Friday, February 15, 2008

Marvin Gaye - "Let's Get It On" (1973)

OK, this is a fairly well-known song, but what's it about? Marvin Gaye doing his best to get a girl into bed, spewing every cliche know to males. We're both sensitive people, with so much to give. Yeah, right. But despite his smooth crooning and the care with which he wraps the words around the catchy melody, the only reason he's going to be successful tonight is because of the hot drums track.

Which proves one thing: it's not what you say but how you say it.

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