Rank #24
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye
This classic soul song by Marvin Gaye is a timeless classic about the power of gossip and the struggles of communication. It tells the story of a man who hears a rumor about his lover, and is unable to confirm the truth of the story. The song speaks to the power of rumors and
From Wikipedia
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967. It went to number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and number two on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and soon became the biggest selling Motown single up to that time.