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He was the first to sing
social protest as a seducer rather than being declamatory. And Gaye released
another epical album in '72. This time a soundtrack that gave him the opportunity
to return to his jazz roots. ♪ I come up hard, but now I'm cool ♪ ♪ I didn't make it, baby
Playin' by the rules... ♪ Black film soundtracks
had so often taken their cues from What's Going On, one of the most gorgeous and honestly
revolutionary acts of Black pop culture, so it made sense
for Marvin Gaye to do the same. He submitted the state
of African-American affairs and picked up his musical autobiography
with his Trouble Man score where he left off at What's Going On
social protest as a seducer rather than being declamatory. And Gaye released
another epical album in '72. This time a soundtrack that gave him the opportunity
to return to his jazz roots. ♪ I come up hard, but now I'm cool ♪ ♪ I didn't make it, baby
Playin' by the rules... ♪ Black film soundtracks
had so often taken their cues from What's Going On, one of the most gorgeous and honestly
revolutionary acts of Black pop culture, so it made sense
for Marvin Gaye to do the same. He submitted the state
of African-American affairs and picked up his musical autobiography
with his Trouble Man score where he left off at What's Going On
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He was the first to sing
social protest as a seducer
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rather than being declamatory.
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And Gaye released
another epical album in '72.
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This time a soundtrack
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that gave him the opportunity
to return to his jazz roots.
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♪ I come up hard, but now I'm cool ♪
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♪ I didn't make it, baby
Playin' by the rules... ♪
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Black film soundtracks
had so often taken their cues
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from What's Going On,
00:00:29.404 --> 00:00:33.825
one of the most gorgeous and honestly
revolutionary acts of Black pop culture,
00:00:33.908 --> 00:00:36.744
so it made sense
for Marvin Gaye to do the same.
00:00:36.828 --> 00:00:39.539
He submitted the state
of African-American affairs
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and picked up his musical autobiography
with his Trouble Man score
00:00:43.071 --> 00:00:45.092
where he left off at What's Going On.
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Movie Summary
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
