We heard him sing and we were so taken by that.
我們聽他唱歌時都大吃一驚
We couldn't believe it so we rushed him home,
無法置信 大伙一趕回家
immediately took him to the room.
馬上帶他進房里
And he was in the group, that fast.
然后立刻入團
The big thing back then was
當時的大事之一
winning the Roosevelt High School talent show.
是在羅斯福高中的選拔賽中勝出
ln the '50s and the '60s,
那時是50至60年代
talent shows were the key to getting a career and a record deal.
要簽約發片就得靠選拔秀
And that's what they dreamed of.
那也是他們的夢想
lnitially, Michael was not our lead singer.
邁克爾本來不是主唱
lt was Jermaine was our lead singer
我們入選選秀時
when we made it to the talent show.
主唱原本是杰曼
They came to me and asked me if l would come over
他們邀請我過去
and give them some pointers on tightening up the group.
要我指點他們一下
l actually decided that we were going to present the song My Girl,
我本來決定要唱My Girl
because it was a song that l had become very fond of.
因為那是我本身很喜歡的歌
Each person would get a chance to step forward in the song,
演唱時 每個團員
and showcase what they could do.
都有機會獨秀一段
Milford actually sang My Girl along with them.
梅爾夫跟著他們一起唱My Girl
Reynaud was singing My Girl.
雷諾德也唱了My Girl
And all of a sudden We said, "Michael, sing My Girl."
我們突然說 邁克爾 唱My Girl
And he hit it, perfect pitch.
他一唱就到位
And that was it.
就是這樣
That was our secret weapon, quite honestly.
那其實是我們的秘密武器