Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
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What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
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What's Going On

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1971 70s soul

Written by Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, and Marvin Gaye, the opening track from Gaye's 1971 album was inspired by a police brutality incident witnessed by Benson. The song marked Gaye's departure from the Motown Sound toward more personal material.

16M views
4:00 duration
1971 released

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