What's Happening Brother (track)
by Marvin Gaye

What's Happening Brother by Marvin Gaye
Year: 1971
From the album What's Going On (track #2)
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86/100 (from 336 votes)
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86/100 (from 336 votes)
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From 09/12/2015 16:53 | #149586
May get a bit lost in the wake of the opening track or be considered WGO part two by some listeners, but I think it's a marvelous song in it's own right with Marvin's voice sincerely questioning...
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From 05/14/2014 17:07 | #111785
Blends perfectly into the record.
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