How Did Motown Become Political? “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye, The TuneSmith Series Q - The Doctor of Digital™ GMick Smith, PhD
May 25, 2021 ·
5m
On the 50th anniversary of the release the song caused friction within the Motown label because of its political context. Berry Gordy didn’t like the song at all and thought...
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On the 50th anniversary of the release the song caused friction within the Motown label because of its political context. Berry Gordy didn’t like the song at all and thought that Marvin was committing career suicide. Behind his back the song was released and it went on to sell worldwide two million copies.
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