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Stevie Wonder — Living For The City
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calypsus_1
Posted: Jun 30, 2011 - 20:05
 

Stevie Wonder & Ray Charles - living for the city, Live



kayc
Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 12:45
 
Wow! Stevie Wonder! Just like I pictured him!


helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Sep 11, 2010 - 05:59
 
 spiritintosoul wrote:
how can this be anything less than an 8 or 9?{#Exclaim}
 
For me, it can!!


sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Sep 11, 2010 - 05:54
 
 spiritintosoul wrote:
how can this be anything less than an 8 or 9?{#Exclaim}
 

{#Yes}Yea, I'm with you.{#Yes}

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Sep 11, 2010 - 05:53
 
Lubs!{#Meditate}

christopherwoods
(West Midlands, United Kingdom)
Posted: Aug 10, 2010 - 05:38
 
 unclehud wrote:

"The Most Dangerous City in America."
 

What, Detroit? ;-)

Glad to hear this get rotation again, been too long since I played my vinyl of this album... Time to bust out the new stylus and give it a spin this weekend I think.

drews
(London, Blighty)
Posted: Aug 10, 2010 - 05:16
 
who's not swaying like a muppet to this one?

crispynz1
Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 22:19
 
Love this tune & glad the uncensored version gets airtime. {#Clap}

madhoop
(Carlsbad, CA)
Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 22:15
 
 spiritintosoul wrote:
how can this be anything less than an 8 or 9?{#Exclaim}
 
I second that...this was Stevie at his peak for sure.


kurtster
(Area code 216)
Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 09:46
 
Like so much music, I guess you had to be there, and out on the streets living it.  This was not music made for suburbia.

wenatchee
(Duvall, WA)
Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 09:32
 
Overrated

(former member)
Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 09:25
 
 Sjaaks wrote:
Can't rate it any higher than a 2!

My god this song is so incredibly annoying!

First of all it's way too long.
Second, the ultimate crappy trumpet sample is truely the worst sound i've heard in a very, very long time...

{#Puke}
Note: Take the "is" word as my opinion, didn't know how to put it differently...

 
Sample? There wasn't anything like sampling at this point. Could be a good old analog synth, though.

Too long? Listen to how he condenses a man's trip from home->bus->NYC->arrest->sentencing->jail in the break of the song. What, 30 seconds?

This was Wonder at his peak. This plus songs like Reggae Woman (my fave) are a period of music that we might not see again for a very long time.


mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 09:25
 
...cookie monster voice; love it!..

RParadise
(Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)
Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 09:21
 
And after everything that has gone before, he closes the song with that remarkable chorus of angels singing those final notes that are left hanging in your memory . . . and the needle comes off the record.

spiritintosoul
Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 18:37
 
how can this be anything less than an 8 or 9?{#Exclaim}

Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 05:52
 
Can't rate it any higher than a 2!

My god this song is so incredibly annoying!

First of all it's way too long.
Second, the ultimate crappy trumpet sample is truely the worst sound i've heard in a very, very long time...

{#Puke}
Note: Take the "is" word as my opinion, didn't know how to put it differently...


dggeek
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 05:51
 
It just goes on and on, doesn't it?  That synth makes me think of Flash Gordon.  Surreal song.

ronniegirl
(Middle of New Jersey)
Posted: Dec 07, 2009 - 10:25
 
 jagdriver wrote:

A single line that was permanently etched in my neural network years ago. Every once in awhile out it comes as a total non-sequiter. Of course, few in my present company ever understand the oblique cultural reference. Maybe that's what makes it so much fun to uncork every so often. The last time was a couple of months ago as we were about to take on Satan's Cesspool (The American River) in inflatible watercraft.

Also, this track sounded GREAT when blasted from stageside speakers at outdoor EMU concerts back when (Dave Mason, Santana, Peter Frampton....).

 

My office in NJ has a good view of the skyline.  About once a month, I say something like "just like I pictured it" and only the old fogies get it.

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 01:02
 
 apd wrote:
What? I love that bit! Whenever I visit NY, I can't help thinking "Skyscrapers! And eveythang..."
It's Stevie's Cookie Monster voice at the end that I find silly.
 
{#Lol} Cookie Monster voice! Damn, you just ruined 36 years of Stevie for me, but at least I got a laugh out of it.



thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: Oct 06, 2009 - 08:08
 
 DaveInVA wrote:

Yep and still....

 

actually, the references to New York City are now terribly dated, unless you refer to a city occupied by laid off investment bankers as "mean streets".

DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:52
 
 Zep wrote:

and still.
 
Yep and still....


lawman
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:52
 
Trying way too hard.  (And w-a-a-a-y too long!)  1, for me.

rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:52
 
Innervisions or Talking Book? Tough call. Godlike.

thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:51
 
pretty hard hitting, back in its day.

a great track yet on this very, very fine album it's not even among the top 3.

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:50
 
 apd wrote:
What? I love that bit! Whenever I visit NY, I can't help thinking "Skyscrapers! And eveythang..."
 
"The Most Dangerous City in America."

Zep
(Looking for my pitch)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:50
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
This was one of my fav SW songs back in the day...
 
and still.



DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:50
 
This was one of my fav SW songs back in the day...

Sean-E-Sean
(Philadelphia)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:49
 
9

flatpicker
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:46
 
Can't say anything bad about this song.


unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 11:46
 
Great tune off one of the watershed albums in history. 

nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 23:40
 
Godlike track, godlike album, inspired artist.
I'm thinking Prince could pull off a good interpretation of this track.................


timcolson
(Tucson, AZ)
Posted: Aug 03, 2009 - 11:01
 
Today, this song went from "Hmm... not my favorite, but I can handle a few minutes" to OMG MY EARS ARE STARTING TO BLEED!!! 

How much do I need to donate to get a track taken out of the rotation, or at least reduced in frequency of play by an order of magnitude? <grin>
 
-Timo
(Listening to Lush on SomaFM until I see the RP now playing ticker change to something else!) 

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Aug 03, 2009 - 11:00
 
 philbertr wrote:


I think, actually, that it is "pitured".
 
A single line that was permanently etched in my neural network years ago. Every once in awhile out it comes as a total non-sequiter. Of course, few in my present company ever understand the oblique cultural reference. Maybe that's what makes it so much fun to uncork every so often. The last time was a couple of months ago as we were about to take on Satan's Cesspool (The American River) in inflatible watercraft.

Also, this track sounded GREAT when blasted from stageside speakers at outdoor EMU concerts back when (Dave Mason, Santana, Peter Frampton....).


lmic
(Sacramento, CA)
Posted: Jan 25, 2009 - 14:00
 
 DoctorHooey wrote:
This song is so awesome but that bit in the middle is just plain silly.
  If anyone can pull it off, it's Stevie.

toterola
(Somewhere between Shipping and Receiving)
Posted: Nov 23, 2008 - 09:08
 
 splooge wrote:
His best album.
 
I love this album, but all of Stevie's 70's stuff is beyond belief. He's had more excellent songs than most artists can ever dream of. A true maestro! {#Yes}

dkwalika
(Upper Midwest)
Posted: Nov 23, 2008 - 09:03
 
A 10, as is the whole album.


apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 - 04:44
 
 DoctorHooey wrote:
This song is so awesome but that bit in the middle is just plain silly.
 
What? I love that bit! Whenever I visit NY, I can't help thinking "Skyscrapers! And eveythang..."
It's Stevie's Cookie Monster voice at the end that I find silly.


peyotecoyote
(Home of Sir Frederick Banting)
Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 11:23
 
effin brilliant...even today!
Ntropy
(Cleveland, OH)
Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 11:23
 
DoctorHooey wrote:
This song is so awesome but that bit in the middle is just plain silly.


Today it's called racial profiling.
splooge
(Indiana)
Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 11:21
 
His best album.
FlamingLotus
(South Austin, baby!)
Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 11:21
 
cc_rider wrote:
I saw Malford Milligan, then with Stick People, sing this at Fitzgerald's in Houston. With some of Stevie's best writing, and Malford's angelic voice, it was probably the best performance of this song EVER. Spare, simple, and stunning. Wish it'd been recorded.

Outstanding.


Wow--wish I'd been there. Malford is amazing!
Bizzarefall
(SoCal)
Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 11:20
 
ManchesterUK wrote:
my most favorite Stevie track.

This is a good one - I think Sir Duke is may number one fave - I had the 45 when I was about 4 (I actually had a record collection then and knew every word to every song)
1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 15:22
 
Funny, I like that part..It creates a visual that most songs can't do as well. skyscrapers and everythin..hey slik wanna make yoself 5 bucks ? He wa framed..Rickvee wrote:


Agreed. I wish that weren't in there.

ronniegirl
(Middle of New Jersey)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 13:34
 
philbertr wrote:


I think, actually, that it is "pitured".

Yup, you are right. Just heard it again, and wait for it, every time.
93vx800
(Red Sox Nation)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 13:08
 
DoctorHooey wrote:
This song is so awesome but that bit in the middle is just plain silly.


It made sense 35 years ago.
Rickvee
(New Orleans)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 13:08
 
DoctorHooey wrote:
This song is so awesome but that bit in the middle is just plain silly.


Agreed. I wish that weren't in there.
93vx800
(Red Sox Nation)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 12:59
 
Sweet memories!

My wife and I were given a cassette while in Venezuela back in the early seventies. Side A was Innervisions. Side B, you ask? Viva Terlingua by Jerry Jeff Walker! We wore that tape out quickly.
cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Feb 13, 2008 - 13:50
 
I saw Malford Milligan, then with Stick People, sing this at Fitzgerald's in Houston. With some of Stevie's best writing, and Malford's angelic voice, it was probably the best performance of this song EVER. Spare, simple, and stunning. Wish it'd been recorded.

Outstanding.
DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Feb 13, 2008 - 13:50
 
This song is so awesome but that bit in the middle is just plain silly.
Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Feb 13, 2008 - 13:49
 
"Oh No! What I Do?"