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Superstition by Stevie Wonder

Biografia do Artista para Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder Nome Artístico De Steveland Judkins Hardaway Saginaw Michigan 13 De Maio De 1950 É Um Compositor Cantor E Ativista De Causas Humanitárias E Sociais Norte-Americano Cego De Nascença. Com Onze Anos Ele Começou A Gravar Sob O Pseudônimo De Little Stevie Wonder E Rapidamente Se Tornou Conhecido Como Um Dos Mais Inovadores E Influentes Cantores/compositores De Seu Tempo. Foi Também Um Dos Mais Bem Sucedidos Artistas Da Gravadora Motown. Com O Passar Do Tempo Passou A Cantar Músicas Que Mostravam Uma Consciência Social Possivelmente Influenciado Por Sua Versão Do Sucesso "Blowin' In The Wind" De Bob Dylan . Também Se Tornou Conhecido Como Compositor Escrevendo Músicas Para Artistas E Grupos Da Motown Como The Spinners E Smokey Robinson.

Frogtoon Música - Informações da música: Superstition

"Superstition" Is A Popular Song Written Produced Arranged And Performed By Stevie Wonder For Motown Records In 1972 When Wonder Was Twenty-Two Years Old. It Was Included On Wonder's Talking Book Album And Released As A Single In Many Countries. It Reached Number One In The USA And Number Eleven In The UK In February 1973. Wonder Had Actually Written This Song For Jeff Beck But At The Insistence Of His Own Manager Wonder Himself Recorded It First. Beck Was Instead Offered "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" Which He Recorded For 1975's Blow By Blow. Jeff Beck Played Guitar On Talking Book And Later Recorded His Own Version Of "Superstition" With Beck Bogert & Appice. Wonder's Music Had Been Undergoing A Marked Change From His Earlier Motown Pop To A More Personal Style. This Shift Had Been Evident On His Two Prior Albums But It Was Talking Book And "Superstition" In Particular That Brought The New Style To The Awareness Of The Public In General. The Song Deals With Superstitions And Mentions Several Popular Fables In Its Lyrics. "Superstition" Is Immediately Recognizable For Its Opening Drum Beat Which Was Performed By Wonder And For Its Notably Funky Clavinet Riff. The Song Also Heavily Features Brass Instruments And Saxophones Notably A Trumpet Lead By Trevor Laurence And The Electronic Arp And Moog Synthesizer Sounds That Malcolm Cecil And Robert Margouleff Helped To Create For The Album. Wonder Performed "Superstition" On The Children's Television Show Sesame Street In 1972 As Well As On Soul Train And WNET's Soul. The Song Also Featured In A Series Of Commercials For Levi's Jeans Broadcast In The United States In Late 2006. The Song Was Featured In A Scene Of John Carpenter's The Thing. T.K. Carter's Character Nauls Listens To It On A Boom Box In The Kitchen Defiantly Turning Up The Volume When He Is Asked To Turn It Down. It Was Featured In The End Credits Of Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn And Also In The Movie I Robot Starring Will Smith Where Smith's Character Plays It After Waking Up. The Song Has Also Been Covered By Melvin Van Peebles Raven-Symone And Stevie Ray Vaughan. Vaughan And Wonder Had Mutual Admiration For One Another Wonder Would Later Write The Song "Stevie Ray Blues" In Honor Of Vaughan . Bucky Covington Covered The Song On The Fifth Season Of American Idol And His Version Was Included On The CD. The Song Is Also Covered By Widespread Panic Along With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band On Panic's 2000 Release Another Joyous Occasion. The Song Was Also Mixed By Alicia Keys In The Song "Karma Karmastition Remix ". In November 2004 Rolling Stone Ranked Superstition At #74 On Their List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.

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