De reus van Rotterdam

(1971)–C.B. Vaandrager– rechtenstatus

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149 (Hitwezen) Ik vind de Amerikaanse verzie veel beter dan de Nederlandse verzie. Sexman-peket-lieriks:

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a Where's the action? Here's what you want... hebbie nou je zin? Attraction? Her's action and more... attraction! Action in atraction... Take it? Or leave it? Attraction?
b I lied (by omitting): I saw her again. She gave me her overall-smile... I was speedsless. I cant stop thinking of you... I dwell... restless... in town... I'm looking for you. Everyday... everywhere... everley brother... every bird-dog... Next time (alone/not alone) I stop you. Next one? The one? When will I see you (again)? Today? Tomorrow? Anti-nona? You're the blonde? (she is blonde) futune-teller pointed out? Where are you? You understand? Adress? Telephone-number? Keep chasing... Comes...
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Shoot... Rite! Quite right! Beste Snoyola, ik mis mijn ‘stream’ (STRIEM)-tex... heb jij nog un ex of doorslag? Wil je me die dan sturen? Van welke texte kun je me nu melodieën (blad-muziek?) bezorgen? In ieder geval, dacht ik... van ‘Sexman’, ‘Hi-life’, ‘Diogenes’ en... ‘Stream’? Ik wil er nou toch wel werk (lang werk) van maken... uiteraard ook in jouw belang. Licht me even bij. Groeten aan je vrouw. (Hoe) loopt de nieuwe formatie? Beste B.B., helaas, kon je niet te pakken krijgen tijdens massale Flight. Je hebtut gehoord, neem ik an: ‘De reus van Rotterdam’ en ‘Sexman’. Wat krijgen we voor optreden? Groeten van... Gaarne volwassen honorarium (2 × ƒ100 ?) per spoedsjek. Dear mr Dahl, remember our meeting at Hoopman's? I was with Oxblood... you gave me your ‘Song from the heart’. Please have a look at the 2 songs I send hereby. Are you interested to make music to match? We're busy rehearsing so we can produce as soon as possible a ‘Sexman’-LP. We'd be glad to hear from you. Sincerely yours truly (doorge ixt) Beste B.B. Hoor van kollegaas die optraden op Flight dat intussen honorarium is overgemaakt. Ik echter zag nog naks. Hoe zit dat?
c I fall soft... feel nice... this is my climate... vibrant condition... This is spacy... This is hi-life... This is my life...?
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I see (you) (your) sound. ...you're round. ...you found Same speed? Control? Output? Nature's perfume... Nature's system... Shortime? Forget it... Give... break... single blessedness...
d Diogenes... you know? Greek wise guy... happened years ago... Diogenes... jacked off in the middle of the market-place. To show his independence... Diogenes May be not your cup of T? I dig Diogenes...* Gulp gaat ope... Ga strope... Laatut lope... Ben geen slome... Ben geen vrome... Latut kome... Laatut strome...
e Wanna see you... Wanna hear you... Wanna feel you... Wanna talk! Phone... Wanna reach you... Rite! Scarcely had time umeinanderkennezulernen.
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Wait... For four trains... You promised... ...cold. When? Stayawaylong... Want you to leave with unforgettable impression...
f Reach out... like Siphilis (Sisiphus) for grapes... ...thinks: fruits mine... escapes... Here you are!
g T-boy (slow) Love... fighting... no pillo... before kissing... being friends... Stab back... no toy... Dangerous... furious... violent... Fast-eyeink... diff.beauty... flash... dress... Respecter... scolding fishwife Ashamed... right... can make it... deserves blue jeans... lives... wonder! Can't forget... never! never! never! Ging der un paar keer bijna onderdoor... gooi geen ouwe schoene weg... voor nieuwe... pik vander... wadik van niemand pik... Hard time... I know... This time... new time... You no? Concentrate... target-pratice... Name means... don be set... age
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not impotant New brand... appearences against... Slow... buy... slow... T-boy... Ksweerutje...!
h Ollady... ollady... Look at me... Don overlook... stretch out... Don ignore...! No stranger...! Change... Something to hide? You can hold your tongue? See much... Your taste? Impressed? Lost control? Who? Whats wisdom? Youre free... Never mind... enter mind... right before you... my eyes are Here... (zanger wijst) See what I mean? Enter eyes... lets see... Ollady... ollady... olloom... Come&go&come&go... dare try te keep me in your o (circle) Use flame... ollady... ollady... I'm Yours... Progress... why stop? You... like it? See... build up... Wier free... ollady... ollady... stay...
i Gimmy red light... common bb...!
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Big spender? Where are you? Speak... easy... I'm yours... I'm here... out in streets... Your invention... intention... intervention... ventilation... See... (ksie ut duidelijk zitte...) Use brains... Don Dream... Grab o (ring) Green? Big time? Spender? Doors open... arms open... thanks... thanks... Sing from abundance... Cows hear... & give more milk (isju bij dood?) Harvest time... harnass-time... Plenty... plenty... (vollop... volluk!) bread... Helfie... welfie... secret? Blut... trans- piraat- zee... tears... Self-supporting?... Wassaldur straks op tafel staan? Hallo Cor, heb gehoord dat je voor de volgende speelgids stuk over ‘Sexman’ gaat schrijven. Zou het erg fijn vinden, als je enkele van de 18 zw/w. fotoos die ik gemaakt heb, erbij zou willen laten plaatsen (met naamvermelding uiteraard). Liefst de serie van 3 met de beha. Bedankt voor de moeite! Gegroet! Peter (Mathieu Martens/Rotterdam) Ik ben voor 1 à 2 maanden naar italië. Als de Nieuwe Stijl ondertussen uitkomt, bewaar dan een paar exemplaren voor me.
j No works... necessary?... Yes... necessary... Smile... Thanks... for speed... Thanks... for inspiration...
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Thanks... for energy... Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks Works... Work... Genius... can work... Lady-assistent... (Vrouwekoortje herhaalt)
k I'll... never do it again... Thought whole sing over... was wrong... understand... I'll... try... I'll... do... lissen... Cant sleep... please... come back... didn't mean... I want you... only you... you... have to understand... She wants me... only me? She can say... so much...! Sis blutgeil! Ill... I'll... I'll... Here... hebby ze key...
l Troubles... why did she leave? Can miss you... better than I can... Saw you in town twogezzer... ksag jullie wel hoor...! If I see her alone... just tell her... Take bag... Never come back... Out!
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Out! (Motje wel de deur ope doen... zus...) No satisfaction? Bed protection? (lame nie lache...!) Hurt me... maar dan wel with whole truth... No lies... slander... scolding... scoffing Fish-wife... human be-in... whichcraft... dragondir... ty Leave me alone... stay where you are... disgusty miss gusty...
m Smameless kids&cats... sexy miss Nona... ‘Sleepless Nights’ crawl in curls... clinch in chest... eat ears... Kids in lap... cats on shoulders: your friend... Hello kids! Hello cats! Your playmate... Think of o (Nussing) My stoys... your toys... Your toys... my toys... afgesproke...?
n Pray... for Clay... and Doris Day... Matter of condition... No mission... better: condition... where will you Hit? Pray... for opponent... not Innocent... ready for Action? Stay&win: same figure...

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o Al's Midnite-bluesGa naar voetnoot* Midnite... tomorrow on its way... tomorrow... with all its sorrow is still so far away... empty&blue mid-nite... I should have been fast asleep hours ago... been crying baby... crying cause I miss you so... Mid-nite... & I'm singing low-down blues... Hoping to win in this game of love... But o so afraid I might loose... Mid-nite... while the world's in a slumber... Worry about you and wonder... If this love of ours is here to stay... praying that you'll never leave me... hoping you will never... stroy... (moeilijk leesbaar) Yes... in these wee hours... when I'm all alone... I miss you most of all... little mamma... so come back to your daddies embrace... where you belong! Call call you Monday... with love... your Daddy!
p Bye stones... bye streets... (set medium tempo) How many times did you see me... passing by... sometimes with smile... more often with sigh... How many walls did I touch... with fingers... going home late... still wanting to linger... This is last time... bye bye! Remember me crying... sighing last sigh...
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Passing by stones... by streets... feel you... see you: other eyes/other feet. Lastime counting you... someone else will come... maybe will do. Not your fault... love said bye... to me. Take some other route... save memory... Hello bookshop... smiling magazines... Please adapt covers... mood I'm in... Listen... Baker-record... build-in sighs... Cruel reminder... all a lie? Last time... why must it be...? Why baby... goodbye... to me?
q Poison I'm afraid of... poison I long for... Dangerous elixer... syringe's met-set touch... Like to know: Who... made it so? You agree... with searching me? Invisible liquor... fingers cant keep... Sinking message-bottle... ocean-deep...
r Forget it... Nite removes... morning crude&gray... No more reception (kiss... kisses...)...? No more say... little words...? No use... whispering name... once more...? No use... whispering... ‘I adore...’? Cant help trying... though I know... all waste... keep on lips... fainting taste... Hadn't rite to say... to many ties to Other... cant be shared... Remains: forget it... go away train... Dear... dry tears... belong to Other... since so many years... too late
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to change now... why... All misery? Please... forget it nite... best thing to do: soon next one... will be tender to you...
s Do you know... what I saw... when I left you... finishing game...? Flames... burning plane... burning pain... dog run over... What I felt? Fingers... knack-strangling... What I heard? Sobs... child naked... cold Cry... gold-killing... What I tasted? Salt tears... death-near poison... That night... world-misery concentration... Sorrow... injury-culmination... Defend Procol Harum! ‘A whiter shade of pale...’ ...echo... nog altijd goed voor schok her-en-der-kenning... medio-mei nog totaal onbekend... maand later nr 1 op alle hitparades ter wereld... 350.000 exx in 10 dagen... 8.000.000 exx in 6 maanden... ‘A whiter shade of pale...’ Melancholie-kristal... target: general soft spot... onweerstaanbaar/voorspelbaar/uitgebalanceerd/klassiek... woorden raadselachtig... optimale gevoelswaarde... explosief... surprise hoog/laag, behalve voor Procol Harum. ‘Probably most startling impact ever by debut single...’ ‘...which we were all whistling...’ ‘...ons liedje...’ ‘...ons vakantienummer...’ Kwartaal retraite... stilzwijgen... nieuwe piek: ‘Homburg.’ Zelfde recept... zelfde effekt... onberispelijke weemoed...
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iedereen mond vol van... stil van... Trug in schulp... kwartaal later... ritme opgevoerd: ‘Quite rightly so.’ ‘Nie bepaald hoge frekwentie voor top-groep...’ ‘Massieve seller...’ ‘Nie van tongriem gesneje...’ ‘Klasse waargemaakt...’ ‘...volledig ingezakt. Schijn nie veel meer an te doen te zijn... was ineens over... zoals dat zo vaak gaat...’ (beste stuurlui) ‘...elke keer verplicht ijzersterk nummer.’ ‘...uit allerminst benijdenswaardige positie trugknokke tegen septische mense...’ ‘Karakter!’ ‘Vergeetboek in...’ ‘...vergeetboek uit!’ Gary Brooker... Matthew Fisher... Dave Knights... Robin Trower... Barry Wilson... en (onzichtbaar)... Keith Reid (ziekefonsbrilletje). ‘...lache je nie bepaald toe...’ ‘Ouwelullegroep...’ ‘Ouwelullemeziek...’ ‘Kweenie...’ ‘Geen kommentaar...’ ‘Zwijge hoofdzakelijk uit zelfverdediging... gevoeles moeilijk onder woorde te brenge...’ ‘Geen foefies...’ ‘Plaatgeluid is bühnegeluid.’ ‘Geslaagd... overend gebleve in bijna onmenselukke strijd...’ ‘Uitstekende meziek!’ ‘...must consolidate fantastic first impression... feel sure they will...’ ‘Big bisnis...’ ‘Geef ik je te doen...’ ‘Defend Procol Harum!’ Zelfs orgel is blaasinstrument. Orgel breng muziek voort als in pijpe luch tril. Orgel heb veel pijpe... sommugge erg lang... sommugge heel kort. Geen twee pijpe ut zellufde... lange pijpe brenge lage tone voort... korte pijpe hoge tone... elke pijp eige toonhoogte.
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Gary Brooker (zang/piano/kompositie voorheen: elektrische apparate) & Keith Reid (Reed? Tekschrijver/kreatief leider/Harum-bewaker) reflektere op advertentie Matthew Fisher (orgel): ‘Ze draaide paar songs voor me af... von ik eers nie geweldig... wou ut in beraad houe... draaide ze nog is... begon ze steeds beter te vinde.’ ‘A whiter shade of pale... in 1 keer op plaat gezet... snelste omzet in Decca-geschiedenis!’ ‘Val niet te definiëre... nie op bepaalde dinge vas te legge.’ ‘Nie avond an avond optreje... rustig an, breke snare nie...’ ‘Nie voor poen... voor onze gemoedsrus... nie afkerig van poen... schijn leve komfortabel te make...’ ‘Hoof koel... zeer zelfverzekerd.’ ‘Top-hit... gewoon nie tege te houe... kon gewoon nie anders... zijn we nie kepot van.’ ‘...veel vertrouwe in mense achter ons...’ ‘Ik blij waar ik zit... en waar ik zit, zit ik goed.’ (Dave Knights) ‘Procol Harum slaat alles...‘	voetnoot* Be my gast...

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