Whats Going On Song

With what s going on gaye meditated on what had happened to the american dream of the past as it related to urban decay environmental woes military turbulence police brutality unemployment and poverty.

Whats going on song. The song also appears in the 5th episode of the second season fear never fixed anything as a remix performed by riley. The song marked gaye s departure from the motown sound towards more personal material. It was released on may 21 1971 by the motown records subsidiary label tamla. What s going on is a song by american recording artist marvin gaye released in 1971 on the motown subsidiary tamla.

In 2011 the song appeared in the film young adult starring charlize theron also in 2011 ariana grande sampled and interpolated the song in her debut single put your hearts up. What s going on is the eleventh studio album by american soul singer songwriter and producer marvin gaye. It was his first album to credit him as a producer and to credit motown s in house studio band the session musicians known as. In 2015 it appeared in the fourth episode what s going on of the netflix original series sense8.

These feelings had been bubbling up between 1967 and 1970 during which he felt increasingly caged by motown s behind the times hit machine and restrained from expressing himself seriously through his music. The episode s title quotes the song s refrain. Marvin gaye what s going on album version couldn t find this anywhere on here thought i d do this a little justice. Listen to the best of 4 non blondes here.

What s going on chorus and i say hey ey ey hey ey ey i said hey a what s going on and i say hey ey ey hey ey ey i said hey a what s going on bridge ooh ooh ooh ooh uh huh ooh. Hey hey hey hey what s happenin. What s going on lyrics. Boy this is a groovy party hey how you doin man i can dig it yeah brother solid right.

Gaye recorded the album between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at hitsville u s a golden world and united sound studios in detroit and at the sound factory in west hollywood california. Hey brother what s happenin.