Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me"-1971 (What's Going On) Where It All Started For Me

The Enduring Gifts of MARVIN GAYE Podcast

My musical life changed one winter night in 1990 when I was 11 years old; from a, one-time-only, viewing of a 30-second long TV commercial that played with the song Mercy, Mercy, Me as the background music. That 30 seconds was a pivotal moment for me, signifying that "Wow, life is going to change after this. That was just Marvin Gaye! THAT was Mercy Mercy Me. It was so, so, so, so beautiful. There will come a time that I will find, and listen to that entire song. I'll find the album that song is on, and I'll listen to the entire album, until I get to that song. I will deeply get to know the music of this man." And a few short years later, I dove off the deep-end into this 26-year musical journey of reverently studying, and adoring the music of Marvin Gaye! And, as I've come to learn, for me, ONLY MARVIN WILL DO!! This song is about the joy, the relaxation, the safety, the experience he gives you. It's an experience-giving song, and is an amazing example of the type of sounds that Marvin makes.

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