Shop Around – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles:歌詞及意思
Shop Around (1960) – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Before you take a girl and say I do, now
Shop Around (1960) – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Make sure she’s in love with-a you now
Make sure that her love is true now
I hate to see you feelin’ sad and blue now
歌曲 Shop Around,由美國組合The Miracles在1960年唱出。歌曲長達2分50秒,類型屬於Soul靈魂樂, 填詞作曲由Smokey Robinson 及 Berry Gordy負責,歌曲被收錄於專輯《Hi… We’re the Miracles》。
在當時英美等地,歌曲成功擠進英國單曲排行榜及美國Billboard Hot 100 排行榜,都有頭3位的成績。隨後,歌曲被格莢美列入搖滾名人堂( Hall of Fame),更被列入500首改變Rock and Roll歌曲之一。以及被《滾石》雜誌列入500首最佳歌曲之一。
歌曲是充滿強烈藍調風格,而歌詞是關於母親向自己兒子說道,如何找自己一生最愛。
歌詞方面
填詞作曲由Smokey Robinson 及 Berry Gordy負責
When I became of age my mother called me to her side
She said, son, you’re growing up now pretty soon you’ll take a bride
And then she said, just because you’ve become a young man now
There’s still some things that you don’t understand now
Before you ask some girl for her hand now
Keep your freedom for as long as you can now
My mama told me, you better shop around (shop, shop)
Oh yeah, you better shop around (shop, shop around)
Ah, there’s some things that I want you to know now
Just as sure as the winds gonna blow now
The women come and the women gonna go now
Before you tell ’em that you love em so now
My mama told me, you better shop around, (shop, shop)
Oh yeah, you better shop around (shop, shop around)
A-try to get yourself a bargain son
Don’t be sold on the very first one
A-pretty girls come a dime a dozen
A-try to find one who’s gonna give you true lovin’
Before you take a girl and say I do, now
Make sure she’s in love with-a you now
My mama told me, you better shop around
Ooh yeah, a-try to get yourself a bargain son
Don’t be sold on the very first one
A-pretty girls come a dime a dozen
A-try to find one who’s gonna give you true lovin’
Before you take a girl and say I do, now
Make sure she’s in love with-a you now
Make sure that her love is true now
I hate to see you feelin’ sad and blue now
My mama told me, you better shop around (shop, shop)
Don’t let the first one get you
Oh no ’cause I don’t want to see her with you
Uh huh, before you let her hold you tight, ah yeah make sure she’s alright
Before you let her take your hand my son
Understand my son, be a man my son, I know you can my son, I love you (ah shop around)