Goddess. Singer and pianist Ray Charles covered "Living for the City" in 1975 on his album Renaissance. Dance music artist Sylvester, covered the song on their 11th studio album, Mutual Attraction, in 1986, the singer's major label debut album. Sylvester's "Living for the City" was released as the album's lead single and peaked at #2 on Billboard's Dance Club Play Chart. Jazz pianist Michael McDonald covered "Living for the City" in 2008 on his album Soul Speak. References 1973 singles Stevie Wonder songs Songs about New York City Funk songs Motown singles Protest songs Songs about poverty Songs written by Stevie Wonder Soul songs Tamla Records singles 1973 songs Ray Charles songs Ike & Tina Turner songs Songs against racism and xenophobia Song recordings produced by Stevie Wonder