说起来有点可笑 ♪ It's a little bit funny ♪
我的心境 ♪ This feeling inside ♪
我不是那种 ♪ I'm not one of those who can ♪
擅于掩饰自己的人 ♪ Easily hide ♪
我没有很多钱 ♪ Don't have much money but ♪
男孩 但如果我有的话 ♪ Boy, if I did ♪
我会买一座大房子 ♪ I'd buy a big house where ♪
我们俩可以一起住 ♪ We both could live ♪
如果我是个雕塑家 ♪ If I was a sculptor ♪
不对 算了 ♪ But then again, no ♪
亦或是在一个巡回演出里 ♪ Or a man who makes potions in a ♪
配制药水 ♪ Travelin' show ♪
我知道这不足一提 ♪ I know it's not much ♪
但是我已倾尽全力 ♪ But it's the best ♪
♪ I can do ♪
我的礼物是我的歌 ♪ My gift is my song and ♪
这份礼物给你 ♪ This one's for you ♪
请原谅我的健忘 ♪ So excuse me forgetting ♪
可是我做的这些事情 ♪ But these things I do ♪
你瞧 我已经忘记了 ♪ You see, I've forgotten ♪
它们是绿色 ♪ If they're green ♪
还是蓝色 ♪ Or they're blue ♪
无论如何 ♪ Anyway, the thing is ♪
我的本意是 ♪ What I really mean ♪
你的眼睛是我见过的 ♪ Yours are the sweetest eyes ♪
最美的那双 ♪ I've ever seen ♪
你可以告诉世界 ♪ And you can tell everybody ♪
这是属于你的歌 ♪ This is your song ♪
这可能太简单 ♪ It may be quite simple but ♪
但是既然已落笔 ♪ Now that it's done ♪
我希望你不会在意 ♪ I hope you don't mind ♪
我将心声跃然纸上 蕴于词中 ♪ That I put down in words ♪
你存于这个世上时 ♪ How wonderful life is ♪
我的生命是多么美好 ♪ While you're in the world ♪
我希望你不会在意 ♪ I hope you don't mind ♪
我将心声跃然纸上 蕴于词中 ♪ That I put down in words ♪
你存于这个世上时 ♪ How wonderful life is ♪
我的生命是多么美好 ♪ While you're in the world ♪
怎么样 How's that?
我很喜欢 I love it.
这是自《顺其自然》后 我听过最好的一首歌 Best thing I've heard since Let It Be.
一定能红遍欧美 Trans-fuckin'-Atlantic.
我一直都知道你们能做到 Always knew you boys could do it.
我要做的第一件事 就是和你签三张专辑 First thing I'm gonna do is put you on a three-album deal.
三张 Three?
一年 A year.
而且我能让你在“吟游诗人”那里唱几个晚上 And I got you a couple of nights at the Troubadour.
- 道格·韦斯顿有个旧友 - 等等 - Doug Weston's a old friend. - Hang on.
- 吟游诗人 -嗯 - The Troubadour? - Hmm.
这是洛杉矶一家很酷的民间俱乐部 It's this really cool folk club in L.A.
是的 我们知道那是什么 雷 Yeah, we know what it is, Ray.
等等 我们先别那么匆忙 Hang on, now let's not be hasty because the thing is
因为甚至还没有一个伴奏乐队 I haven't even got a backing band yet.
没关系 我已经选好了伴奏乐队 别担心 No, I've sorted the backup band, don't worry.
迪克 我不想显得忘恩负义 Dick, I don't want to appear ungrateful
但是你不能就这样把“吟游诗人”扔给我去唱 but you can't just spring the Troubadour on me.
是时候做些大胆的事情了 埃尔顿 It's time to do something bold, Elton.
的确 美国是个有些冒险的地方 Granted, America's a bit of a gamble.
但要是你搞砸了 我会杀了你 And you fuck it up and I'll kill ya.
雷也要去 And Ray'll go, too.
他会盯着你的 He'll keep an eye on you.
给自己买些新衣服 Buy yourself some new clothes.
一些光鲜浮华的衣服 Something flashy.
让别人知道你到底是谁 Let 'em know who you are.
上演一场精彩无比的表演 Put on a great fucking show.
别嗑药毒死自己就行了 And just don't kill yourself with drugs.
- 嗯 -行吗 - Hm. - Yeah?
行吧 Yeah, all right.
我要去做个按摩 I'm gonna have a massage.
玛丽 Mary!
最近我一直在想 ♪ Lately I've been thinkin' ♪
我知道 I know.
快看 唱片店在那儿 唱片店 唱片店 Tower Records, Tower Records, Tower Records, Tower Records.
在玉米地里的阿莫雷纳 ♪ Amoreena's in the cornfield ♪
照亮着黎明 ♪ Brightening the daybreak ♪
像盛放的花朵般活着 ♪ Living like a lusty flower ♪
在草丛中奔跑了几个小时 ♪ Running through the grass for hours ♪
在干草丛中穿梭 ♪ Rolling through the hay, oh ♪
像个孩子一样 ♪ Like a puppy child ♪
当天上下雨 雨滴落了下来 ♪ And when it rains the rain falls down ♪
洗遍了小镇 ♪ Washing out the cattle town ♪
一定是迪克的朋友 Friends of Dick!
- 很高兴见到你 道格 - 雷 - Good to see you, Doug. - Ray!
最近怎么样 见到你真好 How are you? So good to see you.
你给我带来了谁呀 What'd you bring me?
道格 这是伯尼 Doug, Bernie.
- 很高兴能见到你 - 你好 伯尼 - Nice to meet you. - Hi, Bernie.
额 嗨 我是埃尔顿 Uh, hi, I'm Elton.
噢 很棒 怎么样啊 Oh, sweet. How are you?
伙计 周一晚上会在“吟游诗人”唱歌 Monday night at the Troubadour, man.
一定会让你大吃一惊的 It's gonna blow your mind.
做好准备 你会喜欢这儿的 Be totally packed, you're gonna love it.
这和我想象的不太一样 It's a bit different from what I expected.
是吗 Yeah?
是啊 就是有一点小了 Yeah, it's just a bit smaller.
大小就是一切 年轻人 Well, size is everything, my friend.
尼尔·杨上礼拜来这里表演过 Neil Young played here last week,
这幢楼周围都是人 and there were people lined around the block.
那是有史以来最好的夜晚 It was just-it was the best night ever.
那顶帽子真酷 That's a cool hat.
是吗 你喜欢吗 Yeah? You like it?
我确实很喜欢 是的 I do like it, yeah.
- 我在一场打赌中赢得了那顶帽子 - 哦 - I won that hat in a bet. - Oh.
- 和鲍勃·迪伦打的赌 是啊 - 真的吗 - With Bob Dylan. Yeah. - Really?
那很棒 That's cool.
那就是乐队 我要去检查一下 看看他们是否知道自己要干什么 This is the band, I'm just gonna check, they know what they're doing.
你想要喝什么吗 So, you want something to drink?
他们想喝什么就给什么 Get these guys whatever they want.
他们刚从英格兰飞过来 They just flew in from England.
他们很疲劳了 And boy, their arms are tired.
哇 小伙子 你戴的是什么 Whoa, dude, what the hell are you wearin'?
我的舞台装备 My stage gear.
雷吉在哪里 雷吉在哪里 雷吉呢 雷吉 雷吉 雷吉 Where's Reggie, where's Reggie? Reggie, Reggie, Reggie!
尼尔·戴蒙德在酒吧里 他在和利昂·拉塞尔说话 Neil Diamond is at the bar, he's talking to Leon Russell
还有半个海滩男孩乐队也在那里 耶 and half the fucking Beach Boys, eh!
这真是糟透了 伯尼 This is shit, Bernie!
雷吉 Reggie?
埃尔顿 Elton!
我觉得你反应过度了 I think you're overreacting.
没有 伯尼 No! Bernie.
是你反应不足 You are underreacting.
他们都是美国音乐界的天才 They are the geniuses of American music.
我不能在那么多人面前出丑 I can't go out there in front of that lot!
行了 行了 Okay, okay.
那我们告诉道格给所有人退票 Then we'll tell Doug to refund everyone's ticket,
让大家都回家 and we'll send everybody home.
- 他在哪里 -嘿 雷 - Where is he? - Hey, Ray.
你签了合同 You signed a contract!
迪克还付了你机票钱 Dick's paid your fucking airfare.
现在 给我出来去表演 你个小娘们 Now, get out there and play, you little twat!
好吧 来吧 Well, come on, then.
现在 女士们先生们 And now, ladies and gentlemen...
一位摇滚乐界的新秀 A rising star of rock and roll.
欢迎从英国伦敦远道而来的 Please welcome, all the way from London, England,
埃尔顿·约翰 Elton John.
我 ♪ I ♪
记得 ♪ Remember ♪
当摇滚刚兴起的时候 ♪ When rock was young ♪
我和苏西拥有 ♪ Me and Suzie had ♪
那么多的快乐 ♪ So much fun ♪
手拉着手 ♪ Holdin' hands ♪
用石头打着水漂 ♪ And skimmin' stones ♪
开着一辆金色的就雪佛兰去我的住处 ♪ Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own ♪
我做过最炫的事情 ♪ The biggest kick I ever got ♪
就是叫鳄鱼摇滚那件事 ♪ Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock ♪
当别的孩子还在昼夜不停地摇滚时 ♪ While the other kids were rockin' 'round the clock ♪
我们玩转着鳄鱼摇滚 ♪ We were hoppin' and boppin' to the Crocodile Rock, well ♪
鳄鱼摇滚非常震撼 ♪ Crocodile rockin' is somethin' shockin' ♪
让你双脚无法保持不动 ♪ When your feet just can't keep still ♪
我从未度过这样的好时光 ♪ I never knew me a better time ♪
我想以后也不会有了 ♪ And I guess I never will ♪
上帝 在这些美好的周五晚上 ♪ Oh, Lawdy mama, those Friday nights ♪
当苏西穿上她的紧身裙 ♪ When Suzie wore her dresses tight ♪
鳄鱼摇滚已经冲出视线 ♪ And the Crocodile Rockin' was out of ♪
♪ Sight ♪
♪ La ♪
♪ La la la la la ♪
♪ La ♪
♪ La la la la la ♪
♪ La ♪
♪ La la la la la ♪
♪ La ♪
♪ La la la la la ♪
One, two, three, four!
♪ La ♪
♪ La la la la la ♪
♪ La ♪
♪ La la la la la ♪
唱得真好 It was so good!
- 你真是才华横溢 - 谢谢 - You're brilliant. - Thanks.
- 这是希瑟 - 嗨 - This is Heather. - Hi.
- 你好 - 你唱得真棒 - Hello. - You were amazing.
谢谢夸奖 Thank you.
好啦 All right!
别再聊天了 Enough of this bullshit!
谁想去“凯斯妈妈”那里的派对啊 Who wants to go to a party at Mama Cass'?
我喝得酩酊大醉 I'm so drunk!
道格居然借给了他的车 And Doug just lent me his car!
这里多好 How cool is this, man?
是啊 棒极了 Yeah, great.
或许迪伦会在这里的某个角落 Probably Dylan's here somewhere.
额 Uh...
我要和希瑟去圆帐篷里玩 I'm gonna go in the teepee with Heather.
- 真的吗 - 是的 - Really? - Yeah.
好的 Right.
行吧 'Kay.
你会一切都好的 是吗 You'll be all right, won't you?
- 是的 当然 -好的好的 - Yeah, 'course. - Yeah, yeah.
我们明天还要去唱片店是吗 So, we still gonna go to Tower Records tomorrow then?
她一直在说着明天要去一个地方 Uh, well, she's talking about going to some place called
叫天堂湾 Paradise Cove tomorrow.
我们另挑时间去唱片店吧 We'll go another time though.
- 好呀 行 - 好的 好的 - Yeah, 'course. - Yeah, yeah.
来吧 Come on.
老兄 美国啊 America, man.
开阔的空间 Wide open spaces.
- 美丽的女孩 -嗯 - Beautiful girls. - Mm.
梦想成真 It's a dream come true.
干杯 Cheers.
我们永远都待在这儿吧 Let's stay here forever.
蓝牛仔裤宝贝 ♪ Blue jean baby ♪
洛杉矶女士 ♪ L.A. lady ♪
你是乐队的裁缝 ♪ Seamstress for the band ♪
美丽的双眸 ♪ Pretty eyed ♪
放肆的笑容 ♪ Pirate smile ♪
你会嫁给一位音乐家 ♪ You'll marry a music man ♪
芭蕾舞女 ♪ Ballerina ♪
你一定见过她 ♪ You must have seen her ♪
她在沙滩上翩翩起舞 ♪ Dancing in the sand ♪
而她现在属于我 ♪ And now she's in me ♪
并一直陪伴着我 ♪ Always with me ♪
我手心的小小舞者 ♪ Tiny dancer in my hand ♪
但是感觉为何如此真实 ♪ But oh how it feels so real ♪
躺在这里 周围没有一个人 ♪ Lying here with no one near ♪
除了你 ♪ Only you ♪
你能够听见我 ♪ And you can hear me ♪
当我说话轻柔 ♪ When I say softly ♪
缓慢 ♪ Slowly ♪
抱紧我吧 小小的舞者 ♪ Hold me closer, tiny dancer ♪
数着公路上的车灯 ♪ Count the headlights on the highway ♪
把我放在亚麻的床单上 ♪ Lay me down in sheets of linen ♪
你已经忙碌了一天 ♪ You've had a busy day today ♪
紧紧抱着我 小小的舞者 ♪ Hold me closer, tiny dancer ♪
数着公路上的车灯 ♪ Count the headlights on the highway ♪
把我放在亚麻的床单上 ♪ Lay me down in sheets of linen ♪
你已经忙碌了一天 ♪ You've had a busy day today ♪
唐·培里侬香槟王 Dom Perignon.
1963年产的 非常好的年份 '63, it's a good vintage.
哦不用了 谢谢 Oh, no, thanks.
这 It's uh,
依靠陌生人的善良总是非常重要的 always important to rely on the kindness of strangers.
约翰·里德 John Reid.
埃尔顿 Elton.
我知道一开始有点让人受不了 I know it seems a bit overwhelming at first,
但是一些东西让我觉得 你会习惯的 but, eh, something makes me think you'll get used to it.
实际上 我断言你会在美国成为最畅销的艺术家 And in fact, I predict you could be the best selling artist in America,
如果你想要的话 if you desire.
所以你喜欢那些歌吗 So you like the songs then?
没有喜欢歌手那样喜欢 Not quite as much as the singer.
但是你不相信今晚在“吟游诗人”那里 But you don't believe that's what happened
发生的事情 对吗 at the Troubadour tonight, do you?
听着 我在音乐管理行业工作 让我来告诉你 Look, I'm in music management, and let me tell you.
摇滚明星的一生中有一些时刻 There are moments
决定了他是谁 in a rock star's life that define who he is.
以及当他去了天堂之后 And how people perceive him as he
人们如何看待他 ascends into the heavens.
你点亮了蓝色的引火纸 You lit the blue touch paper.
我们都能看到 How we can all see you shooting
你把光 色彩 light and color and
和魔法射入夜空 magic into the night sky.
没有你的地方 那里就是黑暗 Where there was darkness, there was no you.
埃尔顿·约翰 Elton John.
你能做任何你想做的事 You can do anything you want.
能成为任何你想成为的人 You can be anyone you want.
这将是段疯狂的旅程 And it's gonna be a wild ride.
如果你觉得我是真的 ♪ If you feel that it's real ♪
在受审判 ♪ I'm on trial ♪
我在你的牢笼里 ♪ And I'm here in your prison ♪
就像你铸造的硬币 ♪ Like a coin in your mint ♪
我受打击了 ♪ I am dented ♪
我被判为叛国罪 ♪ And I'm spent with high treason ♪
透过玻璃看你的宝座 ♪ Through a glass eye your throne ♪
那是个危险地带 ♪ Is the one danger zone ♪
让我受到你的控制 ♪ Take me to the pilot for control ♪
把我带进你的灵魂深处 ♪ Take me to the pilot of your soul ♪
给我引路 ♪ Take me to the pilot ♪
带领我直抵你的心房 ♪ Lead me through the chamber ♪
给我引路 ♪ Take me to the pilot ♪
我初来乍到 ♪ I am but a stranger ♪
给我引路 ♪ Take me to the pilot ♪
带领我直抵你的心房 ♪ Lead me through the chamber ♪
给我引路 ♪ Take me to the pilot ♪
我初来乍到 ♪ I am but a stranger ♪
♪ Na na na, na na na ♪
♪ Na na na, na na na na na ♪
♪ Na na na, na na na ♪
♪ Na na na, na na na na na ♪
《洛杉矶时报》的这篇评论是联合发表的 The review from the L.A. Times has been syndicated.
- 好的 - 一切都变得疯狂起来 - Okay. - Things are going crazy.
我已经延长了我们逗留的时间 I've extended our stay.
我们明天去旧金山待三个晚上 We're in San Francisco tomorrow for three nights.
- 之后 我们再去纽约 - 你慢点 - After that, we fly to NYC, - Slow down.
然后我们再回来唱两场演唱会 then we're back here for two more shows and then
接着迪克希望我们回到伦敦 开始新的专辑 Dick wants us back in London to start the new album.
庆贺 "Rejoice."
摇滚乐界有一个新星 "Rock music has a new star.
他是个英国人 "He is Englishman,