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Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the second half of the 20th century, Wonder is one of the most successful songwriters and musicians. A virtual one-man band, his use of synthesizers and further electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of R&B. He also helped drive the genre into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive, consistent socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Wonder is often hailed as a "genius", and has been credited as a pioneer and influence to musicians of various genres including rhythm and blues, pop, soul, gospel, funk and jazz.
Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy known as Little Stevie Wonder, leading him to sign with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11. In 1963, the single "Fingertips" was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when Wonder was 13, making him the youngest artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the tied-record holder for the most Album of the Year wins, with three. He is also the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases.
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This pancocojams post showcases Stevie Wonder's 1974 song "Don't You Worry "Bout A Thing".
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Thanks to Stevie Wonder for his music and thanks to all those who were associated with this song and this video. Thanks also to all those who are featured in this video, thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SONG
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_You_Worry_%27bout_a_Thing
" "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released as the third single from his sixteenth studio album, Innervisions (1973). It reached number 16 on the US Billboard Pop Singles chart, number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100,[3] and number two on the R&B chart. The song's lyrics convey a positive message, focusing on taking things in one's stride and accentuating the positive. In 1992, British band Incognito had a European hit with their cover of the song.
Recording
Basic tracking for the song took place on August 22, 1972.
The first instruments recorded were piano, vocals, Moog bass, shaker, cowbell,
bongos, and other Latin percussion. Lead vocals were first recorded on April
24, 1973, and completed on May 25, 1973.[4]
Music and lyrics
The tune is in E♭ minor, starting with a Latin
piano intro. The opening melody is reminiscent of Horace Silver's "Song
for My Father",[5] over which Stevie engages in an English-speaking
dialogue with a woman, trying to impress her with talk of worldliness of having
been to "Iraq, Iran, Ukraingia", often misheard as 'Eurasia'. The
actual lyric mispronounces Ukraine as the singer runs out of exotic places to
reference, with Ukraingia being a totally made up word, before the singer
changes to somewhat intelligible Spanish using the phrase "Todo 'stá bien
chévere", which loosely translates as "Everything's really
great," continuing with an attempt to impress the woman.
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released as the third single from his sixteenth studio album, Innervisions (1973). It reached number 16 on the US Billboard Pop Singles chart, number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100,[3] and number two on the R&B chart. The song's lyrics convey a positive message, focusing on taking things in one's stride and accentuating the positive. In 1992, British band Incognito had a European hit with their cover of the song.
Recording
Basic tracking for the song took place on August 22, 1972.
The first instruments recorded were piano, vocals, Moog bass, shaker, cowbell,
bongos, and other Latin percussion. Lead vocals were first recorded on April
24, 1973, and completed on May 25, 1973.[4]
Music and lyrics
The tune is in E♭ minor, starting with a Latin piano intro. The opening melody is reminiscent of Horace Silver's "Song for My Father",[5] over which Stevie engages in an English-speaking dialogue with a woman, trying to impress her with talk of worldliness of having been to "Iraq, Iran, Ukraingia", often misheard as 'Eurasia'. The actual lyric mispronounces Ukraine as the singer runs out of exotic places to reference, with Ukraingia being a totally made up word, before the singer changes to somewhat intelligible Spanish using the phrase "Todo 'stá bien chévere", which loosely translates as "Everything's really great," continuing with an attempt to impress the woman."...****
LYRICS - DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING
(Stevie Wonder)
[Intro]
Eee-eee
Watch this, y'all
Comprende
[Gibberish]
Mama, uh, you understand that? (No)
Well, uh, like, huh, I don't understand how you can't
'Cause, like, I've been to, you know, Paris, Beirut
You know, I mean, Iraq, Iran, Eurasia, you know
I speak very, very, um, fluent Spanish
Uh, todo 'stá bien chévere
(Todo 'stá bien chévere)
Chévere? (Bien) Chévere
Is that right, mama?
'Cause I got my shakin' move, I'm gonna do a little thing
[Verse 1]
Everybody's got a thing
But some don't know how to handle it
Always reaching out in vain
Just taking the things not worth having, but
[Chorus]
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama
'Cause I'll be standing on the side
When you check it out
[Verse 2]
They say your style of life's a drag
And that you must go other places
But just don't you feel too bad
When you get fooled by smiling faces
[Chorus]
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama
'Cause I'll be standing on the side
When you check it out
When you get off your trip
[Bridge]
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
[Chorus]
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama
'Cause I'll be standing in the side
When you check it out
When you get off your trip
[Verse 3]
Everybody needs a change
A chance to check out the new
But you're the only one to see
The changes you take yourself through
[Chorus]
But don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, pretty mama
'Cause I'll be standing in the wings
When you check it out
[Outro]
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
(Todo 'stá bien chévere)
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
(Todo 'stá bien chévere)
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
(Todo 'stá bien chévere)
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Yeah
Don't worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, sugar
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, hey
Don't worry, don't worry, don't worry
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, sugar
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Todo 'stá bien chévere"
https://genius.com/Stevie-wonder-dont-you-worry-bout-a-thing-lyrics
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMTkujnftIs
1. @Danny-fs1hk, 2022
"Stevie has changed this planet and raised the vibration."
Reply
"He sure did. Into the high vibrations of love and joy!"
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Reply
3. @pattyayers, 2022
"@jordancooper8248 Yes, and love’s in need of love, today 😊"
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Reply
4. @dextergilford1498, 2022
"Man, from God’s mouth to yours. I was just thinking the same
thing."
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Reply
5. @MangoNizer, 2023
"And he still is. We can do the same now he showed the way!"
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Reply
6. @JBNyoka, 2023
"Wow❤ what a wonderful compliment,
and so true too."
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Reply
7. @geralddadap1761, 2024
"Yes, you're spot on man😊"
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Reply
8. @UkDubstar, 2024
"What a fantastic comment. And you're absolutely right.
Stevie is helping us keep things together. Just."
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