Songs in the Key of Life - 33 1/3 Author:Zeth Lundy One of the biggest blockbuster albums of the '70s, Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life is also one of the most audacious in the history of pop music, an overstuffed paean to existence that reflects on childhood, parenthood, God, poverty, heartbreak, racism, musical idols, and of course, love. — Lundy's book examines the album within t... more »he context of a life cycle, a fresh perspective from which to approach its twenty interconnected songs. He explores how such an audacious statement was manufactured, weaving together historical documentation with critical insight into the album's production and analysis of individual songs; how it incorporates pop's past into its architecture to connect with and ultimately supersede the trends of contemporary rock, soul and R&B; and how a prolific creative streak ultimately consumes itself when it finally realizes its elusive ambitions.« less