Here’s a little Live rendition of ‘Heard it through the grapevine’ by the writer himself. None other than the legendary Marvin Gaye. Here he sings this classic song at the Montreux jazz festival in 1980. Hope you Enjoy!
Marvin Gaye – Heard it through the Grapevine
Lyrics
Ooh, bet you’re wonderin’ how I knew
‘Bout your plan to make me blue
With some other guy that you knew before
Between the two of us guys
You know I loved you more
It took me by surprise, I must say
When I found out yesterday
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
You know that 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 found someone else, instead
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
People say, “You hear from what you see
Not, not, not from what you hear”.
I can’t help but being confused.
If it’s true, won’t you tell me, dear?
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy that you knew before?
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I’m just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye was a soul and Motown singer who was famous throughout the 1960’s and 70’s. ‘He was probably best known for his chart breaker ‘heard it through the Grapevine’ which was released by Marvin Gaye in 1966. It written by Norman Whitfield but has been covered by many different artists since then including Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Slits.
‘Heard it Through the Grapevine’ went to number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and number two on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It Soon became the biggest selling Motown single up to that time.
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