On May 21, Marv Gaye's 1971 album hs the half-century mark — and 's as timely as 's ever been.
Contents:
- MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ GETS 50TH ANNIVERSARY DIGAL REISSUE
- THE STORY OF MARV GAYE'S 'WHAT'S GOG ON'
- 50 YEARS LATER, WHY MARV GAYE'S SEMAL ALBUM 'WHAT'S GOG ON' ENDUR
- 50 THGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARV GAYE'S WHAT'S GOG ON
- 50 YEARS AFTER MARV GAYE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S GOG ON?’ AMERI STILL SEARCHG FOR AN ANSWER
MARV GAYE’S ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ GETS 50TH ANNIVERSARY DIGAL REISSUE
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Motown/UMe has marked the 50th anniversary of Marv Gaye’s sgle release for “What’s Gog On” — the tle track om Rollg Stone’s Greatt Album of All Time — wh an all-enpassg digal reissue of the 1971 LP out now on streamg servic. To honor the sgle’s 50th birthday, Motown/UMe grouped together all that bon mic for the digal release dubbed What’s Gog On: Deluxe Edn/50th Anniversary, which ntas the origal album pl 12 bon tracks cludg sgle versns, mos and more, the “Detro Mix” of the album and the llectn of “Funky Natn” stmentals om Gaye’s post-What’s Gog On rerdg ssns.
“The Detro Mix” of What’s Gog On, Gaye’s origal versn of the album before ncelg and reworkg Los Angel, prevly featured on the 30th anniversary reissue of the album 2001. “Funky Natn: The Detro Instmentals, ” a seri of jams Gaye laid down the rerdg ssns after releasg What’s Gog On, was clud the 40th anniversary reissue.
THE STORY OF MARV GAYE'S 'WHAT'S GOG ON'
Marv Gaye's classic faced the forc shapg Amerin culture at the begng of the '70s. * marvin gay whats going on *
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50 YEARS LATER, WHY MARV GAYE'S SEMAL ALBUM 'WHAT'S GOG ON' ENDUR
Five s later, we're still to "What's Gog On." That's bee them om Gaye's album reflect some of the most signifint challeng and divisns we face as a society today. * marvin gay whats going on *
The central theme of "What's Gog On" and the album of the same name me om Marv Gaye's own life. When his brother Frankie returned om Vietnam, Gaye noticed that his outlook had changed. His album beme an ternnected sue, a gallery of songs reflectg the state of the unn as Gaye saw , om neglected ghettos to the thrivg muny church, to the abed environment.
50 THGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARV GAYE'S WHAT'S GOG ON
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50 YEARS AFTER MARV GAYE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S GOG ON?’ AMERI STILL SEARCHG FOR AN ANSWER
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11:08Download AudCopy the below to embed the WBUR d player on your seRumeMarv Gaye performs on stage at De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, July of 1980.