Dinsdag 4 juni 1974
Catch Us If You Can
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Catch Us If You Can
Composer(s): Dave Clark - Lenny Davidson
First release by: The Dave Clark Five - 1965
Covered by multiple other artists
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Dinsdag 4 juni 1974
Food Blues
Food Blues
Composer(s): Shel Silverstein
Performer(s): Bobby Bare; The Corries
I was waitin' in Rosie's Restaurant
When the waiter came up and said
"What do you want?"
I looked at the menu -- it looked so nice
Till he said, "Let me give you some advice"
He said, "Spaghetti and potatoes got too much starch
Pork chops and sausage are bad for your heart
There's hormones in chicken and beef and veal
Bowl of ravioli is a dead man's meal
Bread got preservatives, there's nitrites in ham
Artificial coloring in jellies and jam
Stay away from donuts
Run away from pie
Pepperoni pizza is a sure way to die
Sugar rots your teeth and make you put on weight
But artifical sweetener's got cyclamates
Eggs got cholesterol
There's fat in cheese
Coffee ruins your kidneys, and so does tea
Fish got mercury
Red meat is poison
Salt's gonna send your blood pressure risin'
Hot dogs and bologna got deadly red dyes
Vegetables and fruits are sprayed with pesticides"
So I said, "What can I eat that's gonna make me last?"
He said, "A small drink of water in a sterilized glass"
And then he stopped and he thought for a minute
And said, "Never mind the water -- there's carcinogenics in it"
So I got up from the table and walked out in the street
Realizing there was nothing I could eat
I ain't eaten for a month, and I'm feeling fine...
'Cause he did not mention
Beer, whiskey, women and sweet red wine
Maandag 3 juni 1974
The Fast-Talkin' Agent
The Fast-Talkin' Agent
Composer(s): Horton
Performer(s): The Duke Of Paducah
Son, you better listen to Clagmouth Clackett
If you wanna make it big in the showbiz racket
You got a big hit, Boy, but that ain't enough
You need a fast-talkin' agent to handle your stuff
And that's me, Son, Clagmouth's the name
Big wheelin' and dealin', that's the name of the game
I'll put you in the big time, set you up a firm
Gizmo Productions, earn while you learn
Me and you's partners, just sign your name
And, Son, you're on your way to the Hall of Fame
Sign here... Fried Chicken... Roast Beef...
Boy, that's where the gravy is...
T'ain't no joke, Son
You gotta get a big shiny automobile
And a great big house on Luxury Hill
Great inspiration, lookin' down below
For writin' them songs about Poverty Row
And you cut 'em, and I'll plug 'em
But you gotta be honest, Boy, tell it like it is
'Cos you can't be a phoney in today's showbiz
Once upon a time you could be a big star
Singin' through your nose to a tinny guitar
With a ten gallon hat and a rhinestone suit
And a flat-top Martin, you could grind some loot
But that's gone, Son... Flat, dead and gone
Time's are a-changin'... There's a new put-on
Today makin' records is a whole new gig
You can't make a silk purse out of a pig
Forget about Ragtime and all that Jazz
Now you gotta have a message with your razzamatazz
Knock somethin'... Hate somebody
Mommy and Daddy... They're the ones to blame
They squeeezed all the sugar out o' Sugarfoot Rag
Now you gotta get a gimmick from a brand new bag
Picked all the petals from the Wildwood Flower
Now you gotta peddle soul with your guitar power
Start peddlin', Son... If you wanna get the bread
That's where it is, Boy... Cornball's dead
Leave that barnyard stuff for the chickens
The County Fair's where it's still good pickins
Old Aunt Martha pays a buck and a half
For a record and a picture, free autograph
She's happy... So's Uncle Jim
They know you're a good man...
Why you sang 'em a Hymn
Sock it to 'em, Boy, with a poverty pitch
For without poor people you'd be diggin' a ditch
And who buys the records that's makin' you rich
That's right, Boy, don't you ever forget it
It's them poor, poor people...
I've got me a Star...
Get away from be, Boy, you bother me...
Maandag 3 juni 1974
Catch The Wind
Catch The Wind
((French Version: Autant Chercher À Retenir Le Vent (Richard Anthony) - 1965))
Composer(s): Donovan
First release by: Donovan - 1965
Covered by multiple other artists
In the chilly hours and minutes
Of uncertainty, I want to be
In the warm hold of your loving mind
To feel you all around me
And to take your hand, along the sand
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
When sundown pales the sky
I wanna hide a while, behind your smile
And everywhere I'd look, your eyes I'd find
For me to love you now
Would be the sweetest thing, 'twould make me sing
Ah, but I may as well, try and catch the wind
When rain has hung the leaves with tears
I want you near, to kill my fears
To help me to leave all my blues behind
For standin' in your heart
Is where I want to be, and I long to be
Ah, but I may as well, try and catch the wind
Maandag 3 juni 1974
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues
Composer(s): Johnny Cash
Performer(s): Johnny Cash
I hear that train a-commin', it's rollin' around the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom prison and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
But I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a-movin' and that's what tortures me
Well if that freed me from this prison
and that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
Zondag 2 juni 1974
Farmer In The Dell
Farmer In The Dell
(Traditional)
The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
The farmer takes a wife
The farmer takes a wife
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
The wife takes a child
The wife takes a child
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The wife takes a child
The child takes a nurse
The child takes a nurse
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The child takes a nurse
The nurse takes a dog
The nurse takes a dog
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The nurse takes a dog
The dog takes a cat
The dog takes a cat
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The dog takes a cat
The cat takes a rat
The cat takes a rat
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The cat takes a rat
The rat takes the cheese
The rat takes the cheese
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The rat takes the cheese
The cheese stands alone
The cheese stands alone
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The cheese stands alone
Zondag 2 juni 1974
Catch The Rainbow
Catch The Rainbow
Composer(s): Ritchie Blackmore - Ronnie James Dio
First release by: Rainbow - 1975
When evening falls
She'll run to me
Like whispered dreams
Your eyes can't see, ooh
Soft and warm
She'll touch my face
A bed of straw
Against the lace, ooh
We believed we'd catch the rainbow
Ride the wind to the sun
Sail away on ships of wonder
But life's not a wheel
With chains made of steel
So bless me
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
We believed we'd catch the rainbow
Ride the wind to the sun
Sail away on ships of wonder
But life's not a wheel
With chains made of steel
So bless me, oh bless me yeah, bless me
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Ooh, ooh..
Mmm, mmm
Ooh, ooh
A light is all that see
Off to you and me
Ooh, ooh
Ride the night
See the light
Ooh
Take him to the sky, yeah
Ooh, oooh
Oo-oo-ooh, ooh
Through the door
Ride the sky
Make it shine
For you and I
See the light
Through the night
Make it shine
To the night
Catch the rainbow, see the light
Catch the rainbow
And ride the sky
Make it shine, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine!
Shine! Shine, for you and I
Zondag 2 juni 1974
Following In Your Footsteps
Following In Your Footsteps
Composer(s): Ian Hunter; Mick Ronson
Performer(s): Ian Hunter;
The Hunter Ronson Band
Some folk leave courage
some folk leave you hope
Why am I out here hangin'
like a fool at the end o' my rope
Some folk leave you wisdom
some folk leave you signs
You can never be sure
what went on before
Life is just a matter of time
Picture of you
clouding my view
I'm following in your footsteps
tryin' to make some sense of it all
Maybe it's a sign of weakness
but that's where my footsteps fall
I'm following in your footsteps
tryin' to hang on to your dreams
You never got what you wanted
So I never got what I need
I'm following in your footsteps
'cos that's where the footsteps lead
Someone must have given me anger
someone must have given me hate
Or why would I stand here shakin'
when there's so many chances to take
Pictures of you
climb into view
I'm following in your footsteps
tryin' to make some sense of it all
Maybe it's a sign of weakness
but that's where my footsteps fall
I'm following in your footsteps
watchin' my children grow
They're following in my footsteps
Takin' it on the road
We're following in your footsteps
'cos that's where the footsteps go
We're following in your footsteps, yeah
'cos that's where your footsteps go
Zaterdag 1 juni 1974
The Family Of Man
The Family Of Man
Composer(s): Jack Conrad - Paul Williams
Performer(s): Three Dog Night
This tired city was somebody's dream
Billboard horizons as black as they seem
Four level highways across the land
We're building a home for the family of man
And it's so hard whatever we are coming to
Yes it's so hard with so little time
And so much to do
Time running out for the family of man
One man to lead us with so much to say
Moving the mountains that got in our way
Prayer books and meetings to find a plan
Deciding the fate of the family of man
Memories replacing the loves that we've lost
Burning our bridges as soon as they're crossed
Factories built where the rivers ran
And time running out for the family of man
Zaterdag 1 juni 1974
Catch A Wave
Catch A Wave ((aka Sidewalk Surfin' (Jan & Dean) - 1964))
Composer(s): Brian Wilson
First release by: The Beach Boys - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists
Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the world
Don't be afraid to try the greatest sport around
Everybody tries it once
Those who don't just have to put it down
You paddle out turn around and raise
And baby that's all there is to the coastline craze
You gotta catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world
Not just a fad cause it's been going on so long
All the surfers going strong
They said it wouldn't last too long
They'll eat their words with a fork and spoon
And watch 'em they'll hit the road and all be surfin' soon
And when they catch a wave they'll be sittin' on top of the world
Catch a wave and your sittin' on top of the world
So take a lesson from a top-notch surfer boy
Every Saturday boy
But don't treat it like a toy
Just get away from the shady turf
And baby go catch some rays on the sunny surf
And when you catch a wave you'll be sittin on top of the world
Catch a wave and you'll be sittin' on top of the world
Catch a wave and you'll be sittin' on top of the world
Catch a wave and you'll be sittin' on top of the world
Zaterdag 1 juni 1974
Follow The River
Follow The River
Composer(s): Dimitri Tiomkin
Performer(s): London Studio Symphony Orch.
Follow the river
The river knows the way
Come to me, I pray
I miss you more each day
Follow the river
Wherever you may be
Follow the river back to me
Sometimes I feel like I will jump for the moon
And tell the sky up high
Does it matter how full is the moon
If you've an empty heart
Bring back the great love
The love that once we knew
Make my dream come true
The dream I had with you
Follow the river
Wherever you may be
Follow the river back to me
Vrijdag 31 mei 1974
The Falconer
The Falconer
Composer(s): Nico
Performer(s): Nico
The falconer is sitting on
His summersand at dawn
Unlocking flooded silvercages
And with a silverdin arise
All the lovely faces
And the lovely silvertraces erase
My empty pages
The falconer is sitting on
His summersand at dawn
Beside his singing silverwaves
And his dancing rebelrace
That compose ahead of timeless time
A sound inside my candle light
Father child
Angels of the night
Silverframe my candlelight
Father child
Angels of the night
Silverframe my candlelight
The falconer is sitting on
His summersand at dawn
Unlocking flooded silvercages
And with a silverdin arise
All the lovely faces
And the lovely silvertraces erase
My empty pages
Vrijdag 31 mei 1974
Catch A Train
Catch A Train
Composer(s): Andy Fraser - Paul Rodgers - Paul Kossoff - Simon Kirke
Performer(s): Free
Catch a train to my place
Call me when you get into town
I'm gonna meet you at the station, oh yeah
You can tell me why you're feeling down
Is it you mother, though she tends to shout a bit
But she's got her problems too
And I don't doubt it
Baby your father
I know he's always drinking
Most of the time
He don't even know what he's doing
Now baby
Catch a train to my place
Call me when you get into town
Gonna meet you at the station
You can tell me why you're feeling down
I can't imagine
Why you're feeling so alone
It's just a week since I saw
Baby why are you crying so?
All you got to do is
Catch a train to my place
Call me when you get into town
I'm gonna meet you at the station
You can tell me why you're feeling
Catch a train to my place
Call me when you get into town
I'm gonna meet you at the station
You can tell me why you're feeling
Ah baby why you're feeling down
Down, down, down, down
Why don't you come around
Why don't you catch a train
The midnight train's all right
Vrijdag 31 mei 1974
Follow The Boys
Follow The Boys
Composer(s): Benny Davis; Ted Murry
Performer(s): Connie Francis
I'll follow the boys wherever they go
I'll follow the boys 'cause in my heart I know
I know that somewhere, somewhere along the way
I'll find my love, my own true love, some day
And there'll be no place too far, no ocean too wide
Wherever he goes I'll be right by his side
I'll follow the boys and wait until the time
Till that boy that I'm following is mine
There'll be no place too far, no ocean too wide
Wherever he goes I'll be right by his side
So I'll follow the boys and wait until the time
Till that wonderful boy that I'm following is mine
Donderdag 30 mei 1974
50 Jaar Televisie
50 Jaar Televisie
((Adapted from: De Lichtjes Van De Schelde (Bobbejaan Schoepen) - 1952))
Performer(s): Ronny Mosuse
Composer(s): Bobbejaan Schoepen - Jan Stevens - Anton Beuving - Karel Vereertbrugghen
Doedoedoedoe...
Zeg weet je nog schat onze eerste TV
Ik ben hem toen zelf nog gaan halen
Hij stond op die kast, op een stuk toile cirée
Die doos ging ons leven bepalen
Jij hebt leren koken met 'Penelope'
Ik viel voor Regine in 'Zuid-Noord'
En weet je nog wel, onze dochter Josée
Is verwekt tijdens 't Is maar een woord'
Zie ik de beelden op de schermen
Dan gaat mijn hart wat sneller slaan
Daar ligt er eentje luid te kermen
Daar loopt een ventje op de maan
50 jaar lang al televisie
50 jaar lang die schone buis
Lichtpunt in het lastig leven
Een halve eeuw een vriend aan huis
Het paringsgedrag van de roodborsttapuit
Problemen met tandartspraktijken
Het beste beleg voor een zeemansbeschuit
Wij weten het dankzij veel kijken
De kinderen zijn groot en wij zijn nu alleen
Dat valt allemaal nog wel mee
Wij maken nooit ruzie, wij zijn nooit gemeen
We zitten gewoon voor TV
Zie ik de beelden op de schermen
Lalalalalalalala
Daar ligt er eentje luid te kermen
Lalalalalalalala
50 jaar lang al televisie
50 jaar lang die schone buis
Lichtpunt in het lastig leven
Een halve eeuw een vriend aan huis
Doedoedoedoe...
Donderdag 30 mei 1974
Catch A Star
Catch A Star
Composer(s): Colin Hay
Performer(s): Men At Work
Experience babe, kickin' stones and cans
Experience babe, cigarette-stained hands
It's not too late, hear it in the wind
It's not too late, feel passion creepin' in
Intoxication, familiar smells of the hotels
Infatuation, of knowing who you are
You and I, You and I, You and I
Arrow through my heart
Catch a star
Isolation, rows and rows of cars
Isolation, like Jupiter and Mars
Staring faces, set in celluloid
Welcome to the late show, starring Null and Void
Complications, things get in the way
Sweet sensation of knowing you are near and not too far
You and I, You and I, You and I
Arrow through my heart
Catch a star
You and I, You and I, You and I
Freeway through your heart
Catch a star
Catch a star!
Donderdag 30 mei 1974
Follow That Dream
Follow That Dream
German Title: Ich Vertraue Dem Traum
Composer(s): Fred Wise; Ben Weisman
Performer(s): Elvis Presley; Cheyenne Jackson
(Follow that dream, I've got to follow that dream)
Keep a-movin', move along, keep a movin'
I've gotta follow that dream
wherever that dream may lead
I gotta follow that dream to find the love I need
When your heart gets restless, time to move along
When your heart gets weary, time to sing a song
But when a dream is calling you
There's just one thing that you can do
You've gotta follow that dream
wherever that dream may lead
You gotta follow that dream
to find the love you need
Keep a-movin', move along, keep a movin'
Gotta find me someone whose heart is free
Someone to look for my dream with me
And when I find her I may find out
That's what my dreams are all about
I've gotta follow that dream wherever that dream may lead
I gotta follow that dream to find the love I need
I-I-I gotta to follow that dream wherever that dream may lead
I gotta to follow that dream to find the love I need
(Keep a-movin', move along)
Keep a-movin', move along
Keep a-movin', move along
Keep a-movin'..........
Woensdag 29 mei 1974
The Faithful Hussar (Don't Cry My Love)
The Faithful Hussar (Don't Cry My Love)
Performer(s): Vera Lynn
A soldier boy, so brave and gay
With head held high, he marched away
His sweetheart wept, but every night
He'd think of her and he would write
Don't cry, my love, while I am gone
Don't sigh, my love, just carry on
The leaves of green turned brown and gold
The days grew short and nights were cold
But when the winter winds blew chill
Afire with love, he'd write her still
Don't cry, my love, while I am gone
Don't sigh, my love, just carry on
Then came the day he'd hungered for
When he need live on dreams no more
For he could write and it was true
My dear, I'll soon be home to you
Don't cry, my love, I'm coming home
Don't sigh, my love, no more I'll roam
We two again will never part
Stand easy, love, you've won my heart
Woensdag 29 mei 1974
Catch A Falling Star
Catch A Falling Star
Composer(s): Paul Vance - Lee Pockriss
First recording/First release by: Perry Como - 1957/1958
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Never let it fade away
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for a rainy day
For love may come and tap you on the shoulder some starless night
Just in case you feel you want to hold her
You'll have a pocketful of starlight
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Never let it fade away
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for a rainy day
For love may come and tap you on the shoulder some starless night
Just in case you feel you want to hold her
You'll have a pocketful of starlight
(Pocketful of starlight, hm,hm,hm,hm,hm,hm)
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Never let it fade away
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for a rainy day
(Save it for a rainy, save it for a rainy, rainy, rainy, day)
For when your troubles start multiplyin' and they just might
It's easy to forget them without tryin'
With just a pocketful of starlight
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Never let it fade away
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
Save it for a rainy day
(Save it for a rainy day)
Save it for a rainy day
Woensdag 29 mei 1974