Об одной композиции The Offspring

               Cегодня – день рождения Декстера Холланда.

               Брайан Кит «Декстер»Холланд (1965) – вокалист
               и гитарист панк-рок группы «The Offspring»
               («Потомство»). Является владельцем независимого
               звукозаписывающего лейбла «Nitro Records».

               Музыкальной иллюстрацией талантов Декстера я
               выбрал забористую песенку «Pretty Fly For A White
               Guy» («Симпатичная муха для белого парня»). Вот
               примерно о чём в ней поётся:


Вокруг нас тысячи замков, но нет ключей,
вот потому и ты ничья, и я ничей.
Вокруг играют много пьес, но где актёр?
Нас подправляет жизнь, как пьяный ретушёр!
Ты симпатичной мухой вьёшься надо мной,
да так, что голова уже кружит. Постой!
Но для тебя круженье – норма. Ну а я
с тобою пролечу все круги бытия…

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Иллюстрация: «Декстер Холланд – любимец
                панк-музы…»

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Итак, други мои, «Симпатичная муха для белого
парня». Это выступление группы на концерте
«Woodstock’ 99»:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AltMeuPkWRs

The Offspring / Pretty Fly For A White Guy

Give it to me baby uh huh uh huh
Give it to me baby uh huh uh huh
Give it to me baby uh huh uh huh
And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly for a white guy
Uno dos tres cuatro cinco cinco seis
You know its kinda hard just to get along today
Our subject isn't cool but he fakes it anyway
He may not have a clue and he may not have style
But everything he lacks well he makes up in denial
So don't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabes
Hey, hey, do that brand new thing!
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly for a white guy
He needs some cool tunes, not just any will suffice
But they didn't have Ice Cube so he bought Vanilla Ice
Now cruising in his Pinto, he sees homies as he pass
But if he looks twice, they're gonna kick his lily ass!
So don't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world loves wannabes
Hey, hey, do that brand new thing!
Now he's getting a tattoo yeah, he's getting ink done
He asked for a 13, but they drew a 31
Friends say he's trying too hard and he's not quite hip
But in his own mind he's the, he's the dopest trip
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh
Uno dos tres cuatro cinco cinco seнs
So don't debate, a player straight
You know he really doesn't get it anyway
Gonna play the field, and keep it real
For you no way, for you no way
So if you don't rate, just overcompensate
At least you'll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabes
The world loves wannabes
Let's get some more wannabes
Hey, hey, do that brand new thing!.