Keep Gettin' It On

About Keep Gettin' It On

"Keep Gettin' It On", or "Let's Get It On, Pt. 2", was a sequel of the title track on Marvin Gaye's 1973 album, Let's Get It On. The song was seen as a continuation of the title track from the album. It was the final composition and production between Gaye and Townsend on the first half of the album. The song featured some political overtones with Gaye lamenting, "won't you rather make love, sugar, as opposed to war?" The basis of this song was recorded as a challenge by Townsend to Gaye. During his vocal sessions, Gaye had a habit of "punching in" parts of a song in order to achieve the perfect vocal take. Townsend, being from the old school of recording, wasn't used to having a performer record a song bit by bit and teased Gaye about it, telling him, "Marvin you couldn't sing a song all the way through if your life depended on it." According to Townsend, Gaye took up the challenge, removing his shirt and singing the entire take "for 40 minutes straight!" Gaye performed this song only twice in his life, including a lip sync version on Soul Train and on his 1974 live album, Marvin Gaye Live!. more »

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1973

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Yeah, want to talk (Keep gettin'it on)
Talk about gettin' it on (Keep gettin'it on)
Well (Keep gettin'it on)
Early in the morning (keep gettin' it on)
Talk about gettin' it on (Keep gettin'it on)

Oh, you want to have, some good lovin', oh
And plenty good times, oh, yeah
Don't just talk about it, everybody
Starts gettin' it on
(Keep gettin' it on, keep gettin' it on) oh

Oh, would you rather make love, children?
As opposed to war
Like ya know ya should
Don't you love to love somebody, think about it people?
Makes you feel sooooo good, yeah, come on
Oh, don't you want somebody, think the good, yeah
Yeah, you got the goodness in ya
Come on just bring it on home
Whatcha waiting for?

Oh, Jesus is trying to get the people to come on
To get it on
Yes, lord, oh, get it on (get it on , got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on) people, let's get it on
(Get it on, got to get it on) morning through the nighttime
(Get it on, got to get it on) ow, ow
(Get it on, got to get it on) yeah, come on
(Get it on, got to get it on) come on, oh lord, baby, right now
(Get it on, got to get it on) oh, oh
Get, get on it, get it on
Get it on, come on, don't leave me
Oh, you won't be so lonely if you get it on
Ooh, get it on, love somebody good, yeah
Yeah
You know you've got to move on outta
And get it on, oh yeah
Get it on, aah
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on)
(Get it on, got to get it on) get it on...

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., was an American singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned more than two decades. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he was the son of a storefront minister of a local Pentecostal church sect and grew up singing gospel in church revivals as a young child. Gaye branched out into secular music as a teenager, joining the doo-wop group The Marquees, after returning from an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force, before the group was hired by Harvey Fuqua to be Harvey & The Moonglows. Following the band's separation in 1960, Gaye began working as a session drummer for the Detroit music label, Anna, before signing with Motown Records in 1961, adding an "e" to his s… more »

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