Despite the sunny disposition of the song, songwriter Sherman Kelly had quite a tragic inspiration that spurred him to pen this hit.

phishonphilmwow. I’d never seen this before. ▫️from a YouTube comment:JazzAndChocolate • 11y agoI was there. I was at that concert. It was at the Oakland Stadium on December 8, 1980. During the concert, I remember feeling disappointed because Stevie seemed to be “off,” disconnected from the songs he was singing, and just going through the motions. He played many of his songs back to back in a medley, as if to get it over with. At the end of the concert, I knew why.Even now, in 2014, I remember almost every word of that speech, which left me speechless. I remember getting more and more worried as he started to talk. I remember the collective “gasp” upon hearing the name of the artist who had been shot, and the incredible silence for a few moments afterward. The stadium, filled with thousands of people, was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop.I was so overwhelmingly shocked, I could not speak. I couldn’t believe that most of the audience were singing along with Stevie after that. I don’t remember if he sang, “Give Peace a Chance” or “Imagine.” I was just crying my eyes out. When I got home, I turned on the radio and they were holding an all night call-in vigil. I called in and told my story of the Stevie Wonder Concert. I stayed up all night with all the other callers, trying to make sense out of it, or even to believe it.Wow. I never, ever, ever thought I would hear this speech again. I feel like I was there all over again.Wow. And it is almost exactly how I remembered it.#johnlennon#steviewonder#thebeatles

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