It would have been top-3 for me if I'd been paying better attention to what he wrote for other artists.
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
mine
SuperstitionUptight (Everything's Alright)Higher GroundTears Of A Clown, Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesWe Can Work It OutYou Haven't Done Nothin'Part-Time LoverLiving For The CityI Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)I Ain't Gonna Stand For ItSir DukeI Was Made to Love HerDo Yourself A FavorIsn't She LovelyLook AroundLoving You Is Sweeter Than Ever, Four TopsBoogie On Reggae WomanHe's Misstra Know It AllSummer SoftHave A Talk With GodLatelyEbony & IvoryYou Are the Sunshine of My LifeHeaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years AwayMaybe Your BabySigned, Sealed, Delivered I'm YoursPastime ParadiseGolden LadyI Just Called to Say I Love YouLove Light In Flight
― Euler, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
Rufus' "Tell Me Something Good" has got to be one of the most amazing "given away" songs ever. One of these great songs that sounds like nothing else.
― Everything else is secondary (Lee626), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
my ballot:
Do I DoSuperstitionUptight (Everything's Alright)If You Really Love MeSir DukeMy Cherie AmourSigned, Sealed, Delivered I'm YoursLiving For The CityFor Once In My LifePlease Don't GoFingertips, Part 2LatelyYou Haven't Done Nothin'Never Had A Dream Come TrueNever Dreamed You'd Leave In SummerTears of a Clown (Smokey Robinson)I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)Somebody Knows, Somebody CaresI'm WonderingTuesday HeartbreakGolden LadyWe Can Work It OutI Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues Pt. 1Funny How Time Slips AwayHey LoveI Don't Know WhyEbony And IvoryNever Gonna Give You Up (with Raphael Saadiq)Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)Shoo Be Doo Be Do Da Day
my favorite album:Talking Book
my least favorite track:Master Blaster (Jammin')
― some dude, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
"Do I Do" was your #1, al???
Consider this love.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
Don't Worry 'Bout A ThingMaster Blaster (Jammin')They Won't Go When I GoI Was Made To Love HerUptightSuperstitionLight My FireAnother StarHigher GroundAll In Love Is FairSir DukeA Fool For YouI Ain't Gonna Stand For ItAsGolden LadyLiving For The CityGive You LoveBlack ManHeaven Is 10 Zillion Light YearsKeep On RunningSomething Out Of The BlueNever Dreamed You'd Leave In SummerYou Are The Sunshine Of My LifeBoogie On Reggae WomanCreepin'Nothing's Too Good For My BabySunsetHe's Misstra Know-It-AllSummer SoftWe Can Work It Out
Album: Innervisionsrotter: Superwoman
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
i'm not sure if i want some candy, Alfred, but i'll take the compliment
i assure you all that anything in bold on my ballot that you haven't heard is way more fun to listen to than boring old "As"
― some dude, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
01. He's Misstra Know It All02. Sir Duke03. Superwoman04. Uptight05. Signed Sealed Delivered06. Golden Lady07. Don't You Worry Bout a Thing08. I Wish09. Superstition10. My Cherie Amour11. Creepin'12. Living for the City13. Boogie On Reggae Woman14. Blame It On The Sun15. Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer16. I'm Goin Left (Syreeta)17. You Haven't Done Nothin'18. I Was Made to Love Her19. Isn't She Lovely20. Ordinary Pain21. Don't Know Why I Love You22. I Believe (When I Fall in Love)23. Spinnin' and Spinnin' (Syreeta)24. Joy Inside My Tears25. Send One Your Love26. Ribbon in the Sky27. Please Don't Go28. All in Love Is Fair29. Hey Love30. Jesus Children of America
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 23:53 (twelve years ago) link
I am -- honestly -- shocked that "Part Time Lover" didn't place at all.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
it's not as widely disliked as "i just called" but it is as widely dismissed
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
So much the better arrangement though -- the Vandross scatting, the long melody lines.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 00:03 (twelve years ago) link
It's also the randy stepbrother/antithesis of "I Just Called..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epEQhxslprE
Gary Byrd and the GB Experience - "The Crown" (Produced by Stevie Wonder)
I've always though that the overtly Stevie parts of this (roughly 4:22-6:40) belong in his canon.
But, the Gary Byrd "raps" are pretty awful.
― san lazaro, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 00:20 (twelve years ago) link
anybody make a spotify for this? i mean i've heard most of these anyway but still
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 October 2011 04:08 (twelve years ago) link
http://open.spotify.com/user/ephender/playlist/3s10R5EfPD2hpKojGccxQd
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 04:30 (twelve years ago) link
http://sjuonlinenews.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/vault-boy.jpg
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 October 2011 04:33 (twelve years ago) link
No "Fingertips"? Fuck this bullshit poll that I didn't vote in.
― turfin' bird (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 04:39 (twelve years ago) link
WTF I was the only voter for "You Met Your Match." Happy to see 2 other people voted for "All Day Sucker."
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 09:06 (twelve years ago) link
ha rev otm, i thought "fingertips" was a lock
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 11:20 (twelve years ago) link
xp Aw, Gary Byrd's Are You Ready for Black Power? is great.
I thought Fingertips would be Top 10, easy. So much joy in that record.
― Science, you guys. Science. (DL), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 11:27 (twelve years ago) link
My ballot, non Top 50 bolded:
01. Higher Ground02. Master Blaster (Jammin')03. Sir Duke04. I Wish05. I Love Every Little Thing About You [Stevie / Syreeta]06. For Once in My Life 07. Superstition08. Do Like You09. He's Misstra Know It All10. Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing11. Golden Lady12. Living for the City13. We Can Work It Out14. Rocket Love15. Uptight (Everything's Alright) 16. Happy Birthday 17. You Haven't Done Nothin'18. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It19. Pastime Paradise 20. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours21. As22. Black Orchid23. As If You Read My Mind24. Summer Soft25. Too High26. Isn't She Lovely?27. Lately28. Do I Do29. Happier than the Morning Sun30. I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near [Smokey Robinson & The Miracles]
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 12:22 (twelve years ago) link
So..."If It's Magic" didn't even place.
― Cunga, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:03 (twelve years ago) link
I'm SO going to the Chicago show.
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 11 September 2014 15:27 (ten years ago) link
only if he does Hotter Than July in its entirety.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 September 2014 15:37 (ten years ago) link
Maybe for an encore.
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 11 September 2014 16:41 (ten years ago) link
I'd vote "Heaven is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" #1 if we redid this. really I'd vote Stevie's drum playing #1, so into that today. do we have a thread just for Wonder as a drummer?
― droit au butt (Euler), Thursday, 23 October 2014 15:46 (nine years ago) link
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/wonder_week.html
Slate's Wonder Week, "telling our greatest living musician how much we care."
No arguments here.
― ILXorcist 2: The Heretic (Eric H.), Tuesday, 20 December 2016 19:42 (seven years ago) link
that piece on his drumming is o_O
― Einstein, Kazanga, Sitar (abanana), Tuesday, 20 December 2016 21:30 (seven years ago) link
fabulous article
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 December 2016 21:37 (seven years ago) link
Happy birthday, Stevie!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 14 May 2017 02:44 (seven years ago) link
man, I BELIEVE (WHEN I FALL IN LOVE IT WILL BE FOREVER), you just knock me out
― Karl Malone, Friday, 19 May 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link
good #1, alfred--one of my fav songs to play on the piano
― meekseeks mill (voodoo chili), Friday, 19 May 2017 17:41 (seven years ago) link
Happy birthday again!
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 14 May 2018 01:35 (six years ago) link
Ranking those albums.
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 31 August 2018 03:15 (six years ago) link
Talking Book is the one album in the whole classic run that just doesn't connect with me on the same level as the rest.
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Friday, 31 August 2018 12:14 (six years ago) link
(Musiquarium has four new songs too.)
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Friday, 31 August 2018 12:15 (six years ago) link
That's me and Songs xpost
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 31 August 2018 12:16 (six years ago) link
I garbled that sentence. I was trying to say that two of the new songs were best-ever cuts.
Ah, got it. Yes, "Front Line" is neither fantastic nor a classic.
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Friday, 31 August 2018 12:19 (six years ago) link
Inspired by Chris's Hit Parade podcast, and upon realization this hadn't been turned into a Spotify playlist ...
https://open.spotify.com/user/ephender/playlist/5hayJcMGy0BoMFQ517MNen?si=f4THhSknQaO8m93KXiByiA
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Saturday, 30 March 2019 21:28 (five years ago) link
I rank his pop top tens.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 29 April 2019 00:30 (five years ago) link
I'm surprised that he had so few of them tbh.
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Monday, 29 April 2019 17:48 (five years ago) link