What is going on? In 2018 our society is ran by a corrupt racist Donald Trump billionaire and the police killing young black men like ,Michael Brown, Tamir rice and Trayvon Martin. These are the same issues Marvin Gaye called out in 1971 in his iconic song What is going on? “Marvin starts the song by saying Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today.” When this song was written America was involved in the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement was alive and active. Gaye tackled every problem in society from every possible angle and he made the song relatable to everyone.
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In the spring of 1970 Marvin Gaye received tragic news that his duet partner Tammi Terrell he was in a dark place and his pain went into the song. In 1970 , Gaye told MOJO “The police was beating on the kids, but they wasn’t bothering anybody. I saw this, and started wondering what was going on. ‘What is happening here?’ One question leads to another. ‘Why are they sending kids so far away from their families overseas?’ And so on.” Through Gaye did not write the song he incorporated his soul into the song he meant every word he said. But once the song was finished and ready to be released. Berry Gordy the founder and head of Motown did not agree with the song and believed it wouldn’t sell because it was too socially conscious “Marvin was so thrilled by “What’s Going On” that he tracked down Berry Gordy while the boss was on vacation. “I was in the Bahamas trying to relax,” Gordy recalled in a Motown documentary. “He called and said, ‘Look, I’ve got these songs.’ When he told me they were protest songs, I said, ‘Marvin, why do you want to ruin your career?’” This points to the time that Gaye was in , people did not want to listen to this kind of music nobody wanted their values and morals in music. This style of music eventually revolutionized music and made music a tool to spark the mind of its listeners not just for
Marvin Gaye asked what was going on in …show more content…
In the spring of 1970 Marvin Gaye received tragic news that his duet partner Tammi Terrell he was in a dark place and his pain went into the song. In 1970 , Gaye told MOJO “The police was beating on the kids, but they wasn’t bothering anybody. I saw this, and started wondering what was going on. ‘What is happening here?’ One question leads to another. ‘Why are they sending kids so far away from their families overseas?’ And so on.” Through Gaye did not write the song he incorporated his soul into the song he meant every word he said. But once the song was finished and ready to be released. Berry Gordy the founder and head of Motown did not agree with the song and believed it wouldn’t sell because it was too socially conscious “Marvin was so thrilled by “What’s Going On” that he tracked down Berry Gordy while the boss was on vacation. “I was in the Bahamas trying to relax,” Gordy recalled in a Motown documentary. “He called and said, ‘Look, I’ve got these songs.’ When he told me they were protest songs, I said, ‘Marvin, why do you want to ruin your career?’” This points to the time that Gaye was in , people did not want to listen to this kind of music nobody wanted their values and morals in music. This style of music eventually revolutionized music and made music a tool to spark the mind of its listeners not just for