10 Songs Proven To Make You Happy
2. Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
It's impossible to overstate how much light Stevie Wonder has given to us through his music. Though he has touched on a lot of hot-button issues in his time, the best songs he ever had were always about expressing the most positive musical statements he knew how to. Almost every other song on Songs in the Key of Life could have earned a spot here, but "Isn't She Lovely" is one of the few songs that feels like a sonic slice of emotion.
Written about Stevie's newborn daughter, the entire song is so taken with the joys that come with being a parent. While a subject matter like that would not really slide in the pop world, the way Wonder puts his spin on this song takes you right back to when you were a child, learning about all the wonders of the world around you.
Even though Stevie himself is singing it, the entire song could be sung by anyone and still hold up, thanks to the bulletproof melody that comes with these lyrics. There's not too many songs that can be classified as "dad-pop" and still get on the charts, but when you have someone as amazing as Stevie Wonder behind the scenes, almost anything is possible.