STEVIE WONDER
May 13 1950 When one is called upon to define musical genius, few would have any difficulty
associating Stevie Wonders' creativity with the term. His ability to "see" the world's
ugly inhabitants as well as the world's beautifulness and then transcribing what he
has "seen" is nothing short of genius. My first contact with this genius was back in the
early 70's. Even though I remembered such songs as "Fingertips", "Blowin' in the
Wind" and "Sylvia", it wasn't until the release of Where I'm Coming From and Music
of My Mind that I came to realize that in the embodiment of Stevie was exactly
"where I was coming from". It was like he was writing words from my mind and
putting them to music.
Stevie represented, during that time period, my emotional self. He represented in the
words that he wrote the human encounter's that I would make during the coming
decades. These words as they related to his personal life, mirrored to some extent,
my life. The struggle to live and love poetically prosed. His genius was the wave that I
rode. It was the wave that many of us rode.
When he introduced the albums Talking Book and Innervisions, he rose the wave to
another level. He was now speaking of the people's struggle to be free. To be treated
as human beings. To be respected as human beings. He was articulating the
ideologies of Malcolm, Gil, et al; through the genius of his writings.
I would be remiss if I did not mention another example of his genius. Journey
Through the Secret Life of Plants which had to have been his most ambitious work
ever, was not well received by the general populace, due in large part because it was
off the beaten path. But Stevie knew where he was going, and so did I.. Journey was
a preface to our current environmental predicament. It was eloquently phrased with
reminders that we must stop taking the things that give us life for granted. Of the
many albums that Stevie has produced over the many years, I have found that
Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants was his best work ever.
Stevie Wonder
LOVE SONGS - 20 CLASSIC HITS
TRACK 20: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm yours
Like a 1. fool I went and stayed too long
Now I'm 2. wondering if your love's still strong
Oo baby, here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours
Then that 3. time I went and said goodbye
Now I'm back and not 4. ashamed to cry
Oo baby, here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours
Here I am baby
Oh, you've got the 5. future in your hand
(signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
Here I am baby,
oh, you've got the future in your hand
(signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours)
I've done a lot of foolish things
that I really 6. didn't mean
Hey, hey, yea, yea, didn't I, oh baby
Seen a lot of things in this old world
When I 7. touched them they did nothing, girl
Oo baby, here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours, oh I'm yours
Oo-wee babe you 8. set my soul on fire
That's why I know you are my only 9. desire
Oo baby, here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours
Here I am baby
Oh, you've got the future in your hand
(signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
Here I am baby,
oh, you've got the future in your hand
(signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours)
I've done a lot of 10. foolish things
that I really didn't mean
I could be a 11. broken man but here I am
With your future, got your future 12. babe (here I am baby)
Here I am baby (signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
Here I am baby, (here I am baby)
Here I am baby (signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
Here I am baby, (here I am baby)
Here I am baby (signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
13. Hij wilt weer bij haar terug. Hij laat het haar merken door:
- berouw te tonen: Now I'm back and not ashamed to cry
- hij geeft toe dat hij fout zat: I've done a lot of foolish things
- hij wilt alleen haar: That's why I know you are my only desire
Stevie Wonder
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm yours
Like a 1…… I went and stayed too long
Now I'm 2…… if your love's still strong
Oo baby, here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours
1. …………………………..
Then that 3…… I went and said goodbye
Now I'm back and not 4. …… to cry
Oo baby, here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours
3. …………………………..
Here I am baby
Oh, you've got the 5…… in your hand
(signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
2. ………………………….
4. …………………………..
5. ……………………………
Here I am baby,
oh, you've got the future in your hand
(signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours)
I've done a lot of foolish things
that I really 6. …... mean
Hey, hey, yea, yea, didn't I, oh baby
6. …………………………..
Seen a lot of things in this old world
When I 7.…… them they did nothing, girl
Oo baby, here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours, oh I'm yours
7. …………………………..
Oo-wee babe you 8. …… my soul on fire
That's why I know you are my only 9. ……
Oo baby, here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours
8. ………………………….
9. ………………………….
Here I am baby
Oh, you've got the future in your hand
(signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
Here I am baby,
oh, you've got the future in your hand
(signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours)
I've done a lot of 10. …… things
that I really didn't mean
I could be a 11. …… man but here I am
10. …………………………
With your future, got your future 12. …… (here I am baby)
Here I am baby (signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
Here I am baby, (here I am baby)
Here I am baby (signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
Here I am baby, (here I am baby)
Here I am baby (signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours)
12. …………………………..
11. …………………………..
13. Vertel in je eigen woorden wat hij van zijn vriendin wilt? En hoe laat hij dit merken (haal woorden
uit de tekst).
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