Yes master.
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 7 October 2011 17:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
34. PASTTIME PARADISE (Songs in the Key of Life, 1976) -- 135 points, 9 votes
Vergeet ook Ray's acht-en-een-halve-minuut durende wervelwind door Stevie Wonder's Pasttime Paradise niet. Que rico.― GzZz (Gzz), Sunday, February 19, 2006 7:20 PM (5 years ago)
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 17:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
hmm never heard that Aretha before this poll (that "that's what I'm gonna do" refrain sounds familiar tho... hmm). not really into either too much, def prefer Stevie's version of Blame It on the Sun.
xp
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 October 2011 17:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
I did vote for Pastime Paradise, but on reflection I don't find it a very pleasant listen.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 7 October 2011 17:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Pasttime Paradise is such a weird song - def something groundbreaking going on there with that odd synth-gospel-lurch feel
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 October 2011 17:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
i feel like there was a great cover of UYCBTM in the late nineties/early 00s but I can't for the life of me remember who did it
oh wait i know it from this mazing version
― Ravaging Rick Rude (a hoy hoy), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like 'Blame It on the Sun', but I wish the chorus was a little bit stronger; the verses are so lovely.
I hadn't heard that Aretha song, and I'm afraid Coolio ruined 'Pastime Paradise' for me.
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 7 October 2011 18:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
33. IT'S A SHAME (The Spinners, 2nd Time Around, 1970) -- 137 points, 6 votes
"Doh!" Best songs given away by the writer to another band?Oh! Stevie Wonder gave "It's a Shame" to the Spinners and "Tell Me Something Good" to Rufus & Chaka. Those two have to be near the top.― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Sunday, March 26, 2006 10:24 AM (5 years ago)
Oh! Stevie Wonder gave "It's a Shame" to the Spinners and "Tell Me Something Good" to Rufus & Chaka. Those two have to be near the top.― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Sunday, March 26, 2006 10:24 AM (5 years ago)
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
amazing tune
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh shiiii another song i love and didn't know to vote for
― Ravaging Rick Rude (a hoy hoy), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
OK, question time. When other polls want to split up ties, do they usually put the song with less votes/more passion higher up or the one with more votes/less passion?
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
My hunch is that more votes = higher position.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
That's usual, yeah, but go with your gut.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 7 October 2011 18:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, my first tiebreaker was # of votes.
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Ravaging Rick Rude (a hoy hoy), Friday, October 7, 2011 1:05 PM (2 minutes ago)
My first tiebreaker would've been if there were any #1 votes attached, but as it shook out, none of the ties involved #1's.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
So, yeah, I'm gonna let more votes = higher position.
I just kept mine as ties fwiw.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 7 October 2011 18:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
In the last one, I really had no choice.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
32. BIG BROTHER (Talking Book, 1972) -- 140 points, 6 votes
OK, I promise to stop posting weird videos of cute/awkward boys dancing to Stevie Wonder. Maybe.
31. LOVE HAVING YOU AROUND (Music of My Mind, 1972) -- 140 points, 7 votes
I could have chosen any of the first four songs, but opted for Love Having You Around on the strength of Stevie's growly "baby, baby, bayby", followed by him doing the same thing through a vocoder. I LOVE that bit.― Stew, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:02 AM (3 years ago)
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Last five will have to wait for about an hour now. Work beckons.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
I discovered 'Big Brother' just after I sent in my ballot - it would have been top 10 for me if the deadline had been extended just two more days...
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 7 October 2011 18:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
hmmm dont rly care for big brother. love lhya though and voted for it p high iirc
― Ravaging Rick Rude (a hoy hoy), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
damn. BIOTS, UYCBTM and It's A Shame are all too low. all three are on a short list of his greatest contributions to mankind
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 7 October 2011 18:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
The most annoying thing about this poll has been the recognition of so many songs by their samples, instead of the original tunes. This one for example:
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 7 October 2011 18:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
can't think of too many Stevie samples tbh, besides the two already mentioned (and the brief vocal snippet in Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos). Kinda assumed Stevie was largely anti-sampling
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Shakey, surely you've heard the "I Can't Help It" sample in De La's "Breakadawn."
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
actually, Stevie has supported hip-hop from the beginning.
Wild Wild West?
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 7 October 2011 18:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
thought this was a Michael Jackson song - is Stevie on it?
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
he wrote it, right?
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 7 October 2011 18:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
apparently - this is news to me. altho I guess I really shouldn't be surprised whenever an MJ song turns out to not be written by MJ lol
but let's not derail this thread with that discussion...
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
He cowrote it.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
he = Stevie
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
Here are some more (ex)samples.
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 7 October 2011 18:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
Rocket Love seems a p big one imo.
― Ravaging Rick Rude (a hoy hoy), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oasis - "Step Out"
btw lol at calling this a "sample"
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'll try not to reveal much about the results here, but I will say that "WWW" got (at least) 1 vote.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
thankfully I have never heard this song
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
the Will Smith one that samples "I Wish"
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
30. JESUS CHILDREN OF AMERICA (Innervisions, 1973) -- 148 points, 9 votes
best songs that mention jesus"Jesus children of America" by Stevie Wonder and "They aint makin' Jews like Jesus anymore" by Kinky Freidman― Michael Bourke, Wednesday, March 7, 2001 7:00 PM (10 years ago)
"Jesus children of America" by Stevie Wonder and "They aint makin' Jews like Jesus anymore" by Kinky Freidman― Michael Bourke, Wednesday, March 7, 2001 7:00 PM (10 years ago)
yeah I know I looked it up. Will Smith is an abomination.
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
JCOA is p dope
― Ravaging Rick Rude (a hoy hoy), Friday, 7 October 2011 18:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Jesus Children of America" is probably the quintessential Stevie deep cut.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 19:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
Love the tone in his voice in the verse after the key change so much.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 19:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
29. LOVE'S IN NEED OF LOVE TODAY (Songs in the Key of Life, 1976) -- 155 points, 7 votes, 1 #1 vote
POLL IN THE KEY OF LIFEMy vote went to "Another Star," though if you'd asked me in fall 2001 it would have been "Love's in Need of Love Today."― Joseph McCombs, Friday, December 14, 2007 11:09 PM (3 years ago)
My vote went to "Another Star," though if you'd asked me in fall 2001 it would have been "Love's in Need of Love Today."― Joseph McCombs, Friday, December 14, 2007 11:09 PM (3 years ago)
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 19:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'll say it. I think "Love's In Need" is maybe one of the weakest opening salvos of any classic album ever.
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 19:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
Love "Love's in need of Love", my #2. It's incredibly soothing. The vocals are beautiful (and endlessly varying). I can remember one day in particular, wrung out and overtired, when I had it on repeat and couldn't listen to anything else.
― misty sensorium (Plasmon), Friday, 7 October 2011 19:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
28. TOO HIGH (Innervisions, 1973) -- 167 points, 14 votes
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Friday, 7 October 2011 19:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://open.spotify.com/user/ephender/playlist/3s10R5EfPD2hpKojGccxQd
― michael assbender (Eric H.), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 04:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 12 October 2011 04:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
No "Fingertips"? Fuck this bullshit poll that I didn't vote in.
― turfin' bird (The Reverend), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 04:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha rev otm, i thought "fingertips" was a lock
― some dude, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 11:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (1 year ago) Permalink
So..."If It's Magic" didn't even place.
― Cunga, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 23:03 (9 months ago) Permalink