The Story Of Bo Diddley(1997 Digital Remaster) - The Animals

The Story Of Bo Diddley (1997 Digital Remaster) - The Animals (动物乐队)
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Now let's hear the story of Bo Diddley
现在，就让我们一同聆听Bo Diddley的传奇
And the rock 'n' roll scene in general
以及摇滚乐坛的万象景象
Bo Diddley was born Ellis McDaniels

In a place called McCoom
出生于名为McCoom的地方
Mississipi about 1926
密西西比，约1926年
He moved to Chicago about 1938
约1938年，他搬至芝加哥
Where his name was eventually changed
在那里，他的名字最终改为
To Bo Diddley

He practiced the guitar everyday and sometimes into the night
他每天练习吉他 有时直到深夜
Till his papa's hair began to turn white
直到他父亲的头发开始泛白
His pa said "Son listen hear I know
他的父亲说：“孩子，听我说，我知道”
You can stay but that guitar has just gotta go"
“你可以留下，但吉他必须离开”
So he pulled his hat down over his eyes
于是他把帽子拉低，遮住了眼睛
Headed out for them western skies
启程奔向那片西方的天空
I think Bob Dylan said that
我想鲍勃·迪伦曾这样说过
He hit New York City
他来到了纽约这座城市
He began to play at the Apollo in Harlem
他开始在哈莱姆阿波罗剧院登台表演
Good scene there everybody raving
现场气氛火热 所有人都为之倾倒
One day one night came a Cadillac with four head lights
某个昼夜交替时分 驶来辆四盏前灯的凯迪拉克
Came a man with a big long fat cigar
走来个叼着又粗又长雪茄的男人
Said "C'mere son I'm gonna make you a star"
说道："过来小子 我要捧你当明星"
Bo Diddley said "Uh what's in it for me "
Bo Diddley嘟囔："呃 我能捞着什么好处"
Man said "Shut your mouth son
男人厉声道："闭嘴小子
Play the guitar and you just wait and see"
弹好你的吉他 等着瞧好戏吧"
Well that boy made it he made it real big
好吧 那小子成功了 他可是大红大紫
And so did the rest of the rock 'n' roll scene along with him
摇滚乐坛也随他一同蓬勃发展
And a white guy called Johnny Otis took Bo Diddleys rhythm
一位名叫Johnny Otis的白人 汲取了Bo Diddley的独特节奏
He changed it into handjive and it went like this
他将其改编成手摇舞 节奏是这样的
In a little country town one day
一日 在一个偏远的小乡村
A little old country band began to play
一支质朴的乡村乐队 奏响了乐章
Add two guitars and a beat up saxophone
两把吉他相和 一支老旧的萨克斯风
When the drummer said "Boy those cats begin to roam"
当鼓手喊道："小子 那些家伙开始躁动了"
Oh baby oh we oh oh
亲爱的 我们沉醉其中
Ooh la la that rock 'n' roll
那迷人的摇滚旋律啊
Ya hear me oh we oh oh
你可听见 我们沉醉其中
Ooh la la that rock 'n' roll
那迷人的摇滚旋律啊
Then in the U S music scene there was big changes made
随后在美国音乐界 掀起翻天覆地的变革
Due to circumstances beyond our control such as payola
因那些无法掌控的变数 比如贿赂丑闻
The rock 'n' roll scene died after two years of solid rock
在两年坚如磐石的摇滚岁月后 摇滚乐坛终告消亡
And you got discs like ah
你有了唱片 比如啊
"Take good care of my baby
“好好照顾我的宝贝
Please don't ever make her blue" and so forth
请永远不要让她忧郁” 诸如此类
About ah one year later in a place called Liverpool in England
大约啊 一年后 在英格兰一个叫利物浦的地方
Four young guys with mop haircuts began to sing stuff like ah
四个留着蓬乱发型的年轻人开始唱起歌来 比如啊
"It's been a hard days night and I've been workin' like a dog" and so on
“这是艰难的一夜 我像狗一样工作” 如此这般
In a place called Richmond in Surrey way down in the deep south
在萨里郡一个叫里士满的地方 位于遥远的南方
They got guys with long hair down their back singin'
那些长发及背的家伙们唱着
"I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man yeah" and all that jazz
“我想成为你的爱人宝贝 我想成为你的男人” 以及那些甜蜜絮语
Now we've doin' this number Bo Diddley for quite some time now
我们唱这首献给Bo Diddley的歌已经有一段时间了
Bo Diddley visited this country last year
Bo Diddley去年曾到访这个国家
We were playin' at the club a Gogo in Newcastle our home town
那时我们正在家乡纽卡斯尔的GoGo俱乐部演出
And the doors opened one night and to our surprise
有一天晚上 门开了 令我们惊讶的是
Walked in the man himself Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley本人走了进来
Along with him was Jerome Green his Maraca man
随他而来的还有他的马拉卡斯乐手Jerome Green
And the Duchess his gorgeous sister
以及他的美丽妹妹“公爵夫人”
And a we were doin' doin' this number
我们当时正一遍又一遍地表演这首曲子
Along with them came the Rolling Stones the Mersey Beats
随之而来的是滚石乐队和默西之声乐队
They're all standin' around diggin' it
他们都围在那里，听得津津有味
And I overheard Bo Diddley talkin'
我偶然听见波·迪德利在嘀咕
He turned around to Jermone Green
他转身对杰罗姆·格林说
And he said "Hey Jerome
他说：“嘿，杰罗姆，
What do you think these guys doin' our our material "
你觉得这些家伙在用我们的——我们的素材搞什么？”
Jerome said "Uh where's the bar man please show me to the bar"
杰罗姆说：“呃，酒保在哪儿？请带我去酒吧。”
He turned around the Duchess
他转身对公爵夫人说
And he said "Hey Duchess
然后他说道 嘿 公爵夫人
What do you think of these young guys doin' our material "
你觉得这些年轻人演绎我们的作品怎么样
She said "I don't know
她说 我不知道
I only came across here to see
我只是路过这里想看看
The changin' of the guards and all that jazz"
卫兵换岗的景象 诸如此类的事情
Well Bo Diddley looked up at me and he said
好吧 Bo Diddley抬头看着我说
With half closed eyes and a smile
半闭着眼 面带微笑
He said "Man took off his glasses"
他说 伙计 摘下了他的眼镜
He said "Man that sure is the biggest load of rubbish
他说 伙计 这绝对是我这辈子听过
I ever heard in my life"
最荒谬的废话
Hey Bo Diddley

Oh Bo Diddley

Yeah Bo Diddley
是啊 Bo Diddley
Oh Bo Diddley

Yeah Bo Diddley
是啊 Bo Diddley
Oh Bo Diddley