Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ bitter 1970 song about breaking up with himself: “It was beginning to happen”

Two separate near-death experiences have had a monumental impact on Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam's life, both spiritually and creatively.
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In 1970, Cat Stevens' Wild World inspired this genre-busting cover — and it's a classic

Cat Stevens' "Wild World" is arguably his most well-known song, but in 1970, Jimmy Cliff put out a reggae version of the track as a single ahead of Stevens' release. As the story goes, Cliff heard ...
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Cat Stevens Wrote This Classic In 1970 — 25 Years Later, A Hit Cover Catapulted It Up The Charts

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unearth the captivating journey of Cat Stevens' 1970 classic rebirth 25 years later that shot it back up the charts. Netflix ...
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1970 Soft Rock Classic, 'Wild World' by Cat Stevens, Made Its Resurgence 55 Years Later

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though this heartbreak anthem was released over 55 years ago, young people on TikTok have revived it over the past few years.
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Cat Stevens Gave This 1971 Hit Away Before Recording It Himself

You know a song is something special when it can become a hit several times over in wildly disparate styles. “Wild World”, the touching song by Cat Stevens that he first released in 1970, enjoyed that ...
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50 Years Ago: Cat Stevens Delivers His Masterpiece, ‘Tea for the Tillerman’

Cat Stevens had already released one album in 1970, Mona Bone Jakon back in April, when Tea for the Tillerman arrived on Nov. 23, 1970. And almost immediately, things changed for the 22-year-old ...
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Feist, HAIM, Sad13 & more covering Cat Stevens for virtual fest

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Yusuf / Cat Stevens‘ 1970 albums Tea for the Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon, over 40 artists will cover his songs on a new virtual festival, CatSong, streaming on ...
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens On Reinventing ‘Tea For The Tillerman,’ 50 Years Later: ‘I Wanted to Take the Halo Off’

Yusuf/Cat Stevens recreates his 1970 seminal work, 'Tea For The Tillerman' with novel arrangements. By Melinda Newman In 1970, Yusuf—then still known as Cat Stevens— released Tea for the Tillerman, a ...
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Yusuf / Cat Stevens Announces New Album Reimagining 1970’s ‘Tea for the Tillerman’

On Sept. 18, Yusuf/Cat Stevens will release Tea for the Tillerman² a 50th anniversary reimagining of the classic album. "Tea for the Tillerman² sees Yusuf recast the eleven songs for a new age with ...
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See Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ New ‘Where Do the Children Play?’ Stop-Motion Video

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has re-recorded his landmark 1970 LP Tea For the Tillerman in honor of its 50th anniversary. It comes out on September 18th, but he’s just released a video for his new take on “Where ...
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1970 Soft Rock Classic, 'Wild World' by Cat Stevens, Made Its Resurgence 55 Years Later

Though this heartbreak anthem was released over 55 years ago, young people on TikTok have revived it over the past few years. "Wild World" was written and sung by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens ...