Nov 14
Eventually discharged from the Air Force for being uncooperative and “evidencing a dislike for the service”, Marvin Gaye went so far as to fake mental illness in his efforts to escape the mid-century war machine he’d so gracefully speak out against with his first post- Tammi Terrell output in 1971. Jokes to be made about the Gaye family and mental illness aside, it’s a telling rebellion from artist in restless youth, one that first came to mind upon hearing the song featured in…
