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inanna

(3,547 posts)
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 10:00 PM Jul 2016

Stevie Wonder Urges People to Choose 'Love Over Hate'

LONDON — Jul 10, 2016, 8:51 PM ET

Stevie Wonder urged his fans to choose "love over hate" and expressed dismay over the troubles in the world at a concert devoted to one of his classic albums.

The legend performed Sunday in Hyde Park for the British Summertime Festival. He opened his concert by telling fans he loved them all in these difficult times, and asked them to live in positivity.

"I encourage you to choose love over hate. It's just that simple. Choose love over hate, right over wrong, kind over meanness. Hope over no hope at all."

The 66-year-old's Grammy-winning, 1976 album "Songs in the Key of Life" was the focus of the concert; Wonder played the album in its entirety.

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Link: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/stevie-urges-people-choose-love-hate-40481322

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Stevie Wonder Urges People to Choose 'Love Over Hate' (Original Post) inanna Jul 2016 OP
Yes, it is that simple! Tal Vez Jul 2016 #1
Let us choose Black & White, not Black & Blue. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2016 #2
yes! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #3
Higher ground teach1st Jul 2016 #4
Stevie Wonder's always expressed real love in his lyrics PJMcK Jul 2016 #5
K&R :) I love Stevie Wonder, too! DianaForRussFeingold Jul 2016 #6

PJMcK

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5. Stevie Wonder's always expressed real love in his lyrics
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 10:25 PM
Jul 2016

Here's the chorus from "Love's In Need Of Love Today"

Love's in need of love today
Don't delay
Send yours in right away
Hate's goin' round
Breaking many hearts
Stop it please
Before it's gone too far


Mr. Wonder is a treasured artist and prophet.
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