| "Pastime Paradise" | |
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| Song by Stevie Wonder | |
| from the album Songs in the Key of Life | |
| Released | 1976 |
| Genre | Funk[1] |
| Length | 3:27 |
| Label | Motown |
| Songwriter(s) | Stevie Wonder |
| Producer(s) | Stevie Wonder |
| Licensed audio | |
| "Pastime Paradise" on YouTube | |
"Pastime Paradise" is a song by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded for his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. The song was one of the first to use a synthesizer (the Yamaha GX-1) to sound like a full string section.[2] Built initially from synth tracks rather than from a drummer setting the basic rhythm, the song is augmented with rhythm performances from Wonder, Ray Maldonado, and Bobbye Hall, and a persistent "chinging" bell pattern by Hare Krishna musicians. A gospel choir from West Angeles Church of God and Hare Krishna chanting group culminate in a multicultural finale.[3]
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (October 15, 2022). "Give Up the Funk Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Pastime Paradise". AllMusic.
- ^ Buskin, Richard (December 2007). "Classic Tracks: Stevie Wonder 'Pastime Paradise'". Sound on Sound.