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(punk rock music) 00:00
♪ Midnight to six man ♪ 00:13
♪ For the first time from Jamaica ♪ 00:18
♪ Dillinger and Leroy Smart ♪ 00:23
♪ Delroy Wilson, your cool operator ♪ 00:27
♪ Ken Boothe for UK pop reggae ♪ 00:32
♪ With backing bands sound systems ♪ 00:36
♪ If they've got anything to say ♪ 00:41
♪ There's many black ears here to listen ♪ 00:46
♪ But it was Four Tops all night ♪ 00:50
♪ With encores from stage right ♪ 00:53
♪ Charging from the bass knives to the treble ♪ 00:56
♪ But onstage they ain't got no roots rock rebel ♪ 01:00
♪ Onstage they ain't got no roots rock rebel ♪ 01:04
♪ Dress back jump back this is a bluebeat attack ♪ 01:14
♪ 'Cos it won't get you anywhere ♪ 01:19
♪ Fooling with the gun ♪ 01:23
♪ The British Army is waiting out there ♪ 01:27
♪ An' it weighs fifteen hundred tons ♪ 01:32
♪ White youth, black youth ♪ 01:37
♪ Better find another solution ♪ 01:42
♪ Why not phone up Robin Hood ♪ 01:46
♪ And ask him for some wealth distribution ♪ 01:51
(instrumental) 01:56

(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais

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(punk rock music)

♪ Midnight to six man ♪

♪ For the first time from Jamaica ♪

♪ Dillinger and Leroy Smart ♪

♪ Delroy Wilson, your cool operator ♪

♪ Ken Boothe for UK pop reggae ♪

♪ With backing bands sound systems ♪

♪ If they've got anything to say ♪

♪ There's many black ears here to listen ♪

♪ But it was Four Tops all night ♪

♪ With encores from stage right ♪

♪ Charging from the bass knives to the treble ♪

♪ But onstage they ain't got no roots rock rebel ♪

♪ Onstage they ain't got no roots rock rebel ♪

♪ Dress back jump back this is a bluebeat attack ♪

♪ 'Cos it won't get you anywhere ♪

♪ Fooling with the gun ♪

♪ The British Army is waiting out there ♪

♪ An' it weighs fifteen hundred tons ♪

♪ White youth, black youth ♪

♪ Better find another solution ♪

♪ Why not phone up Robin Hood ♪

♪ And ask him for some wealth distribution ♪

(instrumental)

Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario Significados

midnight

/ˈmɪdnaɪt/

A2
  • noun
  • - medianoche

cool

/kuːl/

A1
  • adjective
  • - fresco; genial

pop

/pɒp/

A2
  • noun
  • - pop

bands

/bændz/

A1
  • noun
  • - bandas

black

/blæk/

A1
  • adjective
  • - negro

listen

/ˈlɪsən/

A1
  • verb
  • - escuchar

night

/naɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - noche

stage

/steɪdʒ/

A2
  • noun
  • - escenario

bass

/beɪs/

B1
  • noun
  • - bajo

rebel

/ˈrɛbəl/

B2
  • noun
  • - rebelde

attack

/əˈtæk/

B1
  • noun
  • - ataque

gun

/ɡʌn/

A2
  • noun
  • - pistola

army

/ˈɑːrmi/

A2
  • noun
  • - ejército

youth

/juːθ/

A2
  • noun
  • - juventud

solution

/səˈluːʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - solución

wealth

/wɛlθ/

B2
  • noun
  • - riqueza

distribution

/ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - distribución

Gramática:

  • Midnight to six man

    ➔ Elipsis (omisión de palabras)

    ➔ La oración omite un verbo, probablemente "it was" o "from" "Midnight" a "six" man

  • Delroy Wilson, your cool operator

    ➔ Aposición

    "your cool operator" es una aposición, renombrando o describiendo más a "Delroy Wilson".

  • If they've got anything to say

    ➔ Cláusula condicional (Implicación de condicional cero)

    ➔ Aunque usa "if", implica una situación habitual: *Si* tienen algo que decir (lo cual usualmente pueden), la gente escuchará.

  • But onstage they ain't got no roots rock rebel

    ➔ Doble negación (Inglés no estándar)

    "ain't got no" es una doble negación. En inglés estándar, esto debería ser "don't have any". Se usa aquí por efecto estilístico y para transmitir un dialecto específico.

  • Dress back jump back this is a bluebeat attack

    ➔ Oraciones imperativas

    "Dress", "jump" son verbos en modo imperativo que dan órdenes directas.

  • 'Cos it won't get you anywhere

    ➔ Futuro Simple (Contracción negativa)

    "won't" es una contracción de "will not", indicando el futuro simple negativo.

  • The British Army is waiting out there

    ➔ Presente Continuo (describiendo una situación actual)

    "is waiting" describe lo que el ejército británico está haciendo *ahora* o en este período de tiempo.

  • Better find another solution

    ➔ Estructura "Had better" (Dar consejo/advertencia)

    "Better find" es una forma abreviada de "You had better find", que implica una sugerencia o advertencia fuerte. Usar "had better" sugiere que podría haber consecuencias negativas si no se encuentra otra solución.