 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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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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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) - 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 – 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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The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Ft. G. Love (USA)) – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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[Verse 1] / Oh, mercy, mercy me, yeah yeah / No, things ain't what how they s'pose to be / Where did all the blue skies go? / Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south
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Reuben Wilson – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
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[Instrumental] / [Chorus] / Ah, mercy mercy me / Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no / Ah, mercy mercy me / Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no / [Refrain] / Things
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Jon B – Mercy Mercy Me
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From Tribute Album "Marvin is 60!" / Written by Marvin Gaye / Woo oh, mercy mercy me / Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no / Where did all the blue skies go? / Poison is
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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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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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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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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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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 – Mercy Mercy Me (Live in Montreux 1980)
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[Intro] / Here we have something for you folks, we hope / You enjoy it as we enter our social section / Thank you / [Verse] / Whoa, ah, mercy mercy me / Ah, things ain't what they
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Michael McDonald – Mercy Mercy Me
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Ooo, no, no, no, ooo / Oh mercy, mercy me / Oh 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
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Richard Evans – Mercy Mercy Me
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[Instrumental]
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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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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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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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Sho Baraka – Maybe Both, 1865 Samples
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See all of “Maybe Both, 1865” by Sho Baraka’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Nitty Scott (Ft. Ab-Soul) – Apex
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The 3rd cut off The Art of Chill, the track features TDE’s Ab-Soul.
It samples Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology).”
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Marvin Gaye – Wholy Holy (Mono Single Version)
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[Intro] / Wholy holy / Come together / Wholy holy / People, we all got to come together / Because we need the strength, power and all the feeling / [Verse 1] / Wholy holy / Oh Lord
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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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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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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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Marvin Gaye – Overture (Live 1974)
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[Instrumental] / [Outro] / Thank you / WOO!
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