Stevie Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name "Little Stevie Wonder". He covered many genres of music such as R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk & jazz. Lots of great songs such as "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", "I Was Made To Love Her", "For Once In My Life", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours", "I Just Called To say I Love You", "My Cherie Amour", "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", "Higher Ground", "Living For The City", "Sir Duke", "Isn't She Lovely?" etc.
As a teenager, when I first heard it, I was both confused and fascinated at the same time; After listening to it multiple times, it became a masterpiece. Stevie delivers four brilliant albums in a row, my favorite being Innervision (the whole album a must): no skip song, so musically versatily and a street anthem Living In The City. Keep up going!!!
Yay! You did Stevie Wonder! 😀 Loved your reaction! He has a TON of great songs! “ Sir Duke” … “Higher Ground” … “My Cherie Amour” … “Living for the City” … “Isn’t she Lovely” … “For once in my life” There are many more! Thank you! 😀
Man - what a great song. I can't remember ever *not* knowing this song - Stevie Wonder was everywhere when I was a kid in the 70s. He's a monster, huge catalogue going back to the 60s. The 70s are my favorite. You probably know he's blind - what would amaze you is how much of this song he played - as in, most of it, all kinds of instruments. He's unbelievable. So many amazing songs.
So happy you reacted to Stevie! He's got so many incredible songs. My favorite is "Signed Sealed Delivered." I also love "My Cherie Amour," "I Was Made To Love Her," "Master Blaster," which is a reggae song, "You Are the Sunshine Of My Life," and there are SO many more. I saw him in concert once in Madison Square Garden. He split the sold out crowd in 3 sections, taught us notes to sing, and he had the Garden singing 3 part harmony!!!
Stevie's sound has varied over such a long career but it's all been great. Another huge hit song from his seventies funk period is "Higher Ground" from 1973. "You Haven't Done Nothin'" from 1974 was also huge and funky, as was "I Wish" from 1976. In my opinion, his funkiest song from this period is "Maybe Your Baby" from 1972, but it was never released as a single. This is just a small sampling of his seventies output. He did many other styles from the early sixties onward, all worth a listen.
One of my favorite songs. "Higher Ground", "Living For The City", "Don't You Worry About A Thing", "All In Love Is Fair" are just a few of his many many hits. He was 11 when he started and had his first hit single "Fingertips" in 1963.
Stevie is a musical genius, prolific songwriter (huge catalog) and lifelong human rights activist. His song to Dr Martin Luther King played a huge part in the federal holiday finally being created. I had the honor of seeing him in concert playing two keyboards at one time on a round stool with wheels, then he had to wait for assistance to be led off the stage and we were reminded, the man is blind. 😳😖😍 genius doesn't really cover it.
Well done. I’ve heard this at least a thousand times. I still love it. I can’t even IMAGINE, how fun it must be, Hearing it for the first time. It’s a badass song. “Living For The City” is a must and even more topical today than when it came out. Superstition is my favorite, But Living For The City 1a
For 20 years, it seemed Stevie was ALWAYS had a song or two on the radio, sometimes two or three. He usually played all the instruments himself. Paul Simon, upon winning album of the year in the 70s, thanked Stevie for not releasing an album that year.
Love me some Stevie. Please go down that Rabbit hole. Back in the day, he was called little Stevie Wonder. Yep. He was really young when his career started.🙂✌️
Gotta make everyone's top 100...50? I mean, it is a perfect song, to me. This is funk in Stevie's pure vision/version. What a pleasure to hear this man make music. Great channel bro. You are at the top of your game. Don't stop now....❤❤❤
He had so many great songs. And this is one of my favorite for sure. And I love the horn section on this I really really do. He's got all kinds of great material but for more really funky stuff, and he's got a ton, I would strongly recommend these two, one from earlier and one from a few years later, both of them huge hits: Boogie on Reggae Woman I Wish
I think Stevie originally handed the song ver to Jeff Beck who recorded it with his power trio Beck, Bogert, and Appice. Stevie decided to do,his own version at the same time. Beck was a big fan of the Funk Brothers-the Motown classic studio band who famously asked where are the dots. The band was accustomed to charts when playing.
Album of the year Grammy 1974, 1975, and 1977. Paul Simon, who won in 1976, thanked Stevie for not releasing an album that year. Total of 25 career Grammys including Lifetime Achievement Award, more than 90 Grammy nominations, went blind as an infant. Self taught on multiple instruments as a child. Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree, multiple honorary college degrees, making hits since 1962. He's a genius.
Stevie had many pop hits in the '60's and early '70's, but the two albums, Talking Book and Innervisions, were much more experimental/innovative and very much in keeping with the times. He remains active and relevant to this day, and has a huge catalogue, many of which you know but may not know he wrote.
Great reaction! I love Stevie Wonder he's got such a legendary sound. His vocals are so unique, when he starts to sing you instantly know who is singing...truly beautiful stuff, bro. Her's another suggestion, if interested. But this time this has two legends singing together. "Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles - Living For The City (Live)" (by the channel: Black to the Music - Radioshow) --Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder often collaborated together, and one of their most famous collaborations, is this performance I've suggested. Ray Charles was a major influence on Stevie Wonder, he even said Ray Charles was his biggest influence. He even recorded a tribute album to Charles called "A Tribute to Uncle Ray." peace out~
Simply put, Stevie is just next level, amazing artist. Higher Ground is a banger man. I believe Beck and Page played together for a year or part of a year. Clapton played with the Yardbirds for about 2 years before them. They all started their careers with the band.
I'm really excited to follow your Stevie Wonder rabbit hole! My mom had Innervisions & Talking book albums so I've been enjoying his greatness since childhood. Jeff Beck also played on some Donovan tracks.
Watching your face during this reaction. More than your words could say. Awesome reaction. Stevie Ray Vaughan also covered this song, great version, but Stevie Wonders is the best.
Love 1976's "Songs In the Key of Life" album. "Sir Duke"..."I Wish" ... fabulous tunes as is the whole album. Stevie's had such a great career turning 74 this year i'm sure he's not ready stop at all...thanks Shawn..
Stevie Wonder wrote this for Jeff Beck, but his version came out before Jeffs so they both got hits off of the same song., and Stevie had Jeff get on stage with him when he got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and do this song with him, see if you can pull that performance up .
My man Stevie! Always cool. I'm 64 this month, and up until recently I did not know his real name (Stevland Hardaway Morris). Always feels good to know that.
I am not positive but I think Stevie then gave Jeff Beck another song titled “Cause We Ended As Lovers” As I said not positive, but Stevie did write that song and Beck’s recording of it is phenomenal. Worth a reaction. It can be found on Beck’s album Blow By Blow.
So Jeff Beck? Do some of his. circa 2007 & 2009 with his NOT daughter Tal Wilkenfeld. But my favorite Stevie Wonder song is ...Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing...
Ladies & Gentlemen, the Groove is, indeed, REAL! Unfortunately it is far too full of Nasty-Awesome-Filthy-Goodness for us to trust it in the hands of the inexperienced, the innocent, the guilty, the frail, and anyone who could injure themselves trying to NOT "shake they' ass."
No one had any clue this was coming, no one had ever heard ANYTHING remotely like it -this was BEFORE ’70s funk (in fact it was the starting gunshot)😉 Upon release the world EXPLODED in response❤ as you can imagine. You don’t have to video react but do yourself the favor of watching his extended live jam of this song where he raps a final section ✊🏽 Tons of other tracks to hear, I suggest: “As” and “Master Blaster”
thanks, Salvo.. one of my favorites by Stevie.. that funky guitar & rhythm... with the brass! appreciate your reaction... I hope you do more from Stevie... he really is genius... (p.s. "I wish" was a song that was inspired by attending a family picnic... that may be my very favorite... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hYKYka-PNt0.html.. Also, you need to do "Sir Duke" - his tribute to Duke Ellington.. that really brings the brass.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EnNgASBdCeo.html
