Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen’s Church) - Frank Zappa

Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church) (Live At The Roxy, Hollywood/1973) - Frank Zappa/The Mothers

Some of you may know that the tango
你们有些人可能知道探戈舞
Which is not a very popular dance anymore
它已经不再是流行舞蹈
Was at one time reputed to be a dance of unbridled passion
一度被认为拥有无限的激情
Back in the old days when it wasn't so easy to get your rocks off
回忆过去 它并不容易舞动
When it was hard to make contact with a member of the
当和敌对阵营的人难以沟通时
Opposite camp and you had to resort to things like dancing close together and going hey
只需跳一曲舞就可以解决了
Those were the days Well
这就是过去的日子
Those days are probably gone forever
那些时光也许一去不复返了
I don't know unless Nixon is going to bring them back a little bit later
我不知道 除非尼克松会让这些时光重现
But we have this very special highly evolved permutated tango
但是 我们有演变了的探戈舞曲
It's actually a perverted tango By the time
这时的探戈 实际上是堕落的探戈
Yes it's so perverted This is the "Be-Bop Tango "
是的 它如此堕落 这是即兴的博普探戈
A special entertainment event that includes choreography a little bit later
是一种特殊的娱乐方式 后来又对它重新编舞
So watch out folks
所以 大家注意了
You can turn on the big lights we may need 'em You know
你可以打开大灯 我们也许会用上它 你知道的
The ones in the audience Heh heh heh Okay
观众们 来吧
You're ready Not too fast now 'cause I wanna get the right notes on the tape 'n this
你准备好了吗 不是很快 因为我想踩对节奏
This has to be the one This has to be the one with all the right notes on it
就是这个 跟上每一个音符的节奏
Okay 're you ready 'N this is a hard one to play
好了 你准备好了吗 这不是个轻松的玩乐
One two three four
一 二 三 四
The cowbell as a symbol of unbridled passion ladies and gentlemen
铃声就是无拘无束的激情 女士们 先生们
Now as you might have noticed
此刻 你也许注意到了
Bruce Fowler has just completed some sort of trombone solo
Bruce Fowler的长号独奏结束了
Based on the uh idea of an evolved tango-event
演奏了探戈舞曲
Bruce has also prepared for you a demonstration of a dance that he hopes will sweep the ocean
布鲁斯为了你演奏 为了你能尽情舞蹈 他将征服全场
Right after the Mud Shark did
紧跟穆德夏克的做法
Bruce is now warming up the important muscles of the body in preparation
布鲁斯已经热身好了
In preparation for the Real Live Be-Bop Tango which we're gonna demonstrate
为这探戈舞曲准备着 我们要展示我们的舞姿
Napoleon will assist him
拿破仑会协助他
Napoleon: Wait a minute now
Napoleon 等一分钟
Napoleon just put your horn down just relax put your head back
拿破仑 把你的喇叭放下 放松 掉头回去
Here comes the drill Okay ha ha ha you know what I'm talkin' about Okay
德利尔来了 你知道我在说什么对吧
This is sort of like JAZZ in it's own peculiar way
这有点像爵士乐 是我独特的方式
JAZZ IS NOT DEAD IT JUST SMELLS FUNNY
爵士乐不会消亡 只是听起来很怪
Okay let's go
好的 让我们开始吧
Yeah man JAZZ man you know what I mean
兄弟 爵士 你知道我在说什么吗
This is Be-Bop
这是博普探戈
Even though you think it doesn't sound like that
即使你觉得它听起来不是这样
(Be-Bop That's no Be-Bop )
博普探戈 这不是博普探戈
Now as you might have noticed
现在 你可能注意到了
Some of you with a musical education can tell that the notes that George just sang when he went:
一些受过音乐教育的人 能听出乔治出现的时候唱的旋律
"This is Be-Bop even though you think it doesn't sound like that "
这是博普探戈 即使你觉得它听起来不是这样
It's actually a sort of a twisted form of the theme of the tango itself which will get de
事实上这是改变了形式的探戈
Even more depraved as the number goes on George will now attempt to dismember that melody
甚至还要继续改变 乔治不想切断旋律
Play it and sing it at the same time while
来吧 演奏它 歌唱它
Pe-dop

FZ: Hey that's the way
嘿 就是这样
While we sort of dance to it okay Try it George
让我们就这样跳吧 试试吧 乔治
Pe-do-do-dum-deh-dum-deh do-do-deh-dum-deh

Tee-do-do-TEEP

Goop

Do-do

Tee-dum-do-do tee-dum-do-do KEEP do-deah

E-dum do-dee-dum

Do-do-dee-doo

Do-dee-DAH

OH YEAAAAH

As I was saying
就像我说的那样
FZ: Now what we'd like to do at this point is get some volunteers from the audience to
现在我们要做的就是 在听众中找些人出来
I know you will oh God you will
我知道你愿意
We need some heh heh heh
我们需要一些人
Now as a matter of fact you did didn't you
事实上 你愿意的 是吗
No we wanna have some people who've never tried it before
我们想要一些以前没有尝试过的人
Who've never even thought of trying it before A boy a girl
从来没想过试一试的人 一个男孩一个女孩
Preferably who like each other
最好他们彼此喜欢
Who would like to come up here and attempt to dance to what George sings
谁愿意上来跟着乔治的歌声跳舞
FZ: Do we have anybody whose
有人愿意吗
You're one Okay what's your name
就是你了 你叫什么名字
Carl
卡尔
FZ: Your name is Carl Please Carl step on to the stage Pleased to meet you Carl
你的名字是卡尔吗 来吧卡尔 站在舞台上 来吧
Pe-do-dum-dee

Dum-dee-dum-de-de-dop

FZ: Alright Okay Let's see uh is there anybody in the in the back Well oh-oh hey What's your name
好的 让我们看看 后面有人愿意吗 嘿 你叫什么名字
Rick: Rick
里克
FZ: Rick and
里克 你呢
Jane: Jane
珍妮
FZ: Jane RICK and JANE and CARL Alright here's how it works: There's a beat going on like this; an' that's a pedestrian beat You don't dance to that beat you dance to what George sings
珍妮 里克 卡尔 让我们来跳舞 你只要跟着乔治唱的节奏跳舞
Peddle-up

FZ: Okay The little ones okay The little quick ones okay Ready George make them dance
先试试 准备好了吗 乔治 让他们舞动起来吧
Dup

FZ: No no Rick you're too reserved Ready Give it to 'em George
不 里克 你太保守了 乔治 让他们嗨起来
Pe-dup-dum-dup

Dum-dup dum-deddle-do-do-dup

Dum-deddle-dup

FZ: No
不
Pe-dum duddle-deddle-dup

Do-do-dee-doo

Do-dee-DAH

FZ: No no come on now loosen up Listen encourage them When it when Ah Okay Alright one more time: dance
来吧 放松点 鼓励他们 好的 再来一次
Pee-deddle-dup PE-DOP

Doop doop dum deddle-de-dup pe-dop dum-de-dee-dah

De-dum de-dum do-dee-up

Po-dee

Po-dee do-dee-dum

Do-we-ooh doo-doo-roo-doo

De-da-da dee-dah

FZ: Let's study this phenomenon
让我们来看看这些非凡的人
De-dum do-de-dum

Do-ah-dee po-dee-DAH

De-dum do-de-dum

Po-dah-dee po-dee-DAH

De-dum do-de-dum

Do-dah-dee po-dee-DAH

De-dum doddle-dee-oh-du-dup

De-dum dup

De-dum do-wee-oh-do-dup

De-dum doddle-dee-oh-du-dup

De-dum doo-wee-ooh dup-du-ep

De-deddle-de-deddle-de-dum-du

Deddle-de-deddle-dew-du-dup

FZ: Now look Rick and Jane and Carl you you're wonderful but you're just too reserved
(I still can Frank )
FZ: I know you will maybe in a minute Okay I'll t-tell you what: Go back to your seats and we'll bring up the next batch okay Carl Rick and Jane Alright you wanna try
Lana: I'll do anything you say Frank
FZ: OH MY GOD Awright your name is Lana right Lana dance
De-dum do-dep dum-deddle-dup
De boop
Boop bep
Do-duddle-do
Dep-de-dum
De-dum do-de-dum
Po-dah-dee-ooh po-dee-DAH
FZ: Now that's more like it
Do-um-de-um do-um deddle-doop
De-do dee-dap
Po-da-dum do-deddle-do-dee-dah
Deddle-deddle-dup
Twiddle-dep
Do-dum-do-deh
Do-de-dum de-dep
A-doo-be-doo-deh
Doo-be-doo-deh
Do-be-dop
Be-doo-be-do-pe-de-bop
Pa-doo-be-deh
Pa-doo-do-do-dah
Do-doo-do-pe-deh
Do-doo-doo-dah
Pa-do-pa-doo-pe-dep
Do-doo-doo-dah
FZ: Lana you're so good we have to bring up some other people to assist you Brenda imported from Edward's Air Force Base where she Ladies and gentlemen Brenda Brenda is a PROFESSIONAL HARLOT and she just got finished stripping for a bunch of guys at Edward's Air Force Base and she made it down here in time for the show Two hours of taking it off for the boys in the core really good Okay Heh Brenda Brenda has a lovely assistant named Carl or Robert James Davis if you prefer Herb Cohen ladies and gentlemen Okay dance
Du-du-dip
Du-dep
De-dum de-um-dum
Um-deddle-um-deddle
De-dum-de-dum
Oo-wee-oo-DEP
Pe-de-dum de-dum deddle-dop
FZ: You're still too adagio I keep telling you
Be-dum de-dum
Do-ah-dee po-dee-DAH
Po-dee-DAH
Po-dee-DAH
FZ: Turn on the bubble machine
Oop-dwe-DAH
Oop-dwe-DAH
Deep-dwe-DAH
Do-we do-do-de-dum
Deddle-de-dum
Oo-we-oo-wop-deddle-de-doop
Be-deddle-dep um-dep um-dep
Um-diddy-up um-dup
Deek-ne-dah
FZ: God is that a cheap bubble-machine
Now wha
OW po-eh-doo-dum do-do-DAH-woo
Wo-de-um do-doo we-dep
Deddle-dup boo-zoo-woo eh-de-DAH-wo-zip
FZ: Ladies and gentlemen: DUNT'S EX-WIFE
FZ: Ladies and gentlemen you're probably sitting in your chairs saying to yourselves: "I could do that " And of course you can And now is your big chance all you have to do first step is easy all you gotta do is stand up Go ahead just stand up There you go you are standing up Yes some of you are not standing up but you won't have as much fun as the ones who are standing up Okay turn on the big lights so everybody can see what's going on Yes very many of you are standing up Okay LINK YOUR MIND WITH THE MIND OF GEORGE DUKE
Deddle-du-dup
FZ: And when That's it When he plays those funny fast little notes twitch around and have a good time with the Be-Bop Tango let's try it
Anything you wanna do
Is alright
Wanna do
Anything you wanna do
Is alright
Yes there guys you know you came to the right place
Tonight
(Give me some of that wine now)
FZ: As you might have guessed ladies and gentlemen this is the end of our concert We'd like to thank you ver would like to thank you very much for coming hope you had a good time
Bruce Fowler on trombone
Napoleon Murphy Brock on tenor sax and lead vocals
Ruth Underwood on percussion
Ralph Humphrey on drums
Chester Thompson on drums
Tom Fowler on bass
And George Duke on the keyboards
Thank you very much
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