When I was a kid in Detroit, listening to a transistor radio under my pillow at night, I could always tell by the first few bars that another Marvin Gaye song was jumping off. I was a white kid hoping to grow up to be Marvin Gaye. Well, you gotta have dreams...
Listening to Casey Kasems AT 40 on Sundays here in Newport News, Va, WGH AM on Sunday mornings, tearing up as I listen to this. there will never, ever be another Marvin Gaye, I was 12 when this hit the airwaves, even then I knew he was a genius, RIP Marvin, the music you left us will live on for eons...
Yes, Casey Kasem on WGH-- World's Greatest Harbor -- Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News! Another memory: listening to Bob Calvert count down the WGH Top Thirty on Sunday afternoons in the '60s,
wish i was a teenager in the 70s or 80s but at the same time i wish i wasn't. AND at the same time I wish i wasn't an adult in today's time. love you marvin and my black women and men!!! there is still hope for our generation!
This was the first song ever played on "American Top 40" w/Casey Kasem" (@ #40) when it premiered on July 4th, 1970! 41 years later, this song still sounds great! R.I.P., Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.....1939-1984.
I just love the passion and anguish in this song. One thing you can never accuse Marvin of is being lazy when it comes to giving fine vocal performances.
It was recorded in 1969 and released as an album track on "MPG", but it was not released as a single (a 45) until a year later. It was Gaye's last single before "What's Going On".
First song Casey Kasem ever played on AT40 on his July 4, 1970 episode!!! Since I am a Casey Kasem fanatic, I heard this debut show and heard this song for the first time ever and decided to download this. Another great addition to my Ipod!!
Casey replayed this July 4, 1970 show on July 4, 1975 kinda' like an anniversary remembrance. Great songs on the countdown that week of 1970...Seems like AGES ago!
Lighting doesn't strike twice for Marvin on this one as it did for "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" both made hits first by Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Best break up song ever
When I was a kid in Detroit, listening to a transistor radio under my pillow at night, I could always tell by the first few bars that another Marvin Gaye song was jumping off. I was a white kid hoping to grow up to be Marvin Gaye. Well, you gotta have dreams...
:-) ))) ....u r ur own marvin! he was the bestttt!
Being Marvin Gaye.. what a wonderful dream. Marvin was and will be a brilliant star forever!!!
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Wow.. the Funk Brothers, that funky guitar!!! Then the Bass and drums, gotta love it all
Still very relevant today! Real words don't have an expiration date
J'adore Marvin 😍🥰
Listening to Casey Kasems AT 40 on Sundays here in Newport News, Va, WGH AM on Sunday mornings, tearing up as I listen to this. there will never, ever be another Marvin Gaye, I was 12 when this hit the airwaves, even then I knew he was a genius, RIP Marvin, the music you left us will live on for eons...
Yes, Casey Kasem on WGH-- World's Greatest Harbor -- Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News! Another memory: listening to Bob Calvert count down the WGH Top Thirty on Sunday afternoons in the '60s,
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wish i was a teenager in the 70s or 80s but at the same time i wish i wasn't. AND at the same time I wish i wasn't an adult in today's time. love you marvin and my black women and men!!! there is still hope for our generation!
This was the first song ever played on "American Top 40" w/Casey Kasem" (@ #40) when it premiered on July 4th, 1970! 41 years later, this song still sounds great!
R.I.P., Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.....1939-1984.
Dang. Came here to say that while listening to the 50th anniversary of Casey. Great song.
Marvin at one of his most funkiest moments.
The road of "hurtin" never ends.
Dat part
This time I had longtime ago love it.
I just love the passion and anguish in this song. One thing you can never accuse Marvin of is being lazy when it comes to giving fine vocal performances.
Nice job on the bass track, Bob Babbitt!
27th anniversary of his death today. This song is on repeat along with all his other songs, all day. RIP
Legend
amazing song! know this feelin all too well!
YOU SHOUDA CALLED ME,I WOULD VE BEEN RIGHT THERE, I SWEAR!
It was recorded in 1969 and released as an album track on "MPG", but it was not released as a single (a 45) until a year later. It was Gaye's last single before "What's Going On".
is that the andantes i hear backing marvin? i love them, unsung heroines of the great motown machine.
Yes it is
this song went to #40 on the pop charts in 1970!!!
First song Casey Kasem ever played on AT40 on his July 4, 1970 episode!!! Since I am a Casey Kasem fanatic, I heard this debut show and heard this song for the first time ever and decided to download this. Another great addition to my Ipod!!
This was the song that turned me into a real bass player.
I love this song!!
Casey replayed this July 4, 1970 show on July 4, 1975 kinda' like an anniversary remembrance. Great songs on the countdown that week of 1970...Seems like AGES ago!
Wow another song that Gladys Knight and the Pips recorded.
this is one of my fav
Bloody excellent.
In just don't listen to Marv enough.
Groovy tune...luv it!!!
I love singing this at Karyoke
MOTOWN WAS MAGIC.
Here's some trivia for all of us oldheads: this was the very first song played when Casey Kasem's American Top 40 debuted on the July 4, 1970 weekend.
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Thanks for the info. It was actually the Gladys Knight version that I wanted, but couldn't remember who it was by. Many thanks!!
He's more than I heard it through the grapevine
The sounds like the Andantes singing background this one, not the Temptations...the same backing vocalists on "Grapevine"...
Are they using The Sitar. Sure sounds like it. The Stylistics & Chi Lites used it on Oh Girl, and You Are Everything.
Like an episode walking out the door! 🚪🌪 What guitar string is that? 🎸
Lighting doesn't strike twice for Marvin on this one as it did for "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" both made hits first by Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Got it
There is not a single song by this man that is bad
Ahhh! 😭
I mean he was great!
Music
@StephyDizzle I agree 100%.
1968 on the Tamla 45 label
now we make cRAP 'music'
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its scary...
Motown must’ve been tryna create tension between him and Gladys back in the day. Lol
Is that the Temps singing background??
The pips
Sounds like The Andantes to me