Ahhhhhhhhhhh.

I'll fall in love with you Stevie, circa '72 with that fringed vest and no shirt underneath you used to wear.

 DaveInVA wrote: 
Wow, I thought I might be the only person ever to have heard that. It's quite dreamy compared to this but I have to say, Art did good. I still prefer this, but then I heard this first. 

 sirdroseph wrote: 
I will grant you that, Sir.

i believe, too.

 GirlFriday wrote: 
+1. The first time I became aware of it. Great soundtrack!

Say, that's a nice brown velvet Kaftan Stevie is wearing. Where can I get me one of those?

I heard Art's version first from an album I was given as a gift years ago...didn't even realize it was Stevie's tune. I love them both, but have a soft spot for Art's version. Lovely tune.



 DaveInVA wrote: 

 On_The_Beach wrote: 
I believe this is a beach. Those aren't sea oats in the background, but they have a maritime look about them. 

cheeeeezzzzzzyyyyyy
 

Hard to rate this less than a 9 and very tempting to rate it a 10! A classic by one of the most gifted singers of the past 50 years.

Hearing Stevie Wonder's stuff when I was a kid, I couldn't fully appreciate how this was much more than just a bunch of catchy pop tunes.  There's a lot of music from the seventies that's just achingly dreadful to listen to now, but I'm glad to say that my affection for his work keeps growing.

You'd think they could have found a grassy meadow (or?) for the cover pic. I mean really, "Sit here in the rocks and dirt Stevie, and we'll snap a few shots for the cover. Time is money!" (OK, so maybe they're making a statement of some sort.) Great album nonetheless.

 BKardon wrote: 

True, but Elton John, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and I am sure I am leaving out some others pulled off this feat as well.

...makes me tear up every time I hear it, and you can't really give a song higher praise than that. I'm not that crazy about the funked-up ending, actually - feel it diminishes the overall effect. But his singing is so strong here. Great, great love song.

I like Art Garfunkels cover of this but the original is still the best..

 bachbeet wrote: 
IMO, two of the best streaks of albums come from Stevie Wonder and The Rolling Stones.  Each had 4 or 5 albums in a row that are still untouchable to this day.

Great song.  Great album.  Stevie had a pretty long period there where just about everything he put out was high quality.  Both critically acclaimed and popular.

 calypsus_1 wrote: 
Its probably my favorite Stevie song.  I am not a huge SW fan, but I do enjoy this one and a few others.

Just clicked in to rate this, and was appalled to find I gave it a lowly 9 at some point! Quickly corrected to the more appropriate 10. :)

Stevie...I believe I fell in love with you forever.
 

Not only a great composer, but In my opinion one of the finest and most fluid singers of the last 30 years.

Magnificent

Stevie just nearing his peak. Brilliant. Btw for the funk lovers, check out Maybe Your Baby off this album

10+.
For those of you that use "Mini-lyrics" (http://www.crintsoft.com/) with winamp or iTunes, download the lrc file. it makes it easier to follow the mutilayered vocals at the end. It's beautiful.

not a big Stevie fan, but this is hard not to love - great hook. 

I think I posted this story somewhere else too... but its such a good one...

Friend of mine who is a flight attendant was on a plane Stevie Wonder was flying on back in the 1980's.  He had bought the entire first-class section of the plane, under the pseudonym "Mr. Fudge."  At some point during the flight, one of Stevie's entourage got... erm... familiar with Mr. Wonder.  Here's my friend's imitation of her flight-attendant college after the flight:

"I saw Stevie Wonder get a blow job!  I saw Stevie Wonder get a blow job!  Stevie Wonder didn't see Stevie Wonder get a blow job... but I saw Stevie Wonder get a blow job!"