# Marvin Gaye’s “Save the Children” (SaLaAM ReMi’s Remix) New Music Video Out

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/marvin-gayes-save-the-children-salaam-remis-remix-new-music-video-out/
- Published: 2022-05-20T16:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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**MARVIN GAYE**
_**What’s Going On**_** 50th Anniversary Celebration“Save The Children”
Music Video Created Using Winning Submissionsfrom a Fiverr Design Contest

**Arriving May 20, the Video features Acclaimed Producer SaLaAM
ReMi’s Recently 
Released “Save The Children” Remix

**MAY 20, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) — **For the grand finale of the year-long celebration
for **Marvin Gaye’s** landmark _What’s Going On_ album, Motown and UMe turned to
his fans to help create a unique video of Grammy®-nominated producer **SaLaAM ReMi**’
s remix of the album track “**Save The Children**.”

In April, Universal Music Enterprises and [Fiverr,](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=6a586ec6dc&e=615f2b8493)
an online marketplace for professional freelance services, held the Fiverr x Marvin
Gaye: “Save the Children” Design Challenge, which asked Fiverr artists to listen
to SaLaAM ReMi’s “Save the Children” remix and then illustrate a 2D child character
inspired by their interpretation of the song. The submissions revealed a remarkable
range of animated creativity that included traditional cartoons, graffiti, anime,
doodles, abstract sketches, and more.   

The winning entries have been imaginatively integrated into the vibrant “Save The
Children” video, with all the contributing artists being mentioned on a credits 
screen. The video, now live on the [Marvin Gaye YouTube Channel](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=8c5d098649&e=615f2b8493),
follows on the heels of the recent 2022 Webby Awards victory of the “What’s Going
On” animated [video](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=778cecbcb7&e=615f2b8493)
in the Diversity & Inclusion Video Category.

Marvin Gaye - Save The Children (SaLaAM ReMi Remix)

[⌊Marvin Gaye - Save The Children (SaLaAM ReMi Remix)⌉⌊Marvin Gaye - Save The Children(
SaLaAM ReMi Remix)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

**“Save The Children”**
**Music Video Created Using Winning Submissions****from 
a Fiverr Design Contest**

SaLaAM ReMi’s “Save the Children” remix is part of his [Save The World: Remix Suite](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=51f4170bb0&e=615f2b8493).
This 2021 digital EP also contains his new auditory imaginings on “Sad Tomorrows”(
the B-side to “Save The Children”), “No Need” (a previously unreleased Gaye instrumental
from the “Sad Tomorrows” sessions), and the holiday single, [“I Want to Come Home for Christmas.”](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=ba71cb6e5e&e=615f2b8493)
Motown and UMe also teamed with Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) on a new animated
video for the latter track to honor America’s veterans and servicemen and servicewomen
last year on Veterans Day.

The new “Save The Children” video also caps an amazing 50^(th) anniversary year 
for _What’s Going On_, which _Rolling Stone_ placed at #1 on its most recent list
of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Kicking it off in January 2021 were a trio
of digital titles: the 21-track _What’s Going On: Deluxe Edition/50^(th) _Anniversary,
a recent winner of Outstanding Anthology at the Detroit Music Awards, which includes
rare mixes, mono single versions and outtakes; a standalone version of _What’s Going
On: The Detroit Mix _(previously available only on _What’s Going On_’s 2001 Deluxe
Edition); and _Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals_, a collection of sublime
jam tracks Gaye recorded in 1971 in the aftermath of the album’s success that have
never been issued on their own.

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The anniversary year brought a CNN special, [_What’s Going On: Marvin Gaye’s Anthem for the Ages_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=526ef21c4a&e=615f2b8493)
special, featuring interviews by artists like Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Maxwell,
Sheila E., and Spike Lee, who were all influenced by Gaye’s masterpiece. ESPN also
created a mini doc on the album’s connection to the NFL, as Gaye dreamed of playing
for the Detroit Lions and invited two of their players to sing on “What’s Going 
On.” UMe also launched the launch of the official [Marvin Gaye TikTok channel](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=28b63a317b&e=615f2b8493),
which already has attracted more than 80,000 followers.

The international influence of _What’s Going On_ was exemplified by a magnificent
16-foot mural, created by the London-based visual artist Dreph, that not only honored
the album but also the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Brixton Uprising, a historic
event for race relations in the United Kingdom. Painted on a wall near a Brixton
police station, the massive, inspiring artwork was unveiled on May 21, 2021, to 
coincide with _What’s Going On_’s original release date.

Motown and UMe closed out the anniversary year with the exquisite [_What’s Going On: 50th Anniversary Edition_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=2fa6132a84&e=615f2b8493)_.
_This premium 180g 2LP vinyl release boasts a direct-to-analog mastering by acclaimed
engineer Kevin Gray from the original primary album tape reels, one of the first
times this has been done since 1971. The bonus LP features four rare cuts making
their vinyl debut, including a previously unreleased “stripped” version of the title
song, along with mono mixes of the singles on vinyl for the first time since they
came out on 45s. Enhancing the original gatefold packaging are printed sleeves with
detailed track histories, a brief essay about the arranger David Van De Pitte by
Dr. Andrew Flory, and a main essay by author/poet Hanif Abdurraqib, a 2021 recipient
of the MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant.”

Although a half-century has passed since the arrival of R&B’s first seamless concept
album, Marvin Gaye’s powerful music, insightful lyrics, and profound vision still
delivers a poignant plea that we might organize to address often-overlooked issues
of inequality and ecological distress. With _What’s Going On_, Marvin Gaye opened
the door musically, culturally, and politically for countless musicians to address
the injustices of our world. The groundbreaking album has proven its evergreen relevance,
and its legacy will continue to influence and shape the music of future generations.

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