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Thursday, August 31, 2006

Let’s Get It On?

Posted by on August 31 at 12:39 PM

This is a diversion, admittedly. But I’ve had “Let’s Get It On” stuck in my head. This predicament is much better than when my inner soundtrack comes on with “Deutschland, Deutschland, Über Alles” (it truly is catchy).

But am I the only one who feels like the sexiness of Marvin Gaye’s ditty is dampened by the fact that he sounds like a teenage boy trying to seduce a girl he met at church with BS? Is “Don’t you know how sweet and wonderful life can be?” his version of whining about blue balls? In other words, isn’t it a little depressing when all that stellar Marvin Gayeness is cut with, like, Meatloaf, and your worst memories of your 16-year-old boyfriend?


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You can listen to that phrasing and think about the lyric? Sheesh.

Now go listen to "Call Me" by Al Green and find out what those church boys can REALLY do for you.

for a real treat, find the Gavin DeGraw cover of Let's Get it On. Awesome.

Libby Hoeller

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