Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. was born in 1939 to Marvin Gay, Sr. and Alberta Gay in Washington, D.C.. Gaye began his career in Motown in 1958, and soon became Motown's top solo male artist. He scored numerous hits during the 1960s, among them "Ain't That Peculiar", "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", as well as several hit duets with Tammi Terrell, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"" and "You're All I Need to Get By", before moving on to his own form of musical self-expression.
Along with Stevie Wonder, Gaye is notable for fighting the hit-making—but creatively restrictive—Motown record-making process, in which performers, songwriters and record producers were generally kept in separate camps. Gaye forced Motown to release his 1971 album What's Going On, which is today hailed as one of the best albums of all time. Subsequent releases proved that Gaye, who had been a part-time songwriter for Motown artists during his early years with the label, could write and produce his own singles without having to rely on the Motown system. This achievement would pave the way for the successes of later self-sufficient singer-songwriter-producers in African American music, such as Luther Vandross and Babyface.
During the 1970s, Gaye would release several other notable albums, including Let's Get It On and I Want You, and released several successful singles such as "Come Get to This", "Got to Give It Up" and "Sexual Healing". By the time of his shooting death in 1984, at the hands of his clergyman father, Gaye had become one of the most influential artists of the soul music era.
Dance
marvin gaye Lyrics
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Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
Dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
I want you and you want me
So why don't we get together after the dance?
(Pretty girl, saw you smile)
When I first saw you
You were looking good on Soul Train, so good
(Oh, I was looking, too)
And I came knocking at you
And I thought that it was right
You was dancing good, spinning everywhere
Baby, I fall over myself, she was so fine
The way she moves, so fine
She was moving so freaky
Need her, what she needs is me
I want you and you want me
So why don't we get together after the dance?
And while we dance (midnight, baby)
Next record, baby (next record, girl)
You were so in time (looked so fine)
The way you move me (move next to me)
Your big warm eyes told me one thing
Oh baby (good vibrations between you and me)
I first caught fire between you and me
Ah (we started walking, you started talking)
That you needed my sweet lovin' baby
And nobody else's, nobodies but my love, baby
And that's how I feel about you, baby
I want you to take me with you (please, baby)
What you gonna do?
Oh I want you, oh and you want me (i want you and you want me)
So why don't we get together after the dance?
Alright, ooh
(Dance with me,) doin' it, baby (dance with me baby)
Saw you moving (dance with me, dance with me baby)
Oh, baby, cheeks caught my eye (dance with me, come on, dance with me baby)
Things have crossed my mind
Hey baby, ooh
I want you and you want me
So why don't we get together after the dance? (Ah baby)
I want you and you want me
So why don't we get together after the dance? (Oh I just want to tell ya, baby)
Oh I want you and you want me (i want to get to know you, baby)
So why don't we get together after the dance?
No, I don't want your number
(Oh I want you) I'm walkin' outta here with you baby
(And you want me)
Oh-oh, take me with you, now (so why don't we)
We've got to get together after the dance?
Please, baby (oh I want you)
You've got to take me with ya (and you want me)
Don't ya know I love ya baby (so why don't we)
Oh baby, get together after the dance?
You know I came back this week, baby (oh, I want you)
Came all the way to find you (and you want me)
(So why don't we get together after the dance?)
The song "Dance With Me" by Marvin Gaye is a classic R&B track with an upbeat tempo and catchy lyrics that portray the desire to connect with someone and share a moment of intimacy. The lyrics start by encouraging someone to dance with the singer and then transition to expressing interest in the person and the desire to take the connection further after the dance. Marvin Gaye sings about being drawn to the person's movements and appearance, as well as feeling a certain "vibration" between them.
The lyrics paint a picture of a playful and flirty encounter on the dancefloor, where two people have chemistry and are feeling each other's energy. The repetitive chorus emphasizes the singers' desire to pursue a romantic connection after the dance and the urgency felt in that moment. The lyrics capture the excitement and anticipation that can come with meeting someone new and feeling a strong attraction to them.
Line by Line Meaning
Ah dance with me, come on, dance with me baby
The singer is inviting their romantic interest to dance with them.
I want you and you want me
So why don't we get together after the dance?
The singer wants to pursue a relationship with their romantic interest and suggests meeting up after the dance.
When I first saw you
You were looking good on Soul Train, so good
The singer first noticed their romantic interest on a TV show called Soul Train and found them attractive.
And I came knocking at you
And I thought that it was right
The artist approached their romantic interest as they believed it was the right thing to do.
She was moving so freaky
Need her, what she needs is me
The artist is attracted to their romantic interest's dancing and believes they are what their romantic interest needs in a partner.
And while we dance
Next record, baby
You were so in time
The way you move me
While they were dancing, the singer noticed how in sync they were with their romantic interest and was moved by their movements.
That you needed my sweet lovin' baby
And nobody else's, nobodies but my love, baby
The singer believes their romantic interest needs their love and not anyone else’s.
Oh I want you, oh and you want me (i want you and you want me)
So why don't we get together after the dance?
The artist restates their desire to pursue a relationship with their romantic interest and suggests meeting up after the dance.
No, I don't want your number
(oh I want you) I'm walkin' outta here with you baby
The artist declines their romantic interest's offer of a phone number and instead proposes leaving together.
(So why don't we)
We've got to get together after the dance?
The artist repeats their suggestion to meet up after the dance.
Please, baby (oh I want you)
You've got to take me with ya
The singer begs their romantic interest to take them with them when they leave.
Don't ya know I love ya baby (so why don't we)
Oh baby, get together after the dance?
The artist once again expresses their love for their romantic interest and repeats their suggestion to meet up after the dance.
Came all the way to find you (and you want me)
(So why don't we get together after the dance?)
The singer came out to try and find their romantic interest and restates their suggestion to meet up after the dance.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Marvin Gaye, Arthur Ross, Leon Ware
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@tonkasergej6677
I am From Bosnia and Herzegovina my Grandmother used to play this song and dancing to it without knowing a word in English.. man I miss her so much, cheers from Bosnia folks 🍻
@kaustik185
cheers dude! I'll raise one to your nana!
@comanchedase
Great memory
@manueldelgado1134
Cheers, Tonka. Your Grandmother knew a lot
@ElvisLivesUpstairs
😊
@tonkasergej6677
@@Loafie17 She had no Idea and neither did I as little child, she enjoyed it same way you may enjoy foreign music yourself 🙂, my grandmother's generation used to study Russian as their second language and she was pretty good at it, it's my parents generation and on that study English and German.
@campdry
Man when this song comes on the family cookout has officially started.
@shawnwright5332
👍🇨🇦
@ronaldjones8797
So true. This is music.
@whh993
Yesssss.💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽