Stevie Wonder is an icon. Period. A child prodigy, he was one of the most successful artists of the 1970s, blending funk, rock and pop into his own genre of music driven by his synthesizer and knack for melody. By… Continue Reading
Lots of songs about girls on this installment of songs that didn’t make the Hot 100. I thought songs about girls were all men wrote about. “Cynical Girl” – Marshall Crenshaw (1982). Poor Marshall Crenshaw. Blessed with a voice like… Continue Reading
Influential artists of the 1970s? Are you kidding? This one was tough, I’ll admit. But after whittling away prog rock, disco and Three Dog Night, it got a little easier: Stevie Wonder – “I Just Called To Say I Love… Continue Reading
Recently, the USA Network has been airing promos for the third season of the comedy crime show Psych (a very good show, BTW) featuring the two main characters, Shawn and Gus, performing a parody of Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder’s… Continue Reading