CAT STEVENS COVER: WILD WORLD

March 14, 2024 00:03:32
CAT STEVENS COVER: WILD WORLD
Heart Banter by David Gittlin
CAT STEVENS COVER: WILD WORLD

Mar 14 2024 | 00:03:32

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Show Notes

Cat Stevens wrote and recorded quite a few hits at the Zenith of his career in the 1960s and 1970s. Stevens is an exceptionally talented artist. His songs began to climb the charts in his native England when he was only eighteen. There is a recurring theme in Stevens' work about leaving home to go out into the world. In Stevens' words:

"[Wild World has] to do with leaving, the sadness of leaving, and the anticipation of what lies beyond. There is a criticism sometimes of my music that it's kind of naïve, but then again, that's exactly why people like it. It goes back to the pure childish approach of seeing things almost for the first time."

I've covered several of Stevens' songs on this blog, including "On the Road to Find Out," "Fill My Eyes," and "The Wind." I'm a huge fan. Stevens' songs still inspire me some sixty years after their release. Here's my cover of another popular CS song: "Wild World."

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[00:00:03] Speaker A: La, la, la? [00:00:17] Speaker B: Now that I've lost everything to you. [00:00:21] Speaker A: You still want to start something new? [00:00:25] Speaker C: And it's breaking my heart you're leaving? Baby, I'm grieving if you leave, take good care. [00:00:35] Speaker B: I hope you have a lot of. [00:00:37] Speaker A: Nice things to wear. [00:00:39] Speaker C: But then a lot of nice things. [00:00:42] Speaker D: Go bad out there's. [00:00:53] Speaker A: Baby, it's a wild world. [00:00:58] Speaker E: It's hard to get by only on a smile? [00:01:06] Speaker A: Ooh, baby, baby, it's a wild world? [00:01:14] Speaker E: And I always remember you like a child. [00:01:21] Speaker B: You know I've seen a lot of. [00:01:23] Speaker A: What the world can do? [00:01:26] Speaker B: And it's breaking my heart into? [00:01:29] Speaker C: Cause I never want to see you. [00:01:32] Speaker B: Sad, girl, don't be a bad girl. [00:01:36] Speaker D: If you want to leave, take good care. [00:01:40] Speaker B: Hope you have a lot in us friends out there. [00:01:44] Speaker C: But just remember there's a lot of. [00:01:46] Speaker A: Bed and beware, baby, baby, it's the wild world. [00:02:03] Speaker E: It's hard to get by only on the smile. [00:02:11] Speaker A: Ooh, baby, baby, it's a wild world. [00:02:19] Speaker E: And I always remember you like a. [00:02:22] Speaker A: Child, girl. [00:02:29] Speaker D: Close, safe. [00:02:43] Speaker A: Take good care. [00:02:45] Speaker B: I hope you have a lot of nice friends out there. [00:02:49] Speaker C: But just remember there's a lot of bed and beware. [00:03:02] Speaker A: Baby, it's a wild word. [00:03:08] Speaker E: It's hard to get by we almost. [00:03:11] Speaker D: Smile. [00:03:17] Speaker A: Baby, baby, it's a wild world. [00:03:23] Speaker E: And always remember you like a child, girl.

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