Flashback: Marvin Gaye Reimagines 'The Star-Spangled Banner' in 1983 — rollingstone.com

Marvin Gaye was in the middle of a pretty remarkable comeback when the NBA tapped him to perform the National Anthem at the 1983 All-Star Game. After years out of the spotlight, the soul icon scored a worldwide hit in 1982 with "Sexual Healing." The lustful song was inescapable that year, propelling his LP Midnight Love up near the the top of the charts all over the world. While many of his Motown peers were trapped on the oldies circuit, Gaye briefly seemed like he'd be a huge commercial force in the MTV-era.

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