Stevie Sesame Superstition

[fingertrouble]

OMG does it get any better than this? If could only watch one clip this day, week, hour, ever - it HAS TO BE THIS.

I mean Stevie Wonder doing Superstition on Sesame Street? And as a full band, live, dropping references to Sesame Street as he goes in an amazing 6 minute jam, and in the end he pretty much invents the mashup.

I love the little girl going crazy dancing...

Srsly Stevie, I am not worthy. I was doing the I'm Not Worthy dance at the end of this video. Shockingly good. And what YouTube should be for!

Anyone know what episode/year this was?

Comments

[zbear20.livejournal.com]

IMDb says it's 1973. Damn that was good, Stevie used to be my favorite and from 1972 to 76 with Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale and Songs in the Key of Life he couldn't be stopped. Then when he hit Journey through the Secret Life of Plants he lost me and he hasn't been the same since, seemed he got old and was taking himself too seriously. Love to see him really come back, but I just don't think he has it in him anymore.

[fingertrouble.livejournal.com]

Boing Boing says: April 28, 1973.

Scary that means this clip is exactly the same age I am, minus a week!

Yes he seemed to be truly great up until the late 70s...I always remember the Tonto producers for 'Living in the City' making him do take after take and pissing him around to get him angry to get the more edgier feel from him - part of his problem is he falls into soft kitsch fluffy crap all to easily.

I mean 'I just called to say I love you' is a case in point!

[zbear20.livejournal.com]

In 1973 I was too old then to watch it unless I was under the influence. There used to be some great moments in tv, I remember seeing Prince when he was 22 on American Bandstand, looking so androgynous, much more so then he did later, and Elton John on Soul Train playing a clear plexiglas piano.

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

This is one of so many reasons why Sesame Street has been such a wonderful show throughout the years. While ostensibly for the very young, the show was always intelligent, witty, and just a touch subversive. Bands often performed, either like Stevie did here, or behind the scenes as one of the countless songs teaching the alphabet or some other educational concept. All manner of guest starts would interact with the crew of puppetry. And it was always engaging, not cloying or mocking.

There were times I would be flipping channels and something would catch my eye on the show and I'd stop for a moment or two. Truly must-see TV foro the young uns.

[urso.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I watched this. In 1973, I was six years old.

I'm happy that Sesame Street still has some great performances such as...

[fingertrouble.livejournal.com]

Stipe is looking like he's having a whale of a time, Buck is trying to look cool, Mike just looks bemused ;-)

And I LOVE that Feist video.

[viridescence]

I love this SO much.