Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Losing You ((Adapted from: Connais-tu (by Tino Rossi)) ((Portuguese Version: Perdendo-te (by Moacyr Franco) - 1969)) Composer(s): Pierre Havet - Jean Renard - Carl Sigman Performer(s): Brenda Lee - 1963
Don't sigh a sigh for me Don't ever cry for me This is goodbye for me I know we're through I'm losing you
Love sang it's song for me Then things went wrong for me Nights are too long for me Because I'm losing you
Our love and our devotion Were deep as any ocean Then one day like the tide you began to change And you became a perfect stranger
Someone is holding you Sharing the lips I knew I can't believe it's true That I am losing you
Always In All Ways Composer(s): Frank Harling - Richard Whiting - Leo Robin Performer(s): Jeanette MacDonald
We all must have our dreary days As well as bright and cheery days But sun or shadow you can count on me Though lady luck may frown on you And gloomy clouds look down on you Remember I will still be by your side Forever
Always in all ways rely upon me Should any doubt come Wait for the outcome hopefully Always in all ways whatever may be I will rely on just you and trust you
Sometimes in small ways, we may not agree But we will weather hardship together wait and see Well have a happy ending If you will keep depending Always in all ways on me
Well have a happy ending If you will keep depending Always in all ways on me
Losing Touch Composer(s): Bruce Sussman - Jack Feldman - Barry Manilow Performer(s): Barry Manilow
I can tell something's up You haven't touched your Scotch You've been staring out the window Now you're staring at your watch And lately that's been happening too much I think we're losing touch
Is it something I've done Or things I never said It's been getting pretty quiet here on your side of the bed Remember when we used to talk so much I think we're losing touch
After all the love we found together Who'd have ever guessed that we could fall After all the things we had in common Were they too common after all?
Won't you tell me what's wrong I haven't got a clue Is there something we can take for this Or something we can do? Together you and I have had so much There's so much to lose And I think we're losing touch
Amazing Grace ((Adapted from: New Britain (Traditional) - 1829)) Composer(s): John Newton Performer(s): The Pipes and Drums and Military Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - 1971 and multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages: 1971 - Waarheen, Waarvoor (by Mieke Telkamp) 1984 - Aimer Quand Même (by Nana Mouskouri) 2003 - Vier Woorden (by Willy Sommers, Lisa Del Bo, Luc Steeno) 2008 - Apprends-Moi (by Hélène Segara)
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind, but now I see
'Twas grace that taught my heart to feel And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed
Throught many dangers toils and snares We have already come 'Twas grace that brought us save that far And grace will lead us home
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found Was blind, but now I see
Losing My Mind Composer(s): Stephen Sondheim First performance by: Dorothy Collins - 1971 Covered by multiple other artists
The sun comes up I think about you
the coffee cup I think about you
I want you so it's like I'm losing my mind The morning ends I think about you
I talk to friends I think about you
and do they know? It's like I'm losing my mind
All afternoon doing every little chore
the thought of you stays bright Sometimes I stand in the middle of the floor
not going left not going right
I dim the lights and think about you
spend sleepless nights to think about you You said you loved me or were you just being kind? Or am I losing losing my mind?
All afternoon doing every little chore
the thought of you stays bright Sometimes I stand in the middle of the floor
not going left not going right
Or am I losing my mind? You said you loved me or were you just being kind? Or am I losing my mind? Or were you just being kind? Or am I losing my mind? Losing my mind losing my mind losing my mind
Losing Faith In Words Composer(s): Peter Hammill Performer(s): Peter Hammill; Hamada
I just can't see why you can't see what I mean but I can't make things any plainer the words get in the way is that quite what I mean? If not now, then certainly sooner or later we've got a problem with communication look, I scrabble with my hands I try to get some head-room from the elevation but you just don't understand
Most of the things we say mean we most of the time treat our speech with derision flap our hands in body-telegram - I know that gets through so much better than anything said with precision We've got a problem with communication and it's getting quite absurd ... well, I think I'm going to flip out from the sheer frustration yes, I'm losing faith in words
We've got a problem with communication only getting through in anagrams I try to get some linkage from articulation I try to get some head-room from the elevation I try to pull back something from my education ... Yes, I try to, try to, try to but I just don't understand I try, I just don't understand I talk, you just don't understand
Sometimes I don't know why I bother but I'm bothered
Losin' The Blues For You Composer(s): Lynsey De Paul - James Coburn Performer(s): Lynsey De Paul
Another place Another time Another face One more line Pretty soon I'll be through Losin' the blues for you
Another dance Another tune Another chance Someone new who Will help me get through Losin' the blues for you
I'm gonna play the night away Clowning around East side, west side and end up downtown I'm gonna blow the day away Out of my mind Time after time, until I find
Another room Another bar A new perfume It's so hard Whatever I do Losin' the blues for you
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I'm gonna play the night away Clowning around East side, west side and end up downtown I'm gonna blow the day away Out of my mind Time after time, until I find
Another shade Another hue That will not fade Into blue Like I did from you Though I didn't choose to It's no excuse But what's the use There's nothing I can do about it I'm oozing the blues for you Losing the blues for you
Christmas Dragnet (Yulenet) Composer(s): Daws Butler - Stan Freberg - Walter Schumann Performer(s): Stan Freberg & Daws Butler
Joe: This is the season My name's Wednesday My partner's Frank Jones The Chief's name is Captain Kellogg
December the 24th, Christmas Eve They brought in a guy named 'Grudge' When I heard what they booked him on, my blood ran cold It was a 4096325- 096704: not believing in Santa Claus
4:35 p.m. I was working the holiday watch out of homicide with Frank
Frank: "Hang up your stocking yet, Joe?"
Joe: "Yeah, just before I come down You too Frank?"
Frank: "Always do Hung it up early just in case I have to work late tonight Wouldn't wanna miss out on when Santa Claus comes you know"
Joe: "Sure wouldn't, be a shame"
Frank: "Whatcha gonna do tomorrow, Joe? Whatcha gonna do on Christmas, you got any plans?"
Joe: "Nothin' much"
Frank: "Why don't you come by the house Joe? We're gonna have Christmas dinner You know, all the trimmings: turkey, celery stuffing, oysters maybe Chestnuts, all the trimmings, you know Cranberry sauce, love'ta have ya The Missus always fixes a plate of relish with them little carrot sticks You know, olives, pickles, scallions Most people call them green onions, but they're really scallions Did you ever notice that Joe?"
Joe: "Notice what Frank?"
Frank: "How most people call them green onions but they're really scallions"
Joe: "Uh-huh Scallions"
Frank: "Anytime after two, Joe Love ta have ya."
Joe: "Uh-huh Well I'll see"
Frank: "Love ta have ya"
Joe: "Uh-huh Well, I'll see"
Frank: "Love ta have ya"
Joe: "Uh-huh Well, I'll see"
Frank: "Missus always fixes a plate of relish with them little carrot sticks You know - olives, pickles, scallions"
Better Than Anything Composer(s): William Loughbrough - David "Buck" Wheat Performer(s): Irene Kral and multiple other artists
Better than sailing at midnight Better than diving for pearls Better than skiing at Aspen Better than feeding the squirrels
Better than finding a horseshoe Better than losing your head Better than anything thought of Better than anything said
Better than singing right out loud Or being spotted in a crowd Better than anything Except being in love!
Better than cream cheese on celery Better than, mmm, honey on bread Better than french-fried potatoes Better than, aah, breakfast in bed
Better than strawberry shortcake Better than chocolate eclairs Better than hothouse tomatoes Better than fresh bartlett pears
Better than dining a la carte Or sampling gastronomic art Better than anything Except being in love!
Better than "April In Paris" Better than "Memphis In June" Better than "Autumn In New York" Better than "Old Avalune"
Better than "Drifting And Dreaming" Better than "Castles In Spain" Better than "Smoke Rings" or "Stardust" Better than "September Rain"
Better than "Dancing In The Dark" Or "Once More James Around The Park" Better than anything Except being in love! Better than anything Except being in love! Better than anything Except being in love!
Superstition ((French Version: Superstition (by Eddy Mitchell) - 1974)) Composer(s): Stevie Wonder First release by: Stevie Wonder - 1972 Covered by multiple other artists
Very superstitious, writings on the wall Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
When you believe in things that you don't understand Then you suffer Superstition ain't the way
Very superstitious, wash your face and hands Rid me of the problem, do all that you can Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song When you believe in things that you don't understand Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way, yeh, yeh
Very superstitious, nothin' more to say Very superstitious, the devil's on his way Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past
When you believe in things that you don't understand Then you suffer Superstition ain't the way, no, no, no
A-Hunting We Will Go (Traditional) Performer(s): Deborah Conant-Henson
A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go Heigh ho, the dairy-o, a hunting we will go A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go We'll catch a fox and put him in a box And then we'll let him go
A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go Heigh ho, the dairy-o, a hunting we will go A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go We'll catch a fish and put him on a dish And then we'll let him go
A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go Heigh ho, the dairy-o, a hunting we will go A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go We'll catch a bear and cut his hair And then we'll let him go
A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go Heigh ho, the dairy-o, a hunting we will go A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go We'll catch a pig and dance a little jig And then we'll let him go
A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go Heigh ho, the dairy-o, a hunting we will go A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go We'll catch a giraffe and make him laugh And then we'll let him go
Superstar Woman Composer(s): Paul Rodgers Performer(s): Bad Company
Well my baby, she's a superstar She's got diamond fingers Drives a super car When I see you burnin' down the highway Driving everybody insane And I ask you, are you going my way Don't you want to know my name I say, baby give me one little chance To show you that I can romance Baby give me one little chance To dance with you
Well my baby, baby She's a man-eater And she's mine, all mine
Life couldn't be sweeter When I see you on a TV programme You're driving me insane
Then I hear you on a radio I'm Going to get you some day Baby give me one little chance To show you that I can romance Baby give me one little chance To dance with you Now when I'm lonely, she comes to me And when I'm tied down She set me free, she set me free
Baby give me one little chance To show you that I can romance Baby give me one big chance To dance with you
Oh my baby, she's a man eater, yeah And she's mine, all mine Life couldn't be sweeter yeah, yeah, yeah When I see you burnin' down the highway Driving everybody insane And I ask you are you going my way Don't you want to know my name, I said Baby give me one little chance, right now To show you that I can romance Baby give me one little chance To dance with you, I want to dance with you And when I'm lonely, she comes to me And when I'm tied down, she set me free She set me free, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, I'm dreaming Oh, oh, I'm sleeping I want to get you baby Oh, oh, oh, get you baby I'm going to get you baby Hey hey, hey, hey Going to get you baby, yeah, yeah
Ai Garimasu (There Is Love) Composer(s): Grace Slick Performer(s): Jefferson Airplane & Jefferson Starship
Ai child you are timeless and I love you Child that I see And I see you tryin' to lean towards kindness Now that's what I like to see
That's what I like to see I want to see your love And I want to feel I want to feel your love
Ai Garimasu, sometimes loving in the rain Some feel like steel, some taste like candy Ai Garimasu, the same in any language The same in any name Call it what you feel Call it whatever's handy We don't have to know the name We don't have to have the same name We don't have to have any name at all All 'cause you gave me your love And now I know just exactly who to call
That's what I like to see I like to see your love And I want to feel I want to feel your love
We don't have to know the name We don't have to have the same name We don't have to have any name at all ('Cause you gave me your love And now I know just exactly who to call
Superstar - 1970 ((aka Jesus Christ Superstar (by The Les Humphries Singers - 1973)) ((Italian Version: Superstar (by Flora Fauna Cemento) - 1970)) Composer(s): Andrew Lloyd Webber - Tim Rice First release by: Murray Head - 1970 Covered by multiple other artists
Every time I look at you I don't understand Why you let the things you did Get so out of hand You'd have managed better If you'd had it planned Now why'd you choose such a backward time And such a strange land?
If you'd come today You could have reached the whole nation Israel in 4 BC had no mass communication
Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong) Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong) Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong) Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong)
Only want to know (Only want to know) Only want to know (Only want to know) Only want to know (Only want to know) Only want to know (Only want to know)
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ Who are you? What have you sacrificed? Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ Who are you? What have you sacrificed? Jesus Christ, Superstar Do you think you're what they say you are? Jesus Christ, Superstar Do you think you're what they say you are?
Tell me what you think About your friends at the top Now who d'you think besides yourself Was the pick of the crop? Buddah was he where it's at? Is he where you are? Could Muhammmed move a mountain Or was that just PR? Did you mean to die like that? Was that a mistake or Did you know your messy death Would be a record breaker?
(Don't you get me wrong) Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong, now) Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong) Don't you get me wrong (Don't you get me wrong, now) Don't you get me wrong
(Only want to know) Only want to know (Only want to know, now) Only want to know (Only want to know) Only want to know (Only want to know, now) I only want to know
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ Who are you? What have you sacrificed? Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ Who are you? What have you sacrificed? Jesus Christ, Superstar Do you think you're what they say you are? Jesus Christ, Superstar
Ai No Corrida Composer(s): Charles Jeremy Jankel - Chas Jankel - Kenny Young - James Kennith Young Performer(s): Quincy Jones
I hold you I touch you
In a maze can't find my way
I think you I drink you
I'm being served you on a tray You see girl that's what I go through every day Is this the way it should feel? Pinch me I'm dreaming But if it is don't let me know I'm drowning don't save me
It's just the way I'd like to go You see girl you thrill me
Half kill me that's what you do Ai no corrida that's were I am
You send me there Your dream is my command Ai no corrida I find myself no other thought
Jusa you and nothing else you and nothing else Before my heart saw you Each day was just another day
Night the lonely interlude just came then blow away You know girl
Everything was come what may until you fell in my life This spell that I'm under has caught me I'm in a daze
Your lightning and thunder sets my poor heart ablaze. You see girl you thrill me
Half kill me that's what you do Ai no corrida that's were I am
Superman Composer(s): Donna Fargo Performer(s): Donna Fargo
Superman Superman Superman
Now, there you go picking on me again Pushing me to the very end Telling me to move another mountain Well, just 'cause you can walk on water that ain't no sign I can You know your mama should've named you Superman Superman Superman Superman
Now, let's go through this one more time You do your thing and I'll do mine But Honeybaby we gotta draw the line if your hangup is messing with mine All I can do is the best I can to change the ways that you can't stand And if it ain't good enough for Superman, he ain't good enough for me Superman Superman Superman
So you don't have to rub it in Just 'cause you're right and I'm wrong again Sometimes right is just as wrong as wrong is And I ain't never gonna learn how to make it rain I wouldn't if I could for all the bull in Spain But you go right ahead and do it to it Superman Superman Superman Superman
Yeah, let's go through this one more time You do your thing and I'll do mine But Honeybaby we gotta draw the line if your hangup is messing with mine All I can do is the best I can to change the ways that you can't stand And if it ain't good enough for Superman, he ain't good enough for me Superman Superman Superman
Darkest of night With the moon shining bright There's a set goin' strong Lotta things goin' on The man of the hour Has an air of great power The dudes have envied him for so long
Oooh, Superfly You're gonna make your fortune by and by But if you lose, don't ask no questions why The only game you know is Do or Die Ah-ha-ha
Hard to understand What a hell of a man This cat of the slum Had a mind, wasn't dumb But a weakness was shown 'Cause his hustle was wrong His mind was his own But the man lived alone
Oooh, Superfly You're gonna make your fortune by and by But if you lose, don't ask no questions why The only game you know is Do or Die Ah-ha-ha
The game he plays he plays for keeps Hustlin' times and ghetto streets Tryin' ta get over (That's what he tryin' to do, y'all) Taking all that he can take Gambling with the odds of fate Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Woo, Superfly
The aim of his role Was to move a lot of blow Ask him his dream What does it mean? He woudn't know "Can't be like the rest" Is the most he'll confess But the time's running out And there's no happiness
Oooh, Superfly You're gonna make your fortune by and by But if you lose, don't ask no questions why The only game you know is Do or Die Ah-ha-ha
Superfly Superfly Superfly Superfly
Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over Tryin' ta get over