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Lem barney1/16/2024 ![]() ![]() Singing with Gaye was such a memorable experience for Barney that he said it tops football. The relationship that we established was like a dream come true," Barney said. Web-only video: Lem Barney sings "What's Going On" The song turned out to be a smash, selling more than 2 million copies. "I said, 'Wow, you're recording this?' He said, 'Yeah, you're going to be on the record.'" Well, we had been over there before with him but there wasn't no we in it," Barney said. "He said, 'We're going to record this.' I said, 'OK. One day in 1970, while Barney was visiting with Gaye with fellow Lion Mel Farr, Gaye took them over to Hitsville U.S.A for a recording of "What's Going On." Sometimes he would entertain," Barney said. "Afterwards, we would go to different restaurants for dinner with the wives and the team, and Marvin would go with us. ![]() I must have ran every red light on Woodward," Barney said. "We must've talked about an hour and a half, and I looked at my watch, and I've got 35 minutes before the next practice. Gaye invited Barney in, and the rest is history. "He said, 'Who'd you say you are?' I said, 'Lem Barney.' He said, 'Not the guy that plays for the Lions?' I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'Man you're too small.' I said, 'No, it's me man.'" I just came by to tell you what a great musician and entertainer you are,'" Barney said. And he said, 'Yeah man, what's up man?' I said, 'Look, Mr. The door opens and all of a sudden, it's Marvin. "I hit the doorbell, and it's a chime, bling, bloom, bloom, bloom, bling, bloom. But if you continue down 7 Mile, he's the second block at Outer Drive," Barney said.īarney confidently followed through and walked right up to Gaye's front door. "I asked the manager, 'Is Marvin Gaye out playing today?' He said, 'No, he's not playing today, sir. Detroit Lions cornerback Lem Barney had just finished training camp practice and headed south on Woodward Avenue with one goal in mind: to find and meet his favorite Motown artist, Marvin Gaye.īarney heard that Gaye often played golf at the Palmer Park Golf Course. ![]()
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