Heard it through the grapevine marvin gaye

Marvin Gaye's version of the song is used in the opening credits of The Big Chill () as each of the main characters gets to hear (through the "grapevine") about the death of their college friend, and then travels to his funeral; the song serves in an extradiegetic fashion to both unite the main characters' friendship and to locate it. Early in the new year, Gaye recorded a new arrangement, but again, it stayed in the Hitsville vaults. Producer Whitfield then turned to Gladys Knight and the Pips, with great success. Other Motown acts including the Temptations and Bobby Taylor also cut the tune, but Whitfield was still determined to make it a hit for Gaye.

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“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” was originally a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in , and made famous by Marvin Gaye in a single. .

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