(Marvin Gaye/James Nyx)
Hey baby, what'cha know good
I'm just gettin' back, but you knew I would
War is hell, when will it end,
When will people start gettin' together again
Are things really gettin' better, like the newspaper said
What else is new my friend, besides what I read
Can't find no work, can't find no job my friend
Money is tighter than it's ever been
Say man, I just don't understand
What's going on across this land
Ah what's happening brother,
Oh ya, what's happening my man
Are they still gettin' down where we used to go and dance
Will our ball club win the pennant,
Do you think they have a chance
And tell me friend, how in the world have you been.
Tell me what's out and I want to know what's in.
What's the deal man, what's happening
What's happening brother
Ah what's happening brother
What's happening my man
Ah what's happening brother
What's been shaken up and down the line
I want to know cause I'm slightly behind the time.
This song, dedicated to his brother Frankie, attempts to explain the disillusionment of war veterans returning to civilian life. It expresses their detachment from society and the difficulty of readjusting after their wartime experiences.
The lyrics WHAT'S HAPPENING BROTHER of MARVIN GAYE is also present in the album What's going on (1971)
Marvin Gaye, nato Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. (Washington D.C., 2 aprile 1939 – Los Angeles, 1 aprile 1984), è stato un cantautore, produttore discografico e arrangiatore statunitense considerato uno dei più grandi artisti della musica soul e R and B. Iniziò la sua carriera come cantante gospel negli anni '50, per poi passare alla Motown nel 1961. Con il suo stile vocale morbido e melodico, le sue canzoni spesso incentrate su temi sociali e personali come l'amore, la guerra e la giustizia sociale, Gaye conquistò un pubblico internazionale. Tra i suoi successi più famosi figurano "Let's Get It On", "Sexual Healing", "What's Going On" e "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Quest'ultimo brano, realizzato in duetto con Tammi Terrell, divenne un inno di speranza e unità. Gaye ricevette numerosi premi, tra cui sei Grammy Awards, e il suo album "What's Going On" è considerato un capolavoro della musica soul. La sua vita fu segnata da problemi personali e dipendenze, che culminarono nel tragico omicidio del padre da parte di Marvin stesso nel 1984.
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