搖滾樂有名的代表歌手 貓王 Elvis Presley
**rock’n’roll = rock and roll
"Jailhouse Rock" 監獄在搖滾 (1957)
[@more@]Jailhouse Rock (Written:Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)
(選取英語歌詞可看見中文翻譯)
The warden threw a party in the county jail. 典獄長在一個鄉間的監獄裡開了一個派對
The prison band was there and they began to wail.那裏有個犯人的樂團而他們開始吶喊
The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing.
樂團開始跳躍而接頭開始搖擺(就是那些電線因為歌手舞動而搖晃) You should’ve heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.你應該已經聽見了那些迷人的囚犯們唱歌
* Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock. 來搖滾吧, 所有的人, 來搖滾吧
Everybody in the whole cell block 在囚房裡的每個人
was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock. 隨著牢房的搖滾跳起舞來
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone,
蜘蛛墨菲吹奏著二部和音的薩克斯風
Little Joe was blowin’ on the slide trombone.小裘依吹奏著U型的伸縮號
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang,那從伊利諾州來的鼓手男孩敲擊著, 轟轟, 繃繃的聲音
the whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.在整個節奏區內都是紫色幫派(purple gang是一種音樂型態的專有名詞)
* Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock.
Number forty-seven said to number three:四十七號犯人對三號犯人說:
‘You’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see.你是我所見過最可愛的犯人
I sure would be delighted with your company,我很喜歡跟你在一起
come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me.’來吧，與我一同進行那牢房的搖滾
* Let’s rock, (go go go), everybody, let’s rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock.
The sad sack was a sittin’ on a block of stone那悲傷的搶匪坐在石墩上頭
way over in the corner weepin’ all alone.在遠端的角落裡獨自擦拭著眼淚
The warden said, ‘Hey, buddy, don’t you be no square.典獄長說 : 嘿, 兄弟, 不需要那麼緊張
If you can’t find a partner use a wooden chair.’如果不能找到一個夥伴，就坐那張木頭椅子
* Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock.
Shifty Henry said to Bugs, ‘For Heaven’s sake,古靈精怪的亨利對蟲子說 "天阿
no one’s lookin’, now’s our chance to make a break.’沒有人在看, 現在是逃跑的機會了
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, ‘Nix nix, 蟲子轉向古靈精怪的亨利說 "不行 不行"
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.’我要再留下來一下，跳個舞
* Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock.
dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock.
dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock.
dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock…..