Amid an array of sombre but delicate songs on Marvin Gaye’s  album “What’s going on” rests one of the prominent singles (‘mercy me’) which oozes so much concern for the world, all the while standing buoyantly on a smooth melody working in unison to create a moody disco atmosphere. The album was a change in tone for the ‘prince of soul’;  it wasn’t necessarily an album that inspired the same juiciness as some of his other work, but it was such an important piece. The reason I mention it is because it was released in 1971 well over four decades … Continue reading What’s going on?