| My name is Malcolm McLaren
| Mi nombre es Malcolm McLaren
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| I have brought you many things in my time
| Te he traído muchas cosas en mi tiempo
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| But the most successful of all
| Pero el más exitoso de todos
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| Was an invention of mine they called punk rock
| Fue un invento mio al que llamaron punk rock
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| Ah, let me start from the beginning
| Ah, déjame empezar desde el principio
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| Find just four kids
| Encuentra solo cuatro niños
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| Make sure they hate each other
| Asegúrate de que se odien
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| Make sure they can’t play
| Asegúrate de que no puedan jugar
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| There was Steve Jones
| Estaba Steve Jones
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| Eighteen years of age
| Dieciocho años de edad
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| A brilliant cat burglar
| Un ladrón de gatos brillante
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| I nominated him guitarist
| lo nominé guitarrista
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| Ah, there was another fellow, Paul Cook
| Ah, había otro tipo, Paul Cook
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| Seventeen years of age
| Diecisiete años de edad
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| A phenomenal acrobat in A-1 condition
| Un acróbata fenomenal en condición A-1
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| Always on time, he had to provide the beats
| Siempre a tiempo, tenía que proporcionar los latidos
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| Lurking in the corner of the shop
| Acechando en la esquina de la tienda
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| I noticed this Dickensian figure
| Noté esta figura de Dickens
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| Had it not been for his green hair
| si no hubiera sido por su pelo verde
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| I’d have thought him
| lo hubiera pensado
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| Something out of «David Copperfield»
| Algo sacado de «David Copperfield»
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| I took the opportunity of confronting him
| Aproveché la oportunidad de confrontarlo.
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| He pretended to think me an idiot, pushed me aside
| Fingió pensar que era un idiota, me hizo a un lado
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| When I learned he was Irish
| Cuando supe que era irlandés
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| And Steve saw his green teeth
| Y Steve vio sus dientes verdes
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| We called him Johnny Rotten
| Lo llamamos Johnny Rotten
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| Then there was Sidney, with a natural terrorist
| Luego estaba Sidney, con un terrorista natural
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| Working in the clubs ensured him
| Trabajar en los clubes le aseguró
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| That every gig the group played
| Que cada concierto que tocó el grupo
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| Ended up in an unpredictable, bloody mess
| Terminó en un lío impredecible y sangriento
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| Bashing and jumping all about
| Golpeando y saltando por todos lados
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| He invented the Pogo
| Inventó el Pogo
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| I call them the Sex Pistols
| Yo los llamo los Sex Pistols
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| With the line-up complete
| Con el cartel completo
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| We immediately set about
| Inmediatamente nos pusimos a trabajar
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| Putting our plan into effect
| Poner en marcha nuestro plan
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| To swindle our way
| Para estafar nuestro camino
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| To the top of the Rock 'n' Roll industry
| A la cima de la industria del Rock 'n' Roll
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| It was a plan that within two years
| Era un plan que dentro de dos años
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| Was to bring us close to a million pounds | era acercarnos a un millón de libras |