Blogcritics Comments on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Comment by yoni-baloney on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:39:55 EDT

Once you figure out what the REALITY is and only then can you make the decision whether or not to take action or let go. We are only a culmination of our thoughts, perceptions of reality, choices and actions.

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:47:12 EST

happy new year to you all! stan, and rosey posey, and everyone in between!!!! God bless you. <:-D

Comment by Christopher Rose on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:26:35 EST

Happy New Year to you too Stan. And you, PEOPLEsuck!

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:14:46 EST

like, killing your own parents with axes and stuff? LOL, i don't think it's us that can't deal with feelings of love, i think it's other people that can't deal with our ultimatums for achieving love, instead of hate!! lol, bad joke! ( maybe )

Comment by Silver Surfer on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:08:07 EST

Yep, you are dead right Rosey ... and a Happy New Year from Down Under (Jan 1, 2008). Hope it's a good one for everyone. Oops. Lunatics have just let off illegal fireworks up the street. My house feels like it's coming down ....

Comment by Christopher Rose on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:40:31 EST

It's actually literally true that only love can conquer hate, the problem is that people haven't yet come to terms with expressing love without the kind of bogus bullshit that tore down the hippie movement.

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:07:50 EST

in this case, then, i would be inclined to rub YOU out, in the clear understanding, it would be for the love and benefit of my friends and family as you are clearly very complacent and ignorant in our terms of what peace of mind means to US. as you have no concept of mercy, forgiveness, or compromise- and likely that you wouldn't even be able to concede to what compromise would consist of!!

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:46:12 EST

whoops~ stupid site kept giving me post errors- oughtta get that cleared up, fella's! ROFLMAO!!

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:42:52 EST

wow! you must be psychic or something! sneer

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:40:23 EST

well of course! that i just, like, SO obvious! right on, dude! so totally groovy man!! shucks.

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:36:15 EST

how boring! this just isn't getting anywhere, good OR bad! oh well!

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:33:18 EST

you bore me. is that the best you've got? go back to school!

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:22:36 EST

that's right, obviously your snide arse couldn't give 2 hoots, about anything, now, could it? because i bet i couldn't find evidence of it if i gave you a once and second over. i bet you couldn't make me turn even after i'm in my grave! so, what's it gonna be? anyway.....!

Comment by Al Barger on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:59:15 EST

PEOPLEsuck- Yes, you've got me figured out. I'm a cold, heartless bastard who doesn't care about the poor people. Cause otherwise, I'd just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Bin Laden et al, and the power of LOVE would melt their cold hearts. Then we'd sing "Kum-Bi-Frickin'-Ya" while giving one another handjobs. And then we'd have world peace.

Comment by PEOPLEsuck! on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:38:19 EST

the beginning of the song says, "mother, there's too many of you crying. brother, there's too many of you dying." so, i guess if you have no taste fro volunteering, extending a kind and caring heart out to those who are suffering and watching their families suffer beyond any shadow of a doubt anything you've ever been faced with, then of course you wouldn't understand. one day, maybe it will be your kids, overtaken by terrorists, enslaved, raped and maimed, so i'd think twice about your reaction (and action) to it if i were you!

Comment by Tolu on "What's Going On": The Stupidest Protest Song Ever

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:32:28 EST

Does this song need to be rationalised? Music is personal, if someone sees it as a protest song then leave them to it, it makes them feel good. After all the debates over who wrote what and who meant what and who was cashing into any movement at a time... you/me/anyone likes a song because you feel it. It makes you feel good. For some people that album is everything, for others its not worth anything. But if it inspires the first group in anyway then it must have something to it. If he has cashed in on a movement, then he's done it well. I'm not myself sure whether Marvin Gaye intended to write a 'protest song' but I dont think thats the point. For me, the words 'only love can conquer hate' is true because only when people co-operate in the hope of something that is against what they see as hate, i.e. in the hope of love, is hate conquered. Only when people make that distinction between something being wrong, unjust, unfair and then envision a way out of it - do they act against it. The phrase is loose because the techniques and results of acting against hate can be anything and everythng. But I do think that people only act in the hope of a way forward if they see another (positive) option. Thats what it means to me. I thought it was obvious.