{"id":515,"date":"2021-10-21T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/?p=515"},"modified":"2021-10-28T18:10:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T18:10:13","slug":"royal-philharmonic-orchestra-refreshes-a-marvin-gaye-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/2021\/10\/21\/royal-philharmonic-orchestra-refreshes-a-marvin-gaye-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Philharmonic Orchestra refreshes a Marvin Gaye Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London, it was founded  in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable recording contracts and important engagements and the concerts of the Royal Philharmonic Society<\/a>. After 1961, the RPO\u2019s fortunes declined steeply. The RPO battled for survival until the mid-1960s, when its future was secured after an Arts Council<\/a> report recommended that it should receive public subsidy. The RPO today is considered _____________ in the UK. Over the years the RPO has recorded with Elvis, Aretha, Lionel Richie, and The Beach Boys among others, and now, posthumously, with Marvin Gaye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in 1968, soon after the deaths of Martin Luther King in April, and Bobby Kennedy in June, respectively, then  pop star Dion<\/em> made an iconic song, \u201cAbraham, Martin & John,\u201d a song that became a number one hit in the U.S. and remained on the charts well into 1969. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Immediately, in the wake of those horrific assasinations, numerous recording artists across mant genres\u2019 recorded cover versions of the song, even comic, Moms Mabley<\/em> had a high-charting version. Several  Motown artists also made cover versions, many of which ended up as album filler-cuts, one of the most memorable that also saw chart action was  by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles<\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was also a stirringly soulful version recorded by Marvin Gaye that was released overseas in 1969 that became the charting hit version in the U.K. Interestingly, It also again, later became a hit as part of a medley (in \u201cWhat The World Needs Now\u201d) by singer Tom Clay<\/em>  in 1971.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately, in the wake of those horrific assasinations, numerous recording artists across many genres\u2019 recorded cover versions of the song, even comedienne, Moms Mabley<\/em> had a high-charting version. Several  Motown artists also made cover versions, many of which ended up as album filler-cuts, one of the most memorable that also saw some chart action was  by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles<\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there was also a stirringly soulful version recorded by Marvin Gaye that was released overseas in 1969 that became the charting hit version in the U.K. Interestingly, It also again, later became a hit as part of a medley (in \u201cWhat The World Needs Now\u201d) by singer Tom Clay<\/em>  in 1971.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, 52 years later, the Marvin Gaye version has stirred a lush remake by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to alternating vignettes of Gaye\u2019s stirring vocals, the new version includes vocal leads by UK soul singer Beverly Knight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite you to take a listen and let us know what you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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