Least Favorite Song from Stevie Wonder

[midnightman]

Since Optimal Saint hasn't done one, here's mine.

So name the ONE song you can't stand from the Wonder Man.

And...GO!

[Optimal Saint]

Hey love

Don’t really have a reason

Just don’t like it

[144man]

"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and "Isn't She Lovely" are too MOR for me.

[marv2]

I Just Called To Say I Love You

[alexstassi]

I just called to say i love you is awful when compared to other songs in Stevies catalogue

[Optimal Saint]

I Just Called To Say I Love You

I expect this to end up the top vote getter

It definitely pales next to his greatest work and if someone else sang it I don’t know how many people would say “that sounds like a Stevie wonder song”

I always thought it had a schmaltzy lounge feel to it

All that to say I don’t hate it but I see why people don’t like it

[reese]

Overjoyed.

[lockhartgary]

I expect this to end up the top vote getter

It definitely pales next to his greatest work and if someone else sang it I don’t know how many people would say “that sounds like a Stevie wonder song”

I always thought it had a schmaltzy lounge feel to it

All that to say I don’t hate it but I see why people don’t like it

My thoughts exactly!

[marv2]

I just called to say i love you is awful when compared to other songs in Stevies catalogue

They played it, the Commodores "Easy" and the Brothers Johnson's "Strawberry Letter 23" so darn much that I grew to hate them in 1977. I actually could not wait until 1978 so they would no longer play those songs on the radio around clock!LOL!

[marv2]

Overjoyed.

I agree with that one too.

[midnightman]

For some reason, I couldn't stand his version of Drown In My Own Tears. Motown was really trying to sell him as the little Ray Charles...

[marv2]

For some reason, I couldn't stand his version of Drown In My Own Tears. Motown was really trying to sell him as the little Ray Charles...

That's true. Early on they did try that, even releasing the album I have called "Tribute to Uncle Ray". I only to that old album once......

[Ngroove]

Ebony And Ivory and That's What Friends Are For.

[daviddesper]

I might have to agree about Ebony and Ivory. Also I never cared for Fingertips but can cut him some slack since he was so young.

[jobeterob]

Ebony and Ivory

You Met Your Match

I think IJCTSILY is great!

[JohnnyB]

Ebony and Ivory

You Met Your Match

I think IJCTSILY is great!

Shoo Bee Doo Be...

[RanRan79]

Probably "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby". Oh how I hate that song. I also hate "I Just Called to Say I Love You", but I can listen to that over "Nothing's Too Good".

Least fav album? Secret Life of Plants. I'm not grown enough to appreciate that one.

[TomatoTom123]

Probably any of the early instrumental jazz cuts. Not a fan of the Plants album either but I don't really count any of the tracks on there as "songs"

[sansradio]

"I Just Called..." full stop. I was 13 when it was released; thought it was dreck then and now.

[Boogiedown]

BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN, what sounded innovative then , now sounds like noise to me. Is the "stoned" quality in his voice intentional? For some reason even the harmonica [[overused) hurts my ears. Good piano though.

[alexstassi]

Probably any of the early instrumental jazz cuts. Not a fan of the Plants album either but I don't really count any of the tracks on there as "songs"

I actually like "Power Flower" from that album.

[kpitt1204]

I Just Called to Say I Love You is my least favorite Stevie song. It’s formula is just too simple for me. And the ending? Can’t stand it.

[jobeterob]

I Just Called to Say I Love You is my least favorite Stevie song. It’s formula is just too simple for me. And the ending? Can’t stand it.

It had such a great singalong melody though

[marv2]

"I Just Called..." full stop. I was 13 when it was released; thought it was dreck then and now.

It was pretty awful. LOL! It was like Muzak you hear in your dentist's office.

[marv2]

I Just Called to Say I Love You is my least favorite Stevie song. It’s formula is just too simple for me. And the ending? Can’t stand it.

I know what you're saying. There was a time in the 70s where the top records had the simpliest, most mundane lyrics. "Easy" by the Commodores comes to mind too.

[Motown Eddie]

My Pick:

https://youtu.be/jyIttdiRX54

[lockhartgary]

My Pick:

https://youtu.be/jyIttdiRX54

Can I change my vote? Even Motown Junkies gave it a score of 1.

[marv2]

Can I change my vote? Even Motown Junkies gave it a score of 1.

Yeah that was pretty bad. I bet Stevie won't even admit to recording that. LOL!

[Optimal Saint]

My Pick:

https://youtu.be/jyIttdiRX54

Like pre Stubborn Kinda Fella Marvin Gaye I kind of give this early Stevie stuff a pass

Also is Stevie singing backup on his own song?

It sounds like the other guy [[Clarence Paul?) is the lead

[lockhartgary]

Like pre Stubborn Kinda Fella Marvin Gaye I kind of give this early Stevie stuff a pass

Also is Stevie singing backup on his own song?

It sounds like the other guy [[Clarence Paul?) is the lead

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe they got the names on the label mixed up, lol.

[jboy88]

My Pick:

https://youtu.be/jyIttdiRX54

Oh yeah! The song itself sucks, but it’s still somewhat enjoyable. Especially with Jamerson breaking in the Funk Machine. And yes, that’s Clarence Paul singing lead with “Little Stevie”. Not sure who’s doing the background vocals though.