SPEECHLESS..| FIRST TIME HEARING Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) REACTION

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  • SPEECHLESS..| FIRST TIME HEARING Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) REACTION
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  • @Stoney_Snark
    @Stoney_Snark 2 года назад +574

    “What’s Going On” is one of the greatest albums of all time, and one I listen to cover to cover. If you want great music with a perspective on the time it was made it, (‘71) this is it! “What’s Going On” and “Mercy Mercy Me” from this album, please, but the whole album!! It’s not on Motown because Berry Gordy was a little tentative about a sociological themed album. Tamala label was used for this reason. Each song tackles a problem; War, PTSD (before it was named), addiction, religion, children, the environment, and “Inner City Blues”, poverty.

    • @erniefranchino7284
      @erniefranchino7284 2 года назад +14

      Thanks to the "Funk Brothers !!". they greatest band in any studio.

    • @davidstanley3556
      @davidstanley3556 2 года назад +35

      And 50 years on...the same old S**T happening

    • @RDRussell2
      @RDRussell2 2 года назад +21

      I was going to say this about "What's Going On," but I couldn't put it any better than you do. Agree with every word of this. Some songs are meant to be heard as songs. "What's Going On" is meant to be heard as an album. It's akin to a great movie scene. You can admire it, analyze it, credit the director and so on, but it's only in the context of the whole movie (or album) that the sum of its impact truly hits you.

    • @Stoney_Snark
      @Stoney_Snark 2 года назад +5

      @@erniefranchino7284 , the last 2-3 minutes of the 6:19 version of “Psychedelic Shack” is a Funk Brothers jam you rarely get to hear, and it rocks!!

    • @erniefranchino7284
      @erniefranchino7284 2 года назад +4

      @@Stoney_Snark saw the Funk Brothers in concert, after seeing the movie "Standing in the shadows ". Great meet and great afterwards.

  • @antg007
    @antg007 7 месяцев назад +31

    Young Mr. and Mrs., the reason why this song hits so much is because we are still in the same place as a nation and people spiritually and mentally right now. This song breaks my heart every time I hear it.
    God help us all.

    • @gee3883
      @gee3883 2 месяца назад

      I find it heartbreaking, it's an incredible production on every front. As a 57 year old white working class man who's been listening to this since I was a teenager it never doesnt make me emotional. The struggles we face are not the colour of our skin but rich versus poor and nothings changed.. Blessings from London.

  • @jeffreyquartier3071
    @jeffreyquartier3071 2 года назад +216

    The end piece where he sings "Mother mother..." is a reprise from another classic of this album: "What's Going On"... definitely worth checking out.

    • @bryanblack526
      @bryanblack526 2 года назад +13

      Love the bass line from James Jameson on that track. Underrated bass player in my opinion.

    • @fafsa89
      @fafsa89 2 года назад +1

      Yes!,! James Jameson was a genius!

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 2 года назад +3

      @@bryanblack526 How can he be underrated when he was the greatest bass player of the Motown era!!!

    • @bryanblack526
      @bryanblack526 2 года назад +1

      @@ammaleslie509 not everybody followed Motown, Duh.

    • @casey4602
      @casey4602 Год назад +1

      ​@@bryanblack526 the Funk Brothers are underrated, only member James Jameson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  • @blackstorm9755
    @blackstorm9755 2 года назад +35

    Marvin Gaye is the GOAT!
    The entire album is a protest. About poverty, war and the environment. It's been over 50 years since he dropped this. Looking at where we are today he was also prophetic. He was asking us to do better. He was a true genius and a good human being.

    • @AaronJoseph-t4b
      @AaronJoseph-t4b 3 месяца назад

      Don't get me wrong Marvin & Roy Orbison are tied neck & neck for THEE G.O.A.T. but he had human flaws & tendencies,he cheated on his first wife with a teenager who became his second wife,battled Coke addiction, became a Tax exile & moved to Belgium,some say alcoholism & addictions are a slow suicide solution,his last words after his dad shot him was " He did it,ha did what I always wanted..."

  • @michlkwitz
    @michlkwitz 2 года назад +112

    Fifty years later, and not only is this entire album still relevant, but things have gotten even worse. You don't know how much that fact hurts my heart.

    • @lesliesterling826
      @lesliesterling826 2 года назад +6

      hell yes. The line "trigger happy policing" was true then and is true now.

    • @garyneilson3075
      @garyneilson3075 Год назад +3

      Yes, truth. But according to the Bible and our Creator a change goin come! & this system is nearing its conclusion (Matthew 24:3,14) so hearts are going to heal...wait. for it, the best is yet to come ( Revelation 21 :1-5)

    • @mac6115cd
      @mac6115cd Год назад +2

      @@garyneilson3075 This world is what happens when MAN is in charge: war, disease, poverty, murder, greed, etc. I am SO looking forward to the day when JESUS returns and claims his throne.

    • @casey4602
      @casey4602 Год назад

      ​@@lesliesterling826 Marvin was truly prophetic

    • @88wildcat
      @88wildcat Год назад

      Have they though? Or is that just a knee jerk emotional reaction? Are things actually worse today than they were then or do they just feel that way because today is affecting you now and fifty years ago isn't affecting you now? If the people in that video (assuming the video footage was shot in 1971) were fast forwarded to 2023 would they be thinking this place sucks or would they be in wonder of all the changes that have occured? (Personal opinion, they would be wondering what in the hell are we thinking taking cops off the streets, letting people steal everything in sight in stores without be prosecuted, and letting homeless people do whatever they please wherever they please. How in the hell did we get to be so damn dumb? And why in the hell can anyone not walk anywhere without all of their attention being focused on these damn cell phone things?) You really need to slow your mind down and think very long and very hard and do a deep dive into how things were fifty years ago before making a conclusion that the world is worse now than it was then. For example, earlier this year I underwent a double bypass. The surgeons told me this was a very routine operation now and I had a 97 to 98% chance of getting through it without any complications. That is not saying I had a 97 to 98 percent chance of surviving the surgery. That was saying I had a 97 to 98 percent chance of having nothing that was going to keep me in the hospital more than a few days later happening. I would bet everything I own, everything I have ever owned, and everything I ever will own that those percentages would have been noticably lower had I had that operation in 1971 when it was not a routine operation. We have a bad tendency when comparing eras to focus on the negatives of the present and underappreciate the positives. Now the music itself is no contest. The music from fifty years ago pisses acid on the music of today.

  • @neildonley9626
    @neildonley9626 2 года назад +111

    "What's going on" is on every list of Top 10 albums of all time.

  • @paul.kristoff
    @paul.kristoff 2 года назад +320

    This entire album is literally non-stop (as in each song flows into the next) and so relevant lyrically to this day. It's a must listen from start to end. Motown fought to stop this from being released because it didn't fit into the happy poppy image of the record label, but Gaye wanted to make a difference, and talk about the issues that he saw in society, and had enough sway to make it happen by this stage of his career.

    • @youngconservative96
      @youngconservative96 2 года назад +4

      And Stevie wonder was influenced by Marvin Gaye. And really have the same sense as Marvin did

    • @veronicasmith7076
      @veronicasmith7076 2 года назад +3

      You are so right "What's going on" was his break-out (from the Motown norm) album.

    • @Sheffield_Steve
      @Sheffield_Steve Год назад +3

      I purchased the posthumous album from 1972 that Berry Gordy stopped from being released called "You're The Man" because it was more political and definitely not the Motown sound, and definitely worth a listen/purchase of the album.

  • @pauljansen1137
    @pauljansen1137 2 года назад +187

    Well...if you guys are doing Marvin Gaye...."What's going on" is an absolute must hear!!!!

  • @rmac8008
    @rmac8008 2 года назад +72

    This is the last song
    The whole album must be listened to in order to get the
    The social significance of 1971
    It is one of the top 10 albums of all time

  • @susanhuber7969
    @susanhuber7969 2 года назад +59

    The sad thing is that this song is still relevant today! When are things really gonna change?

    • @juanitadiemer64
      @juanitadiemer64 2 года назад +3

      Never !! Sad but true 😢

    • @kennethrussell1158
      @kennethrussell1158 2 года назад +2

      Susan, more relevant today.

    • @donniehagy5125
      @donniehagy5125 2 года назад +1

      I don't see change, Susan. Things are only worse today with everything being fueled by hatred coming from all directions.

  • @deniseriley6622
    @deniseriley6622 2 года назад +95

    Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell the best duo ever. " Ain't No Mountain High Enough " " You're All I Need To Get By"
    " Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing "
    " Your Precious Love ". Fantastic 👏

    • @LMmccallL57
      @LMmccallL57 2 года назад +2

      Those songs are beautiful and so romantic. When I was old enough to understand them, I fell in love with them just like my mom and the other ladies in my family.

    • @TheCornishCockney
      @TheCornishCockney 2 года назад +4

      Ain’t That Peculiar has a peculiar effect on me.
      It makes me get up and dance,no matter where I am,and I’m 67 now.
      One of the soul Gods no doubt.

    • @lesliesterling826
      @lesliesterling826 2 года назад +4

      YES YES YES you must listen to the duets with Tammi Terrell (she also tragically died young)

  • @susanyork5089
    @susanyork5089 2 месяца назад +6

    The Greatest Album Ever

  • @frankmastroianni2501
    @frankmastroianni2501 2 года назад +86

    Was wondering when you get to this album.. way ahead of its time-- What's Going On should be taught in schools-- SAD that African Americans and everyone else have forgotten/ignored this album about poverty, drug abuse, hatred, abuse, injustice, anti-Vietnam war, and one of the 1st to talk about ecology/environment. It truly was a wake-up call too often disregarded by succeeding generations. The album was recorded to be heard from beginning to end, like Sgt. Peppers... and above everything else the music is just on-point.... If you ever going to do a longer show do 'What's Going On' you won't regret it, even if you don't do a show of another song from it... listen to it anyway... Rolling Stones Magazine's critics and musicians voted it the 2nd greatest album ever behind Sgt. Pepper. Enjoy!!!

    • @willfromyadkinville
      @willfromyadkinville 2 года назад +1

      i love your heart! brother! this album was social awareness to the max!

    • @VGKDean
      @VGKDean 2 года назад +4

      I say it’s the greatest album ever recorded. Not only for its social commentary but the musicianship is outstanding. Here we are 50 years later and nothing has changed.

    • @blackstorm9755
      @blackstorm9755 2 года назад +1

      It was. I'm a history teacher. I used this entire album as one of my examples of how we can peacefully protest. He was brilliant.

    • @keithknox5829
      @keithknox5829 Год назад

      Who thinks "we've" forgotten about Marvin? Maybe this generation hasn't caught up yet , but old heads like myself have not forgotten Marvin at all! MARVIN LIVES!!! His version of The Star Spangled Banner at the 1983 NBA All-Star game should be mandatory listening for all Americans!

  • @davidward3122
    @davidward3122 2 года назад +3

    Melissa Ward here. Now you're at the top of the music mountain. Mr. Marvin gaye is a treasure to the boomer generation. And I am sure many other generations that found him. I listen to him about every night still at my mid60s years. Anything Marvin gaye.

  • @trjbrew
    @trjbrew 2 года назад +83

    Whats Going On just might be the greatest album ever, regardless of music genre. It was far different from anything Marvin recorded before or after. Beautiful album, but devastatingly sad in the sense that none of the problems it addresses have been resolved even 50 years later. It all still applies today, unfortunately too many don't want the problems solved or even mentioned.

    • @NJbakintheday
      @NJbakintheday 2 года назад +3

      So true. There is not a single issue he sings about that has been adequately addressed (much less solved) in the 50 years since "What's Going On" came out.

    • @88wildcat
      @88wildcat Год назад

      @@NJbakintheday Well, we are kind of past that Vietnam War bit.

  • @brachiator1
    @brachiator1 2 года назад +38

    After writing for other Motown artists and performing pop songs, this was Marvin stepping out and doing something radically new. The result was revolutionary. Few black mainstream artists had attempted something so deeply political and as deeply soulful.

    • @pamelamcknight6948
      @pamelamcknight6948 Год назад +1

      I agree, I must add Curtis Mayfield to that list. I love them both.

  • @tevforHim
    @tevforHim 2 года назад +55

    there was no artist like Marvin…RIP

  • @tneal3526
    @tneal3526 Год назад +4

    Guys, Marvin was ahead of his time. The inner cities aren’t the only ones that struggle day to day.

  • @jfox9126
    @jfox9126 2 года назад +124

    Yes to “What’s Going On”, “Mercy mercy me”, and “Heard it through the Grapevine” - these are must listens. And “Got to Give it Up” is so funky and such a party vibe. Also “Trouble Man” is such a mood. And I highly recommend you go down this rabbit hole. Don’t let “Lets Get it On” and “Ain’t no mountain high enough” be the only songs you know - great as they are, there are many other equally great ones. Love your channel - you guys are such a great duo.

    • @michaelmcbreen4025
      @michaelmcbreen4025 2 года назад +2

      J you are so right with your choices from the goat of soul music,I grew up listening to my main man MARVIN I was just heartbroken when he was killed but his beautiful music lives on R.I.P.🇬🇧🇺🇸👍👍

    • @nkcbrazil
      @nkcbrazil 2 года назад

      And even those are reacted to by many, need to go even deeper into songs like If I Should Die Tonight, Just to Keep You Satisfied and a really deep one about mental illness “It’s Madness.” I dare any one react to that. What a great song, does anyone but me ever heard it? Has to be someone out there. Come on really!

  • @normanleroy1874
    @normanleroy1874 2 года назад +36

    This man had one of the all-time, brain-melting, greatest voices.

  • @SebGeddy
    @SebGeddy 2 года назад +9

    That groove, that voice, that face, man... sorely missed. RIP Beautiful Marvin Gaye

  • @stanleyetienne8353
    @stanleyetienne8353 2 года назад +49

    You can't judge legendary artists like Marvin Gaye just by listening to two or three songs... You guys should start doing whole album reactions. This song is from the album What's Going On, which is one of the greatest albums ever made.

    • @louiseboyd8896
      @louiseboyd8896 Год назад +1

      Also, Marvin Gaye recorded countless songs of different genres.....different grooves.....different messages.....you've got to immerse yourself into his music in order to get the full Marvin Gaye experience....he was phenomenal and otherworldly soulful....❤️🙏🎵🎹🎤🎶🙏💖

  • @yvesbayou5701
    @yvesbayou5701 2 года назад +12

    Marvin was a deep thinker and troubled soul🙏🏽Rest in Love Brother Marvin🌹

  • @dathang
    @dathang 2 года назад +61

    This entire album is a must-hear... especially "What's Going On" which is quoted at the end of this song.

  • @itsmedino
    @itsmedino 2 года назад +36

    Do y'all know "Night Shift" by The Commodores? It was a song they did without Lionel Ritchie in tribute when Marvin passed away.
    Would love a reaction to that song.

    • @Shrykespeare
      @Shrykespeare 2 года назад +3

      "Marvin... he was a friend of mine...." is the first line. Jackie Wilson (another R&B legend) is also mentioned.

    • @chriso6719
      @chriso6719 2 года назад +2

      I'll second this.

    • @joshsmith302
      @joshsmith302 2 года назад +2

      They will love it. Plus it's from the 80s. I think it's their favorite decade.😉

    • @itsmedino
      @itsmedino 2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/FrkEDe6Ljqs/видео.html

  • @Hartlor_Tayley
    @Hartlor_Tayley 2 года назад +5

    Singer songwriter and performer. Marvin had it all.

  • @neilbertuk1
    @neilbertuk1 2 месяца назад +3

    Greatest album ever made. The greatest album that ever will be made.

  • @Shrykespeare
    @Shrykespeare 2 года назад +85

    You guys did CCR's version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" - but Marvin did the original. It's brilliant. Such a tragedy - shot to death by his own father at the age of 44. His other hits include "Pride and Joy", "I'll Be Doggone", "Ain't That Peculiar", "Sexual Healing", and my personal fave, "You're All I Need to Get By".

    • @falcon82100
      @falcon82100 2 года назад +4

      Gladys Night did the original

    • @shanenolan8252
      @shanenolan8252 2 года назад +1

      @@falcon82100 she did

    • @michaelserrurier9392
      @michaelserrurier9392 2 года назад

      @@falcon82100 It was written for the Temptations.

    • @walterrutherford8321
      @walterrutherford8321 2 года назад +2

      I like Marvin’s, Got To Give It Up. Sounds like a party where you should be up dancing; no more standing upside the wall.

    • @deborahabston4222
      @deborahabston4222 2 года назад +1

      Martin's was recorded first, Gladys Knight & the Pips was released first. Both versions were hits, I prefer Gladys & the Pips.

  • @miguelnavarrete3893
    @miguelnavarrete3893 2 года назад +22

    If this song left you speechless and emotionally drained, then your empathy and compassion were brought out. Not many songs can do that. Over 50 years later and this song is as relevant now as it was then.

  • @donaldshaffer9275
    @donaldshaffer9275 11 месяцев назад +1

    The finest voice in R&B history!

  • @jamesgreenhow108
    @jamesgreenhow108 Год назад +8

    Marvin exposed the plight and conditions of the Innercity life. He warned us about the dangers of every day struggles. And then he succumbed to the very pressures and addictions he warned us about. R.I.P. Marvin....gone too soon.

  • @lipby
    @lipby 2 года назад +21

    What was interesting about the late 1960s/early 1970s is how the musical genres blurred. The Rock bands absorbed an immense amount from black R&B, Soul, and Blues. They also took from classical and folk traditions. But what you see in this album is how much the rock scene--which was incredibly dominant--influenced black music in return. Marvin Gaye built What's Going On to work like a rock album, to be listened to as a whole rather than as a bunch of different songs. Each of these traditions fed off each other, which is why it is remembered as a period of such incredible creativity.

  • @beriandavies2111
    @beriandavies2111 2 года назад +28

    What's Going On is a masterpiece. There is not one bad track on it, and Inner City Blues is no exception. It will never age, and to say it's as relevant today, is an understatement. As long as poverty, war, drugs, life struggle and such exist, this album will continue to preach the message. Everyone should get to listen to this to know exactly... WHAT'S. GOING. ON.
    Peace and love to you both 💜
    Also, it's good to listen to the album in it's entirety, as the songs segue into one another.

  • @CARNELIANTURQUOISE
    @CARNELIANTURQUOISE 2 года назад +4

    Existing...not living. This album is timeless

  • @billwieland8497
    @billwieland8497 2 года назад +10

    For Female Friday:
    Ronnie Spector - ‘Be My Baby’
    Toni Braxton - ‘Un-Break My Heart’
    Sugarland (Jennifer Nettles) - ‘Stay’
    Roberta Flack - ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’
    Other notables:
    Christopher Cross - ‘Sailing,’
    Kayne Brown - ‘Worship You,’
    Kool and The Gang - ‘Celebration,’
    Dan Fogelberg - ‘Same Old Lang Syne’
    Luther Vandross - ‘Dance With My Father’

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 2 года назад +19

    "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is his duet with Tammi Terrell. They also did "Ain't Nothin' Like The Real Thing" and so many others they have their own Greatest Hits Album!!!!

  • @danreed5171
    @danreed5171 2 года назад +5

    Marvin Gaye and Al Green are the 2 masters of the vocals!"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' no doubt

  • @rollpsych2001
    @rollpsych2001 2 года назад

    MUST SEE "What's Going On" and "Mercy Mercy Me". He's Amazing!

  • @blackbembel7794
    @blackbembel7794 2 года назад +3

    Such a Masterpiece...a mirror of our society.

  • @cheryljackson5659
    @cheryljackson5659 2 года назад +23

    This song, Marvin Gaye's voice and the video is a wonderful expression of music as art! The lyrics reflect the despair of growing up in an urban environment facing the economic and social challenges of the 1960s and 70s, during the backdrop of the Vietnam War. The composition is outstanding, and I simply love the percussion instruments throughout. Social commentary with an infectious beat. It's a masterpiece IMHO.

  • @ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary
    @ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary 2 года назад +26

    The band The Ojays is calling you over to their Rabbit Hole of great songs! "I Love Music", "For The Love Of Money", "Backstabbers" and so many more! Also Glady's Knight and the Pips 60s and 70s is also pretty awesome!

  • @musicmemories2793
    @musicmemories2793 2 года назад +1

    That Bass riff is the best Bass riff ever! James Jamerson was a musical genius and Marvin's vocal is wow!

    • @stephenhanson3647
      @stephenhanson3647 2 года назад

      That's Bob Babbitt on bass.

    • @musicmemories2793
      @musicmemories2793 2 года назад

      @@stephenhanson3647 Thanks I stand corrected! I think James was on Whats going on though?

    • @stephenhanson3647
      @stephenhanson3647 2 года назад +1

      Yes. Check out the Documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Its the story of the Funk Brothers, the Motown musicians.

  • @Missylife-t7m
    @Missylife-t7m 2 года назад +10

    Finally listening to one of the G.O.A.T of music Mr Marvin Gaye. The whole "What's Going On" album is legendary. There are some many great Marvin Gaye's songs, but my favourites are "Trouble Man" and "Got To Give It Up" pure classics.

  • @alinchitown7556
    @alinchitown7556 Год назад

    Marvin Gaye is the GOAT he was a poet, philosopher, and a musician, who spoke about the under served communities in his music. This album was my jam when I was a young inner city kid.

  • @Fairygrl_TW
    @Fairygrl_TW 2 года назад +13

    Oh man, Marvin is so dreamy...Amazing vocals...Amazing video, Love it...Thank you, Peace

  • @shirleycollins6241
    @shirleycollins6241 2 года назад +19

    “Got to give it up is a great dance song. He recorded songs with Tammy Terrell in the 60’s.

  • @chipdamutt108
    @chipdamutt108 2 года назад +6

    The strings in last verse of "What's Going On" never fail to bring tears to my eyes. Check out Stevie Wonder's "Living For the City" as well as "Ball of Confusion" by the Temptations.

  • @Jaizensama
    @Jaizensama 2 года назад +1

    “ I want you” is a song you need to also listen too. It’s my favorite by him.

  • @MDElam
    @MDElam 2 года назад +3

    What's Going On is in the conversation for greatest album of the 20th century--without thinking about genres, styles, etc. It would be worth checking out the whole album. Love that you reacted to this!

  • @johnmaynardable
    @johnmaynardable 2 года назад

    Marvin Gaye is the G.O.A.T. and you have a whole lot more music to dig into. I grieved so hard over his unfortunate death at his father's hands. There should be a bio film put out about him. Marvin is so good. Go back to his early Motown days.

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney 2 года назад +8

    The whole album is a protest work,set to some of the finest soul arrangements ever,a real landmark.

    • @88wildcat
      @88wildcat Год назад

      It works because it is not a protest album. It is a soul album with protest lyrics. What I mean is that unlike Rage Against the Machine, 1990s R.E.M., and post 90s Springsteen the artist isn't devoting 90% of his time and energy beating you over the head with his message. The album has a groove in it from start to finish that is very pleasing to the ears. That makes the brain more receptive to the messages. You don't make an album as great as this one is by trying to write protest songs first and songs people want to hear second. You make an album as great as this one is by writing songs people want to hear first and adding the protest stuff in afterwards. Don't focus on writing protest songs. Focus on writing songs that sound good and just happen to have protest lyrics in them.

  • @alfonzohoward185
    @alfonzohoward185 2 года назад

    This is what Marvin Gaye was all about he spoke with purpose you can not ignore the world and everyday life and be confident a great artist

  • @Alewifes_Husband
    @Alewifes_Husband 2 года назад +14

    Everyone here who suggests you guys listen to the whole album are absolutely right. You don't need to do it on the channel but many of us commenters might say you'd be doing yourselves a musical education favor by sharing this album together ❤ one day when you can.

  • @arthurgreen2652
    @arthurgreen2652 Год назад +2

    Thanks marvin for all the pleasure you gave us we miss you so much 👋👋👋👋👋🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @patriciadavis1393
    @patriciadavis1393 Год назад +6

    Amber is so empathetic and I agree you can well imagine why people turn to the street when they live like this

  • @chi-townray317
    @chi-townray317 2 года назад +1

    You should check out some of these earlier songs of Marvin Gaye. "I'll be Doggone", "Ain't That Peculiar", How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" and "You".

  • @patriciakane4707
    @patriciakane4707 2 года назад +7

    DEFINITELY GOTTA HEAR WHATS GOING ON?

  • @andythrush3341
    @andythrush3341 2 года назад

    Makes cry every time! Such beauty along with such sadness.

  • @mlhesler68
    @mlhesler68 2 года назад +5

    Motown turned Marvin down when he pitched the idea for What's Going On LP. They said it wasn't "his image." He did it anyway and it became the biggest selling album in Motown history at that time.

  • @BenLapke
    @BenLapke 2 года назад

    Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On is a must for any album collection. One of the all time greats.

  • @paulettebrown3427
    @paulettebrown3427 2 года назад +4

    This song is just as good today and yesterday 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @romienomie
    @romienomie 7 месяцев назад

    I listened to this every day as a child. So profound! It still resonates today .

  • @DJHolte
    @DJHolte 2 года назад +11

    Stevie Wonder had a hit song touching on a somewhat related issue, called "Living For The City" -- which has a little mini-drama in the middle -- and is about a rural Mississippi boy moving to New York and finding it's not at all what he was hoping it'd be. Don't want to give it all away, as it's sort of a story.

  • @marthaz
    @marthaz 2 года назад

    Yes lawd!!!!! So much more of Marvin's catalog. ❤️🙏 "Mercy Mercy Me" and "what's going on" must be the next ones on your Marvin list. He is an angel and a legend. Love you two 💕

  • @blackprix
    @blackprix 2 года назад +9

    Another icon in the world of R&B… Anything you react to from him is going to be unforgettable ‼️‼️‼️‼️

  • @newenglandwoods
    @newenglandwoods 10 месяцев назад +2

    One of the very few albums of any genre that can be called “perfect”. There isn’t a bad verse on the whole album. Not one stinker- not one bad note. It’s freaking perfect.

  • @free1855
    @free1855 2 года назад +9

    The whole album is a masterpiece. My favourite Marvin Gaye is "Troubled Man". Phenomenal.

  • @geraldthomas1093
    @geraldthomas1093 2 года назад +1

    Is the greatest album of all time hand down

  • @happycrimson
    @happycrimson 2 года назад +9

    I've been listening to this song and album a lot recently so to see this video just now was really surprising, lol.

  • @zanohoriamazo1
    @zanohoriamazo1 Год назад +2

    Important note: There was really no video at the time this song came out. The main video era took off in the ‘80’s. Someone came along & compiled these video & still shots to go with the song. Part of Marvin insisting to Motown CEO Berry Gordy to produce himself was that he had a brother in the Viet Nam war at the time (‘send that boy off, to die’), & he no longer only wanted to do love songs, which til that point was all Motown was about. I had forgotten that he tagged a piece of his What’s wGoin On to the end of this. There is another message song very similar to What’s Goin On called, Mercy Mercy Me, with the same kind of bridge in it. Other cool love jams of his : I Want You; Get to This; & the ultimate live performance ladies screamin out they minds, DISTANT LOVER, woooo! Marvin also did the Soundtrack for the blaxploitation era movie, Trouble Man. The track by the same name is very cool, & Don’t Mess With Mr. T. Man he had such an incredible vibe to his work no matter the style of the song. There’s just a sad conclusion to so many artists legacy. Marvin had never really gotten over the death of his singing partner, Tami Terrell, with whom he had the hits, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, & Ain’t Nothin Like the Real Thing. Another incredible spin he put on a song was Heard It Through The Grapevine. Got to hear that one! 👍🏾

  • @tancar2004
    @tancar2004 2 года назад +10

    This song is off the album "What's going on?". You need to check out the whole album. Each song flows into the next telling the story of the black community in the early 70's. Truly a perfect album.

  • @mwhitehead1461
    @mwhitehead1461 Год назад +1

    This is my favorite. He spoke to me.

  • @peggykunkel9180
    @peggykunkel9180 2 года назад +24

    This is such a sad song. Every time I see anything like this I notice how children try to have fun in whatever circumstance they find themselves. It is terrible to feel you have no way out because that only continues the cycle. We have to invest in our communities and teach our children how to better their lives or at least what choices (drugs, teenage pregnancy, etc) can make life more difficult. How great is it that artists of all kinds can show different aspects of our world. The good, the bad and the ugly. This is how we learn about others and have compassion.

  • @jesseandrade8752
    @jesseandrade8752 2 года назад

    You can’t get any better soul then Marvin.

  • @Mike-rk8px
    @Mike-rk8px 2 года назад +8

    You guys could react to the entire “What’s Going On” album, song by song, and no one would complain. This is one of the greatest albums ever.

    • @dmnddog7417
      @dmnddog7417 2 года назад

      I don't know if that would be a good idea since they tend to stop songs a lot. This album needs to be listened to without interruptions to let it all soak into you.

  • @GabrielCsaba
    @GabrielCsaba Год назад

    His perfect vocal overdub in two octaves is out of this world. Not a single consonant sounds out of place, dude had an insane command of his singing technique.

  • @MegaEaglelover
    @MegaEaglelover 2 года назад +5

    This song 🎧 is Sooooo Relevant Today in more ways than 1

  • @talulah67
    @talulah67 2 года назад

    Hands down, my all time favorite RnB singer!!!

  • @garfield122010
    @garfield122010 2 года назад +34

    "What's going on" "come get to this" and "mercy mercy me" completes my top 3 Marvin tracks ❤️❤️❤️

  • @robertmiller1655
    @robertmiller1655 2 года назад +1

    So much great music, so little time to react to it all.

  • @jamesleblanc7437
    @jamesleblanc7437 2 года назад +10

    The Trouble Man soundtrack is also a must listen.

  • @stanleyrichiii4474
    @stanleyrichiii4474 2 года назад

    This was a Perfect album. The Genius of Mr Gaye.

  • @gregorythornton1664
    @gregorythornton1664 2 года назад +5

    One of the greatest artists of all times, Marvin also laid down the background vocals to this song.

  • @jerr7670
    @jerr7670 Год назад +2

    A song so relevant 50 years later. What's Goin On is a brilliant piece of American art.

  • @rexman9002
    @rexman9002 2 года назад +8

    If you are doing Marvin Gaye, you MUST do the duets with Marvin and Tammi Terrell!

  • @allendesalme197
    @allendesalme197 2 года назад +1

    The matchless Marvin Gaye. He and Al Green are at the top of their styles. Great stuff if a tough song!! Also listen to some Al Jarreau for the smoothest male voice since Nat King Cole....

  • @kayh7982
    @kayh7982 2 года назад +10

    Love Marvin Gaye! Awesome cover of Marvin Gaye's "WHAT'S GOING ON" BY PLAYING FOR CHANGE. Featuring musician's from across 5 continents and subtitles for who artists are and locations. 11M views

  • @StonefieldJim4
    @StonefieldJim4 2 года назад

    Once James Jamerson's bass line kicks in - one of the sweetest ever, alongside Marvin's voice - one of the sweetest ever, I feel I've arrived at the right place.... every time.
    A perfect, cast-iron masterpiece.

    • @stephenhanson3647
      @stephenhanson3647 2 года назад

      The bass was actually played by Bob Babbitt. He also did Mercy, Mercy, Me.

  • @JoTracy
    @JoTracy 2 года назад +6

    One of my all time faves. Never gets old

  • @ifstatementifstatement2704
    @ifstatementifstatement2704 2 года назад +2

    In my opinion, the greatest song of all time.

  • @sabrinapittsley2304
    @sabrinapittsley2304 2 года назад +3

    He was a really deep thinker and wrote some great songs of what was happening in the 60’s.

  • @dougstevens6257
    @dougstevens6257 2 года назад

    Marvin Gaye was a huge talent who began his career in the early '60's and made incredible music through the '70's. You might also want to check out: "Can I Get a Witness?" "I'll be Doggone" and "Too Busy Thinkin' 'Bout my Baby". The album "Inner City Blues" comes from, as has been mentioned by your other listeners, was a masterpiece and way ahead of its time. Pure Motown perfection!

  • @bobmorneau6738
    @bobmorneau6738 2 года назад +4

    You always know a Marvin Gaye song is coming on when you hear that percussion!

  • @imaliveinjesus
    @imaliveinjesus Год назад +1

    Not only this video, but a lot of Marvin's music was very impactful to everyone who listened to the lyrics of his songs.

  • @LadybugLuv
    @LadybugLuv 2 года назад +6

    Y'all this song is 50 years old! (Released September 1971). That this still is happening says so much about humanity. We don't learn, we didn't change.

    • @kennethrussell1158
      @kennethrussell1158 2 года назад

      I know, I was just starting my first semester in High School. in Detroit, Michigan.

  • @dermaglowpro1720
    @dermaglowpro1720 2 года назад +2

    a very hard video to watch from Marvin. Blessings to ALL

  • @deniseriley6622
    @deniseriley6622 2 года назад +3

    Jackie Wilson, " Lonely Teardrops " and
    " Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher ".

  • @lesliejames6870
    @lesliejames6870 2 года назад

    Love love me some Marvin Gaye!!!!!

  • @AL13NM
    @AL13NM 2 года назад +6

    From one the the greatest albums ever recorded, EVERY song is a must hear on What's Going On and also the song TROUBLEMAN!

  • @russelbarnes7235
    @russelbarnes7235 2 года назад

    Got to Give It Up, Mercy, Mercy Me, Distant Lover, Trouble Man, After the Dance. Take your pick. Marvin Gaye was a talented singer. I will look for more MG reactions from you two. Enjoy his music, peace.