 Tea for the Tillerman (1970) [ larger cover art ] |
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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?
| Candela | Posted: Mar 31, 2013 - 12:45 Cat is... Gone gone gone. Poor cat. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jan 27, 2013 - 18:39 One of his best.
As for his anti-colonial beliefs........ |
| Ramenoodler | Posted: 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 (Music Town, Klein, Texas) | Posted: Oct 25, 2012 - 17:00 Playstation / Wii / X-Box - It's Sad |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: 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 (Confluence of the American River) | Posted: 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 | Posted: 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 (Ra'anana) | Posted: 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 | Posted: Feb 15, 2012 - 20:04 Back in Paradise after my detour through Metallica hell. |
| Jive (Toronto, Ontario) | Posted: 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 (Auburn, CA) | Posted: Sep 10, 2011 - 13:45 My dad turned me on to this album when I was 7. Still love it. |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 05:05   |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: 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 (Southern Ca.) | Posted: 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 (Southern Ca.) | Posted: Jul 09, 2011 - 20:35 ..................... Is a great album! The music never changed but the singer did  |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: 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 | Posted: Jul 09, 2011 - 20:29 OK, that song was annoying. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: 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 (Yes) | Posted: 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!  |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: May 07, 2011 - 14:31 calypsus_1 wrote: Are you sure what you mean? Because I can not share your opinion ..... sirdroseph wrote: Now why you wanna ruin a wonderful songs comment section by putting "him" in it?  This song is wonderful BTW! Yea, it's all good, I was just having some fun.  |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: May 07, 2011 - 14:27 I'm not sure why, but I just imagined Eric Cartman from South Park performing this. cracked myself up! |
| SanFranGayMan (San Francisco) | Posted: Apr 05, 2011 - 23:03 bendame wrote: Do not like this song. And I am still disgusted by his saying publicly that Salman Rushdi should be killed. Talk about a hippie gone bad. As someone said here at RP, at least he isn't making Tea for the Taliban!  |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 12:43 Are you sure what you mean? Because I can not share your opinion ..... sirdroseph wrote: Now why you wanna ruin a wonderful songs comment section by putting "him" in it? This song is wonderful BTW! |
| bendame | Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 12:07 Do not like this song. And I am still disgusted by his saying publicly that Salman Rushdi should be killed. Talk about a hippie gone bad. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 11:56 sfoster66 wrote: Simply shocking that this classic was so very dusty on RP. Dusty indeed. |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 11:44 calypsus_1 wrote: Now why you wanna ruin a wonderful songs comment section by putting "him" in it? This song is wonderful BTW! |
| Umberdog (Southern Oregon) | Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 11:43 What a great song. "Tea for the Tillerman" was a great album. |
| sfoster66 (Haida Gwaii, BC, Canada) | Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 11:42 Simply shocking that this classic was so very dusty on RP. |
| Beclipsed (Pfalz,Germany) | Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 14:49 Sorry, to repeat it. |
| Beclipsed (Pfalz,Germany) | Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 14:48 Last played : August 2001 ?????????????? Average rating 9,2. It's time to repete it. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Oct 30, 2009 - 10:54 Cat Stevens - "Where Do The Children Play" Live on Earth Tour, (1976) "1976 . . . and what he's saying is even more pertinent now. I don't know if he meant to be prophetic, but his heart was definitely touching the pulse of humanity." Otispuss2 |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Oct 02, 2009 - 11:28 Eddie Vedder - "Trouble" Live |