Marvin Gaye I heard It Thru The Grapevine

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. Marvin Gaye

[irisblue]

3. Duck you autocorrect!

Thx.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. No bidding! LOL!

[wryter2000]

2. I've never heard that before

Amazing.

It always ticked me off that Sinatra got credit for being the greatest of the greatest. Marvin Gaye was so much better. I can't imagine Sinatra being able to do THAT.

[CurtEastPoint]

7. You've never seen The Big Chill?

[wryter2000]

10. No, I haven't

I did, however, see Marvin Gaye perform the song on The Smothers Brothers. He wore a leather outfit with long fringes, and he moved so fluidly. The fringes swung with him. It was hypnotizing.

[Kahuna]

4. This video of Marvin rehearsing "I want You," while laying down ...

The control is amazing. The vocal sounds as good as it does on the recording. Effortless.

[wryter2000]

11. And his diction was perfect

That's maybe a minor point, but you could always understand every word he sang. He was truly one of the greatest singers of the 20th century.

[Kahuna]

13. Marvin's early work didn't show his range and dexterity like...

it did after, "What's Goin' On?" came out. That's when he really showed how fabulous he really was. The difference from his 60s work is night and day.

[wryter2000]

14. I imagine that's true of any artist

Tony Bennett can still sing even though the voice is largely gone.

[Zorro]

6. A tremendous talent and a tragic loss

Shot and killed by his own father.

[Me.]

8. Great Thread

[Tikki]

9. Marvin Gaye's "Heard It Through the Grapevine "is a perfect song..

just in case someone asks you.."What is a perfect song?"

Tikki

[wryter2000]

12. I truly adore Gladys Knight and the Pips version, too

Creedence Clearwater's not so much.