The most beautiful and well done cover of this song I ever heard was done by Eva Cassidy, a Canadian singer who isn't well known. Sadly, she died at the age of 34 from breast cancer and, with her tragic death, the world lost one of it's truly great artists. If you haven't heard Eva Cassidy's version then, please, check it out! I guarantee you'll love it!
@AsiaticBeauty Actually, the original is from Songs In The Key Of Life, released in September of 1976 on Motown Records. I know this because I've been a Stevie Wonder fan since he first started out as "Little Stevie Wonder" back in the early sixties, which should also give you a good idea of how long I've been around, too. In fact, I'm happy to say I was there to enjoy all of the Motown artists like the Shirelles and others when they were brand new.
just heard the late eva cassidy's version of this song (incredible of course) but as a musican and a stevie fan i can't believe i didn't know it was stevie's song? glad to hear both versions.
Even though i've been used to hearing Keith John's version, you can clearly hear what Keith's intentions were when you listen to Master Stevie's version. I like Keith's version better as far as the format and clarity on the keys..........."BUT!!!" Vocally, Master Stevie can"t be messed whiff. (Selah) to all my psalmist out there.
I love at the very end where Barry White is just captivated by Stevie's voice and had to realize the song was over....that's why he's a musical genius!!!!! Love you Stevie!!!!
Wow! The more I hear from this guy, the more I am impressed. It is like he is superhuman. He truly has a gift. He is definitely doing what he was supposed to do in life. Because, to cheat the world out of things like this would truly be a crime.
@Cosmictalk Yeah those songs are wonderful, I would suggest you listen to "Feeding Off The Love of The Land" a song he wrote,produced arranged,play all the instruments & sang on after the ending credits for Jungle fever,the Spike Lee movie. It is 1 of the most hauntingly,beautiful songs ever sung & written by anybody!!
@skills1ent I agree with what you just typed 1million %,after Stevie Wonder make his transition,there will never,ever be a singer/songwriter,multi-instrumentalist,producer,arranger,civil & human rights advocate & humanitarian like him again! Long live Stevie Wonder!!
@mrinnervisionz Thank you friend! Your comment is brilliant! It also demonstrates the diverse talent an incredible impact that Stevie has had on humanity.
I'm almost in tears. I recorded this live from the show when it was first aired years ago then lost the recording. Yet the haunting depth of the melody remained with me all these years. The feeling of the last 30 seconds just can't be placed in words. Thank you so much for posting this.
Great song, but i actually like Keith John's rendition a little better. Stevie is my hero and Keith John has been his back up singer forever. Keith John has a great voice but for some reason could never make it as a solo artist.
I have been looking for this since I was 15!!!! Thank you!!! I remember watching this back in high school and crying for the beauty of this song...I liked the version in School Daze, but this is the BEST!!
i think everyone should watch school daze... then maybe ppl wouldnt hate themselves as much... yet alone other ppl say hateful things to others.. that movie is soooo deep.. even beyond most of us want to comprehend.. the world needs to see past these labels and colors that were made up and see each other for human beings.
MAN I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR ABOUT 14 or 15 YEARS I AM SO GLAD TO HAVE FINALLY FOUND IT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SPIRITUALLY PROFOUND SONGS EVER MADE I LOVE THIS SONG IT IS A CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC AND LOVE THANK YOU FOR THIS POST!!!!
This man is the very reason I learned how to play a piano. In addition to that, this is one of my favorite songs. He wrote my all-time favorite which is 'Ribbon In The Sky'. Thank you so much Stevie!
First time I heard this on the School Daze Soundtrack, I just knew Stevie Wonder had to had written it. This vid is the only recording I've heard him singing it.
I know exactly whatyou mean, when I first heard it I was 7 and I remember telling my Mom that the song was pretty enough to have been written by Sevie Wonder.
Thanx a million times. I have been waiting for this for a long time !!. Stevies own version.. great!! I first heard this song by Eva Cassidy. A fantastic version.
AMAZING!!! This is the first time the song had ever been performed or heard. Before Keith John's studio recording. Stevie often performs NEW, unedited material before live audience for feedback. If he had decided to do a studio production I'm sure it would have been even more incredible.
my favorite song in the world. glad to see Stevie owning his masterpiece. Keith John's version was the only version I heard before viewing this, though i knew it was written by Steveland Morris. Both are great.
The most beautiful and well done cover of this song I ever heard was done by Eva Cassidy, a Canadian singer who isn't well known. Sadly, she died at the age of 34 from breast cancer and, with her tragic death, the world lost one of it's truly great artists. If you haven't heard Eva Cassidy's version then, please, check it out! I guarantee you'll love it!
I'll even provide a link to it. Enjoy!
SuperAieee 1 week ago
love U forever Stevie
37melilu 3 months ago in playlist Más vídeos de steviewonderland1
Keith John KILLED this song on School Daze!!!!
LilMama2312 3 months ago 3
stevie's hair though, they did my dad dirty constantly. smh
Celycel 4 months ago
this made my day.
Celycel 4 months ago
This song is off the soundtrack from the movie "School Daze". It was written by Stevie Wonder, but sung by Keith John.
AsiaticBeauty 5 months ago
@AsiaticBeauty Actually, the original is from Songs In The Key Of Life, released in September of 1976 on Motown Records. I know this because I've been a Stevie Wonder fan since he first started out as "Little Stevie Wonder" back in the early sixties, which should also give you a good idea of how long I've been around, too. In fact, I'm happy to say I was there to enjoy all of the Motown artists like the Shirelles and others when they were brand new.
SuperAieee 1 week ago
What album is this song from?
ravenphoenix 5 months ago
@ravenphoenix It's from Songs In The Key Of Life
SuperAieee 1 week ago
@SuperAieee This song is from the "School Daze" soundtrack. Not from "Songs in the Key of Life"
thankgodjohn 2 days ago
Who is the one cynic that disliked this video? #rude
spartan0404 5 months ago
@spartan0404 Haters gonna haters cause the greater ones
will always be greater.
SuperAieee 1 week ago
Hahahaha Barry White's face at 2:53 has an extraordinary expression!!!
heaven17 8 months ago
This song sounds like Stevie. I didn't know that he wrote this song for school daze and Keith John did a wonderful job performing this song.
RussellAthletics 8 months ago
@RussellAthletics Yeah he DID, didn't he? I read that he wrote that song specifically for Keith John to sing.
TJCollins21 7 months ago
just heard the late eva cassidy's version of this song (incredible of course) but as a musican and a stevie fan i can't believe i didn't know it was stevie's song? glad to hear both versions.
drummmerfish 9 months ago
Funny how most people who are blind, can see much more than you or I. Love you Steve
niftyrosa 9 months ago
Even though i've been used to hearing Keith John's version, you can clearly hear what Keith's intentions were when you listen to Master Stevie's version. I like Keith's version better as far as the format and clarity on the keys..........."BUT!!!" Vocally, Master Stevie can"t be messed whiff. (Selah) to all my psalmist out there.
Jmartise 10 months ago
We love you, Stevie! This is an awesome message to any and all people.
birthofeternity 10 months ago
this song makes me cry every time i hear it
ebreppintrumpets 1 year ago
You can't even compare ANYONE to Stevie. No one!
theiccemann 1 year ago 2
stevie does this well, but I gotta say that I love it when Keith John does it........
delledean2020 1 year ago
I love at the very end where Barry White is just captivated by Stevie's voice and had to realize the song was over....that's why he's a musical genius!!!!! Love you Stevie!!!!
jewelinwideawake 1 year ago
SANG IT STEVIE!
atmybest4 1 year ago
Wow! The more I hear from this guy, the more I am impressed. It is like he is superhuman. He truly has a gift. He is definitely doing what he was supposed to do in life. Because, to cheat the world out of things like this would truly be a crime.
ddash28 1 year ago
This and Stay Gold are my most favorite SW songs.
Cosmictalk 1 year ago 2
@Cosmictalk Yeah those songs are wonderful, I would suggest you listen to "Feeding Off The Love of The Land" a song he wrote,produced arranged,play all the instruments & sang on after the ending credits for Jungle fever,the Spike Lee movie. It is 1 of the most hauntingly,beautiful songs ever sung & written by anybody!!
mrinnervisionz 1 year ago
Pure, unadultrated, quintessential, unequivocal, genius! A remarkable musical savant!
skills1ent 1 year ago 4
@skills1ent I agree with what you just typed 1million %,after Stevie Wonder make his transition,there will never,ever be a singer/songwriter,multi-instrumentalist,producer,arranger,civil & human rights advocate & humanitarian like him again! Long live Stevie Wonder!!
mrinnervisionz 1 year ago
@mrinnervisionz Thank you friend! Your comment is brilliant! It also demonstrates the diverse talent an incredible impact that Stevie has had on humanity.
skills1ent 1 year ago
I'm almost in tears. I recorded this live from the show when it was first aired years ago then lost the recording. Yet the haunting depth of the melody remained with me all these years. The feeling of the last 30 seconds just can't be placed in words. Thank you so much for posting this.
StarChild319 1 year ago
is that cissy houston whitney's mom at 2:00
hiddenmgr 1 year ago
@hiddenmgr Yes that is!
atmybest4 1 year ago
BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL.....TEARS ARE FALLING, THE TRUTH IS A REALITY....JANET WAS MOVED...ONLY STEVIE CAN DO THAT!!
0222527 1 year ago 3
4 some wh doesnt have the faculty off sight this man has more insight and is more intune to nature and the human exsperience them most people
SWEETSDADDY 1 year ago
Wow......
AnimALnyc 1 year ago
Great song, but i actually like Keith John's rendition a little better. Stevie is my hero and Keith John has been his back up singer forever. Keith John has a great voice but for some reason could never make it as a solo artist.
severe8403 1 year ago
@severe8403 i feel u, but this is live..
dudegotbars 1 year ago
"Yet who's to say/with unfamiliar faces/you could anymore be?/love the you that you see/you can only be you/as I can only be me..."
DreamGyrl360 1 year ago
I have been looking for this since I was 15!!!! Thank you!!! I remember watching this back in high school and crying for the beauty of this song...I liked the version in School Daze, but this is the BEST!!
epifani9 1 year ago 2
I live for Stevie Wonder's music! All my life his lyrics lifted my spirits. He is amazing!
smellmyfarts 1 year ago 3
i think everyone should watch school daze... then maybe ppl wouldnt hate themselves as much... yet alone other ppl say hateful things to others.. that movie is soooo deep.. even beyond most of us want to comprehend.. the world needs to see past these labels and colors that were made up and see each other for human beings.
xxXXXNataj4Jam3sxxXX 1 year ago 14
wow i've never seen his hair out this way. i love stevie, i get emotional everytime i hear him sing
lifeadams1978 1 year ago
thank you stevie...thank you!!! thank you!!....thank you!!!
musclenigga09 1 year ago
dope!
dudegotbars 1 year ago
OMG...I remember this song from Skool Daze....no wonder I loved this song so much, Stevie Wonder is my favorite artist!!!
jewelinwideawake 2 years ago 2
why don't they make souls like this anymore?
loon0493 2 years ago 3
@loon0493 because they've forgotton where it comes from.Without spiritual inspiration, there is no genius.
jetpaq 1 year ago
@jetpaq so true
loon0493 1 year ago
Thankyou!
j1dub1976 2 years ago
do you have the whole show on tape?
riddim3456 2 years ago
Not, only this
steviewonderland1 2 years ago
awful driver but sheer genial musician.
daylightghost2009 2 years ago
Where in the heck, does Stevie get the stuff he writes, its beyond genius
trumusicgen 2 years ago 31
@trumusicgen the third eye
Rza06 1 year ago
But for tho I really think he got 4 or 5 eyes...can't no other artist top his poetic
language
trumusicgen 1 year ago
@trumusicgen My brother ..the songs come from his soul..thats where it comes from
MarkoSogz 6 months ago 2
I loved singing this song in jhs when I heard it from School Daze
Stryker7828 2 years ago 2
♥
SunnyMcTribe 2 years ago
I love this song i heard in da movie school daze and loved it every since... one of Stevie's best works
kikiblueangel 2 years ago
MAN I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR ABOUT 14 or 15 YEARS I AM SO GLAD TO HAVE FINALLY FOUND IT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SPIRITUALLY PROFOUND SONGS EVER MADE I LOVE THIS SONG IT IS A CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC AND LOVE THANK YOU FOR THIS POST!!!!
WillPharaoh1 2 years ago
where was that? I saw barry white, janet and little richard.
MIX614 2 years ago
This is it. This is the song. Jesus, thanks for posting.
MehranX 2 years ago
This man is the very reason I learned how to play a piano. In addition to that, this is one of my favorite songs. He wrote my all-time favorite which is 'Ribbon In The Sky'. Thank you so much Stevie!
djiceman1977 2 years ago 2
First time I heard this on the School Daze Soundtrack, I just knew Stevie Wonder had to had written it. This vid is the only recording I've heard him singing it.
MYTMIC 2 years ago
I know exactly whatyou mean, when I first heard it I was 7 and I remember telling my Mom that the song was pretty enough to have been written by Sevie Wonder.
telliwood 2 years ago 2
Thanx a million times. I have been waiting for this for a long time !!. Stevies own version.. great!! I first heard this song by Eva Cassidy. A fantastic version.
paceman987 2 years ago 2
AMAZING!!! This is the first time the song had ever been performed or heard. Before Keith John's studio recording. Stevie often performs NEW, unedited material before live audience for feedback. If he had decided to do a studio production I'm sure it would have been even more incredible.
ldbost 2 years ago
Can U post the OH MARY DON'T YOU WEEP Gospel selection from this same show (The 1st Annual Soul Train Awards - 1987).
ShangoJamal 2 years ago
thanx for this 1
deckydee32 2 years ago
I live for this version.Kieth John tears it up 2.
COBYKOEHL2 2 years ago
His VOICE!!!!!!
Is AWESOME!!!
motowninvestor 2 years ago 3
my favorite song in the world. glad to see Stevie owning his masterpiece. Keith John's version was the only version I heard before viewing this, though i knew it was written by Steveland Morris. Both are great.
mystikkkal2000 2 years ago 2
This is a wonderful song.Both stevie and keith did a great job on this song.
Marcia5Norf 2 years ago
Great song. I also love Keith John's version of this.
And damn Janet was looking fine here!
Thank you for posting.
RhythmBluesSoul1 2 years ago