Pastime Paradise (track) by Stevie Wonder

Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder
Year: 1976
From the album Songs In The Key Of Life (track #8)
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87/100 (from 265 votes)
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Knocks Me Off My FeetPastime ParadiseSummer Soft

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75/100
From 07/14/2025 16:35
I was so surprise to hear gangsta paradise when I firts listen to this song.
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From 06/13/2022 03:56
This is kinda like the George Harrison track of Key of Life.

I like all of what goes on here and it’s catchy in a non-traditional way. However, I don’t think Pastime Paradise (currently 86/100) is a better song than Knocks Me Off My Feet or Summer Soft (currently both 84/100), the songs that surround it in the track-listing.
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From 08/08/2019 03:47
Shows how lazy of a song “Gangsta’s Paradise” really is. It’s literally just this whole song sampled lmao.
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From 03/10/2015 17:33
It's true, They've been spending most their lives living in a pastime paradise. The music fits very nice with the lyrics.
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From 01/18/2013 20:00
Now I know why Gangster Paradise actually sounded good.
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