So, every month of the year is either mentioned or alluded to in this amazing song! This something I overlooked when making the previous comment as I live in the southern hemisphere this phenomenon happens in April! Baden from Knysna, South AfricaWith regards to my previous comment regarding all the months, save November, being either referred or alluded to in the song, I overlooked the fact that "Birds Fly To Southern Skies" in early November.Thanksgiving) in the line that also mentions Christmas! Liz from SfBaden - he alludes to "giving thanks" (i.e.Seventhmist from 7th HeavenI always thought he should have mentioned Thanksgiving instead of "Libra Sun." But maybe he couldn't make the rhyme meter work with that word.It makes me so happy every time I listen to it! Overjoyed every time. Sharbel Avellan from Los AngelesFor me, it is the best song to listen to during the Covid Pandemic.‘I Wish’ I’d have liked it, but 1 stinker out of 100 is great in my book! It quickly became a non-favorite & I love Stevie! It was such a far cry from Stevie’s typical genius funk sound, with its repetitive, anemic drum machine with that bubble gum commercial pop feel. Steviefan from UsaThis song was seriously overplayed in rotation in the bank’s Muzak where I worked.Other two over 20 years now but send message bye the moon and sun 24/7. Susan from LancashireSing it every day as i Mmmmmiiiissssssss Kelsie and KJ as daughter is not speaking to me since December.Wonder opened his set with "I Just Called To Say I Love You." The movement culminated in the 1988 Free Nelson Mandela Concert at Wembley Stadium in London, where Sting, Peter Gabriel, Whitney Houston and a host of other stars performed on his behalf. Wonder, energized by the ban, spoke out in interviews and included the song "It's Wrong (Apartheid)" on his next album, In Square Circle. This drew a lot of attention to Mandela and his fight against apartheid in that country later in 1985, a collective of musicians called Artists United Against Apartheid released the song " Sun City," taking a stand against entertainers who performed at the popular resort in South Africa. When the song won the Academy Award, Wonder said in his speech, "I would like to accept this award in the name of Nelson Mandela." The next day, the South African government banned his music, as Mandela was an enemy of the state, imprisoned since 1962. This is one of the least political songs you'll ever hear, but it gave Wonder a voice to help end apartheid in South Africa.
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