Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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A Persian kitten perfumed and fair Strolled out to the kitchen door for air A Tom cat big, light, lean and strong And dirty and yella came along He sniffed at the perfumed Persian cat As she strutted around with much eclat Then thinking a little time to pass He whispered baby you sure got class It's fitting and proper was her reply As she arched the whiskers over her eye I'm ribboned and I sleep on a pillow of silk And daily I'm bathed in certified milk Folks oughta be happy with what they've got I oughta be happy, but happy I'm not I oughta be happy yes I should indeed Because I'm certainly highly pedigreed Cheer up said the tom cat with a smile And trust your new found friend for awhile You oughta escape from your back yard fence Ah my dear what you need is experience Untold tales he then unfurled He told her all the tales about the outside world Suggesting at last with a luring laugh A trip for two down Primrose Path The morning after the night before Our Persian came home about half passed four The innocent look in her eye had went But the smile on her face was the smile of content In the after years when the children came To this pedigreed Persian of pedigreed fame The children weren't Persian; they were black and tan And she told them that their Dad was a traveling man A rootin' tootin' scratchin' traveling man
When You're Driving Through The Moonlight/A Lovely Night
When You're Driving Through The Moonlight/A Lovely Night Composer(s): Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II)
Cinderella: I imagine.. I imagine.. When you're driving through the moonlight on a highway when through the moonlight to a dance you are breathless with a wild anticipation of adventure and excitement and romance Then at last you see the towers of the palace silouetted on the sky above the park and below them is a row of lighted windows like a lovely diamond necklace in the dark
Esmerelda: It looks that way
Prunella: The way you say
Evil Stepmother: She talks as if she knows
Cinderella: I do not know these things are so I only just suppose I suppose that when you come into the ballroom and the room itself is floating on the air If you're suddenly confronted by his highness you are frozen like a statue on the stair You're afraid he'll hear the way your heart is beating and you know you musn't make the first advance You are seriously thinking of retreating then you seem to hear him asking you to dance You make a bow, a timid bow, and shyly answer yes
Evil Stepmother: How would you know that this is so?
Cinderella: I do no more than guess, I do no more than guess
Cinderella: He is tall
Esmerelda: And straight as a lance
Cinderella: His eyes
Prunella: Can melt you with a glance
Cinderella: Yes I can picture the whole thing how you start thinking
Esmerelda: Start thinking what?
Cinderella: Thinking how wonderful it all is
Evil Stepmother: How wonderful what all is?
Cinderella: Everything
Evil Stepmother: Enough of this nonsense Esmerelda, Prunella, upstairs both of you and get your sleep
Esmerelda & Prunella: Yes ma'am
Evil Stepmother: Cinderella, here is your broom Get To Work!!!
Cinderella: I don't mind sweeping This night is mine and no one and nothing can take it from me
....A lovely night, a lovely night, a finer night you'll know you'll never see You meet your prince, a charming prince as charming as a prince will ever be The stars in the hazy heaven tremble above you while he is whispering darling I love you You say goodbye, away you fly but on your lips you'll keep a kiss all your life you'll dream of this lovely, lovely night A lovely night, a lovely night, a finer night you'll know you'll never see You meet your prince, a charming prince as charming as a prince will ever be The stars in the hazy heaven tremble above you while he is whispering darling I love you You say goodbye, away you fly but on your lips you'll keep a kiss all your life you'll dream of this lovely, lovely night You say goodbye, away you fly but on your lips you'll keep a kiss all your life you'll dream of this lovely, lovely, lovely night
Remember Me Composer(s): Harry Warren; Al Dubin Performer(s): Bing Crosby; and various other artists
Do you remember one September afternoon I stood with you and listened to a wedding tune And didn't I go with you on your honeymoon? Remember me?
Do you recall a cottage small upon a hill Where ev'ry day I had to pay another bill? And if I'm not mistaken, dear, I pay them still Remember me?
I can see that little angel on your knee Can't you see, He kinda sorta looks like me For I'm the boy whose only joy is loving you Who worries till he hurries home when day is thru And I'm the guy you give your goodnight kisses to Remember me?
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Composer(s): Robbie Robertson First release by: The Band - 1969 Covered by multiple other artists
Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train 'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive By May the tenth, Richmond had fell It's a time I remember, oh so well
The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "La, la, la"
Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she called to me "Virgil, quick, come see, there go the Robert E.Lee" Now I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest But they should never have taken the very best
The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing They went, "La, la, la"
Like my father before me, I will work the land And like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand He was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave I swear by the mud below my feet You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat
The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing They went, "Na, na, na"
The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "Na, na, na"
The Adultress Composer(s): Chrissie Hynde Performer(s): The Pretenders
I'm the adultress But I didn't want to be and I'm convenient And I make good tea I stand accused Of the worst crime in history That's my mystery I'm the adultress
I go to the park With a bag of crumbs for the birds That's where we meet without words He takes my hand And stares into the wood There's nothing to understand It's understood I'm the adultress
Look at the fool Made up to go out She's desperate and lonely But she's puttin' it about Look at the spinster Comin' down off the shelf She's in love and she hates herself
Don't try to stop me Don't get in my way It's too late I've made my play Does misery love company I'll be in the bar You'll find me
Remember Me Composer(s): Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson Performer(s): Diana Ross
Bye baby, see you around Didn't I tell you I wouldn't hold you down Take good care of yourself, y'hear Don't let me hear about you shedding a tear You're gonna make it You're gonna take it
Remember me as a sunny day That you once had, along the way Didn't I inspire you a little higher Remember me as a funny clown That made you laugh when you were down Didn't I boy, didn't I boy
Remember me as a big balloon At a carnaval that ended too soon Remember me as a breath of spring Remember me as a good thing
Bye baby, see you around I already know about the new love you've found What can I do but wish you well What we had was really swell I won't forget it, I have no regrets
Remember me as a sound of laughter And my face the morning after Didn't the sky beckon us to fly? Yes, you'l remember the times we fought But don't forget me in your tender thoughts Please darlin' oh yeah
Remember me when you drink the wine Of sweet succes and I gave you my best Remember me every song you sing Remember me as a good thing
Remember me as a sunny day Please darling, remember me as a good thing Remember me when you drink the wine Remember me as a good thing Remember me as a big balloon Don't forget me darling
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Composer(s): Bobby Russell First release by: Vicki Lawrence - 1972
He was on his way home from Candletop Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop At William's and have him a drink 'fore he went home to her Andy Wolloe said "Hello" And he said "Hi, what's doin', Wo?" "Seth, sit down, I got some bad news, it's gonna hurt" He said "I'm your best friend and you know that's right" "But your young bride ain't home tonight" "Since you been gone she's been seein' that Amos boy, Seth" Well, he got mad 'n' he saw red and Andy said "Boy, don'tcha lose your head" "'Cause to tell ya the truth, I been with her myself"
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia That's the night that they hung an innocent man Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer 'cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Well, Andy got scared and left the bar Walkin' on home 'cause he didn't live far See, Andy didn't have many friends and he'd just lost him one Brother thought his wife musta left town So he went home and finally found The only thing Papa had left him, that was a gun
And he went off to Andy's house A'skippin' through the backwoods quiet as a mouse Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make He looked through the screen at the back-porch door And he saw Andy lyin' on the floor In a puddle of blood and he started to shake
Well, the Georgia Patrol was a'makin' their rounds So he fired a shot just to flag 'em down And a big-bellied sheriff got his gun and said "why'dya do it?" And the judge said "Guilty" in a make-believe trial And slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile Said' supper's waitin' at home and I gotta get to it"
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia That's the night that they hung an innocent man Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer 'cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Well, they hung my brother before I could say The tracks he saw while on his way To Andy's house and back that night were mine And his cheatin' wife had never left town And that's one body that'll never be found See, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia, oh-oh-aah That's the night that they hung an innocent man, ah-huh-unh Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
The Night The Floor Fell In Composer(s): Ken Wheeley Performer(s): Billy Cotton & His Band
Charlie and his missus were a happy-go-lucky pair They threw a party every Saturday night With all of their relations, like the league of nations there It nearly always ended in a fight But there was one occasion on which they did agree And then they brought the house down with their joviality
They danced the boomps-a-daisy And then the palais glide They did the hokey-cokey And laughed until they cried And when they had a knees-up And everyone joined in The only night they never fell out The blinkin floor fell in
Oh my, it wasnt half a do With everybody happy Though they were black and blue Oh my, it really was a sin The only night they never fell out The night the floor fell in
Now Mrs. Brown was bending To button up her shoe Just then the carpet parted And she went sailing through They heard her saying after She put her teeth back in The only time they ever fell out The blinkin floor fell in
Oh my, it wasnt half a do With everybody happy Though they were black and blue Oh my, it really was a sin The only night they never fell out The night the floor fell in
An old cowpoke was sleeping Down in the room below A-dreamin of the dogies And cows he used to know And then the ceiling opened He got an awful fright He said, Them riders in the sky Is ridin low tonight
Oh my, it wasnt half a do With everybody happy Though they were black and blue Oh my, it really was a sin The only night they never fell out The night the floor fell in
Now Charlie learnt his lesson Like all good men and true When he was at a party He knew just what to do If anyone was fighting He covered up his chin And for a dance he padded his pants In case the floor fell in
Oh my, it wasnt half a do With everybody happy Though they were black and blue Oh my, it really was a sin The only night they never fell out I wondered what all the noise was about The only night they never fell out The night the floor fell in
Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)
Composer(s): Dorothy Wright - Larry Sullivan
Performer(s): Les Paul & Mary Ford
and multiple other artists
(Cinco robles, cinco cerros, my sweetheart) Five oaks and five hills away (Cinco robles, cinco cerros, my lover) Five hills to travel today
(One hill I'll think of your laughter) One hill your courage in pain (One for your beauty and one for your smile) And the last hill to hold you again
(Cinco robles, cinco cerros, my darling) Five oaks and five hills apart (Cinco robles, cinco cerros, I'll count them) As each brings me nearer your heart
Remember Love Composer(s): Yoko Ono Performer(s): Plastic Ono Band
Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to sing Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to meet Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to live Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to dream Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to see Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to meet Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to live Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to tie Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to live Remember love, remember love Love is what it takes to tie Remember love, remember love Love Remember love Love Love
The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful Composer(s): Billy Rose - Irving Kahal - Dana Suesse Performer(s): Frank Sinatra and multiple other artists
The night is young and you're so beautiful Here among the shadows, beautiful lady, open you heart The scene is set, the breezes sing of it Can't you get into the swing of it, lady, when do we start? When the lady is kissable and the evening is cool Any dream is permissible in the heart of a fool The moon is high and you're so glamorous And if I seem over amorous, lady, what can I do? The night is young and I'm in love with you
Era la noche como un suave infierno de diablos borrachos cantando a la luna de Tepoztlán Bajo el sombrero de un árbol de estrellas brotaban corridos de amores quemados bajo el volcán Cuando llegaste, de pronto una luz de luna escarlata cayó en catarata desde una pirámide Sobre tu pecho colgaba una cruz y como un consuelo arropaba tu duelo el calor de una clámide Y nos dijiste: "permítanme voy a quedarme cinco minutos cinco minutos, los que me quedan y olvido el luto cinco minutos cinco y no más y esos minutos tomaron tequila cantando, riendo, llorando a la luna de Tepoztlan Y los relojes huyeron del tiempo cuando alguien te dijo: "Señora las diosas nunca se van' Y despertaron al amanecer perdidos arrojos en tus negros ojos heridos por el dolor Cuando dijiste: "amar no es perder' Sam Peckinpah, arriba brindó con un "viva Señora, ¡por el amor!" Y nos dijiste: 'permítanme... Knock, knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door...
Remember Diana Composer(s): Paul Anka Performer(s): Paul Anka
Everybody, remember Diana And just how much I loved her I wrote a song about her How wrong could I be?
Oh, well, she went and found another Found another lover She didn't even bother To say "Goodbye" to me
Things have changed, she's found another Yes, things have changed, she's found another lover Things have changed, she didn't say "Goodbye", instead she made me cry
Diana, I'll learn to live without her Yes, I'll forget about her Just wait and see
Things will change, I'll find another lover Things will change, I'll learn to live without her Things will change, I'm gonna make her cry, I'm gonna say "Goodbye" to
Diana, I'll learn to live without her Yes, I'll forget about her Just wait and see Just wait and see Just wait and see
The Night Is Still Young Composer(s): Billy Joel Performer(s): Billy Joel
I'm young enough to see the passionate boy that I used to be But I'm old enough to say I got a good look at the other side I know we got to work real hard, maybe even for the rest of our lives But right now I just want to take what I can Get tonight While the night is still young I want to keep making love to you While the night is still young I'd like to settle down Get married And maybe have a child someday I can see a time coming when I'm gonna throw my suitcase out No more separations Where you have to say goodnight to a telephone Baby I've decided that ain't what this life is all about Oh While the night is still young While the night is still young I want to try to make the world brand new While the night is still young Rock and Roll music was the only thing I Ever gave a damn about There was something that was missing But I never used to wonder why Now I know you're the one I need To make things right again And I may lose the battle But you're giving me the will to try Oh While the night is still young Because the night is still young I've got a lot of catching up I've got to do While the night is still young While the night is still young I want to try to make the world brand new While the night is still young
Cincinnati Fireball
Composer(s): J. Leslie MacFarland - Aaron M. Schroeder
Performer(s): Johnny Burnette
There's a gal they call the Cincinnati Fireball One look, you fall for that Cincinnati Fireball I bet you five will get you ten She's gonna break my heart again That's why I know I gotta go back to Ohio Now, when she walks that walk It's such a pleasure to the eye And when she talks sweet talk You'll love it, though it's all a lie And when she tells you she'll be true But never tells you true to who That's why I know I gotta go back to Ohio That Cincinnati Fireball She's not too tall, but she's got it all And ooh that kiss, that kiss of fire It makes you wanna climb the wall Well, I'm a fool, it's clear But my desire's very small If I could just be near to that Cincinnati Fireball 'Cause everytime I hold her tight It's worth a thousand sleepless nights That's why I know I gotta go back to Ohio
Remember A Day Composer(s): Rick Wright Performer(s): Pink Floyd
Remember a day before today A day when you were young Free to play alone with time Evening never came Sing a song that can't be sung Without the morning's kiss Queen - you shall be it if you wish Look for your king Why can't we play today Why can't we stay that way
Climb your favorite apple tree Try to catch the sun Hide from your little brother's gun Dream yourself away Why can't we reach the sun Why can't we blow the years away Blow away Blow away Remember Remember
The Night I Appeared As Macbeth Composer(s): William Hargreaves Performer(s): Ian Whitcomb
T'was through a Y.M.C.A concert I craved a desire for the stage In Flanders one night I was asked to recite Gadzooks I was quickly the rage They said I was better than Irving And gave me some biscuits and tea I know its not union wages But that was the usual fee Home I came - bought a dress Appeared in your Theatre and what a success
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic The audience yelled "You're sublime" They made me a present of Mornington Crescent They threw it a brick at a time Someone threw a fender which caught me a bender I hoisted a white flag and tried to surrender They jeered me, they queered me And half of them stoned me to death They threw nuts and sultanas, fried eggs and bananas The night I appeared as Macbeth
The play tho' ascribed to Bill Shakespeare To me lacked both polish and tone So I put bits in from Miss Elinor Glyn Nat Gould, and some bits of my own The band played the Barber of Seville And being too long they made cuts When I entered somewhere in Scotland And finished in Newington Butts Oh, the flowers - what a feast They threw it in bagfulls, self raising and yeast
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic I improved the part with a dance The pit had a relapse, so R.A.M.C. chaps Were wired for to come back from France I withdrew my sabre and started to labour Cried "Lay on MacDuff" to my neighbour I hollared, "I'm collared I must reach the bridge or its death" But they altered my journey, I reached the infirm'ry The night I appeared in Macbeth
The advertised time for the curtain Was six forty-five on the sheet The hall keeper he having mislaid the key We played the first act in the street Then somebody called for the author "He's dead " said the flute player's wife The news caused an awful commotion And gave me the shock of my life Shakespeare dead - poor old Bill Why I never knew the poor fellow was ill
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic They wished David Garrick could see But he's in the Abbey, then someone quite shabby Suggested that's where I should be Lloyd George and Clemenceau, they both carried on So the King of the Belgians rushed in with Alfonso They pleaded - unheeded And all of them cried in one breath "There's another war coming if you don't stop humming" The night I appeared in Macbeth
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic I gave them such wonderful thrills My tender emotion caused such a commotion The dress circle made out their wills The gallery boys straining, dropped tears uncomplaining The pit put umbrellas up, thought it was raining Some floated - some boated And five of the band met their death And the poor programme women Sold programmes while swimming The night I appeared as Macbeth