又见MC HAMMER

说到MC HAMMER，这是一个蛮隐秘的符号，因为曾经很红，也曾经很被鄙视。红的时间大概是90-91年，一起红的还有叫新街边仔的，记得那个时候RICHARD MARX的RIGHT HERE WAITING是疯红，伴随着童安格，以及BITTER MIDLLER。麦当娜那个时候正是奢华的长发造型，世界开始物质起来。那个流行音乐的黄金年代，华语界的赵传、林忆莲、陈惠娴，当然还有离去的张国蓉和梅艳芳以及她的伴舞草蜢。MC HAMMER是我最早从上海电台的“上录音乐万花筒”里收听到的，曾做过我听到最早的世界摇滚乐团的详细介绍，有些德国乐队我后来都再没听到过。不知怎的，后来介绍到MC HAMMER了，是当年的BILLBOARD的NO 1，现在我们这个年纪的已经没人把BILLBOARD当回事了。但当年不同，刚刚接触啊，娱乐文化开放大概也就在那么几年。

MC HAMMER是个唱RAP的黑人，如今我早不听RAP了，但还听点红辣椒，他们一直在国内被归类为RAP，在GRUNG这个名词出现之前。听ARREST DEVELOPMENT。其实RAP无处不在，听HIPHOP有RAP，听HEAVY JAZZ有RAP，几乎有黑人元素的地方都有RAP的影子。

我想说的几句其实和音乐无关，那年我去北京读书，北京居然没有RAP，也没人知道。收音机里只有国际广播电台的EASY FM有点外国流行音乐，于是我特别想念MC，而且，那几年我很迷MTV里的跳舞，第一是MJ，第二就是MCHAMMER。

而形势很快发生了变化，在90年代最后几年，RAP是很低级的音乐了，有点文化的几乎都不喜欢。我也几乎不听了，只对几个名字有着莫名的怀念。

2003年12月31日11点半，我实在厌倦了CCTV无休止的新闻秀，还好东方卫视在放新天地的迎新晚会。几个老外在舞动，你猜我听到了什么？没错，MC HAMMER。这家伙又回来了，就是那首著名的PRAY，我在大一的时候，老师问我最喜欢的外国歌曲，我居然回答了“SPRAY”，乖乖，把老太太窘的，她是个好教授，每天晚上用业余时间为我纠正英语发音，教我背诵SHAKESPEAR大段独白，第二年去了北京大学。

MC HAMMER一点错误都没有，我们开始怀旧，是因为我们曾经忘却，曾经忽略。

Mc HammerPrayThat''s word,we pray(pray,pray)We got to prayJust to make it todayI said we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray(pray)We got to prayJust to make it to prayThat''s word,we prayAll my life I wanted to make it to the top(That''s word,we pray)Some said I wouldn''tThey told me no,but I didn''t stop(That''s word,we pray)Working hard,making those movies everyday(That''s word,we pray)And on my knees every night,you know I prayThat''s word,we pray(pray)Ah,yeah,pray(pray) we got to prayJust to make it todayI said we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray(pray)We got to prayJust to make it todayThat''s word,we prayNow I just think that youCan do what ever you want(That''s word,we pray)I''m bustin'' these rhymesMaking this money and I won''t(That''s word,we pray)Forget my people or may town or my ways(That''s word,we pray)And on my knees.every night I''m still gonna prayThat''s word,we pray(pray)Ah,yeah,pray(pray) we got to prayJust to make it todayI said we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray(pray)We got to prayJust to make it todayThat''s word,we prayTime and time and time and time again(That''s word,we pray)I kept on knocking,butThese people wouldn''t let me in(That''s word,we pray)I tried and tried and tried and tried to make a way(That''s word,we pray)But nothing happened till that day I prayedThat''s word,we pray(pray)Ah,yeah,pray(pray) we got to prayJust to make it todayI said we pray(pray) ah,yeah,pray(pray)We got to prayJust to make it todayThat''s word,we prayChildrem dying,oh,so fast from this or that(That''s word,we pray)Needing that moneySmoking that dope and doing that crack(That''s word,we pray)Ten years old stand outsideBetter look out(That''s word ,we pray)Dead and gone,necer had a chanceWhat''s it all about?That''s word,we pray(pray) ah,yeah,prayWe need to prayJust to make it todayI need to pray(pray),ah,yeah,prayWe need to prayJust to make it todayThat''s word,we prayThat''s word,we pray( x3)That''s word,we pray(pray) ah,yeah,prayWe need to prayJust to make it todayI need to pray(pray),ah,yeah,prayWe need to prayJust to make it todayThat''s word,we prayOn a mission start to doubt.here we go(That''s word,we pray)Kicking back,read these words we need to know(That''s word,we pray)Living high,living good,living long(That''s word,we pray)Take a minute,bust a prayerAnd you''re good to goThat''s word,we pray(pray) ah,yeah,prayWe need to prayJust to make it todayI need to pray(pray),ah,yeah,prayWe need to prayJust to make it todayThat''s word,we prayWe''re sending this one out to the Lord(That''s word,we pray)And we thank you and we know we need to pray(That''s word,we pray)Cause all the blessings that are good they come from above(That''s word,we pray)And once again we wantTo say thank you to the Lord with all our loveThat''s word,we pray(pray) ah,yeah,prayWe need to prayJust to make it todayI need to pray(pray),ah,yeah,prayWe need to prayJust to make it todayThat''s word,we prayThat''s word,we pray(pray,pray) (x4)That''s word,we pray