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  • @andyandalex
    @andyandalex  3 роки тому +309

    Hey all! This was clipped from our 50k sub special, back when we were in my mom’s guest room, shout out to her for letting us use it then! Our first time ever checking out Stevie Wonder!! Hope you guys enjoy this extra vid, see you tomorrow! 🙌🏻🔥❤️

    • @mysticedge4
      @mysticedge4 3 роки тому +6

      Do bad live from Rotterdam 1990 plz By U2 been asking for a while

    • @peterquinones3522
      @peterquinones3522 3 роки тому +5

      Hey on watching the movie - are we watching as rock music fans or as cinema fans? I wanna know what kind of comments to make.

    • @markburnam1244
      @markburnam1244 3 роки тому +3

      Was wondering if old or where did the Freedom Shack go?

    • @mikeymckinnon5778
      @mikeymckinnon5778 3 роки тому +1

      @@peterquinones3522 Rock Cinema fans... 😜

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu 3 роки тому +1

      @@markburnam1244 It's old!

  • @SaverioP
    @SaverioP 3 роки тому +900

    Stevie Wonder was so badass, that when Paul Simon won the Grammy for best album in 1976, during his acceptance speech he thanked Stevie for not releasing an album that year.

    • @xrpwatts2116
      @xrpwatts2116 3 роки тому +21

      I loved boogie on the reggea woman was my favorite from stevie

    • @allyourmoney
      @allyourmoney 3 роки тому +22

      I SAW that on tv when I was a little kid.

    • @alansmith7626
      @alansmith7626 3 роки тому +8

      I remember that...damz...lol

    • @mortmortmort8908
      @mortmortmort8908 3 роки тому +6

      That happened with Metallica and Jethro Yull too lmao

    • @df3575
      @df3575 3 роки тому +13

      Stevie was king of the 70s. Period.

  • @christopherspringer2764
    @christopherspringer2764 8 місяців тому +29

    You know what makes Talking Book extra special? Stevie himself (who is blind, for those who don't know) did not only keyboard, but also drums and bass for most of the album. What a legend!

  • @martingauthier7377
    @martingauthier7377 Рік тому +22

    "Everyone knew what they were doing". Especially the drums, the bass, the clav and the singer: they knew very well each other!

    • @jamiAkos
      @jamiAkos 3 місяці тому

      One person, Stevie, was three of those people.

  • @willswomble7274
    @willswomble7274 3 роки тому +14

    Absolutely no computers, no pinching off others, no autotune: simply world class TALENT! (Oh for the old days, says 68 yr old in UK).

  • @drmikebass
    @drmikebass 3 роки тому +225

    And then you realise that Stevie was 22 when this was released...

    • @lynngoldsby3789
      @lynngoldsby3789 3 роки тому +5

      Really omg !!!

    • @kimsullivan5576
      @kimsullivan5576 3 роки тому +3

      Whoa!

    • @TrevorPalmatiershow
      @TrevorPalmatiershow 3 роки тому +2

      Whoa!!

    • @joelspringman7748
      @joelspringman7748 3 роки тому +6

      Originally, he was called "Little Stevie Wonder", because he was just a kid when he had his first hit, "Fingertips".
      "Talking Book" is a CLASSIC album. Every song is fantastic!
      "HIGHER GROUND" is my favorite song on the album. It's FUNKY, for sure!

    • @joelspringman7748
      @joelspringman7748 3 роки тому +15

      Stevie played every instrument on this album, except for guitar, which was played by Jeff Beck.

  • @LadyIarConnacht
    @LadyIarConnacht 3 роки тому +363

    One of the funkiest tunes in the history of music.

    • @andreasstam7411
      @andreasstam7411 3 роки тому +4

      Seconded!

    • @frankmcbride7051
      @frankmcbride7051 3 роки тому +4

      Can’t think of a funkier one.

    • @theplanetruth
      @theplanetruth 3 роки тому +4

      Get the funk out

    • @jgsrhythm100
      @jgsrhythm100 3 роки тому +2

      @Doug Sawyer What is an example of White Boy music? Brahms?

    • @jgsrhythm100
      @jgsrhythm100 3 роки тому +2

      Katherine agreed. (Love Stevie) !!
      What else makes your list?
      Mine
      1) Sly Stone -Thank you(falletme be mice elf agin)
      2) Sly Stone Thank you for taking me to Africa
      3) Curtis Mayfield. - Move on Up
      4) James Brown -Superbad
      5) P-Funk - P- Funk wants to get you funked up

  • @Cheryl_Haydon
    @Cheryl_Haydon 3 роки тому +290

    That, gentlemen, is the classic 70s funk sound. Stevie Wonder is iconic. His album Songs In The Key Of Life...also iconic. Give it a listen sometime!

    • @allisonreed7682
      @allisonreed7682 3 роки тому +16

      Songs in the Key of Life is a desert island-album for me. Innervisions, too. Both are masterpieces.

    • @danithompson1693
      @danithompson1693 3 роки тому +9

      Songs in the Key of Life would be a essential album to do whole.

    • @skwervin1
      @skwervin1 3 роки тому +8

      Hell yes! And Sir Duke, Hotter than July....

    • @teesiemom
      @teesiemom 3 роки тому +5

      Love this song! But it is only one of so many great songs by the amazing Stevie Wonder. 😊👍

    • @Magravated
      @Magravated 3 роки тому +8

      Definitely agree. Songs In The Key of Life is an absolute masterpiece!

  • @nickavenoso7851
    @nickavenoso7851 3 роки тому +91

    The crazy thing about Stevie is that he played most of the instruments on his albums. On this song, he’s playing a Clavinet, Moog bass, playing drums and singing. He’s one of my favorite artists.

  • @gregm3406
    @gregm3406 3 роки тому +157

    I find it fascinating that anyone could live on planet earth for 20 or more years and not have heard Stevie Wonders Superstition.

    • @imanindeen
      @imanindeen 2 роки тому +11

      Same. I’m 43 and wondering if this means it’s starting. lol

    • @Xfactor444-x4n
      @Xfactor444-x4n Рік тому

      Me too!

    • @gilhuberman261
      @gilhuberman261 Рік тому +16

      This generation was born into a selective listening era- think about how many times we heard these classics play over and over on radio before the internet was a thing.. to us it's a classic but the newer generations need to be actively interested in music from before their time to even know it

    • @drgwhatsthetruth3783
      @drgwhatsthetruth3783 Рік тому +2

      I'm 61 yo. I heard this song in the '70's...became one of my favorites forever.

    • @drgwhatsthetruth3783
      @drgwhatsthetruth3783 Рік тому +1

      You are correct...very correct.

  • @lorrilewis2178
    @lorrilewis2178 3 роки тому +81

    "First Stevie Wonder song!" I think I just fainted.

    • @gorbscat2058
      @gorbscat2058 2 роки тому +1

      Gatekeeping at its finest

    • @lorrilewis2178
      @lorrilewis2178 2 роки тому +2

      @@gorbscat2058 What does your comment even mean?

  • @markgrant5305
    @markgrant5305 3 роки тому +129

    Stevie Wonder is Mr Music. A cultural icon. And a body of work almost 60, yes, SIXTY years long.

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому +2

      Well, he did start out credited as "Little Stevie Wonder" at the age of 12. He was legendary right off the bat--it's almost impossible to play a chromatic harmonica like he does!

    • @kenperk9854
      @kenperk9854 3 роки тому +3

      Not to mention he's blind.

    • @Lisse1
      @Lisse1 3 роки тому +3

      That’s Stevie on the drums too! He’s a musical genius. “Songs in the Key of Life” is a double album that is a must listen to in full.. 🔥👏🏼

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому +1

      @@Lisse1 Not exactly a correction here, but the album had a third record. It's a 33&1/3, 7" EP with 4 more tracks

  • @jeffmorse645
    @jeffmorse645 3 роки тому +92

    "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" - my favorite Stevie Wonder song.

  • @geoffreysmith4618
    @geoffreysmith4618 3 роки тому +182

    Your next Stevie Wonder listen - “Livin for the City”

    • @scottgelb2650
      @scottgelb2650 3 роки тому +8

      One of my favorite Stevie songs.

    • @rolabang
      @rolabang 3 роки тому +4

      Yes!!!

    • @-Ricky_Spanish-
      @-Ricky_Spanish- 3 роки тому +2

      The first one I thought of too.

    • @SirManfly
      @SirManfly 3 роки тому +4

      I’m not the biggest fan of his but there’s a surprising amount of his stuff that I like ! Just so damn catchy!!

    • @L3n1n99
      @L3n1n99 3 роки тому +1

      YESSSSSS

  • @scottski51
    @scottski51 3 роки тому +8

    My first wife walked down the aisle in '75 to his You ARE the Sunshine of MY Life! Oh, yeah.... she's still with me !!

  • @jml-rj5re
    @jml-rj5re 3 роки тому +4

    Stevie played the drums, calvinet, other keyboards, bass. Everything.

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney 3 роки тому +79

    A GOD like Stevie,and this is your first song by him?!?
    I dont believe it,there are many you know but dont realise it.
    Stevie Wonder has a catalogue even The Beatles would be utterly proud of.
    Respected by every artist in every genre,this is a rabbit hole that will change your life.

    • @andydurazo5337
      @andydurazo5337 3 роки тому +6

      And I highly recommend this rabbit hole!

    • @noelleparris9451
      @noelleparris9451 3 роки тому +1

      I know!!! How anyone into music can not know Stevie's work is mind boggling.
      Listen to it all!!!

    • @AngelaSealana
      @AngelaSealana 3 роки тому +2

      It's a narrowcasted world we live in, brother. Kids really don't know! But kudos, because they want to know. 👍

    • @markmurphy558
      @markmurphy558 3 роки тому +2

      Stevie was everywhere on the radio in the 70s. Every one of his albums was chock full of singles hits, and it seemed like there was always a Stevie song in the rotation on the radio.

    • @ChristyAbbey
      @ChristyAbbey 6 місяців тому

      Except that one song he did with a Beatle.

  • @dwc1964
    @dwc1964 3 роки тому +157

    Andy: "The correct answer is always the longer one." almost 100% of the time

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому +4

      The big thing with Motown's singles, remixes were very common, but not with many other record companies' 45s going that far back into the earlier 60s. Right from Smokey's "Shop Around" early on, Berry Gordy insisted on rerecording AND rereleasing a new version of a song--if it didn't sound right to him on radio. Shortly later with better multitrack recording, the mono singles were often mixed differently than a stereo album cut. Even then Berry sometimes quickly rereleased a remix of a potential hit to boost its chances for success through radio. Into the era of stereo 45s and FM radio, Motown's single versions are what made people love those songs. It's cool to catch the differences

    • @goodworker90638
      @goodworker90638 3 роки тому +2

      That’s what she said !!!

    • @silverburst6123
      @silverburst6123 3 роки тому

      That’s what she said.

    • @ramonaalvarez7559
      @ramonaalvarez7559 3 роки тому +1

      Lol .. right!!!

    • @livingcreaturejpg6461
      @livingcreaturejpg6461 3 роки тому +1

      Not for safety dance. The shorter version is better.

  • @kateg7298
    @kateg7298 3 роки тому +276

    Here's the thing: Take the whole Stevie catalog - slap an S on it. Done.

  • @classic-kool
    @classic-kool 3 роки тому +41

    Stevie was more than just a great musician, he was a musical pioneer. A absolute genius.

  • @jimmyferris
    @jimmyferris Рік тому +10

    Stevie Wonder through headphones is an experience in itself! You hear overdubbing background singing and instrumentals you don’t hear otherwise. He’s the best. ❤

  • @ironwolfgaming9632
    @ironwolfgaming9632 3 роки тому +201

    The fun thing is Stevie played ALL the instruments on this version.

    • @jaykirby7387
      @jaykirby7387 3 роки тому +17

      Pretty sure the horns were by some other pros... I've seen sax player Trevor Laurence and trumpeter Steve Madaio mentioned elsewhere.

    • @ChrisLawton66
      @ChrisLawton66 3 роки тому +11

      He didn't play the horns. Lawrence and Madaio played.

    • @GreggOliverBass
      @GreggOliverBass 3 роки тому +33

      Stevie Wonder - lead vocal, Hohner Clavinet, drums, Moog bass
      Trevor Lawrence - tenor saxophone
      Steve Madaio - trumpet

    • @sinenominecc
      @sinenominecc 3 роки тому

      @@jaykirby7387 That's right.

    • @sinenominecc
      @sinenominecc 3 роки тому +8

      @@GreggOliverBass Perfect. He didn't always play ALL THE the instruments, but he could play MOST of them, and often did.

  • @detomaso_6235
    @detomaso_6235 3 роки тому +155

    "I Wish" should be next. "Higher Ground" should be after that. Amazeballs grooves on those.

    • @scooterbaby1
      @scooterbaby1 3 роки тому +7

      did Higher ground a month ago

    • @tjtampa214
      @tjtampa214 3 роки тому +7

      I could go for "Higher Ground" but also really like... Sir Duke 🎩... and Isn't She Lovely. 🌷
      These are more light hearted songs than Superstition, of course.

    • @jeffreylatvala5120
      @jeffreylatvala5120 3 роки тому +5

      X2 on “I Wish”

    • @davearonow65
      @davearonow65 3 роки тому

      Unless you are a 13 year old girl with braces from like 15 years ago, they should deny you just on the mere fact you said "amazeballs".

    • @chrislegner4816
      @chrislegner4816 3 роки тому +6

      Good choices. I would add "Living For The City."

  • @tobykelly4606
    @tobykelly4606 3 роки тому +20

    My high school days--when AM radio played EVERYTHING. When a Stevie/Jimi/Glen Campbell/CCR /Stones block was the norm.

  • @rumblewolf2999
    @rumblewolf2999 3 роки тому +78

    'Boogie On Reggae Woman' and 'Sir Duke' are his finest, IMO. Stevie is a musical genius. No doubt about it.

  • @robertperrella4194
    @robertperrella4194 3 роки тому +21

    stevie wonder has such clear, lucid, PASSIONATE VOCALS with tremendous octave range !!!!!!!!!

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta Рік тому +1

      A major vocal inspiration for moi!❤

  • @jayveebee2095
    @jayveebee2095 3 роки тому +60

    Check out the early 1970s clip of Stevie performing this live on the set of Sesame Street. A badass triumph of television history.

    • @lisakaz35
      @lisakaz35 3 роки тому +4

      Yep. It's on YT now.

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому +1

      Funniest for me--my time watching Sesame Street started in the mid 70s, so when I finally saw this, my jaw landed downstairs.

    • @dominicpardo4783
      @dominicpardo4783 3 роки тому +2

      Amazing performance.

    • @spicy321
      @spicy321 3 роки тому +2

      My introduction to Stevie at age 4. Sesame Street ruled back then. They also had Paul Simon, Ray Charles, James Taylor, and Judy Collins.

    • @jasongrothe9695
      @jasongrothe9695 3 роки тому +1

      That performance on Sesame Street is literally my first memory of hearing music.

  • @sinenominecc
    @sinenominecc 3 роки тому +26

    One of the things I love about Stevie is that when he sings and he ornaments his melody, you never feel like he's showing off his pipes. He always serves the song.

    • @garymcghee2249
      @garymcghee2249 3 роки тому +1

      Great comment. Very underrated as a singer.

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta Рік тому

      Which makes the perfect singer IMO.

  • @thanksfernuthin
    @thanksfernuthin 3 роки тому +41

    Ladies and Gentlemen... National Treasure... Stevie Wonder!

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 3 роки тому +58

    "Boogie on Reggae Woman," "Master Blaster," "As," "Sir Duke"

    • @MaharaTucker
      @MaharaTucker 3 роки тому +1

      Great taste, @Frankincensed.

    • @ToXiiCxMAST3RZz
      @ToXiiCxMAST3RZz 3 роки тому +1

      Boogie on reggae woman, oh god what a song man

  • @justineapril7922
    @justineapril7922 3 роки тому +42

    I must have been a soulful 13 yo kid because I loved this song when I first heard it in 1972. I loved Motown and other R & B music.
    "Higher Ground" would be an excellent next choice. And yes, Stevie plays a Moog synth much in the same way Ray Manzarek of The Doors, Keith Emerson of ELP fame and Rick Wakeman of Yes. These keyboardists have such command of their left hands that they can hold their own on a song, and even take over a tune!! Stevie Wonder is the real deal!! 💜❤❤

  • @jimarmstrong2630
    @jimarmstrong2630 3 роки тому +51

    Being Black Blind and a Piano player Motown first marketed him as Little Stevie Wonder, a Ray Charles knock off, he was just 11 when they signed him. It didn't take long for his genius to shine thru, and the Motown formula to fall by the wayside. He is brilliant and does not get enough airplay these days.

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому +4

      Surprised you didn't mention why his harmonica playing was considered amazing, and IIRC it's what first caught Mr. Gordy's ear.
      The type of harmonica is chromatic, which is almost impossible to play the way Stevie always has. The ones used in blues and country are made so it's easy to 'bend' between notes. Chromatics are usually straight notes with a side button-plunger-type-thingy for flats and sharps.
      (Been forever since I tried playing them, and memories came from old fogs, so if I'm full of it, so be it lol)

    • @andydurazo5337
      @andydurazo5337 3 роки тому +2

      You are absolutely right! We need to hear more Stevie!!!

    • @crishartigan4838
      @crishartigan4838 3 роки тому +4

      Ran home from school to see Little Stevie Wonder on Bandstand. "Fingertips Part 2 is unbelievable harmonica work. Still holds up. Goosebump inducing.

    • @georgedowd5277
      @georgedowd5277 3 роки тому +3

      I’m 63, grew up 50 miles from Detroit... praise Jeebus my parents listened to Motown music.
      ☮️

    • @okantichrist
      @okantichrist 3 роки тому +1

      @@georgedowd5277 Is Jeebus a Knock off Jesus ?

  • @larky368
    @larky368 3 роки тому +40

    I heard this song so many times on the radio that I got sick of it. And then I heard it for the first time with headphones and it's like hearing it for the first time.

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому +1

      A clean original 45 of Superstition is stereo, and the sound for its time...? A. Maze. Zing. Sweet n crisp highs, steady mids, and a few levels of bass to rumble and pound the floor.

    • @SC-gp7kt
      @SC-gp7kt 3 роки тому +2

      You should hear each instrument's isolated track.....they are here on YT.

  • @eclaire1
    @eclaire1 3 роки тому +90

    Do Living for the City next- and make sure it’s the long version- guaranteed to blow ur minds

  • @Martin.Wilson
    @Martin.Wilson 3 роки тому +80

    Glad you guys are branching out into some Motown sounds....Check out "Poppa Was A Rolling Stone" by the Temptations.....perhaps the best produced track ever recorded.

    • @whoyoukidding1
      @whoyoukidding1 3 роки тому +4

      Oh wow, GREAT suggestion! "...and when he died, all he left us alone..." What an amazing song!

    • @francisquinn2302
      @francisquinn2302 3 роки тому +2

      and "shaky ground"

    • @jamiesivad6443
      @jamiesivad6443 3 роки тому +3

      That intro to "P.W.A.R.S" is a compositional MASTER PIECE!!

    • @Martin.Wilson
      @Martin.Wilson 3 роки тому +2

      @@jamiesivad6443 Definitely...it was the pinnacle of the Motown Sound.

    • @swami1
      @swami1 3 роки тому +2

      One of the saddest set of lyrics ever set to music.

  • @RockyMtnRebecca
    @RockyMtnRebecca 3 роки тому +34

    Thank you for putting this out - Stevie is a gift from God.

  • @michaelbastraw1493
    @michaelbastraw1493 3 роки тому +37

    Please, guys. This is the song that virtually put the Hohner Clavinet D6 on the map. Best. Leo.

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому

      It doesn't matter what record I've heard it on, genre of music, or regardless of how buried/prominent in the mix, I've always loved its sound. Lots of great Canadian records have it.

  • @jcroston3266
    @jcroston3266 3 роки тому +38

    My wife is in shock that you guys never heard this before. Lol!! Epic song. Next has to be Livin’ For the City, Higher Ground, and Sir Duke. Many more hits but these you’ll dig.

    • @robertlavorna2968
      @robertlavorna2968 3 роки тому +1

      your right on, as much as i like what these kids do...it saddens me that they really have not heard so much greatness of the era (1965--80), they are scratching the surface of all these great artists at least...most young people will never hear any of all these super groups and individuals!!

    • @rolabang
      @rolabang 3 роки тому +1

      Yes!!!!

    • @ngc-fo5te
      @ngc-fo5te 3 роки тому

      Of course they've heard it before. The song crops up so often.

  • @thomasdowling9434
    @thomasdowling9434 3 роки тому +26

    Stevie played all instruments except the horns. What a great drummer he is.

  • @donlawson3330
    @donlawson3330 3 роки тому +20

    “Livin’ for the City’. Stunning...

  • @frankdavis6438
    @frankdavis6438 3 роки тому +28

    I see someone else wrote "Living For The City" as the next possible Stevie Wonder reaction. Couldn't agree more! This was his funk phase, and as you already noticed, he's very good at it. It was the soundtrack to my youth.

  • @johnnygraz4712
    @johnnygraz4712 3 роки тому +37

    Gotta admit, I was working up some serious "don't make me pull this car over" dad energy if you guys didn't give this an 'S'.

  • @sukie584
    @sukie584 3 роки тому +50

    His impact/influence on music cannot be overstated. The term genius is thrown around far too frequently, but not when it comes to Mr Stevie Wonder. And he’s playing every instrument ( except for Guitar which is the great Jeff Beck.l I forgot about that! )

    • @w.geoffreyspaulding6588
      @w.geoffreyspaulding6588 3 роки тому

      Ummm....you mean either “overstated” or “underestimated” here. 😂

    • @chrisgross2043
      @chrisgross2043 3 роки тому

      Everything but the lead guitar which is done by Jeff Beck

    • @sukie584
      @sukie584 3 роки тому +1

      @@chrisgross2043 I always forget that, and I really shouldn’t!

    • @sukie584
      @sukie584 3 роки тому +1

      @@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 As an English major, I am hanging my head my head in shame, and in fact have now shamed myself verbally, and am getting ready to walk naked down the street while someone with a big bell 🔔 yells SHAME at me. . Thank you, I corrected it.

    • @littlelamb2112
      @littlelamb2112 3 роки тому

      @@sukie584 ahh, nothing better than a game of thrones reference on a Stevie wonder video. This is the peak of youtube right here. Except for maybe a Stevie wonder reference of a GoT video. That’d be cool too.

  • @tenchmagic
    @tenchmagic 3 роки тому +18

    The great Jeff Beck messing around on the drums in the studio. Stevie says , keep playing that.....and joins in and the rest is history !!

  • @jefffournier9986
    @jefffournier9986 3 роки тому +4

    Saw Stevie opening for the Stones concert back in the 70s, a true legend in every respect.

  • @jeffrelowe9393
    @jeffrelowe9393 3 роки тому +11

    Living For The City will blow your mind. His best ever!!

  • @Rainyman63
    @Rainyman63 3 роки тому +52

    The „Songs in the key of live“ album is a legendary milestone of pop music. On par with „Highway 61 revisited“ , „Abbey Road“ or „Dark side of the moon“. The world of music would not be the same without the genius of Stevie Wonder. He is one of the greatest of all times. And i mean ALL times.

    • @swami1
      @swami1 3 роки тому

      I always considered "Innervisions" to be Wonder's greatest.

    • @patricialiedel5659
      @patricialiedel5659 3 роки тому

      Yep.

  • @TT-wb3ke
    @TT-wb3ke 3 роки тому +90

    Alex is moving his head just like Stevie!

    • @skroy8671
      @skroy8671 3 роки тому +9

      Hahaha That's funny! I noticed that right away as well!

    • @sandrasmith7501
      @sandrasmith7501 3 роки тому +3

      😂 Yes he is.

    • @Sotto_
      @Sotto_ 3 роки тому +2

      Just add dreads, and there you have it! 😁

  • @barryshapiro3349
    @barryshapiro3349 3 роки тому +16

    Stevie's voice is it's own instrument....he's a virtuoso. He's on the Mt. Rushmore of pop.A couple of my favorites from junior high school. (yes I'm old) "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing", "Boogie On Reggae Woman".

    • @burmajones803
      @burmajones803 3 роки тому

      You're right. He has an incredible voice. I love it when he gets that snarl in his throat. He's diggin' deep!

  • @shishkabobby
    @shishkabobby 3 роки тому +13

    The live on Sesame Street version is also amazing. I am in awe of that sound engineer. The dancing kids were sooo fun. And of s course, Stevie and the band.

    • @myoman1977
      @myoman1977 2 роки тому +3

      One of my most watched videos on youtube

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 2 роки тому +14

    Seeing youngsters listening to this level of music -- Stevie Wonder is musical royalty -- and appreciating it gives me a sense of wonderful warm comfort. His entire catalogue is worth attention!

  • @jamesfranklyn5312
    @jamesfranklyn5312 3 роки тому +18

    lest we forget he's been blind since birth and can play 10 instruments.....he can tell you about colors being blind better than you can looking at the color.....songs in the key of life is all you need to join him in music appreciation....this guy is a genius.....has 40 grammy's ....his talets are endless.....a big part of my life from the 60's til now

  • @gdvanc
    @gdvanc 3 роки тому +40

    Check out “Don’t You Worry ‘bout a Thing” off of his Innervisions LP. He puts some Latin in his Soul. Love his rapping to a Latina in the intro trynna impress her with his Spanish.
    Todo ‘sta bien chévere

    • @jazznutz
      @jazznutz 3 роки тому +2

      Ya, one of my all time faves! Thanks for mentioning:)

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 3 роки тому +25

    A&A, love horn's? Stevie's "Sir Duke" is next for you!! Stevie is the GOAT's GOAT!!

  • @DG-uh8uv
    @DG-uh8uv 3 роки тому +18

    Back around 1972 I’ll got tickets to see the Rolling Stones. I was super excited. Stevie Wonder opened for the Stones and he absolutely blew me away, not only with the complexity of his music but the fact that he played so many different instruments as well. I hate to say it but when the Stones came out and played... they were totally anti-climatic after Stevie Wonder. I was disappointed with the Rolling Stones (imagine that!) but Stevie Wonder totally made the night. He’s amazing!!

  • @oscarmao1
    @oscarmao1 3 роки тому +4

    You will be blown away by anything from Stevie guys, absolutely anything.

    • @bernardsimsic9334
      @bernardsimsic9334 2 місяці тому

      I gotta say there is nothing that MR.Wonder has ever done that isn't in the great category .

  • @sabinerobinson3198
    @sabinerobinson3198 3 роки тому +87

    Please check out live from daryls house. Everyone from smokey Robinson to joe Walsh. They go there to jam. No rehearsal. You have to be a bad ass too get invited.

    • @PhilTraynor
      @PhilTraynor 3 роки тому +4

      Well.... there *is* rehearsal, but it's very limited... A pass or two then they roll tape. and the band studies up in advance.

    • @MrKilobaked
      @MrKilobaked 3 роки тому +7

      The CeeLo Green episode was incredible and fun.

    • @PhilTraynor
      @PhilTraynor 3 роки тому +3

      @@MrKilobaked My favorite is the Diane Birch one.

    • @StoryeTime
      @StoryeTime 3 роки тому +9

      The O'jays session is phenomenal too!! If you wouldn't think about checking them, don' t think twice, amazing!!!

    • @TheDameduck
      @TheDameduck 3 роки тому +4

      the Todd Rundgren episode is great!

  • @sallocurto1571
    @sallocurto1571 3 роки тому +18

    Glad to see this. Gotta get into more early 70’s R&B, Isley Bros., Sly, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, and more Stevie. It will open up a whole new world if music.

    • @mariannec6825
      @mariannec6825 3 роки тому

      love early 70's soul like the Stylistics too

  • @bsanderfer
    @bsanderfer 3 роки тому +27

    In the words of Eddie Murphy: "Stevie Wonder is a musical genius!"

    • @GT-mq1dx
      @GT-mq1dx 3 роки тому +2

      Don’t be talking no shit about Stevie Wonder, I’ll f#ck you up! 😂😁😎

  • @paultisdale7132
    @paultisdale7132 3 роки тому +7

    Wow. As an old guy I've never been impressed with "reactions" to songs I know well. But Andy and Alex are letting me find joy by hearing songs with new ears. Thank you, guys!!

  • @gj8683
    @gj8683 3 роки тому +12

    "That Girl" by Stevie is a treat. It was a huge hit in the '80s.

  • @terrysnyder8577
    @terrysnyder8577 3 роки тому +21

    "Golden Lady" off Innervisions is smooth and saucy

    • @jml-rj5re
      @jml-rj5re 3 роки тому

      Mistra Know it All is as well. Anything off Songs in the Key of Life.

  • @GreggOliverBass
    @GreggOliverBass 3 роки тому +8

    Stevie Wonder - lead vocal, Hohner Clavinet, drums, Moog bass
    Trevor Lawrence - tenor saxophone
    Steve Madaio - trumpet

  • @-R.Gray-
    @-R.Gray- 3 роки тому +27

    Jeff Beck was over at the studio where he was adding some guest guitar work to the Talking Book album, and Stevie was going to write Beck a song in payment. Beck started fooling around on the drums, and came up with the drum part. Stevie joined in on keyboards (clavinet), and wrote the rest of the song. Wonder's management said there was no way Stevie was going to give that song away. There is a UA-cam video of Beck, Bogert, and Appice performing the song later, where Beck starts the song off using a talk box. Beck and Wonder perform it together at the Rock and Roll 25th Anniversary Concert.

  • @michaelstevens9332
    @michaelstevens9332 3 роки тому +1

    Visions in our Minds...or...I Always Start to Cry...or...Master Blaster...or...My Cherie Amor... 7 DECADES of music from this man!! ...You Are the Sunshine of my life...Higher Ground...

  • @tee_d_we_d
    @tee_d_we_d 3 роки тому +13

    Superstition is a timeless jam. I'm jealous you're hearing it for the first time just today. Find Higher Ground, listen to it, take a sip and enjoy.

  • @GratefulZen
    @GratefulZen 3 роки тому +22

    Now try the “heavier” version by Beck, Bogert & Appice. By the way, I’m so old, I remember when Stevie Wonder first arrived on the scene as”Little Stevie Wonder!”

    • @eileendobbs8574
      @eileendobbs8574 3 роки тому +1

      Haha with Fingertips

    • @MegaTechno2000
      @MegaTechno2000 3 роки тому

      Nothing sounds heavy coming out of a flea powered smart phone.

    • @alhaskell242
      @alhaskell242 3 роки тому

      Yeah I saw him do Fingertips part 2 live on Swingingtime with Robyn Seymour.

  • @paulsiebeneicher4536
    @paulsiebeneicher4536 3 роки тому +4

    This song has always been a favorite of mine since I was a child and I'm now 50 and have never tired of it. One of my former musical acts covered it as a duo, more in the SRV form than the SW form, but we just couldn't come close to reproducing the quality. This is a masterpiece.

  • @benoitdesmarais2948
    @benoitdesmarais2948 3 роки тому +51

    Next: LIVIN' FOR THE CITY !!! from his masterpiece Innervisions.

    • @sharoncarlisle9453
      @sharoncarlisle9453 3 роки тому +1

      Innervisions is my favorite Stevie Wonder album.

    • @jeffrelowe9393
      @jeffrelowe9393 3 роки тому

      Yes!!!

    • @flickdasher1775
      @flickdasher1775 3 роки тому

      @@sharoncarlisle9453 yes. next came bloody songs in the key of life and there ended my interest in him.

  • @rolabang
    @rolabang 3 роки тому +5

    Living For The City - Stevie’s greatest song ever. It’s not even close

  • @robertperrella4194
    @robertperrella4194 3 роки тому +1

    stevie wonder played drums,"moog"bass,and the hohner clavinet which sort of sounds like a harpsichord !!!!!!!!!!!! stevie wonder BROUGHT ALL THE RACES AND CREEDS TOGETHER IN SUCH "HARMONIC" UNITY !!!!!!!!!!!,,,,,,,also from that album check out "lookin' for another pure love" where jeff beck plays guitar !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @jerrydelacruz5119
    @jerrydelacruz5119 3 роки тому +40

    "The correct answer is always the longer one." That's what she said.

    • @DreamsSketcher
      @DreamsSketcher 3 роки тому +2

      Except for their reaction to Dire’s Strait’s long version of Money For Nothing. Which us 80’s kids are totally fine with! 😁😉

    • @danielbirdhead1239
      @danielbirdhead1239 3 роки тому

      LOLOL

    • @emilyflotilla931
      @emilyflotilla931 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🎤⬇️

    • @rickbowman21
      @rickbowman21 3 роки тому

      😮😉😂

  • @probert2431
    @probert2431 3 роки тому +9

    Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" is quite possibly the greatest double album ever produced. IMO.

  • @thomasmcintosh390
    @thomasmcintosh390 3 роки тому +4

    This is one of those songs that can be recognized before the first note is played. That is how distinctive that drum beat is.

  • @robsutherland5744
    @robsutherland5744 3 роки тому +1

    There is a video of a live version of Superstition in Paris where he is joined on stage by Prince. Really really great.

  • @TexasMagnolia
    @TexasMagnolia 3 роки тому +3

    Living for the City is another must hear!

  • @dougdanger100
    @dougdanger100 3 роки тому +13

    Stevie has endless hits. So many amazing songs. Check out Master Blaster(jammin), boogie on reggae woman, living for the city or I wish. You really can’t go wrong with Stevie.

  • @robertburr2134
    @robertburr2134 3 роки тому +13

    The lead in drum beats were compliments of Jeff Beck. He was just mucking about in the studio, with the drums on a break. Stevie liked it and used it for the lead in on the song.

    • @patriciagoodwin1922
      @patriciagoodwin1922 3 роки тому +1

      Yessss Jeff Beck!! Then Beck released a version on the 1973 Beck, Bogert & Appice album.

  • @ramonalfaro3252
    @ramonalfaro3252 3 роки тому +7

    Live version of Stevie Wonder "Living For The City" is too damn good.

  • @chrispopejoy6652
    @chrispopejoy6652 Рік тому +2

    This was my first album purchase at the age of 10, 1972. Love every single song. Thank you for bringing it back and enjoying Stevie so much 🥰🙏🏻. He is in the fabric of my life.

  • @fretbuzz59
    @fretbuzz59 3 роки тому +3

    "Everyone knew what they were doing. They played for the song." Thing is, "everyone" was Stevie and two horn players. Stevie plays drums and keys (synth bass, and clavinets).

  • @j.j.h.atemycereal
    @j.j.h.atemycereal 3 роки тому +13

    Stevie Ray Vaughan has a version of this on his "Live Alive" album. Though it may lack Stevie W's 3 (or 4) dimensions of sound, it makes up for in BASH.

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому +1

      Well ya gotta give it to Stevie and DT for making a 3-piece band sound that big.

    • @catlee3730
      @catlee3730 3 роки тому +2

      And there's a version of Stevie Wonder and SRV together (with Jody Watley, Salt n Pepa and Brown Mark too)! ua-cam.com/video/tBEkolNNfJc/v-deo.html

    • @paulmahon1613
      @paulmahon1613 3 роки тому +1

      This song was written by Wonder for Jeff Beck. Check out this version

  • @kevinohagan1831
    @kevinohagan1831 3 роки тому +8

    "I Wish" should most definitely be the next Stevie Wonder Song you react too!! So Funky, Cool, and Not P.C but true!!!

  • @SF_Bud
    @SF_Bud 3 роки тому +1

    A Hohner Clavinet is the instrument used for the main riff. It plucks strings with a plectrum like a harpsichord or clavichord, but has electric pickups. Stevie played all the instruments except the horns, including a Moog for the bass, and the drums. One of the greatest songs ever from his best period; early to mid-seventies. Try "You Haven't Done Nothing (aimed at Pres. Nixon over his handling of the Viet Nam war)", "Maybe Your Baby" (nastiest, funkiest riff ever), "Higher Ground", "You Are the Sunshine of My Life (his best ballad)" "Don't You Worry About a Thing", "Boogie on Reggae Woman", "I Wish" and "Sir Duke (tribute to jazz great Duke Ellington)". The man was absolutely en fuego for about 5 or 6 years! Thanks and keep going with Stevie!
    Peace from SF

  • @chosenone76
    @chosenone76 3 роки тому +1

    So happy to see you two listen to Stevie on your channel, he’s one of my favorite artists of all time! The more you listen the more you’ll love.

  • @jsz1962
    @jsz1962 3 роки тому +8

    Stevie Wonder is a musical genius!

  • @barrycohen311
    @barrycohen311 3 роки тому +12

    Some interesting trivia behind this song. Stevie originally planned on giving the song to his friend, guitarist Jeff Back. Instead he kept if for himself and had a Number One hit with it. To make amends, Stevie wrote another song for Beck- 'Cause We Ended as Lovers.'

    • @jackklos
      @jackklos 3 роки тому +1

      Following Barry's post... Stevie Ray Vaughan wanted to do Superstition. Stevie Wonder let SRV record it in his studio (even appeared in the video). Stevie Wonder said in an interview that he wrote the song to have a guitar lead. Check out the SRV version.

  • @Sharkman1963
    @Sharkman1963 3 роки тому +11

    When I was a kid I used to play Name That Tune with my friends. I once guessed this song in ONE note.

    • @Manageode
      @Manageode 3 роки тому +3

      We played a version of that on the piano. You play one note at a time and others guess your song. One time I won with the song I Believe by The Lettermen Same note for all of these words: "I be- lieve for ev-ery drop of..." √8 times on the same note, then a note change} "...rain that falls".

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому +2

      @@Manageode If I heard that progression in another room, you'd probably hear me guess Cherish by The Association lol. Great harmonies in both them and The Lettermen (...and 4 Freshmen, thus Beach Boys...and 4 Lads...and Mills Brothers...and The Clovers...and...and...) 😉🎶🎶🎶🎶

    • @Manageode
      @Manageode 3 роки тому +1

      @@djhrecordhound4391 oh that Cherish pick is good!

  • @markholt3360
    @markholt3360 3 роки тому +11

    Next for Stevie: “ You Haven’t Done Nothin’”. The intro alone will funkicize you body and soul..

  • @melissayost4888
    @melissayost4888 3 роки тому +4

    This album is a must have for any collection. It’s unbelievable !

  • @dannycasson1551
    @dannycasson1551 3 роки тому +6

    Stevie Wonder is a friggin’ Legend. He couldn’t write a bad song if he
    tried. “Living In The City”. 🎹🎶❤️

  • @elza32358
    @elza32358 3 роки тому +32

    Next up..."As" by Stevie Wonder. It'll knock your socks off.

    • @allisonreed7682
      @allisonreed7682 3 роки тому +3

      Yes! With both Stevie Wonder AND Herbie Hancock on the keys!!! 🎶🎹

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 3 роки тому +2

      THIS...WHAT THESE LADIES...^^^^...YES!!!!
      (Translation: I agree--your minds will definitely be blown away)
      😉🎶🎶🎶🎶

    • @robny1461
      @robny1461 3 роки тому +1

      YES

    • @redlap777
      @redlap777 3 роки тому +2

      Absolutely -- a religious experience

  • @Wsurfergirl
    @Wsurfergirl 3 роки тому +30

    This song and Master Blaster such classics , Sir Duke or I Wish , masterpieces

  • @savage_skirt5386
    @savage_skirt5386 4 місяці тому +1

    One of the all-time best songs, period, from anyone

  • @dabig25
    @dabig25 3 роки тому +1

    One of the last Musical Geniuses left on this Earth. You guys have to do more Stevie Wonder songs. He was 12 years old when he had his first hit

  • @peterquinones3522
    @peterquinones3522 3 роки тому +19

    Just so you know, the clavinet jammed through a wah wah was first done by Garth Hudson in The Band, Cripple Creek.

  • @IllumeEltanin
    @IllumeEltanin 3 роки тому +4

    Oh, yay!
    I missed the live stream, and was unable to find this when I heard you had reacted to it. So happy to finally see it.

  • @armenflintstone
    @armenflintstone 3 роки тому +25

    you guys should listen to Rick Beato's track by track breakdown of this...it is amazing...you can even hear him directing the horns in the background...

  • @clintatk
    @clintatk 3 роки тому +4

    Stevie was/is incomparable in rhythm, vocals and writing. His is a deep ocean to dive into. As for great organ playing, may I humbly suggest looking at Billy Preston's career. He played with the best bands, always elevating their work. He's been called the fifth Beatle for his keyboard work on their later releases. Great analysis as always, guys! You have trained ears that don't miss much. 👍👍

  • @kilroy2517
    @kilroy2517 3 роки тому +5

    I've seen a number of guitar gods do covers of this song (including both SRV and Jeff beck), and despite being a guitarist myself, they just always come up short. That clavinet sound is just so key to this song.

    • @siamesevodka
      @siamesevodka 2 роки тому +1

      Jeff Beck came up with the idea for this song along with Stevie, it’s less a cover than more ‘his song’

    • @kilroy2517
      @kilroy2517 2 роки тому

      @@siamesevodka Yeah, no, that's not what happened. Whichever origin version you believe, the fact remains that Wonder holds 100% of the song writing credits. The Wiki version says that Beck was playing the drums in the studio and came up with that intro, but everything else was Wonder. If you have evidence to the contrary, I'd love to hear it.

    • @siamesevodka
      @siamesevodka 2 роки тому

      @@kilroy2517 You’re right, I think I heard a second hand version of what happened when the song was created. Thanks for the correction.