Uptight is an amazing song.
Stevie Wonder
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If anything his talent is sometimes overshadowed by his blindness....
Mate you really need an education in music, or just simply stop making such ignorant comments about things you don't know much about.
The man has sold over 150million records worldwide do you honestly think the majority (if any) people thought "Oh my god he's blind we must sympathise with him and buy all of his records". I certaintly don't think so, how many blind musicians have had number 1 records both in the USA and the UK?
I can list plently of blind musicians who had nowhere in the same league the amount of success Stevie Wonder has had - John William Boone, Jeff Healey, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Joe Reynolds, Al Hibbler, Blind Blake, Henry Butler to name a few. Based on your theory of if you have a disability you'll recieve more notability.
David Blunkett is blind aswell does that make him more appealing to you?
The fact that Wonder is blind is neither here nor there it doesn't change the fact that he IS a musical genius. Not only has he mastered his Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Harmonica, Drums & Bass guitar he also and perhaps more importantly has the ability to write incredible songs, songs such as Fingertips, Uptight (Everything's Alright), For Once in My Life, Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday, Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours, Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Higher Ground, Living for the City, Boogie On Reggae Woman, I Wish, Sir Duke, Master Blaster (Jammin), Pasttime Paradise, I Ain't Gonna Stand For It, Ribbon In The Sky, Golden Lady.
You obviously thought "I'll sound cool if i make a dumb controversial statement about something i know very little of". I respect peoples opinions but the fact that yours seems to have been pulled straight out of your arse doesn't really give you much credibility. Perhaps if you justified your thoughts by explaining them maybe more people would agree with / understand you.
Out of interest what sort of music are you into?
It's no classic, but I really dug this song earlier this year. Wonder & Jackson.
P.S Innervisions is one of the greatest records i've ever heard. Too High =
P.S Innervisions is one of the greatest records i've ever heard. Too High =
I love you too Spoons.
You have all taken my comment way out of context.
How so?
you said that he was "overrated" and wouldn't have been as successful if it wasn't for him being blind.
Maybe if you actually explained your opinion as aposed to making short brief statements then people would understand where you are coming from?
In my opinion he is overrated. Just like Spoons thinks GnR and Oasis are overrated. I don't have a problem with that, it's his taste. It isn't compulsory that he likes them, nor is it compulsory that I like Stevie Wonder. People say Elvis Presley is overrated, despite his sales records. Same with The Beatles.
The part of him being blind I have already explained. Sales haven't increased due to him being blind, I didn't say that and I didn't imply it. I said he wouldn't have been as famous. People seem to like substituting the word famous for successful. Yes he has had a phenomenal career, and he has a phenomenal talent, I'm not denying that, and I haven't done so far in this thread.
In my opinion he wouldn't be as famous as he is know were he not blind. Just my opinion. I didn't state it as fact. You obviously disagree, and that is fair enough.
How can you compare a tribute band to a genuis like Stevie Wonder?
I was a little kid when I was first heard some of his more commercial stuff like I just Called to say and Part Time Lover and I even liked that. Was only much later that I came across his earlier stuff and was truly blown away.
Quite possibly the most spasticated retarded post I have ever seen on the caff. You are a feckwit of the highest order
Tit
Let it all out?
Songs in the Key of Life has to be, for sustained, top notch, consistant high quality songwroting and performing among the best 5 greatest albums ever written considering all musical genres
If he'd written that album alone he'd still rightly be in the highest company of singer songwriter superstars of the last 100 years long with Mcartney Lennon Bacharach Porter etc
Genuis amonst genii ! .........(spelling)
If he'd written that album alone he'd still rightly be in the highest company of singer songwriter superstars of the last 100 years long with Mcartney Lennon Bacharach Porter etc
Genuis amonst genii ! .........(spelling)
Beethoven wouldn't have been as famous if he was not deaf
Beethoven wouldn't have been as famous if he was not deaf
Exactly, trading on a pathetic affliction knowing it would get him the sympathy vote.......... talentless German plonker
Michael Jackson wouldnt be as big if he wasnt a pedophile
You're all cnuts.
You're all cnuts.
Perhaps we've shown a tad more intelligence than you.
I wasn't referring to you so you're not part of 'we'.
MJ ruled the world before any accusations.
Stevie Wonder is cool, I saw him on Jonathan Ross, came across very well.