Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Marvin Gaye: You're the Man
Thank you all for the comments on John Lee Hooker in the last post. Mark/Walking Man brought up another excellent example from the Detroit pantheon: Marvin Gaye. This is one of my favorite of the lesser played songs from his most productive period: "You're the Man" (1972). It emanates with pain and suffering but remains nonetheless beautiful and still all too right on . . . Do you have a favorite Marvin song or two? I could list a dozen or more, but "Inner City Blues" and "Trouble Man" jump out of the box immediately.
Today's Rune: Signals.
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The sound on this version is a little tinny, but you get the idea. Download the real thing for the fuller sound; and there's always the CD version.
Doh -- it helps to have speakers hooked up . . .
I think Marvin's music encapsulated everything of the times, the politics the social issues while at the same time being cutting edge of funk.
Trouble man.
Now your talkin' Babe! I love Marvin and haven't heard a song of his that i didn't love. He has so much soul...
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