Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971) Storytellers\Honorable Mention #1\DayOne Reacts

[@tonym362]

Marvin's brother served in Nam. When he want to release it, Berry Gordy objected & didn't want an anti protest song, but Marvin convinced him.

[@jackieblue7591]

I'm so glad you chose the song I picked. I love it so much.

[@tedcole9936]

This song was, is, and will always be perfect. Perfection in message and execution. Simply the best.

[@robertfindley921]

You've been on a roll the last few days! Another great song by an artist who passed way too early. We need protest songs like this today. Something to rally the young around a good cause. Today social media has us split 50 different ways.

[@CJ-zv1bw]

“History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” - Mark Twain

[@CharlesPhillips-no3sz]

AN absolutely incredible masterpiece by an absolute ICON. Marvin was taken from us much to early. SO many great songs. This Vietnam protest song....amazing, fantastic piece of music. RIP Marvin 😔😔😔❤❤❤

[@themajicman745]

The most smoothest song ever done!!!

[@tireshredderjoe8894]

Another awesome haunting melody from back in the day.

[@vicprovost2561]

Ground breaking song and album, one of the best commentaries ever on troubled times. He was a musical genius! Happy Holidays, beautiful, gorgeous Angela! 🎄

[@soupsyz-themusicaladventur1649]

One of the greatest songs (and albums) of our time. Simply iconic!

[@robertgrimes7401]

Interesting nugget…the gentlemen doing the background chatter in the song were Detroit Lions players, Lem Barney and Mel Farr, who were his friends. He even tried out for the Lions at one point!!

[@scottmoquin]

Marvin Gaye is the best soul singer in my opinion.

[@cesariofelix7536]

Charlie Wilson is really great too. Marvin Gaye is my number 2.

[@paulwalker9421]

Love this song thank you Angela

[@johnboydTx]

Perfection 🤷 All you can say ✌️😉🙏🕊️

[@horacerobinson7149]

Continue to R.I.P to the great Mr Marvin Gaye ❤. Thanks for this one Angela 😊

[@josephmullins4799]

Vietnam was hell brought on by greed and hate... MARVIN GAYE was on of the greatest artists EVER

[@ironcitytt]

I knew we'd get Angela chair-dancing on this one. What a timeless groove and message! Marvin Gaye died much too soon. Thank you for playing this, Angela! 💚🤍❤

[@COLINWARD-v3y]

One of his best from the album of the same name. Brilliant track.

[@dwhite849]

Ground breaking for Motown - Marvin was big enough to insist on this song It was relevant then. still is today

[@timothyburnside3229]

Great song by a legend! You feel the pain he sees and reaches out to stop it! Classic Soul music at it's finest!!

[@carolgordon4785]

Key Lyric, "War is not the answer, only love can conquer hate..."

[@Better_off_dead-j1i]

Your commentary about the meaning of this song is spot on! And the reason why history is repeating itself, is because the EXACT same past causes of this madness is still with us today! Good reaction! ✌️😎☠️💀

[@chrisjamieson3452]

One of the all-time iconic songs in American history.

[@thomasjones4932]

The irony of telling his father we don't need to escalate.... his father killed him.

[@druellapartee2010]

I would love to hear October London sing this!🌹

[@Peter-oh3hc]

“war is not the answer. For only love can conquer hate.” That would be a good place to start

[@jennastorm4785]

This is one of the best songs ever!

[@arnoldcox9128]

Marvin Gaye is the goat

[@pamagnolia]

Beautiful song by one of the greats!! 😅

[@rayhanks8529]

Angela,Angela, Angela, honey please understand, I'm 81 yrs old at my age I have a ironclad policy " DO NOT FLIRT " It has a very bad look, but young lady the Truth I will not abandon !! You young lady; are so naturally Lovely, keep up the good vibe, and please give your parents a " job well done" pat on the back❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤!!!!!

[@charlesf2804]

This sounds like a remixed or remastered version. The party chatter in the background is members of the Detroit Lions, if memory serves. Absolutely classic song.

[@solofly5793]

History constantly repeats because WE never change- WE and our seed have to break the cycle… Marvin was on point then and now- Classic.

[@CCTH2221-lp2zj]

What more can be said, it’s the song & album that gets better with time. The album is considered by Rolling Stone & others as one of the 4 greatest of all time. Masterpiece🎼🔥✊🏾

[@northernlight2598]

A song from the canon!

[@vicprovost2561]

Spot On Angela, on the Human Race not learning lessons from past mistakes, it is appalling that songs like this and Black Sabbath's War Pigs and Rush's Witch Hunt are just as relevant today as the day they were released. Wars, ignorance, fear and hate just never stop, the day we decide to drop our arms and cooperate with each other to take care of the entire human race seems Millennia away, sadly. We would be so much better if we valued cooperation as much as competition. Off my soap box but the world is even more dangerous than when I was a young man, I hoped we would be a little better by now but we are now a lot worse!

[@michaelasay8587]

She must know this song!!😢😢😢😮

[@druellapartee2010]

That ALBUM is Timeless!… It’s about Racism and the People Of Color Drafted to fight in the Vietnam War who did not have Civil Rights when they returned!🌹❤️

[@JamesBerlo]

This makes me think of when I was a little Kid in Dorchester in Boston and my neighborhood was on Fire every night and Fireman were being Shot at.

[@WalkerOne]

Brilliant.

[@cesariofelix7536]

You should hear the Rhythm N Strings Mix from the Whats going on Deluxe Edition. Very beautiful and smooth❤. Keep it up

[@mikecaetano]

People's Park was de facto established as a public park by local activists in 1969 and the city and the university spent five decades since then fighting against it until they eventually won the battle to develop the land. And even though People's Park was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022, construction on a housing project for students and veterans began there last July.

[@ejford5083]

Humans doing the same things to each other today since the beginning of time. The Bible will always be relevant as we are repeat offenders.

[@funkmeisterB-5000]

2 things about this beautiful song: Berry Gordy thought the LP was too depressing and wasn't too keen on releasing it...When Marvin threatened to take it to another label, Lucky for his bank account he gave in. And witnesses in the studio the night it was recorded ( " Standing In The Shadow of Motown" 2002) swore Bassist James Jamerson was "Pulled away from his favorite bar on his night off so drunk He couldn't stand, so he played it laying down on his back." Merry x-mas.

[@elevenbucks5682]

Always love this song. Did you know Marvin was unalived by his own father?

[@dons2318]

Sadly, this song is still relative today. We will never learn, because mankind is bellicose

[@jokuz9133]

Rolling Stone magazine now has ranked 'Whats Going On' as the greatest album ever. It started out against police brutality but ended up being the anti-war anthem

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

I've said for MANY MANY years that ALL the leaders of every country or tribe or anything in this entire world should be forced to listen to two songs until they fully understand the meaning of these songs!! This song by Marvin Gaye is the first song, and IMAGINE by John Lennon is the second song!!❤❤❤❤❤❤ Could you IMAGINE if every leader in the ENTIRE world would UNDERSTAND the meaning behind THESE TWO songs and live by THEIR messages!???😮 It could possibly lead to piece on the planet!!😮❤

[@davidmcdonagh7756]

Great song also listen to I Want You brilliant song.

[@cliftonparago4547]

This song was a protest of the Vietnam War

[@timothyburnside3229]

It could just as easily be about gang violence, drugs taking lives or children being destroyed when no one takes responsibility for them!

[@cedricburns4620]

👑🖤HELLO BEAUTIFUL

[@targetshootr]

Him and Al Green were the coolest.

[@2GunRock]

If it's not properly explained in schools today (and what is?), we didn't have an all volunteer military for the Vietnam War. Congress and the President re-instituted the draft. Right after HS you had to register.

[@Jonathan-d1b3g]

👍👍👍👍

[@scottchapin2323]

50 years later and we haven't learned a damm thing. Sad, the smartest creatures on the face of the earth, can't find a way to live with each other.

[@VanDiemensLair]

This version not the definitive album version of What’s Going On. Sounds like one of Marvin’s early mixes of the song pushing the saxophone forward while the double vocal track is missing and the orchestral arrangement, as well as James Jamerson’s iconic bassline, sounds lower/pulled back in this mix. Still a great song but not the version that shows this song out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6HXmXeNpLWAfLMsi=VAHKXmRzLGKI7W-p

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

Marvin Gaye an Honorable Mention? 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@amysson5151]

This version sounds hollow, not warm. Is it a remix? I prefer the original on the album. Among my favorite albums.

[@graemeturner2536]

A great tallent taken way too soon

[@salsorrentino100]

The quality of the song's audio is poor.

[@rhwinner]

Honorable mention..?? Your listeners are clueless.

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

Yup, I posted the same “honorable mention” comment.