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Tequila Sunrise: A Cowboy's Life In Music
“Glenn Frey and Don Henley wrote this song together, and Frey sang lead. Along with “Desperado,” it was one of two songs they came...
How Cat Stevens' Early Song Became A Timeless Hit
Cat Stevens wrote “The First Cut Is The Deepest” when he was eighteen. At the time, he had no intention of becoming a worldwide...
The Hopeful Essence of Cat Stevens' Lyrics
In this song, I believe (Yusuf) Cat Stevens is singing to a woman he yearns for in a Human form. On another level, he...
Environmental Concerns In "Where Do The Children Play?"
Many of Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ songs convey underlying messages about childhood and the relationships between children and adults, such as ‘Father & Son’ and ‘Oh...
Cat Stevens' Father And Son: A Personal Reflection
"Father and Son" is a song about the age-old story where the father’s vision for his son does not align with his son’s dreams...
Exploring Life's Meaning In Cat Stevens" Lyrics
Far from old age, Cat Stevens wrote “Oh Very Young” when he was twenty-five. The wisdom in the song surpasses Stevens’ chronology with lines...