"Today yusuf islam, formerly known as cat stevens, announced that he would honor the recent fatwah placed on the life of controversial author salman rushdie by releasing a new version of one of his hit songs.
I'm being followed by a mad arab
mad arab mad arab
(falsetto) mad arab mad arab"
-- Dennis Miller, SNL Weekend Update, circa: 199-something
ETA:
That was my bad memory/paraphrasing. I now have, in my chubby little fingers, the actual transcript of that classic SNL episode:
And former folk singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, came out this week and said he advocated the assassination of Salman Rushdie. So much for that "Peace Train" crap, huh, Cat? ... Yeah, I could see this comin' years ago on his old album, Tea for the Killerman [Doctored photo of Cat Stevens' album Tea for the Tillerman] ... you, uh, you remember the big hit:
[sings a parody of Stevens' song "Moonshadow"]
I'm being followed by a big muslim
Big muslim, big muslim
[switches to falsetto voice]
Big muslim, big muslim
Big muslim, big muslim
[Cheers and applause. When the crowd subsides, Dennis suddenly starts singing his heart out with a slightly mangled but endearingly passionate version of Stevens' "Father and Son":]
How can I try to explain
When he do I turn away again
It's hard
But it's harder to ignore it
If they were right, I'd agree
But it's them they know, not me now
There's a way and I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go
[More cheers and applause. Dennis cracks up with laughter.]
Yeah.
[Cheers and applause dies down. Again, Dennis breaks into song, Stevens' "Wild World":]
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world!
[Dennis mimes the keyboard part and hums along.]