Pitbull grew up in Miami and was raised only by his mother as his parents got divorce when he was just a kid.He began rapping at a very young age, drawing influences from the likes Notorious B.I.G. and Big Pun. After graduating from Coral Park High School, he decided not to continue his study to college. Instead, he focused on his rapping career.Pitbull released his debut album "M.I.A.M.I." in 2004. The title of the record is an acronym for Money Is a Major Issue.Following the success of "M.I.A.M.I", Pitbull became the most-wanted collaborator for other Hip-Hop artists.His another track titled "Blanco" was even featured in the film "Fast and Furious". But we are not gonna play that song here today.We have his TIMBER here instead.We'll tell more about this song later in this program. Now, just go ahead and enjoy this club favorite!Pitbull在迈阿密长大。由于幼时候父母离婚，他由母亲独自一人抚养。因为喜爱Notorious B.I.G.和Big Pun，Pitbull很小的时候就开始说唱。从Coral Park高中毕业后，Pitbull没有去考大学而是一心扑在说唱事业上。2004年他发布了首张专辑"M.I.A.M.I."。专辑名称实际是‘钱是个大问题’的首字母缩写。这张专辑的成功是Pitbull成为了其他嘻哈说唱歌手最爱的合作拍档。他的另一首单曲Blanco甚至出现在《速度与激情》里面。今天我们不是要介绍这首歌而是他的TIMBER。稍后在节目中会详解这首单曲。现在，还是先来听听这首夜店宠儿吧。
It's going down, I'm yelling timber
它将要发生了（双关，同时有倒下和发生意思），我大喊TIMBER
You better move, you better dance
你最好动起来，舞动起来
Let's make a night, you won't remember
你永远也无法记起今晚发生了什么（估计High断片了）
I'll be the one, you won't forget
但你对我却会永远念念不忘
wooooo oooooh
[Pitbull]
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
块头越大，越难倒下
This biggity boy's a diggity dog
这个High大了的男孩像条狗一样
I have 'em like Miley Cyrus, clothes off
我让她们（美女）像麦粒一样，脱下衣服
Twerking in their bras and thongs, timber
只穿着内内和丁字裤给我的丁丁跳舞，timber
Face down, booty up, timber
低下头，翘起臀，timber
That's the way we like the war, timber
这是我喜欢的战斗方式，timber
I'm slicker than an oil spill
我比抹了油还要滑
She say she won't, but I bet she will, timber
她说她不会做，可我打包票她会的，timber
Swing your partner round and round
让你的舞伴翩翩旋转
End of the night, it's going down
夜深的时候它会发生（倒下）
One more shot, another round
再来一杯，再来一轮（喝酒）
End of the night, it's going down
夜深的时候它会发生（倒下）
Swing your partner round and round
让你的舞伴翩翩旋转
End of the night, it's going down
夜深的时候它会发生（倒下）
One more shot, another round
再来一杯，再来一轮（喝酒）
End of the night, it's going down
夜深的时候它会发生（倒下）
[Ke$ha]
It's going down, I'm yelling timber
它将要发生了（双关，同时有倒下和发生意思），我大喊TIMBER
You better move, you better dance
你最好动起来，舞动起来
Let's make a night, you won't remember
你永远也无法记起今晚发生了什么（估计High断片了）
I'll be the one, you won't forget
但你对我却会永远念念不忘
It's going down, I'm yelling timber
它将要发生了（双关，同时有倒下和发生意思），我大喊TIMBER
You better move, you better dance
你最好动起来，舞动起来
Let's make a night, you won't remember
你永远也无法记起今晚发生了什么（估计High断片了）
I'll be the one, you won't forget
但你对我却会永远念念不忘
ooooh
[Pitbull]
Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane
抬起头来看着蓝天，是鸟？是飞机？
Nah, it's just me, ain't a damn thing changed
不，都不是。那是我，我还是老样子
Live in hotels, swing on plane
住豪华酒店，飞遍全球
Blessed to say, money ain't a thing
我很幸运的说，钱都不是事儿
Club jumping like Lebron, now, Voli
我像詹皇那样在夜店里跳动，voli
Order me another round, homie
帮我再点一杯，伙计
We about to climb, wild, 'cause it's about to go down
我们要狂野的往上爬，因为它将要发生（倒下）
Swing your partner round and round
让你的舞伴翩翩旋转
End of the night, it's going down
夜深的时候它会发生（倒下）
One more shot, another round
再来一杯，再来一轮（喝酒）
End of the night, it's going down
夜深的时候它会发生（倒下）
Swing your partner round and round
让你的舞伴翩翩旋转
End of the night, it's going down
夜深的时候它会发生（倒下）
One more shot, another round
再来一杯，再来一轮（喝酒）
End of the night, it's going down
夜深的时候它会发生（倒下）;)
[Ke$ha]
It's going down, I'm yelling timber
它将要发生了（双关，同时有倒下和发生意思），我大喊TIMBER
You better move, you better dance
你最好动起来，舞动起来
Let's make a night, you won't remember
你永远也无法记起今晚发生了什么（估计High断片了）
I'll be the one, you won't forget
但你对我却会永远念念不忘
It's going down, I'm yelling timber
它将要发生了（双关，同时有倒下和发生意思），我大喊TIMBER
You better move, you better dance
你最好动起来，舞动起来
Let's make a night, you won't remember
你永远也无法记起今晚发生了什么（估计High断片了）
I'll be the one, you won't forget
但你对我却会永远念念不忘
歌曲赏析: TIMBER is one of Pitbull's most successful songs.It is again the usual sort of brainless house-hop song that people like to listen to when they don't really want to listen to music.In the music video, this Miami rapper teaming up with Ke$ha and an army of scantily-clad dancers makes the song a chaotic, beautiful mess.The track is very catchy. Once the hook, sung by Ke$ha, penetrates your head you can’t remove it for a couple of hours.TIMBER是Pitbull最为成功的歌曲之一。这首歌走的是依然是不费脑力的舞曲风格，适合在不想听歌的状态时听。这首歌的MV里，Pitbull与Ke$ha以及一大群清凉舞者一起演绎了一种凌乱狂野的美。Timber的歌词很朗朗上口，特别是Ke$ha演唱的那部分，一旦听过，数小时挥之不去。For a song with the chorus "Let's make a night you won't remember/ I'll be the one you can't forget," the video is expectedly wild.In the video, Pitbull dances with a brunette and pets sharks while Ke$ha gropes herself and rides a mechanical bull. One of the most surreal scenes is that of a pig swimming in the ocean. None of it really makes any sense , but that's really the point of a night you won't remember.以‘Let's make a night you won't remember/ I'll be the one you can't forget,’作为副歌，这首单曲的狂野不是一般的说。MV里，Pitbull与一位褐色美人共舞并以鲨鱼为宠物，而Ke$ha则出现在抚摸自己以及乘坐机械牛的画面里。其中最教人不可相信的画面是海洋里出现了一只游泳的猪。一切都有些神神忽忽的，但是这不正是一个怎么也想不起的夜晚么？The most obvious unique element to "Timber" is that wailing harmonica. It teaches us that country and folk sounds are not incompatible with today's electronic dance music.Pitbull adds a, "Swing your partner round and round" refrain to turn the whole record into some sort of dance pop hoedown.Lyrically, there is not a lot new here. However Pitbull does deliver one of his best self-celebratory lines yet."Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane. No, it's just me, ain't a damn thing changed."
单曲中最为引人注意的是如诉的口琴声。这说明民谣中的音乐元素与当今的电子舞曲也是可以和谐兼容的。Pitbull的Swing your partner round and round是把曲风拉进热辣舞曲范畴的一个转折。在歌词上，此歌并无多少新意，但是Pitbull自娱自乐的一句歌词Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane. No, it's just me, ain't a damn thing changed却是罕见地经典。To dig deeper,in some way,“Timber” is a dangerously sexist and hedonistic song objectifying women as sex objects and boasting about money and status.In the first rap about objectifying women our boy Pitbull says he likes his women “face down booty up.” But before that he gets them to do something else: “I have them like Miley Cyrus, clothes off twerking.”The second rap is the money part. Well, sort of because “money ain’t a thing” Pitbull tells us. He’s the kind of dude who lives in hotels and he’s “club hopping like Lebron now.”
从深层次看，在某种程度上，TIMBER带有性别歧视/男性至上和享乐主义。它把女人看做玩物并且炫耀金钱和地位。第一段的说唱里，我们的Pitbull就说他喜欢女人face down booty up。但是在这之前他还要她们像Miley Cyrus一样脱衣跳电臀舞。第二段的金钱部分有money ain’t a thing这样的内容。Pitbull告诉我们他不缺钱，住的是宾馆并且像Lebron 一样夜店夜夜狂欢。 Of course, you can simply see this song as light hearted and fun as well.Now, let's see what words we can learn from this party starter.Not many, just 5 here.
1.timber:the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material.TIMBER本义是木材的意思。国外伐木工在树木砍得快倒了他们就会叫‘TIMBER!!'后引申为人或物快倒下或降下去的时候喊。但是此词在P叔和钱婆这样的兽性大咖演绎的TIMBER里面怎么可能这么简单。查一下urban dictionary你会发现他们别有用心。其隐晦之意我这里就不明说了。
2.biggity：a word that kids use when high to show joy and excitement.孩子兴奋时用的一个儿语
3.diggity:meaning no doubt or without a doubt and now used as a modifier to affirm the awesomeness of the attached word. 毫无疑问；修饰名词，描述形容此名词好的程度
4.Twerk:is a type of dancing in which an individual dances to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low squatting stance电臀舞，有甩臀和蹲伏等性感撩人的动作。
5.slicker:someone who leads you to believe something that is not true 世故的人；滑头
That's all for today.Hope you like my yadayada here.I'll see you next time.
