”One Night in Bangkok” Melodie de: Murray Head Bangkok, Oriental City But the city don’t know what the city is getting The creme de la creme of the chess world In a show with everything but Yul Brenner Time flies, doesn’t seem a minute Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boards in it All changed, don’t you know that when you Play at this level there’s no ordinary venue It’s Iceland, or the Philippines, or Hastings Or, or this place One night in Bangkok and the world’s your oyster The bars are temples but their pearls ain’t free You’ll find a god in every golden cloister And if you’re lucky, then the god’s a she I can feel an angel sliding up to me One town’s very like another When your head’s down over your pieces, brother (It’s a drag, it’s a bore, it’s really such a pity To […]
Bomfunk MC’s – ”Freestyler”
”Freestyler” Melodie de: Bomfunk MC’s Freestyler, rock the microphone Straight from the top of my dome Freestyler, rock the microphone Carry on with the freestyler I got to throw on and go on You know I got to flow on, selectors on ya, radio play us Cause we’re friendly for ozone, but that’s not all so hold on Tight as I rock the mic right, oh, excuse me, pardon As I synchronize with the analysed upcoming vibes The session, let there be a lesson, question You carry protection or will your heart go on Like Celine Dion, Karma Chameleon Yeah, straight from the top of my dome As I rock-rock, rock-rock, rock the microphone Yeah, straight from the top of my dome As I rock-rock, rock-rock, rock the microphone Yeah, straight from the top of my dome As I rock-rock, rock-rock, rock the microphone Yeah, straight from the top of […]
Kim Wilde – ”Cambodia”
”Cambodia” Melodie de: Kim Wilde Well he was Thailand based She was an airforce wife He used to fly weekends It was the easy life But then it turned around And he began to change She didn’t wonder then She didn’t think it strange But then he got a call He had to leave that night He couldn’t say too much But it would be alright He didn’t need to pack They’d meet the next night He had a job to do Flying to Cambodia And as the nights passed by She tried to trace the past The way he used to look The way he used to laugh I guess she’ll never know What got inside his soul She couldn’t make it out Just couldn’t take it all He had the saddest eyes The girl had ever seen He used to cry some nights As though he lived a […]
Rachid Taha – ”Ya rayah”
يا الرايح وين مسافر تروح تعيا وتولي شحال ندموا العباد الغافلين قبلك وقبلي يا الرايح وين مسافر تروح تعيا وتولي شحال ندموا العباد الغافلين قبلك وقبلي شـحال شفت البــلدان العامرين والبــر الخالـي شـحال ضيعت وقات وشحال تزيد مازال تخلي يا الغايب في بلاد الناس شحـال تعيـا ما تجـري بـيـك وعد القـدرة ولا الزمـان و انت ما تـدري يا الرايح وين مسافر تروح تعيا وتولي شحال ندموا العباد الغافلين قبلك وقبلي يا الرايح وين مسافر تروح تعيا وتولي شحال ندموا العباد الغافلين قبلك وقبلي علاش قلبك حـزين وعـلاش هكـذا كي الزّوالي مــا تــدوم الشّــدة و إيلا بـطيت أعلـم واكتـبلـي مــا يــدوموا لـيام ولا يـدوم صـغرك وصـغري يـا حــليلو مسكين الي خاب سعـدو كـي زهري يا الرايح وين مسافر تروح تعيا وتولي شحال ندموا العباد الغافلين قبلك وقبلي يا الرايح وين مسافر تروح تعيا وتولي شحال ندموا العباد الغافلين قبلك وقبلي يــا مسافر نـعطيك وصــايـتي ادّيهـا عالبكري شــوف ما يصلح بيك قبــل […]
Sting – ”Desert rose”
[Cheb Mami introduction (Algerian Arabic):] Ya lili ah ya leel Hadaee mada tawila Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti Wa ana nahos ana wahala ghzalti [English: „Oh night oh night It has been a long time And I am looking for myself and my loved one And I am looking for myself and my loved one And I am looking for myself and my loved one”] I dream of rain I dream of gardens in the desert sand I wake in vain I dream of love as time runs through my hand I dream of fire Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire And in the flames Her shadows play in the shape of a man’s desire This desert rose Each of her veils, a secret promise This desert flower No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this And […]
M.C. Hammer – ”U Can’t Touch This”
”U Can’t Touch This” Melodie de: MC Hammer You can’t touch this You can’t touch this You can’t touch this You can’t touch this My, my, my, my (You can’t touch this) Music hits me so hard Makes me say „Oh, my Lord Thank you for blessing me With a mind to rhyme and two hyped feet” It feels good when you know you’re down A super dope homeboy from the Oaktown And I’m known as such And this is a beat, uh, you can’t touch I told you, homeboy You can’t touch this Yeah, that’s how we livin’, and ya know You can’t touch this Look in my eyes, man You can’t touch this Yo, let me bust the funky Iyrics You can’t touch this Fresh new kicks and pants You got it like that Now you know you wanna dance So, move outta your seat And get a […]
Zucchero & Paul Young – ”Senza una donna (Without a woman)”
”Senza una Donna (Without a Woman)” Melodie de: Paul Young, Zucchero I change the world, I change the world, ooh, ooh I change the world, I want to change the world, ooh, ooh-ooh This ain’t the way I spend my mornings, baby Come stai? You’ve been with him Now you’ve come back, my lady What’s he like? I just sit and watch the ocean By myself, even doing my own cookin’ You can laugh, you’re forgiven, but I’m no longer frightened to be livin’ Senza una donna No more pain and no sorrow Senza una donna I’ll make it through tomorrow Senza una donna Givin’ me torture and bliss Without a woman Better like this (yeah) There is no way That you can buy me, baby Don’t make fun You gotta dig a little deeper, lady (In the heart?) Yeah, if you have one Here’s my heart, feel the power […]
Foreigner – ”Cold as ice”
”Cold as ice” Melodie de: Foreigner You’re as cold as ice You’re willing to sacrifice our love You never take advice Someday you’ll pay the price, I know I’ve seen it before, it happens all the time You’re closing the door, you leave the world behind You’re digging for gold, you’re throwing away A fortune in feelings, but someday you’ll pay You’re as cold as ice You’re willing to sacrifice our love You want paradise But someday you’ll pay the price, I know I’ve seen it before, it happens all the time You’re closing the door, you leave the world behind You’re digging for gold, you’re throwing away A fortune in feelings, but someday you’ll pay (Cold as ice) You know that you are (Cold as ice) As cold as ice to me (Cold as ice) (You’re as cold as ice) (You’re as cold as ice) You’re as cold as […]
Jet – ”Are you gonna be my girl”
”Are You Gonna Be My Girl” Melodie de: Jet Go So one, two, three, take my hand and come with me Because you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine I say you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine Oh, four, five, six, c’mon and get your kicks Now you don’t need the money When you look like that do you honey Big black boots Long brown hair She’s so sweet with her Get back stare Well I could see You home with me But you were with another man, yeah I know we ain’t got much to say Before I let you get away, yeah I said, are you gonna be my girl Well it’s one, two, three, take my hand and come with me Because you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine I say you look so […]
N.O.P. – ”Cold as ice”
”Cold As Ice” Melodie de: M.O.P. „Colllld. asss. iiiiice; you know that you are Colllld. asss. iiiiice; you’re cold as ice to me! Colllld. asss. iiiiice.” Yeah, hahahahaha, OHHHHH SHIT! („You’re as cold as ice”) YEAH!! („You’re willing to sacrifice”) Word the fuck UP! („You’re as cold as ice”) You’re ICE! („You’re willing to sacrifice”) First Family („You’re as cold as ice”, „You’re willing to sacrifice”) („You’re as cold as ice”, „You’re willing to sacrifice”) I’d like to welcome motherfuckers to the back of the mind of Bill See I’m for real When deliverin these M.O.P. tactics, I’ll bury you bastards I custom make caskets The B.G. (told ya nigga) the Y.G. (soldier nigga) Even the O.G. (cobra nigga) told ya nigga I may come, with my gun in my hand to make sure you motherfuckers understand Pardon me! How the fuck you gon’ start with me? I’m a heavyweight […]
Devo – ”(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
”(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” Melodie de: Devo I can’t get no satisfaction I can’t get me no satisfaction And I try, and I try, and I try t-t-try, try I can’t get no, I can’t get me no When I’m riding in my car And a man comes on the radio He’s tellin’ me more and more About some useless information Supposed to fire my imagination I can’t get no, no, no, no Hey, hey, hey, that’s what I say I can’t get no satisfaction I can’t get me no girly action And I try and I try and I try t-t-try, try I can’t get no, I can’t get me no When I’m watchin’ my TV And a man comes on to tell me How white my shirts could me But he can’t be a man ‘cause he does not smoke The same cigarettes as me I can’t […]
Matthew Sweet – ”Sick of myself”
”Sick of Myself” Melodie de: Matthew Sweet „You don’t know how you move me Deconstruct me And consume me I’m all used up I’m out of luck I am starstuck By something in your eyes That is keeping my hope alive But I’m sick of myself when I look at you Something is beautiful and true In a world that’s ugly and a lie It’s hard to even want to try And I’m beginning to think Baby you don’t know I’ll take or leave The room to breathe The choice to leave you I’ll throw away A chance at greatness Just to make this Dream come into play I don’t know if I’ll find a way ‘Cause I’m sick of myself when i look at you Something is beautiful and true In a world that’s ugly and a lie It’s hard to even want to try And I’m beginning to […]
Paradisio featt Maria Garcia & Dj Patrick Samoy – ”Bailando”
”Bailando” Melodie de: Paradisio Sí señor, efectos especiales, yeah, yeah, yeah Sí señor, una tentación, yeah, yeah, yeah Tú y yo a la fiesta Tú y yo-oh-oh-oh Toda la noche Tú y yo a la fiesta Tú y yo-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh Bailando, bailando, amigos adiós, adiós, el silencio loco Bailando, bailando, amigos adiós, adiós, el silencio loco Sí, señor, corona de cristales, yeah, yeah, yeah Sí, señor, una emoción, yeah, yeah, yeah Tú y yo a la fiesta Tú y yo-oh-oh-oh Toda la noche Tú y yo a la fiesta Tú y yo-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh Bailando, bailando, amigos adiós, adiós, el silencio loco Bailando, bailando, amigos adiós, adiós, el silencio loco Bailando, bailando, amigos adiós, adiós, el silencio loco Bailando, bailando, amigos adiós, adiós, el silencio loco La luna estaba llena, soñé de un palacio Un paraíso que se llama Paradisio Tú y yo a la fiesta Tú y yo-oh-oh-oh Toda la […]
Nightwish – ”Nemo”
”Nemo” Melodie de: Nightwish [Verse 1] This is me for forever One of the lost ones The one without a name Without an honest heart as compass This is me for forever One without a name These lines, the last endeavor To find the missing lifeline [Chorus] Oh, how I wish For soothing rain All I wish is to dream again My loving heart Lost in the dark For hope, I’d give my everything [Verse 2] My flower, withered between The pages two and three The once and forever bloom gone with my sins Walk the dark path Sleep with angels Call the past for help Touch me with your love And reveal to me my true name [Chorus] Oh, how I wish For soothing rain All I wish is to dream again My loving heart Lost in the dark For hope, I’d give my everything Oh, how I wish […]
Nicu Alifantis – ”Rrrrock”
”Rrrrock” Melodie de: Nicu Alifantis, George Țârnea Litera care ne-arată Cât rotund încape-n roată Şi afirmă – prin rostire – Rostul de rostogolire, E un P proptit sub burtă, Să nu cadă peste turtă Şi să ducă mai departe Alfabetul scris în carte, Oferind consideraţii Pentru ranguri, pentru raţii, Pentru reguli, pentru rituri – Mai ales prin răsărituri. Risc, rubin, regim, rulotă, Rid, rugină, redingotă, Ritm, rocadă, rufe, rundă, Ring, regret, raia, rotundă, Rai, rahat, raport, reptile, Raft, refuz, romani, rotile, Ruguri, reguli, roluri, rar, Rampă, raită, risc, rotar. Cine râde şi-o ignoră, Cade-n gol, din oră-n oră, Şi rămâne de căruţă Descântând vreo mămăruţă, Care nu mai vrea să zboare, Într-o doară, către soare. Iată dar, cum ni se leagă Doar prin R o vorbă-ntreagă Şi în gând ni se imprimă, Riguros, prin ritm şi rimă. Risc, rubin, regim, rulotă, Rid, rugină, redingotă, Ritm, rocadă, rufe, rundă, Ring, regret, […]
Godley & Creme – ”An Englishman in New York”
”An Englishman In New York” Melodie de: Godley & Creme Demented New York athletes staggering round the block Deforned Chicanos pour in, Chicago’s rolling stock Digital bathrooms drilling for furs Surgical stockings marked his and hers Guggenheim attitudes back to back With Jewish Baroque No way street No way street Happy to see you, have a nice day! Defecting Russian dancers dance into Hockney prints Exclusive to Bloomingdales, gift-wrapped in red From the land of blue rinse They boggle at menus in Olde English verse „Ode to a burger” by Keats at his worst The hissing of omelets the breaking of legs Don’t shoot till you see the whites of their eggs The pink fillet mignon looks black on the negs Strange apparatus You’ve never seen Strange apparatus, even stranger theme Street alligators Big Anglophile Will navigate us through a change of style I came, I saw, what manner of […]
Guess Who – ”Manifest”
”Manifest” Melodie de: Guess Who Și par Și par atât de sigur, da’ nu știu încotro mă duc Instinctu’ meu e cel mai ieftin truc Trec drept prin viață și sunt mândru de trecut Și dacă e să pierd totu-o iau de la capăt, lupt! Da’ tu-mi zici mie teorii, de parcă tu le scrii De parcă io n-aș ști că ne prostești ca pe copii Știi că dacă te complici prea mult pierzi timpu’ Timpu-nseamnă bani, ține-o simplu Că nu ne mai pasă Oricum ne-ai luat tot ce-am avut pe masă Halal caracter dacă ne ceri din casă Te uiți de sus și râzi, o arzi incognito Sunteți toți o apă și-un pământ, trași la indigo Și lumea nu mai vrea să stea Toți vor să plece undeva, departe Da’ știu că vorba bună-n general câștigă Dacă muzica instigă Vreau s-aud un stadion cum strigă: Ooo! Am învățat că […]
Han Drabur – ”Moonriser”
”Moonriser” Melodie de: Han Drabur Well, the moon is rising And the sun is getting low Well, the moon is rising Here the sun is getting low, I can’t find my man Oh now wonder where did he go. You can’t talk about my baby It ain’t just what you please But I just want you to know Yeah it’s alright with me Cause he’s my babe No I don’t care what you say Yeah he’ll be my babe Oh till my dying days here’s now my baby When I lay down on my bed When the things are complicated Do you remember what you said I love you, I love you It ain’t just what you please I can’t find my man Now I wonder where did he go You can’t talk about my baby It ain’t just what you please But I just want you to know That […]
Faithless – ”Hope & Glory”
”Hope & Glory” Melodie de: Faithless When I arrive eyes wide fired up Tried not to slide and let the side down, Now the Planes on the ground. I’ll find a good profession, it’s 1957 I’ve come to the mother land to make a home to put my bed in This weather does my head in some people are less than kind… I wish Mamma was here so I could unwind… But I’m supposed to be the good news, so I lace up these hard black shoes And look more work, the streets whenever paved with gold they simply make my feet hurt… they just make my feet hurt… Just a little money in my pocket and a little bit left for those I love To have enough food on my table and a little bit more for those who call In this land of hope and glory You’d think […]
Fiction Factory – ”(Feels Like) Heaven”
”(Feels Like) Heaven” Melodie de: Fiction Factory [Verse 1] Heaven is closer now today The sound is in my ears I can’t believe the things you say They echo what I fear Twisting the bones until they snap I scream but no one knows You say I’m familiar, cold to touch And then you turn and go [Chorus] Feels like Heaven Feels like Heaven [Verse 2] See how we planned for saddened eyes And tears to pave the way I fought the fever as I knew My hair returned to gray Study your face and fade the frame Too close for comfort now We can recall the harmony That lingered but turned sour [Chorus] Feels like Heaven Feels like Heaven [Bridge] You wanted all I had to give See me, I feel See me, I live Oh-oooh! [Outro] Feels like Heaven Heaven is closer Heaven is closer Feels like Heaven […]