Hey baby, what'cha know good
I'm just gettin' back, but you knew I would
War is hell, when will it end,
When will people start gettin' together again

Are things really gettin' better, like the newspaper said
What else is new my friend, besides what I read
Can't find no work, can't find no job my friend
Money is tighter than it's ever been

Say man, I just don't understand
What's going on across this land
Ah what's happening brother,
Oh ya, what's happening my man
Are they still gettin' down where we used to go and dance
Will our ball club win the pennant,
do you think they have a chance

And tell me friend, how in the world have you been.
Tell me what's out and I want to know what's in.
What's the deal man, what's happening
What's happening brother

Ah what's happening brother
What's happening my man
Ah what's happening brother
What's been shaken up and down the line

I want to know cause I'm slightly behind the time.

[Edited 6/29/12 7:05am]

The album is genius

My bad just noticed I posted Mercy Mercy instead of Whats Happening Brother Silly Me, I was carried away last night listening to this genius album

Why y'all so concerned with "genius?"

"Genius" is hardly quantifiable; and if reports and findings are

true, then it looks like Mozart wasn't a genius; as it turns out,

he was just a supremely talented and hard working mutherfucker.

Now if Mozart's genius is now being called into question, then

there's no fucking way that Marvin Gaye, for all his talent and

for crafting what I think is the greatest pop album of all time,

What's Goin' On, was a genius. Not buying it. If Mozart ain't a

genius, nobody is.

Hell, Mozart embodied music...dude was the truth.

duccichucka said:

Why y'all so concerned with "genius?"

"Genius" is hardly quantifiable; and if reports and findings are

true, then it looks like Mozart wasn't a genius; as it turns out,

he was just a supremely talented and hard working mutherfucker.

Now if Mozart's genius is now being called into question, then

there's no fucking way that Marvin Gaye, for all his talent and

for crafting what I think is the greatest pop album of all time,

What's Goin' On, was a genius. Not buying it. If Mozart ain't a

genius, nobody is.

Hell, Mozart embodied music...dude was the truth.

Does the notion of genius have any actual meaning at all?

duccichucka said:

Why y'all so concerned with "genius?"

It was a sarcastic pun toward that fiasco in that R. Kelly thread and there are alot of artists that I enjoy that I dont consider to be geniuses so its not really a concern to me personally.

Second in every genius debate you use Mozart as your standard example of genius. I guess thats fine but how does that make Marvin Gaye any less of a genius? Genius means different things to different people. If Mozart is the ONLY genius you think ever existed... than so be it. I love Marvin Gaye and he is a genius, and this was a genius album Whats some of your favorite tracks on it?

The song was inspired by Frankie's comments about the war. This and "What's Going On" really set the tone for the album.

mjscarousal said:

duccichucka said:

Why y'all so concerned with "genius?"

It was a sarcastic pun toward that fiasco in that R. Kelly thread and there are alot of artists that I enjoy that I dont consider to be geniuses so its not really a concern to me personally.

Second in every genius debate you use Mozart as your standard example of genius. I guess thats fine but how does that make Marvin Gaye any less of a genius? Genius means different things to different people. If Mozart is the ONLY genius you think ever existed... than so be it. I love Marvin Gaye and he is a genius, and this was a genius album Whats some of your favorite tracks on it?

Because he's the quintessential and most easily recognizable musical genius, that's

why! Mozart isn't the only genius I think that ever existed (Monk would get a nod

from me) but c'mon guys....everyone who is musically talented is not a genius.

The word has lost its meaning; that's my biggest gripe with it being used so casually

here.

Now if we're talking about pissing on under aged girls, then yes, Kells is a genius.

Timmy84 said:

The song was inspired by Frankie's comments about the war. This and "What's Going On" really set the tone for the album.

I love how all the songs flow together right after the other and I could not literally sleep last night because I was raping the repeat button on Flying High... just incredible!!!!

I exactly read up on this and found it very interesting... the entire song is allegedly about his brother in third person. Whats happening brother

duccichucka said:

mjscarousal said:

It was a sarcastic pun toward that fiasco in that R. Kelly thread and there are alot of artists that I enjoy that I dont consider to be geniuses so its not really a concern to me personally.

Second in every genius debate you use Mozart as your standard example of genius. I guess thats fine but how does that make Marvin Gaye any less of a genius? Genius means different things to different people. If Mozart is the ONLY genius you think ever existed... than so be it. I love Marvin Gaye and he is a genius, and this was a genius album Whats some of your favorite tracks on it?

Because he's the quintessential and most easily recognizable musical genius, that's

why! Mozart isn't the only genius I think that ever existed (Monk would get a nod

from me) but c'mon guys....everyone who is musically talented is not a genius.

The word has lost its meaning; that's my biggest gripe with it being used so casually

here.

Now if we're talking about pissing on under aged girls, then yes, Kells is a genius.

Well... I like R. Kelly... so Ill just leave it at that. I dont consider him to be a genius though in the same way I do Marvin Gaye. I do agree the term is used to loosely but I guess people have their own definition of the word but even still it shouldnt be used so casually and you still didnt answer my question You should post some Mozart songs, Im interested in hearing his genius

mjscarousal said:

duccichucka said:

Because he's the quintessential and most easily recognizable musical genius, that's

why! Mozart isn't the only genius I think that ever existed (Monk would get a nod

from me) but c'mon guys....everyone who is musically talented is not a genius.

The word has lost its meaning; that's my biggest gripe with it being used so casually

here.

Now if we're talking about pissing on under aged girls, then yes, Kells is a genius.

Well... I like R. Kelly... so Ill just leave it at that. I dont consider him to be a genius though in the same way I do Marvin Gaye. I do agree the term is used to loosely but I guess people have their own definition of the word but even still it shouldnt be used so casually and you still didnt answer my question You should post some Mozart songs, Im interested in hearing his genius

I would never poke fun at somebody for liking an artist. You'll never have to defend

your taste with me! (I do believe that was him in that video tossin' that girl's salad

and pissing on her).

If I started a Mozart thread, it'll be tumbleweeds blowing through that mutherfucker

and I would be personally offended, so I'll pass.

My favorite track on What's Goin' On? I think the entire album is akin to a musical

suite: where the pieces bleed in to each other so seamlessly and effortlessly that

you cannot separate songs in to individual pieces. But Mercy Mercy Me has to be

one of the prettiest melodies in Americana. God, I love that album. I listened to

it once when I was on shrooms and I swear to God that the sun turned into a bronzy

gold star and lifted me over the firmament....good times.

"If you ask me if I'm a genius or a fraud, sadly, I think I'm a fraud." -- Marvin Gaye (1972 - okay I'm not sure what year but I think he said this to Rolling Stone)

Marvin in fact credited the Funk Brothers, David Van DePitte (who was the album's conductor and arranger) and, of course, God for the entire album. I think he called David a genius for helping that album to gel the way it did. He often would say that album was done on "a devine purpose" and that he was simply the voice to "carry the vessel".

I think now he wouldn't think he was a genius though he did have a good ego: "The only thing between me and Beethoven is time" (what he told Crawdaddy magazine in 1973).

duccichucka said:

Why y'all so concerned with "genius?"

"Genius" is hardly quantifiable; and if reports and findings are

true, then it looks like Mozart wasn't a genius; as it turns out,

he was just a supremely talented and hard working mutherfucker.

Now if Mozart's genius is now being called into question, then

there's no fucking way that Marvin Gaye, for all his talent and

for crafting what I think is the greatest pop album of all time,

What's Goin' On, was a genius. Not buying it. If Mozart ain't a

genius, nobody is.

Hell, Mozart embodied music...dude was the truth.

I hope you enjoyed that irrelivant rant...

The word genius does not have to be taken literally, it's just a word used to describe something which is special.