Living For The City (track)
by Stevie Wonder
Year: 1973
From the album Innervisions (track #3)
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Living For The City appears on the following album(s) by Stevie Wonder:
- Innervisions (track #3) (this album) (1973)
- Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (track #3) (compilation) (1982)
- The Definitive Collection (track #11) (compilation) (2002)
- Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection (track #13) (compilation) (1996)
- At The Close Of A Century (track #30) (compilation) (1999)
- Number Ones (track #8) (compilation) (2007)
- Natural Wonder (track #17) (1995)
- 1962-74 Wonderland (track #14) (compilation) (1974)
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| ! | 09/15/2026 18:52 | wizardalien | 10,319 | 60/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 08:57 | Siromynian | 20,192 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/03/2026 09:05 | Pepeov | 6,506 | 79/100 |
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tgarritsen 03/27/2015 13:29 | #137934
A song that captures the troubles of the city in specific for black people.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/24/2016 19:54 | #169645
A mindblowing trip of a song taking the listener to places they've never wanted to go, but must.
Rockdrigo 06/15/2014 23:57 | #114532
If it wasn't for the spoken part, this song would be perfect
My favorite Stevie Wonder song. A sprawling epic that tells the story of a black boy growing up in poverty, and the struggles him and his family go through
wonderful storytelling.
