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I just wanna ask a question

On the fourth track of Marvin’s classic record, What's Going On, he speaks about how the world and how it is becoming tarnished. He speaks about how the children will not grow up in a good world and how they will “suffer”. Taking place after the Vietnam War in America where it was our first loss, people lost hope. Being the least acclaimed song on the album speaks to its impact but it does show a very important message. “I have a great affection for children, I love children. Children are tremendous. And I think that I wrote “Save the Children” because I was trying to think of … read more
On the fourth track of Marvin’s classic record, What's Going On, he speaks about how the world and how it is becoming tarnished. He speaks about… read more
On the fourth track of Marvin’s classic record, What's Going On, he speaks about how the world and how it is becoming tarnished. He speaks about how the children will not grow up in… read more

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Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American and singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as "The Prince of Soul", or "The Prince of Motown." Originally a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows, he pursued a solo career after the group disbanded and released many successful solo hits including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Let's Get It On" and "What's Going On". His best albums are still held in extremely high regard, and he is often cited as one of the finest… read more
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American and singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as "The Prince of Soul", or "T… read more
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American and singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as "The Prince of Soul", or "The Prince of Motown." Originally a member… read more

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