Stevie Wonder has broken his four-year music drought with two new singles, rallying around the current Black Lives Matter movement.
“Can’t Put It In The Hands of Fate” features verses by hip-hop artists Rapsody, Cordae, Chika and Busta Rhymes, but Wonder has perhaps the most cutting lyric as he says “You say you believe that ‘all lives matter’ / I say I don’t believe the fuck you do.” (The line is call-back to Wonder’s poignant seven-minute statement about police brutality and BLM.)
On the other hand, “Where Is Our Love Song” – a track Wonder first started writing as a teenager – serves up a smoother melody, featuring Gary Clark Jr.
On it, Wonder wishes for a “love song for all humanity,” as he hopes for unity.
Proceeds from both tracks will go toward Feeding America. If these singles are part of a new LP, it would be Wonder’s first full-length release since 2005.
Listen below:
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The Jerk
October 16, 2020 at 9:44 amBLM only cares about black lives lost at the hands of police, which is very small compared to the amount of black lives lost just on the south side of Chicago from black on black violence. It seems like they could be going in a different direction and try to keep fathers in the lives of their children. Thats one of the biggest downfalls in the black community. And the fact that they glorify crime.
Anyone can see the left is going to adopt several socialist policies which means higher taxes for all of the hard working Americans. “Free healthcare” the doctors are working for free. Somebody pays for it. Definitely not the folks that already live on government assistance. “Free College” The professors dont work for free so who pays. I already work 2 jobs. What mine is mine. I will not pay any tax to support you’re free bullshit.
The Jerk
October 16, 2020 at 9:46 am*doctors AREN’T working for free…Typo
Dinahmoehumm
October 16, 2020 at 6:54 amThe phrase “Black Lives Matter” is marketing gold. Who would argue against that, right? BLM is keenly aware that this is a propaganda war (among other things), and they chose that phrase for it’s simplicity and effectiveness. It does a great job of masking the fact that BLM is in reality a Marxist, racist and violent revolutionary movement bent on the destruction of this great country. They’ll fail of course, and in the meantime race relations in the United States will have been set back decades, if not longer. Nice going assholes.
JD in Va
October 15, 2020 at 4:38 pmI’m really disappointed to learn that so many of my fellow jamband fans are ignorant racists.
The whole point of BLM is that Black Lives Matter. Period. Not “ONLY Black Lives Matter”, not “Black Lives Matter MORE”, just that they matter AT ALL. Wake up people.
D of KC
October 14, 2020 at 3:56 pmOh my! Everyone who paid any attention knows well that BLM is a stated Marxist trained group, they bragged about this themselves as leaders of BLM. They changed their website to state otherwise, kinda deceptive maybe? The BLM group has killed 9+ cops already (TX, etc.), I cannot support that, period!
Brian Pirlo
October 14, 2020 at 5:04 pmBLM
Burn
Loot
Murder
just another human
October 14, 2020 at 3:30 pmHello,
I am sorry that you have been misinformed. I would recommend books on the Civil Rights Movement as a good start. The library is your best bet. I would also recommend official BLM materials for their stances.
BLM does not hate white people. Therefore, they cannot be as racist as the KKK.
Brown and Black people do not have equality in the USA and many other countries as well. Do not all humans deserve freedom from oppression?
Brian Pirlo
October 14, 2020 at 4:51 pmIf systemic racism truly exists, explain how Asians & Immigrants from India are the 2 wealthiest demographics in the US? Easier to forever play the victim/race card & live large on the Democrat Plantation!
Greg
October 14, 2020 at 10:15 amAnd the other 87% of us do matter as well. Get the fuck over yourselves.
just another human
October 14, 2020 at 3:02 pmIt seems you did not really hear the message of unity. You might want to listen again.
It is likely that every single band featured on this website, which I am assuming would encompass musicians you listen to, is supportive of the civil rights movement. I know Dylan is…. and the Grateful Dead.. and Phish… and on and on…
Nobody is free until we are all free.
JimmyW
October 14, 2020 at 3:20 pmI don’t recall cities literally being burned down during the Civil Rights Movement.
BLM is more racist than the KKK.
DumpDonaldChump
October 14, 2020 at 4:30 pmOf course all lives matter. The issue is for the last 300 years, a certain segment of the population, and perhaps one percent of the police, do not believe that Black Lives Matter. Accordingly, 99% of the police and too many blacks in this country suffer because of it.
Greg
October 14, 2020 at 10:12 amYawn. SW has a lot of great records, no doubt. But his live shows are 90% preaching about the greatness of blacks, and 10% music. The Bob Dylan Tribute from 92 is nearly flawless. Sinead O Conner was smartly deleted. Only blemish is SWs 5 minute ramblin’ intro to a 2 minute Blowin’ In The Wind. Intros should never be longer than songs.