Hey, haven't we heard that tune before? The Whats Going On album remains No. Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By. 21 song for 1971. The song was also notable for its use of major seventh and minor seventh chords, which was a fairly uncommon use at the time. Marvin Gaye. Why do people want to understand the mind of Phil Spector or Brian Wilson and the magic of the album Pet Sounds? Viewers seemed to be intrigued by the method behind the madness, so to speak. 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Why are they attacking their own children in the streets?"[4][5]. One question led to another. 18 on its list of the Top 100 artists of all time. Gayes band which included a mass of players, featuring various Funk Brothers and Motown vets, as well as outside recruits like big band drummer Chet Forrest was up to the task. Before presenting the song to Gordy, he produced a false fade to the song, bringing the song back for a few seconds after it was initially to have ended. They had 44 top 100 hit songs. This was the song that saw Marvin Gaye become a sex symbol for the rest of his life. The Onion Song. 2 is a compilation album of greatest hits, a second compilation by American R&B/soul singer Marvin Gaye. >> 50 years later is all happening today. "[6], Gaye entered the recording studio, Hitsville USA, on June 1, 1970 to record "What's Going On". But then, Marvin was in Detroit, the Big D, and hes seeing the bloods come back on heroin, handicapped or in coffins. 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