The “Trouble Man” Remembered: Listen to Marvin Gaye’s Song
Mar 8th, 2014 in Music
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We went down the rabbit-hole this week, revisiting Curtis Mayfield’s underrated Superfly soundtrack, Bob Marley’s obscure Tuff Gong catalog and, finally, Marvin Gaye’s back-catalog. All stupendous. The song that got stuck on repeat, however, was Gaye’s Trouble Man, taken from the 1972 film’s soundtrack. We love everything about Gaye, but this (eponymous, it turns out) song in particular. His soulful scat interlude at 2:12 forward is all-time. Marvin, you are sorely, sorely missed. See you on the otherside.