I Just Called To Say I Love You - Classic or Dud?

It WON the Oscar, and against some crazy popular competition.

"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)," Phil Collins
"Footloose," Kenny Loggins & Dean Pitchford
"Ghostbusters," Ray Parker Jr.
"I Just Called to Say I Love You," Stevie Wonder
"Let's Hear It for the Boy," Tom Snow & Pitchford

Yes, "I Just Called To Say I Love You" may be the worst song in that lineup, and any single one of Purple Rain's songs should've been there in its place. But I'm still happy to think of Stevie as an Oscar winner. Just wish it could've been for something from Jungle Fever.

"Part Time Lover" absolutely sucks, though.

― incel elgort (cryptosicko

what the

the Vandross scatting on "Part Time Lover" alone...

...is annoying.

Song bangs

Sorry haters

This song and Part Time Lover are both dope af idgaf

preach

Part Time Lover is great, I Just Called is pants.

it's kind a weird space station MOR feel, like almost wendy carlos vibes

Listened this morning, and totally agree!

Also listened to "Love Light in Flight" for the first time in a few decades, which might be the best of the Woman in Red singles, balancing the synth synths with such strong vocals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij46sqHkwfQ

I'm now fully immersed in the synth bubblebath of this-era Stevie.

Classic

I love that "Love Light in Flight" has the word "autopilot" in its lyrics, while using the presets that (I can't remember which but) either Margouleff or Cecil derided him for relying on.

It's a pretty crap song, but "Love Light" and "Part Time Lover" are great. All worse than "Do I Do."

Few songs aren't.

Actually, I take it back, it's an OK sentimental song. I used to think Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney were both relatively unique for having written many of the best songs of all time as well as many of the worst, but Paul is sooooo much worse on this front.

Speaking of those two: 'What's That You're Doing' off of McCartney's 'Tug Of War' album (which also features the execrable 'Ebony & Ivory') is an absolute barnstormer and would have made a much better single

my grandparents had the Woman In Red soundtrack and 'Love Light In Flight' is giving me serious summer holiday nostalgia. Quite a big fan of the title track and 'Don't Drive Drunk'

using the presets that (I can't remember which but) either Margouleff or Cecil derided him for relying on

If that's true, it's pretty mean-spirited. The dude is blind. How's he supposed to program a DX7?

John Prine cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jylCc-fD-wo

fantastic