And so the bands at Tootsie's or at CBGB's had to play loud enough -- the volume had to be loud enough to overcome people falling down, shouting out and doing whatever else they were doing.
Deshalb mussten die Bands bei Tootsie's oder im CBGB laut genug spielen -- die Lautstäke musste hoch genug sein, um umfallende Leute, lautes Rufen und was immer sonst noch vorging, zu übertönen.