Stevie Wonder, his Musicality, and his Humanity.

    
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 " Songs in the Key of Life "

To say this Album means Everything to me is an understatement. Throughout his conceptual album, Stevie both sings and writes of Peace, Love, Identity, Faith, Environmental Consciousness, and Cultural Awareness, to name a few. 
When the album was released, I was ten years old. I spent countless hours reading the liner notes—the lyrics for all the songs. I wanted to know all the people who wrote, sang, played on the album. Much of the album's depth was far too over my head as a ten-year-old, and only a few years later (Lol) do I have a little more understanding of what he was giving us. 
I've seen Stevie Wonder three times in my life. The first was in church, not long after moving to Los Angeles. The second time while attending Oprah's Farwell show (thanks to my brother Corey & sister in law Carrie), the third time was when my sister Sharon (R.I.P.) bought tickets for all of us to see the Songs in the key of life's 25th anniversary concert. Each time I've seen Stevie, I was emotional and cried like a Baby. If you have not guessed, I love Stevie Wonder, his Musicality, and his Humanity.
Stevie Wonder taught me to sing and harmonize, and I will be forever grateful. My favorite song of all time is " Saturn," a beautifully simple intellection of what peace might look like on another planet. 

More recently, as the reckless abandonment of human life continues in yet another century, the lyrics for his song " Pastime Paradise" reflect the past and the future from a 1976 perspective.
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They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been wasting most their time.
Glorifying days long gone behind
They've been wasting most their days.
In remembrance of ignorance oldest praise
Tell me who of them will come to be
How many of them are you and me
Dissipation
Race Relations
Consolation
Segregation
Dispensation
Isolation
Exploitation
Mutilation
Mutations
Miscreation
Confirmation... to the evils of the world
Songwriters: Wonder Stevie
Pastime Paradise lyrics © Jobete Music Co Inc, Black Bull Music Inc

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