Zondag 11 januari 1976
City Of New Orleans
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City Of New Orleans
Composer(s): Steve Goodman
First release by: Steve Goodman - 1971
Covered by multiple other artists
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Zondag 11 januari 1976
Renegade (Thin Lizzy)
Renegade
Composer(s): Phil Lynott; Snowy White
Performer(s): Thin Lizzy
He’s just a boy that has lost his way
He’s a rebel that has fallen down
He’s a fool been blown away
To you and me he’s a renegade
He’s a clown that we put down
He’s a man that doesn’t fit
He’s a king but not in this town
To you and me he’s a renegade
But he is a king when he’s on his own
He’s got a bike and that’s his throne
And when he rides he’s like the wind
To you and me he’s a renegade
He’s just a boy who has lost his sights
He’s a stranger, prowls the night
He’s a devil, that’s right
To you and me he’s a renegade
Check it out, check his face
Look at his eyes, they’re so sly
I wonder why he cries from the inside
I wonder why he’s a renegade
Oh please, I’m on my begged bended knees
Oh please, please heed my call
He’s just a boy that has lost his way
He’s just a boy, that’s all
Zaterdag 10 januari 1976
The Rainbow Connection
The Rainbow Connection
Composer(s): Paul Williams - Kenny Ascher
First release by: Jim Henson - 1979
Covered by multiple other artists
Why are there so many
Songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side
Rainbow's are visions
They're only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some chose to
Believe it
But I know they're wrong wait and see
Someday we'll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far
What's so amazing
That keeps us star gazing
What so we think we might see
Someday we'll find it
That Rainbow Connection
The lovers the dreamers and me
All of us under its spell
we know that it's probably magic
Have you been half asleep
And have you heard voices
I've heard them calling my name
Are these the sweet sounds that called
The young sailors
I think they're one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
There's something that I'm supposed to be
Someday we'll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Zaterdag 10 januari 1976
Wann Wird's Mal Wieder Richtig Sommer
Wann Wird's Mal Wieder Richtig Sommer
((Adapted from: City Of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) - 1971))
Composer(s): Steve Goodman - Thomas Woitkewitsch
Performer(s): Rudi Carrell - 1975
Versions In Other Languages:
1973 - 'T Is Weer Voorbij Die Mooie Zomer (Gerard Cox)
1973 - Salut Les Amoureux (Joe Dassin)
2003 - Een Memorabele Zomer (Tom van Stiphout & Paul Poelmans)
Wir brauchten früher keine große Reise
Wie wurden braun auf Borkum und auf Sylt
Doch heute sind die Braunen nur noch Weiße
Denn hier wird man ja doch nur tiefgekühlt
Ja früher gab's noch Hitzefrei
Das Freibad war schon auf im Mai
Ich saß bis in die Nacht vor unserem Haus
Da hatten wir noch Sonnenbrand
und Riesenquallen an dem Strand, und Eis
und jeder Schutzmann zog die Jacke aus
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer - ein Sommer wie er früher einmal war?
Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September
und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Und was wir da für Hitzewellen hatten
Pulloverfabrikanten gingen ein
Da gab es bis zu 40 Grad im Schatten
Wir mußten mit dem Wasser sparsam sein
Die Sonne knallte ins Gesicht
da brauchte man die Sauna nicht
Ein Schaf war damals froh wenn man es schor
Es war hier wie in Afrika
Wer durfte machte FKK
Doch heut, heut summen alle Mücken laut im Chor
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig
Sommer - ein Sommer wie er früher einmal war?
Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September
und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Der Winter war der Reinfall des Jahrhunderts
Nur über tausend Meter gab es Schnee
Mein Milchmann sagt: Dies Klima hier wen wunderts
denn Schuld daran ist nur die SPD
Ich find das geht ein bißchen weit
doch bald ist wieder Urlaubszeit
und wer von uns denkt da nicht dauernd dran
Trotz allem glaub ich unbeirrt
daß unser Wetter besser wird
nur wann, und diese Frage geht uns alle an!
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer - ein Sommer wie es früher einmal war?
Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September
und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer - ein Sommer wie es früher einmal war?
Ja mit Sonnenschein von Juni bis September
und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Und nicht so naß und so sibirisch wie im letzten Jahr
Zaterdag 10 januari 1976
Renegade (Styx)
Renegade
Composer(s): Tommy Shaw
Performer(s): Styx
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life
from the long arm of the law
Law man has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home
The jig is up, the news is out
They finally found me
The renegade who had it made
Retrieved for a bounty
Never more to go astray
This'll be the end today
Of the wanted man
Oh Mama, I've been years on the lam and had a high price on my head
Lawman said 'Get him dead or alive' and it's for sure he'll see me dead
Dear Mama I can hear you cryin', you're so scared and all alone
Hangman is comin' down from the gallows and I don't have very long
The jig is up, the news is out
They finally found me
The renegade who had it made
Retrieved for a bounty
Never more to go astray
The judge'll have revenge today
On the wanted man
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
Law man has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home
The jig is up, the news is out
They finally found me
The renegade who had it made
Retrieved for a bounty
Never more to go astray
This'll be the end today
Of the wanted man
Vrijdag 9 januari 1976
The Rain, The Park And Other Things
The Rain, The Park And Other Things
Performer(s): The Cowsills
I saw her sitting in the rain
raindrops falling on her
She didn't seem to care
She sat there and smiled at me
And I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew)
she could make me happy (happy, happy)
Flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere
I love the flower girl, oh, I don't know just why
She simply caught my eye
I love the flower girl, she seemed so sweet and kind
She crept into my mind
Suddenly the sun broke through (see the sun)
I turned around she was gone (where did she go)
And all I had left was one little flower from her hair
But I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew)
she had made me happy (happy, happy)
Flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere
Vrijdag 9 januari 1976
City Lights
City Lights
Composer(s): Bill Anderson
First recording/First release by: Bill Anderson - 1957/1958
Covered by multiple other artists
A bright array of city lights as far as I can see
The Great White Way shines through the night for lonely guys like me
The cabarets and honky tonks, their flashing signs invite
A broken heart to lose itself in the glow of city lights
Lights that say "Forget her name in a glass of sherry wine"
Lights that offer other girls for empty hearts like mine
They paint a pretty picture of a world that's gay and bright
But it's just a mask for loneliness behind those city lights
The world was dark and God made stars to brighten up the night
But God who put the stars above I don't believe He made those lights
For it's just a place for men to cry when things don't turn out right
Just a place to run away and hide behind those city lights
Lights that say "Forget her love in a different atmosphere"
Lights that lure are nothing but a masquerade for tears
They paint a pretty picture but my arms can't hold them tight
And I just can't say "I love you" to a street of city lights
Vrijdag 9 januari 1976
Rendez-Vous D'Automne
Rendez-Vous D'Automne
Composer(s): Gérard Bourgeois; Jean-Max Rivière
Performer(s): Françoise Hardy
Comme s'en vont les nuages
Sur le gris bleu de la mer
Notre amour est à l'orage
Et mon cœur est à l'envers
Tout ce que la vie nous donne
Aujourd'hui je l'ai perdu
Par ce rendez-vous d'automne
Où tu n'es jamais venu
Je la dois à ton oubli
Cette larme sur ma joue
Ce n'est rien qu'un peu de pluie
Le vent effacera tout
Quel chemin pourrais-je prendre
Pour me détacher de toi
Qui n'a pas su comprendre
Quand tu étais près de moi
Mais pendant que tourbillonne
Le moindre de mes regrets
Toutes les feuilles frissonnent
Et s'envolent à jamais
Je la dois à ton oubli
Cette larme sur ma joue
Ce n'est rien qu'un peu de pluie
Le vent effacera tout
Mais plus le temps nous sépare
Plus il me laisse à penser
Qu'il reste à peine de notre histoire
À peine de quoi pleurer
Donderdag 8 januari 1976
The Rain Song
The Rain Song
Composer(s): Robert Plant - Jimmy Page
First release by: Led Zeppelin - 1973
Covered by multiple other artists
This is the springtime of my loving - the second season I am to know
You are the sunlight in my growing - so little warmth I felt before
It isn't hard to feel me glowing - I watched the fire that grew so low
It is the summer of my smiles - flee from me Keepers of the Gloom
Speak to me only with your eyes
it is to you I give this tune
It isn't hard to recognise - these things are clear to all from time to time
Talk Talk - I felt the coldness of my winter
I never thought it would ever go
I cursed the gloom that set upon us
but I know that I love you so
but I know that I love you so
These are the seasons of emotion
And like the winds they rise and fall
This is the wonder of devotion - I see the torch we all must hold
This is the mystery of the quotient
Upon us all a little rain must fall
Donderdag 8 januari 1976
City By Night
City By Night
Composer(s): Bernie Baum - Bill Giant - Florence Kaye
Performer(s): Elvis Presley
When shadows beckon on dim-lit avenues
Night people hear the call
From hidden alleys to secret rendezvous
They come out one and all
The city by night, I'm wide awake
It never sleeps, make no mistake
Whatever sets off the spark
A magic glow lights the dark
And I'm intrigued by the sight
Of the city by night
Those crowded nightclubs, those picturesque cafes
Are scenes no-one forgets
And I'm enchanted as music softly plays
By dancing silhouettes
A city by night, I'm wide awake
It never sleeps, make no mistake
The evening's full of surprise
It's magic opens my eyes
And I'm intrigued by the sight
Of a city by night
Yeah!
Donderdag 8 januari 1976
Gabino Barrera
Gabino Barrera
Composer(s): Victor Rafael Cordero
Performer(s): José Alfredo Jiménez;
and various other artists
Gabino Barrera no entendía razones
Andando en la borrachera
Traía su pistola con seis cargadores
Le daba gusto a cualquiera
Usaba el bigote en cuadro abultado
Su paño al cuello enredado
Calzones de manta, chamarra de cuero
Traía punteado el sombrero
Sus pies campesinos usaban huaraches
Y a veces a raís andaba
Pero le gustaba pagar los mariachis
La plata no le importaba
Con una botella de caña en la mano
Gritaba ¡viva Zapata!
Porque era ranchero el indio suriano
Un hijo de buena mata
Era alto y bien dado muy ancho de espaldas
Su rostro mal encachado
Su negra mirada un aire le daba
Al buitre de la montañá
Gaino Barrera dejaba mujeres
Con hijos por donde quiera
Woensdag 7 januari 1976
The Rain In Spain
The Rain In Spain
((Dutch Version: Het Spaanse Graan (Wim Sonneveld))
Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe
First performance/First release by: Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Robert Coote - 1956
Covered by multiple other artists
Servants:
Poor Professor Higgins!
Poor Professor Higgins!
Night and day
He slaves away!
Oh, poor Professor Higgins!
All day long
On his feet
Up and down until he's numb
Doesn't rest
Doesn't eat
Doesn't touch a crumb!
Poor Professor Higgins!
Poor Professor Higgins!
On he plods
Against all odds
Oh, poor Professor Higgins!
Nine p.m.
Ten p.m.
On through midnight ev'ry night
One a.m.
Two a.m.
Three...!
Quit, Professor Higgins!
Quit, Professor Higgins!
Hear our plea
Or payday we
Will quit, Professor Higgins!
Ay not I
O not Ow
Pounding pounding in our brain
Ay not I
O not Ow
Don't say "Rine," say "Rain"...
Eliza
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Henry
By George, she's got it!
By George, she's got it!
Now, once again where does it rain?
Eliza
On the plain! On the plain!
Henry
And where's that soggy plain?
Eliza
In Spain! In Spain!
The three
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Henry
In Hartford, Hereford, and Hampshire...?
Eliza
Hurricanes hardly happen
How kind of you to let me come!
Henry
Now once again, where does it rain?
Eliza
On the plain! On the plain!
Henry
And where's that blasted plain?
Eliza
In Spain! In Spain!
The three
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Woensdag 7 januari 1976
Città Vuota
Città Vuota
((Adapted from: It's a Lonely Town (Lonely Without You) (Gene McDaniels) - 1963))
Composer(s): Doc Pomus - Mort Shuman - Giuseppe Cassia
Performer(s): Mina - 1963
Le strade piene, la folla intorno a me
mi parla e ride e nulla sa di te
io vedo intorno a me chi passa e va
ma so che la città
vuota mi sembrerà se non ci sei tu
c'e' chi ogni sera mi vuole accanto a sé
ma non m'importa se i suoi baci mi darà
io penso sempre a te, soltanto a te
e so che la città vuota mi sembrerà se non torni tu
come puoi tu vivere ancor solo senza me
non senti tu che non finì il nostro amor
le strade vuote deserte sempre più
leggo il tuo nome ovunque intorno a me
torna da me amor e non sarà più vuota la città
ed io vivrò con te tutti i miei giorni
tutti i mie giorni, tutti i miei giorni
Woensdag 7 januari 1976
G.T.O.
G.T.O.
Composer(s): John Wilkin
Performer(s): Ronnie & The Daytonas
Little GTO, you're really lookin' fine
Three deuces and a four-speed and a 389
Listen to her tachin' up now
listen to her why-ee-eye-ine
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO)
Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO)
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO)
Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO)
Wa-wa (Ahhh, little GTO)
Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
You oughta see her on a road course or a quarter mile
This little modified Pon-Pon has got plenty of style
She beats the gassers and the rail jobs,
really drives 'em why-ee-eye-ild
C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GT")
wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO)
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO)
Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO)
Wa-wa (Ahhh, little GTO)
Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Gonna save all my money (turnin' it on, blowin' it out)
and buy a GTO (turnin' it on, blowin' it out)
Get a helmet and a roll bar (turnin' it on, blowin' it out)
and I'll be ready to go (turnin' it on, blowin' it out)
Take it out to Pomona (turnin' it on, blowin' it out)
and let 'em know (turnin' it on, blowin' it out), yeah, yeah
That I'm the coolest thing around
Little buddy, gonna shut you down
When I turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO)
Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO)
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GT)
Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GT)
Wa-wa (Ahhh, little GT)
Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Fade
Dinsdag 6 januari 1976
The Race Is On
The Race Is On
Composer(s): Don Rollins
First release by: Jimmie Gray - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists
I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside
Like my heart's sprung a big break
And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful
That I may never shake
You might say that I was taking it hard
Oh, she wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow
When I may break right down and bawl?
Well, the race is on and here comes
Pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the in-side
My Tears are holding back
They're tryin' not to fall
My Heart's out of the running
True Love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like Heartaches
And the winner loses all
One day I ventured in love, never once suspectin'
What the final result would be
How I lived in fear of waking up each morning
And thinkin' that you're gone from me
There's ache and pain in my heart
For today was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
I came out in second place
Well, the race is on and here comes
Pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the in-side
My Tears are holding back
They're tryin' not to fall
My Heart's out of the running
True Love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like Heartaches
And the winner loses all
Well, the race is on and here comes
Pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the in-side
My Tears are holding back
They're tryin' not to fall
My Heart's out of the running
True Love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like Heartaches
And the winner loses all
Dinsdag 6 januari 1976
It's A Lonely Town (Lonely Without You)
It's A Lonely Town (Lonely Without You)
((Italian Version: Città Vuota (Mina) - 1963))
Composer(s): Doc Pomus - Mort Shuman
First release by: Gene McDaniels - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists
The streets are crowded, people are everywhere
The sounds of laughter and music fill the air
Thousands of people walk and sing and talk along the avenue
But it's a lonely town, lonely without you
I go out dancing with someone new each night
And it means nothing if she lets me hold her tight
'Cause no one's warm embrace or lovely face can thrill me like you do
But it's a lonely town, lonely without you
Where can you be?
All of our friends keep asking me
Where have you gone?
Without you love I can't go on
I feel l ike crying each time I hear your name
'Cause since you left me this town's just not the same
So come back home and then we'll live again
The happiness we knew
'Cause it's a lonely town, lonely without you
Lonely without you
Lonely without you
Lonely without you
Lonely without you ...
Dinsdag 6 januari 1976
G.I. Jive
G.I. Jive
Composer(s): Johnny Mercer
Performer(s): Johnny Mercer;
and various other artists
This is the G.I. Jive
Man alive
It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille
Over your bed when you arrive
Jack, that's the G. I. Jive
Roodley-toot
Jump in your suit
Make a salute
Boot!
After you wash and dress
More or less
You go get your breakfast
In a beautiful little cafe they call The Mess
Jack, when you convalesce
Outta your seat
Into the street
Make with the feet
Reet!
If you're a P-V-T, your duty
Is to salute to L-I-E-U-T
But if you brush the L-I-E-U-T
The M-P makes you K-P on the Q-T
This is the G.I. Jive
Man alive
They give you a private tank
That features a little device called fluid drive
Jack, after you revive
Chuck all your junk
Back in the trunk
Fall on your bunk
Clunk!
Soon you're countin' jeeps
But before you count to five
Seems you're right back diggin' that
G.I. Jive
Maandag 5 januari 1976
Queen Of Tonga
Queen Of Tonga
Composer(s): Jack Fishman
Performer(s): Edmundo Ros
In the Pacific islands of Tonga
They make their people stronger
Oh, it can rain or storm or squall
But they don't feel nothing at all
Oh, the Queen of Tonga
Crossed the ocean from faraway
The Queen of Tonga
Came to Britain for Coronation Day
When the historic day came a-dawning
The Queen woke up that morning
And put on all her finery
For the crowning ceremony
Oh, the Queen of Tonga
Crossed the ocean from faraway
The Queen of Tonga
Came to Britain for Coronation Day
And when the great procession departed
This Queen so happy-hearted
Said, let it rain and let it pour
Bring an open carriage and four
Oh, the Queen of Tonga
Crossed the ocean from faraway
The Queen of Tonga
Came to Britain for Coronation Day
And when the people saw her
On that torrential morn
She captured all before her
Took everyone by storm
Oh, the Queen of Tonga
Crossed the ocean from faraway
The Queen of Tonga
Came to Britain for Coronation Day
In every heart will always live longer
That reigning Queen of Tonga
And I would like to save the fare
Just to see her once again there
Oh, the Queen of Tonga
Crossed the ocean from faraway
The Queen of Tonga
Came to Britain for Coronation
Royal Celebration
Coronation Day
Maandag 5 januari 1976
Citizen Of The Planet
Citizen Of The Planet
Composer(s): Paul Simon
Performer(s): Simon & Garfunkel
I am a citizen of the planet
I was born here
I’m going to die here
Come what may
I am entitled by my birth
To the treasures of the earth
No one must be denied these
No one must be denied
Easy dreams
At the end of a chain-smokin’ day
Easy dreams at the end of the day
Who am I to believe
That the future we perceive
Lies in danger and the dangers increase
Who are we to demand
That the leaders of the land
Hear the voices of reason and peace
We are the citizens of the planet
We were born here
We’re going to die here
Come what may
We are entitled by our birth
To the treasures of the earth
No one must be denied these
No one must be denied
Easy dreams at the end of a chain-smokin’ day
Easy dreams at the end of the day
Who am I to deny
What my eyes can clearly see
And raise a child with a flame in his heart
Who are we to believe
That these thoughts are so naïve
When we’ve all disagreed from the start
We are the citizens of the planet
We were born here
We’re gong to die here
Come what may
We are entitled by our birth
To the treasures of the earth
No one must be denied these
No one must be denied
Easy dreams at the end of a chain-smokin’ day
Easy dreams at the end of the day
Maandag 5 januari 1976
G.I. Haircut
