Ebony and Ivory "Billboard" Hot 100 charts. At the simplest level, the song is about the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on a piano, but also deals with integration and racial harmony on a deeper, human level. The title was inspired by McCartney hearing Spike Milligan say "black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony, folks!". The figure of speech is much older. It was popularised by James Aggrey in the 1920s, inspiring the title of the pan-African journal "The Keys", but was in use from at least the 1840s. Written by McCartney alone, the song
Hey Love (Stevie Wonder song) Hey Love (Stevie Wonder song) "Hey Love" is a 1966 soul song by Stevie Wonder, from his album "Down to Earth". It was released as a B-side to "Travelin' Man," but it also reached the charts in its own right, peaking at number 90 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number nine on the R&B Singles chart in the spring of 1967. It has been covered by other artists, including Bettye LaVette and R. Kelly. "Hey Love" is the closing track on Stevie Wonder's 1966 album "Down to Earth". Co-written with Morris Broadnax and Clarence Paul, it is the best-known