this been posted? i could not find it - interesting

Beautiful song !

As far as the Stevie Wonder songbook is concerned, I've always felt that this was a real dud. Lyrics are a bummer, and even musically it just goes nowhere.

Taylor's guitar breaks on the Stones cover add a lot of dynamics that improve upon Stevie's original, but in any case the Stones didn't have a lot to work with and even with them the song falls short.



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As far as the Stevie Wonder songbook is concerned, I've always felt that this was a real dud. Lyrics are a bummer, and even musically it just goes nowhere.

Taylor's guitar breaks on the Stones cover add a lot of dynamics that improve upon Stevie's original, but in any case the Stones didn't have a lot to work with and even with them the song falls short.

Well said, and have to admit I agree. It almost sounds like an unfinished song, like the beginning idea/basis for a tune.

great voice, blows MJ away, yet I prefer MJ's vocal, and of course, the Stones rendition.

The music was really thin in that clip....sounded very unfinished.

Thanks HB...surprisingly never heard SW do this. I knew it was a SW song just never thought to look for it.


IORR............but I like it!

What's the name of the mechanism that gives the rhythm guitar its "quivery" effect in the Stones' cover? I love it. (Most noticeable at the start.)

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this been posted? i could not find it - interesting

What a @#$%&' voice!!!

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What's the name of the mechanism that gives the rhythm guitar its "quivery" effect in the Stones' cover? I love it. (Most noticeable at the start.)

there is a tremolo effect on Keith's guitar in the Stones version of this song

I've always liked Stevie Wonder's original...one of those brilliant hidden gems amidst all of his known hits.

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As far as the Stevie Wonder songbook is concerned, I've always felt that this was a real dud. Lyrics are a bummer, and even musically it just goes nowhere.

Taylor's guitar breaks on the Stones cover add a lot of dynamics that improve upon Stevie's original, but in any case the Stones didn't have a lot to work with and even with them the song falls short.

Well said, and have to admit I agree. It almost sounds like an unfinished song, like the beginning idea/basis for a tune.

Well, it is unfinished, and the released version is edited 'together'. Taylor's two guitar breaks are identical: after the stop the lead break is spliced in, and what you hear is a copy of the second verse. The Stones stopped playing and recording just on the break.

Mathijs

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As far as the Stevie Wonder songbook is concerned, I've always felt that this was a real dud. Lyrics are a bummer, and even musically it just goes nowhere.

Taylor's guitar breaks on the Stones cover add a lot of dynamics that improve upon Stevie's original, but in any case the Stones didn't have a lot to work with and even with them the song falls short.

Well said, and have to admit I agree. It almost sounds like an unfinished song, like the beginning idea/basis for a tune.

IWell, it is unfinished, and the released version is edited 'together'. Taylor's two guitar breaks are identical: after the stop the lead break is spliced in, and what you hear is a copy of the second verse. The Stones stopped playing and recording just on the break.

Mathijs

I was talking about Stevie's original, (which I didn't make clear), but your comments are informed and interesting.