How could I throw away a miracle? How could I face another day? It's all of my doing, I made a choice And today, I pay My heart is full of pain How could you understand, the way I feel? How could you relate to so much pain? Seems as though nothing can comfort me So today, I pray That someone should listen, for... (Chorus) Nothing should matter Not when love grows inside you The choice is yours There's a miracle in store... Nothing should matter Not when love grows inside you A voice of love is crying out Don't throw love away There's a miracle in store... How could I let go of a miracle? Nothing could ever take its place Thought I was looking, out for myself Now it seems the pain Is all that I have gained I wonder if I could be your miracle I wonder if I could spare you pain Seems as though nothing will comfort me Lord, less today, I pray That you should come listen (chorus) Don't ever throw away your miracle Don't let it slip away Nothing should matter (chorus) 〈Miracle〉收錄於是Whitney Houston第三張個人專輯《I'm Your Baby Tonight》 是該專輯的第三首單曲 由於前兩首單曲〈I'm Your Baby Tonight〉和〈All The Man That I Need〉 先後在單曲榜上取得桂冠 依據當時（90年代前後）Billboard的統計方式 想當然耳的 〈Miracle〉很難像Whitney Houston前兩張專輯那般 以持續有效的衝擊力道攻上單曲榜首位 當初會注意到這首歌有其緣故 比起前兩張堪稱經典的黑人專輯 那個時候的人們普遍覺得《I'm Your Baby Tonight》無論內容或成績盡是疲軟 這現象果真延燒到〈Miracle〉 記得這首單曲很快衝到排行榜前端 但它最好的位置也就停在第九名 以這張專輯來說 〈Miracle〉確實是我最有印象最有喜歡的歌曲 第一 這首歌是Babyface和L.A. Reid譜寫與製作的 光是這點就讓當年追隨「金字招牌」的我產生先入為主的偏好 第二 《I'm Your Baby Tonight》裡有少數歌曲讓我好生卻步 比如〈My Name Is Not Susan〉 這張專輯最後並未成為我的收藏之一 而且那個時候有沒有強大的網際網路 在堅持不購買的頑固心態下 〈Miracle〉始終是我「失落的歌單」 第三 這首歌的後段吸引了年少的我 每聽一次就是結實的感動一次 可惜在無法達到更佳名次的情形下 容易被淹沒在Whitney Houston本身眾多強勁單曲之中 而這樣的好歌 我認為才是低調的美麗...... 原曲 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br0LZIOAd5s 現場 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x09OJ9qXWlA 後記 這是後來才發現的事 〈Miracle〉是講述一位女孩的墮胎心路歷程 Babyface確實用他的巧手刻劃了此般心境 可是這首歌曲的音樂錄影帶卻完全不是這麼一回事 而是以大社會的角度切入 利用「人道關懷」的圖像涵蓋了敏感的墮胎議題 也許是商業考量使得歌曲的渲染力少了些 不過單就歌曲本身而言 儘管經過了接近二十個年頭 它依舊值得一聽再聽 -- http://crotchery2.blogspot.com/ --

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