The Story Of Marv Gaye's 'What's Gog On' : NPR

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• 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
• MARV GAYE'S 'GOT TO GIVE IT UP:' STORY AND FACTS ABOUT THE DIS H HE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE
• LOVE PARTYMARV GAYETRACK 4 ON IN OUR LIFETIME PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEMARV GAYE FORAW THE APOLYPSE WHILE WRG AND RERDG IN OUR LIFETIME? AND “LOVE PARTY” IS HIS LL FOR EVERYONE TO E TOGETHER AND EMBRACE ONE ANOTHER LOVE… READ MORE JAN. 15, 19811 VIEWER5 CONTRIBUTORSLOVE PARTY LYRICS[VERSE 1]TO ME YOU'RE EXTRA SPECIAL MELLOWAND THE THRILL I FEEL IS REAL AND OH SO GOODSO WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME, I REALLY BELIEVE YOU, GIRLFOR 'S WHAT YOU SAY AND WHAT YOU REALLY DO[CHOS]OH, YOU'VE GOT TO UNRSTAND, DARLGTHE WORLD IS NOT FOR LONG, BABYTHERE'S ONLY TIME FOR SGG AND PRAYGAND HAVG A LOVE PARTYYOU'VE GOT TO CHECK OUT THE TIM, BABY'CSE WHAT WE NEED IS A LOVE EXPLOSNWE DON'T HAVE NO TIME TO WASTEGOT TO PRAY, WHOO[VERSE 2]BABY, YOUR LIFE AND ME IS GROOVG ON THE DANGERREVELATNS PROPHECY'S NEARLY FULFILLEDWE ARE BLSED TO EXPERIENCE A CHANGG WORLDSO LET'S LOVE BEFORE OUR FATE IS CLOSED AND SEALED[CHOS]YOU'VE GOT TO UNRSTAND, BABY(WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE)THE WORLD IS NOT FOR LONG(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)THERE'S ONLY TIME FOR SGG AND PRAYG(WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE)AND HAVG A LOVE PARTY(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEGO CHECK OUT THE TIM, BABY(WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE)WHAT WE NEED IS A LOVE EXPLOSN(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)WE DON'T HAVE NO TIME TO WASTE(WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE)GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)[BRIDGE]ON THE BIRDI AND THE BEAND THE FLOWERS AND THE TREAND THE FISH THE RIVERSAND ON ALL THE THGS HE GIVE ON YOUR BODY HIS IMAGEAND YOUR POWER WH NO LIMSON YOUR HEART AND YOUR SOULAND YOUR PURPOSE AND YOUR GOALSON YOUR REASONS AND YOUR RHYMAND YOUR SEASONS AND YOUR TIMON YOUR FAY AND YOUR BIBLEAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF SURVIVALMEDATN EP WHTHAT'S THE WAY BEGSBABY, BEGSBABY, BEGS(OH YEAH)[VERSE 1: REPEAT]TO ME YOU'RE REALLY EXTRA SPECIAL MELLOW, BABYOH, AND THE THRILL I FEEL IS REAL AND OH SO GOOD, BABYSO WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME, I BELIEVE YOU, BABYAND 'S GOOD TO PARTY, FUN TO PARTY WH YOU, BABYTO ME YOU'RE EXTRA SPECIAL MELLOW, BABYAND THE THRILL I FEEL IS REAL AND OH SO GOOD, BABYMMM, SO WHEN THE PARTY'S OVERLET'S GO CREATE SOME LOVG, BABY[OUTRO]WHOA, NO TIME, BABY(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)FOOLG AROUND, LET THERE BE PEACE AND LOVE(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)OH BABY, E HERE, E HERE, E HERE, DARLGOH, WE NEED LOVE(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)LOVE EXPLOSN, OH DARLGMMM, E HERE, E HERE, E HERE, BABY(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)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
• WHAT MARV GAYE'S FAL YEAR WAS REALLY LIKE
• MARV GAYE
• THE NUMBER ON: MARV GAYE’S “GOT TO GIVE IT UP (PART 1)”
• THE STORY OF MARV GAYE'S 'WHAT'S GOG ON'

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

It was origally a 12-mute song clud as the fal si of his 1977 live double-album Marv Gaye Live at the London Palladium. "By the mid-'70s, Gaye and his labelmat at Motown were feelg the prsure to rerd dance-floor iendly hs as dis was on the rise. Frank Beverly of Maze supplied the percsn and on backg vols were Marv's future send wife Janis Hunter and his brother Frankie Gaye.

MARV GAYE'S 'GOT TO GIVE IT UP:' STORY AND FACTS ABOUT THE DIS H HE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE

His ltle sister, Zeola Gaye, n also be heard on the 1996, Aaliyah vered this on her album One In A Milln.

LOVE PARTYMARV GAYETRACK 4 ON IN OUR LIFETIME PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEMARV GAYE FORAW THE APOLYPSE WHILE WRG AND RERDG IN OUR LIFETIME? AND “LOVE PARTY” IS HIS LL FOR EVERYONE TO E TOGETHER AND EMBRACE ONE ANOTHER LOVE… READ MORE JAN. 15, 19811 VIEWER5 CONTRIBUTORSLOVE PARTY LYRICS[VERSE 1]TO ME YOU'RE EXTRA SPECIAL MELLOWAND THE THRILL I FEEL IS REAL AND OH SO GOODSO WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME, I REALLY BELIEVE YOU, GIRLFOR 'S WHAT YOU SAY AND WHAT YOU REALLY DO[CHOS]OH, YOU'VE GOT TO UNRSTAND, DARLGTHE WORLD IS NOT FOR LONG, BABYTHERE'S ONLY TIME FOR SGG AND PRAYGAND HAVG A LOVE PARTYYOU'VE GOT TO CHECK OUT THE TIM, BABY'CSE WHAT WE NEED IS A LOVE EXPLOSNWE DON'T HAVE NO TIME TO WASTEGOT TO PRAY, WHOO[VERSE 2]BABY, YOUR LIFE AND ME IS GROOVG ON THE DANGERREVELATNS PROPHECY'S NEARLY FULFILLEDWE ARE BLSED TO EXPERIENCE A CHANGG WORLDSO LET'S LOVE BEFORE OUR FATE IS CLOSED AND SEALED[CHOS]YOU'VE GOT TO UNRSTAND, BABY(WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE)THE WORLD IS NOT FOR LONG(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)THERE'S ONLY TIME FOR SGG AND PRAYG(WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE)AND HAVG A LOVE PARTY(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEGO CHECK OUT THE TIM, BABY(WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE)WHAT WE NEED IS A LOVE EXPLOSN(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)WE DON'T HAVE NO TIME TO WASTE(WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE)GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)[BRIDGE]ON THE BIRDI AND THE BEAND THE FLOWERS AND THE TREAND THE FISH THE RIVERSAND ON ALL THE THGS HE GIVE ON YOUR BODY HIS IMAGEAND YOUR POWER WH NO LIMSON YOUR HEART AND YOUR SOULAND YOUR PURPOSE AND YOUR GOALSON YOUR REASONS AND YOUR RHYMAND YOUR SEASONS AND YOUR TIMON YOUR FAY AND YOUR BIBLEAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF SURVIVALMEDATN EP WHTHAT'S THE WAY BEGSBABY, BEGSBABY, BEGS(OH YEAH)[VERSE 1: REPEAT]TO ME YOU'RE REALLY EXTRA SPECIAL MELLOW, BABYOH, AND THE THRILL I FEEL IS REAL AND OH SO GOOD, BABYSO WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME, I BELIEVE YOU, BABYAND 'S GOOD TO PARTY, FUN TO PARTY WH YOU, BABYTO ME YOU'RE EXTRA SPECIAL MELLOW, BABYAND THE THRILL I FEEL IS REAL AND OH SO GOOD, BABYMMM, SO WHEN THE PARTY'S OVERLET'S GO CREATE SOME LOVG, BABY[OUTRO]WHOA, NO TIME, BABY(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)FOOLG AROUND, LET THERE BE PEACE AND LOVE(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)OH BABY, E HERE, E HERE, E HERE, DARLGOH, WE NEED LOVE(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)LOVE EXPLOSN, OH DARLGMMM, E HERE, E HERE, E HERE, BABY(GOT TO PRAY AND MEDATE)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

Gaye went for a loose and sual party atmosphere on this track, and clud the sounds of people talkg the stud the mix. Some of the unual sounds on the rerdg clu Gaye (an acplished dmmer) bangg on a half-filled grapeu juice bottle, and percsnist Jack Ashford playg a homema stment he lled a "Hotel Sheet, " which was a piece of polystyrene he would shake to produce the wobbly song was the subject of a landmark urt se filed by Marv Gaye's tate 2013 agast the wrers of Rob Thicke's h "Blurred L.

" Gaye's fay argued that "Blurred L" sound too siar to "Got To Give It Up, " and 2015 a jury agreed, awardg a stunng $7. Gaye, who died 1984, left the pyrights to his songs to his children, so the beneficiari the se are his kids Marv III, Frankie and Nona.

WHAT MARV GAYE'S FAL YEAR WAS REALLY LIKE

When Marv Gaye rerd "Got To Give It Up, " he was jog the club -- the club of dis bandwagon-jumpers.

Wrten by the sger and produced by Art Stewart as a rponse to a requt om Gaye's rerd label that he perform dis mic, was released March of 1977. Marv Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), born Marv Pentz Gay, Jr., was an Amerin sger-songwrer and mician whose reer spanned more than two s.

MARV GAYE

Gaye branched out to secular mic as a teenager, jog the doo-wop group The Marque, after returng om an honorable discharge om the Uned Stat Air Force, before the group was hired by Harvey Fuqua to be Harvey & The Moonglows. Followg the band's separatn 1960, Gaye began workg as a ssn dmmer for the Detro mic label, Anna, before signg wh Motown Rerds 1961, addg an "e" to his s… more ». Pl, Gaye was able to satisfy the executiv at his longtime rerd label, Motown, by churng out a bunch of hs, om "I Heard It Through the Grapeve" to "What's Gog On" to "Sexual Healg.

Some of those thgs are mentned whenever people talk about his tragic ath, bee on April 1, 1984 — jt one day before his 45th birthday — Gaye's father, Marv Gay Sr., shot and killed him Los Angel, California the same hoe that Gaye prevly signed over to his parents. Took away one of the world's most beloved sgers, what did Marv Gaye experience the fal year of his life? But there was another inic sger who kept a lot of people buzzg as they moonwalked, sce many were also talkg about Gaye's touchg performance the now-classic televised event.

THE NUMBER ON: MARV GAYE’S “GOT TO GIVE IT UP (PART 1)”

In a whe blazer and tan slacks, Gaye first gave a mic history lson, as he named some of the great artists of yteryear while ticklg the piano keys.

Some might say that between Gaye's talkg tro the performance and sgg "What's Gog On, " he not only showed his keen micianship, but perhaps a glimpse to his emotnal state, as his words seemed to have a touch of sadns to them.

THE STORY OF MARV GAYE'S 'WHAT'S GOG ON'

Eher way, Gaye's "Motown 25" performance has gone down TV history and is closely associated wh the fal stag of his life. It's hard for a famo mician to have hs and mata populary different s, but Marv Gaye managed to do . In fact, Gaye didn't have a solo song on the Billboard charts between 1977's "Got To Give It Up (Pt.

Pl, "Sexual Healg" uld be nsired a sequel to Gaye's 1973 cut, "Let's Get It On, " which also did well on the charts and explored the same subject matter. "Sexual Healg, " which is off of Gaye's 17th (and fal) LP, "Midnight Love, " was wrten by the sger, as well as Oll Brown, and was Gaye's first h on Columbia after leavg Motown followg 20 years. The song also earned Gaye two Grammy Awards  1983, after he went through years of personal challeng, cludg two divorc and a mounta of fancial problems.