Stevie And Sir Paul

I think “Ebony And Ivory” may be the most Poptastic song ever; I can’t believe I didn’t choose this to introduce Poptastic Day a few weeks ago! The Brady Bunch? Geez, what was I thinking?

“Ebony And Ivory” is sort of a guilty pleasure for me. It’s a great singing-along song - so catchy and everybody knows the words - but it’s also, well … ridiculous. Did Stevie and Sir Paul really think they were making some bold anti-racism statement with this song? Did they think it would change the world and the way the races interact? Though, I did hear that on the day it came out, blacks and whites all over the world just started randomly hugging each other in the street. Finally, we’re all living in perfect harmony.

And, dude, what is up with the way they sing “PYA-NO” in the chorus?

   Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney - Ebony And Ivory