Who Did It Better

Stevie OR Herbie?

Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 1984

I Just Called to Say I Love You

Written by Stevie Wonder

I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care

What's this song about ↓

"I Just Called to Say I Love You" strips love down to its simplest possible expression. Stevie Wonder recorded it in 1984 as a song with no metaphor, no imagery, no poetic device. Just a man picking up the phone to say three words. No special occasion. No anniversary. No reason at all. The song understands that the most powerful declarations are often the least prepared. A call that has no purpose except to remind someone they are loved. No agenda. No request. Just the words.

Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock 2012

Variation A — side column

Stevie Wonder 1984
Herbie Hancock 2012

I already know

Play me a sample

Stevie Herbie

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Stevie Wonder 1984

I already know

Play me a sample

Stevie Herbie

I need to be convinced

Herbie Hancock 2012

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Stevie Wonder 1984
Herbie Hancock 2012

I already know

Play me a sample

Stevie Herbie

I need to be convinced

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1,414 artist portraits across 5 genres (Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk). 1,363 sourced from Wikipedia (Creative Commons / Public Domain), 50 from Deezer (promotional artwork).

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Who Did It Better

Stevie OR Herbie?

Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 1984
Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock 2012

I Just Called to Say I Love You

Written by Stevie Wonder

I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care

What's this song about ↓

"I Just Called to Say I Love You" strips love down to its simplest possible expression. Stevie Wonder recorded it in 1984 as a song with no metaphor, no imagery, no poetic device. Just a man picking up the phone to say three words. No special occasion. No anniversary. No reason at all. The song understands that the most powerful declarations are often the least prepared. A call that has no purpose except to remind someone they are loved. No agenda. No request. Just the words.

Variation A — side column

Stevie Wonder 1984
Herbie Hancock 2012

I already know

Play me a sample

Stevie Herbie

I need to be convinced

Variation B — left & right edges

Stevie Wonder 1984

I already know

Play me a sample

Stevie Herbie

I need to be convinced

Herbie Hancock 2012

Variation C — filled color-coded buttons

Stevie Wonder 1984
Herbie Hancock 2012

I already know

Play me a sample

Stevie Herbie

I need to be convinced

The Sunday Drop
One song. One story. Every Sunday.

No algorithms. No trending sections. Just a song someone loved and the story behind it. Delivered Sunday morning.

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

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