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Fun Music Information -> Stevie Wonder

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Possible Misspelled Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

Stevie Wonder Bread

Quotes:

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

Submitted by: Brian Kelly

Jokes:

Why does stevie wonder move his head so much? cuz hes dodging notes! Submitted by: Khris	Elvis presley has left the building. Stevie Wonder hasn't yet, he keeps walking into the door. Submitted by: Pendy
There are additional music jokes available.

Music Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Steveland Morris. Submitted by: Bernhard Hausner

Also known as: Steveland Morris. Submitted by: sheryl

Weird Names of Music Performer's Children:

Mumtaz - Submitted by: Eric Andrews
Keita - Submitted by: Eric Andrews
Aisha - 'Love is Aisha, the meaning of her name' as mentioned in 'Isn't She Lovely. Submitted by: pickle*

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name	Comments & Submitter Name
"As"	Okay, it IS the first word of the song, but after seven minutes of hearing "Always" and "Until", it's hard to remember the title. -- JDonVance - JDonVance

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"I Was Paid To Love Her"	"I Was Made To Love Her"	Stan E. Cox-Hyde
"Masturbator"	"Master Blaster"	Sarah
"Leavin' From The City"	"Livin' For The City"	soul

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Ribbon In The Sky,"	Ribbons are not found in the sky	Isac
"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life,"	No person can be sunshine.	Reggie Pillbox
"Take A Course In Happiness,"	There's no such thing in any school I know of.	Yvette Bristle
"Living For The City,"	Why does the city own you? Are you in debt?	Peter

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Keep On Dancing," The Gentrys	"Boogie On Reggae Woman," Stevie Wonder
"My Girl," The Temptations	"Uptight (Everything's Alright) ," Stevie Wonder
"Ring Ring Ring," De La Soul	"I Just Called To Say I Love You," Stevie Wonder
"What Am I Living For?," Chuck Willis	"Living For The City," Stevie Wonder
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Go Hoe" originally "Go Home"

Isac

"A" originally "As"

Alyssa Jayne

"That Gil" originally "That Girl"

Peter

"Love Having You Round" originally "Love Having You Around"

Sutch

"I Ain't Gonna Sand For It" originally "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It"

George Straitjacket

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Go Homer" originally "Go Home"

What Bart Simpson might say to cheer on his dad?

Isac

"Ash" originally "As"

Alyssa Jayne

"Ask" originally "As"

Alyssa Jayne

"Ads" originally "As"

Alyssa Jayne

"Ahs" originally "As"

Alyssa Jayne

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Al" originally "As"

Serafina

"Av" originally "As"

Av: an abbreviation of 'avenue'

Isac

"Us" originally "As"

Alyssa Jayne

"Is" originally "As"

Alyssa Jayne

"Am" originally "As"

Alyssa Jayne

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"	"Beware the Punchlines of My Wife"	Merry & Pippin
"Living for the City"	"Live for Lubricity"	John A. Barry
"Living for the City"	"It’s the ‘More’ Man, Mitty"	John A. Barry
"Living for the City"	"It’s Vatican City"	John A. Barry
"If You Really Love Me"	"They All Want To Kill Me"	the_conqueror_of_parodies
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"	"Don't Know Why"	Sheogorath
"Superstition"	"Sex With Children (Penn State)"	Hu's On First
"Isn't She Lovely?"	"Isn't It Buggy?"	Phil Alexander
"Part Time Lover"	"Turd Burglar"	Immoral Liberal
"Isn't She Lovely"	"Isn't She Ugly"	Max Power
There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Stay Gold	Watches Made Of Fake Gold	G
I Just Called To Say I Love You	Romantic Messages Between Couples	stephen
Master Blaster	Boombox radios	soul
I Just Called To Say I Love You	British Telecom Or A NTL Phone Lines	Nicola
Master Blaster	Video Games	Vic George
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life	Al Gore's Global Warming hotline	Peter
Too High	Drug Rehab	Paul Warren
Part Time Lovers	Dating Agency	Marv
He's Misstra Know-It-All	MENSA	miss bad example
I Just Called To Say I Love You	Divorce lawyers	Nicola
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Ribbon Of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot	Ribbon In The Sky Stevie Wonder	Ribbon Of Darkness In The Sky	Britney Spears into pruning hooks
I Love You, You Love Me. Barney The Purple Dinosaur	I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder	I Just Called To Say I Love You, You Love Me	Lee Rasiel
Papercut Linkin Park	Fingertips Stevie Wonder	Papercut On My Fingertips	rocksoul
I'm A Believer The Monkees	Superstition Stevie Wonder	I'm A Superstition Believer	Tabitha Cartwright
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

The Stevie Wonder Band

Stevie Wonder combined with The Wonder Band

Submitted By: Candy Welty

Stevie, The Eighth Wonder

Stevie Wonder combined with Eighth Wonder

Submitted By: Candy Welty

Stevie Wondernicks

Stevie Wonder combined with Stevie Nicks

Livin' For the City On the Edge Of Seventeen

Submitted By: Lance Crackers

The Stevie Wonder Stuff

Stevie Wonder combined with The Wonder Stuff

Submitted By: Sutch

There are additional Stevie Wonder Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"I Wish" Misheard Lyrics: Brother says he's tellin', caught you playin' doctor with that nerd. Original Lyrics: Brother says he's tellin', 'bout you playin' doctor with that girl	"I Wish" Misheard Lyrics: Girlie says he's tellin', Pancho playin' doctor with that nurse Original Lyrics: Brother says he's tellin', 'bout you playin' doctor with that girl
"I Wish" Misheard Lyrics: Green ant at the back door my royal quilt, I sold your pots of gold outside or Green ant at the back door my royal quilt, I sold your pots that go outside or Green ant at the back door my royal quilt, I sold your Popsicle outside Original Lyrics: Greeted at the back door by "Boy I thought I told you not to go outside"	"I Wish" Misheard Lyrics: Operator apple pecked her my foil tall eye told you hot sea gull outside or Operator apple pecked her my foil tall eye told you hot sea gull house side Original Lyrics: Greeted at the back door by "Boy I thought I told you not to go outside"
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing"

Misheard Lyrics:

Y'know I speak very, very, um, fluent Spanish -- 'Told her, ah, again 'Chevrolet'
"Can you say that again, 'Chevrolet?'"

Original Lyrics:

Y'know I speak very, very, um fluent Spanish -- 'Todo 'stá bien chévere.'
"Can you say that again, 'Chevére?"

Story about this misheard lyric by: JC Foster

My dad and I always thought that Stevie Wonder was saying a heavily accented 'Chevrolet' as he tried to impress some girl. This went to the point where we would sing it very confidently at parties and even put it in as a karaoke lyrics on a program we had. It wasn't until much later that my Mexican mom told us he was saying 'Todo 'stá bien chévere', Spanish for "Everything's cool."

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Send One Your Love"

Better Lyrics:

Show him your t*ts
Don't hold back those busoms
He will want to squeeze them
And go straight to your bed

Original Lyrics:

Show him your love
Don't hold back your feelings
You don't need a reason
When it's straight from the heart

Submitted by: soul ii soul

"Superstitious"

Better Lyrics:

Very stupid dishes
Smash them on the wall

Original Lyrics:

very superstitous,
not much fun at all

Submitted by: Colleen

"Signed, Sealed, Delivered"

Better Lyrics:

Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours.
Up yours!

Original Lyrics:

Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours.
I'm yours.

Submitted by: Marshall

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"I Was Made To Love Her"

The Funny Lyrics:

I was made to love her,
worship and adore her,
hey, hey, hey.

Why They're Funny:

This is funny because the title line is ambiguous. I suppose it is meant to say "i was made (i.E. created) for the purpose of loving her. but the title line by itself could just as easily mean "i was forced to love her". as chance would have it, I've always tended to hear it the latter way, and think he's saying that he was coerced into loving her, before I catch myself and think, oh but that isn't what the song means to say.

Submitted by: Patricia Mcclure

"Ebony Eyes"

The Funny Lyrics:

when she smiles, it seems the stars all know, 'cause one by one they start to light up the sky

Why They're Funny:

so, does she only smile in the evening?

Submitted by: KKitty

There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Isn't She Lovely"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderfull
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love

Why They're Repetitive:

This is pretty much the entire song.

Submitted by: Celeste

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Overjoyed"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

For did my dreams come true
when I looked at you

Why They're Nonsensical:

How did you look at her, Stevie? You're blind.

Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2

"My Cherie Amour"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

My Cherie Amour,
Distant as the Milky Way.

Why They're Nonsensical:

This is generally a lovely song, but this line makes no sense. The Milky Way is our home in the universe; it is the galaxy in which we live. So it is all around us. Our Sun is one of the billions and billions of stars that make up much of its luminous components. And our Solar System, including the Earth, is part of the Milky Way galaxy too, just like all planets and other objects orbiting any stars in our galaxy. So "Distant as the Milky Way" isn't any meaningful way of indicating large distance form anything on Earth, since Earth is inside the Milky Way.

Submitted by: Karen Smith

There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"I Just Called To Say I Love You"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

I just called to say 'I love you'
I just called to say how much I care
I just called to say 'I love you'
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

Why They're Misrhymed:

I know Mr. Wonder can rhyme better than that. It sounds like he's not even trying.

Submitted by: soul

Inappropriate Song Lyrics:

"As"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

Until the day that 8x8x8 is 4.

Why They're Inappropriate:

I'm sorry, the rest of the song sounds good it's just that this line doesn't really sound appropriate in the song. He keeps saying how he'll love her until the world ends and the mountains crumble and the sun dies and then he has to say something about math. I'm sorry I'm not trying to insult Stevie's song writing ability it's just that this sounds like something I would write (which is never a good thing!)

Submitted by: wadded beef

Dated Song Lyrics:

"Sir Duke"

The Dated Lyrics:

But just because a record has a groove
Don't make it in the groove

Why They're Dated:

What's a record?

Submitted by: Robert Ballinger

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"My Love Is On Fire"

The Dirty Lyrics:

I want to feel your love
I need to feel your love mixed with mine

Why They're Dirty:

Maybe I'm miscontruing the context here but the last line especially is so disturbing it made me nauseous thinking about it - because standalone and stripped of that particular potential connotation, it doesn't make any sense. Can we say 'too much information'? Especially from Mr. Wonder, I'm surprised.

Submitted by: Devil Jones

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Sir Duke" The Lyrics: For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo And the king of all, Sir Duke And with a voice like Ella's ringin' out There's no way the band can lose Who They Mention: Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald Submitted by: Candy Welty	"Happy Birthday" The Lyrics: For in peace our hearts will sing Thanks to Martin Luther King Who They Mention: Martin Luther King Jnr Submitted by: The Pianoman
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Bird of Beauty"

The Song Lyrics:

A Mind Excursion can be such a thrill.

Song They Mention:

"Mind Excursion" by Tradewinds

Submitted by: Paul Warren

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"All in Love is Fair" Opening Lines: All is Fair in Love Comments: Submitted by: Sutch	"If You Really Love Me" Opening Lines: Well, if you really love me won't you tell me? Comments: Submitted by: Larcen Tyler
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Made Up Words in Songs:

"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day"

The Made Up Words:

shoo-be-doo-be-doo-da-day

Comments:

Submitted by: Loree Dare

"Yesterme, Yesteryou, Yesterday"

The Made Up Words:

Yesterme Yesteryou

Comments:

There is a Yesterday and a Yesteryear, but no Yesterme nor Yesteryou.

Submitted by: Paul Warren

Song Title Space Change:

"Up Tight (Everything's Al, Right?)" originally "Uptight (Everything's Alright)"

Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

"Cast Les In The Sand" originally "Castles In The Sand"

Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

"Over Joy Ed" originally "Overjoyed"

Somehow I knew that Stevie would be nice to Ed.

Submitted by: Peter

"High ER Ground" originally "Higher Ground"

Submitted by: George Straitjacket

"Super's Tit Ion" originally "Superstition"

Submitted by: George Straitjacket

There are additional Song Title Space Change available.

Song Title Anagrams:

"A Harmony Machine" originally "Hey Harmonica Man"

Submitted by: Claire Grayson

"Harm Honey Maniac" originally "Hey Harmonica Man"

Submitted by: Claire Grayson

"Manor Hay Machine" originally "Hey Harmonica Man"

Submitted by: Claire Grayson

"A Nice Ham Harmony" originally "Hey Harmonica Man"

Submitted by: Claire Grayson

"Each Main Harmony" originally "Hey Harmonica Man"

Submitted by: Claire Grayson

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"I was made to love her"

The Lyrics:

I was born in Lil' Rock, had a childhood sweetheart.

Why:

Little Rock, Arkansas.

Submitted by: Paul Warren

Super Long Pop Songs:

"Living for the City" Length: 7:21

Pretty much every station I've heard play this song fades it at about 3:30, before a spoken interlude featuring a very radio-unfriendly word.

Submitted by: snowedin

"Superwoman (Where were you when I needed you)" Length: 8:07

This was the first song that was top-40 during Stevie Wonder's second phase in Motown when he performed all the songs by himself.

Submitted by: Paul Warren

"A Time to Love" Length: 9:17

Submitted by: Erin

Song Title Acrostics:

AID: "All I Do"

Submitted by: Candy Welty

AS: "Another Star"

Submitted by: Candy Welty

DID: "Do I Do"

Submitted by: MOR

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Cake Up A Horse In Tappy-ness" originally "Take Up A Course In Happiness"

Submitted by: michelle (hell in mice)

"Tort-Lime Paver" originally "Part-Time Lover"

Submitted by: Peter

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"My Cherie Amour"

The Lyrics:

My cherie amour

Why:

Translation: "my darling love".

Submitted by: Soul

"Bird of Beauty"

The Lyrics:

Tudo bem voce deve descannar a sua mente,
Nao faz mal o qu vai acontecer daqui pra fente.
Vai cantar alegria,
Voce coracao assim tao feliz ja vai cantar carnival.

Why:

The third verse was translated into Portuguese by Sergio Mendes so that Stevie Wonder would dedicate the song to the people in Mozambique and Brazil.

Submitted by: Paul Warren

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"My Cherie Amour"

The Lyrics:

My Cherie Amour, pretty as a summer's day.
My Cherie Amour, as distant as the Milky Way.

Why:

The song has a dreamily romantic melody, but it is about a girl whose charms have the singer hopelessly spellbound while she hardly notices that he exists.

Submitted by: Meredith Corpening

"It Ain't No Use"

The Lyrics:

There ain't no reason to force a smile, when pain is really in its place. 'Cause we know the truth, it ain't no use, let's part before we lose love's trace.

Why:

The harmonies sound cheerful, but it's about separation.

Submitted by: Paul Warren

Performers with Handicaps:

"Blindness"

He has been quoted as having said "Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision."

Submitted by: Brian Kelly

"Visually Impared"

Stevie Wonder was blind since birth, but he intended to rise above his disability by having three Grammys for Album of the Year.

Submitted by: Paul Warren

What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):

"Filing for Divorce"

Stevie Wonder is ending his 11 year marriage to fashion designer Kai Millard Morris citing irreconcilable differences in papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Cout under his real name. Stevland Morris. Wonder is seeking joint custody of his two sons Kailand and Mandia and agrees to pay spousal support.

Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.