query: who wrote the song i heard it through the grapevine

pos: I Heard It Through the Grapevine I Heard It Through the Grapevine "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967; it went to number two in the "Billboard" chart. The Miracles recorded the song first and included their version on their 1968 album, "Special Occasion". The Marvin Gaye version was placed on his 1968 album "In the Groove", where it gained the attention of radio disc

pos: I Heard It Through the Grapevine who had their form of telegraph: the human grapevine. Producer Norman Whitfield worked with Strong on the song, adding lyrics to Strong's basic Ray Charles influenced gospel tune and the single chorus line of "I heard it through the grapevine". This was to be the first of a number of successful collaborations between Strong and Whitfield. Producer Norman Whitfield recorded "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" with various Motown artists. The first known recording is with the Miracles on August 6, 1966, though there may also have been a recording with the Isley Brothers, or at least Whitfield intended to

pos: I Heard It Through the Grapevine I Heard It Through the Grapevine "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967; it went to number two in the "Billboard" chart. The Miracles recorded the song first and included their version on their 1968 album, "Special Occasion". The Marvin Gaye version was placed on his 1968 album "In the Groove", where it gained the attention of radio disc

pos: I Heard It Through the Grapevine for the clay animation group The California Raisins. The lyrics tell the story in the first person of the singer's feelings of betrayal and disbelief when he hears of his girlfriend's infidelity only indirectly "through the 'grapevine'". By 1966, Barrett Strong, the singer on Motown Records' breakthrough hit, "Money (That's What I Want)", had the basics of a song he had started to write in Chicago, where the idea had come to him while walking down Michigan Avenue that people were always saying "I heard it through the grapevine". The phrase is associated with black slaves during the Civil War,

pos: That's the Way Love Is (The Isley Brothers song) That's the Way Love Is (The Isley Brothers song) "That's the Way Love Is" is a 1967 Tamla (Motown) single recorded by The Isley Brothers and produced by Norman Whitfield, later covered in a 1969 hit version by Marvin Gaye. The single was his third consecutive million-selling solo hit after "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" written by Whitfield and Barrett Strong. Whitfield took the up-tempo Isley Brothers record, and turned it into a slowed-down psychedelic soul opus. Like "Grapevine", the song is sung by an emotionally wrought Gaye, singing the song in

pos: That's the Way Love Is (The Isley Brothers song) was performed at Live Aid by Paul Young and Alison Moyet. That's the Way Love Is (The Isley Brothers song) "That's the Way Love Is" is a 1967 Tamla (Motown) single recorded by The Isley Brothers and produced by Norman Whitfield, later covered in a 1969 hit version by Marvin Gaye. The single was his third consecutive million-selling solo hit after "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" written by Whitfield and Barrett Strong. Whitfield took the up-tempo Isley Brothers record, and turned it into a slowed-down psychedelic soul opus. Like "Grapevine", the song

pos: I Heard It Through the Grapevine during the recording of the Temptations' hit, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg". The mixture of Gaye's raspy vocals and the Andantes' sweeter harmonies made Whitfield confident that he had a hit; however, despite approval from Motown's Quality Control Department, Gordy blocked the release. Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded "Grapevine" on June 17, 1967 in Motown's Studio A, with Norman Whitfield as producer. After hearing Aretha Franklin's version of "Respect", Whitfield rearranged "Grapevine" to include some of the funk elements of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. According to David Ritz, Whitfield set to record a song that would "out-funk" Aretha.

pos: Norman Whitfield Norman Whitfield Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s. He has been credited as one of the creators of the Motown Sound and of the late-1960s subgenre of psychedelic soul. During his 25-year career, Whitfield co-wrote and produced many enduring hits for Motown artists, including "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "(I Know) I'm Losing You", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Cloud Nine", "I Can't Get Next to You", "War", "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", "Just My

pos: Maggie MacNeal Hemert, of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and made famous by singer Marvin Gaye – before teaming up with Willem Duyn (Mouth), to form the duo known as Mouth & MacNeal, recording Pop international hits such as "How Do You Do" (1971) and "Hello-A" (1972). She was with Mouth & MacNeal from 1971 to 1974 including a participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "I See a Star". After their breakup, she formed her own group in 1975 with her husband Frans Smit (drums), Adri de Hont (guitar), Ben

pos: Barrett Strong Janie Bradford; his name appears on the song's original copyright registration with the United States Copyright Office. Gordy disputed these claims, stating that Strong's name was only included because of a clerical error. In the mid 1960s, Strong became a Motown writer lyricist, teaming with producer Norman Whitfield. Together, they wrote some of the most successful and critically acclaimed soul songs ever to be released by Motown, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by both Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips; "War" by Edwin Starr; "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" by Paul Young; Smiling

pos: Everybody Needs Love (album) and Motown. Selling over 2.5 million copies, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" became Motown's best-selling single to that point. Its success would be overshadowed by Marvin Gaye's version of the song, which would be issued on Motown's Tamla label a year after Knight & the Pips' recording. Everybody Needs Love (album) Everybody Needs Love is the third album by Gladys Knight & the Pips and their first album for Motown Records' Soul imprint. The LP, chiefly produced by Norman Whitfield, features the singles "Just Walk in My Shoes" (the 1966 group's Motown debut), "Take Me in Your Arms and

pos: The Norman Whitfield Sessions The Norman Whitfield Sessions The Norman Whitfield Sessions is compilation album of songs by Marvin Gaye from 1962 to 1969. The album covers the Norman Whitfield-produced sessions of soul singer Marvin Gaye's late sixties period as he moved away from teen pop-driven R&B songs that made him a pop star. It covers more mature, grittier and funkier material as Whitfield guided the direction of Gaye's career, the high point being the 1968 song, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", which became Gaye's first international smash. Other hits during that period included the more upbeat "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby",

pos: Everybody Needs Love (album) Everybody Needs Love (album) Everybody Needs Love is the third album by Gladys Knight & the Pips and their first album for Motown Records' Soul imprint. The LP, chiefly produced by Norman Whitfield, features the singles "Just Walk in My Shoes" (the 1966 group's Motown debut), "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me", "Everybody Needs Love" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". "Everybody Needs Love", which peaked at number 39 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, was Knight & the Pips first major Motown hit, but "Grapevine", which peaked at number 2, was a major success for the group

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine later, in 1986, Buddy Miles was the singer for the clay animation group The California Raisins which sang it as part a TV advertising campaign. Marvin Gaye's version of the song is used in the opening credits of "The Big Chill" (1983) as each of the main characters gets to hear (through the "grapevine") about the death of their college friend, and then travels to his funeral; the song serves in an extradiegetic fashion to both unite the main characters' friendship and to locate it nostalgically for the viewer. I Heard It Through the Grapevine "I Heard It Through the

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine (album) Gaye's version of the song released as a single. Motown instead issued the Ivy Jo Hunter-produced "You", which was recorded after "Grapevine" and showcased Gaye hollering in falsetto for the first time. Another single, "Chained", would peak at number 32 on the pop chart. The latter song was climbing the chart when radio deejays began playing "Grapevine", much to Berry Gordy's chagrin. To everyone's surprise, when Gordy finally allowed the release of Gaye's version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", the song blew up on the charts upon its October 1968 release. By the end of the year, the

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine (album) after "That's the Way Love Is" became a hit for Gaye in 1969, Motown released the song a second time on the album of the same name. This album also marked Gaye's first attempts at producing himself in the studio with his own self-penned songs, the funky gospel dancer, "At Last I Found a Love", and the smoother "Change What You Can". I Heard It Through the Grapevine (album) I Heard It Through the Grapevine! is the eighth studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released on August 26, 1968 on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Originally released as In

neg: Grapevine (gossip) was the ideal place to get news and information, or in the case of spies and politicians, the ideal place to spread rumors and gossip, leading to the popular phrase 'heard it through the grapevine'." The term gained a boost in popularity through its use in the Motown song "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", a major hit single for both Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips in the late 1960s. Grapevine communication existed from the American Civil War to the First World War. It was coined this because of its nature of networking and reaching several at

neg: The End of Our Road "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)", there is real sentiment behind the song's words, as lyricist Penzabene wrote his songs as personal statements to his wife, publicizing his pain of his own marriage falling apart. Unable to handle the extreme pain and hurt caused by this, he wrote the songs, drawing from his real-life heart break. After all three songs were completed and recorded, Penzabene committed suicide. Much like the minor controversy with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", Whitfield produced a different version of the song with Marvin Gaye, who issued the song in early 1970. The

neg: Grapevine (gossip) there are negative consequences of messages being garbled in transmission from person to person, or if a person(s) fails to receive the message through some misunderstanding, such as others believing they were already informed, since there is no control over or record kept of the communication and thus no idea of who heard it, when they heard it, or even what they actually heard. Grapevine (gossip) To hear something through the grapevine is to learn of something. It can also Simply an overheard conversation or anonymous sources of information. For instance "I heard through "the grapevine" that Brad died." In

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine (album) song had hit number-one on both the "Billboard" Hot 100 and the Hot-Selling Soul Singles charts and by 1969 had reached number one on the UK Singles chart becoming Gaye's first international smash. However, when Gaye heard about its success, he acted coldly to it due to his depressed state over Tammi Terrell. He later told a biographer he felt the song's success was "undeserved". Nevertheless, Motown re-released the album as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and, due to the song's success, the album shot up to number 2 on the R&B albums chart and peaked at number 63

neg: Can I Get a Witness rendition of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". According to Holland, once Gaye heard Holland perform the song to him, he nodded and stated, "okay I'm ready" to a perplexed Holland, who often had to work over the song a few times with other artists who recorded their songs. According to Holland, Gaye recorded the song in one take, which impressed Holland, his brother and Dozier. Holland would later call Gaye "the most versatile vocalist I ever worked with." On the song, backed by a boogie woogie-styled piano riff played by Funk Brothers pianist Earl Van Dyke, Gaye performs the

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine (album) Whitfield reportedly argued over the sessions of "Grapevine", Whitfield was able to get what he wanted from Gaye, and the duo started a collaboration that lasted into the beginning of 1970. When Whitfield presented "Grapevine" to Berry Gordy, the producer was stunned when Gordy turned it down sensing the song "wasn't a hit" and that "it sucked". Nevertheless, Whitfield released a version of the song by Gladys Knight & the Pips in an attempt to "out-funk Aretha Franklin's "Respect". Gordy eventually agreed to allow "Grapevine" in the album, now titled "In the Groove". But Whitfield was still determined to get

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine success, although Gaye, depressed because of issues such as the illness of singing partner Tammi Terrell (which would kill her less than a year later), was quoted as saying that his success "didn't seem real" and that he "didn't deserve it". Due to the song's success, "In the Groove" was re-issued as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and peaked at number two on the R&B album chart and number sixty-three on the album chart, which was at the time Marvin's highest-charted solo studio effort to date. Because of the success of both versions, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine (album) I Heard It Through the Grapevine (album) I Heard It Through the Grapevine! is the eighth studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released on August 26, 1968 on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Originally released as In the Groove, it was the first solo studio album Gaye released in two years, in which during that interim, the singer had emerged as a successful duet partner with female R&B singers such as Kim Weston and Tammi Terrell. The album and its title track are considered both as Gaye's commercial breakthrough. By 1968, Marvin Gaye had released only a few solo

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine Motown's best-selling single to that point. The song was later placed on the Gladys Knight & the Pips album "Everybody Needs Love". Whitfield wanted Gordy to release Gaye's "Grapevine" as a single, but Gordy didn't want to release another version after the Pips had already made a hit out of it. In September 1968, Whitfield added "Grapevine" to Gaye's new album "In the Groove". On release "Grapevine" became a radio hit and, according to Gordy himself, "The DJs played it so much off the album that we had to release it as a single". So Gaye's version was released as

neg: Heard It Through the Grapevine (TV series) Heard It Through the Grapevine (TV series) Heard It Through the Grapevine () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Jun-sang, Yoo Ho-jeong, Go Ah-sung, and Lee Joon. It aired on SBS from February 23 to June 2, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 30 episodes. "Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a black comedy that satirizes the presumptuous and materialistic ideas by the top upper class in Korea, who are indulged in imperialistic power and thrive on inherited wealth and lineage. Han Jeong-ho (Yoo Jun-sang), and Choi Yeon-hee (Yoo Ho-jeong), are a wealthy couple from

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine Gaye's "Grapevine" was ranked sixty-fifth. It was also inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value. In addition to being released several times by Motown artists, the song has been recorded by a range of musicians including Creedence Clearwater Revival, who made an eleven-minute interpretation for their 1970 album, "Cosmo's Factory"; and has been used twice in television commercials – each time using session musicians recreating the style of the Marvin Gaye version: the 1985 Levi's commercial, "Launderette", featuring male model Nick Kamen, and the 1986 California raisins promotion with Buddy Miles as the singer

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine (album) he went from being a soul stylist in the same way his idol Sam Cooke had been into a more gospel-influenced soul vocalist who sounded more in par with Otis Redding, James Brown, and Temptations lead singer David Ruffin. However, during the recording of what would become Gaye's biggest-selling and signature single of his career, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", Whitfield decided to force Gaye to raise his vocal register higher than what he was used to, which Whitfield already tried successfully on Ruffin during the recording of the Temptations hit, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg". Though Gaye and

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine a single on October 30, 1968. Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" eventually outsold the Pips', and until The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" 20 months later, was the biggest hit single of all time on the Motown label. It stayed at the top of the "Billboard" Pop Singles chart for seven weeks, from December 14, 1968 to January 25, 1969. Gaye's "Grapevine" also held number one on the R&B chart during the same seven weeks, and stayed at number one in the United Kingdom for three weeks starting on March 26, 1969. The label was pleased with the

neg: Paper (Queen Latifah song) "Paper". This version is the one that usually airs on Television. Paper (Queen Latifah song) "Paper" is the second song of a double-A sided single from Queen Latifah's 1998 album "Order in the Court". One of the first Queen Latifah songs that is all singing and no rap, it is essentially a cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" with significantly altered lyrics. The song was produced by Pras of The Fugees. Queen Latifah's first single from "Order In The Court" is "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)". A video was made for that. In one edition of the video,

neg: Paper (Queen Latifah song) Paper (Queen Latifah song) "Paper" is the second song of a double-A sided single from Queen Latifah's 1998 album "Order in the Court". One of the first Queen Latifah songs that is all singing and no rap, it is essentially a cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" with significantly altered lyrics. The song was produced by Pras of The Fugees. Queen Latifah's first single from "Order In The Court" is "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)". A video was made for that. In one edition of the video, It's a double video which also features "Paper". In one version,

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine the sixty-fifth biggest song on the chart. It was also inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value. In addition to being recorded several times by Motown artists, the song has been covered by musicians including Creedence Clearwater Revival who recorded an 11-minute version for their 1970 album, "Cosmo's Factory", that was released as a single, reaching 43 on "Billboard"'s chart, with more modest success in other countries, and funk musician Roger Troutman whose extended version (nearly 11 minutes itself) lifted off his 1981 solo album, "The Many Facets of Roger", brought the song back

neg: Sing (Annie Lennox song) Let your voice be heard" while interpolating "Jikelele" in between. According to Jon Pareles of "The New York Times", "Sing" consists of a piano played in the background reminiscent of Marvin Gaye's 1968 single, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". In an interview with "Performing Songwriter" magazine, producer Glen Ballard recalled that he completed the recording of the featured artists in various locations, conducting the sessions through the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN): "Shakira in Puerto Rico, Pink in Zurich, Madonna in London etc". Lennox contacted British Indian musician Nitin Sawhney to work on an alternate version of the song.

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine known recording, though it was also rejected by Gordy as a single, and would also later go onto an album, "In the Groove". The third recording was in 1967 with Gladys Knight and the Pips in a new, faster arrangement. Gordy accepted the new arrangement and the Gladys Knight version was released as a single in September 1967, reaching number 2 in the charts. When Gaye's album with his version of Grapevine was released in August 1968, radio disc jockeys were playing the song, so Gordy had it released as a single in October, and it went to number one

neg: Grapevine (gossip) Grapevine (gossip) To hear something through the grapevine is to learn of something. It can also Simply an overheard conversation or anonymous sources of information. For instance "I heard through "the grapevine" that Brad died." In his autobiography "Up From Slavery", Booker T. Washington says that slaves in the South kept up-to-date on current events by "what was termed the 'grape-vine' telegraph." However, the New York Public Library contends that the phrase derives from the infamous Grapevine Tavern in New York City's Greenwich Village. During the Civil War it "...was a popular hangout of Union officers and Confederate spies... It

neg: You're a Wonderful One of this song. The song eventually charted at number fifteen on the pop charts and number three on the R&B singles chart. It was produced by Holland–Dozier–Holland, who worked with Gaye on "Witness" and later "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" by Gaye a few months later giving him his biggest success as a solo artist until "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" in 1968. You're a Wonderful One "You're a Wonderful One" is a popular recording written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and recorded and released as a single by Marvin Gaye, released in 1964 on the Tamla label.

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine to number one on the R&B chart in early November of 1981, marking the third time the single reached the top spot on that chart. It also made the "Billboard" Hot 100, but was not a Pop success this time around, peaking at number 79. Queen Latifah used the music as a basis for her 1998 single "Paper", produced by Pras Michel for her album "Order in the Court". "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" has been used twice in television commercials – each time using session musicians recreating the style of the Marvin Gaye version. For the 1985 Levi's

neg: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Heard It Through the Grapevine", another Whitfield/Strong composition. Whitfield produced Gaye's version as well, which featured background vocals by The Andantes. The song's lyrics feature the male narrator discussing how he has "no time to discuss weather" or "think about what money can buy", because when he thinks about his woman, "I ain't got time for nothing else". In terms of chart success, "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" was Gaye's second biggest hit of the 1960s, after "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" peaked at number four on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in

neg: I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song) on Motown in the U.S., a record it held until the release of Lionel Richie's duet with Diana Ross, "Endless Love" (1981). Outside the U.S., "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" remained Motown's biggest-selling record with worldwide sales of over seven million copies. The song held the number one position on the "Billboard" Pop Singles Chart for five weeks from October 17 to November 14, replacing "Cracklin' Rosie" by Neil Diamond; it was succeeded by "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family. "I'll Be There" was also a number one hit on the "Billboard" Black Singles Chart for

neg: Grapevine, California straight - grade. Occasionally the road is still closed due to snowfall and slides during winter storms. It has also been closed for fire and, in October and December, 2015, mudslide. As the Grapevine is the major route between Central and Southern California, any closure is a major disruption to traffic along the West Coast. The top of the Grapevine is registered as California Historical Landmark #283, where Don Pedro Fages passed through in 1772 during his explorations through California. In 1955, Charlie Ryan wrote and performed a popular song known as "Hot Rod Lincoln", about a teenager who races

neg: Disco Body (Down to the Ground)" (1979) and "Can You Feel It?" (1981) on the Epic label. the Isley Brothers, whose short tenure at the company had produced the song "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" in 1966, went on release successful disco songs like "That Lady" (1973) and "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" (1979). Gladys Knight and the Pips, who recorded the most successful version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1967) before Marvin Gaye, scored commercially successful singles such as "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind" (1977) and "Bourgie, Bourgie" (1980) in the disco

neg: Love Child (song) Love Child (song) "Love Child" is a 1968 song released by the Motown label for Diana Ross & the Supremes. The second single and title track from their album "Love Child", it became the Supremes' 11th (and penultimate) number-one single in the United States. The record took just three weeks to reach the Top Ten of the "Billboard" Hot 100 pop chart, which it then topped for two weeks, November 30—December 7, 1968, before being dethroned by an even bigger Motown single, Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". "Love Child" also performed well on the soul chart —

neg: Meet the Raisins! manager Rudy Bagaman. The group is also shown performing various hit songs. The special gained praise for its witty, family-friendly humor as well as its impressive clay animation which was state-of-the-art at the time. Meet the Raisins! is the official soundtrack to the CBS television special of the same name. It consists of early rock & roll as well as R&B hits largely from the Motown era. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," the group's signature song, reached #84 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1988. The soundtrack received praise from Allmusic's Peter Fawthrop who named it an AMG Album

neg: You (Marvin Gaye song) You (Marvin Gaye song) "You" is a 1967 single released by American singer Marvin Gaye on the Tamla label. Released as the first single from Gaye's "In the Groove" album, it was written by Ivy Jo Hunter, Jack Goga and Jeffrey Bowen and produced by Hunter. The song talked of a man wanting to keep a rendezvous secret with one woman due to their differing social statuses, Marvin's narrator being working class, while the woman is upper class. Recorded after Gaye recorded his "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" single, it showcased a new rougher Gaye vocal than usual signaling

neg: FM (British band) Chris Overland decided to leave FM, his final performance taking place at the Town & Country Club. In his place, FM recruited Andy Barnett, a guitarist who had already been in a prototype line-up of the group, and had a co-writing credit for the "Indiscreet" song, "That Girl," which was later covered by Iron Maiden as a B-Side. His debut with the group was 1991's "Takin’ It To The Streets". FM moved to another record label, Music For Nations, and Didge Digital left in late 1991. A cover version of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" was not

neg: Smiling Faces Sometimes March 1971. Whitfield was known for recording dramatically different versions of the same song with different Motown artists, including Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (re-recorded as hit records for Gladys Knight & the Pips, and Marvin Gaye) and the Temptations' "War" (re-recorded as a hit for Edwin Starr). After Kendricks left The Temptations, an undaunted Whitfield re-recorded the song with his latest protégés, psychedelic trio the Undisputed Truth. "Billboard" ranked the resulting single as the #14 song for 1971. It has since been covered by Bobbi Humphrey, Joan Osborne, Rare Earth, and others. Future

neg: I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song) solidified The Jackson 5's careers and showed audiences that the group had potential beyond bubblegum pop. Said Allmusic about the song, "Rarely, if ever, had one so young sung with so much authority and grace, investing this achingly tender ballad with wisdom and understanding far beyond his years". Jackson turned 12 one day after the song was released. The most successful single ever released by the Jackson 5, "I'll Be There" sold 4.2 million copies in the United States, and 6.1 million copies worldwide. It replaced Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" as the most successful single released

neg: Marvin Gaye on the game of baseball. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" was played in a Levi's ad in 1985. The result of the commercial's success led to the original song finding renewed success in Europe after Tamla-Motown re-released it in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. In 1986, the song was covered by Buddy Miles as part of a California Raisins ad campaign. The song was later used for chewing gum commercials in Finland and to promote a brand of Lucky Strike cigarettes in Germany. Gaye's music has also been used in numerous film soundtracks including "Four Brothers" and

neg: Cornelius Grant Jackson, Elton John, and The Beatles, and appeared on many television shows. Grant played on select Motown studio sessions' with the Funk Brothers from 1964 to 1970, including Gladys Knight & the Pips "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". As a rule, Grant played on all the sessions that featured songs he wrote or co-wrote, except one, "You Got to Earn It", which Smokey Robinson cut while Grant was on the road with the Temptations. In 1983 Grant began writing for "The Hollywood Reporter" and contributed extensively to "BRE Magazine" as a columnist. A current project, "Flashbacks and Newtraks” is

neg: Murder in a Small Town to tell me.' I am their audience. I watch "Sherlock Holmes", "Inspector Morse", "Cracker". I love a good mystery. I’d prefer to see a mystery to anything else." "We heard through the grapevine that Gene really liked our mysteries and was interested in doing a mystery with us, so we jumped," said Brooke Bailey Johnson, executive vice president and general manager of A&E. "It was a great experience, a Vulcan mind-meld all the way, because we felt the same way about everything. He wrote the script, we loved it." Wilder received an assurance that he could make as many of

neg: Bony Moronie his 1974 album "Saints and Sinners" and on his 1975 album 'Captured Live!"; Showaddywaddy and Julie Covington recorded for the 1977 Amnesty International benefit show "The Mermaid Frolics", Gram Parsons performed it live in 1973, the performance was released in 1982 on Live 1973. James Booker covered the song on his album "Resurrection Of The Bayou Maharajah" (1993) as part of a medley with "Slow Down", "Knock On Wood", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", and "Classified". Les Habits Jaunes made a French cover version entitled "Miss Boney Maronie" in 1965. The song was translated into Spanish by Enrique Guzmán

neg: Heard It Through the Grapevine (TV series) a prestigious family. Their reputation is suddenly turned upside down because their teenage son, Han In-sang (Lee Joon), impregnates his girlfriend from an ordinary family, Seo Bom (Go Ah-sung). Bom is determined to endure being isolated from her own family and humiliation from her in-laws for the sake of her child's future, while In-sang struggles between his love for Bom and his family's high expectations. Asianovela Channel - beginning December 2018 Heard It Through the Grapevine (TV series) Heard It Through the Grapevine () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Yoo Jun-sang, Yoo Ho-jeong, Go Ah-sung, and Lee

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine After Whitfield presented the demo tapes, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, and Edward Patten worked for several weeks on their vocal arrangement. To make the song suitable for Gladys, the first line of the second verse (""I know a man ain't supposed to cry/But these tears I can't hold inside"") was altered to (""Take a good look at these tears in my eyes/Baby, these tears I can't hold inside""). After much talk, Gordy reluctantly allowed the Pips' version to be a single on September 28, 1967 on Motown's Soul label. The Gladys Knight & the Pips version released on

neg: The Chordials first album "Shaken... Not Stirred" in the spring of 1999. The album features songs such as "Come on Eileen" and "Killing Me Softly." The group's second album "Not For Minors" premiered in the fall of 2002, with songs including Sarah McLachlan's song "Angel" and Madonna's "Like a Prayer", which is now the Chordials' official alumni song. Their third album, "The Third Chapter", features renditions of "Echo" by Incubus, Gladys Knight's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and "One Sweet Day" as recorded by Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey. In 2001, the group made its debut at the ICCA (International

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine it was placed at number 80 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, with the comment that Whitfield had produced the song with a number of artists using different arrangements, and that on the Marvin Gaye recording he had a "golden idea" when he set the song "in a slower, more mysterious tempo". In a new "Rolling Stone" list published in 2011, the single was placed slightly lower at number 81. On the commemorative fiftieth anniversary of the "Billboard" Hot 100 issue of "Billboard" magazine in June 2008, the Marvin Gaye version was ranked as

neg: Ain't Too Proud to Beg was leaner and hit harder than Robinson's smoother style, and also to David Ruffin's pained lead vocal. The tactic of having Ruffin record above his register worked well enough that Whitfield went on to use it on later Temptations records such as "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" and "(I Know) I'm Losing You", and also did the same to Marvin Gaye when he recorded his now-famous version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". The Rolling Stones recorded the song for their album "It's Only Rock 'n Roll" (1974). They also released it as a single, which reached "Billboard's" Hot

neg: The Sapphires: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Sapphires: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Sapphires: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album for the film "The Sapphires" (2012), released on 27 July 2012 by Sony Music Australia. It features the vocals of Jessica Mauboy, Jade MacRae, Lou Bennett, Juanita Tippens and Darren Percival, with Mauboy singing in ten of the sixteen songs. Produced by Bry Jones, the soundtrack contains songs from the 1960s, including: "Land of a Thousand Dances", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "What a Man". The track "Ngarra Burra Ferra" is a song based

neg: Cosmo's Factory spoon, and the crazy animal images were an acid trip. Fogerty, however, has repeatedly stated in interviews that the song was actually written for his then three-year-old son, Josh. Fogerty has also said that the reference to a parade passing by was inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street". Although CCR was well known for their concise, tightly arranged songs, "Cosmo's Factory" features two longer cuts: the seven-minute opener "Ramble Tamble" and the 11-minute cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". "Each album had a longish track on

neg: The California Raisins Priority Records between 1987 and 1988, and their signature song, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," landed on the "Billboard" Hot 100. However, the Raisins would continue to make their strongest impression through animated endeavors, and the characters proved popular enough that they were used to endorse Post's Raisin Bran cereal. On November 4, 1988, CBS aired a primetime special entitled "Meet the Raisins!". The musical mockumentary was again created by Vinton Studios and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. It also provided the band members more personality and individual names: A.C., Beebop (drums), Stretch (bass), and Red (guitar/piano).

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine in December. In 1968, Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers recorded a version for their debut album based on Gladys' recent hit; however, after hearing the Marvin Gaye version, they felt they'd made the wrong choice. In 1969, Whitfield produced a version for the Temptations "psychedelic soul" album, "Cloud Nine", in which he "brought compelling percussion to the fore, and relegated the piano well into the wings". In 1971, the Undisputed Truth recorded the song in a Marvin-styled version as did Bettye Lavette on her 1982 Motown album, "Tell Me a Lie". Whitfield recorded the song with Marvin Gaye over five

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine was the first and last number one on the "Billboard" R&B chart in 1968: the Pips version was the first week of January, the Gaye version the last week of December. Gladys Knight was not pleased that Gaye's version usurped her own, and claimed that Gaye's version was recorded over an instrumental track Whitfield had prepared for a Pips song, an allegation Gaye denied. In 1985, one year following Gaye's death, the song was re-released in the UK reaching number eight thanks to a Levi's commercial (starring Nick Kamen). The Gaye recording has become an acclaimed soul classic. In 2004,

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine (album) on the pop albums chart. Gaye's album wasn't the only album to be re-released after a hit single: in 1970, The Miracles' "Make It Happen" album, initially released in 1967, was re-released in 1970 as "Tears of a Clown", after that song hit number-one in the US and internationally. That same year, Diana Ross' self-titled debut album was re-released as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" after that song's success. Though Whitfield only produced just one song on the album (producers included Ivy Jo Hunter, Ashford & Simpson and Frank Wilson), Gaye and Whitfield will embark on a two-album collaboration. However,

neg: The Sapphires: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "gem" and noted that "Land of a Thousand Dances", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "What a Man", "set the standard, both in selection and execution, for the soundtrack". He also praised Mauboy's singing, and commented that the vocals of Jade MacRae, Lou Bennett and Juanita Tippens on some of the tracks added "more vocal lustre". Lynne McDonnell of TheMusic.com.au described the Yorta Yorta language song "Ngarra Burra Ferra" as "one of the many musical pillars in the album that draw you in". She ended her review, saying: "If there’s anything

neg: The Ultimate Collection (Gladys Knight and The Pips album) single, her cover of "Every Little Bit Hurts" previously done by fellow Motown artist Brenda Holloway, this version appearing on a full album of cover songs from 1968, Soul SS711 "Silk 'n' Soul". One track is a b-side, "It's Time to Go Now" the flip of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," released a year before the version by Marvin Gaye. The song "Here I Am Again" was initially slated to be Soul 35111 and withdrawn from release; that single designation went to "Between Her Goodbye and My Hello." The disc was part of an "Ultimate Collection" series issued that

neg: Spontaneous Combustion (band) Their bluegrass covers of songs like "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "I Can See For Miles" and the theme song for "Secret Agent Man" are still popular on college radio stations in the American South (for example Nashville Public Radio 7 Mar 2009). Spontaneous Combustion (band) Spontaneous Combustion was an American music group founded in 1986. They performed what they called "bluerock", a bluegrass/rock music fusion. The band consisted of Roger Eilts (guitar, vocals), Leo Eilts (bass, vocals), Scott Prowell (mandolin, banjo, dobro, vocals) and Marvin Gruenbaum (violin, vocals). They often were billed as "The Spontaneous Combustion Bluegrass Band"

neg: The California Raisins big) came up with an idea for the new raisin commercial, saying, "We have tried everything but dancing raisins singing 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine'" (the 1968 song popularized by Marvin Gaye). To their surprise, the commercial became wildly popular, paving the way for several future commercials and opportunities through other media. The commercials were produced by Vinton Studios using their claymation technique, with character designs by Michael Brunsfeld. The following year, the Raisins appeared in the Emmy Award-winning "A Claymation Christmas Celebration", singing the Christmas carol "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". The California Raisins released four studio albums on

neg: Rock the Boat (Aaliyah song) was saved when songwriter Static Major heard the instrumental of the song through headphones and quickly wrote the hook for the song. According to Eric Seats “Static heard it through my headphones. I took a break and went to the rest room, and by the time I got back he had already written a hook." When discussing the fate of the song he then proceeded to say “I wouldn’t say it was an accident, but we weren’t vibing with it as much. It was one of those things like if he had came 10 minutes later, he probably would’ve never

neg: Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) afterwards. After negotiations with Motown broke down, the group was allowed to leave the label in January 1973; shortly thereafter, the group signed a contract with Buddah Records the following month in February 1973. By that point, the song was already climbing the charts on both the pop and R&B charts, on its way to give the group their biggest hit since "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" roughly six years before. Motown issued the group's final contractual album, "Neither One of Us", that March. On March 17, 1973, the song reached number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart,

neg: Norman Whitfield Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips, both of whom recorded Whitfield-produced hit versions of the Whitfield/Strong composition "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". The Gladys Knight & the Pips' version was the best-selling Motown single so far, but it was surpassed a year later by Gaye's version. After Temptations lead singer David Ruffin was replaced by Dennis Edwards in 1968, Whitfield moved the group into a harder, darker sound that featured a blend of psychedelic rock and funk heavily inspired by the work of Sly & the Family Stone and Funkadelic. He added contemporary song topics, moving from love

neg: Huashu that Song stole the book from Tan Qiao. Chen heard this story from his master Zhang Wumeng 張無夢 (fl. ca. 960-1040), who heard it from his master Chen Tuan (871-989) who was a friend of Tan Qiao. This contemporary witness said Tan wrote the "Huashu" on Mount Zhongnan 終南 (Shaanxi) and met Song Qiqiu while traveling through the capital Nanjing to nearby Mount Mao 茅山, which was the center of Shangqing School "Supreme Clarity" Daoism. Tan said, "The transformations of this book endlessly transform. I want you to preface it and pass it on to later generations." Song edited and

neg: Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters Through the Grapevine", titling it "Never-Before-Released Masters + I Heard It Through the Grapevine." Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye: Never Before Released Masters is a posthumous compilation album featuring the singer's unreleased recordings dating from 1963 to 1972 when Gaye was recording with Motown Records. Many of the records featured are overdubbed with eighties-styled drum programming and featured background vocalists whereas original recordings of the songs feature no background vocals and the instrumentation was more live than what is featured in this collection which was produced within a year after Gaye's 1984 death.

neg: Will Vinton first big hit was the song "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" in the first of their series of TV spots for the California Raisin Advisory Board. They became such a media phenomenon that they went on to star in their own pair of primetime specials for CBS television, "Meet the Raisins" (1988) and "The Raisins Sold Out" (1990). A couple music albums of songs from the specials, produced by Nu Shooz pop rock band leader John Smith were also released. CBS also commissioned three more prime-time specials, "A Claymation Christmas Celebration" (1988, an Emmy winner), "The Claymation Comedy of

neg: Jools' Annual Hootenanny swing version of the Sex Pistols song "Anarchy in the U.K." Also appearing on the show was Amy Winehouse collaborating with Paul Weller on two tracks, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "Don't Go to Strangers", originally recorded by Etta Jones. Kate Rusby sang "Fare Thee Well" as midnight struck, accompanied by the 1st Battalion of Scots Guards. These are the songs that were performed during the 2007 show: (Source:BBC) (in order of performance) (in order of performance) (in order of performance) Jools' Annual Hootenanny Hootenanny is an annual show presented by Jools Holland broadcast on New Year's Eve

neg: Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award Award is substantial, but rather than providing funds directly, the Moosehead association produces the show, organising everything from Festival registration to venue and equipment hire and marketing. It also provides access to professional photographers, publicists, directors and other resources typically too expensive for comedians. The award is known as the "Moosehead" award as Moosehead beer was Brian McCarthy's favorite. His favorite song, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, is traditionally performed by the closing act of every Moosehead Award benefit show. In recent years the Award has also received sponsorship from The Comedy Channel. Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award The

neg: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me I'm Gonna Make You Love Me "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" is a soul song most popularly released as a joint single performed by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations for the Motown label. This version peaked for two weeks at #2 on the Hot 100 in the United States (behind Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine") and at #3 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1969. Written by Kenny Gamble and Jerry Ross, it was originally a top 20 R&B hit for Dee Dee Warwick in 1966 (U.S. #88 Pop). Madeline Bell's cover

neg: Marvin Gaye "", both of which featured Gaye's music from his "Trouble Man" soundtrack. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" was used in the opening credits of the film, "The Big Chill". Gaye's music has also become a source for samples in hip-hop recordings. In 2007, his song "A Funky Space Reincarnation" was used in the Charlize Theron–starred ad for Dior J'Adore perfume. A documentary about Gaye—"What's Going On: The Marvin Gaye Story"—was a UK/PBS co-production, directed by Jeremy Marre and was first broadcast in 2006. Two years later, the special re-aired with a different production and newer interviews after it was

neg: Ain't That Peculiar Pop Singles chart. It became one of Gaye's signature 1960s recordings, and was his best-known solo hit before 1968's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". Ain't That Peculiar "Ain't That Peculiar" is a 1965 song recorded by American soul musician Marvin Gaye for the Tamla (Motown) label. The single was produced by Smokey Robinson, and written by Robinson, and fellow Miracles members Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. "Ain't That Peculiar" features Gaye, with The Andantes on backing vocals, singing about the torment of a painful relationship. The single was Gaye's second U.S. million seller successfully duplicating its predecessor

neg: Cloud Nine (The Temptations album) the psychedelic soul classification is the Temptations' cover of the Gladys Knight & the Pips version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". Stripped to its rhythm track, the Temptation's version of "Grapevine" retains the tempo of Knight's hit version, but uses a less gospel based and more pop/blues based vocal arrangement. After receiving positive critical reception for his new production style, and winning the Temptations a Grammy with "Cloud Nine", Whitfield would take the Temptations even further away from "My Girl" and onwards towards trippier singles such as "Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down", the #1 hit "I

neg: Robert Gordy Jobete Music. In 1965 he took over as general manager and vice-president of Jobete following the death of his sister Loucye, and reputedly ran the company "like a military platoon". As a songwriter, he co-wrote several songs for early Motown artists including "You're What's Happening (In the World Today)," the B-Side to "I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Motown's biggest single up until that time. As an actor, Robert Gordy also played the character "Hawk" in the 1972 film, "Lady Sings the Blues". By 1974, Jobete had a catalog of over 7,000 songs, with Robert Gordy stating that his aim

neg: Soultans Hands off You"" in 2005. Their most recent CD release was in September 2007, with ""The Very Best of Soult"", which compiles their earlier work. Australian-based singer/songwriter/vocal coach Scott Winter, of Spanish descent, joined the band after Marco Boi left in 1996. Scott wrote three songs on the Soultans second album "Take Off" and stayed with the group for three years touring Europe, recording throughout. Scott "Bradley" Winter is the first cousin of Amanda Ghost, President of Epic Records and Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter. ""Can't take my hands off you"" ""I Heard It Through the Grapevine"" ""Love, Sweat and Tears""

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine sessions, the first on February 3, 1967, and the last on April 10, 1967. Recordings of this version took more than a month due to Whitfield overdubbing Gaye's vocals with that of the Andantes' background vocals, mixing in several tracks featuring the Funk Brothers on the rhythm track, and adding the string section from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with an arrangement by Paul Riser. The session featuring Gaye led to an argument between the producer and singer. Whitfield wanted Gaye to perform the song in a higher key than his normal range, a move that had worked on David Ruffin

neg: Gladys Knight & the Pips My Life Story", she stated that Diana Ross had the group removed from being The Supremes' opening act on a 1968 tour for, according to Knight, being "too" good. The group finally scored a career breakthrough with their fourth Motown single, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", which reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the R&B charts. The group's recording became Motown's best-selling single ever to that point, selling over 2.5 million copies. Marvin Gaye's version of the song, released in 1968, outsold the group's version, selling four million copies and reaching number one

neg: Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1968 Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1968 Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1968 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1968. The album includes five songs that reached the top of the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The remaining five tracks each reached the Hot 100's Top 5. When the album was re-release in 1993, a number of tracks were taken off the collection and replaced with other hits from 1968. "I Heard it Through the Grapevine," "Love Child," "Born to Be Wild," & "Grazing in the Grass" were replaced with "Tighten Up," (the #1 song

neg: Ben Harper discography Ben Harper discography The discography of Ben Harper consists of fourteen studio albums, five live albums, two digital albums, three concert films and three miscellaneous albums. Ben Harper appears in the (2002) documentary: "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" where he performs "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", both are live tracks recorded December, 2000 Ben Harper appeared on John Mayer's "The Village Sessions" EP for the song "Waiting on the World to Change". The album was released on December 12, 2006. Harper played a slide guitar version of the "Star-Spangled Banner" prior to

neg: Twenty Four Seven Tour decided to do a retrospective of her career, she included her first hit, "A Fool in Love", the first time Turner performed the song live since the 1970s. Turner also rehearsed "Ooh Poo Pah Do" but replaced with "Get Back". Additionally, she included some of her have favorite R&B hits including, "Hold On, I'm A Comin'" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". For her final outing, Turner wanted a stage that was sleek and modern. Her original concepts included the framing of an "apartment building" that had cabins and access ramps. Also included were risers with visible staircases and

neg: I Heard It Through the Grapevine September 28, 1967 was on Motown's Soul label, with "It’s Time to Go Now" on the B-side. Motown put little support behind it and the Pips relied on connections with DJs across the United States to get the record played. The Pips' version of "Grapevine" reached number one on the "Billboard" R&B chart on November 25, 1967, and stayed there for six weeks, making it the group's second R&B number one after 1961's "Every Beat of My Heart". It reached two on the "Billboard" Pop Singles chart the same month, with the Monkees' "Daydream Believer" holding top spot. It was

neg: The Sapphires: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It also reached number 15 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. A deluxe edition, featuring an additional five songs, was released on 16 November 2012. The soundtrack received mostly positive reviews from critics who praised Mauboy's vocals on the tracks. Cameron Adams of News.com.au was pleased to hear Mauboy sing "old-school soul and R&B" and the songs "Land of a Thousand Dances", "I Can't Help Myself [Sugar Pie Honey Bunch]" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" showcased her "pure voice". Warwick McFadyen of "The Age" called the soundtrack a

neg: Sad Clowns & Hillbillies then acted like I wrote it. So in my mind, finally, I did write it. It was my song. Because I would go places, "Hey John, play that 'Early Bird Cafe' song.' People just assumed I wrote it because, like you, they had never heard the record. So that song really became mine more than the guy that wrote it or Jerry Hahn Brotherhood, you know, 40 years ago. I've been playing it for 40 years, so we're making this record and I just finally...because the guys in the band have heard me play it a hundred times, I said,

neg: Old Grapevine Old Grapevine The Old Grapevine was a tavern in the Greenwich Village neighborbood of New York City at the corner of Sixth Avenue and 11th Street. The tavern was located in a three-story roadhouse built in the 18th century and was originally called the Hawthorne. It was later named after a grapevine that grew on one of its walls. It was a hangout for artists, actors, businessmen, lawyers, Confederate spies, and Union officers. The high concentration of Civil War Soldiers made it an ideal place to hear (or plant) military gossip, leading some to believe the phrase "heard it through

neg: Marvin Gaye Cole. Later on as his Motown career developed, Gaye would seek inspiration in fellow label mates such as David Ruffin of The Temptations and Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops as their grittier voices led to Gaye and his producer seeking a similar sound in recordings such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "That's the Way Love Is". Later in his life, Gaye reflected on the influence of Ruffin and Stubbs stating, "I had heard something in their voices something my own voice lacked". He further explained, "the Tempts and Tops' music made me remember that when a

neg: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye album) "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and subsequent hit singles such as "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby", "Abraham, Martin & John" and "That's the Way Love Is". But Gaye was in no mood to celebrate: "My success didn't seem real. I didn't deserve it. I knew I could have done more. I felt like a puppet—Berry's puppet, Anna's puppet. I had a mind of my own and I wasn't using it." During this time, Gaye was able to prove his worth as a producer, producing several songs for Motown vocal group The Originals. The songs, "Baby, I'm for Real"

neg: Sober (Selena Gomez song) unhealthy relationship: "It's easy to run away from your feelings, but I have to understand, and people need to understand, that you have to go through everything. You have to feel it. You gotta get through the other side as best as you can, and everyone has been in that situation where you can't help it. Even if it's not even that, it's like love drunk in a way." In her analysis of the song, Alexis Rhiannon of "Bustle" wrote that "as soon as [she] heard those lyrics, my brain started racing through the options of who this could be?

neg: Annie's Song that filled all senses inspired him to think about his wife. Annie Denver recalls the beginnings: "It was written after John and I had gone through a pretty intense time together and things were pretty good for us. He left to go skiing and he got on the Ajax chair on Aspen mountain and the song just came to him. He skied down and came home and wrote it down... Initially it was a love song and it was given to me through him, and yet for him it became a bit like a prayer." "The first time I heard

neg: Cosmo's Factory it, but they were never jams, per se," Cook explained to Bill Kopp of musoscribe.com. "'Heard It Through the Grapevine' had a little jammy character to it, but they were all pretty structured. There was no space to noodle. Live, there was a little bit of noodling, but in the studio we always tried to nail the arrangement." Although CCR had dabbled with psychedelia on their debut single "Susie Q", the storming "Ramble Tamble" is more ambitious; the song begins with the band roaring through a rockabilly introduction before transitioning into a psychedelic wall of sound that lasts nearly four

neg: If You Had My Love You Had My Love" became the subject of some controversy when it emerged that Jerkins had written a "nearly identical song" for singer Chanté Moore. Moore asserted that her song "If I Gave Love" was re-written with the same arrangement for Lopez after it was requested by Sean Combs, one of "On the 6"s producers. Moore said: "He wrote the same song for her. I heard that it was because Puff Daddy walked in and heard my song and said 'I want that song,' and he [Rodney] was like 'Well that's already taken. We wrote that for Chante,' and he

neg: Night Time Lover Night Time Lover "Night Time Lover" is the second single by American singer La Toya Jackson, from her eponymous debut. The track was produced by her brother Michael, who provides co-lead vocals on the chorus and co-wrote it. They originally wrote the song for Donna Summer under the title "Fire Is The Feeling". The song peaked at #59 on the "Billboard" R&B chart. Bobby DeBarge of Switch, Jackson's love interest, wrote the 1980 song "You and I" in response. The song begins: "You know, I was listening to the radio the other day, And I heard the words that you

neg: (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Rose's "Crazy Heart", outperformed it, peaking at number four. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" is a song written by Hank Williams and Jimmie Davis. It became his fourteenth consecutive Top 10 single in 1951. Jimmie Davis was a Jimmie Rodgers disciple who scored a big hit on Decca Records with "You Are My Sunshine" in 1939 and "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" in 1945. It is unclear when he and Hank Williams wrote "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"; on one of his "Mother's Best" radio shows, recorded between January and March 1951, Williams

neg: National Accident Helpline advertising, and this became its main source of business in the 2000s. The company's television adverts have been one of its most visible sources of marketing. The adverts feature a character called Underdog, who is voiced by UK actor Joe Pasquale. More recent adverts have included musical backing tracks, including Chumbawamba's 1997 hit "Tubthumping" and a version of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" where the chorus lyrics had been changed to include the brand name. National Accident Helpline displays a clear policy against cold calling, cold texting and nuisance marketing on its website. National Accident Helpline has

neg: Sober (G-Eazy song) had someone in mind when he wrote it. He continued: "You never know where these songs are gonna go. I had originally written verses, like sing-y verses, and it just didn't feel right. It felt like it needed an Eminem type story. When I heard G's verses on it, they just happened to be something similar to what I went through. There is no other person who could have done it better than G. I love G. Young Gerald, Eazy season. He's my tallest friend." Megan Armstrong of "Billboard" made the metaphor of G-Eazy's rapping being "the devil on one

neg: Zoot Suit Riot (song) riots, he wrote "To me, the simplified duality I used as I wrote the song was: we swingers were in solidarity with our counter cultural ancestors the 'Zoot Suiters' and we were opposed to the 'sailors' who represented the squares who weren’t yet hip to our growing communal jive". Due to the hurried production of the album, the vocal track for the song was recorded in one take. At the end of the recording, Perry is heard saying "I think I'm about ready to sing it", which he was signifying to the engineer. "I had sung the tune and the

neg: Zero Dark Thirty an interview with "Entertainment Weekly". He added, "The years I had spent talking to military and intelligence operators involved in counter-terrorism was helpful in both projects. Some of the sourcing I had developed long, long ago continued to be helpful for this version." Along with painstakingly recreating the historic night-vision raid on the Abbottabad compound, the script and the film stress the little-reported role of the tenacious young female CIA officer who tracked down Osama bin Laden. Screenwriter Boal said that while researching for the film, "I heard through the grapevine that women played a big role in the CIA