Marvin Gaye

Before Marvin Gaye's success with his hit song what's going on, Marvin Gaye started out in the doo-wop quartet. Marvin Gaye along with James Nolan and Chester Simions formed the doo-wop group and where noticed by Bo Diddley. Though the quartet failed at making the label that Diddley worked for, Diddley did not give up on the boys he worked hard and tried to get the gang on a sub-label which also fail. Marvin Gaye was forced to give up his singing career for a lit bit and worked normal jobs like a dishwasher,and a stock boy. Then one day Diddley talked with the co-owner of moonglow and he decided to take the boys under his wing, Which Brought Marvin Gaye back to his music career. Later in Marvin Gaye's career he would come out with the song whats going on, but what influenced this song? From the information in the articles i read i can conclude that Marvin Gaye came up with the idea of what's going on when he was riding a bus and he saw police brutality towards antiwar protester. Marvin thought to him self whats going on with this nation, which led to the idea of his song what's going on. Though Marvin Thought his song was going to be a great idea for a song, everybody who heard the it would say other wise. One of the producers went as far as saying that his song was the worsted song he had ever heard in his life. Though it seemed nobody would release his song Marvin didn't give up and eventually one producer loved it. If Marvin Gaye's Song Whats going on has thought me anything its that just because someone doesn't like your work it doesn't mean its bad, its just no for them and you should just find somebody who is interested in your works.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What's_Going_On#Conception