Hey soul people,
I’ve just returned from seeing the Wonderful One with my youngest son and his best mate Eli at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. What a great, magical, joyous show!
I had actually forgotten how many hits Stevie Wonder had – he tried to fit them all into a medley but they wouldn’t all fit! Still, I heard every song I was really dying to hear and some cool new ones, too.
A long time ago, when I was a young mama and my son was 4 years old, he and I used to have a dance party everyday while we waited for his older brother to return home from school . It was our time. We’d just dance like maniacs for a half hour and Stevie always brought us the funk, the soul and the love, man, the love.
Tonight we both jumped up at exactly the same moment during the opening notes of ‘Higher Ground’ and for a little while, it felt like we were the only people in that arena, dancing side by side, my 4 year old in an almost grown up man’s body, rockin’ like nobody’s business.
It was superb.
I hear there are tickets available to tonight’s show and if you can go I would strongly recommend getting yourself to Rod Laver Arena.
I’m so glad we went to see the man – what a lotta heart and a lotta soul he puts into a show – and lordee, he still does bring the funk!
Amen, Stevie!