Woensdag 27 maart 1974
Flashlight
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Dinsdag 26 maart 1974
The Diet Song
The Diet Song
Composer(s): Shel Silverstein
Performer(s): Shel Silverstein
and multiple other artists
Breakfast, black coffee, one slice of dry toast
No butter, no jelly, no jam
Lunch, just some lettuce, two celery stalks
No booze, no potatoes, no ham
Dinner, one chicken wing, broiled not fried
No gravy, no biscuits, no pie
And this dietin' dietin' dietin' dietin'
Sure is a rough way to die
So pass me a carrot stick, peel me a prune
A glass of skim milk and that`s all
Turn off the TV, that Big Mac commercial
It's drivin` me right up the wall
And I`m thinkin` of french fries, sausage and waffles
Spaghetti and cookies and cake
And each night I`m dreamin` of chocolate ice cream
And I`m starvin` to death when I wake
Supper, two pieces of cauliflower raw
Some beefsteak the size of a nail
One sliced tomato, a small dab of slaw
I swear I ate better in jail
Stop eatin' that pizza right under my nose
Girl, that's the least you can do
Put down that candy bar while I`m singin'
I`m starvin' my buns off for you
You`re fixin' the kids all those creamed mashed potatoes
But it's bouillon and water for me
Hey, you got a lock on the refrigerator
Lord knows where you`re hidin' the key
While I`m starvin' for food late at night
I`m starvin' for lovin` from you
But you say that when I can see my own dick
You`ll be glad to look at it too
So pass me a carrot stick, peel me a prune
A glass of skim milk and that's all
You and Jane Fonda and old Richard Simmons
Are drivin` me right up the wall
Now when I am dead with the insurance paid
You`ll look down at me and you`ll grin
You`ll say, "Well, the boy tried and he suffered and died
But don`t he look good when he`s thin", oh my
This dietin' dietin' dietin' dietin'
Sure is a rough way to die
Dinsdag 26 maart 1974
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus
(Traditional)
Performer(s): The Dubliners
I wish I was in Carrickfergus
Only for nights in Ballygrand
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Only for nights in Ballygrand
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
And neither have I the wings to fly
I wish I had a handsome boatman
To ferry me over, my love and I
Now in Killenny it is reported
On marble stones there as black as ink
With gold and silver I would support her
But I'll sing no more now till I get a drink
'Cause I am drunk today and I'm seldom sober
A handsome rover from town to town
Ah but i'm sick now my days are numbered
Come all you young men and lay me down
Dinsdag 26 maart 1974
Flash, Bang, Wallop!
Flash, Bang, Wallop!
Composer(s): David Heneker
Performer(s): Tommy Steele; Sammy Davis Jr.
(Smile please, all smile. You too, Sir)
(I am smiling)
All lined up in a wedding group
'Ere we are for a photograph
We're all dressed up in a morning suit
All trying hard not to laugh
Since the early caveman in his fur
Took a trip to Gretna Green
There's always been a photographer
To record the 'appy scene.....
'Old it, flash, bang, wallop, what a picture
What a picture, what a photograph
Poor old soul, blimey, what a joke
Hat blown off in a cloud of smoke
Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet
Bangin' on the big bass drum
What a picture, what a picture
Um-tiddly-um-pum-um-pum-pum
Stick it in your fam'ly album
(Thanks very much, one more picture. Hold it!)
The same thing 'appened long ago
When man was in his prime
And what went on we only know
From the snaps he took at the time
When Adam and Eve in their birthday suit
Decided to get wed
As Adam was about to taste the fruit
The man with the cam'ra said.....
'Old it, flash, bang, wallop, what a picture
What a picture, what a photograph
Poor old Eve, there with nothing on
Face all red and 'er fig leaf gone
Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet
Bangin' on the big bass drum, W-e-e-a-ay!
What a picture, what a picture
Um-tiddly-um-pum-um-pum-pum
Stick it in your fam'ly album
(Thanks very much. One more picture, hold it!)
You've read it in a folio
Or seen it in a Shakespeare play
How Juliet fell for Romeo
In the merry month of May
And as 'e climbed the orchard wall
To reach 'is lady fair
As he tumbled, she began to bawl
As he floated through the air.....
'Old it, flash, bang, wallop, what a picture
What a picture, what a photograph
Poor young chap, what a night 'e spent
Tights all torn and 'is rapier bent
Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet
Bangin' on the big bass drum, W-e-e-a-ay!
What a picture, what apicture
Um-tiddly-um-pum-um-pum-pum
Stick it in your fam'ly album
(One more picture, hold it!)
King 'Enry the Eighth had several wives
Including Anne Boleyn
And he kept an album of their lives
With all their photos in
As Anne Boleyn was on her knees
Dressed in her very best frock
King 'Enry shouted, "Smile, Dear, please"
As 'er 'ead rolled off the block.....
'Old it, flash, bang, wallop, what a picture
What a picture, what a photograph
Comes the print in a little while
Lost 'er 'ead, but she kept 'er smile
Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet, Ye-e-a-y!
Bangin' on the big bass drum
What a picture, what a picture
Um-tiddly-um-pum-um-pum-pum
Stick it in your fam'ly album
(Thank you very much. One more picture, hold it!)
When Napoleon married Josephine
There was just the same to-do
He galloped home from the battle scene
All the way from Waterloo
And as he came from orf 'is 'orse
To the boudoir where she sat
She said to 'im, in French of course
As he took of his big cocked 'at
'Old it, flash, bang, wallop, what a picture
What a picture, what a photograph
There she was, with a big Hussar
All caught up in 'er oh-la-la
Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet, Ye-e-a-y!
Bangin' on the big bass drum
What a picture, what a picture
Um-tiddly-um-pum-um-pum-pum
Stick it in your fam'ly album
Stick it in your fam'ly
Stick it in your fam'ly
In your fam'ly album!
Maandag 25 maart 1974
The Dick Van Dyke Show Theme Song
The Dick Van Dyke Show Theme Song
Composer(s): Earle Hagen - Morey Amsterdam
Performer(s): Dick Van Dyke
So you think that you've got troubles?
Well, trouble's a bubble
So tell old Mr. Trouble to "Get lost!"
Why not hold your head up high and
Stop cryin', start tryin'
And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed
When you find the joy of livin'
Is lovin' and givin'
You'll be there when the winning dice are tossed
A smile is just a frown that's turned upside down
So smile, and that frown will defrost
And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed!
Maandag 25 maart 1974
Caribbean Amphibian
Caribbean Amphibian
Composer(s): Mark Salzman
Performer(s): Sesame Street
I know a tropical island
Where the mango moon and banana sun shine
and on this tropical island
there lives a cousin of mine
Sometimes he lives in the water
sometimes he lives on the land
sometimes he likes to go sun himself
on soft caribbean sand
He's a caribbean amphibian
He likes to hop in the tropical sea
Caribbean amphibian
a frog in a coconut tree
The flying fish and the turtles
they've seen him hop where the pineapple grows
he likes to see all the islands
so island hopping he goes
Sometimes he hops to Jamaica
sometimes to Haiti he hops
sometimes a warm Peurto Rico beach
is where he finally stops
He's a caribbean amphibian
He likes to hop in the tropical sea
Caribbean amphibian
a frog in a coconut tree
Sometimes he lives in the water
sometimes he lives on the land
sometimes he likes to play music
in an all amphibian band
He's a caribbean amphibian
He likes to hop in the tropical sea
Caribbean amphibian
a frog in a coconut tree
Maandag 25 maart 1974
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
Performer(s): Queen
Flash - Ah - Saviour of the universe
Flash - Ah - He'll save ev'ry one of us
Seemingly there is no reason for these
Extraordinary intergalactical upsets (ha ha ha)
What's happening Flash?
Only Dr Hans Zarkov formerly at N A S A
Has provided any explanation
Flash - Ah - He's a miracle
This mornings unprecedented solar eclipse
Is no cause for alarm
Flash - Ah - King of the impossible
He's for ev'ry one of us
Stand for ev'ry one of us
He'll save with a mighty hand
Ev'ry man ev'ry woman ev'ry child
With a mighty Flash
General Kaka Flash Gordon approaching
What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching?
Open fire all weapons
Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body
Flash - Ah
Gordon's alive
Flash - Ah - He'll save ev'ry one of us
Just a man with a man's courage
He knows nothing but a man
But he can never fail
No one but the pure in heart
May find the golden grail oh oh oh oh
Flash Flash I love you
But we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth
Zondag 24 maart 1974
The Diary
The Diary
Composer(s): Neil Sedaka - Howard Greenfield
Performer(s): Neil Sedaka; Walter Wanderley
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
How I'd like to look into that little book
The one that has the lock and key
And know the boy that you care for
The boy who's in your diary
When it's late at night what is the name you write?
Oh, what I'd give if I could see
Am I the boy that you care for?
The boy who's in your diary
Do you recall and make note of all
The little things I say and do?
The name you underline, I'm hoping that it's mine
Darling, I'm so in love with you-oo
Please don't leave me blue, make all my dreams come true
You know how much you mean to me
Say I'm the boy that you care for
The boy who's in your di-a-ry
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
(Whoa-oh-oh-whoo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Whoo-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Zondag 24 maart 1974
Carpet Man
Carpet Man
Composer(s): Jimmy Webb
Performer(s): The 5th Dimension
and multiple other artists
When you see some puddles on the ground
You lay down so she don't have to walk around
You think that will protect her from the rain
But you'll never ever stop the pain
She walks all over you
You know she can, she knows she can
You're a carpet man, you're a carpet man
You take such care to keep that girl's feet clean
Like she's some kind of figurine
The world's so far below her it's not her scene
And so she uses you to stand between
She walks all over you
You know she can, she knows she can
You're a carpet man, you're a carpet man
I would think you'd get tired of hurtin'
Every now and then
It's no good down there that's for certain
And carpets do get thin
And that's when they have to be thrown away
That's what she'll say to herself some sunny day
And she'll say come to my wedding and of course you do
And then the groom and her will have a dance on you
She walks all over you
You know she can, she knows she can
You're a carpet man, you're a carpet man
Zondag 24 maart 1974
Flash Forward
Flash Forward
Composer(s): Serge Gainsbourg
Performer(s): Serge Gainsbourg
Un soir qu'à l'improviste chtac
Je frappe à ma porte toc toc
Sans réponse je pousse le loqu
Et j'écoute gémir le hamac
Grincer les ressorts du paddock
J'avance dans le block
Out et mon kodak
Impressionne sur les plaques
Sensibles de mon cerveau une vision de claque
Je sens mon rythme cardiaque
Qui passe brusquement à mach
Deux tic tac tic tac tic tac tic tac
Comme sous un électrochoc
Elle était entre deux macaques
Du genre festival à Woodstock
Et semblait une guitare rock
À deux jacks
L'un à son trou d'obus l'autre à son trou de balle
Crac
Eh doc...
Qui moi paranoïaque?
Demandez donc un peu au vioque
Qui est portier de nuit au Rox
Y Hôtel si je débloque
C'est là à jamais sur le bloc
Notes de ma mémoire black
Sur white et quoique
Je fasse ça me reviendra en flash back
Bordel jusqu'à ce que j'en claque
Zaterdag 23 maart 1974
The Diamantina Drover
The Diamantina Drover
Composer(s): Hugh MacDonald
Performer(s): John Williamson
and multiple other artists
The faces in the photograph have faded
And I can't believe he looks so much like me
For it's been ten years today
Since I left for Old Cork Station
Sayin' I won't be back till the drovin's done
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Sta-ation
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
Well it seems like the sun comes up each mornin'
Sets me up and takes it all away
For the dreaming by the light
Of the camp fire at ni-ight
Ends with the burning by the day
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Sta-ation
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
Sometimes I think I'll settle back in Sydney
But it's been so long it's hard to change my mind
For the cattle trail goes on and on
And the fences roll forever
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Sta-ation
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina
And a drover finds it hard to change his mind
For the years have surely gone
Like the drays from Old Cork Station
And I won't be back till the drovin's done
Zaterdag 23 maart 1974
Carousel
Carousel
Composer(s): James - Ray Thomas
Performer(s): Ray Thomas
The world's like a big carousel
turning in space with the whole human race hanging on
but the sounds that are played on that penny arcade
turn me on
Then I need a little romance
if you play me that song
then you'll get me to dance
I can dance
sing me a slow song and maybe then I'll take a chance
For there's something in the air
and it's turning spinning
seems like I float everywhere
For there's something in the air
and it's turning spinning
seems like I float everywhere
Oh I need some loving tonight
someone to hold me and make me feel alright tonight
and I can't explain why the whole human race
wants to fight
For the world is a beautiful place
so small but it's all that we have to stand on
you and I
so won't you join me on my carousel in the sky
For there's something in the air
and it's turning spinning
seems like I float everywhere
Zaterdag 23 maart 1974
Flamingos Fly
Flamingos Fly
Composer(s): Van Morrison
Performer(s): Van Morrison; Sammy Hagar
Go for a ride
In the still of the night
And morning brings forth
All this wonderful delight
Couldn't have made it more plain
When I heard that soft refrain
And I heard you gently sigh
Wanna take you where flamingos fly, flamingos fly
Way over yonder in the clear blue sky
That's where flamingos fly
Lie in the dark
With the sound of the nightingale
Listen for a lark
I will tell you a tale
Breeze is blowin', blowin' outside
Wanna take that moonlight ride
When I hear you gently sigh
Wanna take you where flamingos fly, flamingos fly
Way over yonder in the clear blue sky
That's where flamingos fly
Well we're here and we're waiting
For that morning light to shine
And I'm looking at you looking at me looking right back at you
And I'm anticipating
Sounds along the way
Looking at you looking at me looking right back at you, hey
I'll follow the road
That will take me, take me right back home
And carry that load
Where the deer and the provincial angels roam
Happiness touches, touches me now
I know where it came from and how
When I hear you gently sigh
Wanna take you where flamingos fly, flamingos fly
Way over yonder in the clear blue sky
That's where flamingos fly, flamingos fly
Way over the rooftops of the houses
I heard it one time, I heard it one time in a lullaby
I heard it one time, I heard it one time in a lullaby
Somewhere, somewhere, somewhere way over the rooftops of the houses
Heard it one time in a lullaby
Heard it one time, heard it one time in a lullaby
Vrijdag 22 maart 1974
The Devil Went Down To Georgia
The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Composer(s): Charlie Daniels - Charles Hayward - Tom Crain - Fred Edwards - Taz DiGregorio - James Marshall
First release by: The Charlie Daniels Band - 1979
Covered by multiple other artists
The devil went down to Georgia
He was looking for a soul to steal
He was in a bind
'Cause he was way behind
And he was willing to make a deal
When he came upon this young man
Sawing on a fiddle and plain' it hot
And the devil jumped
Up on a hickory stump
And said boy let me tell you what
Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy
But give the devil his due
I'll bet a fiddle of gold
Against your soul
'Cause I think I'm better than you
The boy said my name's Johnny
And it might be a sin
But I'll take your bet
And you're gonna regret
'Cause I'm the best there's ever been
The devil opened up his case
And he said I'll start this show
And fire flew from his fingertips
As he rosined up his bow
Then he pulled the bow across the strings
And it made a [sic] evil hiss
And a band of demons joined in
And it sounded something like this
When the devil finished
Johnny said well you're pretty good old son
Just sit right in that chair right there
And let me show you how it's done
He played Fire on the Mountain
Run boys, run
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun
Chicken in a bread pan picking out dough
Granny does your dog bite
No child, no
The devil bowed his head
Because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden fiddle
On the ground and Johnny's feet
Johnny said, Devil just come on back
If you ever want to try again
I done told you once you son of a bitch
I'm the best there's ever been
And he played Fire on the Mountain
Run boys, run
The devil's in the House of the Rising Sun
Chicken in a bread pan picking out dough
Granny does your dog bite
No child, no
Vrijdag 22 maart 1974
Caroline, No
Caroline, No
Composer(s): Tony Asher - Brian Wilson
First recording/First release by: Brian Wilson - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists
Where did your long hair go
Where is the girl I used to know
How could you lose that happy glow
Oh, Caroline no
Who took that look away
I remember how you used to say
You'd never change, but that's not true
Oh, Caroline you
Break my heart
I want to go and cry
It's so sad to watch a sweet thing die
Oh, Caroline why
Could I ever find in you again
Things that made me love you so much then
Could we ever bring 'em back once they have gone
Oh, Caroline no
Vrijdag 22 maart 1974
Flamingo
Flamingo
Composer(s): Edmund Anderson; Ted Grouya
Performer(s): Duke Ellington;
and various other artists
Flamingo, like a flame in the sky
Flying over the island
To my lover nearby
Flamingo, with your tropical hue
For it's you I rely on
And the love that is true
The wind sings a song to you as you go
The song that I hear below
The murmuring heart
Flamingo, when the sun meets the sea
Say farewell to my lover
And hasten to me
Aah-ooh, aah-ooh, ooh-ooh
Flamingo....
Flamingo....
Flamingo, when the sun meets the sea
Say farewell to my lover
And hasten to me
Aah-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-aah
Donderdag 21 maart 1974
Daisey
Daisey
Composer(s): Chad Garrett
Performer(s): Pearly Gate
Daisey, where are you growin'?
Are you sowin' some new seed?
Daisey, I can feel you growin' on me
Daisey, beggin' your pardon
I dig your garden of sunshine
Daisey, show me how to make you mine
And if you're willin' to take time, Daisey
You can show me the way, girl
'Cause I know if we make time, Daisey
Every month would be like May
Aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah
And if you're willin; to take time, Daisey
You know you might wanna stay, girl
'Cause I know if we make time, Daisey
Every month would be like May
Daisey, hold on I'm comin'
No need for thumbin' a new ride
Daisey
We can get it on if we try
We can get it on if we try
We can get it on if we try...
Donderdag 21 maart 1974
Caroline, Caroline
Caroline, Caroline
Composer(s): Louis Benech - Vincent Scotto
Performer(s): André Bourvil; Mireille Ponsard
Voilà huit heures qui sonnent, c'est dimanche coco
Déjà l'soleil rayonne à travers les rideaux
J'ai touché ma quinzaine, si tu le veux tantôt
Nous irons à Vincennes, dîner au bord de l'eau
Vite en bas du lit, passe moi mes habits
Et jetons du jus dans Paris
Caroline, Caroline, mets tes p'tits souliers vernis
Ta robe blanche des dimanches
Et ton grand chapeau fleuri
Caroline, Caroline, t'arrêt' pas comm' ça en ch'min
Marche plus vite, ma petite
Tu vas nous fair' rater l'train
Installons-nous ma chère sur le bord du talus
Mets un journal par terre, on va manger là-d'ssus
Pourquoi qu'tu fais la tête, tu n'as qu'à faire comme moi
Quand on n'a pas d'fourchettes, on mange avec les doigts
T'as fini déjà, ah! quel estomac
Où qu't'as donc fourré tout ça?
Caroline, Caroline, on a tout d'même bien dîné
Plus personne, viens mignonne
C'est l'moment d'aller s'prom'ner
Caroline, Caroline, les p'tits oiseaux font cui-cui
Sur la mousse, fraîche et douce
Moi j'le ferais bien aussi
Mais là-bas il y a la fête, j'entends l'accordéon
Prépare tes gambettes, on va faire un boston
J'cède à tous tes caprices, j'te paie un mirliton
Un cochon d'pain d'épice, ous' qu'il y a mon nom
Tu le mangeras
Quand j'serai pas là
Ça t'fera penser à moi
Caroline, Caroline, relév' ta jupe en dansant
Aie d'l'allure, va en mesure
On s'croirait chez l'Président
Caroline, Caroline, qu'est c'qu'ils ont à nous r'garder
Tu m'fais honte, allons, r'monte
Ton pantalon qu'est tombé
C'est pas d'chance, ma poulette, voilà qu'il tombe de l'eau
Mets ta jupe sur ta tête pour garer ton chapeau
Moi j'te suis par derrière, ta ch'mise dépasse un peu
Mais, grâce à ta bannière, j'te perdrai pas des yeux
Nous v'là arrivés
C'qu'on est éreinté
C'est pas trop tôt d'se reposer
Caroline, Caroline
Ah! c'qu'on est bien dans son lit
Tu soupires, tu veux rire
Ça c'est pas pour aujourd'hui
Caroline, Caroline, veux-tu bien r'tirer ta main
Pas d'tapage, si t'es sage
Ça s'ra pour dimanche prochain
Donderdag 21 maart 1974
Flaming Star
Flaming Star
Composer(s): Sid Wayne; Sherman Edwards
Performer(s): Elvis Presley; The Headliners
Ev'ry man has a flaming star
A flaming star over his shoulder
And when a man sees his flaming star
He knows his time, his time has come
Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star
Flaming star, keep behind me, flaming star
There's a lot o' livin' I got to do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Flaming star (Flaming star)
When I ride, I feel that flaming star
That flaming star over my shoulder
And so I ride, front of that flaming star
Never lookin' around, never lookin' around
Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star
Flaming star, keep behind me, flaming star
There's a lot o' livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Flaming star (Flaming star)
One fine day, I'll see that flaming star
That flaming star over my shoulder
And when I see that old flaming star
I'll know my time, my time has come
Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star
Flaming star, keep behind me, flaming star
There's a lot o' livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
(Flaming star)
Woensdag 20 maart 1974
The Desert Song
