Also, I was wondering if anyone thought that M wrote "Distant Lover"
about Tammi?

http://www.sing365.com/music/Lyric.nsf/Distant-Lover-lyrics-Marvin-Gaye/\
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Marvin Gaye - Distant Lover Lyrics (Gwen Fuqua/Sandra Greene/Marvin
Gaye)

You know, when you're in love and your lover leaves you

And you've got nobody, the lonely hours over here

Sittin' home and thinkin', you say:


Analyzation: This was after Tammi died (when your lover leaves
you/seperation b/n heaven and earth).




Distant Lover, Lover

Ooh ,So many miles away ooh heaven knows that I long for you

Every night,every night and sometimes i yearn through the day.



Distant Lover ! oooh lover you should think about me say a prayer

for me.* Please Please baby think about me sometime, think about me
yeah.

Hey in Misery, Misery

(I wonder if he was saying to Tammi while your up there, please have God
to help me through this?)

As i reminisce , ooh baby through our joyful summer together, the
promises we made of the daily letter,then all of a sudden everything
seemed to explode. Now i gaze out my window sugar down the lonesome
road.

Didn't T & M perform during the summer time?
"Daily Letter" -- an analogy to publicity magazines, news papers, etc.
"Explode" -- T fell ill to brain cancer, and performing relationship was
strained.

REMEMBER: MARVIN DID NOT PERFORM FOR TWO YEARS AFTER TAMMI'S DEATH.



Distant lover ooh ooh sugar, how can you treat my heart so mean and
cruel, don't you know sugar that every moment that I spent with you i
treasured it like it was a precious jewel. oooh Baby

"Treat My Heart so Mean" -- Engaged with other men (e.g. David Ruffin)
"Treasured it like a precious jewel" -- Treated like the relationship
more than professionally.

LORD HAVE MERCY!



OOH BABY DON'T GO, PLEASE COME BACK BABY.

SOMETHING I WANNA SAY , WHEN YOU LEFT YOU TOOK ALL OF ME WITH YOU NOW
LORD I WONDER DO YOU WANNA HEAR ME SCREAM AND PLEAD.PLEASE, PLEASE COME
BACK HOME GIRL ,PLEASE BABY COME BACK HOME.

*When Tammi died, she took half of Marvin. He misses her deeply and
wants her to come back to him.


Bea.



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