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rootzoo.com — Marvin Gaye sings the national anthem at the NBA All-Star game (February 13th, 1983), accompanied by a drum machine. This was one of the final performances of his life.

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  • gometro33, on 02/12/2009, -0/+44That's all kinds of awesome
  • Peko, on 02/13/2009, -3/+29I bet if you showed this to Kanye he'd just want the shades.
  • Herminator64, on 02/13/2009, -0/+22That isn't actually part of the anthem, that's just the music that followed Gaye wherever he went.
  • displacednomad, on 02/13/2009, -1/+22He suited up. Back when classy was classy.
  • MikeCP, on 02/13/2009, -2/+17Or he'd ask which auto tuner he uses

    then go home and blog about marvin gaye hitting him for asking such a stupid question
  • ChinezePanda, on 02/13/2009, -1/+15I need a cigarette.
  • wizalt, on 02/13/2009, -2/+15I want to make love with the statue of liberty to this.
  • killadingo, on 02/13/2009, -1/+13I like how the anthem is being sung over boot knockin music!
  • inactive, on 02/13/2009, -0/+12The Master


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyIUR9l5pWI
  • stevets, on 02/13/2009, -1/+13Marvin is the man.
  • wardsac, on 02/13/2009, -1/+12I just wish today's musical stars had half the class Marvin had. Even putting Kanye in the same sentence as Marvin makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit.
  • shawntempesta, on 02/13/2009, -0/+10Yes, and you submitted a dupe.

    http://digg.com/people/Marvin_Gaye_gets_it_done_He ...
    http://digg.com/music/Marvin_Gaye_reinterprets_the ...
    http://digg.com/music/Marvin_Gaye_sexes_up_the_Ame ...
    http://digg.com/music/Marvin_Gaye_sings_the_Nation ...

    Don't mean to sound hilarious...but...you know...dupe.
  • havek23, on 02/13/2009, -1/+10the drum machine really makes it lol
  • wardsac, on 02/13/2009, -1/+10Gives me the chills every time I hear it. Absolutely incredible.
  • MrMysterious, on 02/13/2009, -2/+11I usually despise anyone that tries to be unique while singing the National Anthem but this is pretty good. Except for all the cheering...
  • ChuckIT, on 02/13/2009, -1/+10he just made love to our national anthem
  • Beautyon, on 02/13/2009, -0/+8...then in your body, there is no soul.
  • vat0r, on 02/13/2009, -1/+8I thought it was kind of gaye.
  • Eisen4, on 02/13/2009, -3/+10Is it weird that this song put me in the mood?
  • lukeduke, on 02/13/2009, -0/+6It's 1983...the black guys couldn't wear the short shorts without their junk hanging out
  • joebaloney, on 02/13/2009, -1/+6If someone did that today they would lambasted by the media.
  • meth0d, on 02/13/2009, -1/+6cant remember the last time i saw a stadium so into the national anthem....straight pimpin
  • funkedup, on 02/13/2009, -1/+6MOTOWN!!!
  • TwwIX, on 02/13/2009, -1/+6The guy could have made any song sound sexy and soulful. One of the truly greatest. May he rest in peace.
  • wardsac, on 02/13/2009, -1/+6Because white folk don't have rhythm and can't appreciate Marvin...... *eye roll*

    We're not all completely hopeless :)
  • redscofield, on 02/13/2009, -0/+5Man i wish Marvin was still around... he was a beautiful soul and made amazing music
  • inactive, on 02/13/2009, -0/+5Man, the American National Anthem sounds freaking amazing when done right, and no one does it better than the greatest soul singer of all time.
  • MrDoug, on 02/13/2009, -1/+6Classy...just plain classy.
  • eightyd, on 02/13/2009, -2/+6Wow, normally I absolutely detest people screwing with our national anthem - see every rendition sung by a star at the superbown ever - but this was just plain awesome, chill-inducing. I want the mp3.
  • gttim, on 02/13/2009, -7/+11The white folk in the audience are looking around mouthing "What the gosh durn heck is this!?"

    And Marvin is thinking, "Sing along with this one motherf@cker!"
  • sting2kx, on 02/13/2009, -1/+5oh my ***** god! i love this dude
  • bmorris, on 02/13/2009, -0/+4It's sounds like a casio keyboard. Dirty ... awesome.
  • HeyEEEEEEE, on 02/13/2009, -1/+5beautiful. i love the unique rendition. as all the people of this country are so unique and diverse, it's nice to see the National Anthem rendered in just as many unique ways.
  • DireWolf11, on 02/13/2009, -0/+4***** awesome, i love it, who is singing this year?
  • dixon, on 02/13/2009, -0/+4You are mistaken:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrFW2aYHVR8
  • HyphySoul, on 02/13/2009, -1/+5One of the best renditions I've ever heard
  • wardsac, on 02/13/2009, -0/+4Maybe if someone did it. But not if Marvin did it.

    Besides, who cares. The media lambastes anything and everything nowadays, most people have just stopped listening.
  • scalded, on 02/13/2009, -0/+4I am sick of marvin gayes who just sit around trying 2 teach me talent... Why???? I understand if people don't like me because I only follow the current trends or if I don't have a style of my own yet I call myself the voice of a generation or if I alienated a lot of my fanbase with my last album, But this gaye punch to the face is the worst insult I've ever had in my life. This is the most offended I've ever been... this is the maddest I ever will be. I'm typing so ***** hard I might break my ***** Mac book Air!!!!!!!!
  • DetpackJump, on 02/13/2009, -2/+6That was pretty gaye
  • techtock, on 02/13/2009, -1/+5Reminds me of: http://www.hulu.com/watch/31437/the-simpsons-bleed ...
  • OPR8R, on 02/13/2009, -1/+4Great rendition...
  • banderwocky, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3So fresh, so funky.
  • gayle01, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3that is Classic. really sexy too!
  • BotchaMcCoola, on 02/13/2009, -2/+5He has some truly awesome and timeless hits. But that "pitch varying" bit doesn't work on this song any better than it did with I think Aretha Franklin recently.
  • Elwin008, on 02/14/2009, -0/+3Probably the only time panties were thrown on stage after the Nation Anthem
  • lepetitmousse, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3do people clap along and cheer at funerals?
    how many times have seen an audience this engaged in the national anthem?
    this is probably the best national anthem ever sung, simply because of the way it captivated the audience and made them a part of it.
  • wardsac, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3Now now girls, you're both ugly.
  • seanosays, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3the home of the brave.. the way he sung that last verse was so epic
  • Lleu, on 02/13/2009, -1/+3..... If I was a woman I'd be wet right now
  • mattsouth, on 02/16/2009, -0/+2******* EPIC
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