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

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• MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE
• MARV GAYE(1939-1984)
• MARV GAYE
• TROUBLE MANMARV GAYETRACK 6 ON TROUBLE MAN PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEAFTER ISAAC HAY H BIG WH HIS OSR-WNG “THEME OM SHAFT” 1971, EVERY SOUL SGER WORTH HIS SALT WANTED TO TRY HIS HAND AT PRODUCG A H SOUNDTRACK FOR A… READ MORE NOV. 21, 19721 VIEWER48.2K VIEWS21 CONTRIBUTORSTROUBLE MAN LYRICS[VERSE 1]I E UP HARD, BABY, BUT NOW I'M OLI DIDN'T MAKE , SUGAR, PLAYG BY THE LI E UP HARD, BABY, BUT NOW I'M FEI'M CHECKG TROUBLE, SUGAR, MOVG DOWN THE LEI E UP HARD, BABY, BUT THAT'S OKAY'CSE TROUBLE MAN DON'T GET MY WAY[POST-VERSE 1]I E UP HARD, BABYI'VE BEEN FOR REAL, BABYGONNA KEEP MOVG, GONNA GO TO TOWNI E UP HARD, I E UP GETT' DOWNTHERE'S ONLY THREE THGS, THAT'S FOR SURETAX, ATH, AND TROUBLE, OHTHIS I'VE KNOWN, BABY, THIS I'VE KNOWN, SUGARYEAH, A'T GONNA LET SWEAT ME, BABE[INTERLU]IT'S GOT ME SGGYEAH, YEAHWOO-OOH[VERSE 2]I E UP HARD, BABY, I HAD TO FIGHTTOOK RE OF MY BS WH ALL MY MIGHTI E UP HARD, AWFUL HARD, I HAD TO WTHEN START ALL OVER AND W AGAI E UP HARD, BUT THAT'S OKAY'CSE TROUBLE MAN DON'T GET MY WAY, HEY, HEYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[BRIDGE]I KNOW SOME PLACAND I SEE SOME FACI GOT GOOD NNECTNSTHEY DIG MY DIRECTNSWHAT PEOPLE SAY, THAT'S OKAYTHEY DON'T BOTHER ME, NOI'M READY TO MAKE DON'T RE WHAT THE WEATHERDON'T RE 'BOUT NO TROUBLEGOT MYSELF TOGETHERI FEEL THAT KD OF PROTECTNTHAT'S ALL AROUND ME[POST-VERSE 2]I E UP HARD, BABYI'VE BEEN FOR REAL, BABY, WH THE TROUBLED MDSI'M MOVG, GOG TO TOWNI E UP HARD, I E UP GETT' DOWNTHERE'S ONLY THREE THGS FOR SURETAX, ATH, AND TROUBLE, OHTHIS I'VE KNOWN, BABY, THIS I'VE KNOWN, BABYA'T GONNA LET SWEAT ME, BABEWOO, OH LORD, BABY[VERSE 3]WOO, I E UP HARD, BUT NOW I'M OLI DIDN'T MAKE , BABY, PLAYG BY THE LI E UP HARD, BABY, NOW I'M FEI'M CHECKG TROUBLE, SUGAR[OUTRO]HEY, MOVG DOWN THE LE, OH2EMBEDCANCELHOW 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 10 GREATT SONGS EVER, RANKED
• MARV GAYE(1939-1984)
• "MARV GAYE" LYRICS
• INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)MARV GAYETRACK 9 ON WHAT’S GOG ON PRODUCED BYMARV GAYE“INNER CY BLU” PICTS THE GHETTOS OF NER-CY AMERI AS DISCS THE BLEAK… READ MORE MAY. 21, 19711 VIEWER161.8K VIEWS42 CONTRIBUTORSINNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) LYRICS[PART I: "INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)"][VERSE 1]ROCKETS, MOON SHOTSSPEND ON THE HAVE-NOT'SMONEY, WE MAKE BEFORE WE SEE , YOU TAKE [CHOS]OH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERTHE WAY THEY DO MY LIFE(YEAH) MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERTHE WAY THEY DO MY LIFETHIS A'T LIVG, THIS A'T LIVGNO, NO BABY, THIS A'T LIVGNO, NO, NO, NO[VERSE 2]INFLATN, NO CHANCETO CREASE FANCEBILLS PILE UP SKY HIGHSEND THAT BOY OFF TO DIE[CHOS]OH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERTHE WAY THEY DO MY LIFE (HE-EY-EY)YEAH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERTHE WAY THEY DO MY LIFEOH, BABYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[VERSE 3]HANG UPS, LET DOWNSBAD BREAKS, SET BACKSNATURAL FACT ISOH, HONEY THAT I N'T PAY MY TAX[CHOS]OH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERAND THROW UP BOTH MY HANDSYEAH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERAND THROW UP BOTH MY HANDS (OW!)[VERSE 4]CRIME IS (WOO!) CREASGTRIGGER HAPPY POLICGPANIC IS SPREADGGOD KNOWS WHERE WE'RE HEADG[OUTRO]OH, BABYMAKE ME WANNA HOLLER, THEY DON’T UNRSTANDYEAH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER, THEY DON’T UNRSTAND[PART II: "WHAT'S GOG ON" REPRISE]MOTHER, MOTHER (MOTHER, MOTHER)EVERYBODY THKS WE'RE WRONG (MOTHER, MOTHER)WHO ARE THEY TO JUDGE ? (MOTHER, MOTHER)SIMPLY 'E WE WEAR OUR HAIR LONG (MOTHER, MOTHER)OOHAH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YAOH18EMBEDCANCELHOW 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

Marv Gaye, byname of Marv Pentz Gay, Jr., (born April 2, 1939, Washgton, D. Gaye sang his father’s Evangelil church Washgton, D. When doo-wop dissipated the late 1950s, Gaye had already absorbed Fuqua’s lsons close harmony.

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After disbandg the Moonglows, Fuqua took the 20-year-old Gaye to Detro, where Berry Gordy, Jr., was formg Motown Rerds.

Gaye, who also played dms and piano, bucked the Motown system and s emphasis on teen hs. Gaye also enjoyed a seri of succsful duets, most notably wh Tammi Terrell (“A’t Nothg Like the Real Thg” [1968]). Blsed wh an exceptnally wi range that enpassed three distct vol styl—a piercg falsetto, a smooth mid-range tenor, and a ep gospel growl—Gaye bed great technil prows wh rare mil dividualy.

Gaye also displayed dazzlg virtuosy by overdubbg (buildg sound track by track onto a sgle tape) his own voice three or four tim to provi his own rich harmony, a technique he would employ for the rt of his reer. ”Other major artists—most importantly Stevie Wonr—followed Gaye’s lead and acted as producer of their own efforts. In 1972 Gaye wrote the soundtrack for the film Trouble Man, wh lyrics that mirrored his own sense of secury.

MARV GAYE(1939-1984)

Let’s Get It On, released 1973, displayed Gaye’s sensuo si. Here, My Dear (1979) brilliantly alt wh Gaye’s divorce om Gordy’s sister Anna (the first of the sger’s two tumultuo divorc)’s growg addictn to e exacerbated his psychologil stggl.

On April 1, 1984, durg a fay dispute, Gaye iated a vlent fight wh his father, who shot him to ath.

Gaye, who ced his chief fluenc as Ray Charl, Cly McPhatter, Rudy Wt (lead sger for the doo-wop group the Five Keys), and Ltle Willie John, was ducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1987.

MARV GAYE

He received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement an artist who employed urban soul mic to exprs social and personal ncerns, as well as a sger of exquise sensivy and romantic grace, Gaye left a legacy that has wined sce his mise, and his mic has bee a permanent fixture Amerin pop. BgraphyAwardsTriviaFAQMarv Gaye(1939-1984)Mic ArtistMic DepartmentComposerPlay trailer5:23Trailers om Hell (2007–)Marv Pentz Gay Jr.

TROUBLE MANMARV GAYETRACK 6 ON TROUBLE MAN PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEAFTER ISAAC HAY H BIG WH HIS OSR-WNG “THEME OM SHAFT” 1971, EVERY SOUL SGER WORTH HIS SALT WANTED TO TRY HIS HAND AT PRODUCG A H SOUNDTRACK FOR A… READ MORE NOV. 21, 19721 VIEWER48.2K VIEWS21 CONTRIBUTORSTROUBLE MAN LYRICS[VERSE 1]I E UP HARD, BABY, BUT NOW I'M OLI DIDN'T MAKE , SUGAR, PLAYG BY THE LI E UP HARD, BABY, BUT NOW I'M FEI'M CHECKG TROUBLE, SUGAR, MOVG DOWN THE LEI E UP HARD, BABY, BUT THAT'S OKAY'CSE TROUBLE MAN DON'T GET MY WAY[POST-VERSE 1]I E UP HARD, BABYI'VE BEEN FOR REAL, BABYGONNA KEEP MOVG, GONNA GO TO TOWNI E UP HARD, I E UP GETT' DOWNTHERE'S ONLY THREE THGS, THAT'S FOR SURETAX, ATH, AND TROUBLE, OHTHIS I'VE KNOWN, BABY, THIS I'VE KNOWN, SUGARYEAH, A'T GONNA LET SWEAT ME, BABE[INTERLU]IT'S GOT ME SGGYEAH, YEAHWOO-OOH[VERSE 2]I E UP HARD, BABY, I HAD TO FIGHTTOOK RE OF MY BS WH ALL MY MIGHTI E UP HARD, AWFUL HARD, I HAD TO WTHEN START ALL OVER AND W AGAI E UP HARD, BUT THAT'S OKAY'CSE TROUBLE MAN DON'T GET MY WAY, HEY, HEYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[BRIDGE]I KNOW SOME PLACAND I SEE SOME FACI GOT GOOD NNECTNSTHEY DIG MY DIRECTNSWHAT PEOPLE SAY, THAT'S OKAYTHEY DON'T BOTHER ME, NOI'M READY TO MAKE DON'T RE WHAT THE WEATHERDON'T RE 'BOUT NO TROUBLEGOT MYSELF TOGETHERI FEEL THAT KD OF PROTECTNTHAT'S ALL AROUND ME[POST-VERSE 2]I E UP HARD, BABYI'VE BEEN FOR REAL, BABY, WH THE TROUBLED MDSI'M MOVG, GOG TO TOWNI E UP HARD, I E UP GETT' DOWNTHERE'S ONLY THREE THGS FOR SURETAX, ATH, AND TROUBLE, OHTHIS I'VE KNOWN, BABY, THIS I'VE KNOWN, BABYA'T GONNA LET SWEAT ME, BABEWOO, OH LORD, BABY[VERSE 3]WOO, I E UP HARD, BUT NOW I'M OLI DIDN'T MAKE , BABY, PLAYG BY THE LI E UP HARD, BABY, NOW I'M FEI'M CHECKG TROUBLE, SUGAR[OUTRO]HEY, MOVG DOWN THE LE, OH2EMBEDCANCELHOW 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

(known profsnally as Marv Gaye; April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984) was an Amerin sger and songwrer. Gaye also rerd duets wh Mary Wells, Kim Wton, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. Durg the 1970s, Gaye rerd the albums What's Gog On and Let's Get It On and beme one of the first artists Motown to break away om the res of a productn later rerdgs fluenced several ntemporary R&B sub-genr, such as quiet storm and Neo-Soul.

Gaye's last televised appearanc were at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, where he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner"; Motown 25: Yterday, Today, Forever; and Soul April 1, 1984, the eve of his 45th birthday, Gaye was shot and mortally wound by his father, Marv Gay Sr., at their hoe Hanck Park, Los Angel, after an argument. Gay Sr. Many stutns have posthumoly btowed Gaye wh awards and other honors cludg the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and ductns to the Rhythm and Blu Mic Hall of Fame, the Songwrers Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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MARV GAYE'S 10 GREATT SONGS EVER, RANKED

Marv Gaye was one of the most nsistent and enigmatic of the Motown hmakers, wh a reer that exemplified the maturatn of black pop to a sophistited form spanng social and sexual polics.

Blsed wh a mellifluo tenor and a four-octave vol range, Gaye was among the most gifted posers and sgers of his era.

Gaye started his rerdg reer the late 1950s as a member of the doo-wop group the Moonglows, though he left and moved to Detro to sign to Motown 1961. Gaye wanted to bee a crooner the ve of Frank Satra and Nat Kg Cole, while Motown founr Berry Gordy phed him to go a more R&B directn.

MARV GAYE(1939-1984)

His first album, 1961’s The Soulful Moods of Marv Gaye, had a mix of both styl and flopped. In 1962, Gaye land his first h wh the drivg R&B of “Stubborn Kd of Fellow”; this started a strg of uptempo sgl like “Hch Hike”, “Pri & Joy” and “Can I Get a Wns”.

In 1967, Gaye rerd the paranoid “I Heard It Through the Grapeve” wh Whfield, which Motown shelved. Gaye’s versn was released a year later and beme the biggt h of his reer, stayg at #1 for seven weeks and toppg the UK charts.

"MARV GAYE" LYRICS

Gaye also rerd a seri of succsful duets wh female artists, cludg Mary Wells (“Once Upon a Time”, “What’s the Matter wh You Baby”), Kim Wton (“It Tak Two”), and Diana Ross (Diana & Marv). Her premature ath 1970, aged 24 om a bra tumour, vastated Gaye and ed him to take a brief hiat. In 1971, Marv Gaye marked a creative rebirth wh the socially-nsc “What’s Gog On”, which he produced and -wrote.

When the sgle beme an unexpected h, he gave Gaye a week to rerd the rt of the album.

INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)MARV GAYETRACK 9 ON WHAT’S GOG ON PRODUCED BYMARV GAYE“INNER CY BLU” PICTS THE GHETTOS OF NER-CY AMERI AS DISCS THE BLEAK… READ MORE MAY. 21, 19711 VIEWER161.8K VIEWS42 CONTRIBUTORSINNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) LYRICS[PART I: "INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)"][VERSE 1]ROCKETS, MOON SHOTSSPEND ON THE HAVE-NOT'SMONEY, WE MAKE BEFORE WE SEE , YOU TAKE [CHOS]OH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERTHE WAY THEY DO MY LIFE(YEAH) MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERTHE WAY THEY DO MY LIFETHIS A'T LIVG, THIS A'T LIVGNO, NO BABY, THIS A'T LIVGNO, NO, NO, NO[VERSE 2]INFLATN, NO CHANCETO CREASE FANCEBILLS PILE UP SKY HIGHSEND THAT BOY OFF TO DIE[CHOS]OH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERTHE WAY THEY DO MY LIFE (HE-EY-EY)YEAH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERTHE WAY THEY DO MY LIFEOH, BABYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[VERSE 3]HANG UPS, LET DOWNSBAD BREAKS, SET BACKSNATURAL FACT ISOH, HONEY THAT I N'T PAY MY TAX[CHOS]OH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERAND THROW UP BOTH MY HANDSYEAH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLERAND THROW UP BOTH MY HANDS (OW!)[VERSE 4]CRIME IS (WOO!) CREASGTRIGGER HAPPY POLICGPANIC IS SPREADGGOD KNOWS WHERE WE'RE HEADG[OUTRO]OH, BABYMAKE ME WANNA HOLLER, THEY DON’T UNRSTANDYEAH, MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER, THEY DON’T UNRSTAND[PART II: "WHAT'S GOG ON" REPRISE]MOTHER, MOTHER (MOTHER, MOTHER)EVERYBODY THKS WE'RE WRONG (MOTHER, MOTHER)WHO ARE THEY TO JUDGE ? (MOTHER, MOTHER)SIMPLY 'E WE WEAR OUR HAIR LONG (MOTHER, MOTHER)OOHAH-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YA-YAOH18EMBEDCANCELHOW 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

After posg the soundtrack for the blaxploatn film Trouble Man, Gaye shifted om social to sexual wh 1973’s Let’s Get It On.