Tag: 1971
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Hunky Dory by David Bowie – Essentiality Review
Fun fact: I just discovered a few weeks ago what ‘hunky-dory’ actually means. An expression to denote something that is going ‘fine’ or ‘well’, I find curious that I never assumed that there was a deeper meaning behind it, for me it was always the title of one of David Bowie’s most highly regarded albums,…
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What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye – Essentiality Review
Born in 1939 in Washington DC to a domestic worker mother and a church minister father, Marvin Gaye started singing gospel music at a young age, before becoming an essential part of the influential recording label Motown in the 60’s, as a drummer. On 1971 Gaye, who had already a substantial and celebrated career in…