After ten plus years of periodic collaboration on poetry, art and music projects, Adam Stolorow (vocals, keyboards) and Baxter Holland (bass) arrived in Brooklyn by way of late 90’s Providence and the requisite diet of utopian thinking and freak flag waving. What started in Chicago as an experimental ripple of drums, cheap keyboards and onstage loops between Stolorow and drummer Matthew Berland in 2004 became a focused vibrational wave by the time it reached the coast. Increasingly, the Miracles sound threatens to burst living through the brick and asphalt of the metropolis.
With the addition of Chicago transplant Gabriel Fowler on drums in 2006, the re-formed trio went almost immediately into New York’s legendary and now defunct Funcity studio to record “Pioneers” with producer Wharton Tiers (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Unrest), which the band self-released as a limited edition silkscreened 12” in 2007. The Funcity session was followed by visits to Brooklyn’s Civil Defense studio, where the band recorded Colony Collapse (Creative Capitalism) with Jeremy Scott in 2007 and 2008. Fowler left the band in 2008 to pursue other projects and Amanda Huron (Vertebrates, DC) rotated into the mix, writing, touring and recording the Ovum EP (Creative Capitalism 2010). Drummer Chris Carson joined the band in late 2009.
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Bad Girl
Miracles Lyrics
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Oh how love could be
But she's a bad girl because she wants to be free
Oh, she wants to be free (bad girl, ooh)
She's not a bad girl to look at
Finer than fine (finer than fine), she said she was mine (said she was mine)
But she's a bad girl because it was only a line
I, I, I bragged to the boys about the girl that I had
It broke me up to find out she was bad
And my only wish is that I wish I could make
A bad, bad girl be good
She wasn't a bad, bad girl at first, so good at the start
Mmh, but now we must part (now we must part)
Oh yes she's a bad, bad girl because she's breaking my heart
Oh, now she's breaking my heart, so so so bad
She's breaking my heart
The lyrics to The Miracles' song "Bad Girl" tells the story of a man who falls in love with a woman that he initially thought was perfect. However, he soon discovers that she has a wild and free spirit that clashes with his desires for a committed and faithful relationship. The lyrics suggest that the woman is not a bad girl because she showed him a new side to love, but rather because of her desire to be free and not be tied down to one person. The singer laments that he had bragged to his friends about the girl he had, only to have his heart broken when he learned the truth about her.
The song portrays the complicated nature of love and relationships, where people's desires and needs can sometimes clash and lead to heartache. The lyrics speak to the conflicts that can arise when people have different ideas of what a relationship should be and how they can hurt each other inadvertently. The catchy melody and harmonies of the song add to its poignancy, making it a classic Motown hit.
Line by Line Meaning
She's not a bad girl because she made me see
Oh how love could be
But she's a bad girl because she wants to be free
Oh, she wants to be free (bad girl, ooh)
She isn't a bad girl just because she showed me what love could be. But she's a bad girl because she desires to be liberated and isn't willing to commit to our love, resulting in her being called a bad girl.
She's not a bad girl to look at
Finer than fine (finer than fine), she said she was mine (said she was mine)
But she's a bad girl because it was only a line
She looks great, and she even said she was mine, but it appears that it was all just an act, making her a bad girl.
I, I, I bragged to the boys about the girl that I had
It broke me up to find out she was bad
And my only wish is that I wish I could make
A bad, bad girl be good
I boasted to my friends about the girl I was in a relationship with, making it devastating for me to realize that she was a lousy person. I only desire to convert and transform her from a bad girl to a good one.
She wasn't a bad, bad girl at first, so good at the start
Mmh, but now we must part (now we must part)
Oh yes she's a bad, bad girl because she's breaking my heart
In the beginning, she wasn't a bad girl; she was nice, but things have changed, and we must separate ways now. Consequently, she's a bad girl because she's hurting my feelings and causing me heartbreak.
Oh, now she's breaking my heart, so so so bad
She's breaking my heart
She's causing me considerable heartache, and it's getting worse by the day, making it accurate to say she's badly breaking my heart.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Actual Music, S.L.
Written by: BERRY JR GORDY, BERRY GORDY JR, SMOKEY ROBINSON
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Jacob Lara
This mans voice can bring tees to your eyes!!! Truly one of the greatest voices of all time
James West
Thank you for keeping these beautiful sounds alive.
Dave Graham
Such sweet sounds! Takes me away from these stupid times and makes me realize that far better times are soon on the way! People will "care" and "feel" again.
Robert Szymczak
An all-time favorite, and, I must say, true to life. The Miracles, clearly, captured the emotions of many from that time. Songs like this still have the power to touch our feelings. Big-time memories from Western Pennsylvania that do not die.
Gerard Jackson
Smokey at his best with the Miracles. Love it
Milton Kanfer
I first heard "Bad Girl" in 1963. It went straight to my heart and Smokey's singing went to my soul.
At that time I was in a relationship in which I cared way too much. My "Bad Girl" broke my heart and to this day whenever I hear this great song I reminisce over the hurt I felt.
Ruthann Kizakavich
I always loved this song!!
Garwin Wayne
This song is officially 60 years old. charted March 1959
James Carter
This 1959 classic is one of greatest slow jams of all time.
Fred Lawson
Right on..👍👍👍