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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: According to Rolling Stone, Berry Gordy was reluctant to releasing “What’s Going On,” thinking the protest lyrics were too commercially risky and the scat singing made it feel out of date.
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: According to Rolling Stone, Berry Gordy was reluctant to releasing release “What’s Going On,” thinking the protest lyrics were too commercially risky and the scat singing made it feel [[TwoDecadesBehind out of date.date]].
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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: According to Rolling Stone, Berry Gordy was reluctant to releasing “What’s Going On,” thinking the protest lyrics were too commercially risky and the scat singing made it feel out of date.
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** The titular track "What's Going On" with the lines "Father, father, we don't need to escalate" for the reason above.
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** The titular track "What's Going On" with the lines "Father, father, we don't need to escalate" for the reason above.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The album's {{Protest Song}}s aren't at all subtle, but their messages were incredibly relevant at the time the album was released and continue to be so today.
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** As can the quietly sung prayers such as "Mercy, Father" throughout "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)".
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** As can the quietly sung prayers such as "Mercy, Father" throughout "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)".
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** The titular track "What's Going On" with the lines "Father, father, we don't need to escalate" for the reason above.
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** As can the quietly sung prayers such as "Mercy, Father" throughout "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)".
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The album's {{Protest Song}}s aren't at all subtle, but their messages were incredibly relevant at the time the album was released and continue to be so today.
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* TearJerker: Almost the whole album, really. "Flyin' High (in the Friendly Sky)" can be particularly affecting for people who have known drug addicts, while the big singles ("What's Going On", "Mercy Mercy Me", "Inner City Blues") are haunting both musically and lyrically. Even the more optimistic songs on the album can be tear jerkers in a TearsOfJoy kind of way.
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* ValuesResonance: For better or worse, the socio-political issues Gaye sings about have continued to be, if not become ''more'', relevant than they were in 1971.
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* ValuesResonance: For better or worse, the socio-political issues Gaye sings about have continued to be, if not become ''more'', relevant than they were in since 1971.
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* ValuesResonance: For better or worse, the socio-political issues Gaye sings about are still, if not ''more'', relevant than they were in 1971.
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* ValuesResonance: For better or worse, the socio-political issues Gaye sings about are still, have continued to be, if not become ''more'', relevant than they were in 1971.
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* ValuesResonance: For better or worse, the socio-political issues Gaye sings about are still with us, if not worse, than they were in 1971.
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* ValuesResonance: For better or worse, the socio-political issues Gaye sings about are still with us, still, if not worse, ''more'', relevant than they were in 1971.
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* ValuesResonance: The social problems Gaye sings about are still with us and, in many cases, worse than they were when the album was made.
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* ValuesResonance: The social problems For better or worse, the socio-political issues Gaye sings about are still with us and, in many cases, worse us, if not worse, than they were when the album was made.in 1971.
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* EarWorm: Most of the album, but especially the singles.
* EpicRiff: The singles again.
* EpicRiff: The singles again.
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* MagnumOpus: Almost universally regarded as Gaye's best album.
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* ValuesResonance: The social problems Gaye sings about are still with us and, in many cases, worse than they were when the album was made.
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* HarsherInHindsight: "God Is Love" can be this considering Gaye was killed by his father.
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* EarWorm: Most of the album, but especially the singles.
* EpicRiff: The singles again.
* MagnumOpus: Almost universally regarded as Gaye's best album.
* EpicRiff: The singles again.
* MagnumOpus: Almost universally regarded as Gaye's best album.
