Maandag 8 december 2008
Life's Little Ups And Downs
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Life's Little Ups And Downs
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Maandag 8 december 2008
But Not For Me
But Not For Me
Dutch Title: Niks Voor Mij
Composer(s): Ira Gershwin; George Gershwin
Originally performed by: Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard
Covered by various other artists
They're writing songs of love, but not for me
A lucky star's above, but not for me
With love to lead the way
I found more clouds are gray
Than any rainy day, could guarantee
I was a fool to fall, and get that way
I should have known the price, I'd have to pay
Although I can't dismiss
The memory of his kiss
I guess he's not, for me
Zondag 7 december 2008
Life's Desire
Life's Desire
Composer(s): Everett Tilsey - Stanley Damerell
Performer(s): Cavan O’Connor; Jimmy Young
Just to possess you my life’s desire
Just to caress you my life’s desire
Just in my arms to enfold you
And to my heart closely hold you
Sharing your gladness my life’s desire
Bearing your sadness I never tire
Just to be near to protect and revere you
Is my life’s desire
Sharing your gladness my life’s desire
Bearing your sadness I never tire
Zondag 7 december 2008
But In The Morning, No!
But In The Morning, No!
Composer(s): Cole Porter
Frances Day & Bud Flanagan;
Julie Wilson & William Roy; George Shearing
He:
Love affairs among the gentility
Hit the rocks with great agility
Either because of income or incompatibility
She:
We've adjusted our finances
You run mine and I run France's
So there's only one question that's hot
Will we have fun or not?
She:
Are you fond of riding, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I'm fond of riding, Dear
But in the morning, no
She:
Are you good at shooting, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I'm good at shooting, Dear
But in the morning, no
When the dawn's early light
Comes to crucify my night
That's the time when I'm in low
She:
Are you fond of boxing, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I'm fond of boxing, Dear
But in the morning, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no!
He:
Do you like the mountains, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I like the mountains, Dear
But in the morning, no
He:
Are you good at climbing, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I'm good at climbing, Dear
But in the morning, no
When the light of the day
Comes and drags me from the hay
That's the time when I'm in low
He:
Have you tried Pike's Peak, my Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I've tried Pike's Peak, my Dear
But in the morning, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no
She:
Are you fond of swimming, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I'm fond of swimming, Dear
But in the morning, no
She:
Can you do the crawl, my Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I can do the crawl, my Dear
But in the morning, no
When the sun through the blind
Starts to burn my poor behind
That's the time when I'm in low
She:
Do you use the breast stroke, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I use the breast stroke, Dear
But in the morning, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no!
He:
Are you fond of Hot Springs, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I'm fond of Hot Springs, Dear
But in the morning, no
He:
Do you like Point Comfort, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I like old Point Comfort, Dear
But in the morning, no
When my maid toddles in
With my orange juice and gin
That's the time when I'm in low
He:
Do you like Mi-ami, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I like your-ami, Dear
But in the morning, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no!
She:
Are you good at figures, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes,I'm good at figures, Dear
But in the morning, no
She:
Do you double entry, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I do double entry, Dear
But in the morning, no
When the sun on therise
Shows the bags 'neath my eyes
That's the time when I'm in low
She:
Are you fond of business, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I'm fond of business, Dear
But in the morning, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no!
He:
Are you in the market, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I'm in the market, Dear
But in the morning, no
He:
Are you fond of bulls and bears?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I'm found of bears and bulls
But in the morning, no
When I'm waked by my fat
Old canary, singing flat
That's the time when I'm in low
He:
Would you ever sell your seat?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I'd gladly sell my seat
But in the morning, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no!
She:
Are you fond of poker, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I'm fond of poker, Dear
But in the morning, no
She:
Do you ante up, my Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
Yes, I ante up, my Dear
But in the morning, no
When my old Gunga Din
Brings the Bromo Seltzer in
That's the time when I'm in low
She:
Can you fill an inside straight?
Kindly tell me, if so
He:
I've filled plenty inside straights
But in the morning, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no!
He:
Are you fond of Democrats?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I'm fond of Democrats
But in the morning, no
He:
Do you like Republicans?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I like Republicans
But in the morning, no
When my pet Pekinese
Starts to cross his Q's and P's
That's the time when I'm in low
He:
Do you like third parties, Dear?
Kindly tell me, if so
She:
Yes, I love third parties, Dear
But in the morning, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no!
Zaterdag 6 december 2008
Life's Been Good
Life's Been Good
Composer(s): Joe Walsh
Performer(s): Joe Walsh; Eagles
I have a mansion but forget the price
Ain't never been there, they tell me its nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all
They say I'm crazy but I have a have a good time
I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime
Life's been good to me so far
My Maseratti does one-eighty-five
I lost my license, now I dont drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked
I'm making records, my fans they can't wait
They write me letters, tell me I'm great
So I got me an office, gold records on the wall
Just leave a message, maybe I'll call
Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through
I cant complain but sometimes I still do
Life's been good to me so far
I go to parties sometimes until four
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door
It's tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different, I haven't changed
They say I'm lazy but it takes all my time
I keep on goin' guess I'll never know why
Life's been good to me so far
Vrijdag 5 december 2008
Life's A Gas
Life's A Gas
Composer(s): Marc Bolan
First release by: T. Rex - 1971
Covered by multiple other artists
I could have loved you girl
Like a planet
I could have chained your heart
To a star
But it really doesn't matter at all
No it really doesn't matter at all
Life's a gas,
I hope it's gonna last
I could have built a house
On the ocean
I could have placed your love
In the sky
I could have turned you
Into a priestess
I could have burned
Your fate in the sand
Vrijdag 5 december 2008
(I Don't Know Why) But I Do
(I Don't Know Why) But I Do
Composer(s): Paul Gayten - Bobby Charles
First release by: Clarence "Frogman" Henry - 1960
Covered by multiple other artists
I don't know why I love you but I do
I don't know why I cry so but I do
I only know I'm lonely and that I want you only
I don't know why I love you but I do
I can't sleep nights because I feel so restless
I don't know what to do, I feel so helpless
And since you've been away, I cry both night and day
I don't know why I love you but I do
My days have been so lonely
My nights have been so blue
I don't know how I manage, but I do
Each night I sit alone and tell myself
That I will fall in love with someone else
I guess I'm wastin' time but I've got to clear my mind
I don't know why I love you but I do
Donderdag 4 december 2008
Life Upon The Wicked Stage
Life Upon The Wicked Stage
Composer(s): Oscar Hammerstein II - Jerome Kern
Performer(s): Judy Garland
and multiple other artists
Why do stage struck maidens clamor
To be actin' in the drammer?
We've heard say
You are gay
Night and day
Oh, go 'way!
We drink water from a dipper
You drink champagne from a slipper
Tho' it seems cruel to bust
All your dreams
Still I must
Here's the truth I tell you
Life upon the wicked stage
Ain't ever what a girl supposes
Stage door Johnnies aren't raging
Over you with gems and roses
When you let a feller hold your hand (which means an extra beer or sandwich)
Ev'rybody whispers: "Ain't her life a whirl?"
Though you're warned against a "roué"
Ruining your reputation
I have played around
The one night trade around
A great big nation
Wild old men who give you jewels and sables
Only live in Aesop's Fables
Life upon the wicked stage
Ain't nothin' for a girl
Though we've listened to you moan and grieve, you
Must pardon us if we do not believe you
There is no doubt
You're crazy about
Your awful stage!
I admit it's fun
To smear my face with paint
Causing ev'ryone
To think I'm what I ain't
And I like to play a demi-mondy role
With soul!
Ask the hero does he
Like the way I lure
When I play a hussy
Or a paramour
Yet when once the curtain's down
My life is pure
And how I dread it!
Life upon the wicked stage
Ain't ever what a girl supposes
Stage door Johnnies aren't raging
Over you with gems and roses
If some gentleman would talk with reason
I would cancel all next season
Life upon the wicked stage
Ain't nothin' for a girl!
You'd be back the season after!
Donderdag 4 december 2008
But Beautiful
But Beautiful
Composer(s): Johnny Burke; James van Heusen
Originally performed by: Bing Crosby
Covered by various other artists
Love is funny or it's sad
Or it's quiet or it's mad
It's a good thing or it's bad
But beautiful!
Beautiful to take a chance
And if you fall, you fall
And I'm thinking I wouldn't mind at all
Love is tearful or it's gay
It's a problem or it's play
It's a heartache either way
But beautiful!
And I'm thinking if you were mine
I'd never let you go
And that would be but beautiful I know
Woensdag 3 december 2008
Life Still Goes On (I'm Lonely)
Life Still Goes On (I'm Lonely)
Composer(s): C.F. Turner
Performer(s): Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Standin' in the street, shaved, I'm washed and neat
And the time is mine
But I don't even know where I'm goin'
Been too long in town, just workin' right tied down
But I got my pay
And I'm willin' to spend what I'm earnin'
Maybe over town, where the say love can be found anytime of day
I'll be lookin' you know I've been wishin'
Need a lovin' face, nice hair, some fancy lace
Someone soft and warm
Then those nights spent alone won't seem wasted
Get me on down, get me into the place
Where the beat of the street, and the people that meet
Take the blues far away
'Cause I'm lonely, ya baby I'm lonely
And life still goes on where I'm goin'
Listen
Can you hear me now
Can you hear me I'm callin' for lovin'
Hear me
Won't you listen now
Can you hear me I'm callin' for lovin'
Woensdag 3 december 2008
Busy Tonight
Busy Tonight
Composer(s): Mark Connors; Peter Mann
Performer(s): The Nylons
Are you busy
Baby are you busy tonight
Are you busy
Baby are you busy tonight
Are you busy
Please don't be busy tonight
I've been waiting while the whole world gets to you
I've been patient got my place in line
I know you love me but you don't know you do
How can you tell if you won't give it some time
Let me make your mind up
Hold you till my time's up
Baby don't you tell me that you're busy tonight
Say you've got a fever
Say you need a breather
But baby please don't be busy tonight
Can you forget all the others you've known
We'll make this turn out right
We'll close the door on a world of our own
And the heat of our love will light up the night
Let my love surround you
Now that I have found you
Baby don't you tell me that you're busy tonight
Give them any reason
Say you're out of season
But baby please don't be busy tonight, tonight
When you're around I feel you watching me
Your eyes are saying you're still unsure
Why be afraid of something that's just got to be
Give me a chance to make you feel secure
Let me make your mind up
Hold me till my time's up
Baby don't you tell me that you're busy tonight
Say you've got a fever
Say you need a breather
But baby please don't be busy tonight (tonight) tonight
The heat of our love will light up the night
Let my love surround you
Now that I have found you
Baby don't you tell me that you're busy tonight
Give them any reason
Say you're out of season
Oh baby please say you're busy
Busy with me tonight
Oh tonight
Oh tonight
Are you busy
Baby are you busy tonight
Are you busy
Baby are you busy tonight
Dinsdag 2 december 2008
Jag Har Tänkt På Dej
Jag Har Tänkt På Dej
((Adapted from: Mama, You Been On My Mind (by Bob Dylan) - 1964; Baby You've Been On My Mind (by Linda Ronstadt) - 1969))
Composer(s): Bob Dylan - Mikael Wiehe
Performer(s): Mikael Wiehe - 2004
Det kan va solen när den sänker sej
över fjärden. Eller vägskälet där jag står
Kanske är det vädret eller nåt med hur jag mår
som gör att jag har tänkt på dej
Jag vill inte bråka, få nu inte spel, bli inte sur
Jag kräver inget. Eller säger det finns bara du
Jag vankar inte heller av och an i nån sorts bur
Jag har bara tänkt på dej
Fast jag kanske kan va inskränkt och min värld kan verka trång
så har jag aldrig brytt mej om var du har kommit från
Och det rör mej inte heller vem du vaknar med imorgon
fastän jag har tänkt på dej
Jag menar, jag står inte här och vill ha svar som ”ja” och ”nej”
Du måste fatta. Du går din egen väg
Jag bara mumlar för mej själv som om det inte fanns ett skäl
dom gånger jag har tänkt på dej
Så när du vaknar upp på morgonen så titta dej i spegeln
Jag finns där inte bredvid dej. Mej har du inte kvar
Jag bara undrar för mej själv om du kan se dej lika klart
som nån som har tänkt på dej
Dinsdag 2 december 2008
Busy Line
Busy Line
Composer(s): Semos; Frank Stanton; Francis Hayward
Performer(s): Rose Murphy
and various other artists
I put a nickel in the telephone, dialled my baby’s number
Got a brrr, brrr, brrr, brrr, busy line
Each time I tried I got a busy tone
Not my baby’s number
Just a brrr, brrr, brrr, brrr, busy line
Called his uncle in Jamaica
Left a message with the baker
Even checked the number in the telephone book
Got so awfully, awfully worried
To my baby’s house I hurried
When I looked inside, the phone was off the hook
And as I walked up to my baby - then
I got my baby’s number
He was busy in the parlour doing fine
Busy kissing someone else
While I was keeping busy
Getting a brrr, brrr, brrr, brrr, busy line
....busy line
Just brrr, brrr, brrr, brrr, busy line
Just biz-biz-biz-biz busy line
Biz-biz busy line
I put my nickel in the telephone
Dialled my baby’s number
Got a brrr, brrr, brrr, ... line
Each time I tried I got a busy tone
Not my baby’s number
Just a brrr, brrr, brrr, brrr, busy line
In Jamaica, left a message with the baker
Even checked his number in the telephone book
Got so awfully, awfully worried
To my baby’s house I hurried
When I looked inside, the phone was off the hook, hook, hook
Walked up to my baby - then
I got my baby’s number
He was busy in the parlour doing fine
Busy kissing someone else
While I was keeping busy
Getting a brrr, brrr, brrr, brrr, busy line
Maandag 1 december 2008
Life On Mars?
Life On Mars?
((Adapted from: Life On Mars (by David Bowie) - 1971))
((Swedish Version: Liv På Mars (by Frida) - 1975))
Composer(s): David Bowie - Seu Jorge
Performer(s): Seu Jorge - 2004
Quando as coisas do coracao
Nao consegue compreender
O que a mente nao faz questao
E nem tem forcas para obedecer
Quantos sonhos ja destrui
E deixei escapar das maos
E se o futuro assim permitir
Nao pretendo viver em vao
Meu amor nao estamos sos
Tem um mundo a esperar por nos
Do infinito do ceu azul
Pode ter vida em marte
Entao vem ca
Me da a sua lingua
Entao vem
Eu quero abracar voce
Seu poder vem do sol
Minha medida
Entao vem
Vamos viver a vida
Entao vem
Se nao eu vou perder quem sou
Vou querer me mudar
Para uma Life on Mars
Maandag 1 december 2008
Busy Doing Nothing
Busy Doing Nothing
Composer(s): Jimmy Van Heusen; Johnny Burke
Performer(s): Bing Crosby
and various other artists
La-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
We're busy doin' nothin'
Workin' the whole day through
Tryin' to find lots of things not to do
We're busy goin' nowhere
Isn't it just a crime
We'd like to be unhappy, but
We never do have the time
I have to watch the river
To see that it doesn't stop
And stick around the rosebuds
So they'll know when to pop
And keep the crickets cheerful
They're really a solemn bunch
Hustle, bustle
And only an hour for lunch
La-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
We're busy doin' nothin'
Workin' the whole day through
Tryin' to find lots of things not to do
We're busy goin' nowhere
Isn't it just a crime
We'd like to be unhappy, but
We never do have the time
I have to wake the Sun up
He's liable to sleep all day
And then inspect the rainbows
So they'll be bright and gay
I must rehearse the songbirds
To see that they sing in key
Hustle, bustle
And never a moment free
We're busy doin' nothin'
Workin' the whole day through
Tryin' to find lots of things not to do
We're busy going nowhere
Isn't it just a crime
We'd like to be unhappy, but
We never do have the time
I have to meet a turtle
I'm teachin' him how to swim
Then I have to shine the dewdrops
You know they're looking rather dim
I told my friend, the robin
I'd buy him a brand new vest
Hustle, bustle
We never do have
We never do have
We never do, never do
Never do, never do, never do have the time
Never do have the time
Zondag 30 november 2008
Life On Mars
Life On Mars
Composer(s): David Bowie
First release by: David Bowie - 1971
Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1975 - Liv På Mars (by Frida)
2004 - Life On Mars? (by Seu Jorge)
It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
But her mummy is yelling "No"
And her daddy has told her to go
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
Now she walks through her sunken dream
To the seat with the clearest view
And she's hooked to the silver screen
But the film is a saddening bore
For she's lived it ten times or more
She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
It's on Amerikas tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
But the film is a saddening bore
'Cause I wrote it ten times or more
It's about to be writ again
As I ask you to focus on
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
Zondag 30 november 2008
Sono Un Fallito
Sono Un Fallito
English & French Titles: Busted; Fauché
Composer(s): Don Backy; Mike DelPrete; Harlan Howard
Performer(s): Adriano Celentano
Coro: nessuno crede in te
Coro: nessuno crede in te
Non ho più nessuno, mi sento davvero un fallito
senza soldi, senza casa, senza te
Io spero soltanto che questa sfortuna
Coro: nessuno crede in te
mi debba lasciare, dovrà pur finire
Coro: nessuno crede in te
e cerco qualcuno che possa prestarmi dei soldi
Coro: nessuno crede in te
Per giunta fra poco sarà l'onomastico suo
e per farmi perdonare vorrei...
vorrei regalarti una bella pelliccia
Coro: nessuno crede in te
ma non ho il coraggio di farmi vedere
Coro: nessuno crede in te
io sono un fallito, mi spiace e non posso cambiare
Coro: nessuno crede in te
Nessuno mi aiuta, nessuno mi tende la mano
e un'idea sta giungendo piano
Io sono un fallito, un fallito d'onore
per questo ho vergogna di farmi vedere
un treno io prendo e non mi farò più sentire
Coro: nessuno crede in te
No, no, nessuno!
Coro: nessuno crede in te
No, no, nessuno!
Coro: nessuno crede in te
No, no, nessuno!
Coro: nessuno crede in te
Zaterdag 29 november 2008
Liv På Mars
Liv På Mars
((Adapted from: Life On Mars (by David Bowie) - 1971))
((Portuguese Version: Life On Mars? (by Seu Jorge) - 2004))
Composer(s): David Bowie - Owe Junsjö
Performer(s): Frida - 1975
Det är grått, det är sent och tyst
För en flicka som ingen kysst
Sen en gryning för länge sen
Ingen vet när det händer igen
Nu går hon genom stan, stannar så
Och hon köper biljett, en blå
Till det landet där drömmar väcks
Ljuset på biografen släcks
Men den filmen är seg och trist
Som den var när hon såg den sist
Hon kan varje sen utantill
Ser hjältinnan som kysser sin hjälte
Tårarna som rinner
Stelnar i en stumps sista bild
En sån fruktansvärd film
Hon går genom staden
Tittar upp mot rymden
Raden utav bleka stjärnors ljus
Som står högt över mörka hus
Finns det liv på mars?
Och från ett glömskans kalejdoskop
Helt utan saknad och enslig gråt
Går hon sakta, så sakta hem
Till sin vardag, nio till fem
Som en skepnad bland många fler
Men blir det aldrig nånting mer
Någonting riktigt rart och snällt
Som i den dröm som gavs i kväll
Men den filmen är seg och trist
Som den var när hon såg den sist
Hon kan varje sen utantill
Ser hjältinnan som kysser sin hjälte
Tårarna som rinner
Stelnar i en stumps sista bild
En sån fruktansvärd film
Hon går genom staden
Tittar upp mot rymden
Raden utav bleka stjärnors ljus
Som står högt över mörka hus
Finns det liv på mars?
Zaterdag 29 november 2008
Busted
Busted
French & Italian Titles: Fauché; Sono Un Fallito
Composer(s): Harlan Howard
Originally performed by: Johnny Cash
Covered by various other artists
My bills are all due and the baby needs shoes and I'm busted
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound, but I'm busted
I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay
A big stack of bills that gets bigger each day
The county's gonna haul my belongings away cause I'm busted
I went to my brother to ask for a loan cause I was busted
I hate to beg like a dog without his bone, but I'm busted
My brother said there ain't a thing I can do
My wife and my kids are all down with the flu
And I was just thinking about calling on you 'cause I'm busted
Well, I am no thief, but a man can go wrong when he's busted
The food that we canned last summer is gone and I'm busted
The fields are all bare and the cotton won't grow
Me and my family got to pack up and go
But I'll make a living, just where I don't know cause I'm busted
I'm broke, no bread, I mean like nothing
Vrijdag 28 november 2008
Life Made Me Beautiful At Forty
