Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (1974) | LIVE

[@strexus]

Brilliant. Everything he put put in the 70s was just amazing.

[@vernrussell99]

He had hits in the 60s too as little Stevie which where brilliant too .

[@cannoytaylor517]

He ruled the 70s

[@christopherwilliams5912]

Truth! HIs best era.

[@ArthurMrgan]

King of the 70s

[@pivotshot6121]

I was in grade school in the 70s and Stevie Wonder’s music was always played at our school dances. His music was the backdrop of my youth growing up in Chicago.

[@inavbanz8876]

I am a 50 year old Metal head. Only now discovering 70s era Stevie Wonder. Freaking genius.

[@--REGULAR--REGULAR]

Stevie started so much shit in music just like black sabbath. 👍

[@fionamejer6116]

Enjoy! Curtis Mayfield, Johnnie Taylor, Marvin Gaye…. So many for you to discover 🙂

[@Tra_West]

Welcome to Greatness.

[@bettyboohadapoo]

Coming from the other perspective, I've never heard a Metal head music, ever, what is a must hear for a pensioner soul man like myself? thx

[@waynehannahs8063]

​@bettyboohadapoo Black Sabbath- Master of Reality...they proved you don't have to play fast to be heavy; AC/DC- Powerage...may not be technically metal, but man are they fun (Chuck Berry was a big influence); Motorhead- Ace of Spades and Metallica- Master of Puppets....fast and heavy; Guns-n-Roses- Appetite for Destruction....they put the chutzpah back into the genre! Probably many newer metal bands I've left out, but I'm in my 50's and spend most of my time listening to Mississippi Blues, Motown, and Curtis these days! Cheers.

[@ThomBoecker]

Almost 50 years on, it still sounds as raw, passionate and powerful as back in the day.

[@wmorris189]

Why shouldn’t it? History is just us, not backwards just in a different place.

[@marymccluer1630]

Sadly, because much of the details of this song still ring true.

[@davidhudson299]

The sense of injustice is there in the lyrics.The man's a f*cking genius.

[@johnmichaelson9173]

This man is up there with the Mozart's, Bach's, Beethoven's. He's a genius.

[@Joey_Fabitz]

I LOVE Stevie Wonder. I grew up in the 60's and 70's, WITHOUT QUESTION he is at the top of this genre, POP music. I can play and sing EVERY song S.W. ever wrote. But to equate him with Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach is a bit of hometown reporting. The 2 genres are not in the same solar systems, musically speaking. I'm sure some would disagree with my analysis, but not studious musicians. The musical compositions of the 20th century were born from the masters from the era of classical music during the 16th - 19th centuries. Harmonies, piano, & organ pieces from that era are what brought Western societies to modern musical compositions. In 1976, would Steveland Hardaway Morris have produced the album "Songs in the Key of Life" if Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and such type never composed? Next witness, your honor. I rest. Pop Music is simple music. Doesn't mean it's not amazing, soul-stirring beats, because it can make anyone get up and dance. Where Bach's "Air on G String" will never get you to do more than tap your foot, softly. Politely. 😅 But apples & kumquats. No comparison. If I upset you, call me a PRICK. But call me a cab, quick!

[@tattarrrrattat]

You're right. If Stevie had been born in Vienna and had counterpoint training he'd be spitting out funky sonatas. But of course, he already has. We are blessed :)

[@arch1vst]

@@Joey_Fabitz This isnt pop music. Quite disrespectful to label it such. This is soul, jazz, funk. Stevie's is in no way shape or form derrivative of classical music, and anyone who understands the music your hearing knows that is without a doubt on the levels of a mozart or beethoven.

[@Joey_Fabitz]

​@@arch1vst Spoken like an uneducated musical dolt. What have you composed in this century?

[@body-horrorragdolls1826]

​@@arch1vstYou're right dude. This is DAMN sophisticated music. That instrumental synth part after the chorus blows my mind harmonically.

[@diamondfateful]

Stevie Wonder is a music genius!!

[@Toxeensynth]

forever

[@steviewonder3881]

Thank you for your love and support am happy to have a great fan like you

[@Pasqui0]

@@steviewonder3881 😂 Dude, why are you impersonating him

[@cullyx2913]

💯

[@ArthurMrgan]

@@steviewonder3881 Wait how did you type this then?

[@frankrusso8179]

This seems like an important piece of musical history…!!!

[@strexus]

He never released a less than great album from the 70s

[@riod7559]

It is!!!

[@Chris_P_Bacon]

One of the greatest musicians ever!

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

Well, his playing skills remained, but not his compositional genius after 1980. What happened to him? His artistic decline was painful to witness.

[@nojimmyray]

Stevie delivers this classic with all his heart BUT DAMN those ladies delivered some fantastic support...so awesome

[@mauricebrock4233]

Yes they did.

[@allenfriend1778]

Note the young lady in Stevie's background vocal group with the reddish hair. It's Deniece Williams ('Niecy") about a year or two before embarking on an award-winning solo career.

[@hmmtja534]

@@allenfriend1778 i identified the singer in the middle with the dark hair as Deniece

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

@@allenfriend1778 Deniece was so beautiful here.

[@vernrussell99]

His drummer and backing singers are outstanding

[@stevenedwards8257]

It amazes me that the crowd just sat there no clap no stomp no smile no nothing even robots rock to Stevie

[@margomckaine78]

@stevenedwards8257: Pink cheeks. They don't feel nuthin.

[@oopers111]

Yea this was NOT made for them 😂😂😂 this is OUR music

[@Anomanches-n2i]

In their defense it was shocking and not their culture so gotta cut them some slack haha

[@connolly8811]

Even robots rock to Stevie is a bar

[@lindaperez9646]

I love Stevie Wonder. I remember hearing this song when it first came out. I was 12 years old and living in the suburbs of Cleveland, Mayfield Heights, if you know the area. What a powerful song. I'm still moved by it. So much has changed, at least I thought it had.

[@clarenceclemons4923]

One love , from the West side of Columbus.

[@twill1142]

I moved to Cleveland Heights at the age of 16 from Youngstown. So, I know what you mean.

[@rhodesjazz]

@@twill1142 I remember this song when I was 8 while living in Youngstown.

[@rsaunwade3614]

Im frm west akron

[@glace5620]

Dayton, Ohio

[@johndeller5786]

A then unknown Michael Sembello on guitar & keyboards and Deniece Williams on background vocals & tambourine. This is an amazing performance and the band is just awesome.

[@filmandsong05]

thank yo was wondering who he was

[@BixRibene]

He looks so different without the beard

[@darylchambers5945]

Wow! Any ideas who the drummer is?

[@CBii11]

Reginald McBride on Bass

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

That's awesome! If you listen to Shes a maniac, you can hear those signature keys. It sounds like a Stevie song

[@jasoncaddo3720]

Quite possibly the best video on KZbin.

[@elgamberro8880]

his live performances are better than the 95% of the artists studio records

[@stecumo6459]

this concert has to be the greatest r n b performance ever,the man was in a league of his own

[@jeffratz]

1st time i heard full version it blew my tiny white mind been groovin to stevie for 50+ yrs baby

[@daniel.holbrook]

whoever was responsible for stevie's wardrobe in the 70s was on point

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

Everybody tore this performance up completely!! Stevie, Backing vocals, the drummer, Michael Sembello on the keys, the bassist, the guitarist, the sound engineer, the lighting technician, the camera man, everybody!

[@reyesrodriguez4360]

Such a powerful song, so real and poetic at the same time full of magical sounds that describe a painful story. I was 16 years old when I discovered this masterpiece and has stuck on me ever since.

[@steviewonder3881]

Thank you for your love and support am happy to have a great fan like you

[@jamescarey6988]

@@steviewonder3881 I think you used the right word there..masterpiece

[@NilsamNY]

Such a powerful song and expression of Stevie's real voice and message following his liberation from Motown. And a huge shout to the young drummer Ollie Brown (age 21) who absolutely kills it.

[@rockturtleneck]

That song gives me chills every time I hear it and I've heard it thousands of times.

[@ShaneJoshua1980]

The richness of the backing singers 🔥🔥🤌🏿

[@jeffkovach9495]

Just give this man a BIG hug!

[@stevebanks1640]

I was 12 when this song came out. Still one of my favorite songs

[@tigerlikeswater]

Back ground ladies vox - really beautiful - one of them is hitting the top of the chord - effortlessly - this is in a high key too. -F# - song goes into waltz time for the synth bridge - Stevie's vocal is incredible - just a real pumping R&B song with a great lyric/story line rhythm section so in the pocket

[@g_serendipity]

She is Deniece Williams, just look for her here in KZbin

[@ibrahimsmith5226]

Its the tall one

[@ibrahimsmith5226]

Not denice

[@suedoiron6321]

A MASTERPIECE still in 2023 ! Love to Stevie Wonder, A God of Music 🎵❤️🇨🇦

[@dimebagjg7012]

This song blows me away every single time I hear it... Timeless classic

[@robharding5345]

This man is such an inspirational character , great example to the rest of us, that nothing is impossible.

[@craneoperator4]

song still jams today 2023

[@matthewhavlovic5579]

The GOAT. Seriously

[@Backwardlooking]

I think this was one of the best live performances. Gritty and raw. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Anomanches-n2i]

I can only imagine what it was like for a young dude like him to grow up when he did and where he did. They call that a miracle where I am from ❤

[@vorlons100]

this is his best song never gets old

[@johnclark6577]

Those people that lined the walls appear soulless. How you can be so still and stoic when such a great song is playing is beyond me!

[@MegaJolaus]

Germans...

[@vision-gc4hy]

You guys say this about every vintage performance on KZbin. Having lived during that time, it's because people didn't want to be rude to the people around them. Now it's just customary to be rude and selfish.

[@313Mulan]

I'm so glad and proud to be from Detroit aka Motown! Grew up listening to Motown all my life and I'm 39 now ❤️

[@franksomoza1124]

One of the BEST of all the times

[@user-Jill5dz6ot2n]

音も声もパフォーマンスも最高潮！彼の叫び声が心に響いて仕方がない💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

[@PsalmsPoetic]

So much rhythm, a special vibration.

[@robertdickson2319]

Stevie is th Greatest All Round Musician of th 20th century. White Boy Jamaican seh dat.

[@frontroom]

Stevie “Wonder”. What else is there to say? Pure magic.

[@mike20127680]

Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder!!! 🎉😎

[@thewkovacs316]

ty now i know why stevie is popping up happy bday to an american original

[@MehsenIsrael]

Soul at it finest. Lyrics just magical

[@LouPeterson-z6i]

One of the more underrated drummers in rock

[@tyronmcclain8450]

Stevie Wonder is the GOAT

[@DRLEWIS]

This is SO WONDERFUL! Got me crying, remembering the coolness of the 70's!

[@jahmalhampton8092]

I’ve watched this 20 times since yesterday when I discovered it. Stevie was really on one! This is album of the year Wonder! A goat is what I see!

[@thomaslittle8565]

Witnessing pure genius. We mere mortals should thank the stars above for this funk.

[@dgermany030866]

I was 6 years old when this song came out. As a child I was moved by this song...and till this day I still get chill bumps when I hear it. I am so grateful and blessed to have known and grown with Stevie's music.

[@tonyajohnson7948]

Pure Magic! One of the greatest artists of all time!

[@danielpittman889]

Just listen to how he harmonizes with the organ melody in the outro - Musical Genius!

[@matthewwallace1374]

There is no one like Stevie Wonder

[@GeorgeEthelSpiggott]

A magnificent performance!

[@georgewaters456]

man, this performance was rocking!!❤❤❤

[@pagefire2]

My favorite of his, from a very long line of favorites. ❤️

[@sfbayareagirl]

Amazing live performance. Blown away every time I see it.

[@blingo501]

Mr. Wonder take a blank canvas an paints With his lyrics, The day to day struggle, but also how proud of a people these black Americans are. Thu his words he let you know how important the family unit to This and all communities...

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

How could an artist capable of composing such searing, insightful lyrics as these descend - a mere ten years later - into the bathos and triteness of 'I Just Called to Say I Love You'? It seems his muse abandoned him after the Hotter than July album, never to return.

[@tradingnasdaq]

Killer version of this classic.

[@valerietomsic8454]

Agreed....SUPERSTITION is one of Mr. Wonder's awesome other songs....but this one is tremendous too!

[@enderwiggin8947]

Stunning!

[@peterhermans7958]

WHEN I WAS YOUNG THIS WAS FUNKY MUSIC, NOW IT'S WORLD HERITAGE

[@OlafProt]

Unbelievable. Hands up who was this talented aged 24? Yup. Genius

[@MrChristopherHaas]

Love how he (they) took that little keyboard daddy anyone can learn in an hour tops and just fill in the rest with energy and love

[@danledet9046]

Genius love his music

[@DELIVERANCE-TODAY]

With Deniece Williams singing background!

[@MzShaybutta]

Just noticed that!!!!

[@googleuser2609]

And then she came out with let's hear it for the boy (Footloose).

[@Stu-SB]

Good spot !

[@blackestcat-ce4zc]

Is she the one in the green turtle neck?

[@Fakename70]

@@googleuser2609 10 years later

[@josephtabar492]

I was a young boy when this song came out, but I love to instantly. Even as young boy I understood with saying because my family and I had left it ourselves. Now im an older man who is played guitar we're about 45 years. It was men like Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Steve Howe were my greatest influences early in life. They have all served me well in the joy I got from listening to them to the inspiration I have when I play my guitar. What a wonderful Road 🎸 🎶 🎵🎶 ll :

[@shyman99]

There are three artists in this video who would reach #1 . Stevie, of course. Deniece Williams in 1978 with her duet with Johnny Mathis, "Too Much Too Little Too Late" and "Let's Hear It For The Boy" (1984), and Michael Sembello with "Maniac" in 1983.

[@KevyNova]

Wow!

[@insertnamehere5809]

Michael Sembello also played in Stevie Wonder's band.

[@shyman99]

@@insertnamehere5809 - He is already listed in my post.

[@lucypotato8793]

Watch the movie "20 Feet from Stardom" You will see these brilliant women. you will love it, it's on Netflix!

[@mauricebrock4233]

@lucypotato8793 I love Stevie Wonder because he brings out the very best and is accompanied by the very best. I will look for it.Thank you.

[@markblackman2542]

nothing more beautiful than soul singing from the heart , lots of love in the vid from mark in the UK

[@joshua2k526]

Beautiful song❤🙏👑

[@danavixen6274]

ICONIC performance! Everyone delivered! Stevie looks and sounds AMAZING right here! ❤

[@truebruh2825]

Who dislike this song that’s a shame

[@heathermontgomery8502]

No doubt, brain dead, sad.

[@Kocis19]

Losers. The song is unparalleled. Absolute beast of a song.

[@Meme-zc4cw]

They must be livin' for the country.

[@mjsvirtual1955]

The children and grandchildren of the folks standing around looking while Stevie is singing; that's who.

[@owenhunt]

@@mjsvirtual1955 😂👌😂 I was thinking that when watching the video and you named it

[@Mone333Williams]

For the record MICHAEL JACKSON LOVED THIS STEVIE WONDERA "LIVING FOR THE CITY" 💞🫶🏾🫂

[@levanabrzeni]

The greatest mainstream studio artist as well as performing artist

[@John-zl1dd]

Im the 80's I bout 2. MAIN FLOOR TICKETS TO SEE HIM HERE IN THE TWIN CITIES ! ID BEEN WSITING SINCE I WAS A KID IN THE 60'S ! HAD A FRIEND FROM FRISCO FLY IN. HAD A LOBSTER DINNER WRNT TO THE CONCERT. STEVIE HAD A ROUND ROTATING STAGE! JUST INTO THE FIRST SONG THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND HE WAS PICKED UP AND THEY RAN HIM OUT THE DOOR TO A LIMO.! SOME GUY CAME UP TO THE MIC AND SAID THERE WAS A FK BOMB THREAT !!!!! I WAS SO MAD, !!!!! THEN ASHAMED OF MINNESOTA. THAT 2 DAYS AND NIGHT COST ME A THOUSAND BUCKS AND I WAS ONLY MAKING 6.50 . AN HOUR AT THAT TIME. THE CONCERT WAS NEVER REEMBURSED THAT I KNOW OF. TICKETS DINNERS NEW OUT FIT, SHOES HAIR CUT. PARKING DRINKS GIFT A VERY EXPENSIVE. WEEK END FOR A 20 SOMETHING ! IN THE 80'S. BUT, I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE MONEY. !!!!!!! I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO SEE STEVIE LIVE IN CONCERT EVEN NOW❤ HE, THE BEATLES, DYLAN, CSN&Y, ELTON, CAROL KING, SIMON N GARFUNKEL, MAMA N PAPA'S, THE ASSOCIATION, BUDDY HOLLY, CHUCK BERRY, ELVIS SUPREMES O JAYS SPINNERS 4TOPS TEMPS HAROLD MELVIN N BLUE NOTES OTIS REDDING NAT KING COLE THE PLATTERS THE STYLISTICS LITTLE ANTHONY PATTY PAGE THE GAL THATS MARRIED TO BJ IN MASH MANY MORE. !!!!!! ROY ROGERS AND THE SONS OF THE PIONEERS! ALL THE BIG BANDS FROM THE 20'S ON UP ! ALL RACES ! The DUKE ELLINGTON COUNT BASIE LOUIE ARMSTRONG HARRY JAMES JIMMY DURANTE THE BROTHERS DORSEY SO many. ....! JAZZ TO BLUES TO SWING.....! YA MAN, DIG IT !

[@mojito6629]

Awesome. I remember I was in Stevie Wonder Live Concert in my city one day, and I witnessed something extraordinary happened, (many amazing things in his excellent show, actually, but one of them was) when Stevie abruptly stopped his speech after a song, when he heard somebody in audience who was sitting far from him, sang to themselves (softly actually, not loud, even many people couldn't hear... but amazingly Stevie could hear it), an old song, which maybe has some similarity as the song Stevie just finished singing, the song that he too, likes it a lot. Anyway, Stevie heard it, stop his speech, made short conversation with the said person, and then Stevie told to the audience, he love that song and he will try to sing that song with the band exactly at that moment, and he did, with the band, kind of unrehearsed unplanned, jamming/ impromptu playing the song, excellently. It was blew me away and sometime makes me goose bump even now when I remember it.

[@robharding5345]

Wonderful song, written by an extraordinary gentleman,

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Stevie Wonder? Little Stevie Wonder? A genius recognized from an early age. Merci beaucoup for sharing your talent.

[@DavidSmith-fs6pi]

Totally awesome Stevie Wonder in his prime

[@Reece-3601]

Never ceases to blow me away this man

[@giuseppef.4928]

Che capolavoro,che esecuzione!

[@cullyx2913]

Genius at work

[@kennycamaro2361]

Them sisters got it going on! Loveing it !!

[@diamondfateful]

This is REAL music!!

[@theonlycaamz]

never heard of fake music, but ok

[@RainbowFlowerCrow]

I'm mesmerized with this song for some reason! It's awesome!

[@steviewonder3881]

Thank you for your love and support am happy to have a great fan like you

[@johnhagan-zr4pm]

Sounds so good and cutting edge 50 years later

[@Wendy-o9g]

wot a brilliant drummer xxx

[@tarik158]

Masterpiece!

[@marytiger100rowley5]

He is the Maestro...everyone else ....comes after him ..🍸🎉🌻🌹

[@cullyx2913]

💯

[@robharding4028]

This guy certainly has the right surname, He's a one man band, and more !

[@crescentfreshbret]

Love that wonky analogue synth sound.

[@ajbianchi85]

Besides being immensely musically talented, Stevie’s voice was just other worldly

[@nobody85323]

This man is the truth

[@acme.videos]

What a Band! Michael Sembello, Reggie McBride, Denice Williams etc.

[@brucephoenix3989]

Is that Sembello on the synth?

[@oholm09]

@@brucephoenix3989 yes

[@redhouaneboulechbak8316]

@@brucephoenix3989 yep! 19 yo Mike Sembello!!!

[@craptastic3632]

This tune pops in my head when an "expert on everything" keeps yammering. I just crank it up in my head and smile.

[@jimbojazza5539]

Stevie's right up there with Lennon, Bowie and the rest. The lad on the synth looks like he's walked into the wrong drug deal right enough. 🤣

[@jasonhyland5207]

Genius... and what a drummer !!

[@lisashope2926]

Ollie Brown is the drummer. He went on tour with the Rolling Stones too.

[@sixtieskid062]

@@lisashope2926 Saw him play with the Stones on the 1975 “ Avenue Of The America’s” tour.

[@n.a.8935]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤from France....je vous écoute toujours autant depuis 50 ans ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@newsreader4321]

For so many years Ive appreciated the level of sadness in this song

[@BrittneyCooper-yb3td]

Always loved this look Stevie Wonder had.👍

[@bradr2142]

Wow real music.

[@Me-gs3uu]

This probably the most 70s thing I have ever seen!