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Written by Steve Miller Also made famous by Sugar Ray
I heat up, I can't cool down You got me spinnin' 'round and 'round 'round and 'round and 'round it goes Where it stops nobody knows
Every time you call my name I heat up like a burnin' flame Burnin' flame full of desire Kiss me baby, let the fire get higher
Abra-abra-cadabra I want to reach out and grab ya Abra-abra-cadabra Abracadabra
You make me hot, you make me sigh You make me laugh, you make me cry Keep me burnin' for your love With the touch of a velvet glove
Abra-abra-cadabra I want to reach out and grab ya Abra-abra-cadabra Abracadabra
I feel the magic in your caress I feel magic when I touch your dress Silk and satin, leather and lace Black panties with an angel's face
I see magic in your eyes I hear the magic in your sighs Just when I think I'm gonna get away I hear those words that you always say
Abra-abra-cadabra I want to reach out and grab ya Abra-abra-cadabra Abracadabra
Every time you call my name I heat up like a burnin' flame Burnin' flame full of desire Kiss me baby, let the fire get higher
I heat up, I can't cool down My situation goes 'round and 'round I heat up, I can't cool down My situation goes 'round and 'round I heat up, I can't cool down My situation goes 'round and 'round
When she woke up late in the morning Light and the day had just begun She opened up her eyes and thought O' what a morning It's not a day for work It's a day for catching tan Just laying on the beach and having fun She's going to get you
All that she wants is another baby She's gone tomorrow boy All that she wants is another baby All that she wants is another baby She's gone tomorrow boy All that she wants is another baby
All that she wants - all that she wants
So if you are in sight and the day is right She's a hunter you're the fox The gentle voice that talks to you Won't talk forever It's a night for passion But the morning means goodbye Beware of what is flashing in her eyes She's going to get you
Cuando ski maria dolores Cuando ski quei mal d'amore Cuando ski quei mal a su vera Cuando ski me va al dottore Baila baila baila baila Baila baila baila me Este rumba a ta gitana Que yo siempre cantare Pero yo siempre cantare Pero yo siempre cantare Este rumba a ta gitana Que yo siempre cantare Cuando ski maria dolores Cuando ski quei mal d'amore Cuando ski quei mal a su vera Cuando ski me va al dottore Baila baila baila baila Baila baila baila me Esta rumba a ta gitana Que yo siempre cantare Pero yo siempre cantare Pero yo siempre cantare Este rumba a ta gitana Que yo siempre cantare Que solo vivo enamora te Que solo vivo enamora te Me enamore de esta gitana Que ya se ponga a bailando Baila baila baila baila Baila baila baila me Este rumba a ta gitana Que yo siempre cantare Pero yo siempre cantare Pero yo siempre cantare Este rumba a ta gitana Que yo siempre cantare Cuando sei maria dolores Cuando sei quei mal d'amore Cuando sei quei mal a su vera Cuando sei me va al dottore Baila baila baila baila Baila baila baila me Este rumba a ta gitana Que yo siempre cantare Pero yo siempre cantare Pero yo siempre cantare Este rumba a ta gitana Que yo siempre cantare
Tonight we dance, I leave my life in your hands. We take the floor, Nothing is forbidden anymore.
Don't let the world in outside. Don't let a moment go by. Nothing can stop us tonight!
[Chorus] ?Bailamos! - We Dance Let the rhythm take you over... ?Bailamos! Te quiero amor mio - I want you, my love ?Bailamos! Wanna live this night forever... ?Bailamos! Te quiero amor mio... ?Te quiero! - I want you
Tonight I'm yours, We can make it happen I'm so sure. I won't let it go. There is something I think you should know.
I won't be leaving your side, We're gonna dance through the night. I want to reach for the stars!
[Chorus] ?Bailamos! Let the rhythm take you over... ?Bailamos! Te quiero amor mio... ?Bailamos! Wanna live this night forever... ?Bailamos! Te quiero amor mio... ?Te quiero!
Tonight we dance, Like no tomorrow. If you will stay with me, Te quiero mi amor.
Quidate conmigo... - Stay with me Esta noche...bailamos. - Tonight we dance ?Bailamos!
?Bailamos! Let the rhythm take you over... ?Bailamos! Te quiero amor mio... ?Bailamos! Wanna live this night forever... ?Bailamos! Te quiero amor mio... ?Te quiero!
?Como te quiero! - How I love you ?Ay, como te quiero! ?Como te quiero!
Written by Van Roland Edwards and Irving Louis Burgie
Barbados
In plenty and in time of need When this fair land was young Our brave forefathers sowed the seed From which our pride has sprung A pride that makes no wanton boast Of what it has withstood That binds our hearts from coast to coast The pride of nationhood
chorus We loyal sons and daughters all Do hereby make it known These fields and hills beyond recall Are now our very own We write our names on history's page With expectations great Strict guardians of our heritage Firm craftsmen of our fate
The Lord has been the people's guide For past three hundred years. With Him still on the people's side We have no doubts or fears. Upward and onward we shall go, Inspired, exulting, free, And greater will our nation grow In strength and unity.
First Verse: I was planning to forget calypso and go and plant peas in Tobago But I am afraid I can't make the grade Cause every night I lie in meh bed I hearing a bassman in meh head
Chorus: I don't know how this thing get inside me But every morning he driving me crazy Like he taking meh head for a panyard Morning and evening, like this fellah gone mad ♪bim bom♫ And if I don't want to sing, ♪bim bom♫ well he does start to do he ting (pull he string) I don't want to, but I have to sing ♪bim bom♫ And if I don't want to dance ♪bim bom♫ does have me in a trance I don't want to, but I have to prance, to his *ba dum badi bom bom* *ba dum badi bom bom* *ba dum badi bom bom* *ba ba ba ba dum ba ba ba ba ba ba*
Second Verse: One night I said to the bassman, "give me your identification" He said "Is me, Farell, your bassman from hell" They tell me you singing calypso and I come out to pull some notes for you
Repeat Chorus.
Last Verse: I went to tell Doctor Leon that I want a brain operation A man in meh head, I want him to dead He said it's your imagination, but I know I hearing the bassman
Written by Peter Green and Gabor Szabo Also made famous by Fleetwood Mac and Dennis Brown
Got a black magic woman, I got a black magic woman I got a black magic woman got me so blind I can't see I got a black magic woman She try'in to make a devil out of me
Turn your back on me baby, turn your back on me baby Turn your back on me baby don't turn babe Turn your back on me baby You might just pick up my magic sticks
Got your spell on me baby, got your spell on me baby Got your spell on me baby turnin my heart into stone I need you so bad magic woman I can't leave you alone
Written by Van Morrison Also made famous by Johnny Rivers, Steel Pulse, El Chicano and Jimmy Buffett
Hey where did we go, Days when the rains came Down in the hollow, Playin' a new game, Laughing and a running hey, hey Skipping and a jumping In the misty morning fog with Our hearts a thumpin' and you My brown eyed girl, You my brown eyed girl.
Whatever happened To Tuesday and so slow Going down the old mine With a transistor radio Standing in the sunlight laughing, Hiding behind a rainbow's wall, Slipping and sliding All along the water fall, with you My brown eyed girl, You my brown eyed girl.
Do you remember when we used to
sing,
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da
So hard to find my way, Now that I'm all on my own. I saw you just the other day, My how you have grown, Cast my memory back there, Lord Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium with you My brown eyed girl You my brown eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da.
Written by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss Also made famous by Elvis Presley, Andy Williams, The Stylistics, Al Martino Julio Iglesias, Corey Hart, Doris Day, Luka Bloom, The A-Teens and Erasure
Wise men say only fools rush in But I can't help falling in love with you Shall I stay Would it be a sin If I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea Darling so it goes Some things are meant to be Take my hand, take my whole life too For I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea Darling so it goes Some things are meant to be Take my hand, take my whole life too For I can't help falling in love with you For I can't help falling in love with you
Written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio Also made famous by Andy Williams, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Boys Town Gang Vikki Carr, Vic Damone, Sheena Easton, Gloria Gaynor and Engelbert Humperdinck
You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off you. You'd be like heaven to touch. I wanna hold you so much. At long last love has arrived. And I thank God I'm alive. You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off you.
Pardon the way that I stare. There's nothing else to compare. The sight of you leaves me weak. There are no words left to speak. But if you feel like I feel. Please let me know that it's real. You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off you.
I need you baby, and if it's quite all right, I need you baby to warm a lonely night. I love you baby. Trust in me when I say: Oh pretty baby, don't bring me down I pray. Oh pretty baby, now that I found you, stay. And let me love you, oh baby let me love you, oh baby....
You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off you. You'd be like heaven to touch. I wanna hold you so much. At long last love has arrived. And I thank God I'm alive. You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off you.
I need you baby, and if it's quite all right, I need you baby to warm a lonely night. I love you baby. Trust in me when I say: Oh pretty baby, don't bring me down I pray. Oh pretty baby, now that I found you, stay. And let me love you, oh baby let me love you, oh baby....
I need you baby, and if it's quite all right, I need you baby to warm a lonely night. I love you baby. Trust in me when I say: Oh pretty baby, don't bring me down I pray. Oh pretty baby, now that I found you, stay. And let me love you, oh baby let me love you, oh baby....
Written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley Also made famous by George Michael and Richard Clayderman
I feel so unsure, As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor. As the music dies... Something in your eyes, Calls to mind a silver screen, And all those sad goodbyes.
Chorus I'm never gonna dance again, Guilty feet have got no rhythm. Though it's easy to pretend, I know you're not a fool.
I should have no better than to cheat a friend, And waste the chance that I'd been given. So I'm never gonna dance again, The way I danced with you. Chorus
Time can never mend, The careless whispers of a good friend. To the heart and mind, If your answer's kind... There's no comfort in the truth, Pain is all you'll find.
Repeat chorus
What am I without your love?
Tonite the music seems so loud, I wish that we could lose the crowd. Maybe it's better this way, We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say.
We could have been so good together, We could have made this last forever... But now, who's gonna dance with me? Please stay. (alternatively): And now it's never gonna be That way...
Repeat chorus
Now that you're gone... Now that you're gone... Now that you're gone... Was what I did so wrong? So wrong that you had to leave me alone?
She dashed by me in painted on jeans And all heads turned 'Cause she was the dream In the blink of an eye I knew her number and her name yeah She said I was the tiger She wanted to tame
Caribbean queen Now we're sharing the same dream And our hearts they beat as one No more love on the run
I lose my cool When she steps in the room And I get so excited Just from her perfume Electric eyes that you can't ignore And passion burns you like never before
I was in search of a good time Just running my game, yeah Love was the furthest Furthest from my mind
Caribbean queen Now we're sharing the same dream And our hearts they beat as one No more love on the run
Caribbean queen Now we're sharing the same dream And our hearts they beat as one No more love on the run
[Instrumental Interlude]
Caribbean queen Now we're sharing the same dream And our hearts they beat as one No more love on the run
Caribbean queen Now we're sharing the same dream And our hearts they beat as one No more love on the run
Written by Edward Eliscu, Gus Khan and Vincent Youmans Also made famous by Artie Shaw and his Orchestra, Buddy Rich, Tito Puente Les Paul & Mary Ford and Orquestra Romantica del Casino de Hawana
Say, have you seen a Carioca? It's not a foxtrot or a polka It has a little bit of new rhythm A blue rhythm that sighs It has a meter that is tricky A bit of wicked wacky-wicky But when you dance it with a new love There's a true love in her eye
You dream of a new Carioca Its theme is a kiss and a sigh You dream of a new Carioca When music and lights are gone we say goodbye
Two heads together, they say are better than one Two heads together, that's how the dance is begun Two arms around you and lips That's why I'm yours and you are mine And you are mine
Now that you've done the Carioca You'll never care to do the Polka And then you'll realize the blue hula And bamboola are through
Tomorrow morning you'll discover You're just a Carioca lover And when you dance it with each new love There'll be true love just for you
Now you'll dream of a new Carioca Its theme is a kiss and a sigh You'll dream of a new Carioca When music and lights are gone and we're saying goodbye Goodbye
You have captivated me in every way From the time we met, still until this day Oh boy, you got me... caught up with you Simple as the time we spent I'll tell you this I'll do anything cause the truth is Boy you really got me... caught up with you And I'm sayin, and I'm sayin, boy
I want to be none less than wifey You half-ass the rest But you watch your step with me See, I know and you know that we are Ready for love
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh Ooh-ooh... you got me Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh Ooh-ooh... now keep me
I ain't quick to fall for all that game they run They think a broad is dumb, though I know the time Still boy, you got me... caught up with you We gon' get it all straight now, I ain't here to waste my time The day you flip's the day I'm out Still it don't change the fact you got me... caught up with you
I want to be none less than wifey You half-ass the rest But you watch your step with me See, I know and you know that we are Ready for love
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh Ooh-ooh... you got me Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh Ooh-ooh... now keep me
Listen... You know that you got me caught up with you, baby And it's so wonderful But you got to give all of yourself if you want me All that I'm sayin is
I want to be none less than wifey You half-ass the rest But you watch your step with me See, I know and you know that we are Ready for love
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh Ooh-ooh... you got me Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh Ooh-ooh... now keep me
Written by Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman
Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there she would merengue and do the cha-cha and while she tried to be a star Tony always tended bar across the crowded floor, they worked from 8 til 4 they were young and they had each other who could ask for more?
CHORUS:
At the copa (CO!) Copacabana (Copacabana) the hottest spot north of Havana (here) at the copa (CO!) Copacabana music and passion were always in fashion At the copa.... they fell in love
His name was Rico he wore a diamond he was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there and when she finished,he called her over but Rico went a bit to far Tony sailed across the bar and then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two there was blood and a single gun shot but just who shot who?
REPEAT CHORUS
At the copa... she lost her love
Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl, but that was 30 years ago, when they used to have a show now it's a disco, but not for Lola, still in the dress she used to wear, faded feathers in her hair she sits there so refined,and drinks herself half-blind she lost her youth and she lost her Tony now she's lost her mind
REPEAT CHORUS
At the copa... don't fall in love don't fall in love
Written by Al Castellanos Also made famous by Manhatten Transfer
Intro: IOA IOAE, IOA IOAE (Pronounced e-oh-ah, e-oh-ah-a) IOA IOAE, IOA IOAE Cuentame que te paso Cuentame que te paso Que estaba alla en la playa Recorriendo las aguaritas Y vino una abejita y me pico ay ay! Cuentame que te paso Cuentame que te paso Yo me saque la loteria Corriendo fui de romeria Y fue alli donde to el dinero perderi Pero las dos vienen las dos pao pao Pao pao pao pao pao (chiquita) Pao pao pao pao pao (senorita) Pao pao pao pao pao Pero las dos vienen la colococota E La la la la la la la la la pao pao Pao pao pao pao pao (chiquita) Pao pao pao pao pao (senorita) Pao pao pao pao pao IOA IOAE, IOA IOAE IOA IOAE, IOA IOAE Cuentame que te paso Cuentame que te paso Que estaba alla en la playa Recorriendo las aguaritas Y vino una abejita y me pico ay ay! Pero las dos vienen las dos pao pao Pao pao pao pao pao (chiquita) Pao pao pao pao pao (senorita) Pao pao pao pao pao Woo-ooh!
Written by Marquette Also made famous by Ry Cooder
Spanish: En el barrio La Cachimba se ha formado la corredera. Allá fueron los bomberos con sus campanas, sus sirenas. Allá fueron los bomberos con sus campanas, sus sirenas. Ay mama, ¿qué pasó... Ay mama, ¿qué pasó? El cuarto de Tula, le cogió candela Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela. ¡Que llamen a Ibrahim Ferrer, que busquen los bomberos! Que yo creo que Tula lo que quiere es que le apaguen el fuego. Ay, por ahí viene Eliades, en tremenda corredera Viene a observar el cuarto de Tula que ha cogido candela. Carlo' y Marco' están mirando este fuego Si ahora no se apaga se apaga luego. Puntillita ve y busca a Marco', pa' que busque al Sierra Maestra. Que vengan para acá rapido que La Tula, mira cogió candela. Ey Marcos, coge pronto el cubito y no te quedé allá fuera. Llénalo de agua y ven a apagar el cuarto de Tuly que ha cogido candela. Tula está encendida llama¡ a los bomberos Tu eres candela¡ afina los cueros! Candela, muchacho Se volvió loco, Barbarito, ¡Ay qué interesante!
Translated into English: There's a real commotion going on in Cachimba. The firemen have arrived with bells ringing and sirens blaring. The firemen have arrived with bells ringing and sirens blaring. Oh mama, what happened? Ohh mama, what happened? It's Tula's bedroom, it's gone up in flames She fell asleep and didn't blow out the candle. Call Ibrahim Ferrer, call the fire-brigade! I think Tula wants them to put out her fire. Oh, here comes Eliados amid the commotion He's come to see Tula's bedroom in flames. Carlo' and Marco' are watching the fire, If it isn't put out now, it will go out later. Puntillita go and get Marco' so he can call Sierra Maestra. Tell them to come quickly, look Tula's on fire. Hey, Marco'! Quick get a bucket, don't hang around out there. Fill it with water, come and put out the fire in Tula's bedroom. Tula is on fire, call the fire-brigade You're hot! Tune the drum-skins! Fire, my friend Mr Crazy Barbarito! How interesting!
Girl it's been a long, long time comin', yes it has But I, I know that it's been worth the wait It feels like springtime in winter It feels like Christmas in June It feels like heaven has opened up it's gates for me and you
CHORUS: Every time I close my eyes I thank the lord that I've got you And you've got me too And every time I think of it I pinch myself cuz I don't believe it's true That someone like you loves me too
Girl I think that you're truly somethin', yes you are And you're, you're every bit of a dream come true, yes you are With you baby, it never rains And it's no wonder The sun always shines when I'm near you It's just blessing that I have found somebody like you Ooh Oh
CHORUS
To think of all the nights I've cried myself to sleep You really oughta know how much you mean to me It's only right, it's only right (In my life) that you be in my life right here with me Oh baby, baby, yeah
Written by Sonny Henry and Zoe Jack Also made famous by Cal Tjader and Willie Bobo
You've got to change your evil ways, baby, before I stop lovin' you. You've got to change, baby, and every word that I say is true. You got me runnin' and hidin' all over town, you got me sneakin' and a-peepin' and runnin' you down. This can't go on, Lord knows you got to change, baby.
When I come home, baby, my house is dark and my pots are cold. You're hangin' round, baby, with Jean and Joan and-a who knows who. I'm gettin' tried of waitin' and foolin' around, I'll find somebody who won't make me feel like a clown. This can't go on, Lord knows you got to change, baby.
When I come home, baby, my house is dark and my pots are cold. You're hangin' round, baby, with Jean and Joan and-a who knows who. I'm gettin' tried of waitin' and foolin' around, I'll find somebody who won't make me feel like a clown. This can't go on, Lord knows you got to change, baby.
Written by Robert Bell, George Brown, Charles Smith, James Taylor, Dennis Thomas and Curtis Williams
What you gonna do? Do You wanna get down, tell me What you gonna do? you wanna get down? (3 times) Tell me
Get down on it! Get down on it! Get down on it! Get down on it! Get down on it! Get down on it! Get down on it! Get down on it!
and how you gonna do when if you really don't wanna dance by standing on the wall! - Get your back up off the wall! and how you gonna do when if you really don't wanna dance by standing on the wall! - Get your back up off the wall! Tell me
'Cause I heard all the people sayin' Get down on it, come on and! Get down on it, if you really want it! Get down on it you've got to feel it! Get down on it, get down on it! Get down on it, come on and! Get down on it, baby, baby Get down on it, get on it! Get down on it
I say people - What? oh What you gonna do?you gotta get on the groove If you want your body to move - tell me baby and how you gonna do when if you really don't wanna dance by standing on the wall! - get your back up off the wall! Tell me
and How you gonna do when if you really don't take a chance by standing on the wall! - Get your back up aff the wall Cause I heard all the people sayin'
Get down on it Get down on it Get down on it Get down on it
When you're dancing Get down on it Get down on it Get down on it Get down on it
What you gonna do? - do you wanna get down? What you gonna do?
Get your back up off the wall! - Dance! Come on! (2 volte)Get down on it, come on it! Get down on it, if you really want it! Get down on it you've got feel it! Get down on it, get down on it! Get down on it, come on it!
Get down on it, Babe babe Get down on it, get on it!
How you gonna do when if you really don't wanna dance by standing on the wall! - Get your back up off tha wall! Tell me babe
and How you gonna do when if you really don't take a chance by standing on the wall! - listen babe
You know it, when you're dancin' yeah you show it, when you move, move, move You know it, when you're dancing yeah you show it, as you move across the floor
Get down on it, come on it! Get down on it, if you really want it! Get down on it you've got to feel it! Get down on it, get down on it! Get down on it, come on it! get down on it, Babe, babe get down on it, Get on it! - Get down on it
And what you gonna do - do you wanna get down What you gonna do
Get your back up off the wall - dance! Come on! (2 times )
Get down on it, come on it! Get down on it, if you really want it! Get down on it you've got to feel it! Get down on it, get down on it! Get down on it, come on it! Get down on it, babe, babe Get down on it, get on it! Get down on it Get down on it, while you're dancing Get down on it (3 times)
You move me babe, when you move
Get down on it (4 times)Get your back up off the wall (Ult. frase 2 times)
Written by Alphonsus Cassell and Everton Weekes Also made famous by Buster Poindexter & his Banshees of Blue, Vybe and Samuel E. Wright
Ole ole - ole ole / Ole ole - ole ole
EE-Yessa Ha-ha Ee-yes girls
Me mind on fire -- Me soul on fire -- Feeling hot hot hot Party people -- All around me feeling hot hot hot What to do - On a night like this Music sweet - I can't resist We need a party song - A fundamental jam
So we go rum-bum-bum-bum Yeah we rum-bum-bum-bum Feeling hot hot hot -- Feeling hot hot hot - oh Lord
(me la la la lum bum bum)
See people rocking -- Hear people chanting -- Feeling hot hot hot Keep up this spirit -- Come on let's do it -- Feeling hot hot hot It's in the air - Celebration time Music sweet - captivate your mind We have this party song - This fundamental jam
So we go rum-bum-bum-bum Yeah we rum-bum-bum-bum Feeling hot hot hot -- Feeling hot hot hot - Oh Lord
Ha-ha
Ole ole - ole ole / Ole ole - ole ole Ole ole - ole ole / Ole ole - ole ole
EE-yes girls
People in the party - hot hot hot People in the party - hot hot hot They come to the party know what they got They come to the party know what they got I'm hot -- You're hot -- He's hot -- She's hot I'm hot -- You're hot -- He's hot -- She's hot (Real hot) -- (Real hot) -- (Real hot) -- (Real hot)H a-ha-ha - Oh Lord
How you feeling? (Hot hot hot) How you feeling? (Hot hot hot) How you feeling? (Hot hot hot) How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)
(Hot hot hot)(Hot hot hot) (Hot hot hot)(Hot hot hot)
Written by Johnny Nash Also made famous by Tom Jones, Hothouse Flowers, Jimmy Cliff and Pauline Black
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun shiny day
I think I can make it now, the pain is gone All of the bad feelings have disappeared Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun shiny day
Look all around, there's nothin' but blue skies Look straight ahead, nothin' but blue skies
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun shiny day
Written by Ian Lewis Often miscredited as "I want to make you sweat" and by UB40
I've been watching you
A lalalala long, a lalalala long long li long long long, c'mon A lalalala long, a lalalala long long li long long long, hey
Standing across the room I saw you smile Said I want to talk to you-oo-oo For a little while But before I make my move My emotions start running wild My tongue gets tied And that's no lie
Looking in your eyes Looking in your big brown eyes Ooh yeah And I've got this to say to you Hey!
Girl I want to make you sweat Sweat till you can't sweat no more And if you cry out I'm gonna push it some, mo-o-ore Girl I want to make you sweat Sweat till you can't sweat no more And if you cry out I'm gonna push it Push it, push it some more
C'mon!
Ooh
So I said to myself "Does she love me or not?"
But the dreads done know That love is his to get With a little bit of this And a little bit of that the lyrics goes on the attack My tongue gets tied And that's no lie
Looking in your eyes Looking in your big brown eyes Ooh girl And I've got this to say to you Hey!
Girl I want to make you sweat Sweat till you can't sweat no more And if you cry out I'm gonna push it some mo-o-ore Girl I want to make you sweat Sweat till you can't sweat no more And if you cry out I'm gonna push it Push it, push it some more
Ooh yeah!
One more time!
Sing it!
Hey!
Woo woo woo woo wee yeah
I'm looking in your big brown eyes Ooh Yeah And I've got this to say to you Hey!
Girl I want to make you sweat Sweat till you can't sweat no more And if you cry out I'm gonna push it some mo-o-ore Girl I want to make you sweat Sweat till you can't sweat no more And if you cry out I'm gonna push it Push it, push it some more
Written by Stevie Wonder Also made famous by The Mantovani Orchestra and Richard Clayderman
No New Year's day to celebrate, No chocolate covered candy hearts To give away, No first of spring, No song to sing, In fact, here's just another Ordinary day.
I just called to say I love you; I just called to say how much I care; I just called to say I love you, And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.
No April rain, No flowers' bloom, No wedding Saturday Within the month of June. But what it is is Something true
Made up of these three words That I must say to you.
No summer's high, no warm july, No harvest moon to light One tender august night, No autumn breeze, No falling leaves, Not even time for birds To fly to southern skies.
No Libra sun, no Halloween, No giving thanks For all the Christmas joy you bring, But what it is, So old, so new, To fill your heart Like no three words could ever do.
Written by Joe Garland and Andy Razaf Also made famous by the Whispers, Artie Shaw and his Orchestra, The Shadows Bette Midler, Enoch Light, Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers, Jerry Lee Lewis Ernie Fields and his Orchestra, Clifton Chenier, BBC Big Band, and the Andrews Sisters
This selection is more well known as an instrumental
Who's the lovin' daddy with the beautiful eyes What a pair o' lips, I'd like to try 'em for size I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me" Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude" He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"
First I held him lightly and we started to dance Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three There's a mess of moonlight, won't-cha share it with me" "Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"
In the mood, that's what he told me In the mood, and when he told me In the mood, my heart was skippin' It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
In the mood for all his kissin' In the mood his crazy lovin' In the mood what I was missin' It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
Written by Ray Dorset Also made famous by Shaggy, Elton John and the Countdown Singers
In the summertime when the weather is high You can stretch right up and touch the sky When the weather's fineYou got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink,
have a draft Go out and see what you can find
If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel Speed along the lane, do a _______________ When the sun goes down, you can make it, make it good and then they buy
We're not ____ people, we're not dirty __________ We love everybody, but we do as we please When the weather's fine, we go fishing or go swimming in the sea We're always happy, __________ yeah that's our philosophy
Sing along with us, de de de-de-dee Da da da-da-da, yeah we're hap-happy Da da da-da-da-da-da da da-da da Da da da-da-da-da-da da da-da da
When the winter's here, yeah it's party time Bring you bottle, ___________ it'll soon be summertime And we'll sing again, __________________ settle down If she's rich, if she's nice, bring your friends and we'll all go into town
Written by Bob Marley Also made famous by Michael Spence
Ooh, yeah! All right! We're jammin': I wanna jam it wid you. We're jammin', jammin', And I hope you like jammin', too.
Ain't no rules, ain't no vow, we can do it anyhow: I'n'I will see you through, 'Cos everyday we pay the price with a little sacrifice, Jammin' till the jam is through.
We're jammin' - To think that jammin' was a thing of the past; We're jammin', And I hope this jam is gonna last.
No bullet can stop us now, we neither beg nor we won't bow; Neither can be bought nor sold. We all defend the right; Jah - Jah children must unite: Your life is worth much more than gold.
We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin') And we're jammin' in the name of the Lord; We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin'), We're jammin' right straight from Yah.
Yeh! Holy Mount Zion; Holy Mount Zion: Jah sitteth in Mount Zion And rules all creation.
Yeah, we're - we're jammin' (wotcha-wa), Wotcha-wa-wa-wa, we're jammin' (wotcha-wa), See, I wanna jam it wid you We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin') I'm jammed: I hope you're jammin', too.
Jam's about my pride and truth I cannot hide To keep you satisfied. True love that now exist is the love I can't resist, So jam by my side.
We're Jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin'), yeah-eah-eah! I wanna jam it wid you. We're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', We're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin'; Hope you like jammin', too. We're jammin', we're jammin' (jammin'), We're jammin', we're jammin' (jammin'). I wanna (I wanna jam it wid you) - I wanna - I wanna jam wid you now. Jammin', jammin' (hope you like jammin' too).Eh-eh! I hope you like jammin', I hope you like jammin', 'Cause (I wanna jam it wid you). I wanna ... wid you. I like - I hope you - I hope you like jammin', too. I wanna jam it; I wanna jam it.
Written by Chuck Berry Also made famous by Johnny Winter, Peter Tosh, Buck Owens, The Sex Pistols, Elvis Presley, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Haley & his Comets, Jim and Jesse, Jerry Lee Lewis, Freddie & the Dreamers and the Beach Boys
Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans, Way back up in the woods among the evergreens, There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode Who never ever learned to read or write so well? But he could play the
guitar
just like a ringin' a bell.
He used to carry his guitar in a gunnysack, Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track. Old engineers would see him sittin' in the shade, Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made. When people passed him by they would stop and say, 'Oh, my but that little country boy could play'
Chorus
His mother told him, 'someday you will be a man, You will be the leader of a big ol' band. Many people comin' from miles around Will hear you play your music when the sun go down. Maybe someday your name'll be in lights, Sayin' 'Johnny B. Goode tonight''
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time
My girl's name is Senora I tell you friends, I adore her And when she dances, oh brother! She's a hurricane in all kinds of weather
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whoa!
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time
You can talk about Cha Cha Tango, Waltz, or de Rumba Senora's dance has no title You jump in the saddle Hold on to de bridle!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Rock your body, child! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Somebody, help me! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whoa!
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time (Whoa) Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line (Yep) Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time
Senora, she's a sensation The reason for aviation And fellas, you got to watch it When she wind up, she bottom, she go like a rocket!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Hoist those skirts a leetle higher! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Up the chim-en-y! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whoa oh oh oh!
[break]
Shake, shake, shake, Senora Shake your body line Work, work, work, Senora Work it all the time Dance, dance, dance, Senora Dance it all the time Work, work, work, Senora Work it all the time
Senora dances Calypso Left to right is de tempo And when she gets the sensation She go up in the air, come down in slow motion
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Somebody, help me! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! (Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whooooa!
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time Work, work, work, Senora!!
Written by Bruce Gaitsch, Patrick Leonard and Madonna
(Spoken:) Como puede ser verdad [or Como puede ese olvidar]
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song A young girl with eyes like the desert It all seems like yesterday, not far away
Chorus:
Tropical the island breeze All of nature wild and free This is where I long to be La isla bonita And when the samba played The sun would set so high Ring through my ears and sting my eyes Your Spanish lullaby
I fell in love with San Pedro Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me Te dijo te amo I prayed that the days would last They went so fast
(chorus)
I want to be where the sun warms the sky When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by Beautiful faces,
no cares in this world Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro It all seems like yesterday, not far away
(chorus twice)
La la la la la la la Te dijo te amo La la la la la la la El dijo que te ama
Written by John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison Also made famous by Jackie Wilson, Amii Stewart, Minnie Riperton, Woody Herman, Al Green, Jose Feliciano and Shirley Bassey
You know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar If I was to say to you Girl, we couldn't get much higher Come on baby, light my fire Come on baby, light my fire Try to set the night on fire
Time to hesitate is through No time to wallow in the mire Try now we can only lose And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby, light my fire Come on baby, light my fire Try to set the night on fire
Aouh, come on! Come on, babe!
Yeah! come on! Come on!
Woaouh! yeah!
It was the greatest night of my life. Although I still had not found a wife I had my friends Right there beside me. We were close together. We tripped the wall, we scaled the graveyard Ancient shapes were all around us. The wet dew felt fresh beside the fog. Two made love in an ancient spot One chased a rabbit into the dark A girl got drunk and balled the dead And I gave empty sermons to my head. Cemetary, cool and quiet Hate to leave your sacred lay Dread the milky coming of the day.
Time to hesitate is through No time to wallow in the mire Try now we can only lose And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby, light my fire Come on baby, light my fire Try to set the night on fire
Know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar If I was to say to you Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby, light my fire Come on baby, light my fire Try to set the night on fire Try to set the night on fire Try to set the night on fire Try to set the night on fire!
Written by Jon Sheldon and Billy Strange Also made famous by The Champs, Duane Eddy and Hank Snow
Every limbo boy and girl All around the limbo world Gonna do the limbo rock All around the limbo clock Jack be limbo, Jack be quick Jack go unda limbo stick All around the limbo clock Hey, let's do the limbo rock
Limbo lower now Limbo lower now How low can you go
First you spread your limbo feet Then you move to limbo beat Limbo ankolimboneee, Bend back like a limbo tree Jack be limbo, Jack be quick Jack go unda limbo stick All around the limbo clock Hey, let's do the limbo rock
[Instrumental break] la la la [etc.]
Get yourself a limbo girl Give that chic a limbo whirl There's a limbo moon above You will fall in limbo love Jack be limbo, Jack be quick Jack go unda limbo stick All around the limbo clock Hey, let's do the limbo rock
Don't move that limbo bar You'll be a limbo star How low can you go
Written by Desmond Child and Robi Rosa Also made famous by Toy Dolls, Latin All Stars, Hit Crew and Countdown Singers
She's into superstitions black cats and voodoo dolls. I feel a premonition that girl's gonna make me fall. She's into new sensations new kicks in the candle light. She's got a new addiction for every day and night.
She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain. She'll make you live her crazy life but she'll take away your pain like a bullet to your brain. Come On!
[CHORUS:] Upside, inside out she's livin la vida loca She'll push and pull you down, livin la vida loca Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color mocha She will wear you out livin la vida loca Come On! Livin la vida loca, Come on! She's livin la vida loca.
Woke up in New York City in a funky cheap hotel She took my heart and she took my money she must've slipped me a sleeping pill She never drinks the water and makes you order French Champagne Once you've had a taste of her you'll never be the same Yeah, she'll make you go insane.
[CHORUS]
She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain. She'll make you live her crazy life but she'll take away your pain like a bullet to your brain. Come On!
Everyone's feeling pretty It's hotter than July Though the world's full of problems They couldn't touch us even if they tried From the park I hear rhythms Marley's hot on the box Tonight there will be a party On the corner at the end of the block
Didn't know you Would be jammin' until the break of dawn I bet nobody ever told you that you would be jammin' until the break of dawn You would be jammin' and jammin' and jammin', jam on
They want us to join their fighting But our answer today Is to let all our worries Like the breeze through our fingers slip away Peace has come to Zimbabwe Third World's right on the one Now's the time for celebration 'Cause we've only just begun
Didn't know that you Would be jammin' until the break of dawn Bet you nobody ever told you that you Would be jammin' until the break of dawn You would be jammin' and jammin' and jammin', jam on Bet you nobody ever told you that you (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Would be jammin' until the break of dawn I know nobody told you that you (We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin') Would be jammin' until the break of dawn We're jammin', jammin', jammin', jam on
You ask me am I happy Well as matter of fact I can say that I'm ecstatic 'Cause we all just made a pact We've agreed to get together Joined as children in Jah When you're
moving
in the positive
Your destination is the brightest star
You didn't know that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
I bet you nobody ever told you that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
Don't you stop the music, oh no,
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
Na, na na...
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
Nobody told you Oh, Oh, Oh, you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
I bet you if someone approached you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
yesterday to tell you that you would be jammin'
you would not believe it because you never thought that you would be jammin'
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
jammin' 'til the break of dawn
Oh, Oh, Oh, You may as well believe what you are feeling
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
because you feel your body jammin'
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
Oh, Oh, you would be jammin' until the break of dawn
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the master blaster jammin')
Written by Van Morrison
Also made famous by Nana Mouskouri
Well, it's a marvelous night for a Moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of October skies
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
To the sound of the breezes that blow
And I'm trying to please to the calling
Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush
And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush
Chorus:
Can I just have one a' more Moondance with you, my love
Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love
Well, I wanna make love to you tonight
I can't wait 'til the morning has come
And I know that the time is just right
And straight into my arms you will run
And when you come my heart will be waiting
To make sure that you're never alone
There and then all my dreams will come true, dear
There and then I will make you my own
And every time I touch you, you just tremble inside
And I know how much you want me that you can't hide
Chorus
Repeat 1st Verse
One more Moondance with you in the moonlight
On a magic night
La, la, la, la in the moonlight
On a magic night
Can't I just have one more dance with you my love
Written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
Also made famous by The Whispers, Percy Sledge, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Otis Redding, Billy Preston, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The Mamas & the Papas
The Jackson 5 and the Hit Crew
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
I've got so much honey the bees envy me.
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Ooooh.
I don't need no money, fortune, or fame.
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
With my girl.
I've even got the month of May
With my girl
If tomorrow is judgement day (sing mommy)
And I'm standin' on the front line
And the lord ask me what I did w/ my life
I will say I spent it with you
If I wake up in ww 3
I see destruction and poverty
And I feel like I want to go home
It's okay if youcommin' with me
Cause your love is my love
And my love is your love
It would take an eternity to break us
And the chains of amistad couln't hold us
If I lose my fame and fortune
And I'm homeless on the street
And I'm sleepin' in grand central station
It's okay if you're sleepin' with me
As the years they pass us by
We stay young through eachother's eyes
And no matter how old we get
It's okay as long as I got you babe
Chorus
If I should die this very day
Don't cry, cause on earth we wasn't meant to stay
And no matter what people day
I'll be waiting for you after jusdement day
Written by Vincent Ford and Bob Marley
Also made famous by Byron Lee, Kingston Reggae Sound Machine, The Fugees
Johnny Clarke, Jonathan Butler, Ken Boothe, Joan Baez and Boney M.
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
Said - said - said: I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown,
Oba - obaserving the 'ypocrites
As they would mingle with the good people we meet.
Good friends we have, oh, good friends we've lost
Along the way.
In this great future, you can't forget your past;
So dry your tears, I seh.
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
'ere, little darlin', don't shed no tears:
No, woman, no cry.
Said - said - said: I remember when-a we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown.
And then georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.
But while I'm gone, I mean:
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
I said, everything's gonna be all right-a!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right, now!
Everything's gonna be all right!
So, woman, no cry;
No - no, woman - woman, no cry.
Woman, little sister, don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.
I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown.
And then georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.
But while I'm gone:
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
Woman, little darlin', say don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.
Eh! (little darlin', don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.
Little sister, don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.)
Written by Kenneth
Gamble
and Leon Huff Also made famous by The O'Jays, Heavy D & the Boys
[Chorus] Now that we've found love what are we gonna do with it? [2X]
[1] Make daddy shoot, make daddy shoot, make daddy shoot, shoot, shoot all over the place Come on baby, when the music's playing I want to see you dance, dance, dance. Come on baby, say when the music's playing I want to see you dance, get up and dance. Ooh yeah, ooh yea. Come on baby let me show what a, what a man can do. I said music, oh ah yeah, say stole into my soul, went on and on.
[Chorus]
Let's give love a try Let love control, control your destiny Owe it to ourselves, yes we do to live happy eternally. Sweet love is what we're searching for And love is what we're looking for Now that I've got it right here in my hand I'm gonna spread it all over the land. Now
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
You've got to forgive and forget Let hate, let hate, be your enemy Give your heart to the Lord And only love will set your spirit free Love is what we've been searching for Sweet love is what we're looking for Now that I've got it right here in my hand I'm gonna spread it all over the land.
One of these nights One of these crazy old nights We're gonna find out Pretty mama What turns on your lights The full moon is calling The fever is high And the wicked wind whispers And moans
You got your demons You got desires Well, I got a few of my own
Oo, someone to be kind to in Between the dark and the light Oo, coming right behind you Swear I'm gonna find you One of these nights
One of these dreams One of these lost and lonely dreams We're gonna find one One that really screams
I've been searching for the daughter Of the devil himself I've been searching for an angel in white I've been waiting for a woman who's a little Of both And I can feel her but she's nowhere In sight
Oo, loneliness will blind you In between the wrong and the right Oo, coming right behind you Swear I'm gonna find you One of these nights
One of these nights In between the dark and the light Coming right behind you Swear I'm gonna find you Get 'ya baby one of these nights One of these nights One of these nights I can feel it I can feel it One of these nights Coming right behind you Swear I'm gonna find you now One of these nights.
Written by Jimmy Webb Also made famous by Ray Conniff, Vic Damone, The Escorts, Isaac Hayes, Dean Martin, Henry Mancini, Roger Miller and Ray Price
By the time I get to Phoenix she'll be rising She'll find the note I left hangin' on her door She'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leavin' 'Cause I've left that girl so many times before
By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be working She'll prob'ly stop at lunch and give me a call But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin' Off the wall that's all
By the time I make Oklahoma she'll be sleepin' She'll turn softly and call my name out loud And she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her Tho' time and time I try to tell her so She just didn't know I would really go.
Written by Carlos Gardel, Alfredo LePara Also made famous by Los Pericos
Spanish: Por una cabeza de un noble potrillo que justo en la raya afloja al llegar y que al regresar parece decir: no olvides, hermano, vos sabes, no hay que jugar... Por una cabeza, metejon de un dia, de aquella coqueta y risueña mujer que al jurar sonriendo, el amor que esta mintiendo quema en una hoguera todo mi querer.
Por una cabeza todas las locuras su boca que besa borra la tristeza, calma la amargura.
Por una cabeza si ella me olvida que importa perderme, mil veces la vida para que vivir...
Cuantos desengaños, por una cabeza, yo jure mil veces no vuelvo a insistir pero si un mirar me hiere al pasar, su boca de fuego, otra vez, quiero besar.
Basta de carreras, se acabo la timba, un final reñido yo no vuelvo a ver, pero si algun pingo llega a ser fija el domingo, yo me juego entero, que le voy a hacer.
English: Losing by a head of a noble horse who slackens just down the stretch and when it comes back it seems to say: don't forget brother, You know, you shouldn't bet. Losing by a head, instant violent love of that flirtatious and cheerful woman who, swearing with a smile a love she's lying about, burns in a blaze all my love.
Losing by a head there was all that madness; her mouth in a kiss wipes out the sadness, it soothes the bitterness.
Losing by a head if she forgets me, no matter to lose my life a thousand times; why live?
Many deceptions, loosing by a head... I swore a thousand times not to insist again but if a look sways me on passing by her lips of fire, I want to kiss once more.
Enough of race tracks, no more gambling, a photo-finish I'm not watching again, but if a pony looks like a sure thing on Sunday, I'll bet everything again, what can I do?
Escucha el ritmo de tu corazon From the coast of Ipanema To the Island of Capri All the way to Guadalupe I will follow you wherever you may be From the moment I first saw you Knew my heart could not be free Had to hold you in my arms There can never be another for me Chorus: All I need is The rhythm divine Lost in the music Your heart will be mine All I need is The look in your eyes Viva la musica Say you'll be mine
When you feel the heat of passion Can you taste on love's sweet wine Join the dance and let it happen Tomorrow skips right out of your mind As the music draws you closer And you're falling down my spine I will catch you In my arms now Where the night can take us no can tell
Chorus Can't have this feeling forever Gonna live this moment together Nothing else matters Just you and the night We're on the wings of desire Another look is taking you higher No one can stop us from having it all
You are my heart......you are my soul
Chorus
Can you feel the rhythm? Can you feel the rhythm? Can you feel the rhythm? Burning thru.....Burning thru
Written by Kingsley Gardner, Diana King and Andy Marvel
I don't want no fly guy I just want a shy guy
Oh lord have mercy mercy mercy Di man dem in a di party party party Di ole a dem sexy sexy sexy Watch dem just a Follow me follow me follow me
Everyweh me go di man dem a rush me Yes a whole eep a pretty boy wah fi love me A me dem love yes a me dem love
True them know me sweet and me sexy Everywhere me go me say me ever ready A me dem love yes a me dem love
But I don't want somebody Who's loving everybody I need a shy guy He's the kinda guy who'll only be mine
Chorus:
Oh lord have mercy mercy mercy Di man dem in a di party party party Di ole a dem sexy sexy sexy Watch dem just a Follow me follow me follow me Have mercy mercy mercy But none a dem no move me move me move me Shy guy a weh me wanty wanty wanty Only him can make me irie irie irie
Roughneck man me no want none a dem Beat up me body lick off me head top Me no want none a dat Me no want none a dat Big things a gwaan fi all di shy man dem Wat you fi me lover, me want you fi me my friend Till the very end till the very end
But I don't want somebody Who's loving everybody I need a shy guy he's the kinda guy Who'll only be mine
(Repeat Chorus)
Have mercy mercy mercy mercy mercy come on
But I don't want somebody Who's loving everybody I need a shy guy He's the kinda guy who'll only be mine
Man, it's a hot one Like seven inches from the midday sun Well, I hear you whisper And the words melt everyone But you stay so cool My Muñequita My Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa You're my reason for reason The step in my groove And if you said.
1- This life ain't good enough I would give my world to lift you up I could change my life to better suit your mood Cause you're so smooth.
2-And it's just like the ocean Under the moon Well, that's the same the emotion That I get from you You got the kind of loving That could be so smooth Give me your heart Make it real Or else forget about it
I'll tell you one thing Well, if you would leave It'd be a crying shame In every breath and every word I hear your name calling me out You hear my rhythm on your radio And you feel the turning of The world so soft and slow It's turning you' round and 'round And if you said (Repeat 1, 2, 2)
Well, go forget about it....
Give me your heart, make it real, or else forget about it
Written by Bert Kaempfert, Charlie Singleton and Eddie Snyder Also made famous by Elvis Presley, Ray Price, Matt M0nro, Al Martino, Tom Jones, Ray Coniff and Don Gibson
Blue Spanish eyes teardrops are falling from your Spanish eyes Please please don't cry, this is just adios and not good-bye Soon I'll return, bringing you all the love your heart can hold Please say "Si Si" say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me
Blue Spanish Eyes, prettiest eyes in all of Mexico Blue Spanish Eyes, please smile for me once more before I go Soon I'll return, bringing you all the love your heart can hold Please say "Si Si" say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me
Uh,uh,uh,… Oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,… Soon I'll return, bringing you all the love your heart can hold Please say "Si Si" say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me Say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me Say you and your Spanish eyes will wait for me
Written by Bobby Buie, James Cobb, Harry Middlebrooks Jr. and Mike Shapiro Also made famous by Atlanta Rhythm Section, New Order, Dusty Springfield and Dennis Yost
In the cool of the evening when ev'rything is gettin' kind of groovy, I call you up and ask you if you want to go and meet and see a movie, First you say no, you've got some plans for the night, And then you stop, and say, "All right." Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you.
You always keep me guessin', I never seem to know what you are thinkin'. And if a fella looks at you, it's for sure your little eye will be a-winkin'. I get confused, 'cause I don't know where I stand, And then you smile, and hold my hand. Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you. Spooky!
If you decide someday to stop this little game that you are playin', I'm gonna tell you all what my heart's been a-dyin' to be sayin'. Just like a ghost, you've been a-hauntin' my dreams, So I'll propose... on Halloween. Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you.
Spooky, Spooky, Spooky, Oh-whoa, all right, I said Spooky!
Written by Norman Gimbel, Pablo Beltran Ruiz Also made famous by Bobby Rydell, Julie London and Rosemary Clooney
When marimba rhythmcs start to play Dance with me, make me sway Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore Hold me close, sway me more
Like a flower bending in the breeze Bend with me, sway with ease When we dance you have a way with me stay with me, sway with me
Other dancers may be on the floor Dear but my eyes will see only you Only you have a magic technique When we sway I go weak
I can hear the sounds of violins Long before it begins Make me thrill as only you know how Sway me smooth, sway me now
Other dancers may be on the floor Dear, but my eyes will see only you Only you have the magic technique When we sway I go weak
I can hear the sounds of violins Long before it begins Make me thrill as only you know how Sway me smooth, sway me now You know how Sway me smooth, sway me now.
Written by Magne 'Mags' Furuholmen/Morten Harket/Waaktaar-Gamst, P. Also made famous by Reel Big Fish
We're talking away I don't know what I'm to say I'll say it anyway Today's another day to find you Shying away I'll be coming for your love, OK?
Take on me, take me on I'll be gone In a day or two
So needless to say I'm odds and ends But that's me stumbling away Slowly learning that life is OK. Say after me It's no better to be safe than sorry
Take on me, take me on I'll be gone In a day or two
Oh the things that you say Is it life or Just a play my worries away You're all the things I've got to remember You're shying away I'll be coming for you anyway
Take on me, take me on I'll be gone In a day or two
Written by Cos Canadler Also make famous by Bucks Fizz
When you close your eyes And go to sleep And it's down to the sound Of a heartbeat I can hear the things That you're dreamin' about When you open up your heart And the truth comes out
You tell me that you want me You tell me that you need me You tell me that you love me And I know that I'm right 'Cause I hear it in the night
I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep
When I hold you in my arms at night Don't you know you're sleeping in the spotlight And all your dreams that you keep inside You're telling me the secrets That you just can't hide
You tell me that you want me You tell me that you need me You tell me that you love me And I know that I'm right 'Cause I hear it in the night
I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep
When you close your eyes And you fall asleep Everything about you is a mystery
You tell me that you want me You tell me that you need me You tell me that you love me And I know that I'm right 'Cause I hear it in the night
I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep I hear the secrets that you keep When you're talking in your sleep
Written by Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel and Antonio Carlos Jobim Also made famous by Louis Armstrong, Charlie Byrd, Chad & Jeremy, Nat King Cole, Vic Damone, Percy Faith, Ella Fitzgerald, Astrud Gilberto, Joao Gilberto, Al Hirt, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ithamara Koorax, Sergio Mendes, Lou Rawls, Archie Shepp, Zoot Sims, Frank Sinatra, Walter Wanderly and Roger Williams amongst others.
First the original Portuguese lyrics translated into English line by line
Olha que coisa mais linda, Look at this thing, most lovely mais cheia de graça most graceful É ela menina It's her, the girl que vem que passa that comes, that passes Num doce balanço with a sweet swinging caminho do mar walking to the sea
Moça do corpo dourado Girl of the golden body do sol de Ipanema from the sun of Ipanema O seu balançado Your swaying é mais que um poema is more than a poem É a coisa mais linda It's a thing more beautiful que eu já vi passar than I have ever seen pass by
Ah, porque estou tão sozinho Ah, why am I so alone Ah, porque tudo e tão triste Ah, why is everthing so sad Ah, a beleza que existe The beauty that exists A beleza que não é só minha The beauty that is not mine alone que também passa sozinha that also passes by on its own
Ah, se ela soubesse Ah, if she only knew que quando ela passa that when she passes O mundo sorrindo the world smiles se enche de graça fills itself with grace E fica mais lindo and remains more beautiful por causa do amor because of love
Then the song rewritten in English Tall and tan and young and lovely the girl from Ipanema goes walking and when she passes each one she passes goes ahhh
When she walks she's like a samba that swings so cool and sways so gently that when she passes each one she passes goes ahhh
Oh, but he watches so sadly How can he tell her he loves her Yes, he would give his heart gladly but each day when she walks to the sea she looks straight ahead not at he
Tall and tan and young and lovely the girl from Ipanema goes walking and when she passes he smiles but she doesn't see she just doesn't see
Oh, I would take the stars out of the sky for you stop the rain from falling if you ask me to I'd do anything for you, your wish is my command I could move a mountain when your hand is in my hand
Oh, words can not express how much you mean to me there must be some other way to make you see If it takes my heart and soul, you know I'll pay the price Everything that I possess I'd gladly sacrifice
Oh, you to me are everything the sweetest song that I can sing oh baby, oh baby To you I guess I'm just a clown who picks you up each time you're down oh baby, oh baby You give me just a taste of love to build my hopes upon You know you've got the power boy to keep me holding on Oh, now you've got the best of me come on and take the rest of me, oh baby, yeah, oh
Oh, when you're close to me we seem so far apart Maybe given time you'll have a change of heart If it takes forever boy then I'm prepared to wait The day you give your love to me won't be a day too late
Oh, you to me are everything the sweetest song that I can sing oh baby, oh baby To you I guess I'm just a clown who picks you up each time you're down oh baby, oh baby You give me just a taste of love to build my hopes upon You know you've got the power boy to keep me holding on Oh, now you've got the best of me come on and take the rest of me, oh baby, yeah
Oh, you to me are everything the sweetest song that I can sing oh baby, oh baby To you I guess I'm just a clown, I'm just a clown who picks you up each time you're down oh baby, oh baby
Oh, you to me are everything the sweetest song that I can sing oh baby, oh baby, baby To you I guess I'm just a clown who picks you up each time you're down oh baby, baby, oh baby, oh yeah
You to me are everything the sweetest song that I can sing oh baby, yeah, oh baby, baby To you I guess I'm just a clown who picks you up each time you're down oh baby, you know it, oh baby, baby
You to me are everything the sweetest song that I can sing oh baby, oh baby To you I guess I'm just a clown who picks you up each time you're down oh baby, oh baby
Written by Rene Elizondo, James Harris, Janet Jackson and Terry Lewis
There are times When I look above And beyond There are times when I feel your love Around me baby I'll never forget my baby (I'll never forget you)
There are times when I look above and beyond There are times when I feel your love around me baby I'll never forget my baby
When I feel that I don't belong Draw my strength From the words when you said Hey it's about you baby Look deeper inside you baby
Bridge Dream about us together again What I want us together again baby I know we'll be together again cuz
Chorus: Everywhere I go Every smile I see I know you are there Smilin back at me Dancin in moonlight I know you are free Cuz I can see your star Shinin down on me
(together again, ooh) Good times we'll share again (together again, ooh) Makes me wanna dance (together again, ooh) Say it loud and proud (together again, ooh) All my love's for you
Always been a true angel to me Now above I can't wait for you to wrap your wings around me baby Oooh wrap them around me baby
Sometimes hear you whisperin' No more pain No worries will you ever see now baby I'm so happy for my baby
Bridge
Chorus
(together again, ooh) Good times we'll share again (together again, ooh) Ooh it makes me wanna dance (together again, ooh) Say it loud and proud (together again, ooh) All my love's for you
There are times when I look above and beyond There are times when I feel you smile upon me baby I'll never forget my baby
What I'd give just to hold you close As on earth In heaven we will be together baby Together again my baby
Synopsis A tourist gal in Trinidad for Carnival asks “Tell me, Kitchy, how is it done?” and then cuts loose to the sound of the steel drums. The rhythm is both lively and sinuous, as in the best of the classic calypsos.
Written by Arthur Resnick and Kenny Young Also made famous by The Jackson 5, Bette Midler, The Rolling Stones and John Mellenkamp
Oh the sun beats down and melts the tar up on the roof And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fire-proof Under the boardwalk down by the sea On a blanket with my baby ... is where I'll be
From a park you hear the happy sounds from a carousel You can almost taste the hotdogs and french fries they sell Under the boardwalk down by the sea On a blanket with my baby ... is where I'll be
Under the boardwalk out of the sun Under the boardwalk we'll be having some fun Under the boardwalk people walking above Under the boardwalk we'll be falling in love Under the board-walk board-walk
Under the boardwalk down by the sea On a blanket with my baby ... is where I'll be
Under the boardwalk out of the sun Under the boardwalk we'll be having some fun Under the boardwalk people walking above Under the boardwalk we'll be falling in love
Written by Gary Brooker Also made famous by Sarah Brightman
We skipped the light fandango turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick but the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink the waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later as the miller told his tale that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, 'There is no reason and the truth is plain to see. But I wandered through my playing cards and would not let her be one of sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast and although my eyes were open they might have just as well've been closed
She said, 'I'm home on shore leave, though in truth we were at sea so I took her by the looking glass and forced her to agree saying, 'You must be the mermaid who took Neptune for a ride. But she smiled at me so sadly that my anger straightway died
If music be the food of love then laughter is its queen and likewise if behind is in front then dirt in truth is clean My mouth by then like cardboard seemed to slip straight through my head So we crash-dived straightway quickly and attacked the ocean bed
Yellow moon, yellow moon, why you keep peeping in my window? Do you know something I don't know? Did you see my baby walking down the railroad tracks? You can tell me if the girls ever coming back. Is she hid out with another or is she trying to get back home? Is she wrapped up in some other's arms? Or is the girl somewhere all alone? Can you see if she is missing me, or is she having a real good time? Has she forgotten all about, or is the girl still mine all mine? Chorus: With your eye so big a shiney You can see the whole damn land Yellow moon can you tell me If the girl's with another man? Refrain: Oh yellow moon, have you seen that creole woman You can tell me, Now ain't you a friend of mine. Chorus
The first, the last, my everything And the answer to all my dreams You're my sun, my moon, my guiding star My kind of wonderful, that's what you are I know there's only, only one like you There's no way they could have made two You're all I'm living for Your love I'll keep for evermore You're the first, your the last, my everything
And with you I've found so many things A love so new only you could bring Can't you see it's you You make me feel this way You're like a fresh morning dew on a brand new day I see so many ways that I Can love you till the day I die You're my reality, yet I'm lost in a-a-a a dream You're the first, the last, my everything
[Musical Interlude]
I know there's only, only one like you There's no way they could have made two Girl you're my reality But I'm lost in a-a-a a dream You're the first, you're the last, my everything
(When I first saw you, I saw love. And the first time you touched me, I felt love. And after all this time, you're still the one I love.)
Looks like we made it Look how far we've come my baby We mighta took the long way We knew we'd get there someday
Bridge: They said, "I bet they'll never make it" But just look at us holding on We're still together still going strong
Chorus: (You're still the one) You're still the one I run to The one that I belong to You're still the one I want for life (You're still the one) You're still the one that I love The only one I dream of You're still the one I kiss good night
Ain't nothin' better We beat the odds together I'm glad we didn't listen Look at what we would be missin'
(Bridge)
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
I'm so glad we made it Look how far we've come my baby
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