I Call It Pretty Music But the Old People Call It the Blues, Pt. 1 [Sin

Stevland Hardaway Morris (born May 13, 1950 as Stevland Hardaway Judkins), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century. Blind since shortly after birth, Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day. more »

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I call it pretty music
But the old people call it the blues, yeah, yeah

I call it pretty music
But the old people call it the blues, yeah, yeah, yeah

I call it pretty music
But the old people call it the blues

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