 Genius Meanings
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Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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This song mourns the destruction of the environment in a modernized society. Oil catastrophies, radioactive waste, and overpopulation… we even Almost Lost Detroit.
In his
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The Strokes (Ft. Eddie Vedder & Josh Homme) – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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A cover of Marvin Gaye’s 1971 song of the same name, Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) was featured as a b-side on the “You Only Live Once” single. It features Queens of the Stone Age’
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Lucky Daye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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[Verse 1] / Woah, oh, mercy, mercy me / Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no / Where did all those blue skies go? / Poison is the wind that blows from the north and
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Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Super Duper Remix)
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[Intro] / Oh, mercy, mercy / Oh, mercy, mercy me / [Verse 1] / Woah-oh, oh mercy, mercy me / Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no no / Where did all the blue skies go
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Masego & The Bonfyre – Mercy Mercy Me
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[Verse 1] / Woah, oh, mercy, mercy me / Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no / Where did all those blue skies go? / Poison is the wind that blows from the north and
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Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Single Version
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Woah, ah mercy mercy me / Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no / Where did all the blue skies go? / Poison is the wind that blows / From the north and south and east / Woah
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Marvin Gaye – Flyin’ High (In the Friendly Sky) / Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Live 1974)
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[Flyin' High (In the Friendly Skies)] / [Verse] / Flyin' high in the friendly sky / Without ever leavin' the ground / Rest of the folks are tired and weary / Have laid their bodies
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Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Samples
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See all of “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” by Marvin Gaye’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Charlie Puth (Ft. Meghan Trainor) – Marvin Gaye
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Charlie Puth uses ‘Marvin Gaye’ as a euphemism for sex in this song, featuring his friend Meghan Trainor.
While performing the track at the 2015 American Music Awards, the two
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Marc Broussard – Mercy Mercy Me
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Woah, ah mercy mercy me / Ah things ain't what they used to be, no / Where did all the blue skies go? / Poison is the wind that blows / From the north and south and east / Woah
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Marvin Gaye – What's Going On
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What’s Going On is an exquisite plea for peace on Earth, sung by a man at the height of crisis. In 1970, Marvin Gaye was Motown’s top male vocal star, yet he was frustrated by the
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Robert Palmer – Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You
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The late tenor singer Robert Palmer (1949 – 2003) was chiefly known for his pop/rock hits of the 1980s, like “Addicted to Love” (1985) and “I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On” (1986
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JAY-Z – Marcy Me
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On this song, JAY-Z reminisces on his days as a hustler in Marcy Houses in Brooklyn and pays homage to Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Me”.
The song features long-time JAY-Z collaborator The
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk – What's Goin' On/Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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[Instrumental]
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Marvin Gaye – God Is Love
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Track 5 on What’s Going On, an album which on July 22, 2013, was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 300,000 albums.
In this song, Marvin
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Devon Gilfillian – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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[Verse 1] / Woah, mercy, mercy me / Woah, things ain't what they used to be, no no / Where did all the blue skies go? / Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and
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Sounds of Blackness – God is Love / Mercy Mercy Me
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[Part 1: God is Love] / [Intro] / (Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh) Don't talk about / (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh) Don't talk about / [Verse 1] / Oh, don't go and talk about my Father
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Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Covers
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See all of “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” by Marvin Gaye’s covers
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Violent Femmes – See My Ships
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See my ships / They are sailing / In and out of the harbor / Will they go together / Or must they stay apart / Yes I know it's in my heart / Surely you see what's inside of me
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Marvin Gaye – Sad Tomorrows
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“Sad Tomorrows” is the demo version of the classic song “Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky)”, from the What’s Going On album. It was released as the b-side of “Mercy Mercy Me (The
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Marvin Gaye – Jesus is Our Love Song
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Instrumental
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Trippie Redd – The Devil’s Voice
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This unreleased song was previewed by Trippie Redd multiple times in late summer 2020. The track features an interpolation of Marvin Gaye’s 1971 song “Mercy Mercy (The Ecology)”.
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Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
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“Inner City Blues” depicts the ghettos of inner-city America as it discusses the bleak economic situation set against the backdrop of the space race, the Vietnam War and the
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Corinne Bailey Rae – Call Me When You Get This
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[Verse 1:] / How does it feel being in these arms? / What's it really like to be loved? / I've been alone now, how long? / Have you ever loved the way that I have? / And I have
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Marvin Gaye – Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky)
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“Flying High (In the Friendly Sky)” is based around the concept of Marvin Gaye’s drug use. At this point in his life, he was still mainly smoking marijuana but he’d later delve
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Nas – Blunt Ashes
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Chris Webber (yes, the basketball player) produced this track. It samples “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)” by Marvin Gaye.
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Kanye West – Dark Fantasy
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Preceded by the darkest period of Kanye’s life, which culminated in the infamous Taylor Swift incident, this conceptual album digs deeper into the dark side of fame.
This track
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