![]() 第 731 首歌 文 | 俊俊 《wild cherry》1976-4-14 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Once I was a boogie singer, 我曾是个快摇歌手, Playin' in a Rock 'n Roll band, 在摇滚乐队演唱, I never had no problems, 撞上的问题从不断, Runnin' down the one night stands, 我是夜场之王, And everything around me, 气氛全靠我点燃, Got to start to feelin' so low, 刚开始气氛有点僵, And I decided quickly, 我决定让节奏快点, To disco down and check out the show, 迪斯科刚结束,看看台下啥情况, Yea they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin', 这群家伙又唱又跳玩得嗨, And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted, 震惊的我听到有人喊, Play that funky music white boy, 好小子,快演奏那首放克啊, Play that funky music right, 放克正合口味, Play that funky music white boy, 好小子,快演奏那首放克啊, Lay down and the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die, 别来摇滚乐,快演奏那首放克不要停, i tried to understand this, 我想搞明白这怪事, i thought they were out of their minds, 我觉得他们失去理智了, how could i be so foolish (how could i), 我怎么能这么蠢蛋(我怎么会), to not see i was the one behind, 没发现自己早就落伍, so still i kept on fighting, 我就继续演奏呗, losing every step of the way, 玩命地唱, i said i must go back there (i got to go back), 我说我必须得再看一眼(我得再看一眼), and check to see if things still the same, 看看这怪事是不是真的, yeah, they were dancin’ and singin’, 耶,这群家伙又唱又跳, and movin’ to the groovin’, 玩得嗨, and just when it hit me, 当我震惊的时候, somebody turned around and shouted, 有人转过身大声喊, play that funky music, white boy, 好小子,快演奏那首放克啊, play that funky music right, 放克正合口味, play that funky music, white boy, 好小子,快演奏那首放克啊, lay down that boogie and play that funky music, 别来摇滚乐,快演奏那首放克啊, till you die, 不要停下来, Now first it wasn't easy, 刚开始挺简单, Changin' rock 'n roll at Myze, 在 Myze放弃摇滚, And things were gettin' shaky, 现状让我开始动摇, I thought I'd have to leave it behind, 有时候不得不跟随时代, But now it's so much better, 现在好多啦, I'm funking out in every way, 每天我都放克不停, But I'll never lose that feeling, 我绝忘不了, Of how I learned my lesson that day, 那天现实给我上了一课, When they were singin' and dancin' and movin' to the groovin', 当那群家伙又唱又跳玩得正嗨, And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted, 震惊的我听到有人喊, Play that funky music white boy, 好小子,快演奏那首放克啊, Play that funky music right, 放克正合口味, Play that funky music white boy, 好小子,快演奏那首放克啊, Lay down and the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die, 别来摇滚乐,快演奏那首放克啊, Play that funky music... 快演奏那首放克啊, Play that funky music white boy, 好小子,快演奏那首放克啊, Play that funky music right, 放克正合口味, Play that funky music white boy, 好小子,快演奏那首放克啊, Play that funky music right, 放克正合口味, Play that funky music white boy, 好小子,快演奏那首放克啊, Play that funky music right, 放克正合口味。 歌曲在1976年发行时成为了巨大的成功,在公告牌节奏布鲁斯和流行音乐排行榜上都达到了顶峰。这首单曲和Wild Cherry的同名首张专辑都获得了白金销量。该乐队还被《公告牌》杂志评为年度最佳流行组合,并获得了美国音乐奖年度最佳节奏布鲁斯单曲,以及格莱美最佳新演唱组合和最佳节奏布鲁斯组合或双人演唱提名。 但是好景不长,野樱桃随后的3张专辑都不太受欢迎。乐队于1979年底解散。 |
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