Zondag 9 januari 2011
The Old Refrain (What Shall Remain?)
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The Old Refrain (What Shall Remain?)
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Zaterdag 8 januari 2011
The Old Piano Roll Blues
The Old Piano Roll Blues
Composer(s): Cy Coben
Performer(s): Hoagy Carmichael
and multiple other artists
I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again
The Old Piano Roll Blues
We're sittin' at an upright, my sweetie and me
Pushin' on the pedals makin' sweet harmony
When we hear rinkety-tink, and we hear Plinkety-plink
We cuddle closer it seems
And while we kiss kiss, kiss, kiss, away all our cares
The player piano's playing razz-a-ma-tazz
I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again
The Old Piano Roll Blues
But We, Played the Piano Roll Blues
We sat there and began to play
My sweetie and me
We sat there pushing on the pedals making sweet harmony
But we, cuddle closer it seems
It seems just like a dreamin'
While we kiss, kiss, kiss, our cares all away
The player piano's playing razz-a-ma-tazz
But we, wanna hear it again
Those Piano Roll Blues
I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again
The Old Piano Roll Blues
The Old Piano Roll Blues
We sat there and began to play
We're sittin' at an upright, my sweetie and me
We sat there pushin' on the pedals makin' sweet harmony
When we hear rinkety-tink, and we hear Plinkety-plink
We cuddle closer it seems
Cuddle closer it seems
Its like a dreamin while we kiss kiss kiss away all our cares
The player piano's playing razz-a-ma-tazz
I wanna hear it again, just hear it again
The Old Piano Roll Blues
The Old Piano Roll blues
The Old Piano Roll blues
Vrijdag 7 januari 2011
The Old Music Master
The Old Music Master
Composer(s): Johnny Mercer - Hoagy Carmichael
Performer(s): Hoagy Carmichael
and multiple other artists
One night long ago by the light of the moon
An old music master sat composing a tune
His spirit was soaring and his heart full of joy
When right out of nowhere stepped a little coloured boy
You gotta jump it, music master
You gotta play that rhythm faster
You're never gonna get it played
On the Happy Cat Hit Parade
You better tell your friend Beethoven
And Mister Reginald De Koven
They better do the same as you
Or they're gonna be corny too
Long about nineteen seventeen
Jazz'll come upon the scene
Then about nineteen thirty-five
You'll begin to hear swing
Boogie Woogie and Jive
You gotta show that big broadcaster
That you're a solid music master
And you'll achieve posterity
That's a bit of advice from me
The old music master simply sat there amazed
As wide-eyed and open-mouthed he gazed and he gazed
How can you be certain little boy, tell me how?
Because I was born, my friend
A hundred years from now
He hit a chord that rocked the spinet
And disappeared into the infinite
And up until the present day
You can take it from me
He's as right as can be
Ev'rything has happened that-a-way
Donderdag 6 januari 2011
The Old Master Painter
The Old Master Painter
Performer(s): Frank Sinatra
and multiple other artists
That old master painter from the faraway hills
painted the violets and the daffodills
He put the purple in the twilight haze
then did a rainbow for the rainy days
Dreamed up the murals on the blue summer skies
painted the devil in my darlin's eyes
Captured the dreamer with a thousand thrills
The old master painter from the faraway hills
Then came his masterpiece and when he was through
He smiled down from heaven and he gave me you
What a beautiful job on that wonderful day
That old master painter from the hills far away
Woensdag 5 januari 2011
Old Man Of The Mountain
Old Man Of The Mountain
Composer(s): Lew Brown - Victor Young
Performer(s): Cab Calloway & His Orch.
and multiple other artists
With his long white beard and his crooked step
He tramps along with the folks all left (?)
With a twinkle in his eye he passes them by
The old man of the mountain
He wears long hair but his feet are bare
They say he's mad as an old march hare
His cares are none and he owes no one
The old man of the mountain
He talks with the birds when he's lonely
Sleeps with the stars for a tent
While the bees spread a feast when he's hungry
And God charges no rent
He'll live as long as an old oak tree
And laugh at fools like you and me
I often sigh and wish that I were
The old man of the mountain
With a long, white beard and a crooked stare
He tramps along with the folks all scared
With a twinkle in his eye, he passes them by
The Old Man of the Mountain!
Oh, he wears long hair and his feet are bare
They say he's mad as a grizzly bear
His cares are none and he fears no one
The Old Man of the Mountain!
He talks with the bears when he's lonely
He sleeps with the sky for a tent
And he'll eat you up when he's hungry
And it wouldn't cost him a red cent!
And he'll live as long as an old oak tree
He'll eat up fools like you and me
Oh, I often sigh and jump and cry
At the Old Man of the Mountain!
Dinsdag 4 januari 2011
The Old Man No One Loves
The Old Man No One Loves
Composer(s): W. Asbill
Performer(s): George Jones
In a bar-room down in Georgia sits an old man
His whiskers grey an' two or three days old
You can tell he's dreaming up another story
Just in case there's one he hasn't told
There's a story that he tells about a woman
And always says she was a Beauty Queen
But it's said the Angels came for her one morning
After that he just gave up on everything
The Old Man No One Loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The Old Man No One Loves sure tells some big ones
And everybody laughs and says, "You know that old man lies"
There's the one he always tells about his children
His son's a doctor up in Ohio
His daughter owns a bank in California
But he don't ever see them anymore
The Old Man No One Loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The Old Man No One Loves sure tells some big ones
And everybody laughs and says, "You know that old man lies"
But you know, that old man no one loves, he died this mornin'
The whole town was shocked by all those big limousines
And all his children gathered round and they wept beside him
And one cried out, "My Daddy's gone to meet his Beauty Queen"
The Old Man No One Loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The Old Man No One Loves sure tells some big ones
And everybody laughs and says, "You know that old man lies"
The Old Man No One Loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The Old Man No One Loves sure tells some big ones
And...
Maandag 3 januari 2011
The Old Lamp-Lighter
The Old Lamp-Lighter
Composer(s): Charles Tobias - Nat Simon
First recording: Kay Kyser & his Orch. - 1946
Covered by multiple other artists
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
His snowy hair was so much whiter
Beneath the candle glow
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
You'd hear the patter of his feet
As he came toddling down the street
His smile would cheer a lonely heart you see
If there were sweethearts in the park
He'd pass a lamp and leave it dark
Remembering the days that used to be
For he recalled when things were new
He loved someone who loved him too
Who walks with him alone in memories
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
His snowy hair was so much whiter
Beneath the candle glow
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
Now if you look up in the sky
You'll understand the reason why
The little stars at night are all aglow
He turns them on when night is near
He turns them off when dawn is here
The little man we left so long ago
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter of long, long ago
Zondag 2 januari 2011
The Old Dope Peddler
The Old Dope Peddler
Composer(s): Tom Lehrer
Performer(s): Tom Lehrer
You are no doubt familiar with songs about the old lamplighter
and the old umbrella man and the old garbage collector and all
these lovable old characters who go around spreading sweetness
and light to their respective communities
But, it's always seemed to me that there is one member of this happy band who does an equally splendid job
but who has never been properly recognized in song or story
and this is an attempt to remedy, at least in part, that deplorable situation
When the shades of night are falling
Comes a fellow everyone knows
It's the old dope peddler
Spreading joy wherever he goes
Every evening you will find him
Around our neighborhood
It's the old dope peddler
Doing well by doing good
He gives the kids free samples
Because he knows full well
That today's young innocent faces
Will be tomorrow's clientele
Here's a cure for all your troubles
Here's an end to all distress
It's the old dope peddler
With his powdered happiness
Zaterdag 1 januari 2011
The Old Chisholm Trail
The Old Chisholm Trail
(Traditional)
First release by: Bob Atcher - 1949
Covered by multiple other artists
Come along boys and listen to my tale
I'll tell you of my troubles on the old Chisholm trail
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Oh, a ten-dollar hoss and a forty-dollar saddle
And I'm goin' to punchin' Texas cattle
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
I wake in the mornin' afore daylight
And afore I sleep the moon shines bright
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
It's cloudy in the west, a-lookin' like rain
And my durned old slicker's in the wagon again
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
No chaps, no slicker, and it's pourin' down rain
And I swear, by gosh, I'll never night-herd again
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Feet in the stirrups and seat in the saddle
I hung and rattled with them long-horn cattle
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
The wind commenced to blow, and the rain began to fall
Hit looked, by grab, like we was goin' to lose 'em all
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
I don't give a darn if they never do stop
I'll ride as long as an eight-day clock
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
We rounded 'em up and put 'em on the cars
And that was the last of the old Two Bars
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Oh, it's bacon and beans most every day
I'd as soon be a-eatin' prairie hay
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
I went to the boss to draw my roll
He had it figgered out I was nine dollars in the hole
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Goin' back to town to draw my money
Goin' back home to see my honey
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
With my knees in the saddle and my seat in the sky
I'll quit punchin' cows in the sweet by and by
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Come a ti yi yippee, come a ti yi yea
Vrijdag 31 december 2010
The Old Calliope
The Old Calliope
From the film "Sailor Beware" - 1952
Composer(s): Jerry Livingston - Mack David
Performer(s): Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
My grandpa was a minstrel man, a minstrel man was he
And to tell the truth, I guess I've got some minstrel blood in me
You can have all the harps in heaven, blow all the horns here on the ground
But I find I still get my greatest thrill every time I hear this sound
I love to hear an old calliope
I love the melody of an old calliope
And when you hear that thrilling harmony
Gather roun', the minstrel show's in town
(JL) wow, wow, wow, wow!
It sounds so grand, that old calliope
What is more heavenly than an old calliope?
Here comes the band, oh what a sight to see
Gather roun', the minstrel show's in town
(JL) wow, wow, wow, wow!
Banjo's strummin'
(Both) za zoo za zoo za zoo zaz
Folks are hummin'
(Both) za zoo za zoo za zoo zaz
Minstrels comin'
(Both) za zoo za zoo za zoo zaz
What a show, what a show
(Both) It's the finest show I know
It's comin' near
(JL) Coming near coming near
That old calliope
(JL) What a sight to see
Oh, what a melody
(JL) What a melody
On the old calliope
(JL) Old calliope
(Both) So loud and clear, that thrilling harmony
(Both) Gather roun', the minstrel show's in town
There's the Interlocutor
And Mr. Bones so full of life
"Who's that lady you were with last night?"
(JL) "That was no lady that was my wife"
(DM) Ha, ha!
(JL) Ha, ha!
(DM) Ho, ho!
(JL) Ho, ho!
(Both) What a show, what a show, what a show
Says the Interlocutor
To Mr. Bones so full of pride:
"Why does the chicken cross the road?"
(JL) "Why to get to that other side"
I love to hear an old calliope
I love the melody of an old calliope
(JL) And when you hear that thrilling harmony
(Both) Gather roun', the minstrel show's in town
Donderdag 30 december 2010
The Old Bazaar In Cairo
The Old Bazaar In Cairo
Composer(s): Charlie Chester - K. Morris - Clinton Ford
Performer(s): Clinton Ford
Sand bags, wind bags, camels with a hump
Fat girls, thin girls, some a little plump
Slave girls sold here, fifty bob a lump
In the old bazaar in Cairo
Brandy, shandy, beer without a froth
Braces, laces, a candle for the moth
Bet you'd look a smasher in an old loin cloth
In the old bazaar in Cairo
You can buy most anything
Thin bulls, fat cows, a little bit of string
You can purchase anything you wish
A clock, a dish and something for your Auntie Nellie
Harem, scarem, what d'ya think of that
Bare knees, striptease, dancing on the mat
Umpa! Umpa! That's enough of that
In the old bazaar in Cairo
Rice pud, very good, what's it all about
Made it in a kettle and they couldn't get it out
Everybody took a turn to suck it through the spout
In the old bazaar in Cairo
Mamadan, Ramadan, everything in style
Genuine, beduine carpet with a pile
Funny little odds and ends floating down the Nile
From the old bazaar in Cairo
You can buy most anything
Sheeps eyes, sand pies, a watch without a spring
You can buy a pomegranate too
A water-bag, a little bit of hokey pokey
Yashmaks, pontefracts, what a strange affair
Dark girls, fair girls, some with ginger hair
The rest of it is funny but they censor it out there
In the old bazaar in Cairo
Woensdag 29 december 2010
The Old Apple Tree
The Old Apple Tree
Composer(s): M.K. Jerome - Jack Scholl
Performer(s): Weaver Brothers & Elviry
and multiple other artists
Oh! The old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory
'Cause it reminds me of my Pappy
He was handsome, young and happy
When he planted the old apple tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
Then one day Pappy took Widder Norton
Out on a jamboree
And when he took her home at sun-up
Brother Norton raised his gun up
And chased Pappy up in the tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
When the neighbors came after my Pappy
Up in the tree was he
The neighbors took a rope and strung him
By the neck and then they hung him
To a branch of the old apple tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
Now my poor Pappy lies in the orchard
Out of his misery
They put the apples in the basket
Chopped the tree down for a casket
And my poor Pappy's gone with the tree
Say "Goodbye", say "Goodbye"
Say "Goodbye" to the old apple tree
If my Pappy had'a knowed it
He'd be sorry that he growed it
'Cause he died on the old apple tree
Dinsdag 28 december 2010
Old Age Pension Check
Old Age Pension Check
Composer(s): Roy Acuff
Performer(s): Roy Acuff; The New Lost City Ramblers
When our old age pension check comes to our door
We won't have to dread the poor house anymore
Though we're old and thin and gray
Good times will be back to stay
When our old age pension check comes to our door
When her old age pension check comes to her door
Dear old grandma won't be lonesome any more
She'll be waiting at the gate
Every night she'll have a date
When her old age pension check comes to her door
Grow a flowing long white beard and use a cane
'Cause you're in your second childhood, don't complain
Life will just begin at sixty
We'll all feel very frisky
When our old age pension check comes to our door
Powder and paint will be abolished on that day
And hoop skirts will then be brought back into play
Painted cheeks will be the rage
And old maids will tell their age
When their old age pension check comes to their door
All the drug stores will go bankrupt on that day
For cosmetics, they will all be put away
I'll put a flapper on the shelf
Get a grandma for myself
When her old age pension check comes to her door
There's a man that turned this country upside-down
With his old age pension rumor going 'round
If you want in on the fun
Send your dime to Washington
And that old age pension man will be around
Maandag 27 december 2010
La Casa Degli Angeli
La Casa Degli Angeli
((Adapted from: I Am... I Said (Neil Diamond) - 1971))
((German Version: Die Welt Von Heut' (Pascal Legrand) - 1971))
Composer(s): Neil Diamond - Daniele Pace
Performer(s): Caterina Caselli - 1971
Il sole aveva paura di morire
e non moriva mai
nella casa degli angeli
noi vivevamo come due rondini
nascoste tra i rami della vita
nella casa degli angeli
Qualche volta ci ricordavamo di dormire
ma era più il tempo che ci amavamo
ricordo le mie parole
quando un mattino d'inverno io ti lasciai
Amore mio
ti dico addio
ti lascio solo, solo
il nome mio
Il treno va
il cielo va
la vita, il tempo, tutto
restano là
là, nella casa degli angeli
La mattina, quando ci svegliavamo
venivano i bambini a portarci dei fiori
nella casa degli angeli
Nei loro occhi noi vedevamo
quelli che un giorno avremmo fatto noi
col nostro amore
nella casa degli angeli
Poi d'un tratto il cielo si è fatto triste
non ricordo bene perché
quello che io ricordo
son gli anni d'amore vissuti con te
Amore mio
ti dico addio
ti lascio solo, solo
il nome mio
Il treno va
il cielo va
la vita, il tempo, tutto
restano là
Amore mio
ricorda sempre
ricorda sempre, sempre
il nome mio
Amore mio
ricorda sempre
ricorda sempre, sempre
il nome mio
Zondag 26 december 2010
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
Composer(s): Sammy Cahn - Neal Hefti
First release by: Larry Carlton - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists
No matter where they go, they are known as The Couple
They're never seen alone, so they're known as The Couple
As I've indicated, they are never quite separated
They are peas in a pod!
Don't you think that it's Odd?
Their habits, I confess, non can guess with The Couple
If one says no, it's yes, more or less with The Couple
But they're laugh-provoking
Yet they really don't know they're joking
Don't you find, when love is blind
It's kind of Odd?
Don't you think it's Odd?
Don't you think it's Odd?
Don't you think it's Odd?
Zaterdag 25 december 2010
Ocean
Ocean
Composer(s): Lou Reed
First release by: The Velvet Underground - 1969
Covered by multiple other artists
Here comes the ocean
and the waves down by the sea
Here comes the ocean
and the waves where have they been
Silver and black lit night, here's to a stealer's night
an empty splendid castle
Glowering alone at night, the princess has had a fight
madness seeks out a lover
And here come the waves
down by the shore
Washing the soul of the body
that comes from the depth of the sea
Here comes the ocean
and the waves down by the sea
Here comes the ocean
and the waves where have they been
Don't swim tonight my love, the tide is out my love
Malcolm's curse haunts our family
Odious loud and rich, ruler of filthy seas
revel in heaven's justice
And here come the waves
and save for a scream
There's much like a song to be heard
in the wind that blows by the sea
Like the wind
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Vrijdag 24 december 2010
Je Suis Heureuse
Je Suis Heureuse
((Adapted from: With You I'm Born Again (Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright) - 1979))
((German Version: Die Welt Ist Neu (Mireille Mathieu) - 1981))
Composer(s): David Shire - Carol Conners
Performer(s): Mireille Mathieu - 1982
Avec lui commence une nouvelle naissance
et pour la première fois je suis heureuse
On peut vivre ensemble de janvier jusqu'à décembre
le temps ne nous change pas
je suis heureuse
C'est comme un enfant un peu trop beau
ça ne se dit pas avec des mots
Avec lui j'existe
il m'empêche d'être triste
une ligne dans ma main déjà se creuse
Et tout simplement je suis heureuse
Quand l'espoir me quitte
quand j'ai peur ou quand j'hésite
il me montre le chemin
je suis heureuse
Nous pourrons construire des montagnes et des empires
le long de nos lendemains
je suis heureuse
C'est comme un enfant un peu trop beau
ça ne se dit pas avec des mots
Les amis que j'aime
comprenez-vous pourquoi je l'aime
c'est grâce à lui que je dis je suis heureuse
C'est avec lui que je suis heureuse
Donderdag 23 december 2010
The Obvious Child
The Obvious Child
Composer(s): Paul Simon
Performer(s): Paul Simon; PhillyBloco
I’m accustomed to a smooth ride
Or maybe I’m a dog who’s lost it’s bite
I don’t expect to be treated like a fool no more
I don’t expect to sleep through the night
Some people say a lie’s a lie’s a lie
But I say why
Why deny the obvious child?
Why deny the obvious child?
And in remembering a road sign
I am remembering a girl when I was young
And we said these songs are true
These days are ours
These tears are free
And hey
The cross is in the ballpark
The cross is in the ballpark
We had a lot of fun
We had a lot of money
We had a little son and we thought we’d call him sonny
Sonny gets married and moves away
Sonny has a baby and bills to pay
Sonny gets sunnier
Day by day by day by day
I’ve been waking up at sunrise
I’ve been following the light across my room
I watch the night receive the room of my day
Some people say the sky is just the sky
But I say
Why deny the obvious child?
Why deny the obvious child?
Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself
How it’s strange that some rooms are like cages
Sonny’s yearbook from high school
Is down from the shelf
And he idly thumbs through the pages
Some have died
Some have fled from themselves
Or struggled from here to get there
Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls
Runs his hand through his thinning brown hair
Well I’m accustomed to a smoother ride
Maybe I’m a dog that’s lost his bite
I don’t expect to be treated like a fool no more
I don’t expect to sleep the night
Some people say a lie is just a lie
But I say the cross is in the ballpark
Why deny the obvious child?
Woensdag 22 december 2010
Object Of My Affection
Object Of My Affection
Composer(s): Jimmie Grier - Coy Poe - Pinky Tomlin
Performer(s): Boswell Sisters
and multiple other artists
The object of my affection
Can change my complexion
From white to a rosy read
Anytime she holds my hand and tells me that she's mine
There are many girls who can thrill me
And some who can chill me
But I'll just hang around
And keep acting like a clown
Until she says she's mine
Now I'm not afraid that she'll leave me
She's not the kind who takes a dare
But instead I trust her implicitly
She can go where she wants to go
Do what she wants to do
I don't care
The object of my affection
Can change my complexion
From white to a rosy read
Anytime she holds my hand and tells me that she's mine
Dinsdag 21 december 2010
The Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeen
