I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

marvin all fucking day

even aretha can't touch him on this one

^^^ yep.

It's not just the singing, it's the production on the Marvin version. It's... foreboding.

I kind of want to hear Tuxedomoon's version

i never want to hear the kaiser chiefs version

I voted for the California Raisins

CCR by a thin margin

when God Almighty backhands your asses down to Hell don't say I didn't warn you

There are many of these I have never heard, but I think Goat-boy there is OTM (obviously tchoose Marvin.)

Marvin is my "real" vote but he's gonna win this anyway ain't he?

by a mile

oh yeah.. i do really LOVE ccr's version though, just for completely different reasons. and the reasons for loving marvin's are more important.

MAAARVIN, MAAARVIN
He was a friend of mine
He stood for something
UHHH=HUHH

I think I really gotta go back to one of my various ilx pseuds

i knew i should have made this for best NON-MARVIN version.

that would have been a lot more interesting.

slits/ccr/smokey/gladys all really really good.

yeah, voting for anyone but Marvin is french kissing grandma.

I was tempted to go for Troutman, but...

<i>It's not just the singing, it's the production on the Marvin version. It's... foreboding.</i>

otm! And I'm certain that the Undisputed Truth and Tempts versions were both produced by Norman Whitfield as well. I have to find them...I wonder if he approached them using more psychedelic-influenced mixes he might not wanted to have used with Marvin.

I odn't like to think of it as a vote against Marvin so much as a vote FOR Creedence. But that's just how I feel man.

oh, Convert Simply HTML to BBcode button, how you elude me!

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i voted for kaiser chefs because i am a internet prankster

chiefs, chefs, whatever

You should start a rival band called the Kaiser Chefs. All their songs would be about sauteing.

"I Predict a Fry-Up"

Please God, take me now.

I liked it.

i adore the slits version, but yeah, can't fuck with marvin.

guys would you think i'm lame if i pulled a mark g and did a "favorite NON MARVIN grapevine" poll?

i never want to hear the kaiser chiefs version

-- jabba hands, Friday, 8 June 2007 02:27 (4 days ago) Bookmark Link

^^^ this

i remember as a kid at my grandma's house sitting through a long stupid animated Christmas special just to get to the segment with the California Raisins. i was obsessed with them yet owned not a single item of California Raisins merchandise.

you better believe i vote for them!

(in all elections)

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apparently two people have heard the Kaiser Chefs version.

wtf people.

CCR >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raisins.

impressed w/ the showing of roger troutman

I want to hear the Ike & Tina version!

Marvin Gaye in win shockah

today I would have voted for CCR

I remember reading somewhere that lennon said marvin had ripped "walrus" on this song... never got what he was talking about : anyone ?

apparently two people have heard the Kaiser Chefs version.

-- Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 12 June 2007 23:02 (8 months ago) Bookmark Link

Is it so all-conquering that if you have heard it, you immediately rate it above the Marvin and the Slits versions?

Roger Troutman – 1981

Heard it though the bass line