歌词
Let me tell you something you don't seem to understand
让我告诉你一些你似乎不太明白的事情
I don't really care about your crappy local band.
我还真不关心你那蹩脚的本地乐队
Don't you tell me I can't tell you what to do
别跟我说我不能对你指手划脚什么的
I can, on the whole,
基本上来说，我能
'Cause I work for a magazine
因为我在一家杂志社工作
And I wrote a book about rock and roll
而且我写了本关于摇滚乐的书
I wrote a book about rock and roll
懂吗我写了本摇滚乐的书
I wrote a book about rock and roll
我是摇滚乐乐评人
I think rock and roll is wonderful
我认为摇滚乐棒极了
And I wrote a book about rock and roll
所以我写了本有关它的书
I know words like "sobriquet," "malaise" and "plutocrat."
我知道些诸如“绰号”、“不舒服”和“财阀”之类的词
And I compare the Shaggs to Wittgenstein--
而且我会把沙格斯乐队比作哲学家路德维希·维特根斯坦 （因为the shaggs唯一的录音室专辑叫“世界哲学”）
How cool is that?
多酷啊这？
Oh, you don't? I didn't think you would.
哦你不这样认为？我没想到你会这样想
Aren't my references out of control? Sometimes I even stump myself,
我的推荐人失控了？有时我甚至会为难我自己
But it's all in my book about rock and roll.
但这些只在我摇滚乐的书里
I wrote a book about rock and roll
我写了本关于摇滚乐的书
I wrote a book about rock and roll
我是个摇滚乐乐评人
Rock and roll is in my soul
“摇滚”已深入我灵魂
So I wrote a book about rock and roll
所以我立马写了本关于它的书
Hey yeah yeah, rock and roll
嘿耶耶，摇滚乐
If you start doubting me
如果你开始质疑我
There's something you should see
有些事你应该明白
Take a look at these
看看这些
Thousands of CDs
成千上万张唱片
No one has more than me
没人比我还多
And I got all of them for free
这些唱片都是我免费得来的
Hey, thanks for the free CD, I can sell it at the store down the block
嘿谢谢你们免费给的唱片，我可以在街边那个商店卖了
And don't be surprised if I say "kiss my ass"
如果我说了“亲吻我的臀部”，还请不要惊讶
That's how rock and rollers talk (like me)
这就是滚青日常说话方式（比如 我）
But you better treat me right
但是你还是得对我笑脸相迎
'Cause I'm mean and powerful
因为我尖酸刻薄且强大
But you'll never be a reference in
My next book about rock and roll
但你永远不会在我下一本关于摇滚乐的书里被提及
I wrote a book about rock and roll
我写了本关于摇滚乐的书
I wrote a book about rock and roll
我是个摇滚乐乐评人
Rock and roll is wonderful
摇滚乐真是太棒了
So I wrote a book about rock and roll
于是我立马写了本关于它的书
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