Superstition - Stevie Wonder (1972)

"Superstition" is a popular song written, produced, arranged, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Tamla/Motown Records in 1972, when Wonder was twenty-two years old. It was the lead single for Wonder's "Talking Book" album. It reached number one in the U.S. on the pop and soul singles charts. In November 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song at #74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song deals with superstitions, and mentions several popular superstitious fables in its lyrics. Jeff Beck created the original drum beat while in the studio with Wonder. After writing the song Wonder offered it to Beck to record, but at the insistence of his own manager Wonder himself recorded it first. Beck played guitar on "Talking Book" and later recorded his own version of "Superstition" as a part of Beck, Bogert & Appice. Wonder's music had been undergoing a marked change from his earlier fit with the Motown Sound to a more personal style. This shift had been evident on his two prior albums, "Where I'm Coming From" and "Music Of My Mind", but it was "Talking Book" and "Superstition" that brought the new style to the awareness of the public in general. "Superstition" is immediately recognizable for its opening drum beat, which was performed by Wonder, complete with a noticeable bass-drum pedal squeak throughout the track. Its iconic funky clavinet riff was performed by Wonder, while the electronic Arp and Moog synthesizer sounds were created by Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff. The song also features trumpet and saxophone, played respectively by Steve Madaio and Trevor Laurence. This channel is dedicated to all the great 'old school' R&B music I grew up with, the stuff that originally made me tap my feet and want to be a DJ. Funk, soul, disco, R&B, dance, hip-hop, pop . . . 60s, 70s, 80s . . . whatever you call it, it's all 'Old School' and it's all here!

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[NaturalSoundStudio]

Suck on this, Kanye.

[ZeroTornado]

I may be new school but I know what is in the cool school

[insidious611]

@chicagopoetry In fact, the fact that the video has an "Artist: Stevie Wonder" bit and a link to android market/amazon/itunes under it makes it all the more likely this got flagged as a copyright vio and thus got forced to have an ad.

[insidious611]

@chiacgopoetry Actually, its likely that the reason this has a commercial is BECAUSE he doesn't have the copyright. As an alternative to taking the music down, Youtube sometimes forces advertisements on videos so that the money can go to the correct copyright holders.

[chicagopoetry]

terrible video so literal, and you even make us watch a stupid commercial to hear a song you have no copyright to, booooo

[koralmoon99]

@ZeroTornado IKR!

[nightfury1996]

such good music...

[thehorologist1971]

What a voice, amazing track!

[LyllieC]

j'adore... tout simplement génial! j'ai l'impression de me balader dans la rue rétro quand j'entends cette musique!

[Tayhull21]

@Fakename70 obviously...

[Fakename70]

@Tayhull21

Oh, look; another 12-year old talking shit online while hiding behind the anonymity of the internet. Sorry, but, I don't get into e-arguments with adolescents. I really don't.