Donderdag 18 mei 1989
Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
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Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
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Woensdag 17 mei 1989
Bad Old Days
Bad Old Days
Composer(s): Stephanie de Sykes - Stuart Slater
First performance by: Coco - 1978
Remember me?
I was tossed and turnin' like a ship without a sea
I was lost for learnin' like a song without a key
Remember when
I was all alone without a soul to call my friend?
Who'd have thought those days would ever end?
Those were the bad old days
Before I had your love to guide me
Sad old days
You set me free from all those bad old days
You put all the good inside of me
Those were the bad old days
(Those were the sad old days)
Before I had you there besides me
Sad old days
And can't you see? - you took the bad old days
And you put all the good inside of me
Remember who
Walked into my life and put their foot inside my shoe
Now what was just a place for one is home for two
Remember why
I'm gonna stay with you until the day I die
We can watch the good old days go by
Those were the bad old days
Before I had your love to guide me
Sad old days
You set me free from all those bad old days
You put all the good inside of me
Oh dooby-doo...
Dooby-dooby-dooby-doo...
Aah...
Those were the bad old days
(Those were the sad old days)
Before I had you there beside me
Sad old days
(Those were the sad old days)
And can't you see you took the bad old days
And you put all the good inside of me?
(Those were the bad old days)
(Those were the bad old days)
You put all the good inside of me
(Those were the bad old days)
Ah...
(Those were the bad old days)
You put all the good inside of me
Woensdag 17 mei 1989
Poor Whip, Poor Will (Move Over, Move Over)
Poor Whip, Poor Will (Move Over, Move Over)
Composer(s): Jimmy Kennedy; Nat Simon
Performer(s): Rosemary Clooney; The Bell Sisters
Under the moonlight
Out on the hill
I hear the call
Of a lone whip-poor-will
He's got no love bird
To sit on his knee
And I got no darlin'
So lonesome are we
Poor Whip-Poor-Will
We're both up a tree
Move over! Move over!
And make room for me
Poor Whip-Poor-Will
How blue can we be?
Move over! Move over!
And make room for me
I had a sweetheart
Sweet as could be
Last night he said
He'd go walkin' with me
True, he went walkin'
But with someone new
And that's why I'm lonesome
And feelin' like you
Dinsdag 16 mei 1989
You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly
You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly
Composer(s): Lola Jean Dillon; L.E. White
Performer(s): Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty
and multiple other artists
Conway:
Well, you're the reason I'm ridin' around on big-capped tires
Loretta:
And you're the reason I'm hangin' our clothes outside on wires
Both:
And you're the reason our kids are ugly, little darlin'
Oh, but looks ain't everything
And money ain't everything
But I love you just the same
Conway:
Well, you're the reason I changed to beer from soda pop
Loretta:
And you're the reason I never get to go to the beauty shop
Both:
And you're the reason our kids are ugly, little darlin'
Oh, but looks ain't everything
And money ain't everything
But I love you just the same
Both:
I guess that we won't ever have everything we need
'Cause when we get ahead, it's got a double mouth to feed
Loretta:
And that's the reason my good looks, and my figure is gone
Conway:
And that's the reason that I ain't got no hair to comb
Both:
And you're the reason our kids are ugly, little darlin'
Oh, but looks ain't everything
And money ain't everything
But I love you just the same
Loretta: Conway, why in the devil don't you go and shave, and put on a clean pair of pants?
Conway: But Loretta, look at yourself
I wish you'd take them curlers outta your hair and go put on a little make-up and get outta that housecoat before supper
Loretta: Well let me tell you somethin' Conway
Considering everything that I went through today, I look like a movie star
Conway: Yeah, Ruth Buzzi
Loretta: Thank you
Conway: Besides that, all of our kids took after your part of the family anyways
Loretta: Oh, they did, huh? What about the ones that's bald?
Conway: Well, I guess you might say they took after me
Dinsdag 16 mei 1989
Poor Tom
Poor Tom
Composer(s): Jimmy Page; Robert Plant
Performer(s): Led Zeppelin; Robert Walter
Here's a tale of Tom
Who worked the railroads long
His wife would cook his meal
As he would change the wheel
Poor Tom, Seventh Son, Always knew what's goin on
Ain't a thing that you can hide from Tom
There ain't nothing that you can hide from Tom
Worked for thirty years
Sharing hopes and fears
Dreamin' of the day
He could turn and say
Poor Tom, work's done, been lazin' out in the noonday sun
Ain't a thing that you can hide from Tom
His wife was Annie Mae
With any man a game she'd play
When Tom was out of town
She couldn't keep her dress down
Poor Tom, Seventh Son, always knew what's goin on
Ain't a thing that you can hide from Tom
And so it was one day
He got wise to Annie Mae
Tom stood, a gun in his hand
And stopped her runnin' around
Poor Tom, Seventh Son, gotta die for what you've done
All those years of work are thrown away
To ease your mind is that all you can say?
But what about that grandson on your knee?
Them railroad songs, Tom would sing to me
Ain't nothing that you can hide from Tom
Keep-a Truckin'
Maandag 15 mei 1989
I've Never Gone To Bed With An Ugly Woman
I've Never Gone To Bed With An Ugly Woman
Composer(s): Royal C. Bannon
Performer(s): Bobby Bare
I've served my time losing track of the wine
Looking through red eyes at the blues
Holding on 'til the very last song
Trying to make up my mind who to choose
Chasing a dream in a whisky world
Down the neon avenue
Ah, I've never gone to bed with an ugly women
But I've sure woke up with a few
Ain't it funny how liquor and the flicker
Of a candle make you see it from a different view
Oh, I've never gone to bed with an ugly women
But I've sure woke up with a few
I've met more than one morning lying there
Groaning, crying "Lord, what did I do"
Hangin' my head as I slipped from her bed
Trying hard not to leave any clues
When I start out the evening I'm being selective
But I'll take anything after two
No, I've never gone to bed with an ugly women
But I've sure woke up with a few
Ain't it funny how liquor and the flicker
Of a candle make you see it from a different view
Oh, I've never gone to bed with an ugly women
But I've sure woke up with a few
No, I've never gone to bed with an ugly woman
But I sure woke up with a few
Maandag 15 mei 1989
Poor Side Of Town
Poor Side Of Town
Composer(s): Johnny Rivers - Lou Adler
First release by: Johnny Rivers - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists
Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be
Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be
How can you tell me how much you miss me
When the last time I saw you, you wouldn't even kiss me
That rich guy you've been seein'
Must have put you down
So welcome back baby
To the poor side of town
To him you were nothin' but a little plaything
Not much more than an overnight fling
To me you were the greatest thing this boy had ever found
And girl it's hard to find nice things
On the poor side of town
I can't blame you for tryin'
I'm tryin' to make it too
I've got one little hang up baby
I just can't make it without you
So tell me, are you gonna stay now
Will you stand by me girl all the way now
With you by my side
They can't keep us down
Together we can make it baby
From the poor side of town
(So tell me how much you love me)
(Come be near to me and say you need me now)
Oh, with you by my side
This world can't keep us down
Together we can make it baby
From the poor side of town
Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be
Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be
Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be
Zondag 14 mei 1989
Snowblind
Snowblind
Composer(s): Dennis DeYoung; James Young
Performer(s): Styx
Mirror, mirror on the wall
The face you've shown me scares me so
I thought that I could call your bluff
But now the lines are clear enough
Life's not pretty even though
I've tried so hard to make it so
Mornings are such cold distress
How did I ever get into this mess
I'm snowblind, can't live without you
So fine I just can't get away
Now I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Harmless and innocent you devil in white
You stole my will without a fight
You filled me with confidence, but you blinded my eyes
You tricked me with visions of Paradise
Now I realize I'm
Snowblind, can't live without you
So fine I just can't get away
Now I'm snowblind, snowblind, snowblind
Mirror, mirror I confess
I can't escape this emptiness
No more reason to pretend
Here comes that same old feeling again
Snowblind, can't live without you
So fine I just can't get away
Won't you throw me a lifeline
I'm going down for the third time
I'm snowblind, and I can't get away
Zondag 14 mei 1989
Poor Boy (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
Poor Boy
Composer(s): Kim Wilson
Performer(s): The Fabulous Thunderbirds
I'm a poor, poor boy
But that don't worry me
Everybody knows that the best things in life are free
Well I go out make a little money
Spend it fast as I can
I'm gonna go out and have a good time,
raise some sand while I'm still a young man
I got all the girls I need
And a hotel over my head
One thing I know, baby, I got clean sheets on my bed
Well I ain't got no money
But, baby, I don't care
I'm gonna ride around this town in my new car lookin' like a millionaire
Yes, I said I'm a poor, poor boy
But that don't worry me
Everybody knows that the best things in life are free
Zaterdag 13 mei 1989
Bailemos Un Vals
Bailemos Un Vals
First performance by: José Vélez - 1978
Oh Michel donde estas?
yo no sé si tu recordarás
el verano que juntos pasamos los dos
y que nunca podré yo olvidar
Oh Michel te perdi
nunca mas he sabido de ti
solo espero que un dia regreses a mi
y de nuevo te pueda pedir
Voulez vous danser avec moi
quieres que bailemos un vals
na na na na nai na na na
na na na na nai na na na
Voulez vous danser avec moi
quieres que bailemos un vals
na na na nai na na na
bailemos un vals
bailemos un vals
Oh Michel donde estas?
yo no sé si tu recordarás
el verano que juntos pasamos los dos
y que nunca podre yo olvidar
oh Michel te perdi
nunca mas he sabido de ti
solo espero que un dia regreses a mi
y de nuevo te pueda pedir
voulez vous dancer avec moi
Quieres que bailemos un vals
na na na na nai na na na
na na na na nai na na na
voulez vous dancer avec moi
quieres que bailemos un vals
na na na nai na na na
bailemos un vals .......
bailemos un vals
voulez vous dancer avec moi
quieres que bailemos un vals
na na na na nai na na na
na na na nai na na na
Voulez vous dancer avec moi
quieres que bailemos un vals
na na na na nai na na na
bailemos un vals .......
bailemos un vals
bailemos un vals
Zaterdag 13 mei 1989
Poor Old Slave
Poor Old Slave
Composer(s): George W.H. Griffin
'Tis just one year ago today
That I remember well
I sat down by poor Nelly's side
And a story she did tell
'Twas 'bout a poor unhappy slave
That lived for many a year
But now he's dead, and in his grave
No master does he fear
Chorus:
The poor old slave has gone to rest
We know that he is free
Disturb him not but let him rest
'Way down in Tennessee
She took my arm, we walk'd along
Into an open field
And there she passed to breathe awhile
Then to his grave did steal
She sat down by that little mound
And softly whisper'd there
Come to me, father, 'tis thy child
Then gently dropp'd a tear
(Chorus)
But since that time how things have changed
Poor Nelly that was my bride
Is laid beneath the cold grave sod
With her father by her side
I planted there upon her grave
The weeping willow tree
I bathed its roots with many a tear
That it might shelter me
(Chorus)
Vrijdag 12 mei 1989
Snowbird
Snowbird
((Dutch Versions: Zeemeeuw (Lize Marke) - 1970; Die Laaielichter - (Gerard Cox) - 1987))
Composer(s): Gene MacLellan
First release by: Anne Murray - 1969
Covered by multiple other artists
Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean
The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green
The snowbird sings the song he always sings
And speaks to me of flowers that will bloom again in spring
When I was young my heart was young then, too
Anything that it would tell me, that's the thing that I would do
But now I feel such emptiness within
For the thing that I want most in life's the thing that I can't win
Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could you know that I would
Fly away with you
The breeze along the river seems to say
That he'll only break my heart again should I decide to stay
So, little snowbird, take me with you when you go
To that land of gentle breezes where the peaceful waters flow
Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could you know that I would
Fly away with you
Yeah, if I could I know that I would fl-y-y-y-y away with you
Vrijdag 12 mei 1989
Poor Ned
Poor Ned
Performer(s): Redgum
Eighteen-hundred and 78 was the year I remember so well
hey put my father in an early grave
and slung my mother in gaol
now I don't know what's right or wrong
but they hung Christ on nails
6 kids at home and 2 still on the breast
they wouldn't even give us bail
Chorus:
Poor Ned, you're better off dead
at least you'll get some peace of mind
you're out on the track
they're right on your back
boy they're gonna hang you high
You know I wrote a letter 'bout Stringy-Bark Creek
so they would understand
that I might be a bushranger
but I'm not a murdering man
I didn't want to shoot Kennedy
or that copper Lonnigan
he alone could have saved his life
by throwing down his gun
Chorus
You know they took Ned Kelly
and they hung him in the Melbourne gaol
he fought so very bravely
dressed in iron mail
and no man single handed
can hope to break the bars
there's a thousand like Ned Kelly
who'll hoist the flag of stars
we sing...
Chorus
Donderdag 11 mei 1989
Die Laaielichter
Die Laaielichter ((aka Zeemeeuw (Lize Marke) - 1970))
((Adapted from: Snowbird - (Anne Murray) 1969))
Composer(s): Gene MacLellan - Gerard Cox
Performer(s): Gerard Cox - 1987
Toen jij me zei "ik hou niet meer van jou
Jij bent om mee te leven veel te moeilijk voor een vrouw
Ik ga hier weg, ik stik in deze hel"
Toen brak je weliswaar m'n hart maar ik begreep het wel
'k Zei tot mezelf "vooruit laat 'r maar gaan"
Ik mag haar toch niet dwingen tot zo'n uitzichtloos bestaan
Maar ik zag je gisteravond lopen in de stad
En ik schrok toch even van de hufter die je bij je had
Die laaielichter waar je nou mee gaat
Dat is tuig van de richel, dat is gajes van de straat
Een laaielichter is dat wat je wou
En dan te denken dat ik nog steeds in lichterlaaie sta voor jou
Ik ben wat ouder en ik word wat grijs
Maar ach m'n hart is jong dus dat brengt mij niet van de wijs
En hij is jonger, ja dat scheelt een jaar of tien
Maar aan de kringen om z'n ogen is het zuipen al te zien
Ik ben dan misschien moeders mooiste niet
Maar schat, kijk eens naar hem, hij heeft een kop als een vergeiet
'k Ben niet zo slank meer, ach denk niet dat ik dat niet zie
Maar liefje, als hij hardloopt breekt z'n been af bij z'n knie
Die laaielichter waar je nou mee gaat
Dat is tuig van de richel, dat is gajes van de straat
Een laaielichter is dat wat je wou
En dan te denken dat ik nog steeds in lichterlaaie sta voor jou
Je wilt geen schulden heb je mij zo vaak verteld
Maar ach, van deze jongen krijgt de halve stad nog geld
Je vroeg erom en dus liet ik je vrij
Maar als je toch de goot in wilt, waarom dan niet met mij
Die laaielichter waar je nou mee gaat
Dat is tuig van de richel, dat is gajes van de straat
Een laaielichter is dat wat je wou
En dan te denken dat ik nog steeds in lichterlaaie sta voor jou
Ja, weet dat ik nog steeds in lichterlaaie sta voor jou...
Donderdag 11 mei 1989
Poor Mister Chisholm
Poor Mister Chisholm
Composer(s): Bernie Hanighen; Johnny Mercer
Performer(s): Fred Astaire
Poor Mr. Chisholm
Played on the mandolin
But he couldn't win
'Cause he tried to swing
And he broke a string every time
Poor Mr. Chisholm
Just couldn't dig the jive
When he did arrive at the proper note
He arrived by boat every time
He tried to jazz up his mandolin
But never could quite control it
He always brought Bach and Handel in
When it took a lick, he always broke a pick
Poor Mr. Chisholm
You're quite a gay old blade
With your serenade, but you're corny, Jack
Better truck on back to Dubuque
Get a Uke
You disgrace your kin
On the mandolin every time
Woensdag 10 mei 1989
Il Y Aura Toujours Des Violons
Il Y Aura Toujours Des Violons
Composer(s): Didier Barbelivien; Gérard Stern
Joël Prévost - 1978
Tu peux bien changer de pays si tu n'aimes pas la pluie
Aller vivre au soleil d'Italie, si tu veux
Tu peux bien changer de garçon si tu n'aimes pas ma chanson
Et si tu en as envie, fais même la révolution
Mais il y aura toujours des violons pour jouer les chansons d'amour
Mais il y aura toujours des chansons qui disent que c'est pour toujours
Mais il y aura toujours des amants pour se retrouver à Cherbourg
Mais il y aura toujours des enfants pour se jurer un grand amour
Tu peux bien t'habiller en jean, en pantalon ou en smoking
Vivre comme un homme, être libre, si tu veux
Tu peux bien dire que le mariage ce n'est vraiment pas de ton âge
Je connais ce sentiment, pour toi la vie n'est qu'un voyage
Mais il y aura toujours des violons pour jouer les chansons d'amour
Mais il y aura toujours des chansons qui disent que c'est pour toujours
Mais il y aura toujours des amants pour se retrouver à Cherbourg
Mais il y aura toujours des enfants pour se jurer un grand amour
Mais il y aura toujours des violons pour jouer les chansons d'amour
Mais il y aura toujours des chansons qui disent que c'est pour toujours
Mais il y aura toujours des amants pour se retrouver à Cherbourg
Mais il y aura toujours des enfants pour se jurer un grand amour
Woensdag 10 mei 1989
Poor Moon
Poor Moon
Composer(s): Alan Wilson
Performer(s): Canned Heat
Ever since I was a kid
You sure looked good to me
Now I'm a man full-grown, and I
Know what I hate to see
(Oh well)
It might be tomorrow
(Oh well)
I just don't know
(Oh well)
It might take years
I wonder when they're going to
Destroy your face
It may seem silly, but I don't like
What's been coming down
'Cause you've been looking good too long
To change your colour now
(Oh well)
They might test some bomb
(Oh well)
And scar your skin
(Oh well)
I don't think they care, so
I wonder when they're going to
Destroy your face
I hope I see you in the sky
At night when I get old
I hope you'll look about the same
As when I was a boy
(Oh well)
It gets me to gasping
(Oh well)
When I think about
(Oh well)
What they might do
I wonder when they're going to
Destroy your face
Well, you sure look good
In the sky at night
And it's sad to say
You won't shine so bright
Some day
When they're through with you
I bet you've seen the cloud we make
That covers up our rain
I wonder if you'll hide behind
A shroud like that some day
(Oh well)
I'm worried about it
(Oh well)
It makes me sigh
(Oh well)
I just can't help it
I wonder when they're going to
Destroy your face
(Oh well)
It might be tomorrow
(Oh well)
I just don't know
(Oh well)
It might take years
I wonder when they're going to
Destroy your face
Dinsdag 9 mei 1989
Snowball
Snowball
Composer(s): Johnny Mercer; Hoagy Carmichael
Performer(s): The Monseigneur Band
and multiple other artists
Snowball my honey, don’t you melt away
‘cos daddy likes those dark brown eyes
Snowball my honey, smile at me each day
‘cos daddy likes those dark brown eyes
You’re my only sweetheart, little chocolate bar
I’ll eat you up some day
Your two hands and feet are just as black as tar
But don’t you cry; why, say
The good Lord said use an apple dumplin’
To make your head, you know it’s really somethin’
Snowball my honey, don’t you melt away
‘cos daddy likes those dark brown eyes
Dinsdag 9 mei 1989
Poor Me (Fats Domino)
Poor Me
Composer(s): Dave Bartholomew; Antoine Domino
Performer(s): Fats Domino
Woke up this mornin'
Feelin' low
Where my loved one used to live
She ain't there no more
Poor me
Why's that bad luck fall on me
Poor me
I'm livin' in misery
What I'm gonna do
Is hard to tell
I'm not gonna kill myself
Though I might as well
Poor me
Why's that bad luck fall on me
Poor me
I'm livin' in misery
All I do
All day long
Fall down on my knees and pray
She'll come back home
Poor me
Why's that bad luck fall on me
Poor me
I'm livin' in misery
All I do
All day long
Fall down on my knees and pray
She'll come back home
Poor me
Why's that bad luck fall on me
Poor me
I'm livin' in misery
Maandag 8 mei 1989
Dai-Li-Dou
