I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Barry White Marvin Gaye Lyrics
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'Bout your plans to make me blue
With some other guy you knew before
Between the two of us guys
You know I loved you more
It took me by surprise I must say
When I found out yesterday
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Oh I heard it through the grapevine
Oh I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah.
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine baby
I know a man ain't supposed to cry
But these tears I can't hold inside
Losin' you would end my life you see
'Cause you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself
That you loved some one else
Instead I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
And I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine, baby
People say believe half of what you see
Son and none of what you hear
But I can't help but be confused
If it's true please tell me dear
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you loved before?
Don't you know I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah
I heard it through the grapevine
I'm just about to love my mind
Honey, honey, yeah
I heard it through the grapevine,
Not much longer would you be mine, baby yeah
In Barry White Marvin Gaye's song "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," the singer recalls how he found out about his lover's plan to make him blue by leaving him for someone else. The news did not come from her but from other sources, likely rumors (the grapevine). The singer, who loved her more than the other guy, is devastated by the news and cannot hold back his tears. The possibility of losing her would end his life because she means so much to him. As he awaits confirmation of the rumor, he asks whether she plans to let him go for the other guy. The song ends with the repetition of the refrain, "Not much longer would you be mine," and the singer on the brink of losing his mind.
Line by Line Meaning
I bet you're wonderin' how I knew
You're probably wondering how I found out
'Bout your plans to make me blue
About your intentions to make me sad
With some other guy you knew before
You're seeing another man you've known before
Between the two of us guys
As men who both loved you
You know I loved you more
You know I loved you more than the other man
It took me by surprise, I must say
I was surprised when I heard it
When I found out yesterday
I heard it yesterday
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
I heard it through gossip and rumors
Not much longer would you be mine
You'll leave me soon
Oh I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I heard it through gossip and rumors
Oh I'm just about to lose my mind
I'm going crazy thinking about it
Honey, honey yeah.
My dear
I know a man ain't supposed to cry
Men aren't supposed to cry
But these tears I can't hold inside
But I can't help crying
Losin' you would end my life you see
Losing you would be devastating for me
'Cause you mean that much to me
Because you mean so much to me
You could have told me yourself
You should have told me directly
That you loved someone else
That you loved someone else
Instead I heard it through the grapevine
Instead, I heard it through gossip and rumors
And I'm just about to lose my mind
I'm going insane thinking about it
People say believe half of what you see
People say to only believe part of what you see
Son and none of what you hear
And none of what you hear
But I can't help but be confused
But I'm still confused
If it's true please tell me dear
If it's true, please tell me
Do you plan to let me go
Do you plan to break up with me
For the other guy you loved before?
To be with the other man you loved before?
Not much longer would you be mine, baby
You won't be with me much longer, baby
I'm just about to lose my mind
I'm on the verge of going crazy
Honey, honey yeah
My dear
I heard it through the grapevine
I heard it through gossip and rumors
Not much longer would you be mine, baby
You won't be with me much longer, baby
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BARRETT STRONG, NORMAN WHITFIELD
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Marvin Gaye - lead vocals
The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps) - background vocals
Earl Van Dyke - Hammond organ
Johnny Griffith - Wurlitzer electric piano
Richard "Pistol" Allen and Uriel Jones - drums
James Jamerson - bass
Jack Ashford - percussion
Joe Messina - guitar
The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra - additional instrumentation
Paul Riser - string arrangement
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