Cat Stevens
Where Do The Children Play
Tea for the Tillerman
(1970)

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Candela
Mar 31, 2013 - 12:45
Cat is... Gone gone gone.
Poor cat.

westslope
Jan 27, 2013 - 18:39

One of his best.

As for his anti-colonial beliefs........




Ramenoodler
Dec 27, 2012 - 10:22
The poster before me nailed it. Xbox is where the children play.

Say what you want about Cat Stevens, but I really like this song.



jmsmy
Oct 25, 2012 - 17:00
Playstation / Wii / X-Box - It's Sad


1wolfy
Aug 23, 2012 - 16:48
Even then, he appealed to my softer side. The lyrics alone were always worthy of my praise Hasan wrote:
I was 16 when this came out.

Abraxas spoke to me. Let it Bleed spoke to me. Ummagumma spoke to me. Chicago Transit Authority spoke to me. Woodstock spoke to me. Band of Gypsies spoke to me. Stand Up spoke to me. Disraeli Gears spoke to me. Zepp II spoke to me. Live at Leeds spoke to me. Morrison Hotel spoke to me. ELP spoke to me. Lizard spoke to me. Gasoline Alley spoke to me.

No room for Cat Stevens in that crowd. He was simply too thin, pallid and shallow. Still is.





Keef
Aug 23, 2012 - 16:46
Hasan wrote:
I was 16 when this came out.

Abraxas spoke to me. Let it Bleed spoke to me. Ummagumma spoke to me. Chicago Transit Authority spoke to me. Woodstock spoke to me. Band of Gypsies spoke to me. Stand Up spoke to me. Disraeli Gears spoke to me. Zepp II spoke to me. Live at Leeds spoke to me. Morrison Hotel spoke to me. ELP spoke to me. Lizard spoke to me. Gasoline Alley spoke to me.

No room for Cat Stevens in that crowd. He was simply too thin, pallid and shallow. Still is.

I was 7 when this came out. My dad played it alot. Never heard all of those albums until years later. This album still speaks to me.


Hasan
Jul 23, 2012 - 07:34
I was 16 when this came out.

Abraxas spoke to me. Let it Bleed spoke to me. Ummagumma spoke to me. Chicago Transit Authority spoke to me. Woodstock spoke to me. Band of Gypsies spoke to me. Stand Up spoke to me. Disraeli Gears spoke to me. Zepp II spoke to me. Live at Leeds spoke to me. Morrison Hotel spoke to me. ELP spoke to me. Lizard spoke to me. Gasoline Alley spoke to me.

No room for Cat Stevens in that crowd. He was simply too thin, pallid and shallow. Still is.


GuiltyFeat
Apr 19, 2012 - 06:47
This is an outstanding album. Stevens is surly one of the greatest living songwriters and his voice soothes me like chocolate. Heavenly.


niner
Feb 15, 2012 - 20:04
Back in Paradise after my detour through Metallica hell.


Jive
Dec 14, 2011 - 07:49
Cynaera wrote:
This has always been one of my favorite Cat Stevens songs - except that every time I hear it, I want to hear more, so I end up listening to the whole "Tea For the Tillerman" CD, and then I want to hear "Catch Bull At Four," and then "Teaser and the Firecat," and then.... Well, you get it. I love Cat's stuff. Don't care about his political/religious beliefs. I just care that his music is good for my ears.

I'm with you.



Groogrux69
Sep 10, 2011 - 13:45
My dad turned me on to this album when I was 7. Still love it.


MiracleDrug
Aug 10, 2011 - 05:05
{#Sleep} {#Puke}


On_The_Beach
Jul 09, 2011 - 21:11
Still topical today (41 years later) . . .

Well I think it's fine, building jumbo planes
Or taking a ride on a cosmic train
Switch on summer from a slot machine
Yes, get what you want to if you want, 'cause you can get anything

I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?

Well you roll on roads over fresh green grass
For your lorry loads, pumping petrol gas
And you make them long, and you make them tough
But they just go on and on, and it seems that you can't get off

Oh, I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?

Well you've cracked the sky, scrapers fill the air
But will you keep on building higher till there's no more room up there
Will you make us laugh, will you make us cry?
Will you tell us when to live, will you tell us when to die?

I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?




No_Where_Man
Jul 09, 2011 - 20:37
Cynaera wrote:
This has always been one of my favorite Cat Stevens songs - except that every time I hear it, I want to hear more, so I end up listening to the whole "Tea For the Tillerman" CD, and then I want to hear "Catch Bull At Four," and then "Teaser and the Firecat," and then.... Well, you get it. I love Cat's stuff. Don't care about his political/religious beliefs. I just care that his music is good for my ears.

Well said, thank you



No_Where_Man
Jul 09, 2011 - 20:35
..................... Is a great album! The music never changed but the singer did {#Cry}


Cynaera
Jul 09, 2011 - 20:31
This has always been one of my favorite Cat Stevens songs - except that every time I hear it, I want to hear more, so I end up listening to the whole "Tea For the Tillerman" CD, and then I want to hear "Catch Bull At Four," and then "Teaser and the Firecat," and then.... Well, you get it. I love Cat's stuff. Don't care about his political/religious beliefs. I just care that his music is good for my ears.


lkovathana
Jul 09, 2011 - 20:29
OK, that song was annoying.


WonderLizard
Jun 08, 2011 - 04:58
Umberdog wrote:
What a great song. "Tea for the Tillerman" was a great album.

Agree. Nice to see a modest Cat Stevens renaissance on RP.



sirdroseph
May 07, 2011 - 14:32
Jelani wrote:
I'm not sure why, but I just imagined Eric Cartman from South Park performing this.
cracked myself up!

Cartman can turn any song into gold! {#Lol}


sirdroseph
May 07, 2011 - 14:31
calypsus_1 wrote:
Are you sure what you mean? Because I can not share your opinion .....

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