Masochistic Beauty

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"Masochistic Beauty"
Song by Marvin Gaye
from the album Dream of a Lifetime
Released1985
Recorded Ohain, Belgium (1982); Los Angeles, California (1984)
Genre Funk, dance-pop
Label CBS Records
Songwriter(s) Marvin Gaye
Gordon Banks
Producer(s) Marvin Gaye
Gordon Banks

"Masochistic Beauty" is a song by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released posthumously in 1985 by Columbia Records.

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Background

Unlike the majority of Gaye's music, the song is a dedication to S&M, which was something that Gaye was known to have an interest in. The lyrics find Gaye playing the role of a Dom in a faux-English Received Pronunciation accent where he raps throughout the track. The song shares some similarities to "Sanctified Lady", receiving vocoder work from Gordon Banks, and having an electro-funk flavor. Both controversial tracks were also unfinished outtakes from the Midnight Love sessions, which received later work from Gordon Banks, and were released on the posthumous Dream of a Lifetime album. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Seidenberg, Robert (4 July 1985). "Dream Of A Lifetime". Rolling Stone .
  2. ↑ Van Matre, Lynn (28 April 1985). "HOW SWEET IT WASN'T: THE TORTURED LIFE AND 'DIVIDED SOUL' OF MARVIN GAYE". chicagotribune.com.
  3. ↑ Pareles, Jon (12 May 1985). "For Marvin Gaye, Life - Through Song - Goes On". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Stone, James Henke, Rolling (31 May 1985). "GAYE ALBUM A MISHMASH; QUEEN SOUND IS BACK". Sun-Sentinel.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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