Album Review: 3 Songs That Represent ‘Innervisions’ By Stevie Wonder

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The legacy of Stevie Wonder greatly relies on his innovative skills of creating music for the people. With his 16th studio album called Innervisions, Wonder caught the attention of many by creating songs full of controversies such as drugs, social issues, urban living, and a ramp to spirituality. Fortuitously for him, the album bore great fruit and is considered as one of the best albums from the singerโ€™s career.

1. โ€œToo Highโ€

The album starts with this funk-fused groovy song of โ€œToo High.โ€ If you go down to its meaning, the song highlights a sensitive topic about drugs and abuse, a recurring topic from Wonderโ€™s tracks. Since this album prioritizes the singerโ€™s skills both vocally and instrumentally like a one-man show, he performed all the instruments for this song.

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2. โ€œLiving for the Cityโ€

Another song of our choice is a commentary one that talks about the deep side of Wonderโ€™s approach to his music. Fueled with hurt and anger, this song is a masterpiece that deals with societyโ€™s issues regarding poverty and working hard for something with nothing in return. The song also gave way to its multi-timbral riffs and rhythm. Itโ€™s painstakingly prodigious and can be labeled as one of Stevieโ€™s best songs

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3. โ€œDonโ€™t You Worry โ€˜bout a Thingโ€

Stevie did not merely focus on the sad songs, instead, he opts to create โ€œDonโ€™t You Worry โ€˜bout a Thingโ€ as a light-hearted, feel-good track. Its iconic intro would become a standard to the up-and-coming hip-hop genre in the future. As the song frolics to a fun tempo and smooth dynamics, you can notice Wonder speaking Spanish that translates to โ€œeverything is really cool.โ€

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