First, it was Marvin Gaye, not Martin Gaye. (we can all make typos).
Second, I grew up in the 1960s and besides the Beatles the ONLY music I listened to was R & B - Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Steve Wonder, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and, of course, Marvin.
So I was very excited to know that Marvin's music, that was being overshadowed as the years went on by more current music (hip hop) was being reprised by Bono and others in an attempt to raise awareness regarding the AIDS crisis in Africa back in 2001.
"What's Goin On" was the perfect song to bring back and Marvin's daughter, Nona, gave her approval to the project.
While some of the performances are a bit strained, the overall effort was an act of Love by those who produced the CD, so why should there be any need to criticize it?
Bono is a soul singer and, as one who remembered the original record's release in 1970, I was brought to tears when I heard Bono's solo rendition of the song (London mix).
Soul music has little to do with your color and more to do with your heart - and Bono's Heart was all the way into this project and song.
It was an act of Love and what's wrong with that?