Superstition / Суеверие (26.09.2014; авторы песни - Стиви Уандер, Jeff Beck)
Телешоу 1-го канала "Голос" (2014). Сезон 3. Выпуск 4: Слепые прослушивания. 4-я неделя. Песня из репертуара Стиви Уандера (альбом 1972 г. "Talking Book").
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition_(song)
"Superstition" is a popular song produced, arranged, performed by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records and written with Jeff Beck in 1972. It was the lead single for Wonder's Talking Book album, and released in many countries. It reached number one in the U.S., and number one on the soul singles chart. Overseas, it peaked at number eleven in the UK during February 1973. In November 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song at No. 74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song deals with superstitions, and mentions several popular superstitious fables in its lyrics.
"Superstition" Single by Stevie Wonder from the album Talking Book B-side: "You've Got It Bad Girl" Released: October 1972 Format: 7" 45 RPM Recorded: 1972, New York Genre: Funk Length: 4:26 (album version) 4:07 (45 version) Writer(s): Jeff Beck, Stevie Wonder
Producer(s): Stevie Wonder
Background
Jeff Beck did not play on the song, but he wrote the main riff and the drum beat. Carmine Appice, Jeff Beck's drummer, explains in an interview (May 2000): "Our lyrics are a little different than Stevie’s version. He was not supposed to release his version until our version was released but he did – so our version, which was going to be the original version, looked like a cover version. The riff was Jeff’s riff".
Recording
The song's opening drum beat was performed by Wonder on the kit that Scott Mathews provided at the Record Plant in Hollywood. The funky clavinet riff played on a Hohner Clavinet C was also played by Wonder. The song also features trumpet and saxophone, played respectively by Steve Madaio and Trevor Laurence.
The song also was Wonder's first number-one single since the live version of "Fingertips Pt. 2" topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.
Jeff Beck recorded his own version of the song with the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice.
Other recorded versions
Stevie Wonder performed a live-in-the-studio version of "Superstition" on Sesame Street in 1973. This version later appeared on the collection, Songs from the Street: 35 Years in Music.
Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded a live version in 1986, which was released on his album Live Alive. The accompanying music video features Vaughan and a stage crew setting up for a concert he planned to do on Friday the 13th, and Wonder appears at the end.
Very superstitious, writings on the wall, Very superstitious, ladders bout to fall, Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin glass Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past.
When you believe in things that you dont understand, Then you suffer, Superstition aint the way
Very superstitious, wash your face and hands, Rid me of the problem, do all that you can, Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin strong, You dont wanna save me, sad is my song.
When you believe in things that you dont understand, Then you suffer, Superstition aint the way, yeh, yeh.
Very superstitious, nothin more to say, Very superstitious, the devils on his way, Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin glass, Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past
When you believe in things that you dont understand, Then you suffer, Superstition aint the way, no, no, no