We heard him sing and we were so taken by that.
我们听他唱歌时都大吃一惊
We couldn't believe it so we rushed him home,
无法置信 大伙一赶回家
immediately took him to the room.
马上带他进房里
And he was in the group, that fast.
然后立刻入团
The big thing back then was
当时的大事之一
winning the Roosevelt High School talent show.
是在罗斯福高中的选拔赛中胜出
ln the '50s and the '60s,
那时是50至60年代
talent shows were the key to getting a career and a record deal.
要签约发片就得靠选拔秀
And that's what they dreamed of.
那也是他们的梦想
lnitially, Michael was not our lead singer.
迈克尔本来不是主唱
lt was Jermaine was our lead singer
我们入选选秀时
when we made it to the talent show.
主唱原本是杰曼
They came to me and asked me if l would come over
他们邀请我过去
and give them some pointers on tightening up the group.
要我指点他们一下
l actually decided that we were going to present the song My Girl,
我本来决定要唱My Girl
because it was a song that l had become very fond of.
因为那是我本身很喜欢的歌
Each person would get a chance to step forward in the song,
演唱时 每个团员
and showcase what they could do.
都有机会独秀一段
Milford actually sang My Girl along with them.
梅尔夫跟着他们一起唱My Girl
Reynaud was singing My Girl.
雷诺德也唱了My Girl
And all of a sudden We said, "Michael, sing My Girl."
我们突然说 迈克尔 唱My Girl
And he hit it, perfect pitch.
他一唱就到位
And that was it.
就是这样
That was our secret weapon, quite honestly.
那其实是我们的秘密武器