Marv Gaye - "Got To Give It Up (Pt.1)" - Classic Motown

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• MARV GAYE'S 'GOT TO GIVE IT UP:' STORY AND FACTS ABOUT THE DIS H HE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE
• 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
• “GOT TO GIVE IT UP” BY MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE, “GOT TO GIVE IT UP”
• MARV GAYE – “GOT TO GIVE IT UP (PT.1)”

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

Songfacts®:Gaye wrote and produced "Got to Give It Up" wh engeer/producer Art Stewart. 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.

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

"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.

“GOT TO GIVE IT UP” BY MARV GAYE

Gaye risted until he had an ia to parody the genre. "Gaye sang both lead and background on this and also played the keyboards. Frank Beverly of Maze supplied the percsn and on backg vols were Marv's future send wife Janis Hunter and his brother Frankie Gaye.

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

MARV GAYE, “GOT TO GIVE IT UP”

" 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. Marv Gaye live at Royal Albert Hall, London.

MARV GAYE – “GOT TO GIVE IT UP (PT.1)”

When Marv Gaye rerd "Got To Give It Up, " he was jog the club -- the club of dis bandwagon-jumpers. And Marv Gaye, tan of soul mic, got le -- reluctantly, and even subversively.

Marv Gaye. Looked at om one angle, this is one more not terribly necsary pilatn culled om the Gaye (and ed the Motown) talog, gettg yet more eage om songs that have largely been easily available for years, often on several different discs.

It uld also be ntend that the selectn of this anthology of 15 1971-1981 tracks to reprent Gaye's funk sensibili is arguable, if not arbrary.

Gettg past all that, do offer a look at a general facet of Gaye's work and specific tracks om his disgraphy (the hs "Got to Give It Up, Pt.

2" and "Inner Cy Blu (Make Me Wanna Holler)" asi) that are often relatively neglected by Gaye fans and crics. In tth, Gaye's most funkified sis weren't his bt, though they were sometim his most ltful (as the wordls female sighs on "Sce I Had You" prove most graphilly).

And while much of this has been easy to fd on Gaye's standard album releas om the perd, a number of them are off the beaten track even if they have appeared on other reissue CDs, like his ultra-groovy 1972 anti-Richard Nixon sgle "You're the Man, Pts.

So 's not a bad impulse buy if you're the mood for Gaye as Mr. The late Marv Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” was somewhat of an fluential piece as far as the genre of dance mic is ncerned.

And as such, n be emed that who Gaye is enuragg to “keep on dancg” most specifilly would be the ladi on the dance floor, wh the volist beg particularly enraptured by the primary addrsee.