音乐咖啡厅:群星致敬Michael Jackson: Better On ...

北京时间2009年6月26日下午，迈克尔·杰克逊辞世。现在虽然再也听不到天王原音重现，但是他的巨星风范和魅力将永远成为流行歌坛的指标。为纪念这位流行天王，欧美众星连夜制作出来的向MJ致敬的歌曲Better On the Otherside。

[Diddy talking/Mario Winans background vocals]
I remember the first time i seen you moonwalk,
I believed I could do anything,
you made the world dance,
you made the music come to life

[Chris Brown - Chorus]
This the type of song that make the angels cry,
i look up in the sky and i wonder why?
why you had to go, go
I know its better on the other side,
you were chosen from the sky
never gon let you go, (The king, woah! - Polow da Don)

[The Game]
Who’s Michael Jackson,
Your Michael Jackson,
I’m Michael Jackson,
We all Michael Jackson,
I guess what I’m asking is everybody bow their head for a legend don’t breathe for a second,
now let the air out, grab the hand of somebody you care about,
so you can hear my message, my confession,
someone tell Usher², i seen the moonwalk, i guess the young thriller³ touched him, like he touched me, like he touched you,
so carry on his legacy⁴, something i must do, so i trust you lighting⁵ candles, concrete visuals, me and my brothers listen to jackson 5 in the living room,
first thing i did when i heard was call puff,
cos him and Mike tried to stop the beef between us,
who was us? Me and fifty, that beef is dead, him and Mike Jackson gonna take us to the ledge⁶.

[Chorus]

As I’m pouring out this liquor candles start to flicker,
when list (?) my air ones, MJ was my nigger.
Not the one that play ball, the one with the hollywood star,
and since i’m a hollywood star im gonna tell you my story,
never had a family that close, never see Barry Gordy walking through interscope,
just like me they always had Mike in a scope,
no matter what you say,
i’m gonna love him and he’s still dope,
let me take you back to 85 when i was in a zone, dancing for my momma thriller jacket with all the zippers⁷ on,
now i’m doing 90 bout¹ to crash in this Aston,
listening to Outkast, I’m sorry Mrs Jackson
anything i can ever do to better you your son was our king so we wont⁸ Corretta you,
I’m writing this letter to all the Jackson kids, we all Jackson kids, time to let us through.

[Chorus w. Usher/Mario Winan background vocals]

[Diddy talking w. Mario Winan vocals]
People can say what they want to say about you,
but we gon' remember the miracles that you showed us,
Through your music, through your dance, through your
you were the one that made us all realise,
that we are the world,
you are the one that showed us we can moonwalk,
you gave us the beat, you gave us the rythm,
you gave us the soul,
through us your legacy lives,
we can't stop now, we wont stop now,
Mike Jackson

[Outro - Boys II Men]
This the kind of song to make the angels cry
look up in the sky, ask God why,
why, why, do we live and let it die

1 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

2 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

3 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

4 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

5 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

6 ledge   

n.壁架，架状突出物；岩架，岩礁

参考例句：

• They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
• Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上，摔倒了。

7 zippers   

n.拉链( zipper的名词复数 )；用拉链的人，装拉链的包

参考例句：

• Buttons, zippers should be glitch free and sharp edge. 纽扣、拉链应无毛刺和锐利边缘。 来自互联网
• Buttons, Zippers, Trimmings and Accessories for the Garment Industry. 主营钮扣，拉链，装饰品和其他服装辅料。 来自互联网

8 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。