Marvin Gaye

250px|thumb|right|Father, fatherWe don't need to escalate.You see, war is not the answerFor only love can conquer hate.You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today.What's Going On Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 – 1 April 1984) was an American pop, soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He helped to 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 hits, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". Song lyrics That Stubborn Kinda Fellow (1962) Oh, I've got news for youBaby, that I've made plans for twoI guess I'm just a stubborn kind of fellowGot my mind made up to love you. Stubborn Kind of Fellow, co-written with William "Mickey" Stevenson and George Gordy. You are my pride and joyAnd I just love you, little darlin'Like a baby boy loves his toyYou've got kisses sweeter than honeyAnd I work every day to give you all I knowAnd that's why you're my pride and joy. Pride and Joy, co-written with William "Mickey" Stevenson and Norman Whitfield. By the look in your eye I can tell you're gonna cry.Is it over me?If it is, save your tearsFor I'm not worth it, you see.For I'm the type of boy who is always on the roam,Wherever I lay my hat that's my home,I'm telling you that's my home. Wherever I Lay My Hat, co-written with Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield. What's Going On (1971) Mother, mother There's too many of you crying. Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying. You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today. What's Going On, co-written with Al Cleveland, and Renaldo "Obie" Benson. Father, fatherWe don't need to escalate.You see, war is not the answerFor only love can conquer hate.You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today. What's Going On. Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see Oh, what's going on What's going on. What's Going On. Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong Oh, but who are they to judge us Simply because our hair is long Oh, you know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today. What's Going On. Hey baby, what'cha know good?I'm just gettin' back, but you knew I would.War is hell, when will it end?When will people start gettin' together again? What's Happening Brother, co-written with James Nyx, Jr. I just want to ask a question:Who really cares?To save a world in despairThere'll come a time, when the world won't be singin'Flowers won't grow, bells won't be ringin'Who really cares?Who's willing to try to save a worldThat's destined to die? Save the Children, co-written with Al Cleveland and Renaldo Benson. Woo ah, mercy mercy me.Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no.Where did all the blue skies go? Mercy Mercy Me. Oh mercy, mercy me.Ah things ain't what they used to be.What about this overcrowded land?How much more abuse from man can she stand?Oh, na na...My sweet Lord... No. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology). Rockets, moon shotsSpend it on the have notsMoney, we make it'Fore we see it you take itOh, make you wanna hollerThe way they do my lifeMake me wanna holler. Inner City Blues, co-written with James Nyx, Jr. Crime is increasingTrigger happy policingPanic is spreadingGod know where we're headingOh, make me wanna hollerThey don't understand. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler). Trouble Man (1972) I've come of heart, baby, but now I'm coolI didn't make it surely, playin' by the rulesI've come of heart, baby, but now I'm fineI'm checkin' trouble, sure movin' down the lineI've come of heart, baby, but that's OK'Cause Trouble Man don't get in my way. Trouble Man Let's Get It On (1973) I've been really tryin, babyTryin to hold back these feelings for so longAnd if you feel, like I feel babyCome on, oh come on,Let's get it on. Let's Get It On, co-written with Ed Townsend Stop beatin round the bush,Let's get it on. Let's Get It On. Oh, If I should die tonightOh baby, though it be far before my timeI won't die blue, sugar yeah'Cause I've known you. If I Should Die Tonight, co-written with Ed Townsend. Oooh, oh, how many eyesHave seen their dream?Oh, how many armsHave felt their dream?How many hearts, baby...Have felt their world stand still? If I Should Die Tonight. Won't you rather make love, childrenAs opposed to war, like you know you should? Keep Gettin' It On, co-written with Ed Townsend. Ooo remember, baby, how you made me feel just like a king?Ah, I've been waitingI'm ready for you to start doin' the thingsSo I'll know you're mine.You're so fine, so petite, oh candy sweet.Ah, I've been waiting.Come here, baby, get to this. Come Get to This. Distant lover, ooo, sugarHow can you treat my heart so mean and cruel?Didn't you know, sugar, that I dreamOf what I spent with you?I treasure it like it was a precious jewel, oh baby.Lord have mercy! Distant Lover, co-written with Gwen Gordy and Sandra Greene. Midnight Love (1982) Ooh, baby let's get down tonight Baby I'm hot just like an oven I need some lovin' And baby, I can't hold it much longer It's getting stronger and stronger And when I get that feeling I want Sexual Healing. Sexual Healing, baby Makes me feel so fine Helps to relieve my mind.Sexual Healing baby, is good for me Sexual Healing is something that's good for me. Sexual Healing, co-written with Odell Brown and David Ritz. Get up, Get up, Get up, Get up, let's make love tonight Wake up, Wake up, Wake up, Wake up, 'cos you do it right. Sexual Healing. My baby ohhhCome take control, just grab a holdOf my body and mind; soon we'll be making itHoney, oh we're feeling fineYou're my medicine. Open up and let me in.Darling, you're so great;I can't wait for you to operate. Sexual Healing. Quotes about There's a poem in I Am Becoming ["Invoke Mercy Extraordinary"] - it's about Marvin Gaye because I love his music and I think there was an extraordinary pull in him between the flesh and the spirit. These two things operated in him very strongly. He has a record called 'What's Going On' which is a most loving piece of work - the concern for humanity, the earth and ecology - it was such an incredibly beautiful piece; it was levitating; it was going to incredible heights. I think if he had continued in that direction he would have ended monastery or on a hill by himself. But always that pull between the flesh and the spirit, that fight. Lorna Goodison, 1989 conversation in Wasafiri collected in Writing across worlds'' by Susheila Nasta (2004) External links Music City Marvin Gaye's discography from Music City Marvin Gaye Biography at The Original Trouble Man Marvin Gaye at Soul Walking Biography at AllMusic.com Review of What's Going On at AllMusic.com Biography at VH-1 Obituary Category:Activists from the United States Category:Anti-war activists Category:Drummers from the United States Category:Pianists from the United States Category:Music producers from the United States Category:Soul singers Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:1939 births Category:1984 deaths Category:Pop singers Category:R&B singers Category:African Americans Category:People from Washington, D.C. Category:Organists from the United States