Love divine

There are times in any self-respecting man's life when he becomes captive to the sound of Marvin Gaye's voice. When that happens, it's best not to fight it. Just let the records play. 

Of those records, What's Going On is the obvious champ (although there are many pleasures to be had in his more hedonistic later albums). He's probably most interesting when working through his church/flesh dichotomy, but this album track version is just poignant as all hell. I like how the music harkens back to the Motown sound even as it's being shed by that classic work. 

Marvin Gaye - God Is Love (B-side version)

Maybe sunshine and maybe rain

It's a cliche that certain r&b songs crystallize the most profound truths and acts of deep philosophical questioning in simple terms bereft of bullshit and well under 3 minutes. How nice when some of those songs make you appreciate that trick as if for the first time.

Marion Black - Who Knows