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The rock 'n roll scene in general
Pertunjukan rock ‘n roll secara umum
Bo Diddley was born Ellis McDaniels
Bo Diddley lahir Ellis McDaniels
In a place called McCoom
Di tempat bernama McCoom
In Mississippi about 1926
Di Mississippi sekitar tahun 1926
He moved to Chicago about 1938
Dia pindah ke Chicago sekitar tahun 1938
Where his name was eventually changed to Bo Diddley
Dimana namanya akhirnya berubah menjadi Bo Diddley
He practised the guitar every day and sometimes into the night
Dia berlatih gitar setiap hari dan terkadang sampai malam
'till his papa's hair began to turn white
‘sampai rambut papa mulai menjadi putih
His pa said “Son, listen here, I know”
Pa-nya berkata “Nak, dengarkan di sini, saya tahu”
“You can stay but, uh, that guitar's just got to go”
“Anda bisa tinggal tapi, eh, gitar itu baru saja masuk”
So he pulled his hat down over his eyes
Jadi dia menarik topinya ke bawah di atas matanya
And headed on out for them western skies
Dan menuju ke luar untuk mereka langit barat
I think Bob Dylan said that
Menurut saya Bob Dylan mengatakan itu
He hit New York City
Dia memukul New York City
He began to play the Apollo in Harlem
Dia mulai memainkan Apollo di Harlem
Good scene there
Adegan bagus disana
Everybody raved
Semua orang mengoceh
One day, one night
Suatu hari, suatu malam
Came a Cadillac, four headlights
Datanglah Cadillac, empat lampu depan
Came a man with a big long fat cigar
Datanglah seorang pria dengan cerutu panjang yang panjang dan gemuk
He said “Come here son, I'm going to make you a star”
Dia berkata “Kemarilah, Nak, saya akan menjadikanmu bintang”
Bo Diddley said “Uh, what's in it for me?”
Bo Diddley berkata, “Uh, ada apa untukku?”
The man said “Uh, shut your mouth son and play the guitar”
Pria itu berkata “Uh, tutup mulut anakmu dan main gitar”
“and you just wait and see”
“dan Anda hanya menunggu dan melihat”
Well, Bo made it, he made it real big
Nah, Bo berhasil, dia membuatnya sangat besar
And so did the rest of the Rock 'n Roll scene along with him
Begitu juga adegan Rock ‘n Roll lainnya
And a white guy called Johnny Otis took Bo Diddley's rhythm
Dan seorang pria kulit putih bernama Johnny Otis mengambil irama Bo Diddley
And changed into hand jive
Dan berubah menjadi tanganku
And it went like this:
Dan itu berjalan seperti ini:
In a little old country town one day
Di sebuah kota tua tua suatu hari nanti
A little old country man begin to play
Seorang pria tua tua mulai bermain
Had two guitars and a beat-up saxophone
Punya dua gitar dan saksofon yang sudah usang
When the drummer said ??? those cats begin to ???
Saat drummer bilang ??? kucing itu mulai ???
Oh baby, oooo we oh oh
Oh sayang, oooo kita oh oh
Oooo la la that rock 'n roll
Oooo la la yang rock ‘n roll
You hear me, oooo we oh oh
Anda mendengar saya, oooo kita oh oh
Oooo la la that rock 'n roll
Oooo la la yang rock ‘n roll
Then the U.S. music scene, there was big changes made
Lalu scene musik A.S., terjadi perubahan besar
Due to circumstances beyond our control
Karena keadaan di luar kendali kita
Such as payola
Seperti payola
The rock 'n roll scene died after two years of solid rock
Pemandangan rock ‘n roll meninggal dunia setelah dua tahun batuan padat
You got discs like, uh:
Anda punya cakram seperti, eh:
Take good care of my baby
Jaga baik-baik bayi saya
Please don't ever make her blue
Tolong jangan pernah membuatnya biru
And so forth
Dan seterusnya
About, uh, one year later
Tentang, uh, satu tahun kemudian
In a place called Liverpool in England
Di sebuah tempat bernama Liverpool di Inggris
Uh, four young guys wit
Eh, empat anak muda