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Episode 156: “I Was Made to Love Her” by Stevie Wonder

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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I Was Made to Love Her Was Inspired by Wonder's First Love

I was made to love her was inspired by Wonder's first love, a girl from the same housing projects as him. But truth be told, the lyrics weren't particularly detailed or impressive, just a standard story of young love. The song was structured differently from many Motown records, including most of Wonder's earlier ones. There was a tiny section which functioned as a middle eight, and which cover versions like the one by the Beach Boys later that year tend to cut out because it disrupts the song's flow. Other than that, the song has no verse or chorus, no distinct sections. This is as close as Motown had come at this point to the new genre of funk

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