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I Shot the Sheriff

빌보드 핫 100 역대 1위곡
(You're) Having My Baby
Paul Anka & Odia Coates
I Shot the Sheriff
Eric Clapton
(1주)
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
Barry White

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|| 롤링 스톤 선정 500대 명곡
450위 ||
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2010년 450위 ||

I Shot the Sheriff
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<colcolor=#f66031><colbgcolor=#51664f> 싱글 발매일 1973년 2월 12일
수록 앨범 Burnin'
장르 레게, 루츠 레게
작사/작곡 밥 말리
프로듀서 크리스 블랙웰, 더 웨일러스
러닝 타임 4:16
스튜디오 해리 J. 스튜디오
레이블 Tuff Gong, 파일:아일랜드 레코드 logo.png

1. 개요2. 상세3. 가사4. 워런 G의 1997년 커버 버전
4.1. 개요4.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오4.3. 가사4.4. 차트 성적

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1. 개요

▲ 밥 말리 버전 ▲ 에릭 클랩튼 버전
자메이카레게 음악가 밥 말리가 작곡한 곡이다. 다만 대중들에게는 영국블루스 록 음악가 에릭 클랩튼이 커버한 버전이 더 잘 알려져있다.

2. 상세

밥 말리 앤 더 웨일러스의 앨범 Burnin' 에 수록되었다. 라이브 앨범에도 수록되었다. 에릭 클랩튼의 커버 버전은 461 Ocean Boulevard 에 수록되었다.

제목을 직역하자면 "나는 보안관을 쏘았어"라는 다소 아리송한 뜻이다. 이는 은유적인 표현이며, 이 곡은 평소 생명 존중 사상이 강했던 밥 말리가 무분별한 피임에 대해 반대하며 작곡한 곡이다. 당시에는 록 음악가들이 그루피들과 밤을 보낸 뒤 아이가 생기자 아기를 책임질 수 없어서 지우는 일이 빈번했는데[1][2], 밥 말리는 이에 반대하는 목적으로 곡을 쓴 것. 정작 이 곡을 커버한 사람이 그루피 이력이라면 데이비드 보위, 믹 재거, 지미 페이지 못지 않은 에릭 클랩튼이라는게 아이러니하다.

에릭 클랩튼의 버전이 잘 알려져있지만 더 웨일러스의 원곡도 매우 유명하다. 오피셜 차트에서 67위를 기록했다. 에릭 클랩튼의 커버 버전은 더욱 히트쳐 미국 빌보드 핫 100에서 1위를 기록했고 1974년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에서 76위에 올랐는데, 이는 현재까지 유일한 에릭 클랩튼의 빌보드 핫 100 1위 곡이다. 1997년에는 힙합 가수 워렌 G가 커버하여 빌보드 핫 100의 20위에 오르기도 했다.

이 곡에 나오는 "브라운 보안관"이라는 캐릭터는 매우 유명해져서 밥 딜런, 브루스 스프링스틴이 자신의 노래에 캐릭터로 등장시켜 써먹기도 했다.

3. 가사


I Shot the Sheriff

(I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh!
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.)
Yeah! All around in my home town,
They're tryin' to track me down;
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy,
For the life of a deputy.
But I say:

Oh, now, now. Oh!
(I shot the sheriff.) - the sheriff.
(But I swear it was in self defence.)
Oh, no! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh) Yeah!
I say: I shot the sheriff - Oh, Lord! -
(And they say it is a capital offence.)
Yeah! (Ooh, ooh, oo-oh) Yeah!

Sheriff John Brown always hated me,
For what, I don't know:
Every time I plant a seed,
He said kill it before it grow -
He said kill them before they grow.
And so:

Read it in the news:
(I shot the sheriff.) Oh, Lord!
(But I swear it was in self-defence.)
Where was the deputy? (Oo-oo-oh)
I say: I shot the sheriff,
But I swear it was in self defence. (Oo-oh) Yeah!

Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town, yeah!
All of a sudden I saw sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down,
So I shot - I shot - I shot him down and I say:
If I am guilty I will pay.

(I shot the sheriff,)
But I say (But I didn't shoot no deputy),
I didn't shoot no deputy (oh, no-oh), oh no!
(I shot the sheriff.) I did!
But I didn't shoot no deputy. Oh! (Oo-oo-ooh)

Reflexes had got the better of me
And what is to be must be:
Every day the bucket a-go a well,
One day the bottom a-go drop out,
One day the bottom a-go drop out.
I say:

I - I - I - I shot the sheriff.
Lord, I didn't shot the deputy. Yeah!
I - I (shot the sheriff) -
But I didn't shoot no deputy, yeah! No, yeah!

4. 워런 G의 1997년 커버 버전

Warren G의 싱글
"What's Love Got to Do with It"
(1996)
I Shot the Sheriff
(1997)
"Smokin' Me Out"
(1997)
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아티스트 워런 G
B-Side "What We Go Through (Radio Edit)"
(카세트 싱글)
발매일 1997년 2월 3일
녹음 기간 1996년 ~ 1997년
스튜디오 G-펑크 스튜디오 (캘리포니아 주 레이크우드)[3]
엔터프라이즈 레코딩 스튜디오 (캘리포니아 주 버뱅크)[4]
버니 그런드먼 마스터링 (캘리포니아 주 할리우드)[5][6]
미러 이미지 레코딩 스튜디오[7]
장르 웨스트 코스트 힙합 (앨범 버전)
힙합 (EPMD 리믹스)
길이 4:06 (앨범 버전)
3:26 (EPMD 리믹스)
송라이터 밥 말리, 워런 G
프로듀서 워런 G (앨범 버전)
에릭 서먼 (EPMD 리믹스)
레이블 데프 잼 레코딩스

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4.1. 개요

워런 G의 싱글이며 그의 2집 앨범 Take a Look Over Your Shoulder (Reality)의 두번째 싱글로 1997년 2월 3일에 발매되었다.

4.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오

▲ 앨범 버전 ▲ EPMD 리믹스
▲ 뮤직 비디오(EPMD 리믹스)

4.3. 가사

앨범 버전
[Intro: Nanci Fletcher]
Eeee
This town is run by martial law
And Warren G are the marshall
So, Warren G, just pick up yourself everytime
'Cause you don't know I say you rule!

[Chorus: Warren G, Boogie Down Productions]
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was war and)
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was war and)

[Verse 1: Warren G]
I had to shoot the sheriff it was justifiable
He mistaked me for somebody who was liable
To more than many murders
LA's a war fields
We keep making war shields
Streets keep souls
Young brothers lose control
I seem to maintain through this
Watch where you kick it they'll put you in a twist
And it ain't nobody like my down ass hommie
And tha police always tryin to pin some bullshit on me
I keep away from fools
They do crime and attract cops
Cops got guns and cuffs
And cells to stuff you in

[Chorus: Warren G, Boogie Down Productions]
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was war and)
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was war and)

[Verse 2: Warren G]
They tryin' to stick with some shit that I did not do
You know who
The boys in blue
There they go with they assumpitons
Slaverys over let us have somethin'
Why you wanna pull me over?
Cuz I'm bumpin?
I just made a new song
My profession is music
Your profession is protection with gats
Then use it on him when he's tryin' to take my life away
I'm just tryin' to live my life today
So I keep away from fools they do crime it attract cops
Cops got guns and cuffs
And cells to stuff you in

[Chorus: Warren G, Boogie Down Productions]
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was war and)
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was war and)

[Verse 3: Warren G]
I shot the sheriff
I didn't shoot the deputiy I didn't have to
Cuz in this game they always tryin' to blast you
And leave it to tha cops to find out who did the murder
They harrase tha wrong clan and arrest tha wrong man
The hommie day-dog got strapped but thats okay
Cuz I'm gonna work for life
So he can see another day
A hommies a hommie
A fake is a snake
Straight game from tha pen from tha hommie jake
So I keep away from fools they do crime it attract cops
Cops got guns and cuffs
And cells to stuff you in

[Chorus: Warren G, Boogie Down Productions]
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was war and)
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was)

[Bridge: Nanci Fletcher]
Fire!
Make one shot for da man Warren G
A lick two shot for da G Funk family
A lick three shot for da LBC
A lick four shot for da Jamaican posse

[Chorus x2: Warren G, Boogie Down Productions]
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was war and)
(I shot the sheriff)
But I did not shoot the deputy
(All I could think about was war and)
EPMD 리믹스
[Intro & Hook: DJ K LA Boss scratching]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]
I shot the sheriff ------]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]

[Verse 1: Warren G]
I had to shoot the sheriff, it was justifiable
He mistaked me for somebody who was liable
For all the many murders; L.A. is a war field
We keep doing war shields
Streets keep souls, young brothers loose control
I seem to maintain through this
Watch where you kick it, they'll put you in a twist
And there ain't nobody like my down ass homie
And the police always trying to pin some bullshit on me
I keep away from fools; they do crime and attract cops
Cops got guns and cuffs and cells to stuff you in

[Hook: DJ K LA Boss scratching]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]
I shot the sheriff ------]
Warren G is in check -----]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]
I shot the sheriff ------]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]

[Verse 2: Warren G]
They're trying to stick me with some shit that I did not do
You know who; the boys in blue
There they go with their assumptions, slavery's over
Let us have something, why you wanna pull me over?
Cause I'm bumping? - I just made a new song
My profession is music, your profession is protection with gats
Then use it on him, when he's trying to take my life away
I'm just trying to live my life today
So I keep away from fools; they do crime and attract cops
Cops got guns and cuffs and cells to stuff you in

[Hook: DJ K LA Boss scratching]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]
I shot the sheriff ------]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]
Warren G is in check -----]
I shot the sheriff ------]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]

[Verse 3: Warren G]
I shot the sheriff
I didn't shoot the deputy, I didn't have to
Cause in this game, they always trying to blast you
And leave it to the cops, to find out who did the murder
They harass the wrong clan, and arrest the wrong man
The homie day-dog got drapped, but that's okay
Cause I'mma work for life, so he can see another day
A homie is a homie, a fake is a snitch
Straight game from the Pen', from the homie Jay
So I keep away from fools; they do crime and attract cops
Cops got guns and cuffs and cells to stuff you in

[Outro & Hook: DJ K LA Boss scratching]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]
I shot the sheriff ------]
Warren G is in check -----]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]
I shot the sheriff ------]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]
I shot the sheriff ------]
I shot the sheriff ------]
Don't get too close because you might get shot ----]

4.4. 차트 성적

빌보드 R&B 차트에서 16위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 1997년 4월 둘째 주부터 셋째 주까지 2주 연속 20위를 기록했고 10주 연속 40위권에 머물러 있었다.[8]

1997년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 83위, 1997년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 85위에 올랐다.


[1] 단적으로 믹 재거는 수천번의 성관계를 가졌지만 실제 아이는 8명이다. 물론 이정도도 자녀 부자지만.[2] 그루피와 관련된건 아니지만 나름 점잖은 성격으로 알려진 폴 매카트니비틀즈 결성 전에 2명이나 임신시켜서 피임을 고려했었다고 한다(...).[3] 앨범 버전 - 녹음[4] 앨범 버전 - 녹음, 믹스[5] 앨범 버전 - 마스터[6] EPMD 리믹스 - 마스터[7] EPMD 리믹스 - 녹음, 믹스[8] 1997년 3월 넷째 주부터 1997년 5월 넷째 주까지