Good ol' Steveland. You know, there are certain artists and songs that you'll always remember and recall the very first time your ears bore witness. I remember as a child the first time I heard Donny Hathaway. I mean really heard him, because as kids you heard things all the time, most of which we paid no attention to. But this time I really heard what I was supposed to hear. It was like that with Stevie Wonder, too. When I was 13, I discovered 2 songs- 'Love's In Need Of Love Today' and 'Joy Inside My Tears'. For at least a year, I was fixated on Stevie's music. I was lucky to have hip older siblings and cousins that collectively had all of his albums to that point. And I was every bit that kid who sat in the music corner my older brother's bedroom and sat with the big, round-ear headphones and listened to records all day long. Stevie had a way of bringing questions about life to me that no other artist could. While most artists asked questions in their music, Stevie gave answers. Love yourself. Give others love. Stand for what's right. Religious leaders - mind your flock properly. Maybe your baby done made some other plan. The words were written and performed in a way that give an instantly perceived truth to every word.These days I spend a pretty good amount of time watching video clips of my favortite artists. For all its issues, YouTube is the shizzaroo. Great thing about YT and other video sites is that you never know what someone will upload. A gem is literally around every corner. I found this vid a couple of days ago and thought I would share. Stevie Wonder singing one of his many classics- "Don't You Worry Bout A Thing" with Omar. Yep, an American legend with one of the UK's finer musical gifts. This is what YouTube was made for.
Stevie Wonder and Omar - Don't You Worry Bout A Thing
Love's In Need Of Love Today (stream)
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