

Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Alive
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This classic performance was recorded on Marvin Gaye’s first European Tour in 1976.
This classic performance was recorded on Marvin Gaye’s first European Tour in 1976, and captures the soul singer at his unparalleled best. Filmed at Edenhalle Concert Hall in Amsterdam before a sell-out audience, this show was one of the rare live performances captured on film. The program features 23 classic songs, including "You’re a Wonderful One," "You," and "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough."
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Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Alive
Special | 51m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
This classic performance was recorded on Marvin Gaye’s first European Tour in 1976, and captures the soul singer at his unparalleled best. Filmed at Edenhalle Concert Hall in Amsterdam before a sell-out audience, this show was one of the rare live performances captured on film. The program features 23 classic songs, including "You’re a Wonderful One," "You," and "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough."
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♪ >> Star time, ladies and gentlemen.
♪ Are you ready for the man?
[ Audience cheers ] The man who created such tunes as "What's Going On," "Let's Get It On," "I Want You," "After the Dance," "Save the Children."
Are you ready once again?
Ladies and gentlemen... once I'm going to give you the man who created, again, the tunes like... "Mercy, Mercy Me."
♪ Ladies and gentlemen, Marvin Gaye!
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> Thank you!
♪ ♪ Oh, if you want to do it ♪ ♪ Let's get it on ♪ ♪ How you going to act ♪ ♪ This time around?
♪ ♪ Before we take it off ♪ ♪ Down to the skin ♪ ♪ Let's get an understanding ♪ ♪ Girl, you didn't understand ♪ ♪ My philosophy ♪ ♪ You did not understand ♪ ♪ You just ran away from me ♪ ♪ Oh, I missed you, baby ♪ ♪ Ooh, I missed you bad ♪ ♪ I missed you ♪ ♪ You're the best I ever had ♪ ♪ Ah, you're so bad, oh, baby ♪ ♪ But I must like you like that ♪ ♪ Although you won't let me ♪ ♪ Control this or that ♪ ♪ I still find you're ♪ ♪ Where it's at ♪ ♪ Now I see you're coming ♪ ♪ Straight to the point ♪ ♪ You say the more you get, baby ♪ ♪ Ah, the more you want me ♪ ♪ Yeah, darling, darling ♪ ♪ You're not wasting my time ♪ ♪ What I see, baby ♪ ♪ Is so hard to find ♪ ♪ Although you've been all over town, baby ♪ ♪ Having your affairs ♪ ♪ I still got to accept you back ♪ ♪ Angel, although you're promiscuous ♪ ♪ I don't mind a bit ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're still ♪ ♪ The greatest thing in bed ♪ ♪ You're miles ahead ♪ ♪ Whoo!
♪ ♪ ♪ Girl, if you run away again ♪ ♪ Surely my heart ♪ ♪ Would never mend ♪ Thank you!
♪ Don't tell me ♪ ♪ The love we made ♪ ♪ Was just for old times' sake ♪ ♪ Say the pain ♪ ♪ I put on your mind ♪ ♪ Was just so hard to take ♪ ♪ She said that pain ♪ ♪ Might never mend ♪ ♪ So let's be sometime lovers ♪ ♪ And, oh, baby ♪ ♪ That's when my poor heart broke ♪ ♪ If you got a girl ♪ ♪ And you want her for your wife ♪ ♪ You got to treat her good and love her all her life ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, baby ♪ Yes, baby.
♪ Ooh, if you've got ♪ ♪ A little girl ♪ ♪ And you want her for your wife ♪ ♪ You better love her good ♪ ♪ Love her all her life, baby ♪ ♪ That's all right now ♪ ♪ Ooh, if you got a girl ♪ ♪ And you want her for your wife ♪ ♪ You got to love her good ♪ ♪ Love her all her life ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ If you've got a lover ♪ ♪ And you want her for your wife ♪ ♪ Love her good ♪ ♪ Love her all her life ♪ ♪ Got to, got to, got to ♪ ♪ If you want a lover ♪ ♪ Want her for your wife ♪ ♪ Love her good ♪ ♪ Love her all ♪ ♪ All, all her life ♪ Be good to the girl!
♪ Ooh-ooh, ooooh ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Audience whistles ] Thank you.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
So nice to be here with you this evening.
I'd like to say hello.
Hello out there!
[ Audience shouts ] Hey.
Alright.
Sound like you're ready tonight.
Everybody feeling good?
>> Yeah!
>> Alright.
I need to feel good with you.
[ Chuckles ] We feel good up here, too.
This is a great place, baby.
Ah.
Let me hear everybody in the house say, "Ow!"
>> Ow!
>> Yes.
Feeling alright.
We want to sing a little bit of everything for you this evening if we can.
Few of the old things, few of the new things.
We sincerely hope that you all relax, lay back, check out the show.
Here's one from my very latest endeavor.
"I Want You."
This is a story about two lovers shouldn't have been.
>> ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ >> They did the thing.
And went their separate way again.
>> ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Shoo-by ♪ >> Then by chance, oh, they happened to meet at a neighborhood dance, got that feeling all over again.
>> ♪ Shoo-by, shooby, dooby ♪ >> He said... ♪ "How much have you missed me since I had you" ♪ ♪ How much, ooh ♪ Oh, how much?
♪ Oh, I really wondered ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Wonder if you remember, baby ♪ ♪ How good you made it to me, baby ♪ ♪ Such a thrill ♪ ♪ Been so hard ♪ ♪ Since I had you, baby ♪ ♪ Ah, baby, come on ♪ ♪ Give me a break ♪ ♪ It's been so hard ♪ ♪ Since I had you, baby ♪ ♪ My, oh, my eyes ♪ ♪ Must look serious ♪ ♪ 'Cause when I look at you ♪ ♪ I get delirious, oh, baby ♪ ♪ Your, oh, your voice ♪ ♪ Sounds so serious ♪ ♪ Since we're still friends ♪ ♪ Let me make love to you ♪ ♪ Again, baby ♪ ♪ Don't make me wait ♪ ♪ Been so hard since I had your sugar ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, don't make me wait ♪ ♪ Been so hard ♪ ♪ Since I had you, baby ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ [ Audience whistles ] ♪ Looking so good, baby ♪ ♪ I remember ♪ ♪ But what I remember most ♪ ♪ Is I was a fool to ever let you go, baby ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Let me take you home this evening, baby ♪ ♪ Confess all my love to you, darling ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ I want to tell you what a fool I've been, baby ♪ >> ♪ Ooooooooh ♪ >> ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Since I had you, girl ♪ ♪ I haven't wanted no other lover ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Since I had you, baby ♪ ♪ There hasn't been no other lady ♪ ♪ No other lover, ow ♪ ♪ Since I had you, baby ♪ ♪ I haven't wanted, darling, no other woman ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Since I tasted your lovin' ♪ ♪ I haven't wanted no other lady ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Since I tasted you ♪ ♪ Since I had ♪ ♪ All of your looooooove ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Audience whistles ] Thank you.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
♪ Well, well, baby ♪ ♪ You know I love you ♪ ♪ And you've been gone ♪ ♪ Gone too long ♪ ♪ And when you left me, baby ♪ ♪ You stayed so long ♪ ♪ I said, "Baby ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Come and get your love" ♪ >> ♪ Let's get to this ♪ [ Audience shouts ] >> ♪ Whoo-hoo ♪ >> ♪ Come get to this ♪ >> ♪ Come and get it, baby ♪ >> ♪ Come get to this ♪ >> ♪ Oh, come on, baby ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ >> ♪ Come get to this ♪ >> ♪ Come get it, baby ♪ ♪ Come and get your love ♪ >> ♪ Come get to this ♪ >> ♪ Oh, sugar ♪ ♪ Oh, darling ♪ ♪ You've been gone too long, baby ♪ ♪ And I missed you, darling ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Come and get to this ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Come here ♪ ♪ Let me caress you ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Honey, your letters ♪ ♪ Told me what you miss ♪ ♪ Come here, baby ♪ ♪ Get to this ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ I want you here ♪ ♪ So I can do ♪ ♪ Something freaky to you ♪ ♪ I want to feel what I felt a long time ago, darling ♪ ♪ Oh, come here, baby ♪ ♪ Get to this ♪ [ "Let's Get It On" plays ] ♪ I've been really trying, baby ♪ ♪ Trying to hold back this feeling for so long ♪ ♪ And if you feel ♪ ♪ Like I feel, baby ♪ ♪ Then come on ♪ ♪ Oh, come on ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ Let's get it on ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Let's get it on ♪ ♪ Let's love, baby ♪ ♪ Let's get it on, oh, sugar ♪ ♪ Let's get on ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ We're all sensitive people ♪ ♪ With so much to give ♪ ♪ Understand me, sugar ♪ ♪ Since we got to be here ♪ ♪ Let's live ♪ ♪ I love you ♪ ♪ There's nothing wrong ♪ ♪ With me loving you ♪ ♪ Baby, no, no, no ♪ ♪ And giving yourself to me can never be wrong ♪ ♪ If the love is true ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, whoo, whoo ♪ ♪ I know you know what I've been dreamin' of ♪ ♪ Don't you, baby?
♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ My whole body wants that feelin' of love ♪ ♪ Whoo, happy, whoo-hoo, oh ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna worry ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna push ♪ ♪ Won't push you, baby, oh ♪ ♪ Whoo, come on, come on, come on ♪ ♪ Come on, come on, oh, baby ♪ ♪ Stop beatin' 'round the bush ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Gonna get it on ♪ ♪ Threatenin' you, baby ♪ ♪ I wanna get it on ♪ ♪ Don't have to worry that it's wrong ♪ ♪ If the spirit moves ♪ ♪ Let me groove you good ♪ ♪ Let your love come, oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Get it on ♪ ♪ Come on, baby ♪ ♪ Do you know the meaning?
♪ ♪ I've been sanctified ♪ ♪ Whoo, whoo ♪ ♪ Give me good feeling ♪ ♪ So good, baby ♪ ♪ Somethin' like sanctified ♪ ♪ Oh, do right, baby ♪ ♪ Nothing wrong with love ♪ ♪ If you want to love me ♪ ♪ Just let yourself go ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Let's get it on ♪ ♪ Please, please, baby ♪ ♪ Let's get it on ♪ ♪ Ow!
♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ Ooh, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, let's get it on ♪ ♪ ♪ Sugar, you promised me ♪ ♪ You said, "Marvin, baby, this evening" ♪ ♪ Said we could get it on ♪ ♪ Oh, yes, you did ♪ ♪ I said, "Ooh, baby, I been waiting so long ♪ ♪ Now we're gonna get it on" ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ Now, it's kind of warm in here.
Baby, let me get comfortable.
♪ I just want to get comfortable ♪ ♪ I want to do it, sugar ♪ ♪ I want to get it on ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Let me get it on with you right now ♪ Wait a minute, baby.
Wait a minute.
Let me turn the music down a little bit low.
It's kind of warm in here, baby.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Whoo, whoo ♪ ♪ Whoo, love me ♪ ♪ Let me, let me, let me ♪ ♪ Oh, let me, baby ♪ ♪ Well, I been loving you ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ I've been loving you long time ♪ ♪ Let me, let me ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Please, please, baby ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Ooh, baby ♪ ♪ I want to get it on ♪ Whoo!
We want to get them lights real soft, darling.
♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Come on, sugar ♪ ♪ Give me all your lovin' ♪ ♪ Please, baby ♪ ♪ Give me all your love, baby ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Oh!
♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Ooh, I just want to love you ♪ ♪ Really, really love you ♪ Let me turn the lights down real low, baby.
♪ Turn the lights down low ♪ Whoo!
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you, folks!
That's all.
You didn't expect me to get naked, did you?
Thank you, y'all!
Whoo!
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
>> Everybody still feeling alright?
>> Yeah!
>> Alright, then.
Thank you so much.
We're going to go back and grab a few oldies.
We hope they're goodies for you.
You've written in requests that we take you back a little bit to the '60s.
We hope you recognize some of these songs and enjoy them.
A little medley.
Hold on just a second.
Pardon me a minute.
Now, that's better, huh?
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
We're going to kick this off right now.
A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four.
[ "Ain't That Peculiar" plays ] Whoo!
It was about 1966.
♪ Honey, you do me wrong ♪ ♪ But still, I'm crazy about you ♪ ♪ Stay away too long ♪ ♪ And I can't do without you ♪ ♪ Any chance you get you seem to hurt me more and more ♪ ♪ Each hurt makes my love stronger than before ♪ ♪ I know flowers grow from rain ♪ ♪ But how can love grow from pain, baby?
♪ ♪ Ain't that peculiar ♪ ♪ A peculiarity ♪ ♪ Ain't that peculiar, baby ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ Peculiar as can be ♪ Yes, now.
Whoo!
♪ Yeah, baby ♪ ♪ Honey, you're wonderful ♪ ♪ You're wonderful, baby ♪ ♪ Now you're a wonderful one ♪ This is one we really love, don't you?
♪ In you there is a rare quality ♪ ♪ Your love, baby, means the world to me ♪ ♪ For me you're always concerned ♪ ♪ And you ask nothin', baby, in return ♪ ♪ You're really more than I deserve ♪ ♪ From my heart I mean these words ♪ ♪ You're a wonderful one ♪ ♪ Yes, now, baby ♪ ♪ You're a wonderful one ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah!
♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ One more time!
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, baby ♪ ♪ I try to put my arms around you ♪ ♪ Because I wanna hold you tight ♪ ♪ Every time I reach for you, baby ♪ ♪ Try to kiss you, you jump out of sight ♪ ♪ But I've got news for you ♪ ♪ I've made plans for two ♪ ♪ I'm a stubborn kind of fellow ♪ ♪ Got my mind made up to love you ♪ ♪ Oh!
♪ ♪ Say yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, baby ♪ ♪ One more time ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ You are, oh, my pride and joy ♪ ♪ And I love you ♪ ♪ Love you, darlin' ♪ ♪ Like a baby boy loves his toy ♪ ♪ You've got kisses sweeter than honey ♪ ♪ I work seven days a week, give you all my money ♪ ♪ That's why you are my pride and joy ♪ ♪ Telling the world ♪ ♪ You're my pride and joy ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm your baby boy ♪ ♪ You're my pride and joy ♪ ♪ Baby, oh, baby ♪ ♪ Little darlin', I love you ♪ >> ♪ Darlin', I love you ♪ >> ♪ Darlin', I want you ♪ >> ♪ Darlin', I want you ♪ >> ♪ Little darlin', I need you ♪ >> ♪ Darlin', I need you ♪ >> ♪ Little darlin', got to have you ♪ >> ♪ Darlin', got to have you ♪ >> ♪ If it means giving up my pride ♪ ♪ I'm willing to give it up ♪ ♪ Give it up ♪ ♪ There's always one who loves more than the other ♪ ♪ But I don't mind ♪ ♪ I don't mind ♪ ♪ I'm willing to pay the price ♪ ♪ Have your love at any sacrifice ♪ ♪ Darlin', I love you ♪ >> ♪ Darlin' I love you ♪ >> ♪ Little darlin', I need you ♪ >> ♪ Darlin', I need you ♪ >> ♪ Little darlin', I want you ♪ >> ♪ Darlin', I want you ♪ >> ♪ Oh, darlin', got to have you ♪ >> ♪ Darlin', got to have you ♪ >> Whoo!
Here's one, baby.
[ "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" plays ] ♪ I bet you're wondering how I knew ♪ ♪ '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 ♪ ♪ I heard it through the grapevine ♪ ♪ Not much longer would you be mine ♪ ♪ Well, I heard it through the grapevine ♪ ♪ I'm just about to lose my mind, honey, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Sugar, I heard it ♪ ♪ That's what I did, baby ♪ Whoo!
[ "Hitch Hike" plays ] I got to get me a ride.
♪ Going to Chicago ♪ ♪ The last place my baby stayed ♪ ♪ Hitchhike, baby ♪ ♪ Packing up my bags ♪ ♪ Going to leave this old town right away ♪ ♪ Hitchhike, baby ♪ ♪ Find that girl ♪ ♪ If I have to hitchhike all around the world ♪ ♪ Chicago city limits ♪ ♪ The sign on the highway read ♪ ♪ Hitchhike, baby ♪ ♪ I'll keep movin' ♪ ♪ Till I get to that street called 6th and 3rd ♪ ♪ Hitchhiking ♪ ♪ Gonna find that girl ♪ ♪ If I have to hitchhike all around the world ♪ ♪ Hitchhike ♪ ♪ Hitch a ride ♪ ♪ Hitchhike ♪ ♪ Hitch a ride ♪ ♪ Baby, you, you I see ♪ ♪ In my mirror in the mornin' ♪ ♪ Instead of seein' me ♪ ♪ I see you ♪ ♪ I see your face ♪ ♪ And inside me is a growing need ♪ ♪ For your embrace ♪ ♪ In the light of day ♪ ♪ Though our faces meet ♪ ♪ Someone there might see ♪ ♪ We never speak ♪ ♪ Till the dark of night ♪ ♪ Oh, while the moon is new ♪ ♪ When we whisper words of love ♪ ♪ In our secret rendezvous ♪ ♪ Though it's wrong, I know ♪ ♪ I love you so ♪ ♪ I love you, baby ♪ ♪ I need you, baby ♪ ♪ Need you ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ I'm too busy thinking about my baby, baby ♪ ♪ Too busy thinking about my baby ♪ ♪ And I ain't got time for nothin' else ♪ ♪ No, no, baby ♪ ♪ I ain't got time to do no studying ♪ ♪ I don't have time to do no birdy watching ♪ ♪ I'm too busy thinking about my baby ♪ ♪ I'm too busy thinking about my baby ♪ ♪ You see, I love her and I'm too busy, ooh ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, Lordy, Lord ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ You ♪ >> ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ >> ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ >> ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ >> ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh, baby, baby ♪ >> ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ >> ♪ How sweet ♪ ♪ Sweet it is ♪ >> ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ >> ♪ It's so sweet to me ♪ ♪ So good to me ♪ >> ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ >> ♪ So wonderful ♪ ♪ So divine ♪ >> ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ >> ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Somebody loves you ♪ >> ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ >> ♪ So sweet ♪ ♪ Somebody loves you ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Got to, got to say ♪ ♪ How sweet ♪ ♪ How sweet it is ♪ ♪ How sweet it is ♪ >> ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ >> ♪ Oh, baby ♪ Ladies and gentlemen, we thought we'd take this tune to express to you our heartfelt thanks for your wonderful support and your love for us.
That is very evident as I see you here.
We sincerely want to thank you and tell you that we reciprocate in every way.
We love you, too.
This is the perfect song to say how sweet it is to be loved by you.
♪ That's why I say, baby ♪ ♪ How sweet, oh, how sweet it is, baby ♪ ♪ Bring it up one more time ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you, darlin', darlin' ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ You and you ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ Whoo!
♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
Whoo!
♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Rockets, moon shots ♪ ♪ Spend it on the have-nots ♪ ♪ Money ♪ ♪ We make it ♪ ♪ Before we see it ♪ ♪ You take it ♪ ♪ Oh, makes me wanna holler ♪ ♪ The way they do my life ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby ♪ ♪ Makes me wanna holler ♪ ♪ The way they do my life ♪ ♪ This ain't living, this ain't living ♪ ♪ No, no, baby ♪ ♪ This ain't living ♪ ♪ No, no, no, oh, no ♪ ♪ Crime is increasing ♪ ♪ Trigger-happy policing ♪ ♪ Panic, well, it's spreading ♪ ♪ God knows where, where we're heading ♪ Whoo!
♪ Well, makes me wanna holler ♪ ♪ Throw up both my hands ♪ ♪ Yeah, makes me wanna holler ♪ ♪ Throw up both my hands ♪ Whoo!
Oh!
♪ ♪ I'm living inner city blues ♪ ♪ ♪ People... ♪ ♪ So many famous ♪ ♪ Down in the inner city ♪ Ow!
Ladies and gentlemen, we want to sing for you now a few excerpts from our "What's Going On" album.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
Hope you enjoy.
Hang in there, baby.
[ "What's Going On" plays ] ♪ ♪ Mother, mother ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
♪ There's too many of you crying ♪ >> ♪ Mother, mother, mother ♪ >> ♪ Brother, brother, brother ♪ ♪ There's far too many of you dying ♪ >> ♪ Brother, brother, brother ♪ >> ♪ You know we've got to find a way ♪ >> ♪ We've got to find a way ♪ >> ♪ To bring some lovin' ♪ ♪ Here today ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Father, father ♪ >> ♪ Mother, father, father ♪ >> ♪ We don't need to escalate ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, oh, baby ♪ ♪ War is not the answer ♪ >> ♪ Mother, father ♪ >> ♪ Only love can conquer hate ♪ >> ♪ Mother, father ♪ >> ♪ You know we've got to find a way ♪ >> ♪ We've got to find a way ♪ >> ♪ Bring some understandin' ♪ ♪ Here today ♪ ♪ Good God ♪ ♪ Picket lines ♪ >> ♪ Sister ♪ >> ♪ Picket signs ♪ >> ♪ Sister ♪ >> ♪ Don't punish me ♪ >> ♪ Sister ♪ >> ♪ With brutality ♪ >> ♪ Sister ♪ >> ♪ Oh, talk to me ♪ >> ♪ Sister ♪ >> ♪ So you can see ♪ >> ♪ Sister ♪ >> ♪ What's going on ♪ >> ♪ What's going on ♪ >> ♪ What's going on ♪ >> ♪ What's going on ♪ >> ♪ What's going on ♪ >> ♪ What's going on ♪ >> ♪ Yeah, what's going on, baby ♪ Whoo!
Whoo!
♪ I know, baby ♪ >> Right on.
>> ♪ I know what's going on ♪ ♪ Hey, all you have to do ♪ [ Indistinct talking, singing ] Whoo!
♪ And I know what's going on ♪ Whoo!
>> Right on.
Right on.
♪ >> I just want to ask a question.
Who really cares... to save a world in despair?
Who really cares?
♪ Oooh-oooh ♪ ♪ There'll come a time ♪ ♪ When the world won't be singing ♪ ♪ ♪ Flowers won't grow ♪ ♪ Oh, no, baby ♪ ♪ Bells won't be ringin' ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Who really cares?
♪ ♪ ♪ Who is willing to try?
♪ ♪ Oh, little darlin' ♪ ♪ To save a world ♪ ♪ That is destined ♪ ♪ To die ♪ ♪ When I look at the world ♪ ♪ It fills me with sorrow ♪ ♪ ♪ Little children today ♪ ♪ Oh, you gotta hear me ♪ ♪ They're gonna suffer tomorrow ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ What a shame, what a shame ♪ ♪ What a shame ♪ ♪ ♪ Such a bad way to live ♪ ♪ Oh, but who ♪ ♪ Is to blame?
♪ ♪ When we can't ♪ ♪ Stop living ♪ ♪ Ohhh ♪ ♪ Live for life ♪ ♪ Live for life ♪ ♪ ♪ People, but let live everybody ♪ ♪ ♪ Live, live life for ♪ ♪ The children ♪ ♪ Oh, for the children ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, would you hear me now ♪ ♪ Save the babies ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Save the babies ♪ ♪ And if you want to love, you've got to ♪ ♪ Save the children ♪ ♪ Save, save the babies ♪ ♪ Ohhhh ♪ ♪ ♪ Save the babies ♪ ♪ Save the children ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ All of the children ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] >> Thank you so much.
>> [ Shouts indistinctly ] >> I am, doll.
I'm gonna do that.
Don't you worry about a thing.
Ladies and gentlemen, in the past, you've sent in requests for songs that we... used to sing in the '60s.
We had female singing partners.
That was Miss Mary Wells.
Miss Kim Weston.
Miss Diana Ross.
Miss Tammi Terrell, ladies and gentlemen.
[ Cheers and applause ] And you've send in requests that we sing some of these songs for you.
And now we'd like to.
But before we do, we'd like to call to the stage to help us sing it the services of Miss Florence Lyles.
Ladies and gentlemen, give a big round of applause, will you, for Miss Florence Lyles.
Come on, Flo!
[ Applause ] ♪ Thank you, beautiful.
>> ♪ To get by ♪ ♪ You're all ♪ >> ♪ Sing the song, sing the song ♪ >> ♪ I need ♪ >> ♪ Oh, baby ♪ >> ♪ To get by ♪ >> ♪ Oh, it's all I need ♪ ♪ I'm sure ♪ >> ♪ You're all ♪ ♪ I need ♪ ♪ To get by ♪ >> ♪ Oh, it's alright ♪ ♪ Honey, honey, honey ♪ >> ♪ You're all ♪ >> ♪ Whatever I need, baby ♪ >> ♪ I need ♪ >> ♪ I just call on you, baby ♪ >> ♪ To get by ♪ >> ♪ Oh, so good ♪ ♪ Ooh, baby ♪ >> ♪ You're all ♪ >> ♪ Like sweet morning dew ♪ >> ♪ I need ♪ >> ♪ I took one look at you ♪ >> ♪ To get by ♪ >> ♪ It was plain to see ♪ ♪ You were my destiny ♪ >> ♪ With my arms open wide ♪ ♪ I threw away my pride ♪ ♪ I sacrifice for you ♪ ♪ Dedicate my life for you ♪ >> ♪ I will go where you lead ♪ ♪ Always there in time of need ♪ >> ♪ And when I lose my will ♪ ♪ You'll be there to push me up the hill ♪ >> ♪ There's no, no looking back for us ♪ ♪ We got love, sure 'nough, that's enough ♪ ♪ You're all ♪ ♪ You're all I need ♪ ♪ To get by ♪ >> Aw, baby.
>> ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ >> ♪ Sugar, you're all I need ♪ ♪ Oh, you're all I need ♪ Whoo!
♪ Ooh ♪ >> ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ >> ♪ Ooh ♪ >> ♪ I've got your picture hanging on the wall ♪ ♪ But it can't see or come to me when I call your name ♪ ♪ I realize it's just a picture in a frame ♪ >> ♪ Ooh, I read your letters when you're not near ♪ ♪ But they don't move me and they don't groove me ♪ ♪ Like when I hear ♪ ♪ Your sweet voice whispering in my ear ♪ >> ♪ Don't you know?
♪ >> ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ >> Oh.
>> ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ >> Ooh!
>> ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ >> ♪ Nobody in this world ♪ >> ♪ Ain't nothing, nothing like the real thing ♪ >> ♪ Like my sweet, sweet baby ♪ >> ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing like the real thing, yeah ♪ [ "Your Precious Love" plays ] [ Cheers and applause ] >> You know, Flo.
♪ Oh, I just wanna talk to you a minute, babe ♪ ♪ Wanna tell you how I really feel, baby ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Every day ♪ ♪ There's something new ♪ ♪ Honey, to keep me lovin' you ♪ ♪ And with every passin' minute ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, so much joy wrapped up in it ♪ >> ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Heaven must have sent you from above ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Heaven must have sent your precious love ♪ >> ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ And now ♪ ♪ I've got a song to sing ♪ ♪ Tellin' the world ♪ ♪ About the joy you bring ♪ >> ♪ To me, baby ♪ >> ♪ And you gave me ♪ ♪ You gave me a reason for livin' ♪ ♪ And, ooh, you taught me ♪ ♪ You taught me the reason for givin' ♪ >> ♪ Oh ♪ >> ♪ Heaven must have sent you from above ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Heaven must have sent your precious love ♪ >> Whoo!
[ "It Takes Two" plays ] ♪ >> ♪ One can have a dream, baby ♪ >> ♪ Two can make that dream so real ♪ >> ♪ One can talk about being in love ♪ >> ♪ Two can say how it really feels ♪ >> ♪ Yeah ♪ >> ♪ Oh, baby ♪ >> ♪ One can wish upon a star ♪ >> ♪ Two can make that wish come true, yeah, baby ♪ >> ♪ One can stand alone in the dark ♪ >> ♪ Two can make the light shine through ♪ >> ♪ It takes two, baby ♪ ♪ It takes two, baby ♪ ♪ Me and you ♪ ♪ Just takes two ♪ >> ♪ Oh, baby ♪ >> ♪ It takes two, baby ♪ ♪ It takes two, baby ♪ ♪ To make a dream come true ♪ ♪ Just takes two ♪ >> Whoo!
[ "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" plays ] >> Yeah.
>> ♪ Listen, baby ♪ ♪ Ain't no mountain high ♪ ♪ Ain't no valley low ♪ ♪ Ain't no river wide enough, baby ♪ >> ♪ If you need me, call me, no matter where you are ♪ ♪ No matter how far ♪ >> ♪ Don't worry, baby ♪ >> ♪ Just call my name ♪ ♪ I'll be there in a hurry ♪ ♪ You don't have to worry ♪ >> ♪ 'Cause, baby, there ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ♪ Ain't no valley low enough ♪ ♪ Ain't no river wide enough ♪ ♪ To keep me from getting to you, baby ♪ >> ♪ Remember the day I set you free ♪ ♪ I told you you could always count on me ♪ ♪ From that day on, I made a vow ♪ ♪ I'll be there when you want me some way, somehow ♪ >> ♪ 'Cause, baby, there ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ♪ Ain't no valley low enough ♪ ♪ Ain't no river wide enough ♪ ♪ To keep me from getting to you, baby ♪ >> Oh!
>> ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ No wind, no rain ♪ >> ♪ There ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ♪ Ain't no valley low enough ♪ >> ♪ No, there ain't no ♪ >> ♪ Ain't no river wide enough ♪ >> ♪ To keep me from ♪ >> ♪ Yeah ♪ >> ♪ Getting to... ♪ >> ♪ Yeah, baby ♪ >> ♪ I would cross a burning desert, baby ♪ >> ♪ Yes, I'm going, baby ♪ >> ♪ I could swim the deepest sea, darlin' ♪ >> [ Vocalizing ] >> ♪ Climb the highest mountain ♪ >> ♪ Yeah ♪ >> ♪ 'Cause I love you, baby ♪ >> ♪ I'm gonna come to you, baby ♪ >> ♪ And there ain't nothing ♪ >> ♪ Yes, I hear you ♪ ♪ Yes, I ♪ >> ♪ Your concern ♪ >> ♪ Yes, I hear you, oh, yeah ♪ >> ♪ Oh, sugar, sugar ♪ >> ♪ I'm gonna come, yeah ♪ >> ♪ Baby, baby ♪ >> ♪ There ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ♪ Ain't no valley low enough ♪ ♪ Ain't no river wide enough ♪ ♪ To keep me from getting to you, babe ♪ >> Oh!
>> ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ >> ♪ Oh!
>> ♪ Whoo-hoo-hoo ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] >> Thank you.
How about a big round of applause for Florence Lyles, ladies and gentlemen?
Oh, beautiful, Flo.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Flo, Flo, here's some beautiful flowers for you.
[ "Distant Lover" plays ] Want to sing about a distant lover, baby.
♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪ Well, when ♪ ♪ When a man loses the only woman he loves ♪ It's a sad, sad thing, y'all.
♪ You see, a man wants to be a man ♪ ♪ Said they're not supposed to cry ♪ ♪ Oh, but the tears come streaming from your eyes ♪ You see, I know.
I used to come home from work.
♪ To my lonely room ♪ Well, and look at my four walls.
♪ Say, baby, why did you leave me?
♪ ♪ Please come back home, baby ♪ Sometimes I crawl out of bed.
I hit the floor, I want to cry.
♪ Say, please ♪ Ohh.
♪ Distant lover ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Lover ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Oooh-oooh ♪ ♪ So many miles away ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Heaven knows ♪ ♪ That I long for you ♪ ♪ Every night ♪ ♪ Every night, hey ♪ ♪ Sometimes I yearn through the day, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Distant lover ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ >> ♪ Lover, lover, lover ♪ >> ♪ Lover ♪ ♪ You should think about me ♪ ♪ Say a prayer for me ♪ ♪ Please ♪ ♪ Oh, please ♪ ♪ Think about me sometimes, baby ♪ ♪ Think about me here ♪ ♪ In misery, baby ♪ ♪ Ooh, save me, baby ♪ ♪ As I reminisce ♪ ♪ Through our joyful summer together ♪ ♪ The promises we made, baby ♪ ♪ All the daily letters ♪ ♪ Then all of a sudden ♪ ♪ Everything seemed to explode ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ I gaze out my window ♪ ♪ Down a lonesome road ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Distant lover ♪ >> ♪ Lover, lover, lover ♪ >> ♪ Whoo-hoo ♪ ♪ How can you treat my heart ♪ ♪ So mean and cruel ♪ ♪ Didn't you know ♪ ♪ Every moment ♪ ♪ That I spent with you ♪ ♪ I treasured it ♪ ♪ Like it was a precious jewel ♪ ♪ Please save me, baby ♪ ♪ Lord, have mercy ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't understand, I'm beggin' ♪ ♪ I said, please don't go, baby ♪ ♪ Ooh, I'm beggin' ♪ ♪ Come back, baby ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Somethin' I wanna say ♪ ♪ When you left, you took all of me with you ♪ ♪ Oh, geez ♪ ♪ Now all I wonder ♪ ♪ Do you wanna hear me plead, scream ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪ Please ♪ ♪ Oh, please, baby ♪ ♪ Come back home, girl ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Why, baby ♪ ♪ Please, darlin' ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ Whoo!
♪ Come back home ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ >> Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
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