Marvin Gaye 音樂劇公演

已故傳奇R＆B歌手Marvin Gaye 的兒子Marvin Gaye III上週在洛杉磯進行了換腎手術之後在家休養。

同時一齣描述Marvin Gaye音樂生涯的音樂劇"Let's Get It On: The Life & Music of Marvin Gaye"，五月13日在澳洲墨爾本首演，預訂要演出二週，專業人士一般看好這齣劇，有二位評論員給它三顆半星70分的評價。

Marvin Gaye 1939年四月二日出生於華盛頓特區，在他45歲生日的前一天，即1984年四月一日因和父親吵架意外的被生父槍殺。

極具音樂才華的Marvin Gaye名曲極多，在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第15名，1987年獲選進入搖滾樂名人堂，1996年獲得Grammy終生成就獎。

Marvin Gaye共有17首歌獲得排行榜前十名的佳績，其中I Heard It Through The Grapevine、Let's Get It On、Got To Get It On（Pt.1）曾獲得冠軍，而另一首知名的What's Going On則獲得过第二名。

1968年獲得過七週冠軍的I Heard It Through The Grapevine是Marvin Gaye成績最好的歌，這首歌1967年曾由Gladys Knight and the Pips推出得過第二名，在1960年代搖滾樂排行榜排名第六。

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPnZZTVp_2A

 

I Heard It Through The Grapevine

-Words and Music by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong

 

Ooh, I bet you're wond'rin' how I knew

'bout your plans to make me blue

With some other guy you knew before

Between the two of us guys you know I love you more

It took me by surprise I must say

When I found out yesterday

Dontcha know that I

 

Heard it through the grapevine

Not much longer would you be mine

Oh I heard it through the grapevine

Oh I'm just about to lose my mind

Honey, honey yeah

(Heard it through the grapevine)

(Not much longer would you be my baby, ooh, ooh, ooh)

 

I know a man ain't supposed to cry

But these tears I can't hold inside

Losin' you would end my life you see

'cause you mean that much to me

You could have told me yourself

That you love someone else

Instead I

 

Heard it through the grapevine

Not much longer would you be mine

Oh I heard it through the grapevine

And I'm just about to lose my mind

Honey, honey yeah

(Heard it through the grapevine)

(Not much longer would you be my baby, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

 

 

People say believe half of what you see

Son, and none of what you hear

But I can't help bein' confused

If it's true please tell me dear

Do you plan to let me go

For the other guy you loved before?

Dontcha know I

 

Heard it through the grapevine

Not much longer would you be mine

Baby I heard it through the grapevine

Ooh I'm just about to lose my mind

Honey, honey yeah

(Heard it through the grapevine)

(Not much longer would you be my baby, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

 

 

Honey, honey, I know

That you're lettin' me go

Said I heard it through the grapevine

 

FADE

Heard it through the grapevine