Stevie Wonder ~ I Wish 1976 Funky Purrfection Version
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Back in 1963, one of the biggest musical talents ever had his first #1 hit with "Fingertips (Part II) that spent three weeks at the top starting August 10 that year. Little Stevie Wonder was the second Motown artist to have a #1 hit but the first artist to have a recorded live single and he was only 12. He also had a #1 Album with "Little Stevie Wonder - the 12 Year Old Genius" that contained the extended version of his breakout hit. It all started May 13, 1950 when Steveland Hardaway Judkins was born in Saginaw, Michigan to Calvin Judkins and Lula Hardaway. Born six weeks premature, he was placed in an incubator where the oxygen rich environment caused his retinas to detach due to its interference with the complete formation of his eyes. Mrs Hardaway then left Judkins a few years later and returned to her family using their surname, Morris as Stevie's last name. The young child learned to play piano, drums and harmonica, eventually teaming up with another neighborhood kid to perform at parties. Lula then met Ronnie White of The Miracles (you know with Smokey Robinson!) and when White heard Stevie sing, took him straight to Berry Gordy who signed him to the Tamla label as Little Stevie Wonder at the age of 11. Assigned to work with house producer Clarence Paul, they completed two albums that flirted with the charts. On the second album, "The Jazz Soul Of Little Stevie" was a studio version of "Fingertips". Wonder then joined the travelling show that followed the "chitlin' circuit", so called because black artists were still being segregated from white establishments. His performance of "Fingertips" became a seven minute opus due to his spontaneous encore that caught stage musicians by surprise as they were exiting the stage so the next artist could begin setting up. In a panic, the replacement bassist called out "What key, what key?" and then jumped right into the star making performance. For single release, the song was divided in two parts. In the US, Part II contained those famous words and a star was born. After a few years of being molded in the Motown machine, Wonder wanted to do his own thing, a la Marvin Gaye but he was frustrated by the rolling Motown contract until he turned 21. Then he began turning out albums when HE felt they were ready. He continued to record now iconic albums and then he hit a two year fallow period while he worked on his 1976 opus. There was so much goodwill and demand for new Stevie Wonder music that when "Songs In The Key Of Life" was released, it entered the Album chart at #1. Stevie spoke of how "I Wish" came about at the annual Motown summer picnic while he suffered from "a really bad toothache" but remembers he had a really great time there in spite of it. He recorded the supremely funky music track with dark lyrics that dealt with "the Wheel of 84" and "going off to war", but felt that the words did not reflect the fun sound of the music. He came up with a dummy lyric, " I wish those days (clap) would (clap) come back once more (clap) and then decided to make the song about a man's younger days when he was a "nappy headed little boy". The finished tune was released December 4, 1976 and took only 7 weeks to hit the top on January 22, 1977. Stevie's song knocked Leo Sayer's "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" off the top and the following week, Rose Royce's phenomenal "Car Wash" knocked Stevie off the top. Good times and great music!
I don't know how you do it but don't stop 😊😊😊
He does it because he is possessed by genius......
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The 70s produced the best music ever... from rock n roll to funk!!! I hope the younger generations can appreciate this decade!!!
Couldn't have said it better myself
Appreciate it a lot, it's a shame my generation is trapped in rubbish...
im 14 and love it!
@@junehampton5794 yes indeed my late brother was one of his backup singers songs of the Key of Life.
Thanks, looking back your are correct.
how lucky i was to b alive to be born just as Stevie hit his 70's stride!
Stevie Wonder could had retired at 26 and still left music it's greatest legacy. Happy 70th birthday you magnificent genius.
Your absolutely NOT lying. Never thought of that. Especially, since the man is STILL singing and sings BETTER, as well as Him still putting music out. There's a newer song that plays frequently on Sirius XM Heart & Soul station channel 48. Too bad I don't remember the exact title but STILL his way of speaking to The Time remains even in that newer song. Crazy smh. Him & Earth, Wind, & Fire had that effect
Go stevie great times now big tech ruined world
Hope he reads this 😉
Yup..same as jimi passing at 27. Still an inspiration especially to musicians, trying to figure out how he did what he did without today's tech! Flat out unreal
Oh he was and is a Genius.
STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man's your virtuoso. He's playing all the instruments writing about life that he's never seen, that alone is incredible! Nothing like the old funk
His music..."About s life he's never seen"....Just wow!
Deep❤️
The best of the best, he's an ordinary man with an incredibly extraordinary gifts. Awesome and amazing.
To Include the Drums
Uuuuuuuu
He can see the wonders of the Qualities of our World 🌎🌍 we cannot even Invision 😊❤
This was when musicians really were musicians.
This is one of the best songs of this era. Absolutely crazy talent
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I totally agree with you on that.
And, Stevie played all the instruments on this record, too!
Where are the real musicians Today? Let them please play some music 🎵🎶 that is up lifting and lyrics that makes Sense!?
No voice overs, no computers needed to change his voice, just plain old WONDER music!👍😎
Authentic ❤️ 🙏🏻
And a beast on the 1s and 2s....just sayen❤️
Right on my brother 🤩
I WISH I WISH I WISH music was this good still
Agreed
Amen to that!!!!!
See what happens when they take the drums away from the black community
@@eyentaconstancelivingstone5238 What kind of a comment is this?
@@rockybudgeboa i mean they rock with the drums. But slave masters took them away as they thought they were communicating with them. So black people now rock with all the other instruments too.
There are not enough words to describe the Genius of Stevie Wonder 🤔🤔🤔
I tried
I got tired
Go on, just say it 😅
How many people here are part of the younger generation, say up to 25 years old, that love this kind of music and other dance hits from the 70's? The older generation loves when you appreciate the music from our era. :)
fucking love this type of music, got into jazz a year ago, now I've transitioned into James brown and 80's pop.
70s-80s funk/disco and Bluegrass is literally the only music I ever listen to lol. I grew up listening to a lot of funk and soul, and I’m from NC close to the Appalachians so that explains most of it. I also love 50s doo-wop and 60s Motown. I’m 18 and love to rock out with my record player in my basement every now and then 😄.
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I'm 17 but i love all music especially older stuff from the 60s/70s and 80s. It's so damn good. I tried to get my friends to listen but they prefer BTS n Cardi B
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"why did those days e-ver have to go?" seriously, come back 1976, come back!
as if u where in them
I'm 24 years old and I agree with you yes please come back i want to go buy a ticket to a Elvis Presley concert and then a Wild Cherry concert Play That Funky Music White Boy 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
My uncle played the tenor sax in the horn section and it took them in (1974)to get it all together, 2:years BEFORE release in 1976!
Stevie Wonder's Best Album Ever PERIOD.
All of his musical experiences are excellent and stand outs😊😊😊🎉😂❤
i spoke about this album on my podcast recently one of my fav
Those horns! That bass! These lyrics! - Put me in a time machine now!
The horns especially.
Yes !!! 9 -29 -22
When this Album came out and I put on I Wish at a Party I had to mix it in several times and the Party never got enough of this record so I just kept on playing I Wish and we Partied all Night. " I Wish those Days would come back Somemore".
Songs in the key of life. Non stop party... Because of that awesome beat .
Yea, Steve, the man who can make you forget what you need to do. Except Party!
That s right
Those were the good old days. I remember my aunt house parties... I would steal a beer out the cooler and dance with the older ladies.
I am moved.
@@anthonyhayward5636 LoL 😆
I wish I wish they still had music like this today ...
But we have it now like we have Beethoven!
So this is what music sounds like....
This is one of those songs that just about everyone loves. No matter what genre of music you normally listen to. Never get tired of it.
７６年のヒットナンバーで、当時日本で邦題🎵「回想」で、モータウンレーベル、ビクターからシングル発売され、２枚組アルバムも リリース。🎵「可愛いアイシャ」などが収録されている。後に７７年には、🎵「愛するデューク」が、アメリカや、日本で、大ヒットした。
I WISH THE 70'S WOULD COME BACK IN 201999999999999999999999999999999999999! I LOVE IT!
How about the year 802701-when Rod Taylor stopped on his journey in his Time Machine!!
You really know how to jam
Danced to this song at the high school dances back in 1976 when I was a freshmen. I was, and still am, and great dancer. The black kids would dance with me, ask me to do the "robot", the "bump", etc. Those were some great times!
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I wish will never get old! Stevie wonder the wonder man!
Hi Greg! Wish I could have seen you dancr!
Yeah, I didn't go to the dances, I just went to the parties instead. Oh to be a teen in the 70's. So glad to have lived it. :)
Stevie Wonder his music is always perfect to have better mood when I feel sad
YESSSSSSSS that is the truth!!!
I am so glad this is the music of my younger days. Now 69 and can not party like I used to, but I can still enjoy the music!!!
What a superb remix. Bravo!
Superb!!
Exquisite. Delicious ❣️🎶
To see this man in concert ...outstanding
I MISS THESE DAYS
He played Drums on This Genius of a Song.... Of Stevie Wonder is a Genius ....🎹
Wow Stevey Wonder back in the days.I loved to go back to 1976.
I wish those days would come back once !
This is a master dissection!
Love the way you pulled apart and disentangled the many great lines in this song. Especially that first synth line - that one is hard to hear when everything is happening. On its own I can hear how brilliant it is.
This song really needed this treatment. Thank you!
Perfectly stated!
@@crediblehulk420there is an arp synthesizer in this song lol🤣
@@crediblehulk420 it's definitely not an actual guitar playing that line. Stevie did a whole segment of a documentary or something on how this song came to be. It can be found on RUclips
He is a genius to the art god bless him
oh, those days, I loved them, can't stop singing
Hellyeah
An exceptional man with exceptional musicianship. Long live the wonder of the wonderful. Bravo.
Nothing but a master
Mid to late 70s - the funkiest time in music ever. Between this album and 'Off The Wall' it was a rhythymic masterclass.
That good wholesome Old School Classic Music
I Wish is a masterpiece. No shit. 😎💥
Remember when this hit the waves...yeah!
Sound so good
Funky as they wanna be. 9 -29 -22
Stevie is a Wonder!!
Are wonders...
I went up to his room one day.And saw him fixing on his own Keyboards.No wonder is a wonder.May BE Blind.But he is so Blessed with talent
Love this mix Stevie Wonder👍👍👍👍😄😄😄😄
STEVIE WONDER , THE BEST SINGER OF FUNK MUSIC , SOUL MUSIC , JAZZ AND RHYTHM & BLUES , R&B IS WITH HE
The beat of this funk is fit to my feet.
One of favs.
It is a Stevie Wonder kind a day.Much love for him.
Every day is a good day to listen to Stevie Wonder! 😉
Total groove 😎
Good old music that will forever change your mood and make you bop your head. You rock Stevie Wonder. I'm still here for it in 2022.♥️🎶💃🏽😎🎵🎼
..that bass line... 😊😊😊😊
It's so funky that it slaps you in the face and dares you to complain.
Boppin in mi bedroom 😉
Yesss wow it's excellent! Beyond compare....Perfect!!!!
I'M STILL FUNKING, AUGUST 25TH, 2021...
was just noticing it when I read yr comment
This is what music is suppose to sound like. Pure genius. None of the singers today can compare his music. Truly a gift from GOD. I wish they I could go back in time when people really cared about other people and looked out for each other. Times have changed. Believe it or not the end of the world is almost near.
if it DOES end,then guaranteed I'll be singing a song from the 70's as i go down,and probably a Stevie song to take downstairs with me.
I don't believe the world is ending...hard times have been with us before...keep going !!!
". . . when people really cared about other people and looked out for each other." Greed is the underlying problem, and humans have always been greedy. Stop looking back at the past with rose-colored glasses and just enjoy this fantastic music.
You sure right!!
Love Steve.... sure looks like the end times, God Bless Steve Wonder...Lord come quietly JOHN 3:16 🙏
i always love this song but i love it even more now
Went to my 8th grade graduation party in 1976, only 34 kids in the graduating class, and as stupid 8th graders, we cared about sports and pinball; this song came on, the girls started shaking it and for the first time in our lives we wanted to dance. Never had so much fun, dancing all night. Thanks, Disco Cat....I just listened to this mourning the loss of my cat Otis who just passed, and knew it would bring back my smile...
Well done, DJDC! You've combined Stevie's genius with your own and created a fantastic remix.
We’re we’re so Lucky livin our youth in the 70,s 🫶🏻
"Then my only worry was for Christmas, what would be my toy..." When we think of childhood, don't we all long for that
i rember dancing to this song when i was 6 years old as of today i boogie im 48
Meeee
I Love this I just finished high school. We Party back in the day.l wish I wish those days could come back
Still 'funkin' to this at 60 ;) '
Love this song i wish stevie wonder love the next song sir Duke
Amazing voice & talented Stevie Wonder
Did anyone else catch him as the intro act(!) to James Taylor in San Diego?
Or how about one year at the Grammys; when the host said he 'wanted to thank Stevie - on behalf of all the other musicians - for not cutting an album' that year? :D
Man what a time I lived through.
Just wonderful
He is amazing
Still a jam!
Play that record!!!yeah.pj.
Stevie Wonder is a musical genius.
No doubt
Wow! My ears are ringing by the end! "Louder, Louder!; so I get possessed by Stevie's spirit."
I SO REMEMBER SEEING HIM, AT THE APOLLO THEATRE, LITTLE STEVIE WONDER. ONLY TO FIND OUT. HE WONDERED, INTO THE WORLD OF A MUSIC GENIUS, SOMEONE ESCORTED HIM ON STAGE & THAT ALL SHE WROTE, I THANK MY MOTHER FOR THE EXPERIENCE & ALL THE ENTERTAINERS, I WAS ABLE TO SEE PERFORM.....
On the DMZ in Korea.The Brothers danced so Hard the Korean Soldiers thought we had lost our Minds!! Yeah
:-D
That’s called freedom
F****N-A! Yeah!
I've been listening to Stevie Wonder since the age of 7-8. 😎🎆🎇🌅🙏
Funny thing... the bassline is a sanctified church staple at it's roots. Every organ player in every church I've been to plays it, but this has a flair that doesn't catch you, (unless you've been to church). Definitely a masterpiece. And this breakdown that you did is pure genius!! THANK YOU!!!
Yes, this is heavily gospel influenced. Traces back to tribal dances in Africa.
Makes me smile every time
Wonderful , thank you xxx
Bellissima! Che ricordi!!!! Grazie di cuore! Avevo 6 anni ma l'ho adorata fino ad oggi che ne ho 50 anni! Il talento e' talento ❤🥰! Grazie!!! Pezzo intramontabile💪🏽✌🏾🙏🏾
Ripeto pezzo intramontabile nel passato giorni nostri e futuri per chi lo ascolterà!
Amazing take-out. A guided tour into the funky machine. And he played a great deal of the synths and drums himself
Best remix on RUclips.
when i was an adolescent back in 72, this guy was blowing my mind with his genius.
Man, I could hear that horn riff forever beginning at 10:18 ... and what great lead in bass at the beginning of the song!
Songs in the Key of Life- What a huge hit this album was in the fall of `76 I remember it got airplay on both AM and FM, a big deal then. I remember my high school marching band doing a version of I Wish at football games.
This music reminds of my oldest Brother Amin who had all these albums and kept 5th and Carpenter St. in South Philly jamming. I was only around 7/8. This music is my brothers time capsule to Me 💕🎶
We used to listen to this album over and over and over
Still love it Funky !!!
9 - 29 - 22
This is spiritual fuel
The GOAT STEVIE WONDER. The Man With Golden Voice, Soul, And Mind.Be With Us Stevie.🥰😘♥️♥️♥️.
The musicianship on Stevie Wonder's classic shit would have given Sir Duke himself a raging slab o' wood! It's all too much for my nerves, and I love it!
OH IMAGINE!! Duke Ellington accompanying all of this!! Those horns would really belt it out then!! And then being in Lena Horne in on all this!! I gotta go lie down now! Gotta tell my girlfriend I can’t for a few hours.
So original. Like no one else. You don't think that's like so and so. To me anyway. One of my childhood jams.
So happy I passed these classics right on down to my kids, the next generation. They're fully aware of what REAL music sounds like !! Oh yeah!! We was jamming on the block in the 70's !! I wish those days...could...come back once more...why did those days...ehh...ver...had to go!! ❤🙏🏾Still rockin out in 2021!
I Love this song! I hear it everyday at work. God damn! So funky. Stevie is the Man!
i remember going to a party & this song was playing
DEAR GOD BLESS HIM FOR MAKING THIS IN THE FIRST
This one gave me chills. Damn.
AGAIN MUCH RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU DO.
O man Stevie Wonder, the master blaster, hero; great version! Happy Birthday Mister Wonder!
Love it. Just wonderful.
Extraordinary, I’m dancing round the kitchen, repeat play immediately xx
I get that the single was released in December, I heard it driving home from a HS football game in October of '76 (album released 9/28/76) and asked for the album for Christmas, which I still have. So glad to have seen Stevie do "this album" in a 2015 concert at Joe Louis Arena!
His live performance of SITKOL was incredible, I (and my eldest Son) saw it in 2016 at Hyde Park London. I wore the T-shirt I bought at the first Stevie concert I went to 36 years earlier, the Hotter Than July Music Picnic tour.
P E A C E : )
Every time there's a lull in my workout motivation, all I have to is fire this up, and Bang! Instant energy!!!
I play several instruments and I can go around them and play song for hours....! I never get tired ! Never got the piece at 5:48... great! Such a genius! What kind of people don't like this ?
*I enjoyed this jam so much, I didn't even realize it was more than 11 mins. long! Wow!* Ever had a moment where you were in such a good mood that even that moth flying near your face benefited from your fun spirit and good attitude? This song puts me there in that place where I need to be. There's too much joy in life to be had to be sweating the small stuff! Good times are forever man. To Good times, Cheers!
This song jams very good! Probably my favorite song from Stevie!
Very good doesn’t come close to this masterpiece
@@zeeone4492 It's a matter of word understanding.
I stop 🛑 my studing because I can not stop to dancing 🎶 🤩🤩
Stevie Wonder has the best grove of all!
I was a kid when this came out and always thought the opening cool bass was actually someone playing "rubber bands" LOL. Favorite part of the song, though.
We can go with that...
The Rubberband Man did it! He riggled it up and down from his nose to his toes.
I wonder if there was a slap base in there somewhere.