(Simply) The best - Mike Chapman and Holly Knight

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 4 July 2008, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

ME CALL BECAUSE ME NEED YOU. MY HEART POUND.
YOU VISIT ME, VISIT ME WILD, REALLY-READY.
YOU VISIT ME.
GIVE ME EVERYTHING ME NEED.

MY LIFE FULL PROMISE; MY WORLD FULL alt.DREAM.
YOU TALK ABOUT LOVE LIKE YOU KNOW A-TO-Z.
THAT CAN'T WRONG. NO-NO.
TAKE-UP MY HEART; MAKE ME STRONG.

Refrain: YOU TOP* SAY-PERIOD. OTHERS NOTHING-TO-IT.
COMPARE YOU, THEY LESS. EVERY ONE ME MEET"each".
ME STICK-TO-heart YOUR HEART. ME FASCINATED EVERYTHING YOU SAY.
DON'T LET TWO-OF-US BREAK-#UP. SWEETHEART, ME RATHER DEAD. THAT'S-ALL.

IN YOUR HEART ME SEE STAR SCADS-OF, ALL-DAY, ALL-NIGHT. TRUE-BIZ.
YOUR EYES ME REALLY-INTO. FORGET, FORGET EVERYTHING.
IF TWO-OF-US HUG"over time", FINE*.
NO PLACE BETTER, (2h)#NO.

Refrain

EACH TIME YOU #GO, ME LOSE CONTROL, SCREWED-UP.
IF YOU GO-AWAY, MY HEART, SOUL GO-WITH.
ME FEEL YOUR SPIRIT HERE STILL'stretch'.
SWEETHEART, DON'T DISCONNECT.

||: Refrain :||

YOU TOP*.


Notes: YOU - Underlined words are honorific indices ("indexes"), using the FT of the upturned palm to indicate who is being honored.

CALL - You could either sign TELEPHONE-me or SUMMON, depending on your take on it.

POUND - Slap heart repeatedly with a small but rapid motion.

REALLY-READY - (2h)[R], vibrate and move upwards.

A-TO-Z - [5], PO > signer, FO up, DH [A] - held at the thumb of the NDH and then moves > DS while tracing a [Z] at the little finger.

NO-NO - [1], PO away, FO up, is shaken side to side with hu.

TAKE-UP - (2h)[5:], POs away, FOs up, move down quickly and close to (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, as if grabbing hold of something, then hands ascend.

SAY-PERIOD - [bO] touches mouth and then pronates (twist PO away) and stop abruptly.

NOTHING-TO-IT - (2h)[F], POs away, FOs up, hands move slightly and symetrically from side to side.

LESS - REDUCE, that is, (2h)[B], palms face with DH held over NDH, and DH rushes to a lower level but still remains some distance from NDH.

MEET"each" - Instead of hands meeting directly, then brush against each other as then travel side to side.

STICK-TO-heart - [open 8] closes to an [8] while rushing to stick to the heart.

DON'T - (2h)[B], POs down, cross at wrists, then uncross moving horizontally and emphatically. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - don't.

BREAK-#UP - BREAK + both hands fingerspell U-P while the hands descend a bit; all with smooth movements.

RATHER - PREFER.

THAT'S-ALL - FINISH with the mouthing "that's all".

SCADS-OF - (2h)[5:], POs down, FOs away, move forward to show many things.

REALLY-INTO - DH [V:], PO > signer, FO up, - held high, circles horizony, then descends rapidly into the center of [C], PO > DS, FO away.

FORGET - The second time FORGET is signed, the NDH signs it.

(2h)#NO - (2h)[3], POs away, FOs up, move away and snap FT shut.

#GO - [G], PO > NDS, FO away, moves > DS while closing FTs.

SCREWED-UP - (2h)[5:], FOs away, DH is held high, PO down at its side and NDH is held low, PO up at its side. Both hands interchange PO and levels while moving slightly > DS.

GO-AWAY - [5^], PO > signer, FO up, moves away while closing to [O^].

GO-WITH - TOGETHER moves away.

||: Refrain :|| - The refrain is repeated.

Lyrics:

I call you when I need you: my heart's on fire.
You come to me, come to me wild and wired.
You come to me,
Give me everything I need.

Give me a lifetime of promises and a world of dreams.
Speak a language of love like you know what it means.
It can't be wrong.
Take my heart and make it strong, baby.

Refrain: You're simply the best, better than all the rest,
Better than anyone, anyone I've ever met.
I'm stuck on your heart. I hang on every word you say.
Don't tear us apart, baby, I would rather be dead.

In your heart I see the star of every night and every day.
In your eyes I get lost, I get washed away.
Just as long as you're here in my arms,
I could be in no better place

Refrain:

Each time you leave me I start losing control.
You're walking away with my heart and my soul.
I can feel you even when I'm alone.
Oh baby, don't let go.

||: Refrain: :||

You're the best!

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo see a performance, go to Tina Turner - Simply The Best (One Last Time Concert 2000).

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