Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, at the age of 13, making him the youngest artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the tied-record holder for the most Album of the Year wins, with three. He is also the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Wonder began his "commercial period" in the 1980s; he achieved his biggest hits and highest level of fame, had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations (including Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to remain active in music and political causes.
Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 100 million records worldwide. He has won 25 Grammy Awards (the most by a solo artist) and one Academy Award (Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red). Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday in the U.S. In 2009, he was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and in 2014, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Wonder was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw, Michigan, on May 13, 1950, the third of five children born to Lula Mae Hardaway, and the second of Hardaway's two children with Calvin Judkins. He was born six weeks premature which, along with the oxygen-rich atmosphere in the hospital incubator, resulted in retinopathy of prematurity, a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted and causes the retinas to detach, so he became blind.
Pretty Little Angel
Stevie Wonder Lyrics
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A pretty little angel
A pretty little angel
Wish you knew just how I felt about you
Wish you felt the same way as I do
I can bring you love if you just open up your heart
Little girl I'm so in love with you
If you ever tell me that you love me
If you ever show me that you care
I will be so proud to have you
Standing by my side
Little girl I'm so in love with you
We'll be so happy together
We'll build a heaven of our own
And darling, if you just play your part
And let me steal your heart
I know I'll have your love for ever
Angel for your love I have been praying
Hoping someday you will look my way
I can make you mine if you just open up your eyes
Little girl I'm so in love with you
A pretty little angel
A pretty little angel
A pretty little angel
A pretty little angel
A pretty little angel
Oh my
A pretty little angel
My, my my
A pretty little angel
In Stevie Wonder's song "Pretty Little Angel," he sings about his intense love for a girl who he describes as a beautiful angel. He wishes that she knew how much he loved her and that she felt the same way about him. The singer promises to bring her love and happiness if she opens up her heart to him. He dreams of a future where they can be together and build their own "heaven."
The lyrics are a reflection of the singer's strong feelings for this girl, which he hopes she reciprocates. He hopes that she will give him a chance to show her the depth of his love and that they can have a happy future together. The song is a romantic ballad that captures the intensity of first love and the hope and anticipation of what could be.
Overall, "Pretty Little Angel" is a beautiful song about love, hope, and the power of connection. Whether or not the girl in question ever feels the same way, the singer's feelings are clear, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to convince her to choose him.
Line by Line Meaning
Angel a pretty little angel
The singer is addressing the person he loves as a beautiful and angelic being, focusing on her appealing qualities.
Wish you knew just how I felt about you
The singer desires for his love interest to be aware of his strong feelings towards her.
Wish you felt the same way as I do
The singer's desire for his love interest to reciprocate his affection is expressed in this line.
I can bring you love if you just open up your heart
The singer is assuring his love interest of his capability to give her affection if she lets him in.
Little girl I'm so in love with you
The singer reiterates his deep affection for his love interest, using the term 'little girl' as a term of endearment.
If you ever tell me that you love me
The singer expresses his desire to hear his love interest confess her love for him.
If you ever show me that you care
The singer desires for his love interest to demonstrate that she cares for him and his feelings.
I will be so proud to have you
The singer is expressing his high regard for his love interest and pride in being with her.
Standing by my side
The singer is imagining his love interest being with him, through thick and thin.
We'll be so happy together
The singer envisions a happy future with his love interest, which includes building a life together.
We'll build a heaven of our own
The singer vividly imagines that he and his love interest will create a special place for themselves, a heavenly utopia.
And darling, if you just play your part
The singer is asking his love interest to meet him halfway in their relationship, so that they can build a future together.
And let me steal your heart
The singer is imploring his love interest to let him win her affection or take her heart.
I know I'll have your love for ever
The singer is confident that once he has his love interest's heart, he will keep it forever.
Angel for your love I have been praying
The singer is revealing that he has been praying or hoping for the love of his referred interest, the 'angel'.
Hoping someday you will look my way
The singer wants his love interest to notice him one day, and pay attention to his feelings for her.
I can make you mine if you just open up your eyes
The singer is assuring his love interest that if she opens up to him, she will become his.
A pretty little angel
This is a repetition of the opening line and the singer reaffirms his description of his love interest as an angelic being.
Oh my
An expression of amazement or admiration.
My, my my
An expression of surprise, wonder or incredulity
A pretty little angel
Another repeating line that reaffirms the singer's affectionate description of his love interest.
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Cheryl Rowland Hall
on Isn't She Lovely
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