【Jonathan Richman】Velvet Underground
【Jonathan Richman】Velvet Underground
【Jonathan Richman】Velvet Underground
They were wild like the USA
他们像美国一样狂野
A mystery band in a New York way
纽约神秘乐队
Rock and roll but not like the rest
同为摇滚，绝不雷同
And to me, America at it's best
于我心中，他们是美国最棒的摇滚乐队
How in the world were they making that sound
他们的歌天下第一
Velvet Underground
地下丝绒乐队
A spooky tone on a Fender bass
Fender的贝斯发出令人兴奋的声音
Played less notes and left more space
音符没几个但意境深远
Stayed kind of still, looked kinda shy
安静又害羞
Kinda far away, kinda dignified
深远又庄重
How in the world were they making that sound
他们的歌天下第一
Velvet Underground
地下丝绒乐队
Now you can look at that band and wonder
现在和我一起狂欢
Where all that sound was coming from
他们的歌天下第一
With just four people there
台上四人
Twangy sounds of the cheapest types
最普通的模样
Sounds as stark as black and white stripes
看起来和我们一样普通
Bold and brash, sharp and rude
大胆而鲁莽，尖锐而粗鲁
Like the heats turned off and you're low on food
此刻就会忘掉一切
How in the world were they making that sound?
他们的歌天下第一
Velvet Underground
地下丝绒乐队
Like this
就这样
Wild, wild parties when they start to unwind
狂野的派对，他们开始放松
A close encounter of the thirdest kind
亲密接触
On the bandstand playing, everybody's saying
演奏台上每个人都在说
How in the world were they making that sound?
他们的歌天下第一
Velvet Underground
地下丝绒乐队
Well you could look at that band
你可以看看那个乐队
And at first sight
乍一看
Say that certain rules about modern music
现代音乐的某些规则
Wouldn't apply tonight
在今晚可不太适用
Twangy sounds of the cheapest kind
最普通的模样
Like 'Guitar Sale $29.99'
就像“吉他售价29.99美元”
Bold and brash, stark and still
大胆而鲁莽，刻板而沉静
Like the heats turned off and you can't pay the bill
此刻只想抛开一切
How in the world were they making that sound?
他们的歌天下第一
Velvet Underground
地下丝绒乐队
Both guitars got the fuzz tone on
两把吉他都模糊地唱着
The drummer's standing upright pounding along
鼓手站得笔直
A howl, a tone, a feedback whine
一声怒吼，一个音节，一种共鸣
Biker boys meet the college kind
自行车男孩遇到了大学生
How in the world were they making that sound?
他们的歌天下第一
Velvet Underground
地下丝绒乐队
Wild, wild parties when they start to unwind
狂野的派对，他们开始放松
A close encounter of the thirdest kind
狂野的派对，当他们开始放松
On the bandstand grooving, everybody moving
在演奏台上，每个人都在狂欢
How in the world are they making that sound?
他们的歌天下第一
Velvet Underground
地下丝绒乐队
