Tune Tuesday

Today I want to wish Stevie Wonder a Happy 75th Birthday! He is a Michigan Hometown Hero as he was born in Saginaw, MI in 1950.

When I went to pick a Stevie Wonder song to feature today, I was overwhelmed. He had so many hits to choose from. I suppose it shouldn’t have been a surprise because he’s been making hit records since he was 13 years old. That is when his song “Fingertips Part II” went all the way to number one!

His hits include: Uptight, Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours, Superstition, Sir Duke, For Once in My Life, You Are the Sunshine of My Life, and so many more. It is no wonder that he is often referred to as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Wonder recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and also wrote and produced songs for many of his label mates and outside artists as well.

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday is a song that was written by Ron Miller and Bryan Wells. Ron was known for writing many Motown hit’s in the 60’s and 70’s. (He also wrote another Stevie Wonder hit – For Once In My Life.) The song was originally recorded in 1966 by another Motown artist named Chris Clark. Stevie had recorded it in 1967.

At the time the song was released in 1969, Wonder was going through some vocal problems and was required to wait before recording a song. Due to this, instead of making Wonder record new ones, Motown decided to release songs that he had recorded years earlier. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday was one of them.

The song reached #7 on the Hot 100 chart in December of 1969. It became his ninth Top Ten record.

The song fits right in with my blog, because the song itself is based in nostalgia. Happy Birthday, Stevie!!!