Stevie Wonder

A death with dignity, either alone or with others, is certainly preferable over a death without dignity. Whether it be lingering or rather sudden, the moment when the impending inevitability of one’s death looms before an individual makes dignity all the more desirable. However, due to the erratic nature of life, the manner by which people die usually isn’t left up to the individual. When lives are claimed unjustly, people often develop bothersome feelings of malaise and desire justice for the…

The soundtrack to the 2016 Democratic convention is not only to please the ears of those present, but also to excite supporters and potential supporters nationwide through multi-platform distribution, including, but not limited to TV, social media, and the general media. Naturally, the target audience is younger and more liberal than that of the Republican convention. However, even among Democrats, the day should especially appeal to a younger, more liberal audience as the three major speeches…

1. Distinguish between good and correct interpretations of an artwork by listing characteristics of each. Celine Dion's interpretation of the Stevie wonder song "I wish" is a correct interpretation because it stuck to the artist's intention. It has the exact same lyrics,beat,and tempo. Will Smith's interpretation of Stevie Wonder's song "I wish" is a good version because it was more pleasing to my own ears. Will Smith's interpretation was a rap song with 100% different lyrics. 2. Distinguish…

The first time was in 1974 for his album, Innervisions. The ne next year, he won again for Fulfillingness’ First Finale and another one two years later for his work on Songs in the Key of Life. The other two are Frank Sinatra and Paul Simon. Wonder was given a tribute with a TV special: Songs in the Key of Life – An All-Star Grammy Salute where many big names in the music industry performed including himself. 3. Whitney Houston – In 1993, Houston bagged Album of the Year for the soundtrack…

Spector. Berry Gordy launched the Motown label in 1959, the dawn of the Dark Ages, The label also had seen the successful starts to the careers of four more Hall of Famers: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Martha & the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder. How was this a “Dark Age”? Motown had even earned the nickname, "Hitsville U.S.A." A lot of Motown’s misses are better than the era’s “hits.”…

Black people in America have been oppressed and discriminated against by their White counterparts since they have been robbed of their homeland to be slaves in another by force. Centuries have passed until a movement was put into place for Black people to fight against the oppression. This movement was known as the Black Power Movement. African Americans in the 1950s and early 1960s were able to achieve their civil rights but through violence which was not what Dr. Martin Luther King was about.…

December 2, which can only mean one thing: another edition of Carpool Karaoke! She has joined the likes of rapper-songwriter Iggy Azalea, singer-songwriter Justin Bieber, record producer Mariah Carey, singer Rod Stewart and multi-instrumentalist Stevie Wonder, all of whom sat in the passenger seat as comedian actor James Corden's drove them around L.A. as part of "The Late Late Show's." The country singer was just the latest guest on what's become a signature sketch for the show: Corden…

same tempers her father had. Since she wasn’t taught the proper way to manage that rage, it eventually negatively affected her personal relationships later on her life. In her book, Schwartz writes about a dream that her brother Stevie, was apart of. It goes on about Stevie asking her what she would do with an angry bear trapped alone in the forest. Later on, Schwartz concludes why she was having that dream and discovers that she was that angry bear (125). This evidently shows that the inmates…

On July 13, 1985, two simultaneous concerts that featured many legends was broadcasted globally. Bob Geldof went to Ethiopia after hearing about the most recent famines and witnessed all the unfortunate things that were happening to these people. This caused him to be inspired, and this inspiration led to something amazing. Bob Geldof was the idea guy in this situation, he wrote alongside Midge Ure Do They Know It’s Christmas? to spread awareness to people that not everyone is lucky enough to…

book, on the deeper side this song is able to connect with the book. Levitin’s view of music, is basically that it is the key to life, and this song, “Sir Duke”, is part of the album, Songs in the Key of Life. This is no “coincidence” because Stevie Wonder, a great singer, and Daniel Levitin, both come from different sides of the coin, scientific and abstract views, but in the end they both come up to the same meaning of music being the key to life, which is very true. “They can feel it all…