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"Trouble". I fell in love with Cat when I was a teen in Palo Alto in the 60s/70s and saw the movie, "Harold and Maude", that was filmed around my home. There is just such a great feeling about it. I read that the song, Trouble, was written when he went through TB in the hospital. It's really a hopeless song, but still, you know he is not giving up...

Hard to choose... but On the Road to Find Out is the most profound for me.

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I agree with the word tragic however after looking the word up it has many different meanings like sorrow, painful but also fatal. Either way I'm 9 years younger and grew up loving his music and Cat's tragedy really turned triumphant! So everyone really needs to 'come along and jump on the peace train'😻

I would call it tragic. Abandoning his art in the name of superstition

He signed on with Satan when he signed on with Islam. He put an exclamation point on that when he backed the most rabid forms of Islam. Hell is tragic, and he bought it.

Even the bit about calling for the murder of Salman Rushdie on the order of the Islamo-fascist dictator of Iran? Which he did though he lies about it now.

This world yes, ...but the hereafter? Nobody can make such a statement, as nobody knows what happens at death, neither you nor anyone else. They can believe all they want, have faith all they want, but the real fact remains NOBODY knows if we survive death..NOBODY!.....The real truth and painful to accept, is Probably not!

Ameen

Most humans are so weak minded, they want to believe they ‘live on’ after death! Yeah, right…

Islam does not bring peace of any kind, it is a murderous blood cult! And anyone finding peace in that is in league with Satan!

100 % agree !

Given that he lies about what he has said I highly doubt that

I pray God saves him from his current satanic death cult.

He needs to reread the K-oran & see the violence & repression it espouses. If you are a woman you have no rights. A religion that cannot change & never will.

Nice comment

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Exactly Right! Nothing Tragic about it. This channel is all about victimhood. I am sure Cat...or whatever he calls himself these days would not approve of this pathetic demoralization and degradation of his amazing, wonderful, soulful legacy

He is a true artist I've loved, but his support for killing Rushdie was very clear and real; his excuses are false and should be apologies instead. There is the tragic rub.

@@skidancin Oh.

Joni Mitchell stole a note book of my compositions from me while we were on the same jet traveling through America with some other famous people in the music industry, she is a liar and a theif and I hate her. I had 2 young sons with me and the jet was spewing jet fuel since it was not in the best shape 😮😅😢ut she told me to shutup😮and get over it since she did not care about me and my little boys,she said if I was so concerned 😢about their health I should have left them at home,but it was 😮not just their health I was looking out for but the health of everyone on the jet since it was old😢 and leaking oil over the jet and everyone else 😮on it. She also stole my note book with over 150 songs that I had written in it😢 .She is a theif and plagerist as she stole my music and sold them to her friends and I can prove this to be true,why would I lie about such a serious accusation, my name is Michelle Devereaux, Denis Khomeini,Leigh Phillippe ,Izrael Stein ,Azziz Sadat, Alia Talall of Jordan, Moses David Izrael lyricalEinstein-Leibermann.The bitch refused to put out a cigarette one after the other since she said she was the star and it was her jet do she told me to shut up and get off the jet I I didn't like it 😮bshe is mentally ill and a selfish bitch as well!

Nancy, I am right there with you. Tea for the Tillerman was my companion through some very tumultuous times. And, a faithful companion at that.

Nancy, you could be writing for me. I’m 75 now and my heart still beats hard with each and every song.

@@garypaquin6300 Every song on TftT is a lovely gem. One of my all time favorites. My brother got the album when I was 8 in 1973, along with Leonard Cohen's first album. I have fond memories of that time, as we played them both a lot. I love both of their singing voices as they are both very unusual and unusually frank.

I grew up listening to all his songs and I had all his albums. Many of his songs got me through a difficult teenagehood.

I am deeply deeply moved by your contribution here, thank you for sharing. May God fill you with the comfort of that sacred bond and precious memory of (and memories with) your son.

One of my favorite Cat Stevens songs. Bless you and your wonderful memories.

May God Bless You.

I'm so sorry, my friend. How kind of you to share the beautiful memories.

@@Parallax982Ditto that. And how sweet your response.

He is tragic. He is a cvnt.

terribly tragic..... he's a lost soul...sold it to the devil...literally

@@maryadelin You're a racist. And we know why. If he turned Bhuddist and literally worshipped the devil you wouldn'y have a problem, at all.

@@maryadelin he has religion and believes in god but You might go to hell for judging him.

Right, more like pathetic.

@@patriciapowell6047 Funny how there is always an excuse when they are called out. He did say it. As a Muslim he could not go against the faith.

He needed a laryngectomy back when he started performing 🤮

@@patriciapowell6047 He did!

@@patriciapowell6047 yes he did

@@patriciapowell6047 Stop lying, liar 🤥

he. performed at the. last free concert at Hyde Park in 1968, not far from the Markquis Club where I heard Jethro Tull the nite before. Both performances were unforgettable and a true delight.

He's now on a NO FLY LIST, think about that.

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Thanks God you are still alive and with a desire to live.

What a wonderful memory to have of Cat Stephens.

Exactly. Takes himself far too seriously.

True!

Exactly

Calling for an artist like Salman Rushdie to be killed, over the Satanic Verses. Cat Stevens is a sicko.

Spot on

Thats such a beautiful song, all the best to your healing, much love

I think "Morning Has Broken" may be his best piece of work. A beautiful composition.

I did the same for my dear mothers funeral also. Now every time I hear the song. I remember her with love and emotion.

My mom’s funeral too!

It was written in the early 1900s by Eleanor Farjeon. The God in it is the Christian God.

I'm sorry to hear he has health issues. I'm sure that has to do with Islam.

@@nickidaisydandelion4044 He contracted TB through his drug use long before converting!

I had that album. I.loved his version of Morning has Broken . And would play it in the morning. ,( of course ,) A hymn I used to sing at school. Always liked the song The first cut is the deepest. Never knew cat Steven's wrote it.

All ways liked him l liked his song yrs ago I love my dog

A MAN loves his music, big surprise. Cat Stevens has ALWAYS had patronizing, infantilizing and totally SEXIST views of women that made listening to his music a depressing ordeal. When he joined islam, the religion that currently degrades & abuses women more than any other on Earth, I wasn't the least bit surprised. His music is lovely and I wish I could enjoy it but unfortunately he sings in English & I can understand the words. And I don't tolerate ANY man talking to me like I'm a simpering, stupid CHILD.

unfortunately a lot of people are sheepishly gullible to the point of comedy.

seems they think word "tragic" sells better, they also have "The Tragic Truth About Frank Sinatra". for guys that had more fun than 10 average people combined...huh....

And he refuses to get interviewed with any female reporter or interviewer.

this is why they convert ppl in prison...and radicalize them into hatred and a death cult...its actually scary.

Muhammad's god is Satan! Stevens worshiped Satan and didn't even know it!

Little wonder he’s now a nobody - his life and political ideologies made those who may have helped him desperate to distance themselves instead. These days he’s simply remembered for being bat crazy. Shame really

He has evolved. In a lot of circumstances he’s admitted he has misunderstood a lot. That’s why he came back to his music.

Iran Enforced 10 Stupid Laws 1. Women are not allowed to show their hair 2. Women are not allowed to sing 3. Women are not allowed to dance 4. Women are not allowed to divorce 5. Women are not allowed to enter stadium 6. Women are not allowed to ride motorbike 7. Women are not allowed to go overseas alone 8. Women are not allowed to join military 9. Women are not allowed to become a witness 10. Women are not allowed to become a judge

That is it, I grew up with Pink Floyd and a lot of other great bands and artists and the less I knew the better, even knowing how they played what notes they played seemed to ruin the magic of music, at least for me. I played his song the other day and people were all going on about ohh how he converted to islam, well I don't fckn care what hes done.

I don't see what was tragic about his personal life...seems like he is very well rounded

Totally agree, how true this is.

@@draganpastrovic2157 He can convert to what he likes but demanding the death of an author and offering to slaughter him himself is taking it a bit far, no? Or is that the American way these days?

Well said! They also say 'never meet your heroes'. I guess everyone has 'feet of clay'.

The first cut is the deepest is one of my favourite songs. Also ROD STEWART . CHERYL CROW . Sing there own covers of the first cut is the deepest. If you haven't heard them You should check it out.

I love the covers too. Rod Stewart's voice is perfect for it. There is a great video on KZfaq of him singing it live and the audience starts singing before him. His response is priceless. Look for it. "If you want I'll try to love again", kills me every time. Thanks James!

I remember when Linda Ronstadt sang it on TV in a Cat Stevens show.

@@jamesjackson7878 Plus PP Arnold's from the 1960s, think it's on Immediate Records. Probably the most famous cover of it.

Yes unusual Mick ant no oil painting

Mick is no prize, talented as he is. I really think he's a witch and I'm serious. He put a spell on people.

Cat Stevens talked about being basically asexual while Mick Jagger is quite the opposite.

You don’t understand women. Mick exudes sexuality.

No, they need brains ..

I always like Silent Sunlight, not necessarily as the best, but as a song that was not mainstream and was poetry in it's lyrics...like so many of his songs.

I think a woman wrote the lyrics, not him.

A Scot traditional song, later lyrics were added by Eleanor Farjeon as a Christian hymn. Stevens only did a cover of it with his soulful voice. BTW, Cat Stevens's parents were Melkite Christians but their son moved to the other religion.

He didn’t write that song but did sing it beautifully

He likes terrorist, go figure.

Totally! :)

I was going to write the exact same notion my self.

Could have??? His music made the 70's!!! One of the best, he's up there with the rest of the best!

@@sheilacape4794 i agree his music was great in the 70s before his religious conversion which was prompted by his near drowning experience. Then it became totally unmarketable.

Yeah he believed it was God when it was just luck!

My sis and I, being brand new to the ocean, also got caught in a riptide and also did not know how to escape. Fortunately I depended upon sheer brute force and our combined strength to get back to shore. I certainly would not bestow any of it as a 'miracle' and, even worse, attribute it to a deity.

Oh, no. Are you also one of them...........converted to islam, lately ???

@@paulanthonybridge5741 Nope...not Islamic...

@@skwervin1 yes. Self proclaimed muzzy do not try to deny it you no-brain.

@@skwervin1 Do you smell like a muzzy ? Sniff your own arse and find out........

That was't said, they just said they always liked the music...

Sorry for you, That sounds like him

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That sounds a sad incident. You answered the cleric well

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Wow.

Maybe he meant the other side

perhaps it's just your opinion. On the other hand, my opinions are based on facts -- facts that I generate and vouch for. So there.

He did come back to music later; he was convinced of its value (again) by the Bosnian Muslims' wonderful music.

Best comment here....in my opinion.

Consider how many thousands of years people lived without music. Though more recently if you were lucky there were occasions where you might see a live band play. But for myself living without pre-recorded music would be terrible. Evidence the size of my music collection.

Yup. His kids must love their murder-happy pappy.

Maybe the title was meant to draw in views.

Excellent point on his support of the Rushdie fatwa. Unlike most everyone who claims that he recanted, I actually read his whole statement. The key take away is "too soon". He absolutely did not deny that Rushdie should be killed, he simply weaseled around about the fact in a world that hadn't yet become fully Islamist, it probably wasn't the best thing to do...and blah, blah, blah. There was no acknowledgement that killing for heresy is wrong, just that circumstance didn't as yet support the wisdom of doing it. He's full of shit.

@@citetez It's amazing to me that Mr. Islam can continue to deny he ever said those things, when it was all filmed.

He allowed his new religion to make up his mind for him about his sexuality and marital status.

@@lornahuddleston1453 I think that's an excellent observation.

@@GrumpX I think you're missing the point. It's not uncommon for people who struggle with their sexuality to convert to a religion which forces them into a choice. It's a way of avoiding the responsibility of working out ones issues. One might call it "Little Richard Syndrome".

Telling others to murder those who oppose you religious beliefs "makes a man?" God I hope not.

He's always been a jerk.

@@shakimabasan3344 I don't know why you like me, but thanks!

@@TheRealDrJoey Well "The Jerk" has given his time, money and notoriety in charity work. And write songs about genocide, Tsunami, refugee camps, earthquakes other and donated the money to the specific works. He travels to many such places.

@@sazure2 And is a vocal supporter of the fatwa against Salmon Rushdie. He is a reprehensible human being.

@@sazure2 You are quite the naïve little Leftist.

Eternally lost. Very sad.

@@donaldwilliamfry He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.◄ Revelation 22:20

Lost to whom? Not to himself, and that is all that matters: staying true to yourself and not being afraid of changing direction when you think it's time, not worrying about what people will think or say. That's a courage very few people have.

@@musamusashi Lost eternally. Without the savior, we will be convicted by a just God. The penalty of sin is eternal death. Jesus paid that debt for us, if we receive it. Unfortunately, Cat rejected it and must stand alone.

@@donaldwilliamfry we will see about that, when the time comes. To you your way, to us our.

He by that time was getting pretty sick of the whole thing. I was also lucky enough to see him right before he dropped out of sight. I believe 74 at the Universal Amphitheater in LA, and I’m so glad I got to.

I saw him in Virginia around '72 and he threw a hissy fit in the middle of the concert over flash cameras. To be fair he had asked that they not be used but he threatened to walk off. The music was great though

A lot of over sensitive and/or nervous people throw fits over small things out of anxiety. Especially artistic persons. They see exactly how they want things to go, and when it doesn't go the way they want it to, they get angry and upset, it has to do with expectations of perfection that can never be. So many artists are surprisingly salty!

@@cynthiasloan3867 Flash camera's are annoying! All That light going off when trying to perform. Why banned in theatres!

Salman's a bit of narcissistic jerk, though.

i just posted about that. the guy is now sick in the head. it ruined my memories of listening to his music as a young teenager. he cannot back track from his statements.

Yes, I saw it at the time too. And he has never walked back from those comments, nor has he apologised to Salman Rushdie. Loved the music of Cat Stevens. I assumed he was being a 'boots and all' convert, but still ... Rushdie experienced real consequences when really ... just don't read the book!!

thats the problem with islam... a good muslim is not a peaceful humanitarian. their own holy book is evidence to that. all one must do is read it. in fact, it's a cult, maybe one of the oldest.... invented by a jealous camel trader who married rich. he made the rules up as he went. again, all you have to do is study it. but if you're lazy and studying isn't your thing you only need to do a quick yt search for sam shamoun. he quickly breaks it down that muslims are fleeing in droves once they become aware that their theology is psychotic. that it caters to violent brutes who hate women and exploit children.

And worse. The books Japanese translator was murdered and the Italian translator shot. Books stores bombed. Rushdie was placed in safe house (ten years) costing tax payers millions! Rushdie lives in secret now.

Terror-supporters deserve to feel unloved and lonely.

Thanks for the wise comment. Very uplifting to me and creating hope in me that wisdom in humans is (still) available.

He FELT unloved and lonely, until he found the right path for him. And then he followed it. You can see by his facial expression that it has brought him joy.

He has a family, 4 children and 9 grandchildren, what's everyone talking about??? He helps the muslim community in London, his life is full of Good Intention and good deeds

His life is full of Islam, a hate mongering violent false religion.@@paulabailey230

It would be sad if anyone has not changed since the 70's

I think he has now come back to himself. Of course he has changed. Everyone does.

Doesn't excuse his vile rhetoric.

Yeah Arrest those folk.aingwrs at the air port like ameruca does Why cannot allow poets to speak freely

You wish he wouldn't be true to himself? Yusuf's not living his life to satisfy us.

Albania was the first atheist country.

Shame, he's a terrorist supporter.

Stevens made his bed of fatwa nails and must sleep on them. He was afraid to speak out against the madness of his gutter religion. He has some embarrassing songs like Moonshadow and Peace Train. Not cool production, maybe would be better with better production.

@@matteg490 He has made his choices in life, you have made yours, and i have made mine. Only you can decide what is right for you. Every religion has it's faults, and all religions are a waste of time. But that is just my opinion.

@@tonyprice2256 Some are worse than others .. usually those religions that take very old text so literally. The Quran may not be worse than the bible but the more open-minded West just doesn't take it so literally, except for 50 million zealots who still don't stone heathens or kill misbehaving children (Old Testament) or have honor kills, etc. I don't know how common but it seems Muslims take the cake on hurting others in their families, hating gays, hating infidels - some kill them.

​@@matteg490it sounds like your life is a mess.

Grieve because of the religion. Islam is, by its very nature, violent and evil. The closer one gets to following the Quran and Hadith, the more violent the religion becomes. In history, it is not the Islamic countries that drew close to there origins that were good world neighbors, it is the ones who wandered from the religion. Islam is poison, and Cat drank the whole bottle.

you need to be disciplined by the islamic fundamentalists stooges that Stevens reveres

I hope you bawled your eyes out when Stevens agreed with and supported Ayatollah Khomeni's death sentence on Salman Rushdie.

@blackmore4 I loved "Cat Stevens", the singer, not his religion. That is his choice, and you can't put ME down because you have your own agenda!!!!

So your crying had nothing to do with his religious conversion.

I dedicated Morning Has Broken to my beloved paternal grandmother. I listened to it and cried on the day of her funeral. Because of her, it is a song of joy for me. Thank you.

The music stopped Because of the extreme religious beliefs he has come have. His religious beliefs stopped him from writing and performing. He now believes Salman Rushdie should be murdered for offending his damned religion. Political and religious authoritarians fear, distrust, and work to suppress such human expression that they don't control. That is what he has become, a nasty religious bigot.

He's still singing plenty of them bud. and so are plenty of other people, you don't lose songs because the author chooses to change his life.

@@keithwarrington2430 while he did denounce his music at one point. did he run out of money. music is haram in islam.

but you don’t really know who is telling the accurate version. because you weren’t there. it’s just people talking.

He's just another lost artist trying to find himself but ended up in the wrong place. This research also gave me a bad taste in the mouth, sort of speak. Not gonna enjoy his music going forward now, tbh.

@@iquanyin1 How lame an excuse is that?

@@patagualianmostly7437 very lame, actually. Given the seriousness of the matter, someone who doesn't want to be misunderstood would give a clear explanation, especially when people talks. But he won't, because denying the value of a fatwah means. not just having a different opinion that your fellow co-religionists, which is not allowed there anyway, but also putting oneself in a possibly dangerous place.

@@Birdylockso look at his face und you will see he has a face of an angel. Still in his age. Don't believe everything the medias tell.

CAT STEVENS :the famous British pop singer. He sang many songs about world peace like" peace train". Later he became ISLAM& changed his name as Usaful Islam. Suddenly he started saying killing of Salman RUSHDE. From Cat stevace to Usaful Islam- was"peace train" to killing. Is it not Tragic??THAT IS RADICAL ISLAM:STAY AWAY FROM IT.

Good decision. Muslim twat.

​@@shaileshmathews4086 I believe that the spelling of his name is Yusef Islam.

Salman Rushdiez views on your religion face the facts cat you can't see God whom you Say you love and worship, murdering your neighbour u can see is BULLSHIT 😂

Rushdie is intelligent. Likely more intelligent than Cat Stevens. But forgetting Cat Stevens because he turned muslim; that doesn't sound intelligent at all. More like childish.

No, great people don't wish that other people who've written a book they disagree with should be burned.

@@blackmore4 : what are you talking about?

So you agree with him that all those who do not follow islam should die ? His words not mine.

@@catherinetodd In 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa (an Islamic ruling) upon author Salman Rushdie for having written a book ('The Satanic Verses') which Khomeini pronounced "blasphemous". The fatwa called for a death sentence. Khomeini then publicly called for Muslims worldwide to murder the author or anyone else involved in the book's publishing. Cat Stevens completely agreed with this lunacy and even appeared on British national TV to argue in its favour. The host of the show asked him if he'd be attending one of the rabid fundamentalist Muslim street protests where effigies of Rushdie were to be burned. Stevens replied, and I quote, _"I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing."_ He also said that if Rushdie turned up at his doorstep looking for help, _''I might ring somebody who might do more damage to him than he would like. I'd try to phone the Ayatollah Khomeini and tell him exactly where this man is."_ Peace Train? Yeah, right.

@@catherinetodd that he said salman rushdie should be killed

Don’t be silly. Food is a necessity. Music is a luxury compared to that.

He's no better than a murderer.

I even got my grandson into him a bit. Not bad for a kid who likes “urban” music 🙄 lol

​@@gadaffi1000 ..and probally no better than the governor of florida lol

@@gadaffi1000 He's better than you.

@@blueforest2927 He's better than you.

Yeap, everytime he experienced fortune who ran closest to those who could take it away.

He didn't fight his demons, he embraced them. Becoming Muslim, especially a Muslim who has signed on for a Wahhabi interpretation of Islam is beyond tragic. He is now an enemy of God and aligned with the Antichrist who is coming. He actually would have done better wasting his life in hedonism.

@@donaldwilliamfry

great comment...it is how we live this life that determines out permanent home..and he chose to follow a counterfiet...he traded the truth for a lie

@@fredranahan8976 It is our relationship with Jesus that determines our permanent home.

And a religious fanatic

A human💩