For those not addicted to the over-heated, silly, West Wing meets Melrose Place wannabe Aaron Sorkin shenanigans of "Scandal" really missed a doozy last night.

D.C. fixer Olivia Pope and hunka hunka president Fitz had another too-hot-for-TV session last night, this time to the tune of a Stevie Wonder jam I wasn't even aware of, and apparently many others are in the same boat.

People are looking up "I Don't Know Why" after hearing it last night. I say rerelease! It would be so cool if this song charts in 2013!

I Don't Know Why has been remade by the Jackson 5, John Mellencamp, and Brand New Heavies.

CynicKill said:

D.C. fixer Olivia Pope and hunka hunka president Fitz had another too-hot-for-TV session last night, this time to the tune of a Stevie Wonder jam I wasn't even aware of, and apparently many others are in the same boat.

You people that don't own most of Stevie's work, well i'm sorry but you really haven't lived.

Poor buggers.

Can't find the Mellencamp version on Youtube, but you can listen to it here:

http://www.myspace.com/mu...amp;ac=now

MickyDolenz said:

Lawd, I've always loved that song, and the way Stevie sang it, not to mention the music behind it. True classic!!!! I only like Stevie's and the Brand New Heavies' cover version.

[Edited 2/15/13 18:14pm]

I just dont get the appeal of this show But this song is one of my favorites from Stevie and I love the J5 version too. Now if they had used the J5 version of this song for that scene from Scandal...that would have been um....interesting!

NaughtyKitty said:

I just dont get the appeal of this show

Never seen the show, but I mostly only watch reruns of 1960's & 1970's TV shows like Adam 12. Don't really watch anything new except maybe Let's Make A Deal & Family Feud and those aren't really new programs, they just have newer hosts.

The show might not be your cup of tea but it's classic soul soundtrack is a winner.

I think i know the appeal of the show:

It's sexy as hell! The scenes between Keri Washington and Tony Goldwyn are the steamiest I've ever seen on a primetime network show.

The dialogue is rat-t-tat!

The characters are Machievellian!

The storylines go batsh!t in a minute.

AND it sparked interest in a Stevie Wonder track I embarrassingly admit got by me. But my Stevie collection only goes back as far as "Music...", for now.

CynicKill said:

The show might not be your cup of tea but it's classic soul soundtrack is a winner.

I think i know the appeal of the show:

It's sexy as hell! The scenes between Keri Washington and Tony Goldwyn are the steamiest I've ever seen on a primetime network show.

The dialogue is rat-t-tat!

The characters are Machievellian!

The storylines go batsh!t in a minute.

AND it sparked interest in a Stevie Wonder track I embarrassingly admit got by me. But my Stevie collection only goes back as far as "Music...", for now.

I love the show and feel that it's one of the best on primetime TV right now. I'm not alone either, plenty of folks watch this show and love it. I have noticed the great songs that are played too, but for me it's gives great twists and turns that keep me tuning in week after week.

NaughtyKitty said:

I just dont get the appeal of this show But this song is one of my favorites from Stevie and I love the J5 version too. Now if they had used the J5 version of this song for that scene from Scandal...that would have been um....interesting!

I can't bring myself to watch this show. I just don't like the storyline, and the set up. I *really* like Kerry Washington as an actress, but this show is just not for me. I do have friends and family that love this show.

MickyDolenz said:

Can't find the Mellencamp version on Youtube, but you can listen to it here:

http://www.myspace.com/mu...amp;ac=now

The Mellencamp version is on the "Conception" album with was the Stevie Wonder tribute record which i believe is long out of print and was overlooked when it came out, so most probably didnt even realize John did a version.

As for the show, i understand why it gets ratings, because its in the formula of what shows get ratings. You either have a tv show that involves looking up clues for dead people, typical 1/2 hour comedy shows that are just so dumb people watch. And then you have 85 versions of CSI and remake show Hawaii 5-0, so this show fits in the mold of the "practice" or something like that, very soap opera'ish which since they are all gone basically in daytime, nightime is where alot of the writers have gone.

MadamGoodnight said:

NaughtyKitty said:

I just dont get the appeal of this show But this song is one of my favorites from Stevie and I love the J5 version too. Now if they had used the J5 version of this song for that scene from Scandal...that would have been um....interesting!

I can't bring myself to watch this show. I just don't like the storyline, and the set up. I *really* like Kerry Washington as an actress, but this show is just not for me. I do have friends and family that love this show.

Oh yes

When I saw Kerry in "Night Catches Us", I thought why the hell wouldn't Hollywood offer this lady some roles where she could stretch her talent?

Talented actress, horrible roles.

MickyDolenz said:

Can't find the Mellencamp version on Youtube, but you can listen to it here:

http://www.myspace.com/mu...amp;ac=now

For someone so young little Michael put a hurtin' on that song.

CynicKill said:

For those not addicted to the over-heated, silly, West Wing meets Melrose Place wannabe Aaron Sorkin shenanigans of "Scandal" really missed a doozy last night.

D.C. fixer Olivia Pope and hunka hunka president Fitz had another too-hot-for-TV session last night, this time to the tune of a Stevie Wonder jam I wasn't even aware of, and apparently many others are in the same boat.

People are looking up "I Don't Know Why" after hearing it last night. I say rerelease! It would be so cool if this song charts in 2013!

It's on the "For Once In My Life" album. It's a good track, not one i would go right to, from the album.

CynicKill said:

For those not addicted to the over-heated, silly, West Wing meets Melrose Place wannabe Aaron Sorkin shenanigans of "Scandal" really missed a doozy last night.

D.C. fixer Olivia Pope and hunka hunka president Fitz had another too-hot-for-TV session last night, this time to the tune of a Stevie Wonder jam I wasn't even aware of, and apparently many others are in the same boat.

People are looking up "I Don't Know Why" after hearing it last night. I say rerelease! It would be so cool if this song charts in 2013!

Did anybody mention, David Ruffin did a version of this song, on his Feelin' Good album ?

Stevie Wonder Offended By Lil Wayne's Emmett Till Lyric

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. 02/15/13 10:38 AM ET EST

ATLANTA -- Stevie Wonder is not happy with Lil Wayne's vulgar lyrics that reference Emmett Till, a black teen who was killed in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman.

The R&B legend says the rapper's disturbing verse should not have made it beyond the recording studio for the world to hear.

"You can't equate that to Emmett Till," Wonder said. "You just cannot do that. ... I think you got to have someone around you that – even if they are the same age or older – is wiser to say, `Yo, that's not happening. Don't do that.'"

Wonder, who says he is a fan and friend of Lil Wayne, made the comments when asked what he thought of Lil Wayne's controversial lyrics in an interview Thursday.

On a remix to Future's song "Karate Chop," Lil Wayne compared a rough sex act to the tortuous death of 14-year-old Till in Mississippi, an incident that ultimately helped change the national conversation on race. Following a crude reference to rough sex, Lil Wayne indicates that he wanted to do as much damage as had been done to Till.

Till's family has asked the rapper for an apology, and Epic Records, Future's label, said the official song will not feature the vulgar words and is employing "great efforts" to pull it down.

Wonder, 62, hopes the 30-year-old Grammy winner understands the perspective of the Till family and chooses his words wisely in the future.

"Sometimes people have to put themselves in the place of people who they are talking about," Wonder said. "Imagine if that happened to your mother, brother, daughter or your son. How would you feel? Have some discernment before we say certain things. That goes for me or any other (song)writer."

Stevie Wonder

silkman said:

David Ruffin did a version of this song, on his Feelin' Good album ?

Not the same song

This one is though:

CynicKill said:

The show might not be your cup of tea but it's classic soul soundtrack is a winner.

I think i know the appeal of the show:

It's sexy as hell! The scenes between Keri Washington and Tony Goldwyn are the steamiest I've ever seen on a primetime network show.

The dialogue is rat-t-tat!

The characters are Machievellian!

The storylines go batsh!t in a minute.

AND it sparked interest in a Stevie Wonder track I embarrassingly admit got by me. But my Stevie collection only goes back as far as "Music...", for now.

I really wanted to like this show. I really did. When I first saw the previews, it looked like it would be a great show. Plus Kerry Washington is the lead character and I like her. I watched almost all of the first season and just couldnt get into it. I get that its a nighttime soap and its supposed to be over the top. But some of the storylines were just--way too over the top for me. I wasnt expecting it to be totally realistic, but some of those storylines just got way too unbelieveable for me. And that dialogue everybody talking at that rapid fire pace--like the writer is trying to show just how fast paced and intense everyone and everything about this show is. And I couldnt connect with the characters because the characters seemed more like charicatures than actual people to me. Idk, I just cant get into it, but maybe I'll check out season 2 someday

NaughtyKitty said:

CynicKill said:

The show might not be your cup of tea but it's classic soul soundtrack is a winner.

I think i know the appeal of the show:

It's sexy as hell! The scenes between Keri Washington and Tony Goldwyn are the steamiest I've ever seen on a primetime network show.

The dialogue is rat-t-tat!

The characters are Machievellian!

The storylines go batsh!t in a minute.

AND it sparked interest in a Stevie Wonder track I embarrassingly admit got by me. But my Stevie collection only goes back as far as "Music...", for now.

I really wanted to like this show. I really did. When I first saw the previews, it looked like it would be a great show. Plus Kerry Washington is the lead character and I like her. I watched almost all of the first season and just couldnt get into it. I get that its a nighttime soap and its supposed to be over the top. But some of the storylines were just--way too over the top for me. I wasnt expecting it to be totally realistic, but some of those storylines just got way too unbelieveable for me. And that dialogue everybody talking at that rapid fire pace--like the writer is trying to show just how fast paced and intense everyone and everything about this show is. And I couldnt connect with the characters because the characters seemed more like charicatures than actual people to me. Idk, I just cant get into it, but maybe I'll check out season 2 someday

The show is guilty of all that, but to me Kerry is so winning, that it almost makes up for some of it's glaring deficiencies.

Lately I've found myself mad at myself for watching some of the developments. Characters doing stupid things WAY out of character to move the story along, when all it took was a clever story editor to say, "No, this is stupid. Lets have it happen this way! Much more plausible".

To me the dialogue is it's saving grace. I love how they rattle off these rapid fire dialogues, and they've really found good actors in the chief of staff and the first lady who can really make this stuff sing. The problem is that this show isn't "The West Wing", a truly smart show where this sort of thing fit much better.

For those not initiated, here's a sample of the facsinating/gratuitous dialogue from "Scandal":

^O.M.G. I remember watching that episode with that scene where Cyrus gives that whole speech to the President! I remember watching that scene with my mouth agape-speechless. When it was over I burst out laughing! That speech was so Over.The.Top! Yeah it was epic alright--epically ridiculous! See, its scenes like that one that have me scratching my head and thinking, Wait, is this supposed to be a drama or a comedy? Because I just cant take this show seriously but the show takes itself way too seriously. The plot/storylines are unreal and so is the dialogue. I think the actors are good but, the material they are given is terrible. As I said in my other post, the characters come across more like caricatures instead of real, believeable people. But maybe its just me because lots of people love this show and there's something about it that makes them loyally tune in each week. As for that 2nd clip--no comment lol! I'm more amused by the person that uploaded it to Youtube is one of those Michael Jackson fans that believes he's still alive and they are using that clip as some sort of clue

Thelma Houston

Nicklebag

MickyDolenz said:

silkman said:

David Ruffin did a version of this song, on his Feelin' Good album ?

Not the same song

Your right lol !!! But, this song(David Ruffin's) was written by Stevie Wonder (Don Powell Hunter,Lulu Mae Hardaway,Paul Riser and Stevie Wonder). I always thought it was a different version of the two songs.

silkman said:

Your right lol !!! But, this song(David Ruffin's) was written by Stevie Wonder (Don Powell Hunter,Lulu Mae Hardaway,Paul Riser and Stevie Wonder). I always thought it was a different version of the two songs.

According to this, David's was written by Clay McMurray.

MickyDolenz said:

silkman said:

Your right lol !!! But, this song(David Ruffin's) was written by Stevie Wonder (Don Powell Hunter,Lulu Mae Hardaway,Paul Riser and Stevie Wonder). I always thought it was a different version of the two songs.

According to this, David's was written by Clay McMurray.

Don Powell Hunter, Lulu Mae Hardaway, Paul Riser & Stevie Wonder is what it said according to when i look the track up in my itunes. But, whatever. It's not the same song, evidently like i thought. *shrugs*.

silkman said:

MickyDolenz said:

According to this, David's was written by Clay McMurray.

Don Powell Hunter, Lulu Mae Hardaway, Paul Riser & Stevie Wonder is what it said according to when i look the track up in my itunes. But, whatever. It's not the same song, evidently like i thought. *shrugs*.

I don't know anything about Itunes, but you usually can't go wrong with the original credits printed on the record. Clay was a staff writer and producer at Motown.

MickyDolenz said:

silkman said:

Don Powell Hunter, Lulu Mae Hardaway, Paul Riser & Stevie Wonder is what it said according to when i look the track up in my itunes. But, whatever. It's not the same song, evidently like i thought. *shrugs*.

I don't know anything about Itunes, but you usually can't go wrong with the original credits printed on the record. Clay was a staff writer and producer at Motown.

Okay, I believe you man lol !!! You win. I was just telling you what it said, when i pulled up the song. I own the David Ruffin collection, with all the albums. And sometimes, when i look up the songs they give the writing credits. And that's what showed up. So, that's what i was going by. Like i explained, i thought it was the same song, but just done in a different arrangement. And because it stated Stevie and all those other writers, i thought oh, he did the same version with a different arrangement. I barely listen to those two songs, anyway lol !!! So, i made an honest mistake. Cool ? *daps*.

Awful sound quality, but you get the idea: