* "Isn't She Lovely", the song he wrote after the birth of daughter Aisha. The song even contains sounds from Aisha's childhood. It's so heartmeltingly sweet that it's legendary.
* In James Corden's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqrvm2XDvpQ 'Carpool Karaoke']], James makes a request of Stevie that he admits is unusually indulgent: he asks Stevie to call his wife and sing "I Just Called To Say I Love You". Stevie happily does so, changing the lyrics to "say James loves you", leaving James clearly quite close to tears.
* "Sir Duke" is an amazing tribute to jazz greats of the day, such as Music/LouisArmstrong, Music/EllaFitzgerald, Music/CountBasie, Music/GlennMiller, and of course, Music/DukeEllington.
* When he covered John Lennon’s “Imagine” on his birthday in a [[https://youtu.be/0Cg4PZ1qIdw 2015 concert]], he got choked up for his late friend and the state of the world, and the crowd helped him finish the song.