l drove Michael, Marlon,
我開車載著邁克爾 馬龍
Tommy Chong, who was in my band, from Cheech and Chong,
我團里的湯米 也就是Cheech and Chong
from Chicago to Detroit.
從芝加哥一路開到底特律
l take Michael directly to Motown.
直接帶邁克爾去摩城
so l said, 'Berry, l've got these kids here
我說 貝瑞 我這有一群孩子
'and they're number one coming out of the block. '
一上場就大受歡迎
l said, 'The lead singer's eight.
我說 主唱8歲
"He can out-dance anybody you ever saw.
卻是個舞棍
"Jackie Willson, James BroWn.
比杰基·威爾遜與詹姆斯·布郎還強
'lf you close your eyes and listen to him after l finish teaching him,
你只要閉上眼聽他唱歌 等我訓練完他后
'the best singer you ever heard in your life. '
一定是你此生聽過最棒的歌手
lt was not easy to get a children's group signed to Motown.
兒童樂團要進摩城不是件易事
And Bobby Taylor knew that when he called Berry
鮑比·泰勒很清楚 當他打給貝瑞
and said, 'l've got something so special, you gotta see it, '
并說 我挖到寶了 你一定要來看看
that Berry would jump once he did.
貝瑞看完一定會答應
Because he would not have taken them to Berry to waste his time.
不然他不會去浪費貝瑞的時間
The next morning, Berry Gordy called me from Los Angeles, and he says,
第二天早上貝瑞·戈迪從洛杉磯打給我說
"l want you to bring them out here."
帶他們過來
That's how they got to Motown.
他們就這樣進了摩城