Marvin Gaye "Save The Children" (1971)

"Save the Children" is a song written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson and Marvin Gaye and issued on Marvin's 1971 album, What's Going On. While not issued as a single in the U.S., the song was issued as a single by the Tamla-Motown label in the UK where it peaked at #41 on the Charts in December of 1971, whereas the other major US single releases initially failed to make a dent on the other side of the Atlantic. The song was a continuation of the message "What's Going On" delivered, about love, this time, for the children. Marvin later joked on the liner notes of the album "not let (this song) influence anyone". Marvin recorded both a spoken word recitation of the song and a vocal version mixing the two vocals together featuring Marvin's soft-spoken vocals on one side and his expressive tenor on the other. The song would later be covered by Diana Ross in a medley featuring the jazz song, "Brown Baby", on her 1973 album, Touch Me in the Morning. Marvin sung this song briefly while touring Europe in 1976 including the song as part of his What's Going On medley.

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[motownfan5]

@nutothis1 You were are 100% correct ! He wrote this song 40 years ago and everything he said has come true.When will the world wake up ?? I read someplace Marvin said God spoke through his heart when he was writing.

Marvin R.I.P.

[wdrauch]

@CriticalPedagogy As a white man here in Detroit, it pains me to see that the issues Marvin is pouring his soul out about in 1971 are just as real today. There are too many kids today who are not even getting a fair shot simply because of the circumstances they are born into. And as the wealthiest nation in the world, that is not acceptable to me....

[prettyp130]

TRUTH !!!!!!

[bigcrsr]

greatness. What did Marvin's greatness cost him?we all know

[pdddddp1]

.a world that is destined to die.biblical.

[daverp1913]

stunning period album--rocked my world ---175street university ave the Bronx --40 yrs later still play it loud

[vinolaify]

Not SAVING THE CHILDREN of the WORLD is the DESTRUCTION of MANKIND by RUINING his own LINEAGE because the LOVE OF MONEY!!! 1Timothy 6:10

[vinolaify]

REVELATIONS is today! Now, children all over the WORLD are being TAKEN from their HOMES for BONDAGE,especially AFRICA, CARIBBEANS, EUROPE, and AMERICA- BLACKS!!!

[vyxtouch]

@AndrewsOpinion15 Amen

[CoupeDeville23]

beautiful song... nice description

[AndrewsOpinion15]

DEAR GOD GIVE US BACK LUTHER BARRY MARVIN TEDDY PENDERGRASS RICK JAMES IN RETURN WILL GIVE U JUSTIN BIEBER LADY GAGA REBBECCA BLACK BRUNO MARS THANK YOU !!!!!

[JVileta]

This song changed my life -- inspired by the line, "who really cares, who is willing to try" -- I raise my hand to say I am !