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Fun Music Information -> Marvin Gaye
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Marvin Gaye/Jr. Walker & the all-stars/James Taylor, Marvin Gaye and Tami TerrellJokes:
Did you hear that Marvin Gaye's father started a new record label? It's called 'Mowdown' Submitted by: Gene Decker
| What is Marvin Gaye's middle name? Is Submitted by: Rich
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| There are additional music jokes available. | |
Band Name Origins:
- Larcen Tyler is wrong. Marvin Gaye put an E on the end of his name to further distance himself from his father, whom he hated and who later shot him dead. Submitted by: No, One Nose!
- As a child he was constantly taunted about his name, so when he started performing, he added the letter 'e' to his last name. Submitted by: Larcen Tyler
Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.. Submitted by: Novac
Also known as: Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.. Submitted by: motown
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: Marvin Slain. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Known informally as: The Prince of Soul. Submitted by: Martha Hankins
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Inner City Blues" | Make me wanna holler and throw up both my hands! - Joe H |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Marvin Strait | He was straight, not gay. | Rpollck |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "I've Had Enough Grapefruit Wine " | "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" | Susan M. |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Earth Song," Michael Jackson | "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)," Marvin Gaye | |
| "How Deep Is Your Love," The Bee Gees | "How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)," Marvin Gaye | |
| "Have You Heard," The Duprees | "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," Marvin Gaye | |
| "You Make Me Sick," Pink | "Sexual Healing," Marvin Gaye | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Goth To Give It Up" originally "Got To Give It Up"
Stephanie Craddock
"Goat To Give It Up" originally "Got To Give It Up"
Stephanie Craddock
Change a Letter:
"Let's Get It In" originally "Let's Get It On"
Serafina
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Lived By You)" originally "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
Mr. X
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Moved By You)" originally "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
Mr. X
"How Sweat It Is (To Be Loved By You)" originally "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
Mr. X
"Sexual Dealing" originally "Sexual Healing"
Serafina
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Jan 2
a parody of "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye
Now that we've averted the Fiscal Cliff...
YouTube: (YouTube)
Nov 21
a parody of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
This is an old one that had a very quiet background, needed to be redone, so I did. . .my new recording equipment (Same Shur SM58 mic, but the rest of the set up is new) is allowing me to record much differently, and is making editing better. Big project coming up soon, so I'm also holding off on any more big releases at the moment--you'll see why I promise!!
soundclick.com: (mp3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Sexual Healing" | "Debt Limit Ceiling" | Greg Swartzentruber |
| "Can I Get A Witness" | "Cant Upsets the Witness" | Tort Tussler |
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | "Reverted to an Ape Mime" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "What's Going On?" | "Where's The Remote?" | Matthias |
| "What's Going On" | "Put Ramen On" | Below Average Dave |
| "Let's Get It On" | "Put Something On!" | Matthias |
| "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" | "I Heard That Joke From Tim Vine" | Adam J Smith |
| "Sexual Healing" | "Testicle Reeling" | Lionel Mertens |
| "I'm Your Puppet" | "I’m Your Puppet" | John A. Barry |
| "Sexual Healing" | "Dsylexical Thunkin" | Alex Zander |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Let's Get It On | Viagra | AVKing |
| Sexual Healing | Viagra | Sara |
| Sexual Healing | STD Clinic | BobyBird 7:18 |
| Sexual Healing | Vibrator Company | Harry May |
| I've Heard It Through The Grapevine | Wine | Matt Donnelly |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Sexual Healing | Sex Addicts Anonymous | Sarah |
| Sexual Healing | STD Clinic | Ash |
| I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Any Newspaper | Libby |
| Sexual Healing | The Masters and Johnson Institute | Chrismo |
| Let's Get It On | Sex Addicts Anonymous | soul |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Hey Jude The Beatles | I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye | Hey, Jude, I Heard It Through The Grapevine... | Eric Andrews |
| Only God Knows Why Kid Rock | You Are the Way You Are Marvin Gaye | Only God Knows Why You Are The Way You Are | Mark |
| Poor Poor Pitiful Me Linda Ronstadt | Mercy Mercy Me Marvin Gaye | Poor Poor Mercy Mercy Pitiful Me! This person really loves to beat himself up! | Paul Warren |
| Tired Of Sex Weezer | Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye | Tired Of Sexual Healing Is it still healing when one grows tired of it? | Karen Little |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Gaye Pride
Marvin Gaye combined with Charley Pride
Not something you see too much of in country or classic soul circles...
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Gaye & Strait
Marvin Gaye combined with George Strait
Submitted By: crazydon
Misheard Lyrics:
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: I know a man named Jehosephry, but these tears I can't hold in silence
Original Lyrics: I know a man ain't supposed to cry, but these tears I can't hold inside
| "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
Misheard Lyrics: Rockets, nunchucks
Original Lyrics: Rockets, moon shots
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"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: I know a man named Jehoshaphat,
but these tears I can't hold in silence Original Lyrics: I know a man ain't supposed to cry,
but these tears I can't hold inside | "Trouble Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I've come apart, babe
Vanilla Groove Original Lyrics: I come up hard, baby
But now I'm cool |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: I hurdled through the grape vine.
Original Lyrics: I heard it through the grapevine.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Patsy Meck After making fun of me for mangling some of the new songs, my teenage son, Billy, walked through the house singing 'I hurdled through the grape vine'. It was finally MY time to laugh! |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Sexual Healing"
Better Lyrics:
Baby, I can't wait for you to ovulate
Original Lyrics:
Baby, I can't wait for you to operate
Submitted by: Gwyndlebuckets
"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Better Lyrics:
I hurt it through the grapevine
Original Lyrics:
I heard it through the grapevine
Submitted by: was
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Ain't No Sunshine"
The Repetitive Lyrics: I know
Why They're Repetitive: This is repeated 16 times! Oh, my!
[Ed's note: In the Bill Withers' version it is repeated about 28 times, and sounds MUUCH better!] Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"What's Goin' On"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Tell me what's goin' on, and I'll tell you what's goin' on,
Why They're Nonsensical: A great Marvin recording, but if you tell me what's goin' on, why would I bother telling you what's goin' on? You'd already know, right? That's why you were able to tell me in the first place.
Submitted by: Jeff Stambo
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
Opening Lines: Oh, if I could build my whole world around you, darlin', first I'd put Heaven by your side
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"
Opening Lines: Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby. Ain't nothing like the real thing.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Sexual Heal In G" originally "Sexual Healing"
Submitted by: Sutch
"Chain Ed" originally "Chained"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Ill Be Doggone" originally "I'll Be Doggone"
Some ill people, and dogs, do go that way.
Submitted by: Peter
Band Name Anagrams:
I Rave Mangy Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Grave In May Submitted by: Krystal
Mary Gave In Submitted by: Krystal
A Gravy Mine Submitted by: Josh
Sounds delicious!
Maine Gravy Submitted by: Vince Phillips
It's a Down-East sauce!
Song Title Anagrams:
"Sexual Heal Gin" originally "Sexual Healing"
Submitted by: Sutch
Songs That Are Banned:
"Sanctified Pussy"
The title of Marvin Gaye's song "Sanctified Pussy" is changed to "Sanctified Lady" for a 1985 posthumous album release, "Dream Of A Lifetime".
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Hexual Sealing" originally "Sexual Healing"
Using a hex to seal something?
Submitted by: U. Carrie Oats
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
The Lyrics: Rockets, moon shots
Spend it on the have nots Money we make it Fore we see you take it Oh, make you wanna holler Why: In the early 1970's, "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" was the last of the three major and pop hits by Marvin Gaye that addressed social issue (following on the heals of "What's Going On" and "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)"). Again, it has a terrific uptempo beat, but the lyrics might be enough to make you depressed (much of what Marvin Gaye sang about social ills in the song still resonates to today) or at the very least make you "wanna holler".
Submitted by: Peter
| "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
The Lyrics: Ah, mercy, mercy me,
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no Where did all the blue skies go? Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east. Why: The following up to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" was "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)" song that hit into the Top 10 of the charts on the second year after President Nixon declared the first Earth Day in April 1970 (that would be April 1971). In many regards Marvin Gaye was taking up the strains started by Rachel Carson's book about the environment, "The Silent Spring" from the early 1960's about stating what was happening to the environment, or what humans were allowing or doing to the environment, and in some respects Gaye is the precursor to former Vice President Al Gore's global warming advocacy (Al Gore probably was impressed with "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) and I wouldn't be surprised if Gore has the song programmed on his i-pod). It had an uptempo beat as did "What's Going On" but with all the ills happening to the environment it did leave one perhaps a little depressed, although hopefully wanting to do some action to solve the problems. In the late 1980's, Robert Palmer would cut a remake of the tune.
Submitted by: Peter
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| There are additional Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics available. | |
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Garvin May originally "Marvin Gaye"
Submitted by: Peter
Hidden Messages:
"Sexual Healing"
If you turn your volume really loud, when the song fades out, you can hear "Please don't procrastinate, it's not good to masturbate …"
Submitted by: wragetz
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"How Sweet It Is"
1968 comedy with James Garner and Debbie Reynolds
Submitted by: Paul's Mother
"It Takes Two"
1995 film, starring Kirstie Alley & Olsen Twins
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
