- Kurtis Blow way out west 歌詞
- Kurtis Blow
- Way Out West from way back east
從朝西的出路到往東回的路
Coming from a place youd expect the least
來自一個最低端的地方
There came a stranger, dressed in black
有一個穿著黑衣的陌生人
From a Harlem Town, a long way back
他來自遙遠的黑人區
Had a Stetson hat with a band of gold
頭戴帶著金邊的寬邊帽
Eyes like steel, make your blood run cold
他那如鋼鐵般的眼神，讓人不寒而栗
Had a microphone hanging by his side
在他的身邊豎立著一個麥克風
Just ready to be amplified
準備好擴音
Rode into town on a big black steed
駕著一匹大黑馬駛向城鎮
Lookin for a man named Ganamede
去尋找一個叫Ganamede的男人
'I hear the dude just wont get down
”我聽說這個叫Ganamede的很沉悶
If I rock this world I can rock this town! '
如果我可以震撼他，我就可以震撼整座鎮子！“
And when they asked him for his name
別人問他叫什麼名字
He said 'Kurtis Blow, I play the rappin game
他說：”老子叫Kurtis Blow，我引領了說唱界“
I can do the do, I can do the deed
我可以做我該做的事，我可以做我能做的事
And tonight Im gonna rock Ganamede!'
今晚我會征服Ganamede！ ”
Now Ganamede thought he was cool
Ganamede覺得他自己很酷
Wore Gucci shoes, had a fancy school
穿著古馳的鞋子，曾在一所很棒的學校就讀
A fancy job in a big corporation
在一所大公司有一個很棒的職位
Fancy girls all across the nation
有著全美國火辣的妹子們
Fancy car, fancy clothes,
有一輛昂貴的汽車，有許多名貴奢華的衣服
Fancy friends and fancy dough
有很多奇妙的朋友和嘩嘩的鈔票
Only one thing he wouldnt do
唯有一件事他拒絕
Is let himself get down with you
就是讓他自己和你們一起混
The stranger went to the old saloon
那個小伙子去了一個老酒吧
Grabbed his mike and spun a tune
抓住麥克風，唱出旋律
And everyone in the whole darn place
全場人都在吶喊
Said 'Do the rap and set that pace!'
“來首Rap暖暖場唄！ ”
He rapped em down and he rapped em out
他的Rap嗨翻全場
He made em dance and he made em shout
他讓觀眾們跳舞，他讓觀眾們跟著他喊
He said 'If you like Kurtis Blow
他說：“如果你喜歡Kurtis Blow
Then let me hear you all say...
那就讓我聽見你們的聲音...
A say ho-oo! Ho-oo!
A say ho-oo! Ho-oo!
Hi-yo! Hi-yo!
Hi-yo! Hi-yo!
Say Kurtis! Kurtis!
Say Kurtis! Kurtis!
Say Kurtis Blow! Kurtis Blow!
Say Kurtis Blow! Kurtis Blow!
At midnight Ganamede came in
在午夜，Ganamede進來了這個酒吧
To watch the dancers move and spin
為了看舞孃們旋轉跳躍的舞姿
He took a seat over by the bar
他選了個吧台旁的座位
And started smokin a big cigar
開始抽一支大大的雪茄
'I admit the stranger is not bad
我承認這小子還不錯
But tonight Im gonna make him sad
但是今晚我得傷他的心了
Cause I dont care about the groove
他的音樂並沒有帶給我歡樂
There aint no dude gonna make me move!'
沒有人可以讓我嗨起來！ “
The joint was jumpin hard at one
這些大麻被一次性全部點燃
But Ganamede was havin none
Ganamede把這些大麻抽完了以後
Things were really fly at two
他頭暈目眩，眼冒金星
The stranger rapped and the tension grew
這個歌手在表演Rap，氣氛越來越火熱
But Ganamede maintained his cool
但是Ganamede還是保持他酷酷的儀態
'Ill make the stranger play the fool
“我會讓他像個傻瓜
Cause I dont care about the groove
因為他的音樂並沒有帶給我歡樂
There aint no dude gonna make me move!'
沒有人可以讓我嗨起來！ ”
The showdown came at three oclock
到了凌晨三點鐘
The stranger said, 'Im gonna make you rock
這個小伙子說：“我會讓你瘋狂起來
Im gonna make you move, Im gonna make you dance,
我會感動你，我會讓你隨著我的音樂跳舞，
They're gonna take you out in an ambulance
你會嗨到讓他們把你抬進救護車
Now everybody lend a hand
現在每個人伸出手
Im gonna make you be the band
你們都將是我的伴奏樂隊
There aint no jive, no superstition
這裡沒有廢話和故弄玄虛的語言
Were gonna have a little demolition
我們需要來點爆炸性的樂趣
Get down!
嗨爆全場！
Now stomp your feet
現在跺跺腳
To the funky beat
隨著這奇特的節拍
Just clap your hands
現在拍拍手
And let the beat expand
豐富這節拍
Let me here the bass
我來負責低音部分
Put it in my face
讓我感受著音樂
Let the guitar play
那吉他演奏部分
Just put it away
就停止掉吧
And now I think weve got the groove
我覺得我們都感受到了這歡樂
So Ganamede, get up and move!'
Ganamede，快起來隨著音樂舞動！
Now everyone looked at the bar
現在大家把視線投向吧台
At the lonely man with the big cigar
看著那個抽著雪茄的寂寞男子
He began to move, he began to shake
他開始動了，他開始搖擺身體
Hed had as much as he could take
他接受他能承受的最大限度
He took his body to the floor
他來到舞池
And then the crowd began to roar
人群開始吶喊
The stranger just had done the deed
就是這個陌生小伙做到了
And rocked the house with Ganamede.
他和Ganamede震撼了全場
From three to four he couldnt stop
凌晨三點到四點，Ganamede停不下來
From four to five he just had to rock
凌晨四點到五點，Ganamede必須跟著他們一起嗨了
From five to six he let it loose
凌晨五點到六點，Ganamede屈服了
At seven he still had the juice
到七點時，Ganamede還有精力
At eight oclock he was goin strong
到八點時，Ganamede玩的越來越嗨
Gettin down with every song
沉浸於各種歌曲
At nine oclock he couldnt dance
到九點時，他終於跳不下去了
And someone called an ambulance
有人叫了救護車
As they put him in the back
等他們把Ganamede抬上那輛
Of that big white shiny Cadillac
那輛閃耀著白光的凱迪拉克時
He said 'Please get me Kurtis Blow
Ganamede說：“請讓Kurtis Blow過來
Theres something that he ought to know'
有件事應該讓他知道”
He said 'I thought Id make my name
Ganamede說： “在Rap表演中，
By beatin you at the rappin game
我以為我的名字已經可以讓你聞風喪膽了，
But you beat me fair and square
但是你卻直接有力回擊了我
And anyway, I just dont care.'
算了吧，我也不在乎輸贏了。”
The stranger asked him what he meant
這個陌生小伙子問他到底什麼意思
Said Ganamede, 'I am content
Ganamede說：“今晚我很滿足
I never used to catch a groove
我從沒享受過這種樂趣
I never used to dance or move
我從沒隨音樂跳舞過
But its more fun to play the fool
與其竭盡全力去當個真正酷的人
Than tryin hard to be real cool
倒不如當個'傻瓜'
So anytime youre back in town
無論你什麼時候回到這裡
Im gonna get up and Im gonna get down!'
我都會站出來，享受其中！ “
The stranger watched him drive away
這個小伙子看著他驅車離開
Knowing what hed done that day
認識到他自己今天所做的一切
And then he went right back inside
他回到酒吧
To make the dancers slip and slide
為了和舞者們啪啪啪（Slip and slide是一種體♂位，即牛仔式）
To rock em out, to rock em in,
為了讓她們左右搖擺
To make em rock it down again
為了讓她們再次嗨到爆
And he said 'If you like my sound
他說：”如果你喜歡我的聲音
Let me hear you all say...
就讓我聽到你們喊...
Throw down! Throw down!
決戰吧！燃起鬥志吧！
At the showdown! At the showdown!
就在這決出勝負的時刻！
Throw down! Throw down!
決戰吧！燃起鬥志吧！
At the showdown! At the showdown!
就在這決出勝負的時刻！
Now stomp your feet
現在跺跺腳
To the funky beat
隨著這奇特的節拍
Just clap your hands
現在拍拍手
And let the beat expand
豐富這節拍
Let me here the bass
我來負責低音部分
Put it in my face
讓我感受這音樂
Let the guitar play
那吉他演奏部分
Just put it away
就停止掉吧
A-rock on!
這場震撼的音樂狂歡永遠不會停止！
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