Any Cat Stevens Fans?

[mikeschmike]

^ That explains it. The ignore feature got me again.

Too bad people can't just appreciate the music though.

[David]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Ghost Tracker brought it up and I was responding to that. Also, someone mentioned the 10,000 Maniacs version of Peace Train, which they later said they would remove from all subsequent pressings of "In My Tribe" for this reason. So, it is relevant in this thread's discussion of his music and those who covered him. But, if it's offensive, I can remove the post

What did you do with sparky & distension?

[Tee Dee]

FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TRIVIA:

Cat Stevens > Yusuf Islam > Yoriyos

Did you know Yusuf's son, who calls himself Yoriyos has an album out? It's called BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE. A single from it is on Youtube (Pied Piper). His web site is www.yoriyos.com. He also has a MySpace with photos of himself. He looks a lot like his dad.


As for Cat Stevens
Youtube has some great videos (the hits from the 70's) and also some recent Yusuf songs. There are some interviews also if anyone cares to take a look.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by David

What did you do with sparky & distension?

I ate them with fava beans and a nicve Chianti

Seriously, I miss them terribly - Tower as well.

I even miss Lux and Bobo - who I think possibly inhabited the same corpus.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by mikeschmike

^ That explains it. The ignore feature got me again.

Too bad people can't just appreciate the music though.

No prob. And, I agree with the latter.

I also think it is likely Cat was way too stoned to kill anyone

[David]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I ate them with fava beans and a nicve Chianti

You & your appetite.

Seriously, I miss them terribly - Tower as well.

I miss Tower, but in a strange way. He hated me, but I miss him. He had a sharp mind, like James Agate.

I even miss Lux and Bobo - who I think possibly inhabited the same corpus.

Lux & Bobo are fine. In fact, they post occasionally on this board (under aliases).

Remember when Hayley & Ava used to always be at each other's throats, but then they would make up & have virtual sleepovers? Remember Angel Rose, who loved the song Sara so much that she wept just thinking about the chord changes? Remember how I first gave Tracy Garner the idea to build her own FM site, but she herself wanted the design to simulate the Danish moderne movement?

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by Tee Dee

FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TRIVIA:

Cat Stevens > Yusuf Islam > Yoriyos

Did you know Yusuf's son, who calls himself Yoriyos has an album out? It's called BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE. A single from it is on Youtube (Pied Piper). His web site is www.yoriyos.com. He also has a MySpace with photos of himself. He looks a lot like his dad.


As for Cat Stevens
Youtube has some great videos (the hits from the 70's) and also some recent Yusuf songs. There are some interviews also if anyone cares to take a look.

Interesting. I didn't know that. I wonder if he's popular in Europe or if Eurpoean Ledgies have heard of Yoriyos?

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by David

You & your appetite.

I miss Tower, but in a strange way. He hated me, but I miss him. He had a sharp mind, like James Agate.

Lux & Bobo are fine. In fact, they post occasionally on this board (under aliases).

Remember when Hayley & Ava used to always be at each other's throats, but then they would make up & have virtual sleepovers? Remember Angel Rose, who loved the song Sara so much that she wept just thinking about the chord changes? Remember how I first gave Tracy Garner the idea to build her own FM site, but she herself wanted the design to simulate the Danish moderne movement?

Good times!!!!!

Lux - I MISS YOU!!!!

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I love his stuff. He was, however, excoriated in 1989, to wit:

[COLOR="Red"] On February 21, 1989, Yusuf Islam [Cat] addressed students at Kingston University in London about his journey to Islam and was asked about the controversy in the Muslim world and the fatwa calling for Salman Rushdie's execution. He replied, "He must be killed. The Qur'an makes it clear - if someone defames the prophet, then he must die."

I suppose it depends on which version one believes. Personally, I think he is a man of peace, but those comments are hard to get around

I didn't know about any of that. Very surprising.

[suzyvermoesen]

Originally Posted by Betsy

Interesting. I didn't know that. I wonder if he's popular in Europe or if Eurpoean Ledgies have heard of Yoriyos?

I think his older songs are still popular over here and they still get some airplay now and then. As for his newer sons (as Yusuf Islam ) i cannot say i have ever heard any of them on the radio. I have also never heard of Yoriyos