American R&B and soul singer (1939–1984)
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The voice that pulled Motown into its full maturity — and then past it. Gaye turned the assembly-line hit factory into a vehicle for social conscience and erotic candor, and paid for both transformations in ways the music never quite prepared anyone for.
Born in Washington, D.C. on April 2, 1939, Marvin Gaye came up through Harvey Fuqua's Moonglows before signing to Motown's Tamla subsidiary at the start of the 1960s. He built stardom on a run of singles — "How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" — and duets with Diana Ross and Tammi Terrell that included "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". In 1971, What's Going On broke him free from Motown's production grip and opened the door to Let's Get It On, I Want You, and Here, My Dear. After years as a tax exile in Europe, he moved to Columbia in 1982 and returned with…
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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.
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.
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.
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?
I just want to ask a question: Who really cares?
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