Talk:What's Up (song)

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[edit] What's Going On?

Wouldn't a more appropriate title for this song be "What's Going On?"? They never say "What's Up?" in the whole song, rather "What's Going On?". This is the same case with many songs, including The Who's "Baba O'Riley", which would be more appropriately named "Teenage Wasteland".

In an interview, Linda said that it was going to be the title, but they changed it due to Marvin Gaye's same-titled song. --Darkdan 01:31, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] One-Hit Wonders

I have removed the words "One-Hit Wonder" from the article, as this term refers to a band, not a song. Kipholbeck 01:27, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Meaning

What is the meaning of "The brotherhood of man" in the song exactly ? It's also a reference in "Imagine" by John Lennon But what come up from wikipedia is only just a name of British vocal group

I believe "Brotherhood of man" usually means the idea that there is or should be a commonality/solidarity among people/peoples. In certain cases it only means male people, but usually it means people of either gender. I think the French Revolution term "Fraternite" is similar. I don't know if this is the meaning used in the song or not. In some cases it's used sarcastically or ironically. In an episode of NewsRadio the Dave Nelson character stated something like "never has the brotherhood of man looked so repellent." This came after the Bill character found that a great many of the people in Missouri were, underneath a veneer of politeness, just as cynical and selfish as himself.--T. Anthony 09:27, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another Cover

There was also a bouncy house remix of this song by Northstarz (I think,) but I'm not sure exactly when this was made. Is it worth adding? Tezp 11:59, 17 July 2007 (UTC)