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May 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 28 – In The Evening

It was back at Five Songs For Friday # 13 when I phoned up late in the day and decided to offer an evening theme. And so here we are again…this time I’ve gone for an actual “In The Evening” thing by choosing songs that all have the word evening in the title, that are about the evening – and things that […]

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May 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Deliriously So: ‘Stevie Wonder Is A Musical Genius’

You know that bit – in Eddie Murphy’s Delirious when he shouts “Stevie Wonder is a musical genius!” A great bit. From a great comedy show. It’s probably tough work sitting through Delirious now – the endless use of the word ‘faggot’ as a taunt. And, nearly as offensive, that appalling red leather suit. But Delirious – for better and worse […]

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November 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The ‘Wonder’ of ‘Stevie’, Southern Cross, Sunday, November 15, 2015

Well, it wasn’t the nice day I’d hoped – and there were a few technical issues getting started, but I said I was gonna play a set of Stevie Wonder tunes and that is what I did. So many good tracks. And here’s what I chose and how I lined ‘em up… 1. Kesse Ye […]

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June 27, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1346

Stevie Wonder, Songs In The Key Of Life (1976) Been thinking about this album a bit lately, how if anything it’s my favourite Stevie Wonder album – and though that’s hard to choose, certainly that incredible run from 1972-1974 offers four candidates for Best Stevie Wonder Album right there, I grew up with this record. […]