Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (track)
by Marvin Gaye
Year: 1971
From the album What's Going On (track #6)
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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) appears on the following album(s) by Marvin Gaye:
- What's Going On (track #6) (this album) (1971)
- The Master (1961-1984) (track #57) (compilation) (1995)
- The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye (track #21) (compilation) (2001)
- The Best Of Marvin Gaye (track #30) (compilation) (1995)
- Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits (track #5) (compilation) (1976)
- Every Great Motown Hit Of Marvin Gaye (track #11) (compilation) (1983)
- Anthology (track #36) (compilation) (1974)
- Compact Command Performances: 15 Greatest Hits (track #9) (compilation) (1983)
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AAL2014 03/19/2023 03:02 | #295166
The dichotomy between the seriousness of the lyrics and the blissfulness of the melody and vocal performance is kind of this album in a nutshell.
There’s not a weak moment across this song’s runtime. The verses are brilliant and give way to a killer and brooding sax solo which then give way to the outro that never fails to stop me in my tracks. I always think “How the fuck did they even think of that?”
Such a great song.
ilovelctr 08/21/2020 04:42 | #257264
I really can't care less about the issue that the other guy has with the lyrical content. To me, this song has a viral melody, which is so viral that upon each listen, it instantly drives me emotional and ecstatic.
I understand why What's Going On is the highest rated/focal point of the album, but gosh this is one of the finest and most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
neilgee 09/12/2015 17:06 | #149589
It's just a great soul track, like I've said on other tracks MG avoids corniness because he sounds like he means it.
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Anti 05/14/2014 17:11 | #111790
Phenomenal track!
stalbert 10/21/2012 22:47 | #53072
I must sa this is one of the greatest albums of all times. On a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the highest, I give it a five. Marvin was a musical genius. He checked out too early, miss his style, lyrics and music composition.
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