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Living just enough, just enough for the city

Stevie Wonder's Living for the City is a powerful and influential song, released in 1973 as part of his album Innervisions. This track showcases Wonder's exceptional musical talent, as he performed all the vocals, instrumentals, composing, songwriting, and production himself. The song tells the story of a young Black man from Mississippi who moves to New York City in search of a better life, only to face discrimination, injustice, and hardship. It addresses themes of systemic racism, poverty, and the challenges faced by African Americans in both rural and urban settings du… read more
Stevie Wonder's Living for the City is a powerful and influential song, released in 1973 as part of his album Innervisions. This track showcases… read more
Stevie Wonder's Living for the City is a powerful and influential song, released in 1973 as part of his album Innervisions. This track showcases Wonder's exceptional musical ta… read more

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Stevie Wonder is the stage name of Stevland Hardaway Morris (b. Stevland Hardaway Judkins, 13 May 1950 in Saginaw, MI, USA - a.k.a. Little Stevie Wonder), a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer and activist. He débuted, as Little Stevie Wonder, with the single "I Call It Pretty Music but the Old People Call It the Blues" (1961, Tamla Motown) and his latest album is "A Time To Love" (Oct 2005, Motown) Stevland lost his eyesight shortly after birth. When he was four, his mother left his father, and moved with the children to Detroit. She chan… read more
Stevie Wonder is the stage name of Stevland Hardaway Morris (b. Stevland Hardaway Judkins, 13 May 1950 in Saginaw, MI, USA - a.k.a. Little Stevie Wonder), a singer, multi-instrumentalist, c… read more
Stevie Wonder is the stage name of Stevland Hardaway Morris (b. Stevland Hardaway Judkins, 13 May 1950 in Saginaw, MI, USA - a.k.a. Little Stevie Wonder), a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer and activist. He dé… read more

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