Isn't She Lovely
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"Isn't She Lovely" is a song by Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album Songs In The Key Of Life. In it he celebrates the birth of his daughter Aisha ("less than one minute old") and thanks his girlfriend Yolonda "Londie" Simmons. There are three verses, each ending with the phrase "isn't she lovely, made from love" (or "so very lovely..."). The song opens with Aisha's cry and the lengthy outro features samples of her playing with Wonder and bathing.
The song, musically constructed over a standardized circle-of-fifths, is considered a striking example of the fusion of fundamental jazz and pop elements.
A cover version by David Parton was a UK top ten hit in 1977. The song was also covered by the punk band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their album Take a Break. It was recently covered by the a cappella group The Idea of North on their album Evidence. The saxophone great Sonny Rollins included a cover of this song on one of his 90's albums, rendered on soprano sax.In addition.
The song was used in two episodes of the NBC sitcom hit Scrubs. The first time was the episode "My Life in Four Cameras", as Clay Aiken guest starred. His character was entered into a talent show, and he sang a request by Turk, the song of his relationship with Carla. The second time was the episode "My Friend With Money".
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