Oh, I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to make me blue With some other guy you knew before Between the two of us guys, you know I love you more It took me by surprise, I must say (took me by surprise, I must say) When I found out yesterday (found out yesterday) Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine? Oh, I heard it through the grapevine Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind Honey, honey, yeah (Heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) (Oh, oh, oh, oh) I know a man ain't supposed to cry But these tears I can't hold inside Losin' you would end my life, you see 'Cause you mean that much to me You could have told me yourself (you could have told me yourself) That you love someone else (that you love someone else) Instead I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Oh, I heard it through the grapevine And I'm just about to lose my mind Honey, honey, yeah (Heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) People say: Believe half of what you see, son And none of what you hear But I can't help being confused If it's true, please, tell me, dear Do you plan to let me go? (Do you plan to let me go?) For the other guy you loved before? (For the other guy you loved before?) Don't you know I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine? Baby, I heard it through the grapevine Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind Honey, honey, yeah (Heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Honey, honey, I know (heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) That you're lettin' me go (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Said I heard it through the grapevine (heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) Oh, I heard it through the grapevine Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to make me blue With some other guy you knew before Between the two of us guys, you know I love you more It took me by surprise, I must say (took me by surprise, I must say) When I found out yesterday (found out yesterday) Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine? Oh, I heard it through the grapevine Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind Honey, honey, yeah (Heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) (Oh, oh, oh, oh) I know a man ain't supposed to cry But these tears I can't hold inside Losin' you would end my life, you see 'Cause you mean that much to me You could have told me yourself (you could have told me yourself) That you love someone else (that you love someone else) Instead I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Oh, I heard it through the grapevine And I'm just about to lose my mind Honey, honey, yeah (Heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) People say: Believe half of what you see, son And none of what you hear But I can't help being confused If it's true, please, tell me, dear Do you plan to let me go? (Do you plan to let me go?) For the other guy you loved before? (For the other guy you loved before?) Don't you know I heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine? Baby, I heard it through the grapevine Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind Honey, honey, yeah (Heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Honey, honey, I know (heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) That you're lettin' me go (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Said I heard it through the grapevine (heard it through the grapevine) (Not much longer would you be mine, baby) Oh, I heard it through the grapevine Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Foi gravado em 1967 por Marvin Gaye com vocais gospel, mas inicialmente descartado por Motown por preocupações comerciais.
A versão lançada em 30 de outubro de 1968 venceu sete semanas consecutivas no Billboard Hot 100, de 14 dez 1968 a 25 jan 1969, mostrando o alcance de sua faixa de quatro oitavas.
O arranjo de Norman Whitfield incluía múltiplas faixas de instrumentos, a linha de baixo de James Jamerson e efeitos de guitarra wah‑wah, criando um modelo de produção que influenciou o soul psicodélico.
Até 1969, a canção havia vendido mais de 4 milhões de cópias, tornando‑se o maior single vendido da Motown na época.
A expressão “heard it through the grapevine” remete a uma rede de comunicação informal entre escravos durante a Guerra Civil, conferindo à letra um contexto histórico além da narrativa de traição.
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