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60年代中期，英國樂團及歌手在The Beatles的領軍下，大舉的進入美國流行音樂市場，此現象被稱之為「British Invasion ( 英倫入侵 )」。在此新浪潮 ( 不同的音樂曲風 ) 的席捲下，一些美國當紅歌手也難以招架，而逐漸地退出了既有的舞台，Paul Anka即為此「受難者」之一。

 

Anka寫這首《(You're)Having My Baby》，原意是要獻給妻子和第4個女兒。熟知歌曲紅了，卻也引來了一堆「爭議」。首先是歌名中的「my baby」，被質疑說為何不是「our baby」？顯然是有大男人沙豬的想法。再就應是歌詞中的「You could have swept it from your life」，指的是若不想要這個胎兒，可以「墮胎」。依據Anka的辯駁，之所以會採用「my baby」，是覺得唱、聽起來較為「順口」「順耳」。另，有些情侶懷孕後或覺得生活無法負擔，也可能會選擇「拿掉孩子」。然而，全國婦女組織 (National Organization for Women ) 還是頒給Anka一座「Keep her in her place」獎 ( 不太好譯，應該是有類似「不要太超過」「不要放肆」的意思。)。婦女雜誌 Ms 也頒給Anka一座「年度大男人沙豬」獎。不過，許多正懷孕中的婦女聽此曲，卻都給予正面的評價，覺得會讓自己更洋溢快樂幸福感。甚至有人認為NOW如此的挑剔此曲，簡直是瘋了的作為。

 

由於此曲的成功，Anka和Coates又繼續合作了幾首歌，像是《One Man Woman/One Woman Man》《I Don't Like to Sleep Alone》，成績也都不錯，分別為第7及第8。Odia Coates於1991因乳癌過世，享年49歲。

Having my baby

What a lovely way of saying
How much you love me.
Having my baby
What a lovely way of saying
What you're thinking of me.
I can see it your face is glowing
I can see it in your eyes.
I'm happy knowin' that you're having my baby.
You're the woman I love and I love what it's doin' to you.
Having my baby
You're a woman in love and I love
What's goin' through you.
The need inside you
I see it showin'
Oh
The seed inside you
Baby
Do you feel it growin'
Are you happy in knowin' that you're having my baby?
I'm a woman in love and I love
What it's doin' to me.
Having my baby.
I'm a woman in love and I love
What's goin' through me.
Didn't have to keep it
Wouldn't put you through it.
You could have swept it from your life
But you wouldn't do it
No
You wouldn't do it.
And you're having my baby.
I'm a woman in love and I love