maxmox
(Broome, Western Australia) | | Posted: Apr 24, 2013 - 04:52 | |
calypsus_1 wrote: President Barack Obama presents Stevie Wonder with the Gershwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in a celebration in the East Room of the White House.in 25 February 2009. That's the president on the left, right? |
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ozancali
(Istanbul) | | Posted: Mar 23, 2013 - 17:33 | |
ofanansky wrote:this came out in 1980, not 2000  |
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msturgis
| | Posted: Mar 23, 2013 - 17:32 | |
One of my very favorite Stevie songs!!!
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sans
(Phoenixville, PA) | | Posted: Feb 20, 2013 - 07:11 | |
Our destination is the brightest star!
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calypsus_1
(East of Eden) | | Posted: Aug 11, 2012 - 10:30 | |
President Barack Obama presents Stevie Wonder with the Gershwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in a celebration in the East Room of the White House.in 25 February 2009.
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Kolohe_Girl
(Romania [the land of Vlad Tepes, not Dracula]) | | Posted: May 12, 2012 - 23:39 | |
My favorite Stevie Wonder album! I had this one and I knew all the words to all the songs back in the day... Good memories...  |
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Limpopoking
(The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | | Posted: Jan 07, 2012 - 03:00 | |
Peace has come to Zimbabwe... Nice  Even at the time, shortly after 1980, there were about 10 000 Matabele who would have disagreed had they been allowed to live. |
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Stratocaster
(Bermuda) | | Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 07:21 | |
boober wrote:sounds like Watching the Detectives....Elvis Costello
just saying
Yup, sure does. And since Costello's song was '77 and this is '80....we can see who influenced whom. |
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dwhayslett
(Pawleys Island, SC) | | Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 07:18 | |
boober wrote:just saying
As opposed to what? |
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Mugro
(My body is in Dubai, but my broken heart is in Red Sox Nation) | | Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 07:18 | |
run4more wrote:This is reggae? I had no idea when I bought this album (back around '80 or so). I was familiar with Marley at that time but I sure never made that connection from my listens. Whatever... I guess it's now one of my favorite reggae songs. (Edit: I dug out the vinyl and did the research. I don't care what Wikipedia says... it doesn't sound like reggae to me. I'm gonna call it Stevie.)
It was what Americans thought reggae was in 1980. Great Stevie, not great reggae. |
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ofanansky
| | Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 02:37 | |
this came out in 1980, not 2000
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sandpebble
(near Paradise) | | Posted: Sep 02, 2011 - 16:40 | |
boober wrote: sounds like Watching the Detectives....Elvis Costello
just saying
You have it backwards |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 07:01 | |
Poacher wrote:After reading through some of the comments here, can I just mention this is NOT reggae. I have spent a good deal of my life listening to dub and reggae and this is certainly not what it is (in my humble opinion obviously).
Thank you.
I guess it could be considered "reggae-influenced" if that's a better term. The instrumentation (dampered guitar, timbale drum fills, Hammond-style organ, etc.) is certainly inspired by a song like "Get Up Stand Up" - which happened to follow it this time. |
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boober
(KC,Mo) | | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 06:56 | |
sounds like Watching the Detectives....Elvis Costello
just saying
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bachbeet
| | Posted: Jul 01, 2011 - 21:49 | |
A really good take on reggae by Stevie. One of his underrated albums.
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Rabid_Engineer
(Europa!) | | Posted: May 31, 2011 - 06:49 | |
richlister wrote: I am rubber, you are glue? Haha, I felt the same way. You call yourself a pirate? |
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run4more
(The cave) | | Posted: Apr 29, 2011 - 18:06 | |
This is reggae? I had no idea when I bought this album (back around '80 or so). I was familiar with Marley at that time but I sure never made that connection from my listens. Whatever... I guess it's now one of my favorite reggae songs. (Edit: I dug out the vinyl and did the research. I don't care what Wikipedia says... it doesn't sound like reggae to me. I'm gonna call it Stevie.)
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richlister
| | Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 02:50 | |
I am rubber, you are glue? |
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Johray63
(The Lowlands) | | Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 23:39 | |
Poacher wrote:After reading through some of the comments here, can I just mention this is NOT reggae. I have spent a good deal of my life listening to dub and reggae and this is certainly not what it is (in my humble opinion obviously).
Thank you.
It's Stevie Wonder doing his version of Reggae and that's indeed something else. |
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Poacher
(Brighton, UK) | | Posted: Jan 25, 2011 - 09:33 | |
After reading through some of the comments here, can I just mention this is NOT reggae. I have spent a good deal of my life listening to dub and reggae and this is certainly not what it is (in my humble opinion obviously).
Thank you.
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linden
(Santa Cruz, CA) | | Posted: Jan 25, 2011 - 09:32 | |
keller1 wrote:Listening to this it finally dawned on me that Jamiroquai stole his entire thing from Stevie Wonder. He may as well, since Stevie hasn't been using it lately, and why let it just lie around? |
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nerakdon
(Colorado) | | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 22:46 | |
Cynaera wrote:I sorta love reggae. Long story, and I'm still trying to find it, but when I do, I'll post it. This is just a really fun song. Don't analyze it - relax your shoulders, loosen your legs, and dance to it. If someone catches you at it, just laugh and say it's a new exercise routine.  Jah, man. Reggae's got a good beat. Comes from the chest pounding. But careful... if you do it too hard, they can feel it, too. |
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 22:05 | |
I sorta love reggae. Long story, and I'm still trying to find it, but when I do, I'll post it. This is just a really fun song. Don't analyze it - relax your shoulders, loosen your legs, and dance to it. If someone catches you at it, just laugh and say it's a new exercise routine. |
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bobalu100
| | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 14:35 | |
Is Stevie good friends with the Dictator Mugabe of Zimbabwe?
What a dumb ass!
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Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 13:42 | |
keller1 wrote:Listening to this it finally dawned on me that Jamiroquai stole his entire thing from Stevie Wonder. Which isn't a bad thing! |
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sirdroseph
(Tokyo) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 13:40 | |
We be jammin!  One of my Stevie favs, just terrific horns in this one! |
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bluedot
(Long Beach, CA) | | Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 22:55 | |
rockstarbro wrote:Does anyone else hear the influence on Terence Trent D'Arby here?
Yeah, and were's Terence? |
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bluedot
(Long Beach, CA) | | Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 22:52 | |
10. Makes me wish that Stevie could have jammed w/Bob Marley.
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MinMan
(Bay Area, CA) | | Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 14:19 | |
A timeless ditty by THE grand master of funk!
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lophrequa
(the very edge of the land) | | Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 04:56 | |
rockstarbro wrote:Does anyone else hear the influence on Terence Trent D'Arby here?
 that was supposed to be funny, right? |
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