This month, all my A to Z Challenge posts will feature a song that is on my personal list of “deep cuts.” These are songs that my husband often razzes me about, that there’s no one else who has ever heard of them or is listening to them, or they’re songs that possibly are just not that mainstream. If we are of the same era or run in the same musical taste circles, none of these may seem that off the beaten path, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t fun songs! Enjoy!

If you consider yourself a big fan of Stevie Wonder, today’s song isn’t much of a deep cut. But if you’re a casual fan who generally enjoys Stevie Wonder’s music, then this song might be new to you. Everyone is familiar with the powerhouse album Songs in the Key of Life. But most people are probably only familiar with some of the mega hits from that album — “Sir Duke,” “I Wish,”, “Isn’t She Lovely.” Some might even have a bit of trivia, knowing that Coolio’s, “Gangsta’s Paradise” used Stevie Wonder’s song “Pasttime Paradise” as inspiration. And while I adore this album, by far, my second favorite Stevie Wonder song (my fave is “I Wish”) is also off Songs in the Key of Life: “Knocks Me Off My Feet.”

This is just a sweet love song. The adoration in Wonder’s voice when he sings this song is so obvious. I imagine the song being sung by a man to a woman in an almost imploring way, trying so hard to get across to her how much he loves her. It’s so overwhelming to him that he can’t stop thinking about his love, and he wants so much to tell her all the time how deeply he is in love, but he doesn’t want to bore her with it (I love that line from the chorus — “I don’t want to bore you with it, but I love you, I love you, I love you”).

He manages this without the song being sappy or trite. It’s just so heartfelt, it fills MY heart with love when I Hear it! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!