
What's Going On
Credits
Written by Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson
Produced by Cyndi Lauper & Lennie Petze
Executive Producer: David Wolff
Engineered and mixed by Brian McGee
Additional mixing by Jason Corsaro
Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Lennie Petze, Peter Wood & Adrian Belew
Background Vocals: Cyndi Lauper
Linn Drums: Jimmy Bralower
Drums: Anton Fig
Bass: Neil Jason
Keyboards: Peter Wood
Guitar: Adrian Belew
Guitar: Robert Holmes
Edit Version Mixed by Alex Sadkin & Phillip Thornally
Additional production by Shep Pettibone
Release Information
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Album Version on:
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True Colors album
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(?) True Colors 7"
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Flair: Favourite Love Hits '60, '70, '80 compilation album
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Special Version on:
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Club Version on:
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What's Going On 12"
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The Best Remixes album
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Hole In My Heart 5"CD
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I Drove All Night 5"CD
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Long Version on What's Going On 12"
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Instrumental Version on What's Going On 12"
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Live Version on Heading West 5"CD
A short version of the song (first 3 minutes of another remix version) appears on "DMC July 88 Previews, DMC 66/3, 1988 12"
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Cyndi Lauper - What's Going On (Shep Pettibone Club Mix)
Video
Director: Andy Morahan
Producer: John Diaz
DP: Juan Ruiz Anchia
Editor: Larry Jordan
May be found on Twelve Deadly Cyns... And Then Some video.
Lyrics
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today
Father, father
We don't need to escalate
War is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know you've got to find a way
To bring some understanding yeah today
Aw, picket lines, picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me so you can see
Oh what's going on,
Tell me what's going on
Mother, mother
Ev'ry body thinks we're wrong
Baby who are they to judge us
'Cause our hair is long
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today
Good God
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