he had a subject named Electra Who loved him with a passion, uncontested 4 him each day she had a smile But it didn't matter The king was looking 4 the ladder Everybody's looking 4 the ladder Everybody wants salvation of the soul The steps U take are no easy road But the reward is great 4 those who want 2 go A feeling of self-worth (everybody's looking) will caress U (for the answers) The size of the whole wide world will decrease (how the story started) (and how it will end) The love of God's creation will undress U And time spent alone my friend, will cease Everybody's looking 4 the answers How the story started and how it will end What's the use in half a story, half a dream U have 2 climb all of the steps in between (yeah, we ride) Everybody's looking 4 the ladder Everybody wants salvation of the soul The steps U take are no easy road (the steps you take are no easy road) (it's not that easy) But the reward is great 4 those who want 2 go (I do) everybody... everybody's looking (Everybody's looking 4 the answers) for the answers everybody wants to know how the story (How the story started) started and how it will end (started and how it will end) What's the use in half a story, (What's the use in half a story) half a dream (half of a dream) U, U gotta climb, U gotta climb (U have 2 climb all) all of the steps in between (the steps in between) everybody Everybody's looking 4 that ladder (Everybody's looking 4 the ladder) Everybody wants salvation of the soul (Everybody wants salvation of the soul) (salvation) The steps U take are no easy road (the steps you take are no easy road) (that's for sure) But the reward is great (the reward is great) 4 those who want 2 go, (4 those who want 2 go) those who want 2 go everybody... everybody wants (Everybody's looking 4 the answers) an answer anyone who know how the story (How the story started) started, how it will end (started and how it will end) will it be lonely in the world (What's the use in half a story) What's the use? (half of a dream) (have 2 climb all) (the steps in between)
Here I am Just like I said I would be I'm your friend Just like you think it should be Did you think I would stand here and lie As our moment was passing us by Oh I am here
Waiting for your change of heart It just takes a beat To turn it around Yes I'm waiting for your change of heart At the edge of my seat Please turn it around
Days go by Leaving me with a hunger I could fly Back to when we were younger When adventures like cars we would ride And the years lied ahead still untried While I stand here
Waiting for your change of heart...
Blind leading blind Never hear the laughter Search through time Nothing reveals the answer If it's truth that you're looking to find It is nowhere outside of your mind I bide my time Waiting for your change of heart...
From A Jack To A King Composer(s): Ned Miller Performer(s): Elvis Presley; and various other artists
From a jack to a king of loneliness to a wedding ring I've played a ace and I won the queen I walked away with your heart From a jack to a king With no regrets I stacked, I stacked the cards, I stacked the cards last night And lady luck played her hand just right You made me king of your heart Oh for just a little while I thought that I might lose the game Oh but just in time I saw that twinkle in your eyes From a jack to a king of loneliness to a wedding, wedding, wedding ring I played an ace and I won the queen You made me king of your heart For just a little while I thought that I might lose the game Oh but just in time I saw, I saw that twinkle in your eyes From a jack to a king from loneliness to a wedding, wedding, wedding ring I played an ace and I won the queen You made me king of your heart
The Lad Searches The Night For His Newts Performer(s): Frank Zappa
Dew On the newts we got Newt money dew It's a payment on the rental for the dewy little Newts we got We got 'em dewy Left 'em in the yard all night Hope they didn't get uptight The little vixens The saucy little vixens I hope they didn't get pissed off I hope That they did not Did not I hope That they did not Dash off Into the night
Change Of Habit
Composer(s): Buddy Kaye - Bernie Weisman
First recording/First release by: Elvis Presley - 1969/1970
If you're in old habits Set in your old ways Changes are a-comin' For these are changing days And if your head is in the sand While things are goin' on What you need, what you need, What you need is a change of habit
Now if you're in the habit To let your temper fly When you talk with people Who don't see eye to eye And if you don't believe it There's a newer world ahead What you need, what you need, What you need is a change of habit
A change of habit, a change of outlook A change of heart, you'll be all right The halls of darkness Have doors that open It's never too late To see the light
So if you're in the habit Of putting people down Just because they're different From the wrong side of town Well, don't count on any medals son They're pinning none on you What you need, what you need, What you need is a change of habit
From A Distance Composer(s): Julie Gold Performer(s): Bette Midler
From a distance, the world looks blue and green And the snow-capped mountains white From a distance, the ocean meets the stream And the eagle takes to flight From a distance, there is harmony And it echoes through the land It's the voice of hope It's the voice of peace It's the voice of every man
From a distance, we all have enough
And no one is in need There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases No hungry mouths to feed From a distance, we are instruments Marching in a common band Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace They're the songs of every man From a distance, you look like my friend
Even though we are at war From a distance I just cannot comprehend What all this fighting is for From a distance there is harmony And it echoes through the land It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves It's the heart of every man
