Marv Gaye's 10 greatt songs ever, ranked - Smooth

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• ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHNMARV GAYETRACK 7 ON THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS PRODUCED BYNORMAN WHFIELDJAN. 8, 19701 VIEWER14.4K VIEWS8 CONTRIBUTORSABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN LYRICS[VERSE 1]HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND ABRAHAM?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?OH, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 2]HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND JOHN?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?YOU KNOW, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 3]HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND MART?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 4]HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN MY IEND BOBBY?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?YOU KNOW, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT THE GOOD, THEY DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEOH I, JT LOOKED AROUND AND THEY WERE GONE1EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO IS ABRAHAM?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSAMERI’S 16TH PRINT ABRAHAM LLN—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON APRIL 15, 1865 AT THE AGE OF 56. MARV REFERENC HIM THE FIRST VERSE.WHO IS MART?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSCIVIL RIGHTS LEAR MART LUTHER KG, JR.—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON APRIL 4, 1968 AT THE AGE OF 39. MARV REFERENC HIM THE THIRD VERSE. THE ORIGAL VERSN OF THIS SONG BY POP SGER DN WAS RERD JT MONTHS AFTER MLK’S MURR.WHO IS JOHN?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSAMERI’S 35TH PRINT JOHN F. KENNEDY—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963 AT AGE 46. MARV REFERENC HIM THE SEND VERSE.WHO IS BOBBY?WHO WROTE THIS SONG?WHAT HAVE THE ARTISTS SAID ABOUT THE SONG?WHO PRODUCED “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” BY MARV GAYE?WHEN DID MARV GAYE RELEASE “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN”?WHO WROTE “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” BY MARV GAYE?THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS (1970)MARV GAYE1. GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I’VE GOT2. YTERDAY3. GROOV’4. I WISH IT WOULD RA5. THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS6. HOW CAN I FET7. ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN8. GONNA KEEP ON TRY’ TILL I W YOUR LOVE9. NO TIME FOR TEARS10. CLOUD NE11. DON’T YOU MISS ME A LTLE B, BABY?12. SO LONGEXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYNORMAN WHFIELDWRTEN BYDICK HOLLERRELEASE DATEJANUARY 8, 1970ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN IS A COVER OFABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN BY DNTAGSR&BSOULEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
• “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” — MARV GAYE
• FIRST LISTEN: A MARV GAYE CLASSIC GIVEN ROYAL PHILHARMONIC REH
• MARV GAYE'S 10 GREATT SONGS EVER, RANKED

ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHNMARV GAYETRACK 7 ON THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS PRODUCED BYNORMAN WHFIELDJAN. 8, 19701 VIEWER14.4K VIEWS8 CONTRIBUTORSABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN LYRICS[VERSE 1]HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND ABRAHAM?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?OH, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 2]HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND JOHN?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?YOU KNOW, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 3]HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN MY OLD IEND MART?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT SEEMS THE GOOD DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONE[VERSE 4]HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN MY IEND BOBBY?CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE HE'S GONE?YOU KNOW, HE EED A LOT OF PEOPLEBUT THE GOOD, THEY DIE YOUNG, YEAHI JT LOOKED AROUND AND HE WAS GONEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEOH I, JT LOOKED AROUND AND THEY WERE GONE1EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO IS ABRAHAM?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSAMERI’S 16TH PRINT ABRAHAM LLN—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON APRIL 15, 1865 AT THE AGE OF 56. MARV REFERENC HIM THE FIRST VERSE.WHO IS MART?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSCIVIL RIGHTS LEAR MART LUTHER KG, JR.—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON APRIL 4, 1968 AT THE AGE OF 39. MARV REFERENC HIM THE THIRD VERSE. THE ORIGAL VERSN OF THIS SONG BY POP SGER DN WAS RERD JT MONTHS AFTER MLK’S MURR.WHO IS JOHN?GENI ANSWER2 NTRIBUTORSAMERI’S 35TH PRINT JOHN F. KENNEDY—HE WAS ASSASSATED ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963 AT AGE 46. MARV REFERENC HIM THE SEND VERSE.WHO IS BOBBY?WHO WROTE THIS SONG?WHAT HAVE THE ARTISTS SAID ABOUT THE SONG?WHO PRODUCED “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” BY MARV GAYE?WHEN DID MARV GAYE RELEASE “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN”?WHO WROTE “ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” BY MARV GAYE?THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS (1970)MARV GAYE1. GONNA GIVE HER ALL THE LOVE I’VE GOT2. YTERDAY3. GROOV’4. I WISH IT WOULD RA5. THAT’S THE WAY LOVE IS6. HOW CAN I FET7. ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN8. GONNA KEEP ON TRY’ TILL I W YOUR LOVE9. NO TIME FOR TEARS10. CLOUD NE11. DON’T YOU MISS ME A LTLE B, BABY?12. SO LONGEXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYNORMAN WHFIELDWRTEN BYDICK HOLLERRELEASE DATEJANUARY 8, 1970ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN IS A COVER OFABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN BY DNTAGSR&BSOULEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

ABRAHAM MARTIN AND JOHN CHORDS (ver 2) by Marv Gaye @. Marv Gaye.

Although not a name you hear much any more, whout Marv Gaye we might never have experienced Motown Rerds as we know and love . Startg out the early 1960s, Marv Gaye was one of the key people, along wh Smokey Robson and Berry Gordy himself, who ma Motown label such a started out as a ssn dmmer, producer and poser for groups like The Miracl and The Marvelett, one of whose early releas “Please, Mr Postman” helped put Motown on the map, before beg persuad to perform ’s jt as well he did, for the world would have been a much poorer place if Marv Gaye had never stepped to the ont of the you say “Marv Gaye” to most people the days, they’re likely to thk of his rerd “I Heard It Through The Grapeve”…unls, that is, you’re speakg wh a young person who is more likely to thk of the rerd lled “Marv Gaye”, a tribute to the great man’s style by Charlie Puth and Megan Traor om a uple of years ago…Although if you’re gog to be remembered for any dividual song, “I Heard It Through The Grapeve” is by no means the worst song to have as your epaph.

“ABRAHAM, MART AND JOHN” — MARV GAYE

It would be much worse if you were Joe Dolce, for mic and lyrics by superstar Motown songwrers Norman Whfield and Barrett Strong, Marv Gaye’s versn of “I Heard It Through The Grapeve” was Motown’s third attempt at makg this song a h. A cent enough rult you might thk…until Marv Gaye’s versn the followg year stormed to Number One and stayed there for seven Gaye also had signifint succs a seri of duets wh some great female sgers, cludg “It Tak Two” wh Kim Wton and “A’t No Mounta High Enough” and “You’re All I Need To Get By” wh Tammi might have thought by now he had enough succs for anyone to be gog on wh, but after Tammi Terrell’s bra haemorrhage stopped her tourg and performg, he moved to what I nsir to be the most important part of his reer. But the late, great Marv Gaye also rerd a stirrg versn of the song the followg year, which beme the send of several h versns of the posn.

FIRST LISTEN: A MARV GAYE CLASSIC GIVEN ROYAL PHILHARMONIC REH

Now, more than a half century later, Gaye's betiful versn has received a lh updatg om the Royal Philharmonic Orchtra. In addn to mixg Gaye's impassned vols, the new versn clus alternatg vol leads by UK soul sger extraordaire, Beverley Knight. This h look at the song is tly stirrg, and do both the classic posn and Gaye's origal versn jtice.

MARV GAYE'S 10 GREATT SONGS EVER, RANKED

Marv Gaye and Beverley Knight"Abraham, Mart & John".

ABRAHAM MARTIN AND JOHN BASS by Marv Gaye @. “What a song — e out of heaven or somethg, ” he the years sce, an astonishg array of artists — cludg Ray Charl, Andy Williams, Marv Gaye, Kenny Rogers, Whney Hoton, Eartha Kt, Jerry Vale, Smokey Robson and the Miracl, the Brothers Four, Mahalia Jackson and Moms Mabley — have eher performed or rerd “Abraham, Mart and John.

Facebook (MarvGaye). Marv Pentz Gay, Jr. ABRAHAM MARTIN AND JOHN CHORDS by Marv Gaye @.

Marv Gaye 1973.

Marv Gaye was one of the greatt sgers of all time, who rerd some of the ft ever soul songs a short perd of time. Taken far too soon, Marv Gaye's mic took on var styl, om upliftg duets to heartbreakg ballads to socially-nsc 've taken his 10 very bt songs for the ultimate Marv Gaye troductn:.

Marv Gaye “How Sweet It Is” Live At Montrx Jazz Ftival 1980 HD.

Wrten by the famo Holland–Dozier–Holland tr at Motown, this gave Marv Gaye his biggt h at the time song's tle was spired by one of Jackie Gleason's signature tchphras: "How Sweet It Is! Released on Motown's Tamla label 1966, this duet between Marv and Kim Wton scrib var thgs life - such as dreams, love and wish - beg far better wh two people stead of more: The tragic story of Marv Gaye and the untimely ath of a soul legendIn 1990, Rod Stewart and Ta Turner teamed up for a ver versn, takg to number five the UK. Origally by Dn, this song was a tribute to four inic Amerins who were assassated: Abraham Lln, Mart Luther Kg Jr, John F Kennedy and Robert Gaye vered the song 1970, and was one of his first experiments socially-nsc mic, a year before his What's Gog On?

A't No Mounta High Enough (extra HQ) - Marv Gaye & Tammi Terrell. Songwrers Ashford & Simpson scribed this song as their 'goln egg' which got them their first Motown Sprgfield wanted to rerd first, but the duo turned her down so that they uld secure Motown, and land wh Marv and Tammi Terrell, who sred a big h wh their origal more: Tammi Terrell - The tragic life story of a Motown sger and how Marv Gaye never got over her athThree years later, Diana Ross achieved her first solo US number one wh a ver versn g a different arrangement.

Marv Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (From "Live at Montrx 1980" DVD). Album, this song is one of mic's most poignant anthems regardg the was a ln-seller, and was later vered by Robert Palmer 1990 as part of a medley wh Gaye's song 'I Want You'. Marv Gaye - Let's Get It On.