Red Hot Chili Peppers VS. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground - Scratch a Track podcast EP 065

Scratch a Track: Music Review and Commentary Podcast

This week we pit two versions of "Higher Ground" against each other. The funky, soulful classic was originally written by Stevie Wonder for the album "Innervisions", the Red Hot Chili Peppers put their own rock 'n roll spin on it for their album "Mother's Milk."
Leave a comment to let us know whether you prefer the cover or the original, and let us know if there's a cover song you want us to talk about next!
0:40 Stevie Wonder background
1:31 Wonder's contract with Motown
2:51 ARP synthesizer
3:18 Stevie Wonder's version
5:20 Recording the song
6:03 Live version
6:30 Red Hot Chili Peppers version
7:20 Michael Beinhorn
8:12 Single off "Mother's Milk" and music video
10:00 Did they make it their own?
12:25 Which one do you prefer?
"The Covers Face-off" is a recurring segment on the Scratch a Track Podcast. Every Wednesday on "Scratch a Track" we discuss the history of the album, do a track-by-track analysis, and ultimately must make a hard choice for which track we would scratch off. Happy Scratching!
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