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Yusuf / Cat Stevens – World United Music

Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)

BIO:
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948), commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, humanitarian, and education philanthropist. His 1967 debut album reached the top 10 in the UK, and the album's title song "Matthew and Son" charted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. His albums Tea for the Tillerman (1970) and Teaser and the Firecat (1971) were both certified triple platinum in the US by the RIAA.

His 1972 album Catch Bull at Four spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, and fifteen weeks at number one in the Australian ARIA Charts. He earned two ASCAP songwriting awards in 2005 and 2006 for "The First Cut Is the Deepest", and the song has been a hit for four different artists. His other hit songs include "Father and Son", "Wild World", "Peace Train", "Moonshadow", and "Morning Has Broken". In 2007 he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection.

In December 1977, Stevens converted to Islam and adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year. In 1979, he auctioned all his guitars for charity and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He was embroiled in a long-running controversy regarding comments he made in 1989 about the death fatwa on author Salman Rushdie. He has received two honorary doctorates and awards for promoting peace from two organisations founded by Mikhail Gorbachev.

In 2006, he returned to pop music – releasing his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, titled “An Other Cup”. With that release and for subsequent ones, he dropped the surname "Islam" from the album cover art – using the stage name "Yusuf" as a mononym. In 2009, he released the album “Roadsinger”, and in 2014, he released the album “Tell 'Em I'm Gone”, and began his first US tour since 1978. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

Yusuf / Cat Stevens – World United Music
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This song explains that Cat Stevens wasn't just a singer but a poet and a philosopher who was looking for meaning of life and i hope he found it

Gutrastgh
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Smiled while watching The Holdovers, this song popped up half way thru

stevenh.
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LOVE this song! Heard it in the new movie "The Holdovers" last night

Jballz
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'Season 3, episode 4 of 'After Life' brought me here. Had forgotten how profound Cat Stevens was!

frankandrew
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This song is like a waffle... Doesn't last long but it's damn good.

kairos
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What a beautiful song! Thank you 1899 for introducing me to this masterpiece.

deepanbiswas
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The Man on the Inside with Ted Danson brought me here Nov 2024. Great song, acting and movie ✅✅✅

pamelalawhon
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Learned of this magical musical experience thanks to the finale of 'How I Met Your Mother', Season 7.

That show really knows how to use music. :')

TheveshTheva
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Why is this song so damn short I mean honestly it is a masterpiece

evanoelle
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My late dad's fav singer. When i recognized Cat Steven's voice in the Afterlife, i froze.
Love you dad.
Miss you so much.
Cant wait to see you again.

RoRo-lkpr
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Im leaving this comment so that whenever someone like it I will come here back and listen to this masterpiece again ❤

Lokesh-cfyn
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Almost Famous. Kate Hudson. That's what comes to my mind when I listen this. Beautiful composition and it will remain in my heart forever.

bharatpantula
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S1 E7 of "1899" brought me here. As a youngster, I was a huge Cat Stevens fan, and therefore recognized his voice immediately. I thought I had all his discography, so it surprised me that I had no recollection of having heard this song before.

juliastahler
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To me this is the most spiritual song I have ever heard. Reaches in and touches the soul. Revelation, toughness, integrity and hope for the future. Just he and a guitar.... no words to describe how much it affects me personally

lorrainetaylor
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Cat Stevens music made an impression on me at a very young age. I have always looked up to him as a good role model and still do. Thanks for stopping by.

May your days continue to be filled with clarity and vision. Have a great week!

Peace!

minstral
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"I let my music take me where my heart wants to go".  If you're going to follow something, let it be your heart.  Beautiful song.

MissDistarr
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"You just drove right by the church".
"I know".

danielv.
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I’m 73. This song is legendary. Early 70s

lauragroce
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"I sat upon the setting Sun/ I never wanted Water once/ No never"

free
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I've never heard this song before now. Damn that's beautiful.

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