FIRST TIME HEARING Marvin Gaye - What's Going On | REACTION

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[dbrinkm]

This song has a very special meaning to me was played often during my Army Medical training as a Combat Corpsman and later as a Surgery Technician in 1970 through 1972
I had just graduated from Illinois State Univ. with a BS in Vo- Ag Science Ed. and had received my " greetings you are hereby ordered to report letter ", as my student deferment had expired upon graduation and I was #12 in the 1969 National draft lottery. After basic Combat Training, the US Army sent me to Ft. Sam Houston Medical Centre and put me through Combat Corpsman School, Surgery Technician School and then on to Surgical Tech OJT.The Surgical Techs assisted the Surgeons and Nurses with surgical procedures including passing instruments and retracting wounds.We did anything the surgeon asked of us during said procedures. The whole staff operated on Vietnam Battle casualties and many others in our operating rooms, which were always available for use. My idyllic college days were over....in spades...I was to quickly grow up and witness what the "horrors of war " would do to the human body, first hand, in training and on the job in the real world. Becoming critically and permanently disabled in a vehicle accident between duty stations, after receiving orders for overseas, I discovered what it was like to be on both sides of the operating room table .I spent over a year in a hospital bed, having multiple surgical reconstructions to knee/legs I have had to deal with 52 years of pain and disability but my sacrifice was nothing compared to the heroes who gave all in their devotion to duty..I thank you vets for your service...service that always comes with a high cost....Dana - Combat Corpsman/ Op .Rm. Tech. First Army MEDDAC. Dept. Surgery /CMS Disabled Vn Era Vet....Veteran Employment Rep. [ Ret.]

[wanderer]

The whole album is a continuous story of the times. It's very, very good. One of my forever favorite albums.
Beautiful music.

[bobwowk]

“ War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate”

Powerful lyrics!

[edjimenez]

This song is
Marvin in top of Marvin.
Masterpiece!
Genius!
RIP brother!

[muriel]

It was devastating how he passed. His music lives on

[donnabruhn]

It's okay to feel this, this is not a happy song. It is a protest song. These types of thought producing songs were Marvin's
Passion.🙏😢✌️❤️

[senseandsensibility]

This song is as significant today as it was in ‘71.

[Jody]

I miss the music I grew up on, I just turned 70 which is a hard reality for me, but I was lucky to have lived when all the music was great..

[evefet]

I'm 67 years old and I always tell people if you want to know what was happening in 1970s go listen to Marvin Gaye what's going on album.

[Calmontheoutside]

Marvin Gaye is one of those artists where you can just say let’s listen to some Marvin Gaye without even mentioning the name of a song and everyone says “Yes!”.

[KurtAnderson]

All these years later and these words are just as important if not even more so

[clarencesmelcer]

Relevant to the times and sadly still relevant. Powerful lyrics.

[bettystalling]

Get this album and listen to it in its entirety! Amazing work done by Marvin lasting forever!

[antarcticorb]

This really is an antiwar song. "Don't escalate" and a protest song "Punish me with brutality". You have to look at this song in context, at the time it was written, and the state of society then.

[dawnmartin]

As I get older this song hits me more and more! I love this song. For your mood, you chose well!

[jasonremy]

This whole album is one of the best musical works of social commentary ever made. You definitely need to check out other songs from this album. I recommend either "Mercy Mercy Me" or "Save the Children" as the next songs from the album.

[dagmar.]

Marvin Gaye was part of early Motown in the 1960's. He had a lot of great songs such as "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "Let's Get It On", "Mercy, Mercy Me" etc. Gaye also recorded quite a few duets with Mary Wells ("Once Upon A Time" & 'What's The Matter With You Baby"), Kim Weston ("It Takes Two"), Tammi Terrell ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Your Precious Love", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" & "You're All I Need To Get By").

[bk]

It's called LOVE FOR HUMANITY! While I love the song, It breaks my heart because It's so true!

[nickglover]

This and Mercy Mercy me were best songs ever. So beautiful, eternal, soulful, sad, and so real. There will never be anything better. Marvin Gaye (remember him). Salvo was very touched.

[jodij]

It's a song that's still relevant today and you're not alone, it's sad.
"Father, father, we don't need to escalate". Foreshadowing?