Cat Stevens

Maze Runner · Nov 3, 2012

Anybody like Cat Stevens? Been listening...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q29YR5-t3gg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0TInLOJuUM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP0r0JvgvHU

Maze Runner · Nov 3, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDoRwRLlc3s

DarkSongofErrin · Nov 3, 2012

My parents had one of his cd's on repeat for many years.

Remember the days of the old school yard and Mathew and son are also some of my favourites along with the ones you posted.

Maze Runner · Nov 4, 2012

For some reason I've never owned one of his albums, so don't really know his music, but have liked what I've heard on the radio.

I'll check out those two that you mentioned, thanks.

Chris P · Nov 4, 2012

My parents raised me on Cat Stevens. Along with Neil Diamond and Kris Kristofferson.

His controversies aside, I love his music. He makes me wish I could play guitar.

Maze Runner · Nov 4, 2012

Chris P said:
My parents raised me on Cat Stevens. Along with Neil Diamond and Kris Kristofferson.

His controversies aside, I love his music. He makes me wish I could play guitar.

What are some of your favorites of his?

muse · Nov 5, 2012

Love, love, love Cat Stevens ( or should that be Yusuf Islam?)

Also with Chris P on Kris Kristofferson.

Both great chillin' music.

Eliza azilE · Nov 7, 2012

He's so naive, it's charming. It's difficult to hate his music. It's difficult to take it too seriously.

In other words, his biggest strength is his biggest weakness.

(Tea for the Tillerman is probably his most solid album, since you asked.)

Maze Runner · Nov 7, 2012

Eliza azilE said:
He's so naive, it's charming. It's difficult to hate his music. It's difficult to take it too seriously.

In other words, his biggest strength is his biggest weakness.

(Tea for the Tillerman is probably his most solid album, since you asked.)

Thanks. At first I thought you were talking about me. I mean the naive part, not the charming part.

Shadow_Ferret · Nov 7, 2012

I love Cat Stevens Moonshadow. Where do the children play? Peace train. He was a marvelous song writer. Very economical (some might say simplistic).

firedrake · Nov 7, 2012

I'm another one who was brought up listening to his music, along with others. My favourites are 'Father and Son' and 'Sad Lisa'. But, really I like most of his stuff.

Eliza azilE · Nov 8, 2012

Here's the track listening for Tea:

"Where Do the Children Play?"
"Hard Headed Woman"
"Wild World"
"Sad Lisa"
"Miles from Nowhere"
"But I Might Die Tonight"
"Longer Boats"
"Into White"
"On the Road to Find Out"
"Father and Son"
"Tea for the Tillerman"

Not bad, eh?

stormie · Nov 8, 2012

"Sad Lisa"

"Morning Has Broken"

Maze Runner · Nov 8, 2012

Eliza azilE said:
Here's the track listening for Tea:

"Where Do the Children Play?"
"Hard Headed Woman"
"Wild World"
"Sad Lisa"
"Miles from Nowhere"
"But I Might Die Tonight"
"Longer Boats"
"Into White"
"On the Road to Find Out"
"Father and Son"
"Tea for the Tillerman"

Not bad, eh?

This was a nice discovery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQcMCkmVuno though I wish it would have gone longer. I was just falling into it when it ended.

I found that though I didn't know some of these by title, I recognized them when I listened. Longer Boats, I've heard a hundred times but had no idea it was him.

I'd forgotten about this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ--odAAA1A

To the "simplicity" rap, for me, music doesn't have to be complex. but it does have to be honest. This guy rings true.

Purple Rose · Nov 8, 2012

Love, LOVE Cat Stevens. He still sings many of his old songs as Yusuf islam. There are some concerts on youtube where he's in a small room with not more than 50 or 100 people sitting around small tables, sometimes with kids. They all look middle eastern, all dressed in western clothes with some women wearing the hijab. Interesting.

Maze Runner · Nov 8, 2012

Purple Rose said:
Love, LOVE Cat Stevens. He still sings many of his old songs as Yusuf islam. There are some concerts on youtube where he's in a small room with not more than 50 or 100 people sitting around small tables, sometimes with kids. They all look middle eastern, all dressed in western clothes with some women wearing the hijab. Interesting.

I don't think this is exactly what you're talking about, but it's very nice. A real story teller, he is. From about a year and a half ago.

He sounds great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhaMvZcQLJ8

Maze Runner · Nov 14, 2012

Shadow_Ferret said:
I love Cat Stevens Moonshadow. Where do the children play? Peace train. He was a marvelous song writer. Very economical (some might say simplistic).

Me too. The lyrics are great. The glass is half full...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPazGVuBXmY

Maze Runner · Nov 14, 2012

Another nice one- with lyrics. Peace Train

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJk-mm0ldoQ

Vito · Nov 14, 2012

Funny thing...I only think of Cat Stevens as a "singles artist", due to his series of Top 40 hits in the early 1970s. Those tunes (Wild World, Peace Train, Another Saturday Night, etc.) were part of the soundtrack for my formative years, late elementary school/early junior high school. This despite the fact that my older brother was a big big Cat fan, and owned all of his albums!

rugcat · Nov 14, 2012

He was great -- terrific songwriter, lyrical and accessible, great voice and some real heart.

There are lots of great singers and songwriters, but what's rare is someone who is so much themselves, both in singing and songwriting, that they become unique and iconic.

I'm not generally a fan of singer songwriters, nor of his style of music -- and yet, I love me some Cat Stevens, for sure.

Maze Runner · Nov 15, 2012

Nice to see so many people appreciate him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP6B9HttRI8

TudorRose · Nov 15, 2012

Lady d'Arbanville is my favourite of his

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJnv-iF_viQ

There's a story in those lyrics. I always imagined something dark, gothic and Poe-esque, but apparently it's a tribute to an ex-girlfriend.

Maze Runner · Nov 15, 2012

TudorRose said:
Lady d'Arbanville is my favourite of his

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJnv-iF_viQ

There's a story in those lyrics. I always imagined something dark, gothic and Poe-esque, but apparently it's a tribute to an ex-girlfriend.

I'd heard that too. Here's the story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_D'Arbanville

Here's the girl. You might remember her as De Niro's ex wife in The Fan, or as the mob boss in The Soprano's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_D'Arbanville

Pandora S · Jul 9, 2013

So many great male vocalists and lyricists back in the day. I'm so lucky it was my day and I'm living my life with their music. In addition to Cat Stevens...
Jessie Colin Young, Van Morrison, James Taylor, Harry Chapin, they come to mind. Gentle songs with story, love it all. Oh yeah I'm listening ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd2jXsmSaKc
thanks for a great thread of appreciation Bebop!

Magdalen · Sep 25, 2013

O Very Young! I believe his current moniker is yusuf islam. Good thing he got outta the music biz before they turned him into a dawg!!

And the patches make the goodbye harder still. . . back when denim was patched.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP6B9HttRI8

Cat Stevens

Maze Runner

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DarkSongofErrin

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Chris P

Likes metaphors mixed, not stirred

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muse

standing on head, typing one-handed...

Eliza azilE

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Shadow_Ferret

Court Jester

firedrake

practical experience, FTW

Eliza azilE

stormie

storm central

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Purple Rose

practical experience, FTW

Maze Runner

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Vito

Recalled to life

rugcat

Lost in the Fog

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TudorRose

not napping... brainstorming!

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Pandora S

Magdalen

Petulantly Penitent