The romantic comedy “The Woman in Red”, which was directed by Gene Wilder in 1984, did not enjoy much success with the audience. Known for this remake of the French film “And elephants are unfaithful”, first of all, the soundtrack.
It was the first time a song was heard, which was destined to top the charts in the US and the UK, as well as receive the musical Oscar and Golden Globe.
The history of creation and the meaning of the song I Just Called to Say I Love You
If you haven’t figured it out yet, it’s about the song I Just Called to Say I Love You, which was written and brilliantly sung by Stevie Wonder. This is a sweet and kind song about how a simple phone call with a declaration of love can brighten up an everyday day with bright colors.
Although I Just Called to Say I Love You is one of Wonder’s most popular and commercially successful songs, many critics and fans of the artist took it coolly and even negatively. A simple lyrical melody and sentimental text, which were strikingly different from Stevie’s previous works, did not appeal to all connoisseurs of his work.
Clip I Just Called to Say I Love You
Let’s watch the video clip for the legendary Stevie Wonder song.
Interesting Facts
- Wonder’s former collaborator Lee Garrett sued him for stealing the song I Just Called to Say I Love You, but Stevie won.
- Among the songs that I Just Called to Say I Love You beat out in the Oscar nomination was the popular Ghostbusters theme (“Ghostbusters”).
- At the Oscars for I Just Called to Say I Love You, Stevie Wonder dedicated the award to Nelson Mandela, who was incarcerated at the time. In response, the South African authorities banned Wonder’s songs in the country.
- In High Fidelity, a record store clerk played by Jack Black convinces a customer not to give his daughter the single I Just Called to Say I Love You. He calls the song “sentimental, tasteless shit”.
- In 2009, two days after the death of Wonder’s close friend Michael Jackson, Stevie performed I Just Called to Say I Love You, singing “Michael knows I’m here and I love you” in one of the lines.
I Just Called to Say I Love You Lyrics Stevie Wonder
No New Years Day to celebrate
No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
No first of spring, no song to sing
In fact, here’s just another ordinary day
chorus:
I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care
I just called to say I love you,
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart
No April rain, no flowers’ bloom,
No wedding Saturday within the month of June
But what it is is something true
Made up of these three words that I must say to you
No summer’s high, no warm July
No harvest moon to light one tender August night,
No autumn breeze, no falling leaves,
Not even time for birds to fly to southern skies
No Libra sun, no Hallowe’en,
No giving thanks for all the Christmas joy you bring,
But what it is, tho’ old, so new,
To fill your heart like no three words could ever do
I Just Called to Say I Love You Lyrics Stevie Wonder
Today is not the celebration of the New Year,
No time to give chocolate hearts
Not the first day of spring, and there is no reason to sing,
In fact, today is the most ordinary day
Chorus:
I just called to say that I love you
I just called to say how much I love you
I just called to say I love you
And I feel it with all my heart
Today is not April rain, and flowers do not bloom,
Not a wedding Saturday in June
But today there really is something important
In these three words that I have to tell you
Today is not the height of summer, not warm July,
Not a full moon lighting up a gentle August night,
Not an autumn breeze, not a leaf fall,
And not even the time when the birds fly south
Today the sun is not in the constellation of Libra and it’s not Halloween,
This is no time to give thanks for the joy you bring at Christmas
But there is something, though old, but so new,
Capable of filling your heart like no other three words
