Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Lyrics) [HD]

Marvin Gaye sings 'Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)' from his 1971 Tamla album 'What's Going On'. The lyrics are in the video and below with comments about the song and album.

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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Singer: Marvin Gaye)

Ah, mercy, mercy me,
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no.
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east.

Mercy, mercy me,
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no.
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon
Our seas fish full of mercury.

Oh, mercy, mercy me.
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no, no.
Radiation underground and in the sky;
Animals and birds who live near by are dying.

Oh, mercy, mercy me.
Ah, things ain't what they used to be
What about this over crowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?

Songwriter: Marvin Gaye
[Lyrics from LyricFind]

Personnel: Marvin Gaye – lead and background vocals, piano, Mellotron, The Andantes – additional background (harmony) vocals, Wild Bill Moore – tenor saxophone solo, David Van De Pitte – string conduction, The Funk Brothers – other instrumentation.

Wikipedia states:

"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" is the second single from Marvin Gaye's 1971 album, What's Going On. Following the breakthrough of the title track's success, the song, written solely by Gaye, became regarded as one of popular music's most poignant anthems of sorrow regarding the environment. Led by Gaye playing piano, strings conducted by Paul Riser and David Van De Pitte, multi-tracking vocals from Gaye and The Andantes, multiple background instruments provided by The Funk Brothers and a leading sax solo by Wild Bill Moore, the song rose to number 4 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart and number one for two weeks on the R&B Singles charts on August 14 through to August 27, 1971. The distinctive percussive sound heard on the track was a wood block struck by a rubber mallet, drenched in studio reverb. The song also brought Gaye one of his rare appearances on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked at number 34. In Canada, "Mercy Mercy Me" spent two weeks at number 9.

In 1991, a music video of the song was released by Motown Records, featuring appearances by celebrities such as Big Daddy Kane, Bobby Brown, Diana Ross, David Bowie and Wesley Snipes.

As the single became his second million-seller from What's Going On, the album started on the soul album charts in the top five and began charging up the pop rankings. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" soon became one of Gaye's most famous songs in his extensive catalogue. In 2002 it was his third single recording to win a "Grammy Hall of Fame" Award. As on "Inner City Blues", Bob Babbitt, not James Jamerson, plays the bass line.

What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by American soul singer, songwriter, and producer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records-subsidiary label Tamla.

The album was an immediate commercial and critical success, eventually being regarded as a classic of 1970s soul. In 2001, a deluxe edition of the album was released, featuring a recording of Gaye's May 1972 concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Broad-ranging surveys of critics, musicians, and the general public have shown that What's Going On is regarded as one of the greatest albums and a landmark recording in popular music. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it sixth on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and also in an updated list nine years later [now first in 2020]. According to Acclaimed Music, it is the 7th most celebrated album in popular music history. In 2000 it was voted number 39 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.

[bonnie]

Heart-renching song, we gotta take care of our environment!

[margaretBurks-fj]

❤❤ ain't like it used to be.The lyrics tells the story

[debishelton]

I merely danced to this iconic song, sung passionately, by an earth angel back in 1971; and, now, it is an anthem/outcry for humanity to take HEED..STILL in 2022. <3

[brettcampbell]

Beautiful, and more relevant than ever.

[aprilsmith]

This song is the epitome of truth about Earth and how we are abusing it. It won't last forever. So sad.

[juliedavis]

Love this song with all my heart ❤ it speaks volumes, Marvin Gaye was an awesome and amazing person to have these lyrics, I salute you ❤

[jakesykes]

Who listens to this great song in June 2022

[kemasaziz]

Anyone have any recommendation that have similar soul vibe like this song? i really love Marvin Gaye's What's goin on album so much.. but couldnt find any chill jam similar to this

[debbiebrown]

Where Is The Love?? ❣️❤
Psalm 67:1-7
God Have Mercy On Us
And Bless And Show Us Your
Kindness Selah So The World
Will Learn That You Can Save
Bring This Nation Back Together
In Love, Peace and Harmony
Matthew 20:29-31
In The World Of Suffering
We Find Ourselves Crying 😂
Out For Mercy In Our Own Lives
On Behalf Of Others Lives!
Isaiah 33:2-6
We Put Our Hope In You.
If You Don't Do It, It Can't
Be Done
Protect Us Day By Day
And Save Us In Times Of Trouble
Heavenly Fathers, I Asked That
You Place Your Angels 😇😇😇 i
Around Our Children
Protect Them Where They Go
Please Help Them Make
Right Choices About Things
They Should And Shouldn't Do
In Jesus Name, Amen 🙏🙏

Please Stay Away From Me
And My Family, You Hphocrites
John 10:10
Love Doesn't
Steal And Kill And Destroy!
Amen!

[HoggRidduh]

No offense intended, but I really and truly do not understand why *_"most people"_* who calls themselves *_"Fans"_* of Music, just do not care enough to get the Lyrics right!?!? 🤷🏾‍♂