美国民谣

“如果上帝可以满足我三个愿望，我想要是一辆车、一台彩电和能尽兴大醉的一个晚上。”—— Janis Joplin 詹尼斯•乔普林

今天我们来聊一种纽约特有的饮料，它是治疗老李（Lou Reed）童年阴影的“蛋奶星星”。


|Egg Cream怎么做？|

When I was a young man, no bigger than this
当我还是个年轻人的时候，还没这么高
A chocolate egg cream was not to be missed
绝对不想错过一杯巧克力味的蛋奶油
Some U-Bet&`&s Chocolate Syrup, Seltzer water mixed with milk
一些U-Bet牌巧克力糖浆、Seltzer苏打水和牛奶混在一起
（注意顺序：先混合苏打水和牛奶，再加巧克力酱才能保证出白色泡沫哦）

Stir it up into a heady fro, tasted just like silk
搅拌它，放到有旋转吸管的杯子里，尝起来丝般柔滑
（heady fro，和阿拉伯人抽水烟的水烟枪很像。）

You scream, I steam, we all want Egg Cream
你尖叫，我做饭，我们都爱蛋奶油


|Egg Cream去哪喝？|

Now you can go to Junior&`&s, Dave&`&s on Canal St.
你可以去运河街上的Junior&`&s和Dave&`&s喝
And I think there&`&s Ken&`&s in Boston
我觉得波士顿的Ken&`&s也会有
There must be something in L.A.
洛杉矶肯定也有卖的店
But Becky&`&s on Kings Highway, was the Egg Cream of choice
但是国王大道上的Becky&`&s，才是最正确的选择
（Becky&`&s可能已经关门了，没有找到图片。下面这张是家Brooklyn老式的甜品店，还能点到Egg Cream。Lou Reed去过的Becky&`&s，大概也是这个样子。）

And if you don&`&t believe me, go ask any of the boys
如果你不信我，去街上随便问个小子（他会告诉你Becky&`&s是最好喝的一家）
You scream, I steam, we all want Egg Cream
你尖叫，我做饭，我们都爱蛋奶油


|回忆布鲁克林|

The only good thing I remember about P.S.92
在P.S.92学校我记起来的唯一一件好事情
Was the Egg Cream served at Becky&`&s
就是Becky&`&s卖的蛋奶油
It was a fearsome brew
它好喝到可怕
For fifty cents you got a shot,chocolate bubbles up your nose
五十美分你就可以来一杯，巧克力泡泡一直冒到你的鼻子上
That made it easier to deal with knife flights, and kids pissing in the street
让你轻易忘记街上的持刀火并和随地撒尿的小孩
You scream, I steam, we all want Egg Cream
你尖叫，我做饭，我们都爱蛋奶油


|贝姬家的最好喝|

So the next time you&`&re in Brooklyn, Please say hello for me
下次你再去布鲁克林,
At Totonno&`&s for Pizza and ice cream at Al and Shirley&`&s
向卖披萨的Totonno&`&s和卖冰淇淋的Al and Shirley&`&s 给我带个好
But mostly you go to Becky&`&s, sit in a booth and say hello
但是你一定要去Becky&`&s，坐在座位上问声好
And have two chocolate Egg Cream, one to stay and go
买两杯巧克力蛋奶油，一杯堂食一杯带走
You scream, I steam, we all want Egg Cream
你尖叫，我做饭，我们都爱蛋奶油

Lou Reed 专辑 Set The Twilight Reeling (1996)

广播中只播放了一小段的歌曲：

■ 04:25 Neil Young, Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

（这里主播还提到了Neil Young自传Waging Heavy Peace（《摇滚不死》）中的Orange Julius，是向橙汁里磕个生鸡蛋做成的。）

■ 10:50 万年青年旅店，揪心的玩笑与漫长的白日梦

■ 13:55 Lou Reed, Foot of Pride

I got the style but not the grace
我很有型但没有气质
I got the clothes but not the face
我衣服不错但脸长得丑
I got the bread but not the butter
我有面包但没有黄油
I got the winda but not the shutter
我有窗户但不是百叶窗
But heh I&`&m big in Japan …
但是，呵呵，哥在日本是老大……

I got the house but not the deed
我有房子但没有房本
I got the horn but not the reed
我有圆号但没有号嘴
I got the cards but not the luck
我有好牌但没有运气
I got the wheel but not the truck
我有轮子但没有卡车
But heh I&`&m big in Japan …
但是，呵呵，哥在日本是老大……


I got the moon I got the cheese
我有月亮我还有奶酪 (Moon Cheese奶酪球，一种咸咸、脆脆的零食)

I got the whole damn nation on their knees
我让整个国家的人都跪在我面前
I got the rooster I got the crow
我有公鸡我还有乌鸦
I got the ebb I got the flow
我有潮起我有潮落

I got the powder but not the gun
我有火药但没有枪
I got the dog but not the bun
我有热狗肠但没有夹它的面包
I got the clouds but not the sky
我有云彩但没有天空
I got the stripes but not the tie
我有条纹但没有领带
But heh I&`&m big in Japan …
但是，呵呵，哥在日本是老大……

Heh ho they love the way I do it
啊哦，他们喜欢我做（X）的方式
Heh ho there&`&s really nothing to it
啊哦，这些都没有什么

I got the sizzle but not the steak
我有嘶嘶声但没有牛排 (SIZZLER “时时乐”餐厅，就来自sizzle这个词，我们可以看到“ZZ”上面还有代表“嘶嘶声”的烟气)

I got the boat but not the lake
我有船但没有湖
I got the sheets but not the bed
我有床单但没有床
I got the jam but not the bread
我有果酱但没有面包
But heh I&`&m big in Japan …
但是，呵呵，哥在日本是老大……