美国国家公共电台 NPR TOTO Celebrates '40 Trips Around The Sun' With New Album
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：2018年NPR美国国家公共电台2月
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:
They've made 40 trips around the sun. And that's the title of a new collection of greatest hits going back to 1978 by the pop superstars Toto.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HOLD THE LINE")
TOTO: (Singing) Hold the line. Love isn't always on time...
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ROSANNA")
TOTO: (Singing) Meet you all the way, Rosanna. Yeah...
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AFRICA")
TOTO: (Singing) I bless the rains down in Africa.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: "Hold the Line," "Rosanna," "Africa" - the soundtrack of my childhood - those are just a handful of hits from albums that have sold tens of millions of copies. And joining us from our studios at NPR West are a couple of the original band members. David Paich, welcome to the program.
DAVID PAICH: Welcome.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: And Steve Lukather, welcome to you.
STEVE LUKATHER: Thank you very much.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: How did the band form? Take us back.
PAICH: Well, we met - my father was the musical director on "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour." And he hired Jeff's dad, Joe Porcaro, on percussion 1. And they were looking for a new keyboard player. I was about 14. And I auditioned 2 for his band. And it was absolutely fabulous 3. And we started doing gigs at Grant High School shortly after that.
LUKATHER: Then we met. Actually, it's really ironic 4. This is Lukather right here. All the guys we went to school with ended up doing really well. Our bass 5 player plays with Huey Lewis. And the other guitar player Michael Landou plays with James Taylor now and is a session guy. So all are a little clump 6 of guys...
PAICH: Yeah.
LUKATHER: ...Made something of ourselves in this music business. And they're still doing it after 40-some odd years.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: What is something that we don't know about Toto?
LUKATHER: Well, the deepest, darkest secrets is, whether you listen to Toto or not, you've heard us play millions of times on so many other things in so many different styles of music. That's probably something people may not know.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Because you were studio musicians. You were - you had serious chops as studio musicians.
LUKATHER: Yeah - last of the great era of session, I guess - is what we're told anyway.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Yeah. Was it hard to be accepted at first as a rock band in your own right when you were coming out of being session musicians?
LUKATHER: Well, no. See that's - you got it backwards 7. We were a rock band in high school that studied music. And they figured out that we could play on other people's stuff. And then they started hiring us as a rhythm section. And we sort of took it from there and became successful for other people. And they started hiring us for everything.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: And then you guys decided 8 to just come back together and make your own band. All right. So aside from all the hits, there are some unreleased tracks on the new album. Let's listen to the song "Alone."
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALONE")
TOTO: (Singing) I woke up Sunday morning, another 20 years gone by. Pulled myself out of my bed. It's getting harder every time. Grabbed my phone, but there's no messages at all...
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Our producer Ned is rocking out to this in the control room. I just want you to know. Steve, tell us about this song.
LUKATHER: Oh, we wrote four songs from scratch with David Paich, Joseph Williams, Steve Porcaro and myself - just the four of us. We just sat in a room and wrote. And we also have five tracks with our original drummer Jeff Porcaro and Mike Porcaro, our bass player on both, who are now in - sadly in heaven, looking down on us.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Yeah. Drummer Jeff Porcaro died of a heart attack in 1992 - and Mike Porcaro who died of ALS in 2015.
LUKATHER: ALS - yeah.
PAICH: Yeah.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Yeah. So "Alone" - brand new song, but there's another extra on this new album, which you just referenced.
LUKATHER: There's three.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Yeah - is an unreleased track called "Spanish Sea" - let's listen.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SPANISH SEA")
TOTO: (Singing) If they could see the way you smile at me, how could I ever let you go? Oh. Your gypsy heart will set you free. Oh. Let's dance upon the Spanish sea. Yeah...
GARCIA-NAVARRO: So this is from the vaults 9.
LUKATHER: That was cut in 1980 - 90 - 85.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: So on this track is, you know, Jeff and Mike - are sort of playing on it.
LUKATHER: Yeah. And me and David Paich and Steve Porcaro...
PAICH: Lenny Castro...
LUKATHER: ...Lenny Castro and Jeff - and Steve Porcaro.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Is it kind of bittersweet, considering what happened to your - playing again?
LUKATHER: But at the same time, very joyous 10 because listen to how great they play.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SPANISH SEA")
LUKATHER: (Singing) Dance across the Spanish sea. Yeah. Darling, close your eyes and come with me. Oh. Let's dance across the Spanish sea. Oh.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: All right. Because I am the host of the show, I get a few perks 11.
PAICH: Yes. We're getting love from you.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Yeah. So I get to choose my favorite Toto song to ask you about. And, of course, here's "Africa."
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AFRICA")
TOTO: (Singing) I hear the drums echoing tonight. But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Do you get bored being asked about "Africa?"
LUKATHER: It's intriguing 12. Bored isn't the right word. It's more like, really? I mean, I was the guy saying, I'll run naked down Hollywood Boulevard if this song's a hit record.
PAICH: Yeah. Yeah.
LUKATHER: Of course, I laughed at "Beat It" and "Let's Get Physical" and all these other songs I played on.
PAICH: The album was pretty much done. And this was, like, the extra cut that may or may not go on the record. You know, it was an afterthought we didn't...
LUKATHER: It was a great track. But I didn't get the lyrics 13, you know?
PAICH: Yeah.
LUKATHER: We're from North Hollywood. So don't think that the irony 14 is not - our humor is not lost on us, you know?
GARCIA-NAVARRO: What is this song about, though?
PAICH: No. I just - I had always wanted to go to Africa. And I just kind of wrote a romanticized story about a guy who was a social worker over there who realizes that he can't do it alone all of his life and needs companionship - and that he was looking for salvation 15 and found it in his companion.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AFRICA")
TOTO: (Singing) It's going to take a lot to drag me away from you. There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do. I bless the rains down in Africa...
GARCIA-NAVARRO: So I looked on YouTube. This video has been seen 259 million times.
LUKATHER: We made $5 from that, too.
(LAUGHTER)
GARCIA-NAVARRO: But - and there's so many memes that have been created off of this.
LUKATHER: We laugh. We're howling.
PAICH: It's so funny because I got real excited I got a chance to license 16 "Africa" for the Jimmy Fallon show. And I thought, wow. Maybe someone's going to sing it. Or they usually do it as a play-on for the next guest. And him and Justin Timberlake did it as a skit 17...
LUKATHER: Oh, it was hilarious 18.
PAICH: ...An '80s skit, where they're Boy Scouts 19 with braces 20 on. And they're singing it after curfew.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON")
JIMMY FALLON AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: (Singing) Going take some time to do the things we never had. Woohoo.
(SOUNDBITE OF WHISTLE)
A.D. MILES: (As Mr. Fletcher) What in the Pete sake's going on in here?
JIMMY FALLON: (As himself) Sorry, Mr. Fletcher. We were just singing.
LUKATHER: To be a part of pop culture is a great honor. And to think that we would be upset with that would be not only ridiculous but unappreciative. I mean, now, come on. We get the joke. I mean, we never really thought 40 years later you'd be playing this, and we'd be having this conversation. You know, so we're very happy and humbled 21 by it. But at the same time, we laugh at it, shaking our heads going, I can't even believe this is happening.
(SOUNDBITE OF TOTO SONG, "I'LL SUPPLY THE LOVE")
GARCIA-NAVARRO: David Paich, Steve Lukather from Toto. Their new album is "40 Trips Around The Sun." Thank you both so very much.
PAICH: Thank you.
LUKATHER: Thank you.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I'LL SUPPLY THE LOVE")
TOTO: (Singing) You supply the night, baby. I'll supply the love. You supply the night, baby. I'll supply the love. I see a horseman in the sky. It makes me turn and wonder why...
- In an orchestra,people who play percussion instruments sit at the back.在管弦乐队中，演奏打击乐器的人会坐在后面。
- Percussion of the abdomen is often omitted.腹部叩诊常被省略。
- None of the actresses we have auditioned is suitable. 我们试听的这些女演员都不合适。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- What is that, from some script you auditioned for in the '40s? 什么玩意儿是你40年代试的那些剧本吗？ 来自电影对白
- We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
- This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。
- That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
- People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”，但他们是在挖苦我。
- He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
- The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。
- A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
- It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。
- He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
- All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- It was deposited in the vaults of a bank. 它存在一家银行的保险库里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
- They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。
- Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
- Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？
- These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
- It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
- The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。
- She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
- In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。
- Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
- Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。
- The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
- The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
- The comic skIt sent up the foolishness of young men in love.那幅画把沉溺于热恋中的青年男子的痴态勾勒得滑稽可笑。
- They performed a skit to amuse the crowd.他们表演了一个幽默小品来娱乐观众。
- The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
- We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。
- to join the Scouts 参加童子军
- The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。