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Same Love Marvin Gaye Analysis

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Daysi Estrada Prof.Ronda Eldridge MUSI1310.NT April 29, 2018 Signature Assignment: Same Love by Macklemore and Inner City Blues by Marvin Gaye “If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity”, is a quote by John F. Kennedy, and there are no better songs to stand in the musical representation of such words than “Same Love” by Macklemore and “ Inner City Blues” by Marvin Gaye. On one hand, we have “Same Love”, a rap song supporting same-sex marriages and being released on July 18, 2012. An on the other hand, “Inner City Blues”, and R & B song, advocating for colored rights that was debuted on March 14, 1971. These compositions were written by very established artist that were on the …show more content…

Marvin was so affected by this event he swore to never partner with another female singer again and even threatened to leave stage. Yet violence and unrest over the Vietnam War brought Gaye to write the song “What’s Going On” that after its favorable outcome would induce the album “ What’s Going On”. This collection was full of risks both in music and politics, carving a new path of artistry for Marvin, and included the song “Inner City Blues”. During an argument Marvin was killed by his dad on April 1, 1984 at 44 years of age. “Inner City Blues” was composed by Marvin Gaye in a collaboration with James Nyx Jr., and was one of the three top single hits of the album “What’s Going On”. In 1971 the song reached the peak in the R&B chart and No.9 place in the pop chart. If combined with the success …show more content…

Before the release and all these favorable outcomes though, the whole album has believed by Berry Gordy (Motown’s CEO) to be failure and was denied release. In the book Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves, and Demons of Marvin Gaye by Michael Eric Dyson , Berry admits to telling Marvin that he would ruin his career going into such deep topics when people preferred to listen to songs about love and sex. Marvin still persisted and refused to make music for Motown until at least the first single was launched, a boycott that last a year and a half. When finally, aired out of the studio “What’s Going On” sold 100,000 singles in one day which left Berry baffled to where he released the whole album. “ Inner City blues” on the separate accomplished becoming a protest song. An instance where this shown, is in the book “Inner City Blues” by Paula L. Woods, going over the struggles of the ghetto, where she quotes the song for support. The musical breakdown of “Inner City Blues” begins with it being introduced to us by minor chords on a piano, with triangle taps backed by a rhythm section of bongos that give the

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