First, to gain your trust, one I like as much as the folks in the audience!
Last week my good friend HVB SUMMONED me to the floor of the Halls of Rock to explain what my problem was with certain Stevie Wonder songs. I explained myself promptly and clearly, or so I thought. Mwall clearly grasped what I was getting at. A poll supported the gist of what I was getting at. Only HVB failed to get it. He wanted examples of Stevie Wonder songs that bum me out and cause me to trash only one aspect of one of our national treasures.
As much as I dreaded revisiting some of these numbers, the first thing that came to mind was to pull out my copy of Innervisions. Here’s a classic Stevie Wonder album that contains some of my favorite songs by the man: the spine-tingling “Living for the City”, the supercool “Higher Ground”, and the always-fascinating helix-like structure of “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”! Unfortunately, it’s also home to “Visions”, “Golden Lady”, and “All in Love Is Fair”. I’ve skipped these songs for so long that I couldn’t be sure by title alone of which ones particularly offended my sensibilities. For the good of the Hall, I made myself listen to three examples from this one album. Following are my thoughts on each number. I hope this clarifies my feelings for you, Hrrundi.
Thanks for the post, Mr mod. Now that you have gotten that out of the way, can you now do what you promised Chickenfrank and I? We’re waiting! Tick, tock, dude!
Mr. Mod, when you are right, you are right!
BUT…
Still I think a game misconduct must be assessed. What’s that thought that the thread equivalent of jumping a shark is when a comparison to Hitler is made? Marshalling Cher onto your side of the battle is not fair fighting. I suspect we could gain universal support that “Satisfaction” sucked if we had a performance by the erstwhile Mrs. Allman
I always thought “Visions” and “All in Love” were fairly forgettable, but I always sort of liked “Golden Lady.” But I think you have a point: there is something fussy about that song, and for all its modulations, it doesn’t really go anywhere.
I don’t mind Golden Lady either, dr john. This is the only Stevie Wonder album I have, mainly because while I think the good stuff is amazingly good, I don’t like the bad stuff at all; though Golden Lady certainly isn’t bad. It’s just mediocre and too long. I think for me the slow stuff is just sleepy and dull. It puts me to sleep like late night reruns of King of Queens.
Speaking of black folks, what say my Pennsy Peeps about your governor’s confident assertion that you’re all a buncha inbred racists?
Well, As James Carville has said before, with the exception of Pittsubugh and Philly, Pennsylvania is essentially the same as Alabama