Post by timmy84 on Feb 8, 2006 15:35:00 GMT -5
Today's Marvin Gaye song of the day is Marvin's legendary 1977 single, "Got to Give It Up". Released straight off of Gaye's overseas live album chart-topper, Live at the London Palladium[/i], the single was Marvin's rare attempt at a disco number brought on by pleas by Motown exec Berry Gordy, Jr. Well the song was indeed made for the clubs but to me, it doesn't scream "disco" and "ooo-ooo!" It screams "GET DOWN WIT YO FUNKY SELF!"
More appreciated as a song that'll get EVERYBODY on the dance floor no matter how old the song is (29 years old this year), the song has lasted longer than most "disco" classics even if it's underrated compare to the great tunes by Chic, Donna Summer and the Bee Gees during that period. The song became a monumental and blockbuster smash reigning at #1 on the R&B singles chart for five unconsecutive weeks and #1 on the pop singles chart for two weeks. It also was a #1 single on the dance club charts. The song, I don't consider it disco, it's indeed a FUNK song. Marvin had always been funky since the late-'60s but it was more aware with "Got to Give It Up" than anything else.
It's the eleven and half-minute version that makes it a MASTERPIECE to me. Part 2 of the song is funky, loose, freeing and off the wall. Its musicianship, vocals, party atmosphere that filled in the studio and the lilting groove has kept bringing the crescendo of the party for nearly three decades. The song helped Marvin's Palladium album reach #1 R&B and #3 Pop on the albums chart and selling more than 2 million copies at the time became one of the best-selling albums of the year while "Got to Give It Up" was one of the most successful singles of the year.
The song had a profound impact on one Michael Jackson who used a similar falsetto-led, percussion-filled gem with the more discoed "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough". Aaliyah and R&B group Zhane later covered the song 20 years later. Again Marvin broke the mold and doesn't get enough credit for it. So show some love for Marvin and the song, "Got to Give It Up".
Chuuch! Now let's dance, let's shout, get funky what's it all about... LOL :movethecrowd:
More appreciated as a song that'll get EVERYBODY on the dance floor no matter how old the song is (29 years old this year), the song has lasted longer than most "disco" classics even if it's underrated compare to the great tunes by Chic, Donna Summer and the Bee Gees during that period. The song became a monumental and blockbuster smash reigning at #1 on the R&B singles chart for five unconsecutive weeks and #1 on the pop singles chart for two weeks. It also was a #1 single on the dance club charts. The song, I don't consider it disco, it's indeed a FUNK song. Marvin had always been funky since the late-'60s but it was more aware with "Got to Give It Up" than anything else.
It's the eleven and half-minute version that makes it a MASTERPIECE to me. Part 2 of the song is funky, loose, freeing and off the wall. Its musicianship, vocals, party atmosphere that filled in the studio and the lilting groove has kept bringing the crescendo of the party for nearly three decades. The song helped Marvin's Palladium album reach #1 R&B and #3 Pop on the albums chart and selling more than 2 million copies at the time became one of the best-selling albums of the year while "Got to Give It Up" was one of the most successful singles of the year.
The song had a profound impact on one Michael Jackson who used a similar falsetto-led, percussion-filled gem with the more discoed "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough". Aaliyah and R&B group Zhane later covered the song 20 years later. Again Marvin broke the mold and doesn't get enough credit for it. So show some love for Marvin and the song, "Got to Give It Up".
Chuuch! Now let's dance, let's shout, get funky what's it all about... LOL :movethecrowd:
