Marvin Gaye Lyrics
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From the Album
1. Let's Get It On
2. Please Stay (Once You Go Away)
3. If I Should Die Tonight
4. Keep Gettin' It On
5. Come Get To This
6. Distant Lover
7. You Sure Love To Ball
8. Just To Keep You Satisfied
From the Single
Let's Get It On
From the Album 1. What's Going On 2. Whats Happening Brother 3. Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky) 4. Save The Children 5. God Is Love 6. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 7. Right On 8. Wholy Holy 9. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
From the Single
What's Going On
Other Songs A Chance With You A Funky Space Reincarnation A Lot of Living to Do Abraham Martin And John Abraham Martin John After the Dance Aint No Mountain High Enough Aint No Sunshine When Shes Gone Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing Aint That Peculiar Alfie All the Way Around Almost Grown Always Anger Annas Song Autumn in New York Baby Dont You Do It Baby Dont You Leave Me Baby I Need Your Loving Baby Im Glad That Things Worked Out So Well Baby Say Yes Because of You Brown Eyed Handsome Man Bye Bye Baby California Soul Calypso Blues [Mono Version] Can I Get A Witness? Chained Checking Out Checking Out (Double Clutch) Christmas in the City Cleo's Apartment Closing Theme / I Want You Cloud Nine Cold Sweat Come Live with Me Angel Come on in Love Dance 'N' Be Happy Dark Side of the World Darling Youre Wonderful Days of Wine and Roses Don't Knock My Love Don't Make Me Over Don't Mess with Mister "T" Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby Dream of a Lifetime Easy Living Ego Tripping Out Emily End Of Our Road Everybody Needs Love Exactly Like You Falling in Love Again Feel All My Love Inside Fly Me To The Moon Flyin High For Sentimental Reasons FOR THE LOVE OF YOU Forever Funk Me Funny, Not Much Georgia Rose [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Get on the Good Foot Give a Little Love Give In You Just Cant Win Give It Up or Turnit a Loose God Is My Friend Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love Good Lovin Aint Easy To Come By Got To Give It Up Got To Give it Up Part 1 Got to Give It Up, Pt. 2 Groovin' Have You Ever Loved Somebody Heaven Must Have Sent You Heaven Must Have Sent Your Precious Love Heaven Sent You I Know Heavy Love Affair Hello There Angel Hello, Young Lovers Here My Dear His Eye is On the Sparrow Hitch Hike Hold Me Oh My Darling How Can I Forget How High the Moon How Sweet It Is how sweet it is (to be loved by you) I Cant Help But Love You I Can't Help It (I Love You) I Got the Feeling I Heard It Through The Grapevine I Love the Ground You Walk On (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons I Love You, Yes I Do I Met A Little Girl I Owe It All to You I Wanna Be Where You Are I Want To Come Home For Christmas I Want You I Want You 'Round I Want Youmg I Wish I Didn't Love You So I Wish It Would Rain I Wonder I Wont Cry Anymore I Worry About You Id Give My Life For You If I Could Build My Whole World Around You If I Could Build My World Around You If My Heart Could Sing If This World Were Mine I'll Be Around Ill Be Doggone I'll Never Love This Way Again (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over I'm Falling in Love with You Im Going Home I'm Going Home (Move) Im Gonna Give You Respect Im Your Puppet Inner City Blues Interview With Marvin Is Anybody Thinking About Their Living? Is That Enough It Don't Hurt Now It Takes Two Its A Desperate Situation It's a Man's Man's Man's World Its Madness It's Only a Paper Moon I've Got My Music I've Got My Music [Original Vocal Version; Previously Unreleased Track] I've Got My Music [Previously Unreleased Track] I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Jam Tonight Joy Just A Little Love Just a Little Love (Before My Life Is Gone) Just in Time Just in Time [Live] Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) Keep On Lovin Me Honey Keep On Loving Me Honey Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide Let's Do It [Let’s Fall in Love] Let's Get It on, Pt. 2 Life Is a Gamble Life Is for Learning Little Darling Little Darling (I Need You) Love for Sale Love Party Love TKO Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever Mandota Maria Maybe Today Me and My Lonely Room Memories Mercy Mercy Me Midnight Lady Mona Lisa More Mr. Sandman Music My Funny Valentine My Girl My Kind of Town My Last Chance My Love Is Waiting My Mistake My Mistake (Was to Love You) Nature Boy No Time For Tears Oh How I'd Miss You On the Street Where You Live Once Upon A Time Once Upon A Timemg One For My Baby One More Heartache Only a Lonely Man Would Know Out of the Shadows of Love Out of This World Piece of Clay Please Stay Pledging My Love Poor Abbey Walsh Praise Pretend Pretty Little Baby Pride And Joy Purple Snowflakes Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars Rock Me Tonight Rockin After Midnight Sad Tomorrows Sad Tomorrows [Version] Sad Wedding Secret Love Sexual Healing Since I Had You So Long Soldier's Plea Some Kind of Wonderful Something Stupid Song Is You [Live] Song Is You [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Soon Ill Be Loving You Again Sparrow Stand By Me Star Dust Star Spangled Banner [Live] Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) Straighten up and Fly Right Strangers in the Night [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Stubborn Kind Of Fellow Stubborn Kind of Fellow/My Pride & Joy/Little Darling Sunny Sweet Lorraine Sweet Thing Sweeter As The Days Go By Symphony "T" Stands for Trouble [Unedited Vocal Version] Take This Heart Of Mine Taking My Time Tasty Love Teach Me Tonight Thanks That'll Be the Day Thats How It Is Thats the Way Love Is That's The Way That Love Is The Bells The Christmas Song The End Of Our Road The Onion Song The Shadow of Your Smile The Star Spangled Banner The World Is Rated X Theme from Trouble Man [Vocal Version] There Goes Mister "T" There Goes My Baby Third World Girl This Girl's in Love With You This is the Life This Magic Moment This Poor Heart Of Mine Til Tomorrow Time to Get It Together Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Too Young Trouble Man Try It Baby Try It. You'll Like It Turn On Some Music Two Can Have A Party Two Lovers Unforgettable We Can Make It Baby What Good Am I Without You What the World Needs Now What You Gave Me Whats Goin On What's New Whats The Matter With You Baby When A Man Loves A Woman When Did You Stop Loving Me When Did I Stop Loving You When I Feel The Need When Love Comes Knocking At My Heart When Your Lover Has Gone Where Are We Going? Where Are We Going? [alternate mix] Wherever I Lay My Hat Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) Who Can I Turn To Why Did I Choose You? Wie schön das ist Witchcraft Without Your Sweet Lovin' [Single Version] Woman Of The World Yesterday You You Aint Livin Till Youre Lovin You Ain't Living Till You're Lovin You Are A Wonderful One You Are Everything You Are That Special One You Came A Long Way From St. Louis You Can Leave, But It's Going To Cost You You Dont Know What Love Is You Sexy Thing You'll Never Get to Heaven Youmg Your Heart and Soul Your Precious Love Your Unchanging Love You're a Special Part of Me Youre A Wonderful One Youre All I Need To Get By Youre the Man You're the One for Me You've Been a Long Time Coming You've Changed You've Got What It Takes
From the Album 1. What's Going On 2. Whats Happening Brother 3. Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky) 4. Save The Children 5. God Is Love 6. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 7. Right On 8. Wholy Holy 9. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Other Songs A Chance With You A Funky Space Reincarnation A Lot of Living to Do Abraham Martin And John Abraham Martin John After the Dance Aint No Mountain High Enough Aint No Sunshine When Shes Gone Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing Aint That Peculiar Alfie All the Way Around Almost Grown Always Anger Annas Song Autumn in New York Baby Dont You Do It Baby Dont You Leave Me Baby I Need Your Loving Baby Im Glad That Things Worked Out So Well Baby Say Yes Because of You Brown Eyed Handsome Man Bye Bye Baby California Soul Calypso Blues [Mono Version] Can I Get A Witness? Chained Checking Out Checking Out (Double Clutch) Christmas in the City Cleo's Apartment Closing Theme / I Want You Cloud Nine Cold Sweat Come Live with Me Angel Come on in Love Dance 'N' Be Happy Dark Side of the World Darling Youre Wonderful Days of Wine and Roses Don't Knock My Love Don't Make Me Over Don't Mess with Mister "T" Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby Dream of a Lifetime Easy Living Ego Tripping Out Emily End Of Our Road Everybody Needs Love Exactly Like You Falling in Love Again Feel All My Love Inside Fly Me To The Moon Flyin High For Sentimental Reasons FOR THE LOVE OF YOU Forever Funk Me Funny, Not Much Georgia Rose [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Get on the Good Foot Give a Little Love Give In You Just Cant Win Give It Up or Turnit a Loose God Is My Friend Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love Good Lovin Aint Easy To Come By Got To Give It Up Got To Give it Up Part 1 Got to Give It Up, Pt. 2 Groovin' Have You Ever Loved Somebody Heaven Must Have Sent You Heaven Must Have Sent Your Precious Love Heaven Sent You I Know Heavy Love Affair Hello There Angel Hello, Young Lovers Here My Dear His Eye is On the Sparrow Hitch Hike Hold Me Oh My Darling How Can I Forget How High the Moon How Sweet It Is how sweet it is (to be loved by you) I Cant Help But Love You I Can't Help It (I Love You) I Got the Feeling I Heard It Through The Grapevine I Love the Ground You Walk On (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons I Love You, Yes I Do I Met A Little Girl I Owe It All to You I Wanna Be Where You Are I Want To Come Home For Christmas I Want You I Want You 'Round I Want Youmg I Wish I Didn't Love You So I Wish It Would Rain I Wonder I Wont Cry Anymore I Worry About You Id Give My Life For You If I Could Build My Whole World Around You If I Could Build My World Around You If My Heart Could Sing If This World Were Mine I'll Be Around Ill Be Doggone I'll Never Love This Way Again (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over I'm Falling in Love with You Im Going Home I'm Going Home (Move) Im Gonna Give You Respect Im Your Puppet Inner City Blues Interview With Marvin Is Anybody Thinking About Their Living? Is That Enough It Don't Hurt Now It Takes Two Its A Desperate Situation It's a Man's Man's Man's World Its Madness It's Only a Paper Moon I've Got My Music I've Got My Music [Original Vocal Version; Previously Unreleased Track] I've Got My Music [Previously Unreleased Track] I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Jam Tonight Joy Just A Little Love Just a Little Love (Before My Life Is Gone) Just in Time Just in Time [Live] Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) Keep On Lovin Me Honey Keep On Loving Me Honey Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide Let's Do It [Let’s Fall in Love] Let's Get It on, Pt. 2 Life Is a Gamble Life Is for Learning Little Darling Little Darling (I Need You) Love for Sale Love Party Love TKO Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever Mandota Maria Maybe Today Me and My Lonely Room Memories Mercy Mercy Me Midnight Lady Mona Lisa More Mr. Sandman Music My Funny Valentine My Girl My Kind of Town My Last Chance My Love Is Waiting My Mistake My Mistake (Was to Love You) Nature Boy No Time For Tears Oh How I'd Miss You On the Street Where You Live Once Upon A Time Once Upon A Timemg One For My Baby One More Heartache Only a Lonely Man Would Know Out of the Shadows of Love Out of This World Piece of Clay Please Stay Pledging My Love Poor Abbey Walsh Praise Pretend Pretty Little Baby Pride And Joy Purple Snowflakes Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars Rock Me Tonight Rockin After Midnight Sad Tomorrows Sad Tomorrows [Version] Sad Wedding Secret Love Sexual Healing Since I Had You So Long Soldier's Plea Some Kind of Wonderful Something Stupid Song Is You [Live] Song Is You [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Soon Ill Be Loving You Again Sparrow Stand By Me Star Dust Star Spangled Banner [Live] Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) Straighten up and Fly Right Strangers in the Night [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Stubborn Kind Of Fellow Stubborn Kind of Fellow/My Pride & Joy/Little Darling Sunny Sweet Lorraine Sweet Thing Sweeter As The Days Go By Symphony "T" Stands for Trouble [Unedited Vocal Version] Take This Heart Of Mine Taking My Time Tasty Love Teach Me Tonight Thanks That'll Be the Day Thats How It Is Thats the Way Love Is That's The Way That Love Is The Bells The Christmas Song The End Of Our Road The Onion Song The Shadow of Your Smile The Star Spangled Banner The World Is Rated X Theme from Trouble Man [Vocal Version] There Goes Mister "T" There Goes My Baby Third World Girl This Girl's in Love With You This is the Life This Magic Moment This Poor Heart Of Mine Til Tomorrow Time to Get It Together Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Too Young Trouble Man Try It Baby Try It. You'll Like It Turn On Some Music Two Can Have A Party Two Lovers Unforgettable We Can Make It Baby What Good Am I Without You What the World Needs Now What You Gave Me Whats Goin On What's New Whats The Matter With You Baby When A Man Loves A Woman When Did You Stop Loving Me When Did I Stop Loving You When I Feel The Need When Love Comes Knocking At My Heart When Your Lover Has Gone Where Are We Going? Where Are We Going? [alternate mix] Wherever I Lay My Hat Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) Who Can I Turn To Why Did I Choose You? Wie schön das ist Witchcraft Without Your Sweet Lovin' [Single Version] Woman Of The World Yesterday You You Aint Livin Till Youre Lovin You Ain't Living Till You're Lovin You Are A Wonderful One You Are Everything You Are That Special One You Came A Long Way From St. Louis You Can Leave, But It's Going To Cost You You Dont Know What Love Is You Sexy Thing You'll Never Get to Heaven Youmg Your Heart and Soul Your Precious Love Your Unchanging Love You're a Special Part of Me Youre A Wonderful One Youre All I Need To Get By Youre the Man You're the One for Me You've Been a Long Time Coming You've Changed You've Got What It Takes
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul".
Gaye's Motown songs include "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". He also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. During the 1970s, Gaye recorded the albums What's Going On (1971) and Let's Get It On (1973) and became one of the first artists in Motown to break away from the reins of a production company.
His later recordings influenced several R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo soul. "Sexual Healing", released in 1982 on the album Midnight Love, won him his first two Grammy Awards. Gaye's last televised appearances were at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, where he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner"; and on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever; and Soul Train.
On April 1, 1984, on the day before his 45th birthday, Gaye was shot and killed by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., at their house in Western Heights, Los Angeles, after an argument. Gay Sr. later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, and received a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation.
Many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and inductions into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Birth Name: Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.Gaye's Motown songs include "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". He also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. During the 1970s, Gaye recorded the albums What's Going On (1971) and Let's Get It On (1973) and became one of the first artists in Motown to break away from the reins of a production company.
His later recordings influenced several R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo soul. "Sexual Healing", released in 1982 on the album Midnight Love, won him his first two Grammy Awards. Gaye's last televised appearances were at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, where he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner"; and on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever; and Soul Train.
On April 1, 1984, on the day before his 45th birthday, Gaye was shot and killed by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., at their house in Western Heights, Los Angeles, after an argument. Gay Sr. later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, and received a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation.
Many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and inductions into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Born: April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died: April 1, 1984 (at age of 44) in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse(s): Anna Gordy (m. 1963; div. 1977)
Janis Hunter (m. 1977; div. 1982)
Children: 3, including Nona
Genre(s): Soul, rhythm and blues, pop, gospel, funk, R&B
Instrument(s): Vocals, keyboards, drums
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter, musician, record producer
Active From: 1957-1984
Did You Know:
In the early afternoon of April 1, 1984, Gaye intervened in a fight between his parents in the family house in the West Adams neighborhood of Western Heights in Los Angeles. He became involved in a physical altercation with his father, Marvin Gay Sr., who shot Gaye twice, once in the chest, piercing his heart, and then into his shoulder. The shooting took place in Gaye's bedroom at 12:38 p.m. Gaye was pronounced dead at 1:01 p.m. after his body arrived at California Hospital Medical Center, the day before his 45th birthday.
After Gaye's funeral, his body was cremated at Forest Lawn Memorial Park-Hollywood Hills, and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. Gay Sr. was initially charged with first-degree murder, but the charges were reduced to voluntary manslaughter following a diagnosis of a brain tumor. He was given a suspended six-year sentence and probation. He died at a nursing home in 1998.