| 84MacGuy wrote: The only time I hear this song is on RP and when I'm shopping at Safeway. That is so cool - I remember years ago working in a supermarket and they had this crappy musak on all the time. If Safeway play Stevie Wonder then I will stop complaining about their elevated prices :) |
| The only time I hear this song is on RP and when I'm shopping at Safeway. |
| I's an EIGHT now (IMHO) !! |
| Great Friday song - happy weekend everybody :) |
| JUST the song I needed at this precise time. Thank you |
| ziakut wrote: Wish Stevie were singing this to me about my life right now. He is. |
| My ears are barely worthy of the bliss spread by this man. Todo esta bien CHEVERE! |
| The Man at his peak. |
| coloradojohn wrote: Don't you worry 'bout a thing...Todo esta bien CHEVERE! Everything is REALLY COOL! I remember when this began to get major radio airplay; I was in 6th Grade, and I was strutting into class after recess, singing the chorus, and one of my mates said, "Hey and what I want to know is, why's he say that thing about Chevrolet?" and I said I didn't know. Another piped up with, "That's right baby, I speak very fluent Spanish, and I totally test that Chevrolet!" I said I didn't think THAT was quite what he said, but...anyway, we all agreed the song was a jammer, whatever it was he was saying. Later, when I had learned enough of the lingo to deduce that he said, "Todo esta bien — " but for the life of me it still sounded a lot like Chevrolet, especially the way that some people in Latin America say it. I'd also heard that some people from South America said something similar and it meant really fine, but I didn't hear it myself nor penetrate the secret with any degree of certainty until the summer of 2010 when I spent a couple months exploring Colombia and made my way to the time-forgotten jungle river idyll of Mompos and found myself happily surrounded by hard-partying hotties who loved to say, "Todo esta bien CHEVERE!" and, indeed it was... Cool story, bro... |
jmsmyNov 20, 2012 - 16:48 | If Stevie Wonder couldn't fix Iraq & Iran in 1973 - how are we surpose too. |
| Wish Stevie were singing this to me about my life right now. |
| Zep wrote: A killer song from a desert island disc. |
| A killer song from a desert island disc. |
| Proclivities wrote: I wholly disagree. This is a great song from a great album. I'm not sure if you know what "muzak" actually was, or just feel like throwing that term out there, but muzak (or "elevator music" as some other "critics" here have mentioned) sounded absolutely nothing like this. This song has a complex melody and structure and Stevie's vocals are fantastic on this recording. Well, we all hear different things, I guess. I second what Proclivities wrote. Well put and my thoughts exactly. When I was a kid...I didn't think much of SW's music, but now as a seasoned musician and songwriter myself, I totally appreciate the detail and energy along with melody and performance this song has to offer. |
| Wow. Just realized why this man became a super star. Classic tune. So much substance here in every aspect. |
| johnjconn wrote: One word for you ——- decaf |
| coloradojohn wrote: Don't you worry 'bout a thing...Todo esta bien CHEVERE! Everything is REALLY COOL! I remember when this began to get major radio airplay; I was in 6th Grade, and I was strutting into class after recess, singing the chorus, and one of my mates said, "Hey and what I want to know is, why's he say that thing about Chevrolet?" and I said I didn't know. Another piped up with, "That's right baby, I speak very fluent Spanish, and I totally test that Chevrolet!" I said I didn't think THAT was quite what he said, but...anyway, we all agreed the song was a jammer, whatever it was he was saying. Later, when I had learned enough of the lingo to deduce that he said, "Todo esta bien — " but for the life of me it still sounded a lot like Chevrolet, especially the way that some people in Latin America say it. I'd also heard that some people from South America said something similar and it meant really fine, but I didn't hear it myself nor penetrate the secret with any degree of certainty until the summer of 2010 when I spent a couple months exploring Colombia and made my way to the time-forgotten jungle river idyll of Mompos and found myself happily surrounded by hard-partying hotties who loved to say, "Todo esta bien CHEVERE!" and, indeed it was... One word for you ——- decaf |
| jmsmy wrote: How did Iraq & Iran get into a song from 1973? They've existed for a long time. |
jmsmyMay 15, 2012 - 12:43 | How did Iraq & Iran get into a song from 1973? |
| OMG.... this is a CLASSIC ! |