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About This Track
“Sir Duke” is a song composed and performed by Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album Songs In The Key Of Life. The track topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, his biggest hit there at the time. It also reached #1 in the United World Chart.
The song was written about Duke Ellington, the great jazz artist who influenced Wonder’s style. Ellington died in 1974 and the song was a tribute. The lyrics also refer to Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
The artists, apart from Stevie Wonder, who perform on the original version were: Raymond Pounds (drums), Nathan Watts (bass), Mike Sembello (lead guitar), Ben Bridges (rhythm guitar), Hank Redd (alto saxophone), Trevor Laurence (tenor saxophone), Raymond Maldonado (trumpet), and Steve Madaio (trumpet).
Wonder rerecorded the song for the live album Natural Wonder.
In the early to mid-1990s, “Sir Duke” was played during the NBA’s New York Knicks games at Madison Square Garden.
“Sir Duke” is featured in the Derrick Comedy sketch “Progressions of a Mad Hatter”.
“Sir Duke” was also played at the 2004 Democratic National Convention after the Presidential nomination acceptance speech of John Kerry and John Edwards.
The song was written about Duke Ellington, the great jazz artist who influenced Wonder’s style. Ellington died in 1974 and the song was a tribute. The lyrics also refer to Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
The artists, apart from Stevie Wonder, who perform on the original version were: Raymond Pounds (drums), Nathan Watts (bass), Mike Sembello (lead guitar), Ben Bridges (rhythm guitar), Hank Redd (alto saxophone), Trevor Laurence (tenor saxophone), Raymond Maldonado (trumpet), and Steve Madaio (trumpet).
Wonder rerecorded the song for the live album Natural Wonder.
In the early to mid-1990s, “Sir Duke” was played during the NBA’s New York Knicks games at Madison Square Garden.
“Sir Duke” is featured in the Derrick Comedy sketch “Progressions of a Mad Hatter”.
“Sir Duke” was also played at the 2004 Democratic National Convention after the Presidential nomination acceptance speech of John Kerry and John Edwards.
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imhotandiknowit wrote:
stevie's back!
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PandoraCaitiff wrote:
This is not Stevie :(
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linzi76 wrote:
OMG
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linzi76 wrote:
last.fm please scrap the Glee-style version. Shocking[ 2]
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Cazweigun wrote:
This is why I don't like listening to Stevie on Last.fm radio, it's always someone else's piano cover and not the original song. I've no problems with people covering the song, but if you're going to cover it, use your own god damn name and stop putting it under Stevie's name.
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rolfy wrote:
last.fm please scrap the Glee-style version. Shocking.
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rikrijean wrote:
THE GREAT STEVIE WONDER.....LIKE ALL HIS SONGS.....
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innerspeaker wrote:
Anyone who doesn't like this song (the original I mean) is dead inside.
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RRRRRicardo wrote:
WTF is up with the preview on this song? It's not Stevie Wonder =(
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headey wrote:
Preview is the a cappella one but the lastfm stream is a posh, orchestral, almost classical cover today (UK). I've had 28 plays of this & now I'm starting to wonder what has been playing previously. btw today's stram was about 6:25
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Endymion85 wrote:
This is the one the only Sir Duke! Maybe they changed it!
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Cazweigun wrote:
This is starting to really annoy me now, whenever I listen to Stevie on Last.fm Radio it's never Stevie, it's always some weird ass cover >:(
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NitaD1 wrote:
I'm not hearing Stevie :-(
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nicecupofchung wrote:
dis not stevie - it's some very funny acapella version
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guntar wrote:
lol funny version
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somdorodrigo wrote:
I can feel it!
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Konsumopfer wrote:
Das ist nicht das Original! Von wem ist diese Version? Wo kann man das melden, dass die Betitelung nicht stimmt?
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encil wrote:
<3<3<3
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aelimeade wrote:
ha. love this song, but having grown up with Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.. it always reminds me of their song that sampled Stevie: "Let's Get Busy Baby'
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cocoflower wrote:
I'm not sure what everyone else is hearing but I hear Stevie
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