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All That Jazz


All That Jazz
Composer(s): John Kander - Fred Ebb
Performer(s): Chita Rivera



Announcer: 5,6,7,8

[Velma Kelly]
Come on babe why don't we paint the town
and all that jazz
I'm gonna rouge my knees
and roll my stockings down
and all that jazz
Start the car I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
but the piano's hot!
It's justy a noisy hall
Where there's a nightly brawl
And all that jazz

And all that jazz
And all that jazz
Slick your hair
And wear your buckle shoes
And all that Jazz
I hear that Father Dip
Is gonna blow the blues
And all that Jazz
Hold on, hon
We're gonna bunny hug
I bought some aspirin
Down at United Drug
I case you shake apart
And want a brand new start
To do that

[Roxie Hart] (imagine)
Jazz

[Velma Kelly]
Find a flask
We're playing fast and loose
And all that jazz
Right up here
Is where I store the juice
And all that jazz
Come on, babe
We're gonna brush the sky
I bet you luck Lindy
Never flew so high
'Cause in the stratosphere
How could he lend an ear
to all that jazz?
Oh, you're gonna see your sheba shimmy shake

[Company]
And all that jazz

[Velma Kelly]
Oh, she's gonna shimmy 'till her garters break

[Company]
And all that jazz

[Velma Kelly]
Show her where to park her girdle
Oh, her mother's blood'd curdle

[Company]
If she'd hear her baby's queer

[Velma Kelly]
For all that jazz

All that jazz
Come on, babe
Why Don't we paint
The town?
And all that jazz
And all that jazz
I'm gonna rouge my knees
And roll my stockings down
And all that jazz
And all that jazz
Start the car
I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
But the piano's hot
It's just a noisy hall
Where there's a nightly brawl
And all that jazz

No, I'm no one's wife
But, Oh, I love my life
And all
that
Jazz!
That Jazz!

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Dancing With Mr. D


Dancing With Mr. D
Composer(s): Mick Jagger; Keith Richards
Performer(s): The Rolling Stones



Down in the graveyard
Where we have our tryst
The air smells sweet
The air smells sick
He never smiles
His mouth merely twists
The breath in my lungs
Feels clinging and thick
But I know his name
He's called Mr. D
And one of these days
He's gonna set you free
Human skulls is hanging
Right round his neck
The palms of my hands
Is clammy and wet

Lord
I was dancing
Dancing
Dancing so free
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing so free
Dancing, Lord
Keep your hands off me
Dancing with Mr. D
With Mr. D
With Mr. D

Will it be poison
Put in my glass
Will it be slow
Or will it be fast
The bite of a snake
The sting of a spider
A drink of Belladonna
On a Toussaint night
Hiding in a corner
In New York City
Lookin' down a forty-four
In West Virginia

Lord
I was dancing
Dancing
Dancing so free
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing so free
Dancing, Lord
Keep your hands off me
Dancing with Mr. D
With Mr. D
With Mr. D

One night I was dancing
With a lady in black
Wearing black silk gloves
And a black silk hat
She looked at me longing
With black velvet eyes
She gazed at me strange
All cunning and wise
Then I saw the flesh
Just fall off her bones
The eyes in her skull
Was burning like coals
Lord, have mercy
Fire and brimstone
I was dancing with Mrs. D

Lord
I was dancing
Dancing
Dancing so free
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing so free
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing so free
Dancing
Dancing...

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Ancora Tu


Ancora Tu
Composer(s): Lucio Battisti - Mogol
Performer(s): Lucio Battisti
Covered by multiple other artists



Ancora tu, non mi sorprende, lo sai?
Ancora tu ma non dovevamo vederci più?
E come stai, domanda inutile
stai come me e ci scappa da ridere
amore mio, hai già mangiato o no?
Ho fame anch'io, e non soltanto di te
che bella sei sembri più giovane
o forse sei solo più simpatica!
Io lo so cosa tu vuoi sapere
nessuna, no, ho solo ripreso a fumare
sei ancora tu, purtroppo l'unica
ancora tu, l'incorreggibile
ma lasciarti non e' possibile
lasciarti non è possibile
lasciarti non è possibile
no, lasciarti non e' possibile!
Sei ancora tu, purtroppo l'unica
ancora tu l'incorreggibile
ma lasciarti non è possibile
no, lasciarti non è possibile
lasciarti non è possibile
no, lasciarti non è possibile!
Disperazione e gioia mia
sarò ancora tuo sperando che non sia follia
ma sia quel che sia
abbracciami amore mio, abbracciami amor mio
che adesso lo voglio anch'io!
Ancora tu, non mi sorprende, lo sai?
Ancora tu, ma non dovevamo vederci più?!?
E come stai domanda inutile
stai come me e ci scappa da ridere!

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Dancing Shoes (Dan Fogelberg)


Dancing Shoes
Composer(s): Dan Fogelberg
Performer(s): Dan Fogelberg



Dancing shoes
On the wall above your bedside
Saw it all as we performed our pirouette
Fleshes fused
As the flicker of the candles
Threw upon the wall a single silhouette

Tu es dan ma coeur et dans ma téte

Dancing shoes
We have loved on distant beaches
Where the winter never reaches
There we fell
Dying swan
On the dawn you danced before me
Though your eyes were dark and stormy
I stood still

Qui peut dire le faux et le réel?

Dancing shoes
Though the distances divide us
There's a paradise inside us
We can't lose
Me and you
Dance a 'pas de deux'
Forever
And I pray you never
Shed your dancing shoes

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Ancora In Volo


Ancora In Volo
Performer(s): Al Bano



La strada bagnata di pioggia
è una lama sottile che taglia la sera
e la spegne senza fare rumore
sul muro rimbalzano stanche
le nostre parole non sanno di sole

Nascosta nel buio riposa la malinconia
la spalmo sul pane la mangio
è proprio la mia
che strano sapore d'amore

Immenso amore mio
perduto in un pensiero
come un gabbiano stanco
io graffio ancora il cielo
per non morire in volo
forse domani mi sveglierò
con il sorriso della quiete

Avere bisogno di un piccolo stupido sogno
da accendere quando fa freddo la sera d'inverno
e bere in silenzio da solo
un bicchiere di vino

Guardare lontano lontano
chiamare un amico
soltanto così per parlare
cercando di non farsi del male
nel ricordare le nostre risate d'estate

Immenso amore mio
perduto in un pensiero
come un gabbiano stanco
io graffio ancora il cielo
per non morire in volo
forse domani mi sveglierò
col viso dolce della quiete

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Dancing Shoes (Cliff Richard)


Dancing Shoes
Composer(s): Hank Marvin; Bruce Welch
Performer(s): Cliff Richard



You must have heard of a little bo peep
she was the gal with all the sheep
Well one day its sad to say
the sheep all went away
she was lonely she was blue
She was sad and a crying too
So I told her what to do
I said
Put on your dancing shoes
Put on your dancing shoes
Put on your dancing shoes
Dance a way your blues

A friend of mine had an accident
Laughed so hard off the wall he went
Humpty dumpty was his name
I guess you've heard the same
He was a lying on the ground
A bits and pieces all around
So I told him what to do
I said put on your dancing shoes

(chorus)

I'm sure you know about Jack and Jill
they're the ones that went up the hill
Jack fell down and broke his crown
Jill came tumbling after
What a noise their crying made
It was a ringing through the glade
so I told him what to do
And I changed their tears to laughter

(chorus)

Put on your dancing shoes
Put on your dancing shoes
Put on your dancing shoes

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Ancora Con Te


Ancora Con Te
Composer(s): Sergio Bardotti
Performer(s): Peppino Di Capri



Tu che sei tra le tante esperienze
Quella che ho ancora in mente
Quella che più mi preme
Tu che sei tra gli amori che ho avuto
Il più complicato il più semplice insieme

Tu che sei il mio sbaglio più giusto
E la più strana storia che ha scritto di me
E per questo per altro che anche
Così tornerei ancora con te

Tu che sei la bugia più sincera
La batuta più seria che io ho detto mai
Tu che sei il brivido più antico
Dell'amore più amico che ho avuto mai
Dei ricordi che mi fan compagnia
Tu sei la nostalgia che sempre vorrei
E così anche solo così sono ancora con te

Ho scordato che volevo scordare
Ho pensato che era sciocco pensare
Ho capito che non posso capire
Ma solo accetare che non ti avrò più

Tu che sei il mio grande rimedio
E la sola perfidia che accetterò
Tu che sei la mia pace l'affanno
Il più stupido ingano che mai soffrirò
Dei ricordi che mi fan compagnia
Tu sei la nostalgia che sempre vorrei
E così anche solo così sono acora con te

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Dancing Queen


Dancing Queen Composer(s): Benny Andersson; Stig Anderson; Björn Ulvaeus Originally performed by: ABBA Covered by various other artists



You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life See that girl Watch that scene Dig in the dancing queen Friday night and the lights are low Looking out for a place to go Where they play the right music Getting in the swing You come to look for a king Anybody could be that guy Night is young and the music's high With a bit of rock music Everything is fine You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life See that girl Watch that scene Dig in the dancing queen You're a teaser, you turn 'em on Leave 'em burning and then you're gone Looking out for another Anyone will do You're in the mood for a dance And when you get the chance You are the dancing queen Young and sweet Only seventeen Dancing queen Feel the beat from the tambourine You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life See that girl Watch that scene Dig in the dancing queen

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Ancient Of The Old


Ancient Of The Old
Composer(s): Dash Crofts - Jim Seals
Performer(s): Seals & Croft



On a crisp as bacon morning
With the sunshine on my head
From the twilight of the dawning
Raised myself up from my bed
Fixed mine eyes upon a favour
Like no mortal eye behold
Then I chose to taste the flavour
Of the Ancient of the Old

On a chill as winter evening
In a doubtful circumstance
He stopped the evil breathing
Of a one time's serpent's chance
Old black sea with silver lining
how I long with all my soul
To quaff the mystic fragrance
Of the Ancient of the Old

From a red as amber burning
With the Chalice in my hand
I know there is no turning
I must now obey Command
At last Decree has destined
Now the mystery untold
Will shine in all it's glory
From the Ancient of the Old

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Dancing On The Ceiling (Lionel Richie)


Dancing On The Ceiling
Composer(s): Mike Frenchik; Lionel Richie; Carlos Rios
Performer(s): Lionel Richie
and various other artists



What is happening here?
Something is going on
That's not quite clear
Somebody turn on the light
We're gonna have a party
It's starting tonight

Oh, what a feeling!
When we're dancing on he ceiling
The room is hot...that's good
some of my friends came
By from the neighbourhood
People were starting
To climb the walls
Ooh, it looks like everbody
Is having a ball

Everybody starts to lose control
When the music is right
If you see somebody hanging around
Don't ge upright
The only thing we wanna do tonight
Is go round and round
and turn upside down
Come on, let's get down

So come on, let's get loose
Don't hold back
Because it ain't no use
Hard to keep your feet on the ground
Because when we like to ball it
We only want to get down
what? You say what?
It's love now...
Just get started
Everybody clap your hands, come on
Everybody have sense...

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Ancient History


Ancient History
Composer(s): Wayne Walker - Irene Stanton
Performer(s): Billy Walker
and multiple other artists



Just walk on out the door it's all over
Forgiving you is just a waste of time
I don't believe that I'll live to regret it
'Cause you're ancient hist'ry to this heart of mine

So many times I've heard the same old story
Any fool can learn to read between the lines
And this time honey you've burned all your bridges
You're ancient hist'ry to this heart of mine

I've marked you down as just another lonely page
In the book of heartaches that you'll leave behind
'Cause I've found out I'm better off without you
You're ancient hist'ry to this heart of mine

I've marked you down...

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Café Der Blije Harten


Café Der Blije Harten
Performer(s): Johan Verminnen



Met glazen boterhammen
En kriek zo zoet als wijn
Thuis wachten de madammen
Met soep die koud zal zijn
Met wilde commentaren
Over sport en politiek
Echt niet te evenaren
Zo verward maar sympathiek
Met woorden als gedichten
Op bierkaartjes in 't klein
Als SOS berichten
Gedrenkt in een moor azijn

In het café der blije harten
Aan dit gezellig plein
Waar de mannen die biljarten
Al jaren vrienden zijn

Met foto's aan de muren
En bekers in een kast
Met spreekwoorden die duren
Het krediet werd afgelast
Met een voetbalkalender
Wie waagt een pronostiek
En elk jaar in december
Wordt de spaarkas hier gelicht
Met berichten van de duiven
Van Quivrin tot in Noyonne
Met kaartingen en fuiven
En vluchten halve bol

In het café der blije harten
Aan dit gezellig plein
Waar de mannen die biljarten
Al jaren vrienden zijn

Met steeds dezelfde gasten
Ze kennen er je naam
En als de rekening niet paste
Mag je op de spiegel staan
Met geen verschil in standen
Iedereen is hier thuis
En maandag voor de klanten
Een rondje van het huis

In het café der blije harten
Aan dit gezellig plein
Waar de mannen die biljarten
Al jaren vrienden zijn

In het café der blije harten
Aan dit gezellig plein
Waar de mannen die biljarten
Al jaren vrienden zijn
Hey

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Anche Un Uomo


Anche Un Uomo
Composer(s): Anselmo Genovese - Mike Bongiorno - Dina Tosi - Ludovico Peregrini
First performance/First release by: Mina - 1979



Ragazza mia ti spiego gli uomini
ti servirà quando li adopererai
son tanto fragili, fragili tu
maneggiali con cura
fatti di briciole, briciole che
l'orgoglio tiene su
ragazza mia sei bella e giovane
ma pagherai ogni cosa che otterrai
devi essere forte ma forte perché
dipenderà da te
tu sei l'amore il calore che avrà
la vita che vivrai
anche un uomo può sempre avere un'anima
ma non credere che l'userà per capire te
anche un uomo può essere dolcissimo
specialmente se al mondo oramai
gli resti solo tu
Ragazza mia adesso sai com'è
quell'uomo che mi porti via e vuoi per te

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Dancing On The Ceiling (Frank Sinatra)


Dancing On The Ceiling
Composer(s): Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra
and various other artists



The world is lyrical
Because a miracle
Has brought my lover to me
Though he's some other place, his face I see

At night I creep in bed
And never sleep in bed
But look above in the air
And to my greatest joy, my love is there

He dances overhead
On the ceiling near my bed
In my sight
Through the night

I try to hide in vain
Underneath my counterpane
But there's my love
Up above

I whisper, "Go away, my lover
It's not fair"
But I'm so grateful to discover
He's still there

I love my ceiling more
Since it is a dancing floor
Just for my love

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Listen Betty (I'm Singing Your Song)


Listen Betty (I'm Singing Your Song)
Composer(s): Tom T. Hall
Performer(s): Dave Dudley



A friend and I made one shot run to Knoxville one day
We got the apple pie and coffee hungries on the way
We pulled into a little truckstop just outside of town
Pretty soon the waitress came around
She said my name is Betty and I'd know you anywhere
I'd like to have a minute of your time if you don't care
Would you sing a song about me and the waitresses you've met
About the broken promises we get
Now listen Betty I'm singing your song about the drivers that have done you wrong
All I wanna do is lay the blame where it belongs listen Betty I'm singing your song

There's a broken heart for every truckstop on the right
There's a lonesome driver for each passing set of lights
Now I can't tell you how to love or tell you how to live all I can do is tell it like it is
There's a million waitresses all up and down the line
I've seen some that were laughin' and I've seen some that were cryin'
I've left some that were happy and I've left some that were blue
If you're a waitress here's a song for you
Now listen Betty...

The highway is a part of hell that never caught on fire
The driver is the kinda man that devil wouldn't hire
That's what you're sayin' Betty but you can't stand the heat
Quit that job and let those drivers be
Now listen Betty...
Now listen Betty...

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Dancing On A Saturday Night


Dancing On A Saturday Night
Composer(s): Lynsey de Paul; Barry Blue
Performer(s): Lynsey de Paul; Barry Blue



Hey
little girl get your dancing shoes
Your gold sation jacket and the silvery blues
And it'll be alright
dancing on a Saturday night

On well the jukebox a' playin' like a one man band
It's the only kind of music
girl we both understand
We're gonna be alright
dancin' on a Saturday night

We'll the roller coaster
gotta make the most and dance
Dance
dance the night away
Helter skelter maybe I can help her dance
Dance
dance the night away

Oo we co my blue jean baby
she's the queen of them all
She's the only one who makes me wanna rock and roll
Don't wanna say good night
dancing on a Saturday night

Well the roller coaster...

Oo we...
I wanna hold her tight
dancing on a Saturday night

I'm gonna hold her tight
dancing on a Saturday night
(Oo watch her dancing
watch her dancing)
I wanna hold her tight
dancing on a Saturday night
(watch her dancing
oh watch her dancing)

Blue jean Baby (watch her dancing)
Blue jean Baby (watch her dancing)
Dance dance dance (watch her dancing)
dance dance dance (watch her dancing)
Blue jean Baby (watch her dancing)

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Tulsa Telephone Book


Tulsa Telephone Book
Composer(s): Tom T. Hall
Performer(s): Tom T. Hall; Dave Dudley



Have you read any good telephone books lately
If you ain't then let me recommend one
I've already read that Tulsa telephone book through thirteen times
If you don't know any last names it ain't much fun

Well I was in Tulsa and didn't have anything goin'
And she was in Tulsa and didn't have anything on
She said my name is Shirley and I said my name is Dave
I woke up the next mornin' and she was gone

Readin' that Tulsa telephone book will drive a man insane
Especially if that girl you're lookin' for has no last name
I gotta find her and tell her I don't want our love to end
So I'm readin' that Tulsa telephone book again

All of the Tulsa operators know my voice now
They must know how long I've been alone
If you see a girl named Shirley with some ribbons in her hair
Tell her that she's wanted on the phone

Readin' that Tulsa telephone book can drive a man insane
Especially if that girl you're lookin' for has no last name
Well, I gotta find her and tell her I don't want our love to end
So I'm readin' that Tulsa telephone book again
I keep on readin' that Tulsa telephone book again
I'm readin' that Tulsa telephone book again

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Dancing In The Street


Dancing In The Street
Composer(s): William Stevenson; Ivy Hunter; Marvin Gaye
Performer(s): Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
and various other artists



Callin' out around the world, are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right for dancin' in the street
Dancin' in Chicago (dancin' in the street)
Down in New Orleans (dancin' in the street)
In New York City

All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin' swayin', and records playin'
Dancin' in the street

Oh it doesn't matter what you wear, just as long as you are there
So come on every guy, grab a girl
Everywhere, around the world

There'll be dancin', they're dancin' in the street
This is an invitation, across the nation
A chance for folks to meet.
There'll be laughin' singin', and music swingin'
Dancin' in the street

Philadelphia P.A., Baltimore and D.C now
Can't forget the motor city,
All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin' swayin', and records playin'
Dancin' in the street

Oh it doesn't matter what you wear, just as long as you are there
So come on every guy, grab a girl
Everywhere, around the world

They're dancin', dancin' in the street
Way down in L.A., every day they're dancin' in the street
Lets form a big strong line, and get in time
We're dancin' in the street
Across the ocean blue, me and you
We're dancin' in the street

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Anche Per Te


Anche Per Te
Composer(s): Lucio Battisti - Mogol
First release by: Lucio Battisti - 1971
Covered by multiple other artists



Per te che è ancora notte già prepari il tuo caffè
che ti vesti senza più guardar lo specchio dietro te
che poi entri in chiesa e preghi piano
e intanto pensi al mondo ormai per te così lontano

Per te che di mattina torni a casa tua perché
per strada più nessuno ha freddo e cerca più di te
per te che metti i soldi accanto a lui che dorme
e aggiungi ancora un po' d'amore a chi non sa che farne

Anche per te, vorrei morire ed io morir non so
anche per te, darei qualcosa che non ho
e così, e così, e così io resto qui
a darle i miei pensieri, a darle quel che ieri
avrei affidato al vento, cercando di raggiungere chi...
al vento avrebbe detto sì

Per te che di mattina svegli il tuo bambino e poi
lo vesti lo accompagni a scuola e al tuo lavoro vai
per te che un errore ti è costato tanto
che tremi nel guardare un uomo e vivi di rimpianto

Anche per te...

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Dancing In The Starlight


Dancing In The Starlight
Composer(s): Matt Clifford; Mick Jagger
Performer(s): Mick Jagger



I was tossing and a turning
Like as ship out in the storm
And I could not feel the spirit
There was nothing there at all
And I could not dial the number
And I could not make the call

Dancing in the starlight
Dancing in the strangest forms
And I could not feel the spirit
Was a thousand miles off course

Stumbling in the twilight
There was no one there at all
I was groping in the darkness
Seeing dangers in the port
Tortured into silence
My back against the wall

Dancing in the starlight
Swirling in the walls
Just like Venus on the ocean
The figures on the wall

If you don't take risks
If you don't take a chance
You're bound to fall
Oh yeah sugar
You will surely fall

Crying for salvation
There was nothing there at all
I could not dial the number
And I could not make the call

Dancing in the starlight
The figures on the wall
You will surely fall
Dancing in the starlight
You will surely fall
You will surely fall

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