| Let's Get It On | |
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| cover song by The Power Station | |
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| Released | 30 September 1996 |
| Recorded | 1996 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 7:03 minutes |
| Label | Chrysalis, Capitol, Guardian Records |
| Writer(s) | Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend |
| Producer | Bernard Edwards |
| The Power Station | |
"Let's Get It On" is a cover song by The Power Station, released on the album Living In Fear by Chrysalis-Capitol-Guardian Records on 30 September 1996.
About the song[]
The song was originally a hit single by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records on 15 June 1973.
Marvin Gaye's version features funk instrumentation by The Funk Brothers, with romantic and sexual lyricism.
"Let's Get It On" became Gaye's most successful single for Motown and one of his most well-known songs. With the help of the song's sexually-explicit content, "Let's Get It On" helped give Gaye a reputation as a sex icon during its initial popularity.
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Personnel[]
The Power Station are:
- Robert Palmer - vocals
- Bernard Edwards - bass guitar
- Andy Taylor - guitar
- Tony Thompson - drums
Lyrics[]
I’ve been really tryin baby Tryin to hold back this feeling for so long And if you feel like I feel baby Come on, oh come on, ooh Let’s get it on, ow baby Let’s get it on, let’s love baby Let’s get it on, sugar Let’s get it on, woo We’re all sensitive people with so much to give Understand me sugar Since we got to be, let’s live, I love you There’s nothin’ wrong with me lovin’ you, baby no no And givin’ yourself to me can never be wrong If the love is true, oh baby ooh Don’t you know how sweet and wonderful life can be, ooh ooh I’m askin’ you baby to get it on with me, ooh ooh ooh I ain’t goin’ to worry, I ain’t goin’ to push, won’t push you baby So come on come on come on come on come on baby Stop beatin’ round the bush, hey Let’s get it on, ooh ooh Let’s get it on, you know what I’m talkin’ about Come on baby, hey hey, let your love come out If you believe in love let’s get it on, ooh Let’s get it on baby, this minute, oh yeah Let’s get it on, eeeeeeeeee Please get it on, hey hey Come on come on come on come on come on darlin’ Stop beatin’ round the bush, oh, gonna get it on Beggin’ you baby I want to get it on You don’t have to worry that it’s wrong If the spirit moves you, let me groove you Good, let your love come down, oh Get it on, come on baby, do you know I mean it I’ve been sanctified, hey hey Girl you give me good feelings, so good Somethin’ like summertime