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* SeasonalRot: General consensus among audiences is that the quality of Wonder's material sharply dropped after the start of the '80s. While ''Hotter Than July'' is often ranked as part of his golden age, it's also widely viewed as a noticeable step down from ''Music/SongsInTheKeyOfLife'' and as the beginning of the end, while the soundtrack album to ''Film/TheWomanInRed'' is often seen as marking a contentious shift into easy listening fare with much less impactful messages after several widely acclaimed progressive soul albums. Wonder's following material would only continue to draw lukewarm responses from fans, and while his later output still sold well, most people will readily acknowledge that his best years as a songwriter are well behind him.
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* RefrainFromAssuming: The song is "Sir Duke", not "You Can Feel It All Over".
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* ValuesDissonance: In "Black Man" when a class of children are listing various historical figures, Native American men and Asian men are referred to as "red men" and "yellow men", respectively. While no one would've really cared back when the song was recorded in 1976, such terms would definitely be considered racially insensitive today.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Without any retribution for either party, "Part-Time Lover" doesn't exactly discourage adultery/cheating.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Without any retribution for either party, "Part-Time Lover" doesn't exactly discourage adultery/cheating. It is also incredibly catchy.
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* HilariousInHindsight: A song titled "Part-Time Lover," performed by a guy who would ultimately have kids with five different women.
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* HilariousInHindsight: A song titled "Part-Time Lover," performed by a guy who would ultimately have kids with five different women. To the King of Rhythm's credit, though, none of them were from an affair.
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** The bass groove from "Higher Ground". All the Music/RedHotChiliPeppers did was take the original and turn it UpToEleven.
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** The bass groove from "Higher Ground". All the Music/RedHotChiliPeppers did was take the original and turn it UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: "I Just Called to Say I Love You", "Ebony and Ivory", and "Isn't She Lovely?".
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: During an MTV Icon special honoring Music/JanetJackson, Stevie Wonder appeared on stage to say a few words. When he lost his place in his speech for a moment, he sarcastically asked, "Where the cue cards at?" Everyone ''lost it'', [[ActuallyPrettyFunny including Janet]].
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: During an MTV Icon special honoring Music/JanetJackson, Stevie Wonder appeared on stage to say a few words. When he lost his place in his speech for a moment, he sarcastically asked, "Where the cue cards at?" Everyone ''lost it'', [[ActuallyPrettyFunny including Janet]].Janet.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" sounds a ''lot'' like Len Barry's "1-2-3", which was a hit a few months earlier in 1965; the two song's intros especially are quite similar. This is an interesting case of Motown doing a knockoff of a song that was already a knockoff of the Motown sound.[[note]]In fact, they sued Barry and his collaborators, claiming that "1-2-3" plagiarized "Ask Any Girl" by Music/TheSupremes, the BSide of "Baby Love".[[/note]]
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* SignatureSong: "Superstition"; it's on ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestSongsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic for a good reason.]]
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* SignatureSong: "Superstition"; it's on ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='=]s [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestSongsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] Time [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic for a good reason.]]
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** Creator/CaseyKasem recounted an incident when Wonder went to visit The Emotions in their dressing room backstage after a show. He inadvertently walked in on them in a state of undress, to which they panicked and scrambled to cover up...then they thought about it for a couple of seconds and started laughing hysterically.
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** Creator/CaseyKasem recounted an incident when Wonder went to visit The Emotions in their dressing room backstage after a show. He inadvertently walked in on them in a state of undress, while they were changing clothes, to which they panicked and scrambled to cover up...then they thought about it for a couple of seconds and started laughing hysterically.
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** At the 2016 Grammy Awards, before announcing the winner for Song of the Year, Wonder [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs_9Ytdghfk&ab_channel=BlackVeilBrides opened the envelope up for the audience to see and jokingly mocked them for not being able to read braille]].
** Creator/CaseyKasem recounted an incident when Wonder went to visit The Emotions in their dressing room backstage after a show. He inadvertently walked in on them in a state of undress, to which they panicked and scrambled to cover up...then they thought about it for a couple of seconds and started laughing hysterically.
** Creator/CaseyKasem recounted an incident when Wonder went to visit The Emotions in their dressing room backstage after a show. He inadvertently walked in on them in a state of undress, to which they panicked and scrambled to cover up...then they thought about it for a couple of seconds and started laughing hysterically.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "It's Wrong ([[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra Apartheid]])".
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** The tune from "Pastime Paradise" will get plenty of gen-xers to start singing Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise (and just as many smart-asses singing [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic "Amish Paradise"]]).
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** The tune from "Pastime Paradise" will get plenty of gen-xers Gen-Xers to start singing Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise (and just as many smart-asses singing [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic "Amish Paradise"]]).
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** When Creator/WillSmith sampled Stevie's "I Wish" for the Film/WildWildWest theme, he had Stevie join him onstage at the MTV Movie Awards with Dru Hill. Unfortunately, after the song was over, nobody escorted Stevie offstage, so he was left sitting there until Creator/Sisqo ran back to get him.
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** When Creator/WillSmith sampled Stevie's "I Wish" for the Film/WildWildWest theme, he had Stevie join him onstage at the MTV Movie Awards with Dru Hill. Unfortunately, after the song was over, [[FailedASpotCheck nobody escorted Stevie offstage, offstage]], so he was left sitting there [[OhCrap until Creator/Sisqo Sisqo ran back to get him.him]].
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** When Creator/WillSmith sampled Stevie's "I Wish" for the Film/WildWildWest theme, he had Stevie join him onstage at the MTV Movie Awards with Dru Hill. Unfortunately, after the song was over, nobody escorted Stevie offstage, so he was left sitting there until Creator/Sisqo ran back to get him.
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** A rare percussive example with the "chugging" rhythm on "You Haven't Done Nothin'."
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** A rare percussive example with the "chugging" locomotive rhythm on "You Haven't Done Nothin'."Nothin'," created by Stevie himself playing a simple tempo on the drums against a drum machine backing track.
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* FunnyMoments: During an MTV Icon special honoring Music/JanetJackson, Stevie Wonder appeared on stage to say a few words. When he lost his place in his speech for a moment, he sarcastically asked, "Where the cue cards at?" Everyone ''lost it'', [[ActuallyPrettyFunny including Janet]].
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* FunnyMoments: SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: During an MTV Icon special honoring Music/JanetJackson, Stevie Wonder appeared on stage to say a few words. When he lost his place in his speech for a moment, he sarcastically asked, "Where the cue cards at?" Everyone ''lost it'', [[ActuallyPrettyFunny including Janet]].
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* FunnyMoments: During an MTV Icon special honoring Music/JanetJackson, Stevie Wonder appeared on stage to say a few words. When he lost his place in his speech for a moment, he sarcastically asked, "Where the cue cards at?" Everyone ''lost it'', [[ActuallyPrettyFunny including Janet]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Stevie's long-time session guitarist Michael Sembello would go on to have a solo hit with [[Film/{{Flashdance}} "Maniac"]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Stevie's long-time session guitarist Michael Sembello would go on to have a massive solo hit with [[Film/{{Flashdance}} "Maniac"]].
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: So many amazing songs.
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* EarWorm: Many, many of his songs.
** Haaaappy birthday to ya! Haaappy birthday to ya!
** I just called... to say... I love you....
** You're very superstitious... [EpicRiff]
** Ooh baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!
** Haaaappy birthday to ya! Haaappy birthday to ya!
** I just called... to say... I love you....
** You're very superstitious... [EpicRiff]
** Ooh baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!
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* PainfulRhyme: "Little Rock" and "sweetheart" in "I Was Made to Love Her".
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* PainfulRhyme: "Little Rock" and "sweetheart" in "I Was Made to Love Her".
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** Haaaappy birthday to ya! Haaappy birthday to ya!
** I just called... to say... I love you....
** You're very superstitious... [EpicRiff]
** Ooh baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!
** I just called... to say... I love you....
** You're very superstitious... [EpicRiff]
** Ooh baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: "I Just Called to Say I Love You", "Ebony and Ivory", and "Isn't She Lovely?" to some.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: "I Just Called to Say I Love You", "Ebony and Ivory", and "Isn't She Lovely?" to some.Lovely?".
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* CoveredUp: "For Once in My Life" was written in 1965 and had been recorded by a number of people inside and outside of Motown[[note]]Including Jack Soo, who went on to play Detective Yemana on Series/BarneyMiller[[/note]] before Wonder's 1968 take. But Stevie made one important adjustment from the other versions: he took what had been a rather shmaltzy ballad and turned it into an exuberant uptempo number.
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* CoveredUp: "For Once in My Life" was written in 1965 and had been recorded by a number of people inside and outside of Motown[[note]]Including Jack Soo, who went on to play Detective Yemana on Series/BarneyMiller[[/note]] before Wonder's 1968 take. But Stevie made one important adjustment from the other versions: he took what had been a rather shmaltzy schmaltzy ballad and turned it into an exuberant uptempo number.number.
* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Without any retribution for either party, "Part-Time Lover" doesn't exactly discourage adultery/cheating.
* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Without any retribution for either party, "Part-Time Lover" doesn't exactly discourage adultery/cheating.
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** The synth bass, backup singers, and Music/LutherVandross scat singing in "Part-Time Lover".
* EsotericHappyEnding: "Part-Time Lover". The scumbag husband who cheated on his wife found out his wife has cheating on him as well, karma served! But...the music is still going peppy and happy...and their marriage is ruined...[[FridgeHorror hope they didn't have kids.]]
* EsotericHappyEnding: "Part-Time Lover". The scumbag husband who cheated on his wife found out his wife has cheating on him as well, karma served! But...the music is still going peppy and happy...and their marriage is ruined...[[FridgeHorror hope they didn't have kids.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: A song titled "Part Time Lover," performed by a guy who would ultimately have kids with five different women.
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* HilariousInHindsight: A song titled "Part Time "Part-Time Lover," performed by a guy who would ultimately have kids with five different women.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: "I Just Called to Say I Love You" and "Ebony and Ivory" to some.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: "I Just Called to Say I Love You" and You", "Ebony and Ivory" Ivory", and "Isn't She Lovely?" to some.
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** The main riff from "Superstition" from ''Music/TalkingBook'', originally played by layered clavinets. By this nature, "You Haven't Done Nothin'" from ''Music/{{Innervisions}}'' is in a similar position, with a slightly different synth sound at the start.
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** The main riff from "Superstition" from ''Music/TalkingBook'', originally played by layered clavinets. By this nature, "You Haven't Done Nothin'" from ''Music/{{Innervisions}}'' ''Fulfillingness' First Finale'' is in a similar position, with a slightly different synth sound at the start.
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* CoveredUp: "For Once in My Life" was written in 1965 and had been recorded by a number of people inside and outside of Motown[[note]]Including Jack Soo, who went on to play Detective Yemana on Series/BarneyMiller[[/note]] before Wonder's 1968 take. But Stevie made one important adjustment from the other versions: he took what had been a rather shmaltzy ballad and turned it into an exuberant uptempo number.
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* EpicRiff: The main riff from "Superstition" from ''Music/TalkingBook'', originally played by layered clavinets. By this nature, "You Haven't Done Nothin'" from ''Music/{{Innervisions}}'' is in a similar position, with a slightly different synth sound at the start.
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* EpicRiff: EpicRiff
** The main riff from "Superstition" from ''Music/TalkingBook'', originally played by layered clavinets. By this nature, "You Haven't Done Nothin'" from ''Music/{{Innervisions}}'' is in a similar position, with a slightly different synth sound at the start.
** The main riff from "Superstition" from ''Music/TalkingBook'', originally played by layered clavinets. By this nature, "You Haven't Done Nothin'" from ''Music/{{Innervisions}}'' is in a similar position, with a slightly different synth sound at the start.
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* SampledUp: More than a few young Creator/WillSmith fans in the late '90s/early '00s did {{double take}}s when they heard that the killer hook on "Wild Wild West" [[OlderThanTheyThink in "I Wish"]].
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** More than a few young Creator/WillSmith fans in the late '90s/early '00s did {{double take}}s when they heard that the killer hook on "Wild Wild West" [[OlderThanTheyThink in "I Wish"]].
** More than a few young Creator/WillSmith fans in the late '90s/early '00s did {{double take}}s when they heard that the killer hook on "Wild Wild West" [[OlderThanTheyThink in "I Wish"]].
