During their nineteen year run on the American music charts, The Miracles charted over fifty hits and recorded in the genres of doo wop, soul, disco, and R&B. Twenty-six Miracles songs reached the Top Ten of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including four R&B number ones. Sixteen of the Miracles' songs charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, with seven songs charting within the Top Ten and two - 1970's "The Tears of a Clown" and 1975's "Love Machine" (Part 1) - reaching number-one.
Original members:
Ronald "Ronnie" White (1955–1978, 1980–1983, 1993–1995 (died 1995)
Warren "Pete" Moore (1955–1978) (died 2017)
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (1955–1972)
Claudette Robinson (1956 - 1972, 2005 -2011)
Marvin "Marv" Tarplin (1958 - 1973) (died 2011)
What Love Has Joined Together
The Miracles Lyrics
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I said easy, it would be easy
It would be easier to take the wet from water or the dry from sand
Than for anyone to try to separate us, stop us from holding hands
'Cause I love you ('cause I), girl I love you (love you)
Ooh I love you from the bottom of my heart
Don't let nobody (nobody take it apart)
Oh, you know you can't let (nobody take it apart), alright
Haha, yeah
It would be easier to take the cold from snow (easier)
(It would be easier) or take the heat from fire
Than for anyone to take my love from you (easier)
(It would be easier) you're my heart's desire
And I love you, baby ('cause I love you baby)
Really, really love you, baby (really, really love you, baby)
Oh I love you from the bottom of my heart
And what love has joined together, yeah (what love has joined together don't let)
Ooh don't let nobody (nobody take it apart)
Oh, you know you can't let (nobody take it apart)
Nobody, nowhere, no how, no time
(Nobody take it apart)
Yeah, no mother, sis, or brother
(Nobody take it apart) ah, nobody
I said, even if they (even if they) separate us
A thousand miles apart, yeah, yeah (a thousand miles apart)
We will still be together, I know, we will still be together
We'll be together in each other's hearts
It would be easy, it would be easy
(It would be easy) easy (it would be easy)
It would be easier to change all the seasons of the year
Than for anyone to come along and change the way I feel about you
(Ooh) I love you, dear
Girl, I love you, love you, love you, love you ('cause I love you)
Love you, love you, love you, love you
Love you from the bottom of my heart (love you from the bottom of my heart)
And what love has joined together, together, together, ah (what love has joined together)
Don't let nobody (nobody take it apart), oh, don't let nobody (nobody take it apart)
I said, what love (has joined) has joined (together)
Ooh, don't let nobody come between it
What love (has joined) has joined (together)
Ooh, don't say you love me unless you mean it, forever
The lyrics of The Miracles' song "What Love Has Joined Together" have nothing specific to do with the four individuals named in the verses. Instead, these figures are used as stand-ins for the idea of people who have come before and left an impact on the world. The song begins by asking if anyone has seen Abraham, a reference to the biblical figure who was a strong leader and helped free the Israelites from slavery. The following verses then name-check John, Martin, and Bobby, who represent John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy, respectively, all of whom were assassinated in the 1960s. The lyrics reflect on how these individuals were able to bring about change and inspire good in the world, but that their lives were tragically cut short.
The chorus of the song then shifts in tone, asking the listener if they loved the things that these individuals stood for and if they tried to find some good for all. The final line of the chorus, "and we'll be free," suggests that even though these leaders are gone, their legacies will continue to inspire change and push towards freedom in the future. The last verse then ties back to the first, as the singer thinks they see Bobby, Abraham, Martin, and John walking together over a hill, suggesting that while they may be gone, their impact and memory live on.
Line by Line Meaning
Anybody here seen my old friend Abraham?
Have you come across any information about my old friend Abraham?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
Could you provide me with his whereabouts?
He freed lotta people but it seems the good they die young
Although Abraham emancipated a lot of people, it appears that the virtuous ones perish at an early age.
You know I just looked around and he's gone
I recently surveyed the area, but he is nowhere to be found.
Anybody here seen my old friend John?
Has anyone seen my former acquaintance John?
I just looked around and he's gone
I did a quick scan, but he's not here.
Anybody here seen my old friend Martin?
Has someone seen my former buddy Martin?
Didn't you love the things that they stood for?
Did you not admire the principles they fought for?
Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?
Did they not attempt to undertake useful actions for us?
And we'll be free
And we'll experience liberty
Some day soon, it's gonna be one day
It is certain that one of these days, it'll occur soon.
Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Has someone detected my old pal Bobby?
I thought I saw him walkin' up over the hill
I envisioned seeing him strolling over the mountain.
With Abraham, Martin, and John
Accompanying Abraham, Martin, and John.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Robert Rogers, William Robinson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Augustus Caesar
Definitely my fave song of 2020
Or rather I should say
"This is gonna be my favorite song of 2020"
As to pinpoint & mark
I'm still really in love with martyna cza, always , forever & eternally will.
(Haha)and I had the temps CDs for the longest.
& my cuzzin Fabio & I would swear by the temps version (& two sides to love)
& yet i heard this miracles for the first 2019 & this rendition didn't get a full play from I until last month June 2020
& its beautiful enough to make me hold back my lovely tears because thats or rather this is just what I feel inside
(What smoke wrote, & the way its felt here.)
I'm going with smoke & the boys put down on here in the feilds.
Two sides to love goes to my cuzzin Fabo
(Corn)
&
What love has joined together for me
Amen
Aren't we so glad we still got music like this to play when we will,rather to follow the times or a time where nothing good, or beautiful, strong & real is.
2020 (may 14 today)
Smokey speaking for me, my mind my heart, soul and thoughts
Gratitude for what love has really joined me to, as to say I to martyna & martyna to i.
Dont know why, but it's a beautiful feeling 4 real.
Lol
"Cause I love you baby,really, really love you baby "
(What love has joined together let nobody apart(
EVEN IF THEY SEPARATE US A THOUSAND MILES APART. WE'LL STILL BE TOGETHER IN EACH OTHER'S HEART
(If I had a church I would close service with this every Sunday. To praise the true beauty of gods love. Be it my girl & I.
Next song up
AGONY & ECSTACY BY SMOKEY
enriquetheprofessor
My parents schooled me on the best music--the OLD SCHOOL!!! Thanks, Ma and Dad. This is one of my favorites by Smokey. In addition, I love the background vocals.
Lala Shelala
This is a timeless masterpiece and I am still listening as of June 2019. Smokey your artistry has lasted a long time and rightfully so. Bless you for your magic.
Tamra Robinson
Me too (2022)
Gloria Hammonds
This is the true meaning of music..
Steve Mumford
Smokey's emotive voice.
The best
Melvin Pruitt
That falsetto is crazy....smoother than the finest silk.And the background is second to none. These were a talented group of guys that all wrote as well as produced songs.Ronnie,Bobby,Pete and Smoke....and oh yes I can also hear Mrs Claudettes pretty voice in there as well.Just as bad as any group from Motown or anywhere else.
Dorothy Taylor
I love this version , love this version , and I too second that emotion!!
Ingrid Gomez
I love the extended version, Smokey Robinson is the greatest, still it doesn't compare to the original version of the fabulous Mary Wells. Whenever I hear her song I wish it would never end <3
Future Find
The temptations version is my favorite. I'll never say which is "best", because it's preference.
Rhonda Rush
I have this album and still a favorite!!!!!! Every time I hear it, makes me feel like I'm a teenager again. 😀😊