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Orchard Road

Leo Sayer

1983

jaar
Top 40

7

piekpositie
Top 40

8

weken
Top 40

193

punten
Top 40

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De titel "Orchard Road" doet wellicht denken aan de beroemde retailwinkels en entertainmentzaken van Orchard Road in Singapore. Volgens Sayer is de tekst van dit lied echter gebaseerd op een telefoongesprek in een openbare telefooncel dat hij had met zijn toenmalige vrouw en dat de hele nacht duurde. Hij pleitte voor haar terugkeer naar de flat en vroeg om vergeving na problemen in hun 7-jarig huwelijksleven. De straatnaam in de titel van het nummer is verzonnen. Orchard Road verwijst in werkelijkheid naar Churchfield Road in Acton (Groot Londen), waar zijn ex-vrouw Janice naartoe verhuisd was.

Artiest

Leo Sayer

Titel A-kant

Orchard Road

Lengte A-kant

4:25

Componist(en) A-kant

Alan Tarney, Leo Sayer

Producer(s) A-kant

Alan Tarney

Titel B-kant

Gone Solo

Lengte B-kant

3:58

Componist(en) B-kant

Alan Tarney, Leo Sayer

Producer(s) B-kant

Alan Tarney

Platenlabel

Chrysalis

Hoogste positie UK

-

Hoogste positie US

16

Album

Have You Ever Been In Love

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Songtekst

To tell the truth
it's really such a sad affair
Standing here
waiting in the cold night air
But I've got to make this call
Cause my heart is breaking

I hear the pips, drop a coin in the slot
has it been that long?
I thought you'd forgotten me
I know that it's getting late
But it just couldn't wait
Will I have the nerve to say
I just wanna come back
Or should I just go away
I just wanna come back

I've been struck by such bad luck
I need a place, a little happiness and some love
I think, I can see it now
Now let me paint the picture
It's 12 o'clock and the curtains are drawn
They're counting sheep down in Orchard Road
You're hanging on the telephone line tonight
oh, I wish I could be
in Orchard Road

Not much been happening here
I think I got a job
They're gonna call me next week
And I'll be working out of town
Well, it sure beats hanging around

What's that, tomorrow at two?
You're kidding me? No?
Is it all right with you ...?
I don't know what to say
it'll be like a holiday
When you say you're all alone
Makes me wanna come back
And this house is not a home
I just gotta go back

It's 12:10 when I put down the phone
Moon shining down on Orchard Road
And I'm feeling like a schoolboy again tonight,
I'll see you in my dreams
of Orchard Road

It's funny but I thought I'd never go back
I think sometimes I might lose track
But I remember you and the things we'd do
I want it back

In Orchard Road, you've got my heart
I left it in your doorway
In Orchard Road, a welcome back
is waiting there just for me
In Orchard Road, the sun will shine again,
I know, I know
In Orchard Road, you keep my love
Just waiting there for me

It's 8 o'clock and the dawn's arrived
In Orchard Road it's breakfast time
I climb in my car and I turn the key
And I'm gone, I am coming home
To Orchard Road

Alle Top 40-hits

Details Alex Warren - Ordinary
Details Lustrum U.V.S.V./N.V.V.S.U., Jopke Van Dobbenburgh & Roeland Beelen / Roeland Beelen & Lil Kleine - Lotje / Lotje - Lil Kleine Remix
Details Ed Sheeran - Azizam
Details WizTheMc & Bees & Honey / WizTheMc & Bees & Honey with Tyla - Show Me Love
Details David Guetta & Sia - Beautiful People
Details Zoë Livay feat. Snelle - Ik Zing
Details Frenna feat. Shallipopi - Zaazaa
Details Afrojack - Never Forget You
Details Lola Young - Messy
Details Damiano David - Born With A Broken Heart
Details Suzan & Freek - Lichtje Branden
Details Calvin Harris featuring Clementine Douglas - Blessings
Details Alex Warren & Jelly Roll - Bloodline
Details Samuel Welten - Echte Liefde Is Te Koop
Details Miley Cyrus - End Of The World
Details Emma Heesters - Alles Wordt Beter
Details Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
Details Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not
Details Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
Details Pommelien Thijs - Atlas
Details Hugel, David Guetta, Kehlani, Daecolm - Think Of Me
Details Robert Van Hemert - Mona Lisa
Details Nate Smith - Fix What You Didn't Break
Details Froukje & S10 - Hart In Brand
Details Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato
Details Douwe Bob - Funny
Details Teddy Swims - Guilty
Details Benson Boone - Mystical Magical
Details Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae - What I Want
Details Claude - C'est La Vie
Details Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else
Details Tino Martin - Met Of Zonder Jou
Details Shaboozey & Myles Smith - Blink Twice
Details Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Details Son Mieux - It's Only Love
Details Martin Garrix & Lauv - Mad
Details Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (Fly) - Remix
Details Guus Meeuwis & Maksim - Sparen Voor De Nacht
Details Rosé & Bruno Mars - APT
Details Flemming & Mart Hoogkamer - 100%