I’ve mentioned the song that topped Billboard’s Hot 100 the week of October 13, 1984, three times before on the blog, but this is its first appearance as a song of the day.
Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You,’ the lead single from the film The Woman in Red, is famous — in my book — for winning the Best Song Oscar over much superior competition. This treacly love song beat out Deniece Williams’ ‘Let’s Hear it for the Boy’ and Kenny Loggins’ ‘Footloose’ as well as Phil Collins’ ‘Against All Odds’ and Ray Parker Jr.’s ‘Ghostbusters.’
My own vote likely would have gone to Collins, with Loggins and Williams right behind. Then Parker Jr., and finally Stevie.
Stevie won the gold, though, and also saw this song become the best-selling single of his illustrious career. Go figure.
No New Year’s Day to celebrate
No chocolate-covered candy hearts to give away
No first of spring, no song to sing
In fact, here’s just another ordinary day
[Verse 2]
No April rain, no flowers bloom
No wedding Saturday within the month of June
But what it is, it’s something true
Made up of these three words that I must say to you
[Chorus]
I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart
[Verse 3]
No summer’s high, no warm July
No harvest moon to light one tender August night
No autumn breeze, no falling leaves
Not even time for birds to fly to southern skies
[Verse 4]
No Libra sun, no Halloween
No giving thanks to all the Christmas joy you bring
But what it is, though old, so new
To fill your heart like no three words could ever do
[Chorus]
I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care, I do
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart
I just called to say I love you, yeah
I just called to say how much I care, I do
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart
[Outro]
Of my heart, of my heart
Baby, of my heart
Meet Me In Montauk 
Go figure is right!
One of the worst songs ever written IMO.