Maandag 14 maart 2011
They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
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They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
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Zondag 13 maart 2011
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
Composer(s): Napoleon XIV
First release by: Napoleon XIV - 1966
Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1966 - Vengono A Portarci Via Ah! Ahh! (I Balordi)
2000 - Ne Tulee Ja Hakee Mut Pois Ha-Haa (Moog Konttinen)
Oh-me, oh-my, oh-you
Whatever shall I do
Hallelujah, the question is peculiar
I'd give a lot of dough
If only I could know
The answer to my question
Is it yes or is it no
Remember when you ran away
And I got on my knees
And begged you not to leave
Because I'd go beserk
Well you left me anyhow
And then the days got worse and worse
And now you see I've gone
Completely out of my mind
And they're coming to take me away ha-haaa
They're coming to take me away ho ho hee hee ha haaa
To the funny farm
Where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see those nice young men
In their clean white coats
And they're coming to take me away ha haaa
You thought it was a joke
And so you laughed
You laughed when I said
That losing you would make me flip my lid
Right? You know you laughed
I heard you laugh
You laughed
You laughed and laughed and then you left
But now you know I'm utterly mad
And they're coming to take me away ha haaa
They're coming to take me away ho ho hee hee ha haaa
To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds
And basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes
And they're coming to take me away ha haaa
I cooked your food
I cleaned your house
And this is how you pay me back
For all my kind unselfish, loving deeds
Ha! Well you just wait
They'll find you yet and when they do
They'll put you in the A.S.P.C.A.
You mangy mutt
And they're coming to take me away ha haaa
They're coming to take me away ha haaa ho ho hee hee
To the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see those nice young men
In their clean white coats
And they're coming to take me away
To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds
And basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes
And they're coming to take me away ha haaa!
Zaterdag 12 maart 2011
They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
Composer(s): Leon Payne
First release by: Hank Williams - 1950
Covered by multiple other artists
If today the sun should set on all my hopes and cares
There is one smiling face the gods would see
'Cus she'll walk along beside me up the golden stairs
No, they'll never never take her love from me
What a fool I was to go and break the trust she gave
And see her love turn into sympathy
It's the one regret I'll carry with me to my grave
Oh, they'll never ever take her love from me
I'm so thankful for each golden hour of happiness
That we shared together in the used to be
Someone else's arms may hold her now in fond caress
But they'll never never take her love from me
I thought I'd make her happy if I stepped aside
But I knew her love would never set me free
And even on the morning she became another's bride
I said they'll never never take her love from me
Vrijdag 11 maart 2011
They'll Make You Cry
They'll Make You Cry
Composer(s): Ron Elliott
Performer(s): The Beau Brummels
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I can't say, yes I know
You know I hate to go
But goodbye, love was sweet
I was kind never meet
I'll cry just a little, 'cause I love you so
I'll die just a little, 'cause I have to go away
Can't you see, how I feel
When I say love's unreal
So goodbye, love was sweet
Eventhough incomplete
I'll cry just a little, 'cause I love you so
I'll die just a little, 'cause I have to go away
Every night
I still hear
Oh your sighs very clear
Now love's gone
Gone away
As I once heard you say
I'll cry just a little, 'cause I love you so
I'll die just a little, 'cause I have to go away
Donderdag 10 maart 2011
They Were Only Playing Leapfrog
They Were Only Playing Leapfrog
One staff officer jumped right over another staff officer's back
And another staff officer jumped right over that other staff officer's back
A third staff officer jumped right over two other staff officers' backs
And a fourth staff officer jumped right over all the other staff officers' backs
They were only playing leapfrog
They were only playing leapfrog
They were only playing leapfrog
When one staff officer jumped right over another staff officer's back
Woensdag 9 maart 2011
Walked in Line
Walked in Line
Composer(s): Bernard Sumner - Peter Hook - Stephen Morris - Ian Curtis
First release by: Joy Division - 1981
Covered by multiple other artists
All dressed in uniforms so fine
They drank and killed to pass the time
Wearing the shame of all their crimes
With measured steps they walked in line
They walked in line
They carried pictures of their wives
And numbered tags to prove their lies
And made it through the whole machine
With dirty hearts and hands washed clean
They walked in line
Full of a glory never seen
They made it through the whole machine
To never question any more
Hypnotic trance - they never saw
They walked in line -- They walked in line
Dinsdag 8 maart 2011
They Should Have Given You The Oscar
They Should Have Given You The Oscar
Composer(s): Gerry Goffin - Carole King
Performer(s): James Darren
I'd like to contest the awards given out by the academy
'Cause I know of a great performance that the judges didn't see
They should have given you the oscar
For the way you went and broke my heart
There's no name that you could mention
Who'd have done quite as much with a part
And just for the way you said you loved me
And the way you made each lie sound sincere
Oh, they should have given you the oscar
For the best performance of the year
If the critics could have seen
Your acting on the screen
I'm sure they would have cried as much as I
You knew your lines so well
How was I supposed to tell
That all along you loved another guy?
They should have given you the oscar
For the scene where you promised to be true
Every word was so convincing
Any audience would fall in love with you
And just for the way you said you loved me
And the way you made each lie sound sincere
Oh, they should have given you the oscar
For the best performance of the year
Yeah they should have given you the oscar
For the best performance of the year...
Yeah they should have given you the oscar
For the best performance of the year
Maandag 7 maart 2011
The Perfect Song
The Perfect Song
Composer(s): Joseph Carl Breil - Clarence Lucas
Performer(s): Billy Vaughn
If you want this choice position
Have a cheery disposition
Rosy cheeks, no warts
Play games, all sorts
You must be kind, you must be witty
Very sweet and fairly pretty
Take us on outings, give us treats
Sing songs, bring sweets
Never be cross or cruel
Never give us castor oil or gruel
Love us as a son and daughter
And never smell of barley water
If you won't scold and dominate us
We will never give you cause to hate us
We won't hide your spectacles so you can't see
Put toads in your bed or pepper in your tea
Hurry, Nanny
Many thanks sincerely
Jane and Michael Banks
Zondag 6 maart 2011
The Perfect Nanny
The Perfect Nanny
Composer(s): Richard M. Sherman - Robert B. Sherman
First release by: Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber - 1964
Covered by multiple other artists
If you want this choice position
Have a cheery disposition
Rosy cheeks, no warts
Play games, all sorts
You must be kind, you must be witty
Very sweet and fairly pretty
Take us on outings, give us treats
Sing songs, bring sweets
Never be cross or cruel
Never give us castor oil or gruel
Love us as a son and daughter
And never smell of barley water
If you won't scold and dominate us
We will never give you cause to hate us
We won't hide your spectacles so you can't see
Put toads in your bed or pepper in your tea
Hurry, Nanny
Many thanks sincerely
Jane and Michael Banks
Zaterdag 5 maart 2011
Dieu
Dieu
((English & Spanish Versions: We (Charles Aznavour); Dios (Charles Aznavour))
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Jacques Plante
Performer(s): Charles Aznavour; Waldir Calmon
Dieu, je ne suis qu'un homme, Dieu, aie pitié de moi
Si c'est ta volonté, je suis résigné à porter ma croix
Dieu, si tu m'abandonnes, qui te remplacera?
Non, cherche autour de moi, personne ne mourir à les bras
Dieu, si tu me le condamnes, Dieu, qu'il en soit ainsi
Si je n'ai plus l'amour, à quoi vont les jour ?
Qu'importe ma vie?
Tu as pris mon âme
Va, ne me laisse rien, va, jette aussi mon coeur aux flammes
Je n'en ai plus besoin, mon Dieu...
Vrijdag 4 maart 2011
The People That You Never Get To Love
The People That You Never Get To Love
Composer(s): Rupert Holmes
Performer(s): Rupert Holmes
You're browsing through a second hand bookstore
And you see her in non-fiction V through Y
She looks up from World War Two
And then you catch her catching you catching her eye
And you quickly turn away your wishful stare
And take a sudden interest in your shoes
If you only had the courage, but you don't
She turns and leaves and you both lose
And you think about
The people that you never get to love
It's not as if you even have the chance
So many worth a second life
But rarely do you get a second glance
Until fate cuts in on your dance
And you'll see her on a train that you've just missed
At a bus stop where your bus will never stop
Or in a passing Buick when you've been pulled over by a traffic cop
Or you'll share an elevator, just you two
And you'll rise in solemn silence to your floor
Like the fool you are you get off
And she leaves your life behind a closing door
And you think about
The people that you never get to love
The poem you intended to begin
The saddest words that anyone has ever said
Are "Lord what might have been"
But noone said you get to win
Still you're never gonna miss what you don't know
And you don't know who you'll meet at half past three
It could be a total stranger who looks something just exactly much like me
One of the people that you never get to love
One of the people that you never get to love
The people that you nver get to love
Donderdag 3 maart 2011
Oh, How Much I Love You
Oh, How Much I Love You
((Adapted from: Dio, Come Ti Amo (Domenico Modugno) - 1966))
Composer(s): Domenico Modugno - Paul Vance - Lee Pockriss
Performer(s): Domenico Modugno - 1966
and multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1966 - Dios, Como Te Amo
1966 - Meus Deus, Como Te Amo (Giane)
1977 - Nu Gasesc Cuvinte (Alla Baianova)
2007 - Bože, Kako Te Volim (Tereza Kesovija)
Remember?
Why must I remember?
Why can't I simply close my eyes and go to sleep
And make her disappear?
Why must I always hear?
Dio, come ti amo
I still can hear her say
Oh God, how much I love you
And yet I walked away
The wind began to blow
And all the leaves went flying
She stood there in the night
And tried to keep from crying
Dio, come ti amo
What could I say or do?
When love has lost its meaning
It's over and it's through?
And so I went away
From someone who was waiting
To hold me in her arms
In an embraced celebrating
But that was long ago
And many loves had I
But only one was real
And that I let slip by
Dio, come ti amo
Dio, come ti amo
Those were the words she said
Oh God, how much I love you
Keeps running through my head
I know it's much too late
But I go right on prey
To have her back again
So she can hear me say
Dio, come ti amo
God, how much I love you
Woensdag 2 maart 2011
The Pennsylvania Polka
The Pennsylvania Polka
Composer(s): Lester Lee - Z. Manners
Performer(s): Harry Roy & His Band
and multiple other artists
Him:
Strike up the music the band has begun
The Pennsylvania Polka
Pick out your partner and join in the fun
The Pennsylvania Polka
It started in Scranton, it’s now No 1
It’s bound to entertain you
Everybody has a mania
To do the polka from Pennsylvania
Her:
While they’re dancing
Him:
Everybody’s cares are quickly gone
Her:
Sweet romancing
Him:
This goes on and on until the dawn
Her:
They’re so carefree
Him:
Gay with laughter happy as can be
They stop to have a beer
Then the crowd begins to cheer
They kiss and then they start to dance again
Dinsdag 1 maart 2011
The Payback
The Payback
Composer(s): Fred Wesley - John Starks - James Brown
First release by: James Brown - 1974
Hey! Gotta gotta pay back!! (The big payback)
Revenge!! I'm mad (the big payback)
Got to get back! Need some get back!! Pay Back! (the big payback)
That's it!! Payback!!! Revenge!!!
I'm mad!!
Get down with my girlfriend
That ain't right!!
Hollarin' cussin', you wanna fight
Payback is a thing you gotta see
Brother do any damn thing to me
Sold me out, for chicken change (yes you did!!)
Told me that they, they had it all arranged
You had me down, and thats a fact
Now you punk
You gotta get ready
For the big payback!! (the big payback!!)
That's where I am, the big payback (the big payback!!)
I can do wheelin', I can do dealin' (yes you can!!)
But I don't do no damn squealin'
I can dig rappin', I'm ready!! I can dig scrappin'
But I can't dig that backstabbin' (Oh No!!)
The brother get ready!! Thats a fact!!
Get ready you Mother, for the big payback (The big Payback!!)
Let me hit 'em hit'em!! Hey Hey!! woooooooooooo!
Took my money, you got my honey
Don't want me to see what you doing to me
I got to get back I gotta deal with you!!
I got to get back I gotta deal with you!!
I got to get back I gotta deal with you!!
I got to get back I gotta deal with you!!
Hey let me tell ya!!
Get down with my woman, that ain't right!
You hollarin' and cussin', you wanna fight!!
Don't do me no darn favor,
I don't know karate, but I know Ka-Razor!!!! (yes we do!!)
Get ready that's a fact
Get ready you Mother for the big payback (the big payback!)
Hey!! I'm a man! I'm a man!
I'm a son of a man, but don't they tell ya then pappa can
Get ready for the big payback (the big payback!!) Hit 'em again!!
Get ready I need it, I need a hit again!!
Say it once
Say it once
Say it once
Hit 'emagain!!(the big payback!!)
Sold me out for chump change
Said my woman had it all arranged
Tryin' to make a deal, she wants to squeal
But I had my boys on her heals
Saw me comin', told a lie
Went down like you wanted to cry
I don't care what she does, she'll be doin' just like she was
Take those kids and raise them up
Somebody teach em to be rightous tough
Take her, take that woman, it's one place she found
Just run that mother out of town!!
Got to get up!! Got to get up, get out!!
Got to get up!! Got to get up, get out!!
I'm mad!! I want revenge, I want revenge (the big payback!!)
I want revenge
I want revenge
I want revenge (the big payback!!)
Give me those hits!! I want some hits!!
I need those hits, hit me!!
Maandag 28 februari 2011
The Patty Duke Show Theme
The Patty Duke Show Theme
Composer(s): Sid Ramin - Bob Wells
Meet Cathy, who's lived most everywhere
From Zanzibar to Barclay Square
But Patty's only seen the sights
A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights — What a crazy pair!
But they're cousins
Identical cousins all the way
One pair of matching bookends
Different as night and day
Where Cathy adores a minuet
The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette
Our Patty loves to rock and roll
A hot dog makes her lose control — What a wild duet!
Still, they're cousins
Identical cousins and you'll find
They laugh alike, they walk alike
At times they even talk alike
You can lose your mind
When cousins are two of a kind
Zondag 27 februari 2011
The Path Of Love
The Path Of Love
Composer(s): Tony Romeo
Performer(s): The Cowsills
Well come on
follow down the Path of Love
Come on little children
gather 'round me and hear what I say
To lead the life you should
you got to strive to be good ev'ry day
You can brighten the dark
with a light in your heart
that'll shine like the sun above
So come on
follow down the Path of Love
Come on, ev'rybody together
Come on, let me show you the way
Come on, we can do much better
follow down the Path of Love
Come on, ev'rybody together
Come on, let me show you the way
Come on, we can do much better
follow down the Path of Love
Believe there is someone who loves you
no matter what
You can count your blessings
and be happy with whatever you've got
Won't you brighten the dark
with a light in your heart
you better shine like the sun above
So come on
follow down the Path of Love
Come on, ev'rybody together
Come on, let me show you the way
Come on, we can do much better
follow down the Path of Love
Come on, ev'rybody together
Come on, let me show you the way
Come on, we can do much better
follow down the Path of Love
Zaterdag 26 februari 2011
The Past Sure Is Tense
The Past Sure Is Tense
Composer(s): Don Van Vliet
First release by: Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - 1982
The past sure is tense
they're heading up for the main event
all those people seem to be hell-bent
see those people up on top of the fence
and the man down there
selling knotholes through the fence
the little shoe generation man
I found your print on a dollar bill
I found your print on an Indian mound
I found your print on the statue at the sound
I found your print on the elephant ground
I found your print in the beautiful mountains
the grass no longer grew around
I found your print in my mind
the past sure is tense
the past sure is tense
no you got the wrong idea
no you got the wrong intent
the carpenter carpenterized my vent
the only peephole
where is my dent
the past sure is tense
the past sure is tense
the past sure is now
I don't see how
see those people that used to
throw those tents
you can't see them now
they're in past tense
the past sure is tense
Vrijdag 25 februari 2011
The Passenger
The Passenger
Composer(s): Iggy Pop - Ricky Gardiner
First release by: Iggy Pop - 1977
Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1992 - O Passageiro (Capital Inicial)
2004 - De Reiziger (Aliaz)
I am a passenger
And I ride and I ride
Ride through the city's back sides
See stars come out of the sky
Yeah the bright and hollow sky
You know it looks so good tonight
I am a passenger
I stay under glass
I look through my window so bright
See the stars come out tonight
I see the bright and hollow sky
Over the city's red back side
And everything looks good tonight
Sing it
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la
Get into the car
We'll be the passengers
We'll ride through the city at night
See the city's red back side
See the bright and hollow sky
See the stars that shine so bright
The stars made for us tonight
Oh the passenger
How how he rides
Oh the passenger
He rides and he rides
Looks through his window
What does he see?
Sees the bright and hollow sky
Sees the stars come out tonight
Sees the city's red back side
Sees the winding ocean drive
And everything was made for you and me
All of it was made for you and me
It just belongs to you and me
So let's take a ride
See what's mine
Sing it
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la
Sing it
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la
Sing it
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la
Donderdag 24 februari 2011
O Passageiro
O Passageiro
((Adapted from: The Passenger (Iggy Pop) - 1977))
((Dutch Version: De Reiziger (Aliaz) - 2004))
Composer(s): Iggy Pop - Ricky Gardiner - Dinho Ouro Preto - Bozzo Barretti
Performer(s): Capital Inicial - 1992
Eu sou o passageiro
Eu rodo sem parar
Eu rodo pelos subrbios escuros
Eu vejo estrelas saindo no cu
o claro e o vazio do cu
Mas essa noite tudo soa to bem
Entre no meu carro
Ns vamos rodar
Seremos passageiros da noite
E veremos a cidade em trapos
E veremos o vazio do cu
Sob os cascos dos subrbios daqui
Mas essa noite tudo soa to bem
Cantando l-l, l-l (l-l-l-l)
Cantando l-l, l-l (l-l-l-l)
Cantando l-l, l-l (l-l-l-l) l-l-l
Olha o passageiro
Como, como ele roda
Olha o passageiro
Roda sem parar
Ele olha pela janela
E o que ele v
Ele v sinais no cu
E ele v as estrelas que saem
E ele v a cidade em trapos
E ele v o caminho do mar
E tudo isso foi feito pra mim e voc
Tudo isso foi feito pra mim e voc
Simplesmente pretence a mim e voc
Ento vamos rodar e ver o que meu
Cantando l-l, l-l (l-l-l-l)
Cantando l-l, l-l (l-l-l-l)
Cantando l-l, l-l (l-l-l-l) l-l-l
Cantando l-l, l-l (l-l-l-l)
Cantando l-l, l-l (l-l-l-l)
Cantando l-l, l-l (l-l-l-l) l-l-l
Eu sou o passageiro
Eu rodo sem parar
Eu sou o passageiro
Eu rodo sem parar
Eu sou o passageiro
Woensdag 23 februari 2011
The Party's Over (Willie Nelson)
