How Siar Is ‘Blurred L’ To A 1977 Marv Gaye H? – The Hollywood Reporter

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• GREGORY ABBOTT: SHAKE YOU DOWN, BOXG, MARV GAYE & MORE…
• GOT TO GIVE IT UPMARV GAYEON LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM PRODUCED BYART STEWART“GOT TO GIVE UP” CHRONICL THE NERVY NIGHT OF A MAN TOO SHY TO GET OUT THERE ON THE DANCE FLOOR AND LET LOOSE. IT’S ONLY ONCE HE GIV – OR GIV UP – TO THE… READ MORE MAR. 15, 19771 VIEWER78.2K VIEWS24 CONTRIBUTORSGOT TO GIVE IT UP LYRICSI ED TO GO OUT TO PARTIAND STAND AROUNDCSE I WAS TOO NERVOTO REALLY GET DOWNBUT MY BODY YEARNED TO BE EEI GOT UP ON THE FLOOR AND THOUGHT"SOMEBODY ULD CHOOSE ME"NO MORE STAND' THERE BI THE WALLSI DONE GOT MYSELF TOGETHER, BABYAND NOW I'M HAV' A BALLAS LONG AS YOU'RE GROOV'THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCESOMEBODY WATCH'MIGHT WANNA MAKE ROMANCEMOVE YOUR BODY, OOO BABY, AND DANCE ALL NIGHTTO THE GROOVE AND FEEL ALRIGHTEVERYBODY'S GROOV' ON LIKE A FOOLBUT IF YOU SEE ME SPREAD OUT AND LET ME BABY JT PARTY HIGH AND LOWLET ME STEP TO YOUR EROTIC ZONEMOVE UPTURN 'ROUNDSHAKE DOWNOOOWW!!YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEYOU N LOVE ME WHEN YOU WANT TO, BABYTHIS IS SUCH A GROOVY PARTY, BABYWE'RE HERE FACE TO FACEEVERYBODY'S SWG'THIS IS SUCH A GROOVY PLACEALL THE YOUNG LADI ARE SO FE!YOU'RE MOV' YOUR BODY EASY WH NO DOUBTSI KNOW WHAT YOU THK', BABYYOU WANNA TURN ME OUTTHK I'M GONNA LET YOU DO , BABEKEEP ON DANC', OH, BABYYOU GOT TO GET GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET )GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET )GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET )GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET )GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET , OH DARLG)GOT TO GIVE UPOOOOH, OOOOH, OOOOH, OOOOH[INSTMENTAL BREAK]IF YOU WANT , BABYGOT TO GIVE UPIF YOU WANT , BABYGOT TO GIVE UPWANT , AHGOT TO GIVE UPIF YOU WANT , BABYGOT TO GIVE UPWANT , AHGOT TO GIVE UPIF YOU WANT , BABYI GOT TO GIVE UPDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYIF YOU WANT TO DANCE SOME MOREDANCE SOME MORE, OOHFEELS SO GOOD - DANCGOH ,YEAHLOOKS SO GOODOOH, LOOK AT YOU, BABY, OH YEAHYOU LOOK SO GOODTO YOU, BABYMY DARLG (GOT TO GIVE UP)DANCG, BABYON THE FLOOR (GOT TO GIVE UP)LET ME SEE YOU, DARLGDANC', BABY - LOOK SO GOODKEEP ON DANC' - LOOK SO GOOD (GIVE UP)LOOK AT ME, BABYLOOK SO GOODHAVE MERCYNON-STOP EXPRS PARTYSTANDG BYGET DOWNNON-STOP, EXPRS - PARTY, Y'ALLFEELS GOOD, THIS TRANCE, I'VE GOT TO DANCEGET DOWNLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTHANG THERE, BABYGOT TO DANCE WH YOU, BABYALL NIGHT LONGI ULD WORK OUT, SGLE, DARLGOR HOLD [?]I ULD DANCE WH YOU, BABYALL NIGHT LONGI ULD WORK OUT, SOME MORE, BABYWE GO HOMEIF YOU WANT , SUGARGOT TO GIVE UPH ME!I GOT TO GIVE UPPARTY WH ME, BABYYOU GOT TO GIVE UPTHIS MORN'YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE UPOOH, OOHLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTOOH, OOHLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTTHE EXPRS PARTY'S GOG TO BE ALRIGHTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUT5EMBEDCANCELHOW 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 FOMABOUT
• YOUMARV GAYETRACK 1 ON IN THE GROOVE/I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVE PRODUCED BYIVY JO HUNTERRELEASED ON AUGT 26, 1968, “YOU” MARKED A TRANSN OM SOULFUL BALLADS TO IMPASSNED LOVER’S PLEAS FOR MARV GAYE AS WELL AS A SHOWSG OF HIS ABILY TO SG … READ MORE DEC. 21, 19671 VIEWER6 CONTRIBUTORSYOU LYRICS[VERSE 1]OOH, YOU, YOU I SEEIN MY MIRROR THE MORNG, 'STEAD OF SEEG MEI SEE YOU, I SEE YOUR FACE(YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU)AND SI ME IS A GROWG NEED FOR YOUR EMBRACE[PRE-CHOS]IN THE LIGHT OF DAY, THOUGH OUR FAC MEETSOMEONE THERE MIGHT SEE, SO WE NEVER SPEAK'TIL THE DARK OF NIGHT, WHILE THE MOON IS NEWWHEN WE WHISPER WORDS OF LOVE OUR SECRET RENZVO[CHOS]THOUGH 'S WRONG, I KNOWGIRL, I LOVE YOU SOY, I NEED YOU (YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW)I NEED YOU, BABY (I NEED YOU, BABE)[VERSE 2]OH YOU, MY SWEETT JOYYOU N AFFORD THE BT OF LIFEI'M JT A HARD-WORKG BOYOH, YOU'VE GIVEN YOUR LOVE TO ME (YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU)GIRL, I N'T LET YOU HURT YOURSELF BY BEG SEEN WH MEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[PRE-CHOS]WE'RE WORLDS APART, SO CLOSE YET WORLDS APARTSO WE MT HI THE LOVE WE'RE FEELG OUR HEARTSWE MEET SHADOWS (WE MEET SHADOWS)YOUR IENDS MT NEVER KNOW (YOUR IENDS MT NEVER KNOW)THAT WE ARE LOVERS, DARLG (THAT WE ARE LOVERS)ALTHOUGH HURTS ME SO (ALTHOUGH HURTS ME SO)[CHOS]FOR YOUR SAKE NO ONE MT SEETHE PREC LOVE YOU'RE GIVG MEBUT YOU KNOW (YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW)I NEED YOU, BABY (I NEED YOU, BABE)[BRIDGE](YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU)(YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU)[VERSE 3]OH, ONE DAY I'LL MAKE THE GRA, MY LUCKY STAR WILL SHEI N TELL THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE ME, ALL ME'TIL THEN WE MT GO ON ('TIL THEN WE MT GO ON)THE WAY WE HAVE BEFORE (THE WAY WE HAVE BEFORE)AND NEVER LET SHOW (AND NEVER LET SHOW)WE LOVE EACH OTHER SO (WE LOVE EACH OTHER SO)[CHOS]OUR LOVE'S A ONE-WAY TRACKAND THERE'S NO TURNG BACKOH (YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW)I NEED YOU, BABY (I NEED YOU, BABE)[OUTRO]YOU (YOU, YOU, YOU)YOU I SEE (YOU, YOU, YOU)OH, MY MIRROR THE MORNG (YOU, YOU, YOU)'STEAD OF SEEG ME (YOU, YOU, YOU)I SEE YOU (YOU, YOU, YOU)SEEG YOUR FACE (YOU, YOU, YOU)EMBEDCANCELHOW 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 FOMABOUT
• MARV GAYE – GOT TO GIVE IT UP (MP3 DOWNLOAD, LYRICS)
• HOW SIAR IS ‘BLURRED L’ TO A 1977 MARV GAYE H?
• 50 THGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARV GAYE'S WHAT'S GOG ON

GREGORY ABBOTT: SHAKE YOU DOWN, BOXG, MARV GAYE & MORE…

The sger wh the silky smooth ala Marv Gaye type of voice was Gregory Abbott g out of your Hi Fi speakers. Marv Gaye was a personal iend of me and very helpful to my reer. Somewhere down the le, Abbott met Marv Gaye, and he says that Gaye showed him how a stud worked.

It evok the spir of Marv Gaye and Al Green, two of my favore soul sgers. The one song “Shake You Down” most remds me of is “Sexual Healg” by Marv Gaye. Was Abbott evokg a Marv Gaye vibe on this one that I’m pletely missg?

GOT TO GIVE IT UPMARV GAYEON LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM PRODUCED BYART STEWART“GOT TO GIVE UP” CHRONICL THE NERVY NIGHT OF A MAN TOO SHY TO GET OUT THERE ON THE DANCE FLOOR AND LET LOOSE. IT’S ONLY ONCE HE GIV – OR GIV UP – TO THE… READ MORE MAR. 15, 19771 VIEWER78.2K VIEWS24 CONTRIBUTORSGOT TO GIVE IT UP LYRICSI ED TO GO OUT TO PARTIAND STAND AROUNDCSE I WAS TOO NERVOTO REALLY GET DOWNBUT MY BODY YEARNED TO BE EEI GOT UP ON THE FLOOR AND THOUGHT"SOMEBODY ULD CHOOSE ME"NO MORE STAND' THERE BI THE WALLSI DONE GOT MYSELF TOGETHER, BABYAND NOW I'M HAV' A BALLAS LONG AS YOU'RE GROOV'THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCESOMEBODY WATCH'MIGHT WANNA MAKE ROMANCEMOVE YOUR BODY, OOO BABY, AND DANCE ALL NIGHTTO THE GROOVE AND FEEL ALRIGHTEVERYBODY'S GROOV' ON LIKE A FOOLBUT IF YOU SEE ME SPREAD OUT AND LET ME BABY JT PARTY HIGH AND LOWLET ME STEP TO YOUR EROTIC ZONEMOVE UPTURN 'ROUNDSHAKE DOWNOOOWW!!YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEYOU N LOVE ME WHEN YOU WANT TO, BABYTHIS IS SUCH A GROOVY PARTY, BABYWE'RE HERE FACE TO FACEEVERYBODY'S SWG'THIS IS SUCH A GROOVY PLACEALL THE YOUNG LADI ARE SO FE!YOU'RE MOV' YOUR BODY EASY WH NO DOUBTSI KNOW WHAT YOU THK', BABYYOU WANNA TURN ME OUTTHK I'M GONNA LET YOU DO , BABEKEEP ON DANC', OH, BABYYOU GOT TO GET GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET )GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET )GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET )GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET )GOT TO GIVE UPKEEP ON DANC' (YOU GOT TO GET , OH DARLG)GOT TO GIVE UPOOOOH, OOOOH, OOOOH, OOOOH[INSTMENTAL BREAK]IF YOU WANT , BABYGOT TO GIVE UPIF YOU WANT , BABYGOT TO GIVE UPWANT , AHGOT TO GIVE UPIF YOU WANT , BABYGOT TO GIVE UPWANT , AHGOT TO GIVE UPIF YOU WANT , BABYI GOT TO GIVE UPDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYDANCG LADYIF YOU WANT TO DANCE SOME MOREDANCE SOME MORE, OOHFEELS SO GOOD - DANCGOH ,YEAHLOOKS SO GOODOOH, LOOK AT YOU, BABY, OH YEAHYOU LOOK SO GOODTO YOU, BABYMY DARLG (GOT TO GIVE UP)DANCG, BABYON THE FLOOR (GOT TO GIVE UP)LET ME SEE YOU, DARLGDANC', BABY - LOOK SO GOODKEEP ON DANC' - LOOK SO GOOD (GIVE UP)LOOK AT ME, BABYLOOK SO GOODHAVE MERCYNON-STOP EXPRS PARTYSTANDG BYGET DOWNNON-STOP, EXPRS - PARTY, Y'ALLFEELS GOOD, THIS TRANCE, I'VE GOT TO DANCEGET DOWNLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTHANG THERE, BABYGOT TO DANCE WH YOU, BABYALL NIGHT LONGI ULD WORK OUT, SGLE, DARLGOR HOLD [?]I ULD DANCE WH YOU, BABYALL NIGHT LONGI ULD WORK OUT, SOME MORE, BABYWE GO HOMEIF YOU WANT , SUGARGOT TO GIVE UPH ME!I GOT TO GIVE UPPARTY WH ME, BABYYOU GOT TO GIVE UPTHIS MORN'YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE UPOOH, OOHLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTOOH, OOHLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTTHE EXPRS PARTY'S GOG TO BE ALRIGHTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUTGET FUNKY, WHAT 'S ALL ABOUTLET'S DANCE, LET'S SHOUT5EMBEDCANCELHOW 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 FOMABOUT

Filed unr: 1980s · Tags: #1, #1 h, #1 song, 1987, Billboard number one h, Gregory Abbott, Marv Gaye, number one song, one h wonr love song, one-h wonr ballad, Shake You Down, sger songwrer. R&B sger whose Marv Gaye fluence showed often, cludg on his number one h "Shake You Down" om 1986. In the 1970s, soul sger Marv Gaye created one of the most inic songs of all time wh “Got to Give It Up.

The rhythm sectn lays down a solid foundatn that Gaye’s vols and guar playg n easily ri on top of. But ’s the ltle flourish – the way the horns e at jt the right moments, or how the background sgers echo Gaye’s lead vol – that really make the track special.

YOUMARV GAYETRACK 1 ON IN THE GROOVE/I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVE PRODUCED BYIVY JO HUNTERRELEASED ON AUGT 26, 1968, “YOU” MARKED A TRANSN OM SOULFUL BALLADS TO IMPASSNED LOVER’S PLEAS FOR MARV GAYE AS WELL AS A SHOWSG OF HIS ABILY TO SG … READ MORE DEC. 21, 19671 VIEWER6 CONTRIBUTORSYOU LYRICS[VERSE 1]OOH, YOU, YOU I SEEIN MY MIRROR THE MORNG, 'STEAD OF SEEG MEI SEE YOU, I SEE YOUR FACE(YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU)AND SI ME IS A GROWG NEED FOR YOUR EMBRACE[PRE-CHOS]IN THE LIGHT OF DAY, THOUGH OUR FAC MEETSOMEONE THERE MIGHT SEE, SO WE NEVER SPEAK'TIL THE DARK OF NIGHT, WHILE THE MOON IS NEWWHEN WE WHISPER WORDS OF LOVE OUR SECRET RENZVO[CHOS]THOUGH 'S WRONG, I KNOWGIRL, I LOVE YOU SOY, I NEED YOU (YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW)I NEED YOU, BABY (I NEED YOU, BABE)[VERSE 2]OH YOU, MY SWEETT JOYYOU N AFFORD THE BT OF LIFEI'M JT A HARD-WORKG BOYOH, YOU'VE GIVEN YOUR LOVE TO ME (YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU)GIRL, I N'T LET YOU HURT YOURSELF BY BEG SEEN WH MEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[PRE-CHOS]WE'RE WORLDS APART, SO CLOSE YET WORLDS APARTSO WE MT HI THE LOVE WE'RE FEELG OUR HEARTSWE MEET SHADOWS (WE MEET SHADOWS)YOUR IENDS MT NEVER KNOW (YOUR IENDS MT NEVER KNOW)THAT WE ARE LOVERS, DARLG (THAT WE ARE LOVERS)ALTHOUGH HURTS ME SO (ALTHOUGH HURTS ME SO)[CHOS]FOR YOUR SAKE NO ONE MT SEETHE PREC LOVE YOU'RE GIVG MEBUT YOU KNOW (YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW)I NEED YOU, BABY (I NEED YOU, BABE)[BRIDGE](YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU)(YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU)[VERSE 3]OH, ONE DAY I'LL MAKE THE GRA, MY LUCKY STAR WILL SHEI N TELL THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE ME, ALL ME'TIL THEN WE MT GO ON ('TIL THEN WE MT GO ON)THE WAY WE HAVE BEFORE (THE WAY WE HAVE BEFORE)AND NEVER LET SHOW (AND NEVER LET SHOW)WE LOVE EACH OTHER SO (WE LOVE EACH OTHER SO)[CHOS]OUR LOVE'S A ONE-WAY TRACKAND THERE'S NO TURNG BACKOH (YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW)I NEED YOU, BABY (I NEED YOU, BABE)[OUTRO]YOU (YOU, YOU, YOU)YOU I SEE (YOU, YOU, YOU)OH, MY MIRROR THE MORNG (YOU, YOU, YOU)'STEAD OF SEEG ME (YOU, YOU, YOU)I SEE YOU (YOU, YOU, YOU)SEEG YOUR FACE (YOU, YOU, YOU)EMBEDCANCELHOW 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 FOMABOUT

Will return to Los Angel feral urt on Tuday to fight claims they pied their multiplatum song om Gaye’s 1977 h “Got To Give It Up. The sger’s children Frankie and Nona Gaye rpond wh unterclaims that the micians ged “Got To Give It Up” — and that Thicke and ex-wife Pla Patton pied a send Gaye song, “After The Dance, ” -wrg Thicke’s 2011 track “Love After War. ) as well as experts on mic licensg and revenue, who will speak to the damag the Gay uld claim if they w.

MARV GAYE – GOT TO GIVE IT UP (MP3 DOWNLOAD, LYRICS)

In recent motns, Thicke and Williams’ attorneys threw the Gay a pyright curveball wh the argument they don’t own their father’s mercially released rerdgs — they only own the posnal elements the sheet mic “lead sheets.

HOW SIAR IS ‘BLURRED L’ TO A 1977 MARV GAYE H?

” (The rerdgs belong to Motown Rerds, which is owned by Universal, which turn owns Interspe — the rerd pany that released Blurred L and a fendant the Gay’ untersu. Judge John Kronstadt agreed a lg January and reaffirmed the lg followg an appeal om the Gay. His cisn enforced that the Marv Gaye rerdgs of “Got To Give It Up” and “After The Dance” uldn’t be heard urt — the attorneys are only g stripped-down stmentals.

50 THGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARV GAYE'S WHAT'S GOG ON

But more importantly, the cisn means that cidg whether gement occurred, the jury will only nsir whether “Blurred L” and “Love After War” borrow excsively om what’s the Gay’ lead sheets. The Gay’ attorneys argue that what’s left — the lyrics, the vol melody, the keyboard le and the bass — still remble Thicke’s songs enough to say they’re gement.

On Thursday and Friday, the Gaye fay’s attorney Richard Bch lled a pair of milogists to the stand, and the urtroom beme a urse on mic theory wh their ttimoni on what they hear mon between the posns. “Signature phrase”: Judh Fell, the Berkeley-ted head of a milogy nsultg firm, labeled one phrase per song the immediately intifiable “signature phrase”: the openg lyrics “I ed to go out to parti” Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up” and the chos opener “And that’s why I’m gon’ take a good girl” “Blurred L. Hook: Fell pared “Take a good girl” to “Keep on danc’ ” Gaye’s song.