Marvin Gaye "Masochistic Beauty" (1985)

From his 1985 album "Dream of a Life Time"

Dream of a Lifetime is Columbia's first plunge into the barrel of unreleased Marvin Gaye material. Although inconsistent, it is not without merit. Two of the songs come from the last recording session before Gaye's death; a third was recorded in the late Seventies; the five others, made earlier in the singer's career and "entrusted to his mother for safekeeping," are musically superior.

The three later songs are primarily notable for their sexually explicit lyrics. A warning on the jacket states that the record contains lyrical content that may be considered offensive by some listeners. Beyond that, the songs offer little of interest. "Sanctified Lady" is a slack reworking of Midnight Love's synthesized grooves; "Savage in the Sack" and "Masochistic Beauty" are novelty songs, the former a melodically undeveloped love boast, the latter a tale of sadistic triumph with lines as bad as "I love your booty/And it's my duty/To spank your booty."

During his childhood, Marvin Gaye had been physically abused by his preacher father Marvin Gay, Sr., who had disciplined his son under extremely moralistic and fundamentalist Christian teachings. As a result, the meaning and practice of sex had later become a disturbing question for Gaye. As an adult, he suffered with sexual impotence and became plagued by sado-masochistic fantasies, which haunted him in his dreams and provoked some guilt in his conscience. Of Gaye's outlook on the matter, author and Marvin Gaye-biographer David Ritz later wrote, "his view of sex was unsettled, tormented, riddled with pain.Despite his troubling past, Gaye learned to cope with his personal issues after discovering a newly-found spirituality. Gaye began incorporating this new outlook in his music, as initially heard on his socially-conscious studio opus What's Going On.

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[NewKokujinOptions]

Wow. Marvin Gaye using a British accent.. Awesome haha!

[lenorakixxx]

Perfection..................i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[greatvoice23]

I bought the cassette back in 1985, been waiting 4 someone to post this, lol...put your face right here, start to eat, get down!!!

[shesobreezy]

Once you hear this song you cant forget it he sayin some wild shit

[arkansoul]

Kinda sounds like Ray Parker Jr.'s "For Those Who Like To Groove".

[mcqueen5]

Marvin wrote this as a Joke to wind some Women he went out with, who did the dirty on him.

I was his friend while in the UK and Belgium in 1980-83

[Lilmssunshine305]

thats that shit

[FFSOUND]

Great !!

[TamTam501]

Though you're on the other side of the rainbow now, no one can touch you baby! Talent beyond reason!

[MusicJunkie0688]

His music Inspires me to an aspiration movement and be someone of value not just be something!! I understand his greatness but I am not as great as god but gifted like all human beings ,with a gift not to endulge but to prosper more happiness from the gift!Music has saved me and particular Marvins writing in his music!!God bless his soul and music he's given the world.

[janitation]

Marvin Gaye gangsta rap!! Ice Cube you listening?/ LOL!