Uploaded by ferstday on May 23, 2008
TV Appearance, 1965. One of the more interesting things I learned in a tell-all book by George Nelson about Motown that I read in high school was the fact that it had a 'charm school'.
Motown's founder, Berry Gordy, hired etiquette experts to teach the artists, who were mostly from poor 'ghetto' backgrounds, how to walk, talk, and even stand.
The idea was to make Motown's artists stand out from other black artists. By polishing their rough edges, Gordy also hoped to make them more appealing and 'acceptable' to the record-buying white audience.
And despite the belief of some insiders of the established hardcore rhythm & blues scene that Motown was trying to make its artists 'more white' to make white folks happy, Gordy's idea actually worked: not only did Motown succeed in introducing R&B and soul music to the mainstream public and crashing down racial barriers in music; it also scored more hits, sold more records, and created more stars than any other 'black' music label, not to mention providing proof that black folks could make it in America, and even become wealthy.
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2:39, he clearly says "I fuck you n your ass"
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Marvin didn't think he needed the 'charm school', and he was right. He was a stubborn kind of fellow.
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One person disliked this? Ain't that peculiar :-P
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i love how he steps with them at :23!
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this is incredible marvin/ smokey, with Marvin LIVE, and the Funk Bros. Pre Recorded, closest to tha real thang babay....
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COOLEST VOICE IN MOTOWNJ
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MARVIN GAGE IS COOL AS FUCK
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I can tell this was live b/c MG sang this differently... as a matter of fact BETTER than the actual recording, TBH [like Stevie Wonder - yet another Motown alum still does to this day]. Very dated w/ MG's highwater drainie pants and the mid-'60s Zombie Mod style and the Bob Fosse-ish choreography. The Beatles [and the Rolling Stones] were hot then.
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Japan's version was great as well, although they pretty much made it their own, seeing as it doesn't share the same melody or tempo.
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I LOVE MARVIN.
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