I see that Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) is playing music again...

[Redstone]

It's good to hear him again after so long. And uncanny how his voice has not changed one bit.

Redstone

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. Tea for the Tillerman was one of the first albums I purchased.

Great memories, great voice. :hi:

[Nickster]

2. Yup. I got his latest album which was a bunch of redone stuff, it was a great new spin on his

classics. Very nice.

[treestar]

3. LOL, in junior high school English class

we had to write a poem

One of my classmates plagiarized one of Cat Stevens' songs!

She got an A.

[Mike 03]

4. "Morning has Broken."

That must be one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[Doc_Technical]

6. Wikipedia, for what it's worth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Has_Broken

[Mike 03]

7. Whoa, fascinating! I had no idea. NT

[cemaphonic]

5. He's been recording on and off again for the last decade or so.

I never really forgave him for taking Khomeini's side against Rushdie over "The Satanic Verses." He claims he was misinterpreted, but his original comments sure sound to me like he had a personal emotional stake in the matter, rather than the dispassionate description of Islamic law that he now claims. Not to mention the whole aspect that as a Shia Ayatollah, any fatwa issued by Khomeini wouldn't be automatically be considered a legal judgment across the Sunni world anyway.

But yeah, I like his old songs too.