His performance from 1983 of the national anthem must be the SEXIEST version I have ever heard. I love this one too, he was so young and handsome. We all love you marvin, always
I love Marvin Gaye as much as any person from our area loves Marvin. I'm sorry this was a snooze fest, Feliciano's rendition the next day was amazing. IT was a shame that his career was almost ruined by it, but it opened the door for people like Jimi Hendrix to take artistic creativity over the song. Which, if you think about it, is one of the great liberties of our country.
I'm looking forward to seeing Feliciano come back for Game 5 of the 2011 Tigers-Cardinals series next Monday!
@trewsdetroit5 with the utmost respect you're wrong about the snoozefest. In spite of the fact that Marvin was asked to do a trad version without embellishment this is still great. Marvin's vocal is strong ,unwavering, powerful unlike most of the primadonnas (i'm thinking of contemporary singers here) who feel that warbling tuneless unnecessarily melismatic deliveries are substitute for powerful, heartfelt interpretation. Marvin outshines them all. His NBA version was great too!
@kedkoz Yes, Gaye's version at the NBA All-Star Game, slightly more than a year before his death, was amazing. His rendition at the 68 World Series takes nothing away from his great catalog of songs that are simply timeless.
This is not Marvin Gaye... he's not himself. His subsequent renditions show who he is. Jose Feliciano was fuckin' bored with this that's why he did a better one on the next game!
Motown was still Motown then, but times were definitely changing. His "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" was heading for the top of the charts for his biggest hit, and the Tigers won in all their glory. Just a few years later, Motown left for Los Angeles like so many others did to the Sunbelt.
I like this, This version is better than the different and most famous version by the same Marvin released in 1983 at NBA: for me that version is too "plastic" and not nice.
WOW, old footage seems like it was a 100 years ago... LOL WOW he sung this the traditional way... He sung it in a soulful way a couple of years later LOL
Marvin would be 71 if he were alive today. What a loss. Is that movie idea with Jesse L. Martin of "Law & Order" (who really does look like him) still on?
Was that Jackie Robinson and Hubert Humphrey at 0:52? I guess Jackie, a friend of Nelson Rockefeller's and a Republican up until 1964, was still upset with Nixon in October '68.
Beautiful straight rendition of the anthem, but the ultimate version for me is the one that Marvin bestowed upon us at the 1983 NBA All Star game, which is utterly breathtaking and certainly, for what it's worth, my all-time favorite. Viva Marvin!!!
This is how you're supposed to sing the Anthem, straight up and dignified. I hate how contemporary singers feel they have to launch into stylized histrionics that does nothing but lower the dignity of the song and make the singer look like a showoff.
@tucsonia Marvin Gaye was invited to sing the national anthem by Ernie Harwell, who specifically asked him to do a traditional, non-bluesy rendition of the anthem. Ironically, at the very next game, Jose Feliciano performed the anthem in the first ever broadcast of a non-traditional rendition. It is a beautiful, heart felt rendition, which many consider one of the finest in history, but almost ruined Feliciano's career and almost got Harwell fired.
@karinablacktie Okay, I went and viewed the Feliciano version and found nothing wrong with it. It's untraditional, especially for 1968 in that it mainly had one guy on a guitar without the usual large band lineup, but it was mainly somber and dignified. but contemporary singers have gone too far over the line in their exhibitionism, reducing the anthem to pop song exaggerated stylizations.
@tucsonia Exactly! At the time, though, his rendition was considered quite risque, much to Feliciano's surprise. I think it's positively beautiful. I do also like the other Marvin Gaye version which is a little more bluesy, but still very dignified. It's a very difficult song to sing, with a wide vocal range needed to get those high notes. Many of the singers exaggerate those notes and turn it into some diva's drama queen song. Sometimes simple is best.
@jbrumundsmith The irony is that Harwell never considered asking Feliciano to keep it traditional and HE was the one who did the first stylized rendition, albeit rather tame by today's standards.
Nothing against Marvin Gaye BUT I bet he was wooed from the Mayor, the Governor and even the President to make a good suit and tie impression of Black patriotism at this moment in Detroit's history. Remember, the city was a war zone, literally, the summer before and now with the country's eyes upon it, Detroit really wanted to look united. As we know, the smoke never cleared. The Tigers won the series but Detroit had died.
That stadium was my second home, lived just blocks west of it down Michigan Ave. Remember Kalines and Stanleys twillight years as players, and Gates Brown as a coach. I still remember the green wooden seats too. Btw, Tiger Stadium had the only upperdeck bleachers, and tallest flag pole.
Likewise! Marvin did justice on every one of them. From '68, '74, '79 and finally the legendary one from '83. You can see how his voice had transcended when he did the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game. Long live a musical genius. :)
Totaly different from his 83 version...It was very good though...
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MinisterMarkMcNeil 1 week ago
Don't know why I can't view this. It keeps stopping at about 9 seconds. Frustrating.
rcnboomer 2 weeks ago
This is much better than the 1983 NBA all star game. This is how it should be sang.
jason4522 3 weeks ago
His performance from 1983 of the national anthem must be the SEXIEST version I have ever heard. I love this one too, he was so young and handsome. We all love you marvin, always
noiseonlyplease 1 month ago 3
i miss Tiger Stadium :(
canadianchewie1 1 month ago
Oh! Thanks for the clarification!
badlands75 1 month ago
Was that J. Edgar Hoover sitting next to Jackie Robinson?!
badlands75 1 month ago
@badlands75 hubert humphrey, running for president
donbcon1 1 month ago
This is not good he should of broke it down with some soul,they asked Marvin to sing yes a Motown artist not some one from RCA records in the 30s.
darkebony 1 month ago
Jose feliciano star spangle
hamburglar94 2 months ago
Great vocal performance as is only to be expected by one the greatest singers of the 20th century.
bolder2009 4 months ago
I love Marvin Gaye as much as any person from our area loves Marvin. I'm sorry this was a snooze fest, Feliciano's rendition the next day was amazing. IT was a shame that his career was almost ruined by it, but it opened the door for people like Jimi Hendrix to take artistic creativity over the song. Which, if you think about it, is one of the great liberties of our country.
I'm looking forward to seeing Feliciano come back for Game 5 of the 2011 Tigers-Cardinals series next Monday!
trewsdetroit5 4 months ago
@trewsdetroit5 with the utmost respect you're wrong about the snoozefest. In spite of the fact that Marvin was asked to do a trad version without embellishment this is still great. Marvin's vocal is strong ,unwavering, powerful unlike most of the primadonnas (i'm thinking of contemporary singers here) who feel that warbling tuneless unnecessarily melismatic deliveries are substitute for powerful, heartfelt interpretation. Marvin outshines them all. His NBA version was great too!
kedkoz 4 months ago 3
@kedkoz Yes, Gaye's version at the NBA All-Star Game, slightly more than a year before his death, was amazing. His rendition at the 68 World Series takes nothing away from his great catalog of songs that are simply timeless.
trewsdetroit5 4 months ago
You learn something new everyday your alive on earth never knew he did this one in 1968 I know about the one @NBA All-Star Game in 1983.
cgreenartpro1 5 months ago
ughh. they made him sing like a stiff old white man lol
treyspr 6 months ago
Jackie Robinson with Hubert Humphrey!
somuchyarn 8 months ago
Sounds almost like Nat King Cole.
Russebby 9 months ago
@Russebby that was of he's influence him and sam cooke that's one of the reason why he added the "e" at the end of gay
eugenemusictv 7 months ago
just learned about this. It's very good to know and enjoy.
MsMusicLuver1800 9 months ago
Never knew Marvin Gaye sang at game 4...wow ya learn everyday
DeeDonner 9 months ago
0:55
There's Jackie Robinson!
dcbandnerd 10 months ago
This is not Marvin Gaye... he's not himself. His subsequent renditions show who he is. Jose Feliciano was fuckin' bored with this that's why he did a better one on the next game!
pinoyblues69 1 year ago
@pinoyblues69 it is him sounds just like him. the ones after he wasnt being told what to do
mjjcng8958 9 months ago
Back when they knew how to sing it.
armandx10 1 year ago
At 1:13 Bob Gibson!
santana3212 1 year ago
This is absolutely fabulous
rickram1961 1 year ago
Motown was still Motown then, but times were definitely changing. His "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" was heading for the top of the charts for his biggest hit, and the Tigers won in all their glory. Just a few years later, Motown left for Los Angeles like so many others did to the Sunbelt.
pannoni1 1 year ago
I like this, This version is better than the different and most famous version by the same Marvin released in 1983 at NBA: for me that version is too "plastic" and not nice.
But this one version is very very nice
Top100Guitarist 1 year ago
WOW, old footage seems like it was a 100 years ago... LOL WOW he sung this the traditional way... He sung it in a soulful way a couple of years later LOL
stevieplez2 1 year ago
Very cool. Thanks for posting this.
corkbender 1 year ago
Marvin would be 71 if he were alive today. What a loss. Is that movie idea with Jesse L. Martin of "Law & Order" (who really does look like him) still on?
Was that Jackie Robinson and Hubert Humphrey at 0:52? I guess Jackie, a friend of Nelson Rockefeller's and a Republican up until 1964, was still upset with Nixon in October '68.
UncleMikeNJ 1 year ago
@UncleMikeNJ Good eye--that is who you see there.
almostfm 1 year ago
Beautiful straight rendition of the anthem, but the ultimate version for me is the one that Marvin bestowed upon us at the 1983 NBA All Star game, which is utterly breathtaking and certainly, for what it's worth, my all-time favorite. Viva Marvin!!!
LeGrandeOrange 1 year ago
This is how you're supposed to sing the Anthem, straight up and dignified. I hate how contemporary singers feel they have to launch into stylized histrionics that does nothing but lower the dignity of the song and make the singer look like a showoff.
tucsonia 1 year ago
@tucsonia Marvin Gaye was invited to sing the national anthem by Ernie Harwell, who specifically asked him to do a traditional, non-bluesy rendition of the anthem. Ironically, at the very next game, Jose Feliciano performed the anthem in the first ever broadcast of a non-traditional rendition. It is a beautiful, heart felt rendition, which many consider one of the finest in history, but almost ruined Feliciano's career and almost got Harwell fired.
karinablacktie 1 year ago 14
@karinablacktie Okay, I went and viewed the Feliciano version and found nothing wrong with it. It's untraditional, especially for 1968 in that it mainly had one guy on a guitar without the usual large band lineup, but it was mainly somber and dignified. but contemporary singers have gone too far over the line in their exhibitionism, reducing the anthem to pop song exaggerated stylizations.
tucsonia 1 year ago 10
@tucsonia Exactly! At the time, though, his rendition was considered quite risque, much to Feliciano's surprise. I think it's positively beautiful. I do also like the other Marvin Gaye version which is a little more bluesy, but still very dignified. It's a very difficult song to sing, with a wide vocal range needed to get those high notes. Many of the singers exaggerate those notes and turn it into some diva's drama queen song. Sometimes simple is best.
karinablacktie 1 year ago
@karinablacktie There's nothing ironic about that at all. People really need to look up the definition of that word.
jbrumundsmith 8 months ago
@jbrumundsmith The irony is that Harwell never considered asking Feliciano to keep it traditional and HE was the one who did the first stylized rendition, albeit rather tame by today's standards.
karinablacktie 4 months ago
1:00 ... Denny asks, "Does this uniform make my butt look big?"
jerryg1964 1 year ago
Terrific rendition!
Lava1964 1 year ago
Little did they know that three years later this man would begin a higher musical endeavor that would result in the greatest catalogue of music ever.
KrfNYC2 1 year ago
Nothing against Marvin Gaye BUT I bet he was wooed from the Mayor, the Governor and even the President to make a good suit and tie impression of Black patriotism at this moment in Detroit's history. Remember, the city was a war zone, literally, the summer before and now with the country's eyes upon it, Detroit really wanted to look united. As we know, the smoke never cleared. The Tigers won the series but Detroit had died.
And yes - Marvin was great.
1967mustanggta 1 year ago
i like both marvin and jose version of the star spangled banner nbc got a lot of hate mail and calls people complianing about jose feliciano version
brhmgrant 1 year ago
@brhmgrant LOL LOL Jose can you see LOL LOL
stevieplez2 1 year ago
Someone has the video of great Jose Feliciano performances doin on the same match? Thank You
Thevolumex 1 year ago
This is the clip of Marvin that I've always wanted to view. Outstanding!!!
NkrumahTure 1 year ago
An absoutely beautiful rendition of the national anthem. Thans for posting this video.
raiders1967 1 year ago
Great rendition of the anthem, understandably overshadowed by Jose Feliciano's version from the following afternoon.
mdumas43073 2 years ago
Damn. That was great.
bwall002 2 years ago
That stadium was my second home, lived just blocks west of it down Michigan Ave. Remember Kalines and Stanleys twillight years as players, and Gates Brown as a coach. I still remember the green wooden seats too. Btw, Tiger Stadium had the only upperdeck bleachers, and tallest flag pole.
TitaniumByFire 2 years ago
Wow thanks so much! I can now say i've heard every rendition of the anthem that Marvin Gaye ever did.
SPTO 2 years ago
Likewise! Marvin did justice on every one of them. From '68, '74, '79 and finally the legendary one from '83. You can see how his voice had transcended when he did the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game. Long live a musical genius. :)
timmy841212 2 years ago