What’s Going On — Marvin Gaye:歌詞及意思
What’s Going On (1971) — Marvin Gaye
Picket lines and picket signs
What’s Going On (1971) — Marvin Gaye
Don’t punish me with brutality
Talk to me
So you can see
Oh, what’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
歌曲What’s Going On,由著名美國歌手Marvin Gaye在1971年唱出。歌曲長達,類型主要屬於Soul 靈魂樂、R&B、Progressive Soul 及 Psychedelic Soul, 填詞作曲由 Al Cleveland、Renaldo Benson 及 Marvin Gaye ,歌曲被收錄於同名專輯《What’s Going On》。歌曲成為Marvin Gaye在 Motown 摩城唱片中較著名的歌曲,賣出超過二百萬張大碟,在當時登上Billboard Hot 100 音樂排行榜 的第二名。隨後,被《滾石》雜誌列入500首最佳歌曲之一。
歌曲是關於警察暴力在當時的社會運動,反戰示威遊行,當時警察使用過度暴力。
歌詞方面
填詞作曲由 Al Cleveland、Renaldo Benson 及 Marvin Gaye
Mother, mother
There’s too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There’s far too many of you dying
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today, yeah
Father, father
We don’t need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today
Picket lines and picket signs
Don’t punish me with brutality
Talk to me
So you can see
Oh, what’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
What’s going on (What’s going on)
Right on, baby
Right on, baby
Right on
Mother, mother
Everybody thinks we’re wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply ’cause our hair is long
Oh, you know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today
Picket lines and picket signs
Don’t punish me with brutality
Come on talk to me
So you can see
What’s going on (What’s going on)
Yeah, what’s going on (What’s going on)
Tell me what’s going on (What’s going on)
I’ll tell you, what’s going on (What’s going on)
Right on, baby, right on
Right on, baby
Right on, baby, right on