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But some don't know how to handle it
Always reachin' out in vain
Just taking the things not worth having but
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama
Cause I'll be standing on the side
When you check it out
They say your style of life's a drag
And that you must go other places
But just don't you feel too bad
When you get fooled by smiling faces but
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama
Cause I'll be standing on the side
When you check it out...Yeah
When you get it off...your trip
Don't you worry 'bout a thing...Yeah
Don't you worry 'bout a thing...Yeah
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama
Cause I'll be standing on the side
When you check it out...
When you get it off...your trip
Everybody needs a change
A chance to check out the new
But you're the only one to see
The changes you take yourself through
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, pretty mama
Cause I'll be standing in the wings
When you check it out
Don't you worry 'bout a thing
The best three consecutive albums anyone ever made—Talking Book, Innervisions, Songs in the Key of Life.
C'mon now.
They are very good...but compared to three consecutive albums from: Dylan, Joni, Van, Neil, Led, Beatles, Grateful?
C'mon now.
Don't you suppose their talents were in a different discipline than acting?
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The best three consecutive albums anyone ever made—Talking Book, Innervisions, Songs in the Key of Life.
4. Fullfillingness First Finale.
I always thought he said that too... then I read this:
It begins with a dialogue, partly in mock-Spanish, in which Wonder portrays a slick character trying to impress a woman with his worldliness: "'Cause like I been to, y'know, Paris, Peru, y'know, I mean, uh, Iraq, Iran, Eurasia... y'know I speak very, very, um fluent Spanish ... 'Todo 'stá bien chévere' .... you got that?"
The tune is in E♭ minor, starting with a Latin piano intro. The song's second chorus begins with Stevie taking the vocals up an octave with two vocal overdubs singing the same line. He also sings two other background overdub vocals, mimicking a horn line with the Spanish phrase "Todo 'stá bien chévere", which, loosely translated, means "Everything's really cool."
Posted 2 years ago by unclehud:
Yeah, Bill; where's the muttering intro?
Like the chorus background: "Don't stop, yeah, Chevrolet!"
Found it, thanks to lyricstranslate.com:
See dig, mama, uh, do ya understand that? (No)
Well uh, like, I can understand how you can't, because I've been uh,
You know, Paris, Beirut,
you know, I mean Iraq, Iran, "Ukrainia",
you know, I speak very very um, fluent Spanish
Ah, todo esta bien, chévere,
you understand that?
(Chévere?) [ed note: decidedly not "Chevrolet."]
Chevere, bien chevere, is that right mama?
'Cause I've got my shaky ...
Has there ever been a good Beach Party movie? Or Beach Party TV Show? The only good beach party I can remember was when there was only one other person on the beach!
Except "I Just Called...."
Don't you suppose their talents were in a different discipline than acting?
They can't all be Lady Gagas....
Don't you suppose their talents were in a different discipline than acting?
I always thought he said that too... then I read this:
It begins with a dialogue, partly in mock-Spanish, in which Wonder portrays a slick character trying to impress a woman with his worldliness: "'Cause like I been to, y'know, Paris, Peru, y'know, I mean, uh, Iraq, Iran, Eurasia... y'know I speak very, very, um fluent Spanish ... 'Todo 'stá bien chévere' .... you got that?"
The tune is in E♭ minor, starting with a Latin piano intro. The song's second chorus begins with Stevie taking the vocals up an octave with two vocal overdubs singing the same line. He also sings two other background overdub vocals, mimicking a horn line with the Spanish phrase "Todo 'stá bien chévere", which, loosely translated, means "Everything's really cool."
Agreed! Just bumped this up from my original 9. ALSO - if you like this song, watch the movie "Sing" - Tori Kelly sings it at the end and kills it in the best way possible (as an animated elephant who overcomes her shyness to share her gift).
Yeah, Bill; where's the muttering intro?
Like the chorus background: "Don't stop, yeah, Chevrolet!"
I just heard it. . . .
Yeah, Bill; where's the muttering intro?
Like the chorus background: "Don't stop, yeah, Chevrolet!"
Thanks for clearing up the 'Chevrolet' thingie. Had me fooled.
AMEN!!
(Feb 18, 2020)
I always thought he said that too... then I read this:
It begins with a dialogue, partly in mock-Spanish, in which Wonder portrays a slick character trying to impress a woman with his worldliness: "'Cause like I been to, y'know, Paris, Peru, y'know, I mean, uh, Iraq, Iran, Eurasia... y'know I speak very, very, um fluent Spanish ... 'Todo 'stá bien chévere' .... you got that?"
The tune is in E♭ minor, starting with a Latin piano intro. The song's second chorus begins with Stevie taking the vocals up an octave with two vocal overdubs singing the same line. He also sings two other background overdub vocals, mimicking a horn line with the Spanish phrase "Todo 'stá bien chévere", which, loosely translated, means "Everything's really cool."
Thanks for the "translation"- I always thought he was extolling the virtues of goat cheese.
9
I marvel almost every day that I was able to grow up during the mid 70s and the musical brilliance that was everywhere.
Far wrote:
Yes, we require more information on your location please. Because I really need to have a clearer daydream about "a Cafe in rural Romania" while I toil away in a drab office building in Houston.
Far wrote:
I always thought he said that too... then I read this:
It begins with a dialogue, partly in mock-Spanish, in which Wonder portrays a slick character trying to impress a woman with his worldliness: "'Cause like I been to, y'know, Paris, Peru, y'know, I mean, uh, Iraq, Iran, Eurasia... y'know I speak very, very, um fluent Spanish ... 'Todo 'stá bien chévere' .... you got that?"
The tune is in E♭ minor, starting with a Latin piano intro. The song's second chorus begins with Stevie taking the vocals up an octave with two vocal overdubs singing the same line. He also sings two other background overdub vocals, mimicking a horn line with the Spanish phrase "Todo 'stá bien chévere", which, loosely translated, means "Everything's really cool."
That's right, chévere is Venezuela's contribution to this masterpiece
Haha, I wonder where
And that you must go other places
But just don't you feel too bad
When you get fooled by smiling faces but" ...
— Stevie Wonder, Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing
I believe that "smiling faces" line is a deliberate and admiring reference to The Staple Singers' I'll Take You There:
"Ain't no smilin' faces
Mmm, no no
Lyin' to the races"
Both great tunes.
And thanks bluematrix for the "chévere" explanation. : )
I always too it to be a reference to "Smiling Faces Sometimes," or maybe even to "Back Stabbers," which quotes "Smiling Faces Sometimes." Could be a reference to all three, come to think of it.
I always thought he said that too... then I read this:
It begins with a dialogue, partly in mock-Spanish, in which Wonder portrays a slick character trying to impress a woman with his worldliness: "'Cause like I been to, y'know, Paris, Peru, y'know, I mean, uh, Iraq, Iran, Eurasia... y'know I speak very, very, um fluent Spanish ... 'Todo 'stá bien chévere' .... you got that?"
The tune is in E♭ minor, starting with a Latin piano intro. The song's second chorus begins with Stevie taking the vocals up an octave with two vocal overdubs singing the same line. He also sings two other background overdub vocals, mimicking a horn line with the Spanish phrase "Todo 'stá bien chévere", which, loosely translated, means "Everything's really cool."
That's because grocery store managers have great taste in music.
I can't speak for you, but I've always dug grocery store, elevator, and all lobby music.
What y'all have been hearing at the grocery store, Macy's, etc is almost positively John Legend's lame-ass cover.
Yepper!
Proclivities wrote:
Too much Stevie Wonder? There are only 15 of his tunes on the playlist - this is a great one.
I think '11' but that's just me. There are some really great tracks on this album.
Who are they? Who is Stevie now if not Stevie?
Too much Stevie Wonder? WTF are you talking about? There are only 15 of his tunes on the playlist - this is a great one.
:-) So sad . . .
84MacGuy wrote:
Or maybe the shite had hit the fan. Could be either, I suppose.
A most excellent song. :-)
Throw this in there, too...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ5mzW8JSGY
Ditto!!
This song is pure sunshine! And RP has totally made this set a perfect afternoon slice of heaven!
That is so cool - I remember years ago working in a supermarket and they had this crappy musak on all the time.
If Safeway play Stevie Wonder then I will stop complaining about their elevated prices :)
He is.
I remember when this began to get major radio airplay; I was in 6th Grade, and I was strutting into class after recess, singing the chorus, and one of my mates said, "Hey and what I want to know is, why's he say that thing about Chevrolet?" and I said I didn't know. Another piped up with, "That's right baby, I speak very fluent Spanish, and I totally test that Chevrolet!" I said I didn't think THAT was quite what he said, but...anyway, we all agreed the song was a jammer, whatever it was he was saying. Later, when I had learned enough of the lingo to deduce that he said, "Todo esta bien — " but for the life of me it still sounded a lot like Chevrolet, especially the way that some people in Latin America say it. I'd also heard that some people from South America said something similar and it meant really fine, but I didn't hear it myself nor penetrate the secret with any degree of certainty until the summer of 2010 when I spent a couple months exploring Colombia and made my way to the time-forgotten jungle river idyll of Mompos and found myself happily surrounded by hard-partying hotties who loved to say, "Todo esta bien CHEVERE!" and, indeed it was...
Cool story, bro...
I wholly disagree. This is a great song from a great album. I'm not sure if you know what "muzak" actually was, or just feel like throwing that term out there, but muzak (or "elevator music" as some other "critics" here have mentioned) sounded absolutely nothing like this. This song has a complex melody and structure and Stevie's vocals are fantastic on this recording. Well, we all hear different things, I guess.
I second what Proclivities wrote. Well put and my thoughts exactly. When I was a kid...I didn't think much of SW's music, but now as a seasoned musician and songwriter myself, I totally appreciate the detail and energy along with melody and performance this song has to offer.
One word for you ——- decaf
They've existed for a long time.
I remember when this began to get major radio airplay; I was in 6th Grade, and I was strutting into class after recess, singing the chorus, and one of my mates said, "Hey and what I want to know is, why's he say that thing about Chevrolet?" and I said I didn't know. Another piped up with, "That's right baby, I speak very fluent Spanish, and I totally test that Chevrolet!" I said I didn't think THAT was quite what he said, but...anyway, we all agreed the song was a jammer, whatever it was he was saying. Later, when I had learned enough of the lingo to deduce that he said, "Todo esta bien — " but for the life of me it still sounded a lot like Chevrolet, especially the way that some people in Latin America say it. I'd also heard that some people from South America said something similar and it meant really fine, but I didn't hear it myself nor penetrate the secret with any degree of certainty until the summer of 2010 when I spent a couple months exploring Colombia and made my way to the time-forgotten jungle river idyll of Mompos and found myself happily surrounded by hard-partying hotties who loved to say, "Todo esta bien CHEVERE!" and, indeed it was...
Dude, what the hell are you talking about?
:D
;)
How much money does a clue cost these days. Let me know and I will send it to you.