![]() ![]() In New York for a while, there was an annual "Stevie Wonder Party" on his birthday. Although I've always been a big fan, It wasn't until a few years back as an adult that I truly came to appreciate him. ![]() Stevie was a huge part of the soundtrack to my childhood. When I was a kid back in the 70's, my mom would put on Songs In the Key of Life on Saturday mornings and we would clean the house and have a funky good time. I grew up with him, and for a long time kind of took him for granted. Seriously, i actually kind of envy you getting to discover Stevie later in life. Posted by Joey Michaels at 10:27 AM on Ma Major points for selecting one of the greats songs of the past fifty years and doing it justice. The vast majority of humanity already knows that he's a remarkable musician but the good news is his music is just as jaw-droppingly gorgeous for those of us who arrived at the party late.Īlso, this is a great cover. It was the best gift I've given myself in years. If you've never listened to Stevie Wonder's albums before, do yourself a favor and download any one of those. I'd never really listened to "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" before and found myself just bawling like a fool (on a flight from New York to LA). I downloaded Talking Book, Innervisions, Songs In The Key of Life, and Hotter Than July and spent several days completely blissed out on amazing music. ![]() So, I then discovered that "Higher Ground," "Superstition," "Sir Duke," "Master Blaster" and a dozen other songs were all by Stevie Wonder. Maybe all these years of hearing people say he was an innovative artist worth listening to should have led me to conclude that my impressions of Mr. I somehow managed to reach my 40's believing that Stevie Wonder was that dude who sang poppy maudlin stuff like "I Just Called To Say I Love You." I then heard "I Wish" and thought "hey, this is one of those great 70's songs that I've always wanted to have in my music library." I used an app on my phone to identify it and then realized "Hey, this is Stevie Wonder. ![]()
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