“Mercy Mercy Me” another Marvin Gaye hit

One of the greatest albums of all time.

If Aretha was the Queen of Soul, Marvin was the KING.

The whole album is a masterpiece that flows from one song to the next, one of my top 5 of all time. Do yourself a favor and take the time to give it a listen.

People only say politics should be kept out of music when they disagree with the message.

Marvin had an absolutely perfect voice. He could stir emotions with the best of 'em. This song is a heartfelt plea for peace. Thanks for reacting to this great classic.

"Marvin, he was a friend of mine And he could sing his song His heart in every line" - The Commodores - "Nightshift" Great reaction to this, Daniel. With so many in my generation always dismissing yours out of hand...I'm more often impressed and have hope for the future. This is another example.

I love your honest forthright reactions. They way you were visibly shocked by Marvin's sad and untimely death at the hands of his father speaks volumes, you have a good heart, a smart brain and a razor sharp wit and sense of humour, please keep up you excellent work.

"It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a higher standard of living than any have ever known. It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary. War is obsolete. It is a matter of converting the high technology from weaponry to livingry" -- R. Buckminster Fuller 1895-1983

Great song! This song and "For What's it's Worth" by The Buffalo Springfield were two of the most influential and political songs in the last 50 years, and are sadly still relevant.

So happy to hear your reaction of Marvin Gayle song “What Going on” This is a very meaningful song with wonderful lyrics. So impressed that a young man like yourself love & appreciate his music n beautiful voice from my era. Right on!!!

I just feel it pertains to the perils of humanity. It can be whatever you take to heart at this very moment. A beautiful sounding song by a man with a soul in his voice. Peace.

I don't post often, but I watch all the time because I believe you can appreciate this kind of stuff. It's not important if your politics match your viewers, I know you get it.

Not only did Motown not like it, they fought him to even release it.

@7:00 "There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on an individual level. It's got to happen inside first" - Jim Morrison

The album as a whole is just incredible. If you don’t listen to the whole thing, you HAVE to react to the counterpart to this song from the same album called “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)”. A hard hitting song with an unforgettable bass line and message that has stuck with me for my whole life.

If you liked this one then perhaps " Ball of Confusion " by the Temptations may tickle your fancy We Are Legion ✌️♥️ It never ceases to amaze me how many people of Peace are violently Taken from us Rip to all that have and to all that will 🙏

You have one old soul there, my friend. I enjoy the way you look at all aspects of a song especially one as deep and meaningful as this one. Keep on being you.

Great choice!😁

"Sr." is an abbreviation for "Senior". On another note, you really should do "Mercy Mercy Me", another incredible song that remains completely relevant today, 50 years after it was released. Thanks!

LOVE dear Marvin. I think this was the first Motown anti-Vietnam protest. So poignant, and yes, sadly timeless.

7:46 Berry Gordy wasn't a music critic. He was the founder of Motown Records. A similar situation happened with the Doors and their producer, Paul Rothschild, when producing the album, L.A. Woman. Rothschild stepped down, engineer Bruce Botnik and the band produced it themselves.

This song is a wonderful example of how diverse the interests of my former downstairs neighbor, Mel Farr, actually were. Most people know that he was a professional football player and went on to be one of the most successful African-American business people of the 20th century. Relatively few people knew about his many other accomplishments, including providing background vocals on this song.

You should check out his song called Mercy Mercy Me

The. Whole. Album! In terms of message, production, performances, and listenability, this is a top 10 album of all time. And the whole album is really once piece of music. Check it out. Thanks!

It is obviously still a relevant message re: inequality, systemic racism, poverty and war. What is going on? I can’t ever listen to it without reflecting on his tragic death which makes me so sad. Makes me reflect on how we still haven’t resolved problems of Inter-generational abuse, depression and gun violence either.

The sublime bass playing of James Jamerson on this continues to amaze me every time I hear it!

One of the Four Tops witnessed an incident of police brutality and told Songwriter Al Cleveland who wrote the song for the group. Considered controversial, it went on to Marvin Gaye who made some changes to the song, some of it inspired by his returning Viet Nam Veteran brother observations of turmoil after returning to the U.S. from the war.

Marvin Gaye, such a great singer! Love this song!

"History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes." -- frequently attributed to Mark Twain I'm almost getting tired of posting this anecdote (almost), but it just keeps being so d**n relevant. Just like this song.

Marvin...as smooth as it gets!! this was a golden age for soul music....for popular music in general. i feel so luck to have grown up with this stuff. as for the bass, that's the late. great James Jamerson. a MONSTER player. i would recommend that ANYONE who is taking up the bass listen to James...a lot (among a few others...). SO much great marvin stuff to check out. "I Want You', 'Mercy Mercy Me', ' I heard it ThroughThe Grapevine'. 'Ain't That Peculiar', 'Ain't nothin like the real thing', 'you're all i need to get by' and many many others...

And to think that he died by a gunshot from his own father, is so sad.

Love Marvin Gaye. Taken too soon. But blessed that he left us some beautiful songs that are still listened to and enjoyed.

This song/album superseded it's genre, and reached a rock fan like myself, a true classic!

I was all of 12 years old when this song was released in January of 1971. The background singers and voices at the beginning of the song, were provided by 2 of the Detroit Lions football players, whom Marvin Gaye befriended. They were the late Hall of Fame defensive back Lem Barney, and halfback Mel Farr.

Marvin Gaye’s vocals soar effortlessly. Sublime.

I love every single song on that album. You should also check out Mercy Mercy Me(The Ecology) from the same album.

Huh? Politics and music don't mix? They surely do mix. You should do more Motown. You should also watch the documentary Standing In The Shadow Of Motown. The outstanding feature of this album is that it was the first time The Funk Brothers got credit. The Funk Brothers being Motown's house band.

His duet with Tammi Terell 'You're All I Need to Get By" is probably my favorite duet of all time

This song is so important. It was back then and it still is today.

Mercy, Mercy, Me, (The Ecology) Soul Perfection Version by Marvin Gaye I have request this song many times

One of the greats! I remember this playing on the radio one day when my mother dropped me off at junior high school. Music was always very important to me as a child and I often associate songs with certain times and places. Anyway, this is a beautiful song I never get tired of listening to.

Timeless….. this man was incredible. Yes s timeless song too. I had to come back to this reaction !!

This whole album is a masterpiece and ahead of its time both in terms of content but technically as well. Marvin was the first artist to multi-track his voice, and you'll hear the scatting and background vocals that are a testament to that.

Best song. Best album. Ever. Even after 50 years (i was about your age when it came out, and it's stayed with me since Day One)...........thanks so much for posting.

I still have this album on vinyl from my father's collection; in my opinion, this is the definitive Marvin Gaye album-- great reaction xx

Marvin Gaye was getting more complex and political at this later point in his career. Great song, but I prefer his earlier, hard R&B stuff. Please react to the wonderfully hard Motown sound of "Ain’t That Peculiar?" Same great voice in a younger version.

Mercy mercy me by marvin and ball of confusion by the temptation are mentioned below. Both are great songs

Beautiful reaction, Daniel. Thank you.

Margin is the "Man ". He us my No1 and this track will be my no 1 til the day I die ❤️❤️

Marvin was one of the greats, taken from us far too soon by his own father. Love this whole album. Politics is a fact of life, there's institutional racism all around us as I'm sure you're aware of. How does a black man selling individual cigarettes get choked to death by policemen while a former marine wearing body armor who killed 4 people including an infant, shot an 11 yr. old girl and injured a police officer, survived a shootout with the police and even tried to grab a gun from one of them in the hospital, how is he still alive? Oh yeah, he's white, like shooter Dylann Roof who was taken alive and brought a sandwich from Burger King after he was arrested (after killing 11 people).

I love Marvin Gaye. I love this song, a very important one for its time. So many great songs and a career ended by being killed by his father. So sad.

A beautifully perfect song. Right on.

Check out the whole album--it's a timeless classic. 'Inner City Blues' is a personal favorite. This came out when I was in junior high, and it was a huge, huge hit. It really spoke to all of us. Still does, which is both glorious and sad too, because we're fighting the same battles. 'Don't punish me with brutality/talk to me so you can see/what's goin' on.' Still pretty good advice and a plea for understanding.

One Of The Greatest Songs 🎵 Ever Recorded, Period Dot.

good analysis good thinking. i wish more young people are as introspective as you 🤟

Love this song! Heard it when I was a youngster and still love it. Great reaction youngin

Profoundly, Profound. Thank You⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Greatest male vocalist in Motown history. Dan listen to this entire album Marvin's voice is magic ! Dan it's the legendary James Jamerson on bass. Another song that relevant today is Mercy Mercy Me from this album.

One of the greatest song ever written

I stumbled upon you by accident. Wow how refreshing to see someone of your age really appreciate all kinds of music. You remind me of myself when I was your age. Fair play to you. I've subscribed and look forward to hearing more. Great review , thankyou

Thanks for the very good review of a great song. I listened to this song on a transistor radio and my 45 record player (I'm ancient, lol).

Great job. Enjoyed it. Thanks.

Great reaction as always. Curtis Mayfield would be another great artist in this vein!

Bob Seger did a song in 66 called East side story that was only released in Detroit and Cleveland and was a #1 hit that had a sad story that you would think you were reading today’s news

Definitely Mercy, Mercy, Me.

Great song!!! I have been requesting this song for you to react to for months......I am so glad you are doing it!!!!

I love your reactions!

One of the most beautiful songs....EVER!!!! Great channel....new subbie.

daniel has an ear for soul. right on!

A lot of Marvin's songs dealt with social concerns and this song was a sure winner. The song came out in 1971 and reached # 2 on Billboards chart. My other 2 favorites by Marvin was MERCY MERCY ME and INNER CITY BLUES. He had 18 songs reaching the top 10 and 3 reaching # 1. RIP Marvin, your music will endure forever.

One of the best songs ever. 😁❤️

Always love that key change between the chorus and the verse, makes it fly!

The legendary James Jamerson on that bass. ✌

I love Marvin Gaye

My Marvin Gaye request are the duets between Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Ain't No Mountain High Enough. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You, and You're All I Need to Get By for starters

Absolutely agree this song is still relevant. Thanks for the reaction Daniel. Sorry I haven't been checking out many of your reactions recently. I along with others have begun a campaign to encourage reaction channels to do their best showing love to the artists they react to. Daniel I have watched enough of your videos to know you have been ahead of this curve. Maybe you will find something in the following message which will fine tune your approach. Thank you for your enjoyable reaction as always! As subscribers, and as advocates for aspiring vocal artists, we are in process of developing a community of reactors who abide by specific guidelines and will be recognized as such. The purpose is to: 1. More actively support the artists' careers. 2. Increase fan loyalty and subscriptions to your own channel, with minimal effort. 3. To be proactive in satisfying artist management in the aim to have copyrights relaxed, as some record labels are discouraging reaction channels. Following is an outline of steps many reaction channels have already undertaken to address these goals. 1. Provide a prominent link to the artist original video. 2. Provide a prominent link to the artist official channel. 3. Provide links to artists' social media if applicable. 4. Verbally suggest viewers watch the original video and subscribe to the artist official channel. Ideally both at beginning and end of reaction. 5. Potentially utilize a fixed or scrolling text box to prompt viewers to support the artist, to be visible during all or at least a portion of the reaction. We encourage you to implement as many of these steps as possible, incorporating your own unique style. And we look forward to welcoming you as a member of this supportive reactor community of KZfaq artists. Please respond here to learn more! Thank you in advance for your participation.

The words are good. Don't overlook the music and production. "What a groovy party." Ok, sure. But suddenly that sax solo rips in and you jump up 5 levels where the singing starts. Rolling Stone magazine rated this the #1 album of the 20th century. Try other songs from it. Inner City Blues. Mercy Me.

Rationality, reason and peace ✌✌🏼✌🏾

Great artist, great song! And if music and politics didn't mixed the '60s and '70s never would have happened.

Cool brother. It really, really is. Don't only listen but listen and watch the "Live" version. And remember that ignorance is something but stupidity is something else. Hope that you continue to play cool, cool music. I really, really do. I hope that you have a Merry Christmas and I hope that you will also have a Happy New Year too. God bless you Amigo. God bless you.

Great reaction

Your hair looks so pretty ❤️

Beautiful

One of my favorite songs sung by one of the best silk voice

This is a wonderful meaningful song on a wonderful meaningful album. Thanks for sharing it. His voice is smooth as silk, which does hurt. Politics and religion have been a part of music for ever! Listen to the LP I think you'd love it.

It's up to Your Generation to Remind, not only the Generations before you , but also, the Generation you're in and the Generations ahead of you. War is not the answer. Just listen to this album Love is the answer. Heed this message.

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Daniel, you are wise beyond your years. Wonderful insight, When I heard the song. It's funny, I did not think of the Vietnam war at all, I heard it as a song of racial injustice, as rioting was broadcast nationwide. The Johnson administration did well in civil rights reform legislation. Gaye's message, as the acts of Ghandi, and MLK are and will always be relevant, Love has to be in the answer. The sadness of his murder is overwhelming. when you consider the premonition in the lyrics. Don't punish me with your brutality..." Chilling. and so tragic, The critics of the time could be asses. The reference to the great jazzman, Dizzy should shame them into silence.

Politics and music has been around for years. But definitely worked in the 6O’s and 70’s

Mighty lemon drops- inside out Lemon heads- it's a shame about ray Cindy lauper did a cover of this song Also it's been a few movie soundtracks

18:46 War is a money maker.

Great Artist, Tragic Death ! Very Sad !

One of the greatest songs ever sang by a soul singer talks about the reality back in the day so I don’t know what What that guy is criticizing or toGordy and Smokey Robinson are jealous because Marvin Gaye is probably one of the greatest of not the greatest soul singers of all time

The World Is A Ghetto- War Is such a powerful song

Give yourself the gift of listening to the album

Ooh, wish you would have done Cyndi Lauper's later version for a comparison. It's also quite good and was also a hit.

I believe Barry Gordon was the head of Motown, not just a music critic.

Who else wanted rest of the album to play?

"For only love can conquer hate.." Quoting Dr. Martin Luther King there...