Stevie Wonder's massive career spans decades, genres, eras, and identities, from Motown prodigy to ’70s album-era auteur to global pop institution. So what actually defines him in the public imagination? Is it the joyous Motown standard, the paranoid funk breakthrough, the ecstatic horn-driven tribute to music itself, or the ultra-simple love song that conquered the planet?

In this episode, we trace Stevie Wonder’s evolution from the late ’60s through the height of his powers and into the ’80s, weighing innovation, legacy, cultural reach, and pure recognition to determine which song truly earns the title of his signature song.

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