作者coolfly (早安,黑色星期五)
看板RockMetal
标题[翻译] Judas Priest - Better By You, Better Than Me
时间Tue May 18 11:27:39 2010
Spooky Tooth原唱版
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dfKLjuE0Y4
Judas Priest翻唱版
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqAPVB4u9Zs
【关於洗脑讯息】
Better By You, Better Than Me这首歌是英国前卫摇滚乐团Spooky Tooth 1969年
的作品,不过Judas Priest在1978年专辑Stained Class上的翻唱版较为知名。
这首翻唱作品後来令Judas Priest在1990年涉入着名的「洗脑讯息」诉讼案,
起因是1985年美国内华达州的两名青少年James Vance和Ray Belknap在酒後以
拿散弹枪举枪自尽。後者当场死亡,前者送医抢救後捡回性命,但颜面受到重伤,
卧病在床。
两名青年的父母於1990年对Judas Priest提出诉讼,指称他们在Better By You,
Better Than Me中录制含有自杀暗示的洗脑讯息「Do it(动手)」,导致James和
Ray自杀。
Judas Priest主唱Rob Halford驳斥此说纯属无稽,表明根本没有这种技术,而且
要是真的有,干嘛乐团不录「多买我们的专辑」而要唆使乐迷自杀?
而在1991年的相关纪录片Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance Vs.
Judas Priest中,也揭露两名青年来自不健全的家庭,可能才是自杀的主因。例如
其中James Vance的父亲有酗酒问题,并会在酒後殴打家人;然而James的父母毫不
认为儿子自杀一事与此有关,而是完全怪罪在Judas Priest身上。
诉讼最後在缺乏证据的情况下,遭到法官驳回。
本案的特殊之处,在於这是首度有乐团并非因「歌词暗示自杀」,而是因「歌曲
含有洗脑讯息」遭到控诉。事实上这首歌不少Judas Priest的歌迷都听过,但也
并未自杀;并且Do it一词到底意指要做什麽,也非常含糊。整场诉讼十分荒谬,
只能说Judas Priest是流年不利了。
Better By You Better Than Me
你出面比我好
Spooky Tooth
You could find a way to ease my passion
You listen to the blood flow in my veins
You hear the teaching of the wind
Tell her why I'm alive within
I can't find the words
My mind is dead
It's better by you better than me
你有办法令我不那麽激动
你听得见我血管里流动的血液
你听得到风的教诲
告诉她为何我将一切埋在心中
我想不出该说什麽
我已无法思考
由你出面会比我好
Guess you'll have to tell her how I tried
To speak up thoughts I've held so inside
Tell her now I got to go
Out in the streets and down the shore
Tell her the world's not much living for
It's better by you better than me
我猜你会告诉她我已经尽力
想试着大声说出我一直没说出的想法
告诉她现在我得离开了
离开市街,离开陆地
告诉她这世界其实不太值得我们生存
由你出面会比我好
Everybody
Everybody knows
Everybody
Everybody knows
Better by you better than me
每个人
每个人都知道
每个人
每个人都知道
你出面会比我好
You can tell what I want it to be
You can say what I only can see
It's better by you better than me
你看得出我希望事情怎麽样
你说得出我不懂怎麽说的话
由你出面会比我好
Guess I'll have to change my way of living
Don't wanna really know the way I feel
Guess I'll learn to fight and kill
Tell her not to wait until
They'll find my blood upon her windowsill
It's better by you better than me
我猜我必须改变生活方式
但不知道我打算怎样
我猜我会学着战斗
告诉她不用等我,直到
有人在她窗台发现我的血迹
由你出面会比我好
Everybody
Everybody knows
Everybody
Everybody knows
Better by you better than me
每个人
每个人都知道
每个人
每个人都知道
你出面会比我好
You can say what I only can see
You can tell what I want it to be
你说得出我不懂怎麽说的话
你看得出我希望事情怎麽样
It's better by you better than me
由你出面会比我好
Better by you better than me
你出面会比我好
You can tell what I want it to be
You can say way all they can see
你看得出我希望事情怎麽样
你说得出我不懂怎麽说的话
Better by you better than me
你出面会比我好
(高仕艳 译)
--
There's a Stairway to Heaven, 天堂难上,
but a Highway to Hell. 地狱好走。
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◆ From: 114.38.103.94
1F:推 knight00931:头推啊! 05/18 11:28
2F:推 timmyen:干嘛乐团不录「多买我们的专辑」好中肯阿XDD 05/18 12:31
3F:推 MotleyCrue:推!! 05/18 12:36
4F:推 bluebo:推翻译还有签名档 05/18 15:25
5F:推 HuntersMoon:每次看到久打不死,就令我想到Eat Me Alive 05/18 16:11
6F:推 HuntersMoon:这首歌刚推出之时,也引起不少卫道人士挞伐~ 05/18 16:20
那首歌词超黄的XD
※ 编辑: coolfly 来自: 114.38.122.73 (05/18 20:06)
7F:推 a39189:2:35 有点小声的do it 05/18 21:45