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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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Wonder's Blindness

The Beast's side to high-heeled sneakers was another duet with Clarence Paul. There are a few of these duet records scattered through Wonder's early career. The first song that came up within this manner was how Wonder was looking outside the world of Motown, to the rock music that was starting to dominate the US charts. We heard in the last episode on the Rolling Stones how Nowhere To Run by the Vandalas influenced him.

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