Marv Gaye & the 1979 Boxg Match that Changed Everythg – Rollg Stone

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• RIGHT ONMARV GAYETRACK 7 ON WHAT’S GOG ON PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEMARV GAYE WAS MANY THGS. A CHRONICLER OF THE TIM, A BELIEVER, A SEXUAL HEALER AND A SUPERSTAR MICIAN BUT, ABOVE ALL ELSE, HE WAS A MAN WHO AIMED TO TOUCH THE SOULS… READ MORE MAY. 21, 19711 VIEWER20.6K VIEWS20 CONTRIBUTORSRIGHT ON LYRICS[INTRO]HEY BABY, THAT'S ALRIGHT PEOPLEI KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHTEVERYDAY, THAT'S ALRIGHTOH, WHEN WE LOVE EACH OTHER[VERSE 1]I KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHTOH JT FEEL , FEEL OH EVERYBODY FEEL GOD KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHT, Y[VERSE 2]SOME OF WERE BORN WH MONEY TO SPENDSOME OF WERE BORN FOR RAC TO WSOME OF ARE AWARE THAT 'S GOOD FOR TO RESOME OF FEEL THE ICY WD OF POVERTY BLOWG THE AIR[VERSE 3]FOR THOSE OF WHO SIMPLY LIKE TO SOCIALIZEFOR THOSE OF WHO TEND THE SICKAND HEED THE PEOPLE'S CRILET ME SAY TO YOU, RIGHT ON[BRIDGE]OH, FEEL , FEELYEAH, OH, OH, OH LORD, LORD, LORD, PEOPLEAND I SAY, RIGHT ONHONEY, RIGHT ONYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[VERSE 4]FOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE WHERE PEACE IS CRAVEDFOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE, WHERE HATRED IS ENSLAVED, ALRIGHTFOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE A LIFE, YEAHSURROUND BY GOOD FORTUNE AND WEALTH (TALK ABOUT )[VERSE 5]FOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE A LIFE, HEY, HEY, HEY ENJOYG OURSELVFOR THOSE OF WHO GOT DROWNED THE SEA OF HAPPSFOR THE SOUL THAT TAK PRI HIS GODAND HIMSELF AND EVERYTHG ELSE[INSTMENTAL BREAK][VERSE 6]LOVE, LOVE, SWEET LOVE, LOVE, WONRFUL LOVEAH, TE LOVE, LOVE, LOVE FOR YOUR BROTHERAND LOVE, LOVE FOR GODLOVE, AH PURE LOVE[VERSE 7]AH TE LOVE N NQUER HATE EVERY TIMEGIVE OUT SOME LOVE AND YOU'LL FD PEACE SUBLIMEAND MY DARLG, ONE MORE THGIF YOU LET ME, I WILL TAKE YOU TO LIVE WHERE LOVE IS KGAH, BABY2EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT
• RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)MARV GAYETRACK 21 ON WHAT’S GOG ON (DELUXE EDN) PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEMAY. 1, 19721 VIEWER2 CONTRIBUTORSRIGHT ON (LIVE 1972) LYRICS[INTRO]HEY BABYTHAT'S ALRIGHT, BABYI KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHTEVERY DAY, THAT'S ALRIGHT, YEAHLORDY LORD LORD, I KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHT, BABYYEAH, THAT'S ALRIGHT, SUGAR, Y, ISYOU BELIEVE, BABY, THAT'S ALRIGHT, SUGAR, WOO[VERSE 1]SOME OF WERE BORNWH MONEY TO SPENDSOME OF WERE BORNFOR RAC TO WSOME OF ARE AWARETHAT 'S GOOD FOR TO RESOME OF FEEL THE ICY WDOF POVERTY BLOWG THE AIRFOR THOSE OF WHO SIMPLY LIKE TO SOCIALIZEFOR THOSE OF WHO TEND THE SICKAH, AND HEED THE PEOPLE'S CRILET ME SAY TO YOU[CHOS]RIGHT ONRIGHT ON, YEAH, WOOOH, OH, OH LORD, PEOPLEAND I SAY, RIGHT ONYEAH, AND HONEY, RIGHT ON, WOOYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[INSTMENTAL BREAK][VERSE 2]FOR THOSе OF WHO LIVEWHERE PеACE IS CRAVEDFOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE, BABYWHERE HATRED IS ENSLAVEDFOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE A LIFESURROUND BY GOOD FORTUNE AND WEALTHTHOSE OF WHO LIVE A LIFEHEY, HEY, HEY, ENJOYG OURSELVFOR THOSE OF WHO GOT DROWNEDIN THE SEA OF HAPPSFOR THE SOUL THAT TAK PRI HIS GODAND HIMSELF AND, OOH, EVERYTHG ELSE, WOO[BRIDGE]WOO, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVETHAT'S ALL ISDOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DOO-DOO-HOODOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DI-DOO-DI-DOO-DI-DOO, WOODOO-DOO-DOO, EN-NA-HOO-DAEN-AH-HA, EN-AH-HADOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOODOO, DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOOWOO, 'S ALRIGHTDOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOOOOH-HOOHEY[OUTRO]AH, TE LOVE N NQUER HATE EVERY TIMEGIVE OUT SOME LOVE AND YOU'LL FD PEACE SUBLIMEAND MY DARLG, ONE MORE THGIF YOU LET ME, I WILL TAKE YOUTO LIVE WHERE LOVE IS KGAH BABY, ALRIGHT, WOOWOO, WOOWOO, WOOEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)” BY MARV GAYE?WHEN DID MARV GAYE RELEASE “RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)”?WHO WROTE “RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)” BY MARV GAYE?WHAT’S GOG ON (DELUXE EDN) (2001)MARV GAYE1. WHAT’S GOG ON2. WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER3. FLY’ HIGH (IN THE FRIENDLY SKY)4. SAVE THE CHILDREN5. GOD IS LOVE6. MERCY MERCY ME (THE ELOGY)7. RIGHT ON8. WHOLY HOLY9. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)10. WHAT’S GOG ON (DETRO MIX)11. WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER (DETRO MIX)12. FLY’ HIGH (IN THE FRIENDLY SKY) (DETRO MIX)13. SAVE THE CHILDREN (DETRO MIX)14. GOD IS LOVE (DETRO MIX)15. MERCY MERCY ME (THE ELOGY) (DETRO MIX)16. RIGHT ON (DETRO MIX)17. WHOLY HOLY (DETRO MIX)18. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) - DETRO MIX19. WHAT’S GOG ON (RHYTHM ‘N’ STRGS MIX)20. SIXTI MEDLEY21. RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)22. WHOLY HOLY (LIVE 1972)23. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) (LIVE 1972)24. WHAT’S GOG ON (LIVE 1972)25. WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER (LIVE 1972)26. FLY’ HIGH (IN THE FRIENDLY SKY) (LIVE 1972)27. SAVE THE CHILDREN (LIVE 1972)28. GOD IS LOVE (LIVE 1972)29. STAGE DIALOGUE30. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) (REPRISE) (LIVE 1972)31. WHAT’S GOG ON (REPRISE) (LIVE 1972)32. WHAT’S GOG ON (MONO SGLE VERSN) (MISSG LYRICS)33. GOD IS LOVE (SGLE VERSN)34. SAD TOMORROWS35. HEAD TLE A.K.A. DISTANT LOVEREXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYMARV GAYEWRTEN BYMARV GAYE & EARL DEROUENBACKGROUND VOLSTHE ANDANTBASSJAM JAMERSONBONGOSEDDIE “BONGO” BROWNDMSURIEL JONGUARGEE BAKER (GUARIST) & ROBERT WHEPERCSNJACK ASHFORDPIANOMARV GAYEMIXG ENGEERSUHA GUR & JOHN MORALARRANGERDAVID VAN PTECONDUCTORMRICE KGRERDG ENGEERROBERT GRATTSMASTERG ENGEERALEX ABRASHLABELTAMLA RERDS & MOTOWN RERDSCOPYRIGHT ©UNIVERSAL MIC GROUPPHONOGRAPHIC COPYRIGHT ℗UNIVERSAL MIC GROUPRERD ATJOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMG ARTS (WASHGTON, D.C.)RELEASE DATEMAY 1, 1972RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972) IS A LIVE VERSN OFRIGHT ON BY MARV GAYETAGSPOPR&BSEVENTISOUL JAZZLIVEMOTOWNSGER-SONGWRERFUNKSOULSOUL POPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
• MARV GAYE - RIGHT ON LYRICS
• 50 THGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARV GAYE'S WHAT'S GOG ON
• HOW A 1979 BOXG MATCH BEME THE FIGHT OF MARV GAYE’S LIFE
• MARV GAYE 7 RIGHT ON

RIGHT ONMARV GAYETRACK 7 ON WHAT’S GOG ON PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEMARV GAYE WAS MANY THGS. A CHRONICLER OF THE TIM, A BELIEVER, A SEXUAL HEALER AND A SUPERSTAR MICIAN BUT, ABOVE ALL ELSE, HE WAS A MAN WHO AIMED TO TOUCH THE SOULS… READ MORE MAY. 21, 19711 VIEWER20.6K VIEWS20 CONTRIBUTORSRIGHT ON LYRICS[INTRO]HEY BABY, THAT'S ALRIGHT PEOPLEI KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHTEVERYDAY, THAT'S ALRIGHTOH, WHEN WE LOVE EACH OTHER[VERSE 1]I KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHTOH JT FEEL , FEEL OH EVERYBODY FEEL GOD KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHT, Y[VERSE 2]SOME OF WERE BORN WH MONEY TO SPENDSOME OF WERE BORN FOR RAC TO WSOME OF ARE AWARE THAT 'S GOOD FOR TO RESOME OF FEEL THE ICY WD OF POVERTY BLOWG THE AIR[VERSE 3]FOR THOSE OF WHO SIMPLY LIKE TO SOCIALIZEFOR THOSE OF WHO TEND THE SICKAND HEED THE PEOPLE'S CRILET ME SAY TO YOU, RIGHT ON[BRIDGE]OH, FEEL , FEELYEAH, OH, OH, OH LORD, LORD, LORD, PEOPLEAND I SAY, RIGHT ONHONEY, RIGHT ONYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[VERSE 4]FOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE WHERE PEACE IS CRAVEDFOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE, WHERE HATRED IS ENSLAVED, ALRIGHTFOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE A LIFE, YEAHSURROUND BY GOOD FORTUNE AND WEALTH (TALK ABOUT )[VERSE 5]FOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE A LIFE, HEY, HEY, HEY ENJOYG OURSELVFOR THOSE OF WHO GOT DROWNED THE SEA OF HAPPSFOR THE SOUL THAT TAK PRI HIS GODAND HIMSELF AND EVERYTHG ELSE[INSTMENTAL BREAK][VERSE 6]LOVE, LOVE, SWEET LOVE, LOVE, WONRFUL LOVEAH, TE LOVE, LOVE, LOVE FOR YOUR BROTHERAND LOVE, LOVE FOR GODLOVE, AH PURE LOVE[VERSE 7]AH TE LOVE N NQUER HATE EVERY TIMEGIVE OUT SOME LOVE AND YOU'LL FD PEACE SUBLIMEAND MY DARLG, ONE MORE THGIF YOU LET ME, I WILL TAKE YOU TO LIVE WHERE LOVE IS KGAH, BABY2EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

Gaye was never able to celebrate this tone; he was killed by his father a day before his 45th birthday.

Wh progrs, 100 years we'll look back on the rerd as an album that broke down barriers and beme the blueprt on how to live harmonly wh each other and our, though, let's take a closer look at the makg of Gaye's masterpiece as the album reach s mid-life surround by a world still crisis. The boss at Motown thought Gaye was jeopardizg his reer wh this albumIn the fall of 1970, Gaye was so exced about the prott album he had md — and the song "What's Gog On" that he'd jt fished — that he tracked down the head of Motown Rerds, Berry Gordy, who was on vatn the Bahamas, to tell him the ia.

Wh "What's Gog On" wag the wgs, Gaye refed to rerd another note for the pany until released the song. Bettg on 30 days of What's Gog OnAfter Gordy had been proven wrong about the succs of the sgle "What's Gog On, " he drove to Gaye's hoe to ask for the full album. This irked Gaye, bee Gordy had actively tried to stop the song om beg Gordy knew that one sure-fire way to get mic out of Gaye was to make a bet wh the sger.

RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)MARV GAYETRACK 21 ON WHAT’S GOG ON (DELUXE EDN) PRODUCED BYMARV GAYEMAY. 1, 19721 VIEWER2 CONTRIBUTORSRIGHT ON (LIVE 1972) LYRICS[INTRO]HEY BABYTHAT'S ALRIGHT, BABYI KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHTEVERY DAY, THAT'S ALRIGHT, YEAHLORDY LORD LORD, I KNOW THAT'S ALRIGHT, BABYYEAH, THAT'S ALRIGHT, SUGAR, Y, ISYOU BELIEVE, BABY, THAT'S ALRIGHT, SUGAR, WOO[VERSE 1]SOME OF WERE BORNWH MONEY TO SPENDSOME OF WERE BORNFOR RAC TO WSOME OF ARE AWARETHAT 'S GOOD FOR TO RESOME OF FEEL THE ICY WDOF POVERTY BLOWG THE AIRFOR THOSE OF WHO SIMPLY LIKE TO SOCIALIZEFOR THOSE OF WHO TEND THE SICKAH, AND HEED THE PEOPLE'S CRILET ME SAY TO YOU[CHOS]RIGHT ONRIGHT ON, YEAH, WOOOH, OH, OH LORD, PEOPLEAND I SAY, RIGHT ONYEAH, AND HONEY, RIGHT ON, WOOYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[INSTMENTAL BREAK][VERSE 2]FOR THOSе OF WHO LIVEWHERE PеACE IS CRAVEDFOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE, BABYWHERE HATRED IS ENSLAVEDFOR THOSE OF WHO LIVE A LIFESURROUND BY GOOD FORTUNE AND WEALTHTHOSE OF WHO LIVE A LIFEHEY, HEY, HEY, ENJOYG OURSELVFOR THOSE OF WHO GOT DROWNEDIN THE SEA OF HAPPSFOR THE SOUL THAT TAK PRI HIS GODAND HIMSELF AND, OOH, EVERYTHG ELSE, WOO[BRIDGE]WOO, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVETHAT'S ALL ISDOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DOO-DOO-HOODOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DI-DOO-DI-DOO-DI-DOO, WOODOO-DOO-DOO, EN-NA-HOO-DAEN-AH-HA, EN-AH-HADOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOODOO, DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOOWOO, 'S ALRIGHTDOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOODOO-DOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOOOOH-HOOHEY[OUTRO]AH, TE LOVE N NQUER HATE EVERY TIMEGIVE OUT SOME LOVE AND YOU'LL FD PEACE SUBLIMEAND MY DARLG, ONE MORE THGIF YOU LET ME, I WILL TAKE YOUTO LIVE WHERE LOVE IS KGAH BABY, ALRIGHT, WOOWOO, WOOWOO, WOOEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)” BY MARV GAYE?WHEN DID MARV GAYE RELEASE “RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)”?WHO WROTE “RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)” BY MARV GAYE?WHAT’S GOG ON (DELUXE EDN) (2001)MARV GAYE1. WHAT’S GOG ON2. WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER3. FLY’ HIGH (IN THE FRIENDLY SKY)4. SAVE THE CHILDREN5. GOD IS LOVE6. MERCY MERCY ME (THE ELOGY)7. RIGHT ON8. WHOLY HOLY9. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER)10. WHAT’S GOG ON (DETRO MIX)11. WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER (DETRO MIX)12. FLY’ HIGH (IN THE FRIENDLY SKY) (DETRO MIX)13. SAVE THE CHILDREN (DETRO MIX)14. GOD IS LOVE (DETRO MIX)15. MERCY MERCY ME (THE ELOGY) (DETRO MIX)16. RIGHT ON (DETRO MIX)17. WHOLY HOLY (DETRO MIX)18. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) - DETRO MIX19. WHAT’S GOG ON (RHYTHM ‘N’ STRGS MIX)20. SIXTI MEDLEY21. RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972)22. WHOLY HOLY (LIVE 1972)23. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) (LIVE 1972)24. WHAT’S GOG ON (LIVE 1972)25. WHAT’S HAPPENG BROTHER (LIVE 1972)26. FLY’ HIGH (IN THE FRIENDLY SKY) (LIVE 1972)27. SAVE THE CHILDREN (LIVE 1972)28. GOD IS LOVE (LIVE 1972)29. STAGE DIALOGUE30. INNER CY BLU (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) (REPRISE) (LIVE 1972)31. WHAT’S GOG ON (REPRISE) (LIVE 1972)32. WHAT’S GOG ON (MONO SGLE VERSN) (MISSG LYRICS)33. GOD IS LOVE (SGLE VERSN)34. SAD TOMORROWS35. HEAD TLE A.K.A. DISTANT LOVEREXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYMARV GAYEWRTEN BYMARV GAYE & EARL DEROUENBACKGROUND VOLSTHE ANDANTBASSJAM JAMERSONBONGOSEDDIE “BONGO” BROWNDMSURIEL JONGUARGEE BAKER (GUARIST) & ROBERT WHEPERCSNJACK ASHFORDPIANOMARV GAYEMIXG ENGEERSUHA GUR & JOHN MORALARRANGERDAVID VAN PTECONDUCTORMRICE KGRERDG ENGEERROBERT GRATTSMASTERG ENGEERALEX ABRASHLABELTAMLA RERDS & MOTOWN RERDSCOPYRIGHT ©UNIVERSAL MIC GROUPPHONOGRAPHIC COPYRIGHT ℗UNIVERSAL MIC GROUPRERD ATJOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMG ARTS (WASHGTON, D.C.)RELEASE DATEMAY 1, 1972RIGHT ON (LIVE 1972) IS A LIVE VERSN OFRIGHT ON BY MARV GAYETAGSPOPR&BSEVENTISOUL JAZZLIVEMOTOWNSGER-SONGWRERFUNKSOULSOUL POPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

So the two men bet an undisclosed amount on whether Gaye uld liver a full album to Motown jt 30 days. Gaye flew across the untry to fulfil an actg mment, all the while nstantly addg to the songs, even until the last moments before the fal mix. He livered the album jt unr the wire — 30 days om start to fish, wng the bet wh Gaye fished rerdg What's Gog On 30 days.

'What's Gog On' almost beme a song for vol group the OrigalsIn mid-1970, after workg on the song wh lyricist Al Cleveland, Benson fally had a chance to play for Gaye after trackg him down on a golf urse.

Gaye loved the song but didn't hear for himself — he wanted to cut the track wh a vol group he was producg lled the Origals. He was so nvced Gaye was the man for the song that Benson offered up a percentage of the songwrg cred to Gaye. "We measured him for the su and he tailored the hell out of , " Benson has said, of givg the song to Gaye.

MARV GAYE - RIGHT ON LYRICS

What's Gog On was a statement, not a qutnThe qutn mark Benson had origally fixed to the album's tle track was liberately removed by Gaye.

The album was a prentatn of what's gog on the world Gaye ncert at the Royal Albert Hall, September 1976. The album hered a new look for GayeTo separate himself om the fishg-school look of other Motown artists, Gaye changed his image while rerdg this album. Many of his fans pied his fashn sense, but Gaye later admted to bgrapher David Rz that he wore them to ver up a growg bald spot on the top of his head, and was tickled to see people wear them to look Gaye, wearg his signature toque.

Unlike most producers, Gaye sat down the Snakep wh the micians, leadg the rhythm sectn and playg piano stead of producg om behd the glass the Snakep, where What's Gog On was rerd. It was plete and ready to be prsed, but while the album jacket was beg prted Gaye had a change of heart.

50 THGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MARV GAYE'S WHAT'S GOG ON

This was due to the cln of a fay-photo montage on the ner sleeve wh a special emphasis on the children the Gaye/Gordy fay.

HOW A 1979 BOXG MATCH BEME THE FIGHT OF MARV GAYE’S LIFE

It featured a strikg image: a close-up of Gaye gazg off to the distance, his llar up, ra on his hair and beard. Art supervisor Curtis McNair chose the now-famo shot, but his boss rejected bee he thought you uld see too far up Gaye's nostrils.

McNair fought for the photo, and enlisted Gaye's opn; Gaye backed McNair's choice five sends flat sayg, "This is fely the ver right here. The end of 'The Sound of Young Ameri'Both the ont and rear ver shots for the album were taken the backyard of the hoe where Gaye and his wife were livg wh their son, Marv III. Gaye was ls ncerned wh the album photo shoot bee he'd yet to fish the album, so he quickly stepped out to his backyard to take the pictur.

MARV GAYE 7 RIGHT ON

In the image on the rear of the album, Gaye is surround by a swg set and toys piled up agast a wall, echog one of the album's central songs, "Save the Children. " Most prev Motown album vers also featured the phrase "The Sound of Young Ameri, " but Gaye's album would not. It was a msage om Gaye to Motown: time to grow up and take a look at What's Gog tracklist for What's Gog On.

Gaye went heavy on percsn players, g Eddie Brown (Gaye's former valet) and Earl Derouen on ngas and bongos, Jack Brokensha on vib and Jack Ashford on tamboure. Jam Jamerson rerd his bass l while layg flat on his backThe story go that Gaye knew he wanted Motown ssn man and key Funk Brother Jam Jamerson to play bass on the rhythm tracks, so he followed Jamerson down to a lol Detro blu club where the bassist was playg the band.