Stevie Wonder
It’s easy to forget how political Stevie Wonder’s catalog really is.
Because the melodies are so bright.
The grooves are so joyful.
Then you actually listen.
Suddenly it’s broken neighborhoods, systemic traps, names nobody else bothered to say out loud.
He campaigned for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Organized. Showed up. Pushed policy.
All while making songs that felt like sunlight.
Which might be the most subversive trick of all.
Living for the City:
Higher Ground:
Village Ghetto Land:
He’s Misstra Know-It-All:
Happy Birthday:
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