Marv Gaye - Behd the Legend [Vio/DVD] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMic

Contents:

• MARV GAYE'S 10 GREATT SONGS EVER, RANKED
• MARV GAYE - LIVE MONTRX 1980
• MARV GAYE: LIVE BELGIUM 1981
• MARV GAYE - COLLECTED
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

MARV GAYE'S 10 GREATT SONGS EVER, RANKED

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!

MARV GAYE - LIVE MONTRX 1980

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).

MARV GAYE: LIVE BELGIUM 1981

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. This was the song that saw Marv Gaye bee a sex symbol for the rt of his life.

The tle track of his 1973 album, beme Marv's biggt h and one of his sgature wh Ed Townsend, was origally nceived as a relig song after Townsend had recently fished rehab, before Gaye transformed to an emotnal plea about love and sexual liberatn.

Marv Gaye - What's Gog On (Official Vio 2019).

MARV GAYE - COLLECTED

This song was -wrten by Renaldo 'Obie' Benson, Al Cleveland, and Marv Gaye, and produced by Gaye marked Gaye's parture om the Motown Sound of his prev output, towards more personal more: The Story of... Gaye asked himself: "'Wh the world explodg around me, how am I supposed to keep sgg love songs?

Marv Gaye - Sexual Healg. Marv Gaye - Heard It Through The Grapeve (Live at Montrx).

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

However, is Marv Gaye's versn om 1968 that beme the most inic, spe the fact that Motown chief Berry Gordy was not nvced would be a h at more: Marv Gaye's isolated vols om 'I Heard Through the Grapeve' will give you tglIt beme a h for a send time 1985, after s e the inic Levi's advert featurg a certa Nick Kamen at a lndrette. Marv Gaye.

Producer/director Mart Baker has done a phenomenal and sensive job of puttg the life of sger Marv Gaye together for this package, Behd the Legend: Marv Gaye. The psychologil profile that unfolds om the terviews wh former wiv, children, brother, Gaye's micians and bs associat is food for thought: Couldn't anyone have stopped this out-of-ntrol tra and put back on the tracks?

Clips of Marv Gaye performg solo at the piano for "Come Get This, " as well as the vio for "Funky Space Rernatn, " along wh live performance footage all be for a wonrful overview of this phenomenon om Motown. There is great imagery this film, om the openg segment of "What's Gog On" wh the bombs droppg Vietnam, to the scenery of Hawaii, where Gaye got away om all, to Belgium and the bs of tourg and makg rerds. Gaye is also shown at a boxg gym wh glov on talkg about his next fight -- "Gog to be wh my wife.

Like Jim Morrison, Gaye was danger of arrt if he me back to the stat, all sorts of legal ems tailed the DVD. But his triumphant moment of wng two Grammy awards for "Sexual Healg" on Febary 23, 1983, at the 25th annual gatherg for that event, as well as Anna Gaye's reflectns that Marv "thought was late g" ( tly was), and the madns of the vlent end to all 14 months after the Grammy achievement is a remarkable story told wh re, and no holds barred.

Had Marv Gaye died at 27 like Janis Jopl, Morrison, and Hendrix, he would not have even gotten to "I Heard It Through the Grapeve, " his first monster smash 1968. This is a vtage 23-song film of Marv Gaye's first European tour om 1976. Directed by Charl Levenhanp at En Halle Amsterdam, the productn om Howard and Jefey Kger has been release for many years var formats and different tl -- VHS and Laserdisc as Greatt Hs Live or Marv Gaye Live, as well as on DVD licensed to a number of pani as Greatt Hs: Live '76.

It ptur a hard-workg Gaye great smooth voice, excellent wardrobe, and wh superbly soulful stage mov as well as some extraordary dancg (wh two partners). In ncert Gaye gets his pot across, extendg his msage sometim wh more force than on the stud versns -- but not overdog .

The Alan Peters Orchtra unr nductor Llie Drayton is marvelo, allowg Gaye to be the rock/soul star rather than the geni producer. Gaye follows "Inner Cy Blu(Make Me Wanna Holler)" " wh that nugget as well as "Save the Children.

" It's great stuff followed by a solo "Distant Lover" om the Let's Get It On album, Gaye on his kne, sweatg, endg a classic ncert that mak you wish he was filmed a lot more often.

GREAT FIND, MARVIN GAYE CUTS LOOSE - DVD CONTENTS. Marv Gaye and pany cut loose. On this DVD, Marv Gaye plays the dms, piano and dance wh a uple of members of the dience!