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Stevie Wonder

Living For The City

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1973
  • 1973
  • 1974
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  • 1975

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“Living for the City” is a 1973 hit single by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla (Motown) label, from his Innervisions album. Reaching #8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and #1 on the R&B chart, the record is driven by a slow bass synth groove (provided by the enormous TONTO modular synthesiser) that manages to exude a certain amount of tension, an appropriate soundscape for the angry social commentary of the song. Rolling Stone ranked the song #104 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Living just enough ... Just enough for the city ... Living just enough for the city, ohh ♫

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This song is listed #104 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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More songs by Stevie Wonder (See Charts): I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever), We Can Work It Out, Don'T Drive Drunk, Blame It On The Sun, So What The Fuss?, Send One Your Love, Blowin' In The Wind, Go Home, As, and Visions.

Popular in Jazz (See Charts): Sinnerman, What A Wonderful World, Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien, Summertime, Baltimore, Gloomy Sunday, Feeling Good, Slabo Day, What'S A Woman, and Strangers In The Night.

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