Lately is one of the most beautiful ballads ever written by Stevie Wonder. With just piano chords and bass synth backing a vocal of unsurpassed emotional power, it tells the story of a love he feels is dying but just wishes his premonitions miss. Musically, Wonder uses minor 7th, 9th, and 11th chords to make the song sound more heart-wrenching and sad. The sudden crescendo and shift in key that accompany the final chorus repeat are just heart-rending. It finally ends in yet another minor key, leaving the listener wondering if the inevitable breakup of the couple has occurred or if the lover singing the song has decided to stick it out, suffer, and go on.
Favorite Stevie song? anything from Songs in the Key of Life. Especially Isn't She Lovely. i know it's very commercial but it's such a beautiful song for his daughter.Something else to check out is his live cover of John Lennon's Imagine. He actually breaks down in parts and the audience sings it for him.
Songs in the Key of Life is a life changing album man. My favorite still has to be You are the Sunshine of My Life from Talking Book though. It's been my favorite since I was a child
You hit the nail on the head. Jodeci took it from a showy/performance perspective. Stevie consistently performed in character and in the mood of the story/song. Whether it's Creepin or I Never Dreamed You Leave In Summer, or Living For The City, or Lately. His goal was to portray the emotion and mood of the story.
You're absolutely right my friend this song is fantastic and I like this version a lot better thank you for your reaction has a lot of feeling to it wow
Underated ???? Youngster ( im 63) And never ever ever heard these two words together until today... Underated and Stevue Womder ..Not even when he started out with Motown and he was only like 10-11 yrs old .. Nobody with ears can say those words togethere at the same time.......
Yea, compared to his peers like Aretha, Diana, Marvin, Barbra, Michael, Tina, The Temptations, The Beatles, Elvis & Bob Dylan, even though he's more successful than most of them & outlasted alot of them, his name & music in pop culture today isn't the force that they are so in comparison, he's underrated, same for the Isley Brothers & Gladys Knight, & Patti Labelle in my opinion, and being underrated isn't a insult, it's just saying he's not brought up in enough of the conversations about music, artistry & singers
Lately is one of the most beautiful ballads ever written by Stevie Wonder. With just piano chords and bass synth backing a vocal of unsurpassed emotional power, it tells the story of a love he feels is dying but just wishes his premonitions miss. Musically, Wonder uses minor 7th, 9th, and 11th chords to make the song sound more heart-wrenching and sad. The sudden crescendo and shift in key that accompany the final chorus repeat are just heart-rending. It finally ends in yet another minor key, leaving the listener wondering if the inevitable breakup of the couple has occurred or if the lover singing the song has decided to stick it out, suffer, and go on.
Stevie 🐐Wonder ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Such an amazing talent.
Favorite Stevie song? anything from Songs in the Key of Life. Especially Isn't She Lovely. i know it's very commercial but it's such a beautiful song for his daughter.Something else to check out is his live cover of John Lennon's Imagine. He actually breaks down in parts and the audience sings it for him.
Songs in the Key of Life is a life changing album man. My favorite still has to be You are the Sunshine of My Life from Talking Book though. It's been my favorite since I was a child
You hit the nail on the head. Jodeci took it from a showy/performance perspective. Stevie consistently performed in character and in the mood of the story/song. Whether it's Creepin or I Never Dreamed You Leave In Summer, or Living For The City, or Lately. His goal was to portray the emotion and mood of the story.
Thank you, yea Stevie had a way of becoming the song & delivering the right amount of everything it was about & required.
You're absolutely right my friend this song is fantastic and I like this version a lot better thank you for your reaction has a lot of feeling to it wow
Thank you so much Alex! Yea the heart in this one is just unmatched
Underated ????
Youngster ( im 63)
And never ever ever heard these two words together until today...
Underated and Stevue Womder ..Not even when he started out with Motown and he was only like 10-11 yrs old ..
Nobody with ears can say those words togethere at the same time.......
Yea, compared to his peers like Aretha, Diana, Marvin, Barbra, Michael, Tina, The Temptations, The Beatles, Elvis & Bob Dylan, even though he's more successful than most of them & outlasted alot of them, his name & music in pop culture today isn't the force that they are so in comparison, he's underrated, same for the Isley Brothers & Gladys Knight, & Patti Labelle in my opinion, and being underrated isn't a insult, it's just saying he's not brought up in enough of the conversations about music, artistry & singers
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I agree,Stevie in my humble opinion,is the greatest of the greatest ,and blind to boot