oy, marvin, ur nawt singink, dahlink.

of course it's not "live"; the man's been dead for 23 years now. It's still a capella and it still showcases Marvin's amazing voice.

Ahh, but Silvercord, what Goofball says is completely true though, he's not singing it live a capella, he is just lip synching. It is worth mentioning as with a recording you get as many tries as you like to get it right, and maybe Marvin wouldn't have been able to sing this well live on the show.

It's like today if you isolated a vocal track it'd not necessarily be the artist's voice unnadorned, because there's processing going on.

Sure, in this case, being the age of the recording, there wouldn't be much in the way of that, and it still shows that Marvin was a great singer, but it also shows he's an average lip syncher (I know which I'd rather be good at though).

Is it just me or is this a slightly weird looking Marvin Gaye?

I love these. Check this one out as well - http://www.videosift.com/video/Marvin-Gaye-Aint-That-Peculiar-1965

This made me curious to see how many voices he does, so via wiki:

1. Porky Pig (1936-1989, assumed from Joe Dougherty)
2. The Maxwell (Jack Benny's car)
3. Daffy Duck (1937)
4. Happy Rabbit (a.k.a. Bugs Bunny's prototype) (1938)
5. Bugs Bunny (1940-1989)
6. Woody Woodpecker (1940)
7. Cecil Turtle (1941)
8. Tweety Bird (1942-1989)
9. Private Snafu, numerous World War II related cartoons (1943)
10. Yosemite Sam (1945-1989) ("Hare Trigger")
11. Pepé Le Pew (1945-1989)
12. Sylvester (1946-1989) aka Thomas (1947) in some films
13. Foghorn Leghorn (1946-1989)
14. The Barnyard Dawg (1946-1989)
15. Henery Hawk (1946-1989)
16. Charlie Dog (1947)
17. Mac (of Mac & Tosh) (1947)
18. K-9 (1948) (sidekick to Marvin the Martian)
19. Marvin the Martian (1948)
20. Road Runner (1949)
21. Beaky Buzzard (1950)
22. Elmer Fudd (1950, 1958, 1970s and 1980s)
23. Bruno the Bear (1951)
24. Wile E. Coyote (silent until 1952, first spoke in the short "Operation: Rabbit")
25. Speedy Gonzales (1953)
26. The Tasmanian Devil (1954)
27. Barney Rubble (1960-1989)
28. Dino (1960-1989) (Fred Flintstone's pet.)
29. Cosmo G. Spacely (1962)
30. Hardy Har Har (1962-1964)
31. Secret Squirrel (1965-1966)
32. Bubba McCoy from "Where's Huddles?"
33. Chug-a-Boom/The Ant Hill Mob/The Bully Brothers from "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969)"
34. Speed Buggy (1973)
35. Tucker the Mouse from "A Cricket in Times Square (1973)"
36. Captain Caveman (1977)
37. Twiki from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
38. Heathcliff (1980, appeared in syndication from 1984-1987)

Choggie, you realize it's worse than that, don't you? The Bush family is knee deep in past Presidents. Most notably with Barbara's connection to Franklin Pierce, who was considered one of the worst Presidents, but (from Wikipedia):

Current President George W. Bush is related to other presidents as well as Pierce, who he is also related to on his father's side via Daniel Brewer. He is also a cousin of Fillmore (via Millards), Lincoln (via Gilmans), Grant (via Lathrops), Hayes (via Smiths, Footes, Parmelees, and Huckinses), Garfield (via Wheelers, Carpenters, Cookes, Warrens, Holbrooks and le Botelers), Cleveland (via Smiths and Stanleys), Benjamin Harrison (via Hortons), Theodore Roosevelt (via Schuylers), Taft (via Holbrooks, Thayers, Haywards, Cookes, Footes, Ravenses, and Waterses), Coolidge (via Phillipses, Hortons, Garnseys, Pulsiphers, Ravenses, Richardsons, Moores, Bulkeleys, and Morses), Hoover (via Brookses, Reades, Wheelers, and Richardsons), Franklin Roosevelt (via Beekmans, Hutchinsons, Popes, Jenneys, Richardses, Palgraves, Lathrops, and Howlands), Nixon (via Lippincotts, Footes, Traverses, Morses, and Howlands), and Ford (via Vanderburghs, Wheelers, Marvins, Gilmans, and Howlands).

haha you mean the one that goes something like: "aww, man - I just shot marvin in the face"

Marvin was a real smooth cat.

I remember some talk show (Marvin?) of people fear of food (cucumbers). hehe.

couldn't be more wrong.

While they are not as good as America anymore in hockey , their national anthem still kicks the Star Spangled Banner's ass (unless, of course, Marvin Gaye is singing it)

zifnab, thank you for the promote . . .this gives me goosebumps each and every time I play it.

very cool. haven't seen that in ages. If you are looking for other interesting performances of the Star Spangled Banner, check out the Marvin Gaye version from the '83 NBA All Star game:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QRvVzaQ6i8A

Best version ever, imo.

I though this was a dupe anyway, didn't someone already post this?
[edit] Found it, it's ladybug's but was discarded:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Marvin-Gaye-performs-National-Anthem-1983-NBA-All-Star
I would save it, but I, ahem, already used mine on someone

Hi, sorry for the mixup, I didn't realize that this was in violation. Even though it links to my youtube post, it's not promoting me or any service, if that matters. It's actually the only clip I've ever posted, so when I saw Marvin Gaye on your front page today, I just got inspired to hook you guys up. Repost away, if you must!
Cheers.

if you like marvin gaye, check out this clip of him singing the national anthem at the nba all-star game:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Marvin-Gaye-sexes-up-the-American-National-Anthem

RIP