Tag Archives: Marvin Gaye
Essential Listening: Brown Sugar – D’Angelo (1995)
Most folk only truly start to worry about their own mortality when people in their age cohort start to die. And it may be that the first one doesn’t set off the dread and fatalistic thoughts. For the obstinate hedonists … Continue reading
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Song Of The Day – What’s Going On by Donny Hathaway
From the album ‘Live’ (1972)
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Essential Listening: What’s Going On [Deluxe Edition] – Marvin Gaye (2001)
On “What’s Going On” as you approach the end of ‘Right On’ you’re already in complete agreement with Marvin’s lament at society’s incremental dystopia caused by ideological factionism, and of his will not to be cowed into pessimism. You’ve been carried … Continue reading
Song Of The Day – Right On by Marvin Gaye
From the album ‘What’s Going On’ (1971)
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Tagged 70's, Get The Deluxe Edition, Groovy darling, Marvin Gaye, Pure Magic, Soul, There will be no other, What's Going On
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Essential Listening: Something/Anything? – Todd Rundgren (1972)
A while ago I discovered a blog called ‘Music Ruined My Life’. As it was a blog full of albums and how these had shaped the author’s musical taste, and therefore life, it made the title glib and ironic. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Can, David Bowie, Essential Listening, Jerry Lee Lewis, Led Zeppelin IV, Less than 2000 words! Yay!, Maceo Parker, Marvin Gaye, Matthew Herbert, Music Ruined My Life, Something/Anything?, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon
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Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard 
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