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原文链接：https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-best-songs-of-the-1990s/

Mariah Carey: “Always Be My Baby” (1995)

From the moment “Always Be My Baby” begins, it’s immersed in nostalgia. What sounds initially like an acoustic guitar has the artificial shimmer of a romanticized memory, while Carey’s wordless chorus feels Motown-esque, buoyant in the face of what should be heartache. But “Always Be My Baby” is not a breakup song. It’s a song about eternity. Just because something is over doesn’t mean it’s over; every touch is in some way permanent, and anyone who passes through your heart leaves their shape behind. This infinite wave pool of romantic longing was a point of transformation for Carey—her first collaboration with Jermaine Dupri, who helped push her sound further into the gleam of hip-hop. “Always Be My Baby” is, by contrast, in no hurry to get anywhere, certain that even as things change they also recur, making for a cozy, classical R&B song that’s also a portal between worlds, flowing into and out of them forever. –Brad Nelson

歌曲“Always Be My Baby”一响起，怀旧的气息便席卷而来，初听像原声吉他，但却潜藏着对一段浪漫往事的沉湎，同时Mariah Carey演绎的惊艳副歌桥段颇具摩城色彩。但“Always Be My Baby”并非分手主题歌曲，而是探索永恒的歌。恋情结束了却并未结束；在某种程度上每一次触碰都是永恒的，任何走进你心扉的人都会留下自己的痕迹。这无限绵延的浪漫期盼是Mariah Carey开始转型的标志——这是她第一次与Jermaine Dupri开展合作，为她的音乐增添了更多Hip-pop色彩。与之相比，“Always Be My Baby”却并不急于取得下一步进展，因为歌曲坚信事物即使今非昔比，也会再次返璞归真，这是首惬意的经典R&B歌曲，是恋人彼此连接的门户，永远敞开大门迎接对方。–Brad Nelson

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