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  • @andyandalex
    @andyandalex  Před 3 lety +299

    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 Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @peterquinones3522
      @peterquinones3522 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @mikeymckinnon5778
      @mikeymckinnon5778 Před 3 lety +1

      @@peterquinones3522 Rock Cinema fans... 😜

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu Před 3 lety +1

      @@markburnam1244 It's old!

  • @SaverioP
    @SaverioP Před 3 lety +850

    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 Před 3 lety +20

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

    • @allyourmoney
      @allyourmoney Před 3 lety +21

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

    • @alansmith7626
      @alansmith7626 Před 3 lety +8

      I remember that...damz...lol

    • @mortmortmort8908
      @mortmortmort8908 Před 3 lety +5

      That happened with Metallica and Jethro Yull too lmao

    • @df3575
      @df3575 Před 3 lety +12

      Stevie was king of the 70s. Period.

  • @gregm3406
    @gregm3406 Před 3 lety +137

    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 Před 2 lety +9

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

    • @carladavis1473
      @carladavis1473 Před rokem

      Me too!

    • @gilhuberman261
      @gilhuberman261 Před rokem +14

      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 Před rokem +1

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

    • @drgwhatsthetruth3783
      @drgwhatsthetruth3783 Před rokem +1

      You are correct...very correct.

  • @christopherspringer2764
    @christopherspringer2764 Před 3 měsíci +11

    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!

  • @drmikebass
    @drmikebass Před 3 lety +196

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

    • @lynngoldsby3789
      @lynngoldsby3789 Před 3 lety +4

      Really omg !!!

    • @kimsullivan5576
      @kimsullivan5576 Před 3 lety +3

      Whoa!

    • @TrevorPalmatiershow
      @TrevorPalmatiershow Před 3 lety +2

      Whoa!!

    • @joelspringman7748
      @joelspringman7748 Před 3 lety +5

      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 Před 3 lety +14

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

  • @LadyIarConnacht
    @LadyIarConnacht Před 3 lety +346

    One of the funkiest tunes in the history of music.

    • @andreasstam7411
      @andreasstam7411 Před 3 lety +4

      Seconded!

    • @frankmcbride7051
      @frankmcbride7051 Před 3 lety +4

      Can’t think of a funkier one.

    • @theubercaste
      @theubercaste Před 3 lety +4

      Get the funk out

    • @jgsrhythm100
      @jgsrhythm100 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @jgsrhythm100
      @jgsrhythm100 Před 3 lety +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

  • @lorrilewis2178
    @lorrilewis2178 Před 3 lety +69

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

  • @nickavenoso7851
    @nickavenoso7851 Před 2 lety +84

    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.

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 Před 3 lety +54

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

  • @jeffmorse645
    @jeffmorse645 Před 3 lety +91

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

  • @dwc1964
    @dwc1964 Před 3 lety +152

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

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

      That’s what she said !!!

    • @silverburst6123
      @silverburst6123 Před 3 lety

      That’s what she said.

    • @ramonaalvarez7559
      @ramonaalvarez7559 Před 3 lety +1

      Lol .. right!!!

    • @livingcreaturejpg6461
      @livingcreaturejpg6461 Před 3 lety +1

      Not for safety dance. The shorter version is better.

  • @martingauthier7377
    @martingauthier7377 Před 9 měsíci +4

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

  • @willswomble7274
    @willswomble7274 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @jhamptonjr
    @jhamptonjr Před 3 lety +259

    Living for the City should be the next one from Stevie Wonder. And by the way, Georgia on My Mind was by Ray Charles. The other blind black musician 🤣

    • @amandafaber9983
      @amandafaber9983 Před 3 lety +9

      Yes! Living for the City will blow you away!!

    • @normanleroy1874
      @normanleroy1874 Před 3 lety +3

      Thirded!!

    • @kellywales4059
      @kellywales4059 Před 3 lety +4

      Outstanding!! Funky!

    • @florazaken-greenberg1697
      @florazaken-greenberg1697 Před 3 lety +1

      Yup!

    • @LizJasonHEA
      @LizJasonHEA Před 3 lety +2

      Actually there's a third 4 x Grammy winning, Hall of Fame, black singer & piano man who was blind. He just happened to be a country singer and his name is Ronnie Millsap. Check him out

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney Před 3 lety +74

    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 Před 3 lety +6

      And I highly recommend this rabbit hole!

    • @noelleparris9451
      @noelleparris9451 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @AngelaSealana
      @AngelaSealana Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @markmurphy558
      @markmurphy558 Před 3 lety +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 Před měsícem

      Except that one song he did with a Beatle.

  • @scottski51
    @scottski51 Před 3 lety +4

    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 !!

  • @classic-kool
    @classic-kool Před 3 lety +41

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

  • @markgrant5305
    @markgrant5305 Před 3 lety +125

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

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +3

      Not to mention he's blind.

    • @Lisse1
      @Lisse1 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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

  • @geoffreysmith4618
    @geoffreysmith4618 Před 3 lety +177

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

    • @scottgelb2650
      @scottgelb2650 Před 3 lety +8

      One of my favorite Stevie songs.

    • @rolabang
      @rolabang Před 3 lety +4

      Yes!!!

    • @-Ricky_Spanish-
      @-Ricky_Spanish- Před 3 lety +2

      The first one I thought of too.

    • @MrManfly
      @MrManfly Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

      YESSSSSS

  • @jimmyferris
    @jimmyferris Před 8 měsíci +9

    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. ❤

  • @rolabang
    @rolabang Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @ironwolfgaming9632
    @ironwolfgaming9632 Před 3 lety +196

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

    • @jaykirby7387
      @jaykirby7387 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +11

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

    • @GreggOliverBass
      @GreggOliverBass Před 3 lety +32

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

    • @sinenominecc
      @sinenominecc Před 3 lety

      @@jaykirby7387 That's right.

    • @sinenominecc
      @sinenominecc Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @Cheryl_Haydon
    @Cheryl_Haydon Před 3 lety +285

    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 Před 3 lety +16

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

    • @danithompson1693
      @danithompson1693 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @skwervin1
      @skwervin1 Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @teesiemom
      @teesiemom Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @MagravatorMag
      @MagravatorMag Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @rumblewolf2999
    @rumblewolf2999 Před 3 lety +77

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

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 Před 2 lety +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!

  • @thanksfernuthin
    @thanksfernuthin Před 3 lety +36

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

  • @thomasdowling9434
    @thomasdowling9434 Před 3 lety +24

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

  • @robertperrella4194
    @robertperrella4194 Před 3 lety +20

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

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta Před rokem +1

      A major vocal inspiration for moi!❤

  • @jeffrelowe9393
    @jeffrelowe9393 Před 3 lety +10

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

  • @michaelbastraw1493
    @michaelbastraw1493 Před 3 lety +37

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

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 Před 3 lety

      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.

  • @tobykelly4606
    @tobykelly4606 Před 3 lety +18

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

  • @donlawson3330
    @donlawson3330 Před 3 lety +20

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

  • @DG-uh8uv
    @DG-uh8uv Před 3 lety +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!!

  • @sinenominecc
    @sinenominecc Před 3 lety +25

    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.

  • @detomaso_6235
    @detomaso_6235 Před 3 lety +150

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

    • @scooterbaby1
      @scooterbaby1 Před 3 lety +7

      did Higher ground a month ago

    • @tjtampa214
      @tjtampa214 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +5

      X2 on “I Wish”

    • @davearonow65
      @davearonow65 Před 3 lety

      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 Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @oscarmao1
    @oscarmao1 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @justineapril7922
    @justineapril7922 Před 3 lety +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!! 💜❤❤

  • @jayveebee2095
    @jayveebee2095 Před 3 lety +59

    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 Před 3 lety +4

      Yep. It's on YT now.

    • @djhrecordhound4391
      @djhrecordhound4391 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

      Amazing performance.

    • @spicy321
      @spicy321 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @bsanderfer
    @bsanderfer Před 3 lety +27

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

    • @GT-mq1dx
      @GT-mq1dx Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @shishkabobby
    @shishkabobby Před 3 lety +10

    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 Před rokem +3

      One of my most watched videos on youtube

  • @rubbersole79
    @rubbersole79 Před 3 lety +28

    Everyone over 50 already knows he's a musical genius.

    • @sallyphillips9175
      @sallyphillips9175 Před 3 lety

      Absolutely! I feel so blessed to have grown up with his music. Soundtrack of my childhood.

    • @stevenbanks1548
      @stevenbanks1548 Před 3 lety +2

      And anyone else who cares about music.

    • @SibKiss-hc7zn
      @SibKiss-hc7zn Před 3 lety

      Surprised me when he was in an old Bikini Beach featured performance

  • @johnnygraz4712
    @johnnygraz4712 Před 3 lety +35

    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'.

  • @TT-wb3ke
    @TT-wb3ke Před 3 lety +90

    Alex is moving his head just like Stevie!

    • @skroy8671
      @skroy8671 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @sandrasmith7501
      @sandrasmith7501 Před 3 lety +3

      😂 Yes he is.

    • @Sotto_
      @Sotto_ Před 3 lety +2

      Just add dreads, and there you have it! 😁

  • @RockyMtnRebecca
    @RockyMtnRebecca Před 3 lety +34

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

  • @frankdavis6438
    @frankdavis6438 Před 3 lety +27

    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.

  • @jamesfranklyn5312
    @jamesfranklyn5312 Před 3 lety +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

  • @thomasmcintosh390
    @thomasmcintosh390 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @tee_d_we_d
    @tee_d_we_d Před 3 lety +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.

  • @gj8683
    @gj8683 Před 3 lety +11

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

  • @eclaire1
    @eclaire1 Před 3 lety +89

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

  • @jcroston3266
    @jcroston3266 Před 3 lety +36

    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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes!!!!

    • @ngc-fo5te
      @ngc-fo5te Před 3 lety

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

  • @Martin.Wilson
    @Martin.Wilson Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @francisquinn2302
      @francisquinn2302 Před 3 lety +2

      and "shaky ground"

    • @jamiesivad6443
      @jamiesivad6443 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @Martin.Wilson
      @Martin.Wilson Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @swami1
      @swami1 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @NebulizerChi
    @NebulizerChi Před 3 lety +1

    Stevie was an absolute beast, and it was about much, much more than the sick grooves and technical brilliance; he also had some important things to say --dig, f'rinstance, "Living for the City" for a headful of that...

  • @jimarmstrong2630
    @jimarmstrong2630 Před 3 lety +49

    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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @crishartigan4838
      @crishartigan4838 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @okantichrist
      @okantichrist Před 3 lety +1

      @@georgedowd5277 Is Jeebus a Knock off Jesus ?

  • @tenchmagic
    @tenchmagic Před 3 lety +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 !!

  • @jml-rj5re
    @jml-rj5re Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @markholt3360
    @markholt3360 Před 3 lety +10

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

  • @larky368
    @larky368 Před 3 lety +38

    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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau Před 3 lety +25

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

  • @fretbuzz59
    @fretbuzz59 Před 3 lety +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).

  • @williesquire130
    @williesquire130 Před 2 lety +1

    Stevie Wonder you can start from childhood to adulthood and hear pure genius 😃

  • @kateg7298
    @kateg7298 Před 3 lety +273

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

  • @flash218ily
    @flash218ily Před 3 lety +3

    A collaboration of Stevie Wonder and Jeff Beck....how could it not be a monster?

    • @wagstaff6135
      @wagstaff6135 Před 3 lety +1

      Good call -- I was wondering if any of the comments would refer to Jeff Beck. It's too bad Beck didn't actually record this with Stevie Wonder. And as I am sure you know -- but to point it out to others who may not -- Stevie paid Beck back for coming up with the Superstition riff by writing "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" for him, one of Jeff Beck's most iconic tunes.

    • @flash218ily
      @flash218ily Před 3 lety +1

      ​@@wagstaff6135 All very true!....it would've been cool to hear a funky Beck guitar riff in the bridge, but you can't have everything!

  • @jefffournier9986
    @jefffournier9986 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @mikeloomis687
    @mikeloomis687 Před 3 lety +1

    LOVE me Stevie Wonder!! My all-time favorite....though its very hard to pick......is "I Was Made to Love Her". That song still makes me cry....his vocals!!!

  • @terrysnyder8577
    @terrysnyder8577 Před 3 lety +21

    "Golden Lady" off Innervisions is smooth and saucy

    • @jml-rj5re
      @jml-rj5re Před 3 lety

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

  • @probert2431
    @probert2431 Před 3 lety +9

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

  • @TexasMagnolia
    @TexasMagnolia Před 3 lety +2

    Living for the City is another must hear!

  • @dabig25
    @dabig25 Před 2 lety +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

  • @ramonalfaro3252
    @ramonalfaro3252 Před 3 lety +7

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

  • @Rainyman63
    @Rainyman63 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @paultisdale7132
    @paultisdale7132 Před 3 lety +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!!

  • @melissayost4888
    @melissayost4888 Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @sukie584
    @sukie584 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

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

    • @chrisgross2043
      @chrisgross2043 Před 3 lety

      Everything but the lead guitar which is done by Jeff Beck

    • @sukie584
      @sukie584 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @sukie584
      @sukie584 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      @@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.

  • @barryshapiro3349
    @barryshapiro3349 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

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

  • @yvrkid7070
    @yvrkid7070 Před 3 lety +1

    Superstition and Living For the City were required 70s listening. Living For The City should be next. Amazing.

  • @robertperrella4194
    @robertperrella4194 Před 3 lety +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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @jsz1962
    @jsz1962 Před 3 lety +8

    Stevie Wonder is a musical genius!

  • @jerrydelacruz5119
    @jerrydelacruz5119 Před 3 lety +40

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

  • @johnaldasch9966
    @johnaldasch9966 Před 3 lety +1

    Michael Sambello plays that lead guitar and then went solo and had a hit she's a maniac around 1981.

  • @ventonthorn3455
    @ventonthorn3455 Před 3 lety +1

    I've said it before, when I was a kid this was the BADDEST song on ther radio.

  • @Wsurfergirl
    @Wsurfergirl Před 3 lety +30

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

  • @sallocurto1571
    @sallocurto1571 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      love early 70's soul like the Stylistics too

  • @MommyDawn1
    @MommyDawn1 Před 3 lety +4

    Gotta hear “Living for the City”, I Wish”, “Don’t ya Worry about a thing”, All in Love is Fair”. So many amazing songs - and most of them S-Tier!!!!!!

  • @mudbug73us
    @mudbug73us Před 3 lety +2

    I am 69 years old----- and I have been listening to Stevie Wonder since I was a teenager. All I have to hear is about the first three bars of Superstition and I am a kid again :)

  • @-R.Gray-
    @-R.Gray- Před 3 lety +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 CZcams 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.

  • @gdvanc
    @gdvanc Před 3 lety +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 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @budmaynard5952
    @budmaynard5952 Před 3 lety +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

  • @kilroy2517
    @kilroy2517 Před 3 lety +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      @@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 Před rokem

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

  • @benoitdesmarais2948
    @benoitdesmarais2948 Před 3 lety +51

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

    • @sharoncarlisle9453
      @sharoncarlisle9453 Před 3 lety +1

      Innervisions is my favorite Stevie Wonder album.

    • @jeffrelowe9393
      @jeffrelowe9393 Před 3 lety

      Yes!!!

    • @flickdasher1775
      @flickdasher1775 Před 3 lety

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

  • @dannycasson1551
    @dannycasson1551 Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @chrispopejoy6652
    @chrispopejoy6652 Před rokem +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.

  • @mariannec6825
    @mariannec6825 Před 3 lety +1

    Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday is one of my faves of Stevie's got to do that one sometime

  • @peterquinones3522
    @peterquinones3522 Před 3 lety +19

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

  • @sabinerobinson3198
    @sabinerobinson3198 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +7

      The CeeLo Green episode was incredible and fun.

    • @PhilTraynor
      @PhilTraynor Před 3 lety +3

      @@MrKilobaked My favorite is the Diane Birch one.

    • @StoryeTime
      @StoryeTime Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @TheDameduck
      @TheDameduck Před 3 lety +4

      the Todd Rundgren episode is great!

  • @clintatk
    @clintatk Před 3 lety +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. 👍👍

  • @michaelstevens9332
    @michaelstevens9332 Před 3 lety +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...

  • @dumdumbush
    @dumdumbush Před 3 lety +34

    "Georgia On My Mind" was best recorded by Ray Charles.

    • @michaelstevens9332
      @michaelstevens9332 Před 3 lety +1

      He, meaning Ray charles, starting in 1950, sang a cover of a traditional 1930 Hoagy Carmichael song, first and BEST recorded by the composer himself.

    • @emilyflotilla931
      @emilyflotilla931 Před 3 lety +1

      That would be a Great reaction!

    • @sean---the-other-one
      @sean---the-other-one Před 3 lety

      Ian Moss does a cool version, too

  • @GratefulZen
    @GratefulZen Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

      Haha with Fingertips

    • @MegaTechno2000
      @MegaTechno2000 Před 3 lety

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

    • @alhaskell242
      @alhaskell242 Před 3 lety

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

  • @robsutherland5744
    @robsutherland5744 Před 3 lety +1

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