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There are some things I don't care about. Pros playing Olympic basketball is one of them. People taking 2:30 to sing a one minute song is another. But damned if Nike didn't make me just watch that whole thing.
How 'bout we play the Marvin Gaye version every time we win a medal? Or just all the time. That and Jimi Hendrix would work for me.
Bigger, direct version because YouTube's being a bit slow ...
Marvin Gaye was one of my favorites. I went to a Lakers game not long after he died and they played a recording of this performance and I was in tears--such a beautiful, soulful voice. I remember that night much more than the anger I felt reading those letters. Thanks for posting this, Will.
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