Donderdag 2 augustus 1973
The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor
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The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor
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Donderdag 2 augustus 1973
Can I Get To Know You Better
Can I Get To Know You Better
Composer(s): Steve Barri - P.F. Sloan
Performer(s): The Turtles; Mark Wynter
Everybody says "Be strong" but I just can't take it
Every time I look at you, I feel funny inside, yeah
I've been meaning to ask you this for such a long long time
Can I get to know you better?
Got to get to know you better
Can I get to know you better tonight?
I know that you think of me as just a friend
But you don't know how friendly I can be, yeah
I want so much to prove my love; baby, give me half a chance
Can I get to know you better?
Got to get to know you better
Can I get to know you better tonight?
Now I don't think I can go another day without you (Without tou)
One little kiss will tell me what I wanna know 'bout you
It ain't gonna hurt you; come on baby
Can I get to know you better?
Got to get to know you better
Can I get to know you better tonight?
Donderdag 2 augustus 1973
Faster Than The Speed Of Life
Faster Than The Speed Of Life
Composer(s): Mars Bonfire
Performer(s): Steppenwolf; Mars Bonfire
Ride the waves of everlove
Let them throw you on the beach
Gathering experience
While it's still in your reach
Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Summer nights of secret fun
Moving farther out each day
Like a shooting star you're flying
Burning up what's in your way
Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Screaming through the walls of inhibition
Past the stream, you're breaking free
There you stand, attained and in confusion
Spread your arms and come to me
Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Faster faster faster
Faster faster faster
Faster than the speed of life
Woensdag 1 augustus 1973
Bantam Cock
Bantam Cock
Composer(s): Jake Thackray
Performer(s): Jake Thackray
He was a fine upstanding bantam cock
So brisk and stiff and spry
With a springy step and a jaunty plume
And a purposeful look in his eye
In his little black laughing eye there was
I took him to the coop and introduced him to
Me seventeen wild eyed hens
He upped and he tupped as a hero tups
He bowed to them all and then
He upped and he tupped 'em all again
And then upon the peace of me ducks and me geese
He rudely did intrude
With a glazed eye and open mouth
They bore him with fortitude
And a little bit of gratitude
He jumped me giggling guinea fowl
He thrust his attentions upon
Me twenty hysterical turkeys and
A visiting migrant swan
And the bantam thundered on
He ravaged me fan tailed pigeon and
Me lily white columbine
And as I was locking up me budgerigar
He jumped me parrot from behind
Who was sitting on me shoulder at the time
Then all of a sudden with a gasp and a wheeze
He clasped his wings to his head
Lay flat on the ground with his feet in the air
Me bantam cock lay dead
And the vultures circled overhead they did
What a noble bird, what a champion cock
What a way to live and to die
I was digging him a grave to save his bones
From the hungry buzzards in the sky
When the bantam opened up a sly little eye
He gave me a wink and a terrible grin
The way that rapists do
He said you see them big daft buggers up there
They'll be down in a minute or two
They'll be down in a minute or two
Woensdag 1 augustus 1973
Can I Get A Witness
Can I Get A Witness
Composer(s): Lamont Dozier - Brian Holland - Eddie Holland
First release by: Marvin Gaye - 1963
Covered by multiple other artists
Listen everybody, especially you girls
Is it right to be left alone
While the one you love is never home?
I love too hard, my friends sometimes say
But I believe, I believe
That a woman should be loved that way
But it hurts me so inside
To see her treat me so unkind
Somebody, somewhere tell her it's unfair
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Somebody
Is it right to be treated so bad
When you've given everything you had?
Even tossin' in my sleep
'Cause I haven't seen my baby all week
Now, you chicks do agree
That this ain't the way love's supposed to be
Let me hear, let me hear you say yeah, yeah
Up early in the morning with her on my mind
Just to find out all night that I've been cryin'
But I believe a woman's a man's best friend
So I'm gonna stick by her till the very end
But she causes so much misery I forget how
Love is supposed to be
Somebody, somewhere, tell her it ain't fair
Can I get a witness?
I want a witness
Witness, witness
Witness, witness
Everybody knows, especially you girls
Love can be sad
But I have a love that's twice as bad
Now all you chicks agree
That this ain't the way its's supposed to be
Let me hear you, let me hear you say yeah, yeah
I want a witness
I want a witness
I want a witness
I want a witness
Woensdag 1 augustus 1973
Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)
Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)
Composer(s): Tom T. Hall
Performer(s): Tom T. Hall;
Bobby Bare; Jesse and Noah
He was an old-time cowboy, don't you understand
His eyes were sharp as razor blades
His face was leather tan
His toes were pointed inward from a-hangin' on a horse
He was an old philosopher, of course
He was so thin I swear you could have used him for a whip
He had to drink a beer to keep his britches on his hips
I knew I had to ask him about the mysteries of life
He spit between his boots and he replied
"It's faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"
He smiled and all his teeth were covered with tobacco stains
He said, "It don't do men no good to pray for peace and rain
Peace and rain is just a way to say prosperity
And buffalo chips is all it means to me"
I told him I was a poet, I was lookin' for the truth
I do not care for horses, whiskey, women or the loot
I said I was a writer, my soul was all on fire
He looked at me an' he said
"You are a liar"
"It's faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"
Well, I was disillusioned, if I say the least
I grabbed him by the collar and I jerked him to his feet
There was something cold and shiny layin' by my head
So I started to believe the things he said
Well, my poet days are over and I'm back to being me
As I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality
If my boy ever asks me what it is that I have learned
I think that I will readily affirm
"It's faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"
"Faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"
"Faster horses, younger women
Older whiskey, and more money"
Dinsdag 31 juli 1973
The Bannerman
The Bannerman
Composer(s): Roger Cook - Herbie Flowers - Roger Greenaway
Performer(s): Blue Mink
So we waved our hands as we marched along
and the people smiled as we sang our song
and the world was saved as they listened to the band
and the Bannerman held the banner high
he was ten feet tall and he touched the sky
and I wish that I could be a Bannerman
Glory
Glory
Glory
listen to the band
Sing the same old story
ain't it something grang
to be good as you can
like a Bannerman!
And the drums went Boom as the cornets play
and the tuba 'umba''d' all the way
and the kids and the dogs were laughing as they ran
And the Bannerman held the banner high
with an Allelujah in his eye
and I wish that I could be a Bannerman
Glory
Glory
Glory...
So we reached the square on the top of the hill
and the music stopped and we stood still
and a few were saved and the people said
Amen
Then we all got up and we formed a queue
and the drums went Bang as the trumpets blew
and we marched back down into the town again
Dinsdag 31 juli 1973
Can I Forget You
Can I Forget You
Composer(s): Jerome Kern; Oscar Hammerstein II
Performer(s): Irene Dunne
Soon you leave me
This last night flying
Pale stars are weeping
Sad breezes sigh
When you leave me
Can love end with trying?
Can love so living
So quickly die?
Refrain:
Can I forget you?
Or will my heart remind me
That once we walked in a moonlight dream?
Can I forget you
Or will my heart remind me
How sweet you made the moonlight seem
Will the glory of your nearness fade
As moonlight fades in a veil of rain?
Can I forget you
When every night reminds me
How much I want you back again
(repeat refrain)
Dinsdag 31 juli 1973
Fast Freight
Fast Freight
Composer(s): Terry Gilkyson
Performer(s): The Kingston Trio;
The Easy Riders; Tim Hardin; Serendipity Singers
As I listen for the whistle, lie awake and wait
Wish the railroad didn't run so near
'Cause the rattle and clatter of that old fast freight
keeps a-makin' music in my ear
Go bum again
Go bum again
Oo
[Chorus:]
Hear the whistle blow
Hear the whistle blow
Clickety clack, clickety clack
The wheels are saying to the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back
Well, I wouldn't give a nickel for the bum I used to be
work as hard as any man in town
I got a purty gal
She thinks the world of me
Man would be a fool to let her down
Go bum again
Go bum again
Oo
[Chorus]
So ev'ry night I listen, wonder if it's late
In my dreams I'm ridin' on that train
I feel my pulse a-beatin' with that old fast freight
and thank the Lord I'm just a bum again
Go bum again
Go bum again
Oo
[Chorus]
Maandag 30 juli 1973
Down On The Banks Of The Ohio
Down On The Banks Of The Ohio
((Finnish Version: Yksi Kasvoton (Lea Laven) - 1972))
(Traditional)
First release by: Ernest V. Stoneman - 1928
Covered by multiple other artists
I asked my love to take a walk
To take a walk, just a little walk
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio
And only say that you'll be mine
In no others' arms entwine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio
I held a knife against his breast
As into my arms he pressed
He cried "my love, don't you murder me
I'm not prepared for eternity"
I wandered home 'tween twelve and one
I cried, "My God, what have I done?"
I've killed the only man I love
He would not take me for his bride
And only say that you'll be mine
In no others' arms entwine
Down beside where the waters flow
Down by the banks of the Ohio
Maandag 30 juli 1973
The Bandit
The Bandit
Composer(s): Milton Nascimento - Zeb Turner - Michael Carr
Performer(s): Percy Faith
and multiple other artists
(Olé, a cangacheiro, you bandit from Brazil)
(Olé, he is the bandit, the bandit from Brazil)
I'm the quickest on the trigger
When I shoot I shoot to kill
I'm a hero down in Rio
Where they talk about me still
Once I robbed a big ranchero
Who was rich beyond compare
And to ransom held his daughter
She was young and she was fair
(Olé, a cangacheiro, you bandit from Brazil)
(Olé, he is the bandit, the bandit from Brazil)
She was sweet and she was tender
There was lovelight in her eyes
In my arms she soon surrendered
Very much to my surprise
I refused her father's ransom
And I kept the greater prize
Now at night we ride together
'Neath the blue Brazilian sky
Adios to you, Amigo, Adios to you, my friend
Ole, O Cangacheiro, the Bandit of Brazil
Maandag 30 juli 1973
Can I Come Home
Can I Come Home
Composer(s): Greg Kage
Performer(s): Canned Heat
Baby, can I please come home?
Baby, can I please come home?
I can work it out baby, didn't wanna do you no harm
First you hurt me, baby, then I gotta get hurt you
Oh yes, you hurt me, then baby, I gotta hurt you
Gotta see in my face, little girl my love is true
Listen to me baby, hear the words I say
Oh, won't you listen to me baby, hear the words I say
I need your love baby, more than night and day
Baby, can I please come home?
Baby, can I please come home?
Yes, you know I love you baby, I will never do you wrong!
Maandag 30 juli 1973
Fast As You
Fast As You
Composer(s): Dwight Yoakam
Performer(s): Dwight Yoakam;
and various other artists
Maybe someday I'll be strong
Maybe it won't be long
I'll be the one who's tough
You'll be the one who's got it rough
It won't be long and
Maybe I'll be real strong
Maybe I'll do things right
Maybe I'll start tonight
You'll learn to cry like me
Baby let's just wait and see
Maybe I'll start tonight
And do things right
You'll control me
Oh so boldly
Rule me 'til I'm free
'Til the pain that shakes me
Finally makes me
Get up off of my knees
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Maybe I'll be fast as you
Maybe I'll break hearts too
But, I think that you'll slow down
When your turn to hurt comes around
Maybe I'll break hearts
And be as fast as you
Uhhh
You'll control me
Oh so boldly
Rule me 'til I'm free
'Til the pain that shakes me
Finally makes me
Get up off of my knees
Ahh, Sookie
Maybe I'll be fast as you
Maybe I'll break hearts too
I think that you'll slow down
When your turn to hurt comes around
Maybe I'll break hearts
And be as fast as you
Zondag 29 juli 1973
The Band Played On
The Band Played On
Composer(s): Charles Ward - John F. Palmer
Performer(s): Guy Lombardo & His Orch.
and multiple other artists
Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde
And the band played on!
He'd glide cross the floor with the girl he ador'd
And the band played on!
His brain was so loaded it nearly exploded
The poor girl would shake with alarm!
He'd ne'er leave the girl with the strawberry curl
And the band played on!
Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde
And the band played on!
He'd glide cross the floor with the girl he ador'd
And the band played on!
His brain was so loaded it nearly exploded
The poor girl would shake with alarm!
He'd ne'er leave the girl with the strawberry curl
And the band played on!
Zondag 29 juli 1973
Can I Change My Mind
Can I Change My Mind
Composer(s): Barry Despenza - Carl Wolfolk
First release by: Tyrone Davis - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists
Aww, she didn't bat an eye
As I packed my bags to leave
I thought she would start to cry
Or sit around my room and grieve
But y'all, the girl, she fooled me this time
She acted like I was the last thing on her mind
I would like to start all over again
Baby, can I change my mind
I just wanna change my mind
Baby, let me change my mind
As I took those steps
Toward that open door
Knowing all the time
Oh, Lord, I just didn't wanna go
But she didn't give me no sign
Nothing that would make me change my mind
I would like to start all over again
Baby, can I change my mind
Please, please, please, baby
I just wanna change my mind
Oh, I played my games
Many times before
But peoples, let me tell y'all
Oh, I never reached the door
But ooh, the winds howl tonight
I keep lookin' back but my baby's nowhere in sight
I would like to start all over again
Baby, can I change my mind
Please, please, please, baby
Baby, let me change my mind
Zondag 29 juli 1973
Fashion
Fashion
Composer(s): David Bowie
Performer(s): David Bowie;
and various other artists
There's a brand new dance
But I don't know it's name
That people from bad homes
Do again and again
It's big and it's bland
Full tension and fear
They do it over there
But we don't do it here
Fashion - Turn to the left
Fashion - Turn to the right
We are the goon squad
And we're coming to town
Beep-beep - Beep-beep
Listen to me - Don't listen to me
Talk to me - Don't talk to me
Dance with me - Don't dance with me
No - Beep-beep - Beep-beep
There's a brand new talk
But it's not very clear
That people from good homes
Are talking this year
It's loud and it's tasteless
I've not heard it before
Shout it while you're dancing
On the -er dance floor
Fashion - Turn to the left
Fashion - Turn to the right
We are the goon squad
And we're coming to town
Beep-beep - Beep-beep
Listen to me - Don't listen to me
Talk to me - Don't talk to me
Dance with me - Don't dance with me
No - Beep-beep - Beep-beep
Oop bop - do do do do do do do do
Fa fa fa fa fashion
Zaterdag 28 juli 1973
The Ballerina
The Ballerina
Composer(s): David Spinozza
Performer(s): David Spinozza
She's an angel on her toes
She thinks nobody knows what
She's feeling
She's always on the run
She's got no time for no one
Her laughs turns into cries
For loves that passed her by
What is this strong desire
That keeps her reaching higher?
Like a symphony in grace
She will tune the empty space
Like a lover, like a child
She'll drive you wild
She will dance - dance - dance
Till her life is through
She will dance - dance - dance
Till there is no more
And wht's it for?
She's waltzing through the air
She hasn't got a care or a worry
Planted feet upon the ground
She's neither lost or found
Like a symphony in grace
She will tune the empty space
Like a lover, like a child
She'll drive you wild
She will dance - dance - dance
Till her life is through
She will dance - dance - dance
Till there is no more
And what's it for?
Zaterdag 28 juli 1973
Can I Canoe You Up The River?
Can I Canoe You Up The River?
Composer(s): Marjorie Goetschius - Edna Osser
Performer(s): Billy Cotton & His Band
Can I canoe you up the river
Can I canoe you up the stream
Can I canoe you up the river
Like I did in last night's dream
We'll drift a moment in the moonlight
I'll fish for little things to say
And with the help of Mr. Moonlight
Maybe you'll see things my way
I tried to tell you how I care
But never made the grade
Now things might change if I could have
A setting for my serenade
So, can I canoe you up the river
I'll be as nice as I can be
And hope that while we're up the river
You'll go overboard for me
Can he canoe you up the river
Can he canoe you up the stream
Can he canoe you up the river
Like I did in last night? dream
You'll drift a moment in the moonlight
You'll fish for little things to say
And with the help of Mr. Moonlight
Maybe you'll see things my way
I tried to tell you how I care
But never made the grade
Now things might change if I could have
A setting for my serenade
So, can I canoe you up the river
I'll be as nice as I can be
And hope that while we're up the river
You'll go overboard for me
Zaterdag 28 juli 1973
Fascination
Fascination
Composer(s): Dick Manning; Fidenco Dante Marchetti
Performer(s): Jane Morgan;
and various other artists
(Fascination turned to love)
It was fascination, I know
And it might have ended right there at the start
Just a passing glance, just a brief romance
And I might have gone on my way empty-hearted
It was fascination, I know
Seeing you alone with the moonlight above
Then I touched your hand and next moment I kissed you
Fascination turned to love
It was fascination, I know
Seeing you alone with the moonlight above
Then I touched your hand and next moment I kissed you
Fascination turned to love
(It was fascination)
Vrijdag 27 juli 1973
Ballad Of You And Me And Pooneil
