Throwback Thursday: Marvin Gaye – “Let’s Get It On”

Throwback Thursday: Marvin Gaye – “Let’s Get It On”

On what would’ve been his 81st birthday, it would be a crime for our TBT pick to be anything other than a Marvin Gaye song.

A little over a month ago, I referred to TLC’s “Red Light Special” as being possibly the quintessential baby-making song, and while it is up there on the all-time list, Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” might have a stronger case for the title.

Penned by Gaye himself and Ed Townsend, “Let’s Get It On” was the title track from the Marvin Gaye’s thirteenth studio album. The song is pure sex vibes and is a forefather for most of the slow jams ever since.

“Let’s Get It On” was Marvin Gaye’s second No. 1 and sixteenth top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the top-selling single of 1973. Almost 50 years later, the song’s legacy is evergreen — we hear it in movies, we hear it in commercials, and we even hear it as an uncredited sample in hit songs.

Happy birthday to one of the greatest to ever do it. Click play.

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