Marvin Gaye "Whats Happening Brother" (1971)

"What's Happening Brother" is a song written by James Nyx, Jr. and Marvin Gaye, produced by Gaye and issued on the soul singer's acclaimed 1971 album, What's Going On. The song started off the song cycle that began with a man returning home from fighting in the Vietnam War only to discover that his world is abstractly different from what it used to be before he left for duty. In Marvin's case, the song was dedicated to his younger brother, Frankie, who was returning back from a three-year duty at Vietnam, in essence, Marvin later told interviews that Frankie's experience in Vietnam inspired him to collaborate on the songs for the What's Going On project. Throughout this song, Marvin mentions in his brother's third person about the nightclub, about whether or not his baseball team would "win the pennant" and wonders how his friend has been which brings upon the question, "what's happening brother?" Musically the song follows the same path as "What's Going On" and features The Andantes as background vocalists.


Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye
Background vocals by The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps
Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Produced by Marvin Gaye

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[murdok620]

i would sacrifice souljah boi for marvin gaye in a jiffy man thumbs up if u would too lol

[JBoogie1]

RIP TROY DAVIS!!!!....

[meyersd66]

@Peejbrah92 You are wize beyond your years. Marvin's been dead almost 30 years and this jam dropped over 40 years ago. People are still reppin' this cut because marvin had talent. What's being played today is disposable, and your generation will have nothing to look back on. It's each generations repsonsibility to leave something wothwile behind for the next, and this has not been the case for the most recent generations.

[Arthro92]

@murdok620

that would be a h_ll yes

[DJSIMPLYP]

made in the 70s....sadly this song could have been made today...

an interestingly peculiar and rumored history for the great Marvin Gaye, especially towards the end of his career with the more meaningful songs like this one...

R I P Marvin Gaye

[praxkan]

Jamerson changed how this song spoke ! He took a word and made it a sentence ! WOW

[JPalto]

@murdok620 Ahh you got me there! 

[murdok620]

@JPalto Any living soul is valuble my brother!!

[JPalto]

@murdok620 a sacrifice aint worth it. to sarcrafice something is to bring give up something valueable. Souljah Boy aint worth anything compared to Marvin Gaye. To compare these two men is an insult to Marvin. Souljah Boy aint even on his level.

[KhalDrogo76]

@m8cct no doubt

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