Vrijdag 3 mei 1996
How Little We Know
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How Little We Know
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Donderdag 2 mei 1996
A Misunderstood Man
A Misunderstood Man
Composer(s): John Farrar - Tim Rice
Performer(s): Cliff Richard
The story is a famous one
Now worshipped, now dismissed
Rehearsed and trawled for meanings
That may well not exist
The demon at the story's heart
The cuckoo in the nest
Gives so little of himself away
Which is the reason why you will stay
In case he falters, should betray
By whom or what possessed
These are the facts of the matter
These are the names in the case
This the story, the passion
The time and the place
They're laid here before you
So judge if you can
The devil incarnate or
A misunderstood man
His origins, his way of life
His motives - they're all news
No shortage of detractors
To air their noisy views
The man inspires a thousand lies
The lover takes his choice
Remaining coldly in control
Aware that sadly, on the whole
It is the fool who bares his soul
I'll give the man a voice!
These are the facts of the matter
These are the names in the case
This the story, the passion
The time and the place
They're laid here before you
So judge if you can
The devil incarnate or
A misunderstood man
Donderdag 2 mei 1996
(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know
(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know
Composer(s): Carolyn Leigh; Philip Springer
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra;
and various other artists
How little we know!
How much to discover
What chemical forces flow from lover to lover!
How little we understand what touches off that tingle
That sudden explosion when two tingles intermingle
Who cares to define what chemistry this is?
Who cares, with your lips on mine, how ignorant bliss is?
So long as you kiss me, and the world around us shatters
How little it matters, how little we know
How little we understand what touches off that tingle
That sudden explosion when two tingles intermingle
Who cares to define what chemistry this is?
Who cares, with your lips on mine, how ignorant bliss is?
So long as you kiss me, and the world around us shatters
How little it matters, how little we know
How little we know
How little we know
Woensdag 1 mei 1996
A Mission In Life
A Mission In Life
Composer(s): Stan Ridgway
Performer(s): Stan Ridgway
Sue, turn out the lights
It`s time to close up we`re through
Gotta clear it out so let`s drink up
It`s past two
Girl, don`t push `em out
They can walk out on their own
How many times I gotta tell you
Bob, you gotta drink up and go home
I don`t run a business just to talk to you all day
Clear ou the backroom Sue
Stack up the chairs
Who broke this glass? No one really cares
Go take the trash out and vacuum the stairs
What do I pay you for?
And don`t foget to sweep the glass off the floor
Once I had plans to fix up this place
A room where you could go to
And meet people with taste
They`d talk and they`d laugh and forget the rat race
And I`d be just like on of those guys
With the moustache and face
Hey, help me lift up this case
Hey, I`m really sorry I blew up
Then I`ve had no sleep
I`ve been up all night with my wife and brother-in-law
You know Pete.
At times this world can seem just like a cold icy ball
But don`t let that discourage you
`Cause you`re young...take that call
And if it`s my wife, just try and stall
I was just wondering how you get home
Do you have a boyfriend or do you live alone?
I`m going your way if you`re going mine
No...I feel fine
But before you go just let me paass on one thing
You got a mission in life
To hold out your hand
to help the other guy out
Help your fellow man
That`s why I own this bar
They`re thirsty outside
I give them oceans to drink
Then they drown in the tide
They just drown in the tide...
Woensdag 1 mei 1996
How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies
How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies
Composer(s): Sonny Burke; Paul Francis Webster
Performer(s): Dean Martin
and multiple other artists
If you think candy's sweet
There's a girl you oughta meet
Sugar drips from her lips when she sighs
But the lovelight that lies
Within my baby's eyes
How it lies, how it lies, how it lies
She has style, she has charms
And a pair of lovin' arms
That I'm dyin' to try on for size
But the lovelight that lies
Within my baby's eyes
How it lies, how it lies, how it lies
Oh her name tops the list of every florist
Her beaux stand ten deep in line
With all of the trees in the forest
Why should I be the only clingin' vine
Oh there's heartbreak in store
Where the one that you adore
Is a devil in the angel disguise
But the lovelight that lies
Is the lovelight that dies
How it lies, how it lies, how it lies
Dinsdag 30 april 1996
À Mireille
À Mireille
Composer(s): Paul Fort
Performer(s): Georges Brassens
Ne tremblez pas, mais je dois le dire elle fut assassinée au couteau par
un fichu mauvais garçon, dans sa chambre, là-bas derrière le Panthéon
rue Descartes, où mourut Paul Verlaine
O! oui, je l'ai bien aimée ma petite "Petit Verglas" à moi si bonne et si douce et si triste
Pourquoi sa tristesse? Je ne l'avais pas deviné, je ne pouvais pas le deviner
Non, je l'ai su après tu me l'avais caché que ton père était mort sur l'échafaud, Petit Verglas!
J'aurais bien dû le comprendre à tes sourires
J'aurais dû le deviner à tes petits yeux, battus de sang, à ton bleu
regard indéfinissable, papillotant et plein de retenue
Et moi qui avais toujours l'air de te dire " Mademoiselle, voulez-vous partager ma statue?"
Ah! J'aurais dû comprendre à tes sourires, tes yeux bleus battus et plein de retenue
Et je t'appelais comme ça, le Petit Verglas, que c'est bête un poète!
O! petite chair transie!
Moi, je l'ai su après que ton père était mort ainsi...
Pardonne-moi, Petit Verglas
Volez, les anges!
Dinsdag 30 april 1996
How Is It (We Are Here)
How Is It (We Are Here)
Composer(s): Michael Pinder
Performer(s): The Moody Blues
How is it we are here on this path we walk
In this world of pointless fear filled with empty talk
Descend from the ape as scientist-priests all think
Will they save us in the end, we're trembling on the brink
Men's mighty mine-machines digging in the ground
Stealing rare minerals where they can be found
Concrete caves with iron doors bury it again
While a starving frightened world fills the sea with grain
Her love is like a fire burning inside
Her love is so much higher it can't be denied
She sends us her glory, it's always been there
Her love's all around us, it's there for you and me to share
Men's mighty mine-machines digging in the ground
Stealing rare minerals where they can be found
Concrete caves with iron doors bury it again
While a starving frightened world fills the sea with grain
How is it we are here
How is it we are here
How is it we are here
Maandag 29 april 1996
Walk With Faith In Your Heart
Walk With Faith In Your Heart
Composer(s): Tony Starr - Freddy James
Performer(s): Vera Lynn; The Bachelors
Walk with faith in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
For with faith in your heart
The world is yours to own
You never will grieve
If in Him you believe
And walk with faith in your heart!
When the dreams that you dream
Seem to disappear from view
That's the time to fight on
And soon they'll all come true!
He'll lighten your load
As you travel life's road
So walk with faith in your heart!
Whenever you have troubles
Just reach out for His hand
He's by your side
your constant guide
And quick to understand!
You will find happiness
If you'll let Him be your friend
And you'll find that success
Is just around the bend!
He won't let you down
Wear a smile, not a frown
And walk with faith in your heart!
Maandag 29 april 1996
How Insensitive
How Insensitive
(Adapted from: Insensatez by João Gilberto - 1961)
(Spanish Version: Insensatez by Roberto Carlos - 1997)
Composer(s): Antonio Carlos Jobim; Vinícius de Moraes; Norman Gimbel
Performer(s): Astrud Gilberto - 1965
Covered by multiple other artists
How insensitive . . . I must have seemed
when she told me that she loved me . . .
how unmoved an' cold . . . I must have seemed
when she told me so sincerely . . .
Why . . . she must have asked
do I just turn an' stare in icy silence?
What was I to say . . .
what can you say when a love affair is over?
Now, she's gone away
and I'm alone with a memory of her last look . . .
vague an' drawn an' sad . . . I see it still
all her heartbreak in that last look . . .
How . . . she must have asked
could I just turn an' stare in icy silence?
What was I to do . . .
what can one do when a love affair is over?
What can you do
when a love affair is over?
It's over . . .
Zondag 28 april 1996
Used To You
Used To You
Composer(s): Ray Henderson - Lew Brown - Buddy G. DeSylva
Performer(s): Al Jolson
What good is a song without words
And what good id a trtee without birds?
What good is a rose without dew
And what good am I without you?
Now that I'm used to you
I'd be so blue
If we should ever part
I've grown so used to you
The things you do
They're part of me, sweetheart
You love my way
You kiss my way
Why should you try someone new?
If you should say we're through
What would I do
Now that I'm used to you?
Now that I'm used to you
I'd be so blue
If we should ever part
I've grown so, I've grown so used to you
The things you do
They're part of me, sweetheart
You love my way
And you kiss my way
Why should you try someone new?
If you should say we're through
What would I do
Now that I'm used to you?
Zondag 28 april 1996
How Important Can It Be?
How Important Can It Be?
Composer(s): Bennie Benjamin; George Weiss
Performer(s): Joni James;
and various other artists
How Important Can It Be
that I tasted other lips?
That was long before you came to me
with the wonder of your kiss
So the story got around
of an old romance and me
But it happened oh! so long ago
How Important Cant it Be?
Mine was a young and a foolish heart
seeking love at ev'ry turn
But I have grown so much wiser now
Even foolish hearts can learn
Let the past just fade away
Why get lost in yesterday?
The important thing is here and now
And our love is here to stay
Zaterdag 27 april 1996
Schöner Gigolo, Armer Gigolo
Schöner Gigolo, Armer Gigolo
((English Version: Just A Gigolo (by Leo Reisman) - 1931))
Composer(s): Julius Brammer - Leonello Casucci
First recording: Richard Tauber - 1929
Der kleine Leutnant, er war der beste Reiter
und alle Herzen, sie flogen ihm gleich zu
Er konnte küssen und tanzen, wie kein zweiter
er kam und sah und siegte auch im Nu
Viel Monde hat er gekämpft in Frankreich drüben
bald an der Weichsel, Piave, irgendwo
jetzt ist ihm nichts mehr geblieben
er wurde Gigolo.
Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo, denke nicht mehr an die Zeiten
wo du als Husar, goldverschnürt sogar, konntest durch die Strassen reiten
Uniform passée, Liebchen sagt: Adieu! Schöne Welt du gingst in Fransen!
Wenn das Herz dir auch bricht, zeig' ein lachendes Gesicht
man zahlt und du musst tanzen
Er wurde Tänzer, die Erde dreht sich weiter
der kleine Leutnant tanzt für sein täglich Brot
Wenn nur das Mütterchen einmal wieder heiter
sie darf nichts fühlen mehr von bittrer Not
Dort wo beim Sekt er gelauscht der schönen Lieder
wo er getanzt hat in Dulci Jubilo
dort tanz er täglich, jetzt wieder
doch nur als Gigolo
Zaterdag 27 april 1996
Were You Sincere?
Were You Sincere?
Composer(s): Vincent Rose - Lyrics: Jack Meskill
Performer(s): Bing Crosby
and multiple other artists
One night lives forever in my memory
That night we met beneath the moon
And you vowed that for ever my love you would be!
Oh tell me, how could you forget so soon?
Were you sincere when you made a vow
That night 'neath the moon above?
That night when you said, "I love you!"
Were you sincere?
Were you sincere when you held my hand
And said you were mine alone
And I was your one and only
Were you sincere?
To think you promised me that we'd never be apart
And to think I trusted you and woke with a broken heart!
Must I regret that night that we met
The night heaven seemed so near?
Were you just pretending, dear
Or were you sincere?
To think you promised me that we'd never be apart
And to think I trusted you, then I woke with a broken heart!
Must I regret that night that we met
The night heaven seemed so near?
Were you just pretending, dear
Or were you sincere?
Zaterdag 27 april 1996
How I Love You
How I Love You
Composer(s): Sandro Anderle; Oscar Anderle; Pamela Phillips-Oland
Performer(s): Engelbert Humperdinck
You hold me in your eyes
In your own special way
I wonder how you know
The things I never say
I can't imagine life
Without you by my side
The power of your love
Is all I need tonight
I know there have been times
That I have caused you pain
I'd turn them all around
If I could start again
There is something I must say
I know it's overdue
The sweetest thing I've known
Or ever called my own
Begins and ends with you
How I love you
How I love you
The softness of your lips
The color of your hair
The memory of your touch
Remains when you're not there
The echoes of your laughter
When I'm feeling blue
The meaning of my life
It all begins with you
So come into my arms
Lay down by my side
The moon is always there
To keep our love alight
I've reached so very high
For everything that's mine
And at the top is you
I want you for all time
And dream forever you
How I love you
How I love you
The softness of your lips
The color of your hair
The memory of your touch
Remains when you're not there
The echoes of your laughter
When I'm feeling blue
The meaning of my life
It all begins with you
So come into my arms
Lay down by my side
The moon is always there
To keep our love alight
You know me like a book
You've read a thousand times
We know each other's hearts
We read each other's minds
These feelings are always new
How I love you
How I love you
Vrijdag 26 april 1996
A Minute Of Your Time (Tom Jones)
A Minute Of Your Time
Composer(s): Clive Westlake
Performer(s): Tom Jones; Melodian Pops Orch.
For you to think of me
It would only take a minute of your time
To spare one thought for me
Would you miss just one minute of your time?
When you are far away
I'd like to be part of your time each day
So think of me
A minute of your time
Is all it takes to bring us close
When we are far apart
And if I'm on your mind
I know that there's a chance
You'll find that I'm there in your heart
One minute ev'ry day
May help to keep the wolf away
Until that moment you are back to stay
But better still I'd like to think of me
Ev'ry minute of your time
Vrijdag 26 april 1996
How How How
How How How
Composer(s): Roger Chapman
Performer(s): Roger Chapman
I caught a plane going out to Cuba
We got hijacked up in the sky
I fell in love with a rebel leader
She dropped me off somewhere in Paraguay
How
how
how if you could see me now
This mad
mad love pulls me to pieces
Boom
boom
boom - I'm wired to the moon
This mad
mad love of mine increases
Went overland with a desert chieffan
We rode that caravan for days
His number one wife started peeping
Behind that viel I fell in love again
How
how
how if you could see me now
This mad
mad love confuses the sences
Hear flashing lights see ringing bells
Start climbing walls and jumping fences
And I'm totally under its spell
How
how
how if you could see me now
How
how
how
how
how if you could see me now
How
how
how if you could see me now
Donderdag 25 april 1996
A Minute Of Your Time (Gilbert O'Sullivan)
A Minute Of Your Time
Composer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan
Performer(s): Gilbert O'Sullivan
I've got a good position here, my boss is proud of me
He said so in a letter that he wrote the other week
My parents too are happy, which is nice
For without their encouragement I never would have tried
But now much to their horror, I've decided I might quit
What's the point of working hard when I can hardly live
The key to my survival lies with you
Don't ask me what you've got, I only know that while you do
For a minute of your time, a minute of your time
I would gladly go with you anywhere
For a minute of your time, a minute of your time
I'd be happy in despair
It's funny how our lives are mapped out in a certain way
Call it fatalistic if you want to that's okay
The point I'm trying to make, is, as a rule
An error on your part can be a costly one for you
But looking back how often have you thought, well I'll be blowed
If it wasn't for that error, I'd be on a different road
Which leads me very nicely round to you
You know how much I love you and until you love me too
For a minute of your time a minute of your time
I would gladly go with you anywhere
For a minute of your time, a minute of your time
I'd be happy in despair
For a minute of your time, a minute of your time
Even though it may not seem that long to you
For a minute of your time, a minute of your time
Even less for me would do
I don't suppose you'd ever think of moving in with me
Lots of people do it, it's quite common I believe
This may come as a shock, even to you
But I'm the one who feels this way and here's what I would do
For a minute of your time, ...
Donderdag 25 april 1996
How How
How How
Composer(s): Boris Blank; Dieter Meier
Performer(s): Yello
My life is in a serious mess
My baby is gone, there's heavy mental stress
I never knew love but I know it now
I wanna give her my heart, but how how
I never knew love but I know it now
I wanna give her my heart, but how how
How how
Maybe I should buy her a beautiful dress
Maybe gold and diamonds, and no more stress
I decide to call her, it drives me insane
Then she's on the line and tells me "don't be vain"
I decide to call her, it drives me insane
But then she's on the line and tells me I take the blame
You [? ] little fool and you know what I miss
No diamonds, no gold, just a kiss
Just a kiss
I got nothing to lose so I know it doesn't matter
I do it the old way and write her a letter
I know how much I love you and I need you now
You're the one and only and you tell me how
Now I'm out of trouble and a serious mess
My baby is back, no more stress
You know how much I love you and I need you now
I'll give you my heart, just tell me how how
How how
Woensdag 24 april 1996
A Miner's Life
A Miner's Life
Composer(s): Keith Little
Performer(s): The Country Gentlemen
Fair warnin' to your neighbor
For all of those who labor
At tryin' to make a livin' underground
Matters not for what you're seeking,
Chances are you'll weakin'
In time the odds will turn your life around
In the coal fields of Kentucky
Man they say you're lucky
In the black lung don't put you underground
For while you're swollen with the gold dust
You're breathin' in the course dust
Your silicosis finally dragged you down
Ch. Hear that cold steel a ringin'
Hear them hammers swingin' low
A minor's life ain't hardly worth it all
Hear them tommy-knockers knockin'
Feel the reelin' and rockin'
Afraid it's goin' a come in after all
For every minor who hits pay dirt
And lives to tell it under
A thousand more arw swallowed in the mine
And for each decent minin' outfit
There's a hundred other misfits
Who never plan to see a man retire
So when choosin' your profession
Take heed and learn a lesson
From those who've lived to labor underground
Cause they've got a different story
For minin' and its glory
They'd give it all to turn their life around
Woensdag 24 april 1996
How High The Moon
