WE BOTH NEEDED THIS TODAY..| FIRST TIME HEARING Cat Stevens - Father And Son REACTION

WE BOTH NEEDED THIS TODAY..| FIRST TIME HEARING Cat Stevens - Father And Son REACTION
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[@ahoneymonster6066]

If you cry when you hear this, it proves you're human.

[@mikeschenk4730]

I feel like crying is necessary when you listen to this song.

[@Ange12783]

I bawl every time ❤

[@abdelkaderamhis2212]

to be honest i cry everytime i hear this song

[@ahoneymonster6066]

@@mikeschenk4730 I'm glad I'm not alone. 🙂

[@ahoneymonster6066]

@@mikeschenk4730 Damn right!

[@goytabr]

40 years and thousands of listens later, this song still gives me goosebumps and moves me to tears. 😥

[@maryleonard6622]

Love all his music and his voice .

[@maryannprzybycien2013]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written and performed. Still makes me tear up after all these years. ❤️

[@roryowens9703]

"From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen" is such a wonderful summation of teenage frustration at parents.

[@audracrawford8836]

“Morning has Broken” or “Moonshadow” are more great songs!

[@ahoneymonster6066]

...and Lady D'Arbanville...

[@joeblow972]

Listened to this song a thousand times

[@tomsdotter3228]

Two great suggestions!

[@girl_overthinx]

"Peace Train" and "Can't Keep It In" are great songs too.

[@RitaBowen1]

Love both of these songs

[@tamarz]

Must check out "Peace Train" "Morning Has Broken" "Moonshadow" "Where Do The Children Play". So many more great songs as well.

[@thomasmanning829]

You must have had the album too!

[@DavidJones-ox8tp]

...the first cut is deepest, written by Cat Stevens, sung by so many...including him.

[@helenarcarvalho]

And the album "Mona Bone Jakon" ...the songs Lilywhite, Fill my Eyes and Maybe you're right...

[@bigb6046]

100% Peace Train!

[@harmonys2102]

Oh did you all miss the fact that this is a dialogue back and forth between the father and son? It highlights the timeless struggle between the generations.

[@adirong]

Listened to this my whole life, and have gone from singing with the son's voice, to the father's. He was so young when he wrote this, but so wise!

[@jddelvec1870]

I’m 62 years old and in 8th grade Catholic School English our teacher spent an entire week, studying this song with us. I’ll never forget that.

[@tomsdotter3228]

You are going to love everything he's done. It's a real "rabbit hole" 🤗.

[@springfieldprogressive8951]

Cat Stevens is definitely one of many male singer Legends of our time.

[@theresamendoza9143]

Beautiful song beautiful message as you can see he has one voice and then he changes it up. One is the father and 1 is the son. Expressing their feelings.

[@geraldtodd6633]

Yes Rob Squad, it is a tear jerker. I'm 76 years old and my father has been gone for 15 years. He had a long good life and we had many good times together. And here I am with no children going into my senior years widowed by myself. Songs like this really tugs at the heart strings. Good song, great reactions.

[@Talisman09]

I aspire to be just like you, Gerald

[@tinicum54]

I was 18 in 1972, I bought this album when it was released, my Father died on Labor Day 1972.

[@jake531ful]

Not quite as old as you, but I’m in the same position

[@7moonlight]

Yes, as another suggested "Morning Has Broken" is perhaps his most famous and "Wild World". Cat Stevens changed his name. Stevens formally converted to the Muslim faith on 23 December 1977, taking the name Yusuf Islam in 1978. That's why you see Yusuf on the videos alongside Cat Stevens. Thank you for your appreciation of the elders. Yes to Harry Chapin ("Cats in the Cradle") and Jim Croce ("Time in a Bottle") too.

[@livingnextdoortoallanreact4030]

@7moonlight I agree, time in a bottle please love the two of you, like your connection with each other even when neither of you have heard a song its evident how close you are by how you know how a piece will affect the other.. so sweet keep it up and know that you a loved xxx

[@BradReddekopp]

Yes, Jim Croce!

[@lonedinosaur13]

Morning has broken is a beautiful song

[@garybearman8771]

Actually... Dreams Go By is even a CLOSER lyrical song by Harry Chapin with this one.

[@johnanderson8096]

PEACE.............................

[@RobertEskew]

"Father and Son" is an extraordinary song!

[@greggpangle4385]

I was born in 1968. My parents were 41 and 39. My grandparents (on my dad's side) lived next door. A lot of my childhood was spent on my grandfather's porch, listening to to him tell stories about the farm he grew up on in the 1890s. My dad was born in 1928. I'm a musician. I have tried singing this song, and my voice cracks, it means so much to me. I love you guys. Been following for years. I'm a poor artist and musician, and don't have a way to contribute financially, but I hope that the fact that you give this old guy happiness, and that I could see us being friends and neighbors, can be ok. Much love, to both of you.

[@chrisleigh485]

Did you just say Yoko Ono congratulated you? Do you guys understand how unbelievable that is? You two should be proud of yourselves. You have created something so special that you attracted the attention of a true legendary icon. Hold onto it and share it with your precious baby and keep the music alive through him. I enjoy EVERY MINUTE of your videos. Thank you for sharing your musical journey with us.

[@ericrice5501]

Second that - congrats on the high level acknowledgement

[@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax]

@Lauren Lewis Why would they bother to make a Yoko Ono account LOL. Nobody younger than 30 knows who she is and it's only that age who would steal and make up false accounts. So it probably was Yoko Ono.

[@johnnyrvf]

Yoko Ono? I can live without an endorsement by her.

[@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax]

@Lauren Lewis Been on long enough. I think 30 years would suffice, don't you?LOL

[@shannonrae5843]

Wow!!! I just read Yoko Ono said congratulations ? Unbelievable she saved John Lennon and got all the royalties n such that he should of had to begin with! Luv her

[@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts]

Amber, I saw it. I saw that 'melting into the moment' occur when Cat hit the final chorus in full voice, and you were ready to just drop into the sound of his singing. Cat is one of the blessings we had back in the 1970 to 1974 period, where he was dropping ridiculously good material - 6 albums in five years!! So many hits, and so many incredible, artful, soulful songs that were rarely played on radio.. The man was overflowing with musical passion, and he plays a great piano ("Sitting" is a great example), & a unique guitar, among many instruments. 'Tea for the Tillerman' (#206 on Rolling Stone's 500 Best Albums of All Time) to 'Foreigner' was his golden stretch. Hits: Wild World, Peace Train, Moonshadow, Morning Has Broken, Oh Very Young - any would be stellar on your YT. Standouts: The Wind, How Can I Tell You, How Many Times, Can't Keep It In, Where Do the Children Play, Silent Sunlight, Angelsea, Sorry, going overboard. Excited to see Stevens' effect taking hold with you, and just want to reel in a new devotee!

[@maryannturton9830]

You ate not going overboard,you are spot on!😊

[@stevegirard-voiceaudiopodcasts]

@@maryannturton9830 TY Maryann!

[@1177kc]

I’ve been listening to How Can I Tell You this week. So lovely.

[@traviscarver4708]

“Take your time Think a lot Think of everything you’ve got For you will still be here tomorrow But your dreams may not…” Such a powerful statement.

[@charlesdodimead5658]

This song is INSANELY beautiful.

[@quikspecv4d]

One of my all time favorite Cat songs. Really anything from his “teaser and the firecat “ or “tea for the tillerman” albums are worth checking out.

[@dunringill1747]

Both are great albums

[@deborahstrickland9845]

Tea for the Tillerman. College/high school memories...

[@cozzaruckus]

Played them hundreds of times. Old-school style.

[@tomsdotter3228]

Right! Anything on either of those albums is great.

[@1177kc]

Buddha and the Chocolate Box would follow those.

[@Gioveolympus]

This song actually is about generation gap: when he sings in the higher key, he's playing the kid's part who feels not understood by his father. That's why he has to "go away".

[@donnastory9701]

I was going to comment along these lines. It’s not that the son isn’t interested I hearing the stories. It’s more that the father thinks the son should live his life they way the father thinks. Yet the father doesn’t really know or understand the son.

[@KevinSchmitt77]

I've always thought that the song is about the generation gap of the WWII generation and their kids (the boomers). This is especially because the song was written around 1970 (on Tea for the Tillerman album) during the Vietnam War and their protests, after the Summer of Love, during the high of hippie culture. It was a time when society split in so many ways. The song highlights the two viewpoints; both being valid, but not compatible with each other.

[@IUBOSSFAN]

@@KevinSchmitt77 The song predates Tillerman, and was originally written as part of a proposed musical project called Revolussia. The son is contemplating leaving his village to fight in the Russian Revolution and his Father begs him to stay. The 2nd trip thru each verse includes a contra melody from the backing vocalists while Cat sings both Father/Son roles. It's the first time I remember this technique being employed, and it really adds to the brilliance of the lyrics...

[@Dr3amtime]

In a modern context, the song works very well as a conversation between a gay son who has chosen to live out of the closet and a father trying to discourage him from that lifestyle choice.

[@jacklewis5452]

You are correct but this song was the first song of a musical about the Russian revolution. Cat never finished the musical but the son in the song is going away to join the bolsheviks (Lenin/communists) to overthrow the Russian monarchy and do away with serfdom. The son is an idealist, the father is pragmatic. The father is trying to convince the son not to follow his dream but to stay home and live the life the father has lived.

[@tigioma3761]

Cat Stevens is such a talent. "Father and Son" was featured in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 so you may have heard it then. Peace Train, Morning has Broken and so many other hits...

[@ronaldbrown8792]

I would sang this as a young man before I had kids. I continue to sing it as my sons grew into adulthood. I now sing it as a grandfather. This song never gets old for me.

[@myopicseer]

He is not just a singer, he is a unique artist.

[@abelincoln3287]

Check out "Morning has broken", "Moon shadow", "Peace train", "Another Saturday night", "The first cut is the deepest"

[@christinewaide5249]

Just about everything he sings will give you a great emotional reaction. He’s amazing.

[@SirOtter1]

This is one of those songs that never fails to get the waterworks going. Two weeks from today, I will become a grandpa for the fifth time, and everything in this song makes me think of my little Chloe and how I can hardly wait to spoil her absolutely rotten. Thanks for reacting to one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[@owlbuquerqueturkey]

Cat Stevens really matches your love and peace vibe, and you'll just love him more, the more you listen.

[@deonneparrish9850]

This song pulls at the heartstrings. "Morning is Broken" is my favorite song of his.

[@bayareathrasher666]

Cat is hands down my favorite singer/songwriter of the 1970. My father passed in 2008, this song makes me think of him and I weep like a baby

[@chrisalldis3375]

I am so glad i grew up in this era of great songs such as this one, a truly wonderful singer songwriter.

[@kenlangston3451]

Cat’s in the Cradle by Harry Chapin is another great song about fatherhood that is very sad but still amazing.

[@1stltwife]

Yes!!! That's the best!!

[@Crownd1_]

Thinking the same thing. At 62, I appreciate that song. 😎✌

[@willcool713]

Always gets me. Saw it happening when I was young, tried to warm my dad that we'd lose touch, but, well, Cat's in the Cradle gets me in the feels.

[@NavvyMom]

@@willcool713 Sorry your relationship with your Dad went the way of the one in the song.

[@gribwitch]

Harry Chapin's best song was the well constructed "Taxi". It tells a personal story in such a poignant way.

[@JonS0107]

“Morning Has Broken” (which was a 1900 hymn) and “Peace Train” are two musts from Cat Stevens (Yusuf). He recorded under Cat Stevens and then converted to Islam, changing his name to Yusuf.

[@billdecat855]

Peace train is my fav.

[@suenobles189]

He left the music industry when he converted. He was BIG, and we were shocked when he walked away when he the biggest. He has starting performing again, and may have released new album s.

[@Chrisfragger1]

Hope he doesn't change his mind later on that conversion, lol... I hear there's a high tax for leaving.

[@dougsusie2319]

More Cat Stevens please, this guy had some great songs and a great voice. ✌️☮️💕

[@joesiano21]

I love the way he sings the song in 2 voices. One voice is the father and the other voice is the son.

[@gmRandy1530]

My favorite cat stevens tune Love it

[@anniesnyder3745]

Such a great song, & I agree with the other comments: “Wild World” was a huge hit & I remember hearing “Morning Has Broken” every Sunday at church!

[@wen-nz3sk]

Master poet. He's so many cool songs, "Moonshadow," "Peace Train," and pers fav "Morning Has Broken." Man I played the heck out of Tea for Tillerman LP all the time!! ❤👍🏽

[@Wolf.1.McLoed]

He will be always Cat Stevens

[@mikemiller3069]

I have been playing duets with my friend, Tim since we met as hired church musicians back in 1990 and this is one of the songs we cover. I sing the "father" parts and Tim sings the "son" parts and we both play guitar. It has always been one of my favorite songs that we do together. We will be playing in a benefit for Toys For Tots in December. I can't wait.

[@BC-ui9yt]

Would love to hear it!

[@NavvyMom]

Yeah, do either of you have a YT channel you could put it on for us to hear?

[@mikemiller3069]

@@NavvyMom Unfortunately, no. I do have a recording of us doing it but I haven't uploaded it. Thanks for asking though. Perhaps one of these days I will upload but I don't have any video so I'd have to use some old photos as a slide show since we recorded it in 1994.

[@Fairygrl_TW]

Beautiful with such a unique sound, This song is a conversation between a father and son, with the father counseling his son to stay home, settle down and find a girl, telling him this is the path to happiness - after all, it worked for him. The son, though, feels compelled to leave and is frustrated because his dad makes no effort to understand why or even hear him out. Thanks guys, Peace

[@davecracchiolo6363]

I'm 67 yo and I miss my Grandfather to this day. I remember hearing this song on our local FM station I then went straight to Peaches and bought the album, still have it to this day. When Amber started to tear up so did I. Glad I found you two.

[@robertmiller2633]

Amber is bae !!!!

[@davecracchiolo6363]

@@robertmiller2633 What does Bae mean?

[@patriciamillin1977]

@@davecracchiolo6363 It’s means something like she’s a gorgeous “chick”, as we older folks used to say 😊. Maybe derived from “babe”?

[@davecracchiolo6363]

@@patriciamillin1977 OK thanks....I have to agree she is most definitely a BAE.

[@patriciamillin1977]

@@davecracchiolo6363 😄 She is ☺️

[@ddwm_mua]

This one's so powerful. I have listened to this in every stage of my life. It's like hearing a new song every time. Beautiful to see your reaction

[@brentcox7772]

Morning has broken and Moon shadow should be next! Nice reaction!🤘🔥

[@donnalawrence4666]

This has always been my favorite Cat Stevens song. Morning Has Broken is also beautiful and has a beautiful piano intro. He really has a lot of great songs and was very popular in the’70’s.

[@WhizzingFish12]

Hits so hard to any many with a son. When you realize that this is a man trying to communicate his love and wisdom to his son, who is not ready and able to hear it and pushes back on him, it becomes so much deeper. Timeless.

[@meldonbrindley7093]

My favorite song. So emotional because as a parent you know what is best but the child must live their own lives. Plus his voice is amazing.

[@molsongrrrl]

This song always makes me tear up. You can't go wrong with most Cat Stevens songs ... he's awesome!

[@KSDVLmom]

My mom is in open heart surgery as I listen to this. Bawling my eyes out waiting to hear. That's a good emotion to let out. Thank you. Now I'm listening to his rerecording of this now that he's my parents age.

[@jennifermcdonald5432]

My very best hopes are with you! Hang in there no matter what! Love and hope from Australia!

[@neilperry2224]

All the best to you and your mother and family. Hope she came out of the surgery OK?

[@KSDVLmom]

Thank you so much for the positive thoughts. She's still in the hospital recovering, hopefully bring released this weekend. Just in time for my dad to get back surgery. Can't wait to be with them tomorrow

[@thomasdearment3214]

Cat Stevens one of the beautiful voices of the 60s and 70s too bad he left to Islem for the longest time, hes still got it

[@brianberthiaume7930]

This song makes me weep also , I'm glad I'm not the only one, it's a very moving song , and his voice is just disarmingly rich

[@dorothystorry1733]

Cat Stevens has a calming voice…. His song …Peace Train…. is fabulous as well…

[@rray848]

"Oh Very Young" by Cat Stevens is one of my favorites by him. You want a Father Son song... Try "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics. That is Mike Rutherford's group... Mike is one of the founders of the group Genesis. Both groups you should give a listen to.

[@maryannturton9830]

YAAAASSSSSSS!

[@gitmobob6266]

Already reviewed by Jamber.

[@grahamcox662]

They have

[@alicesvideos]

I'd forgotten how physically beautiful he was, besides the songs and voices. That face, hair, beauty -- wow! This was a decade before MTV so I just pictures of him then.

[@harmonys2102]

Omg can’t believe you did this one! I’ve actually never met another person in real life who ever heard of this song. Can’t understand why it’s not more popular. Love the back-and-forth dialogue in the lyrics. He delivers it so well.

[@josephscally6270]

The album Tea for the Tillerman was a large chunk of the soundtrack of my college years. I have loved Cat Stevens and his wonderfully unique voice since the day I first heard him. I know you have limited time for all the choices you are offered but if you get a chance, even in your spare time, ANYTHING from this album is amazing.

[@mirralux]

Amazing artist. “Peace Train” is one of my favorites. As well as “Moon Shadow” & “Morning has broken “

[@rbffbvs]

Please do ANYTHING from Cat Stevens. You will never regret it. "Wild World" is a must. You will love it, and it may make you cry.

[@Roadrun100]

I have heard this song for decades and it still hits me emotionally

[@Dudlow]

One of my favourite Cat Stevens songs is 'Where Do The Children Play', and also 'Peace Train' which he's recently rerecorded with the Playing For Change group with musicians from all across the globe.

[@jessii27star]

He is a magical wonder. I grew up with his songs & lyrics. He has a special kind of magic. His name is now Yusaf Islam. A personal change that he made a long while ago. He has so many songs that you would truly enjoy. Wild World, Miles From Nowhere, Moonshadow...so many to listen to! Shine on you two...=)

[@sarge3570]

such a beautiful song. I cry every time I hear it. So much emotion and a moving voice.

[@simonegoyeneche114]

I’m so happy you feel as I always have listening to his songs and his angelic voice.

[@marychair10]

Every time I hear this sing I can´t stop crying; so beautiful. I understand you Amber, so many memories come back. It´s the power of music.

[@ziggymarlowe5654]

I tear up everytime I hear this song. Touches my soul.

[@mikelogan5629]

I remember hearing this song when my older brother played it, “Tea for the Tillerman.” Then, my brother graduated from high school and this was what the valedictorian read as her speech to the parents. All of it was these lyrics. It was 1970. It’s about standing up to your parents and doing the right thing in the face of Vietnam, civil rights, women’s rights, climate, overpopulation. Everything baby boomers get blamed for but fought to fix. It’s a laid back song with a powerful, protest message.

[@Jaseph2]

This song is actually a dialogue between a father and son. The deep voice is the father and the high voice is the son. The sound quality was mad. You should do another reaction to this.

[@kevinpaul180]

You are absolutely right on all points.

[@rjjcms1]

Yes,there was some sound disturbance going on unfortunately. I'm glad at least that it wasn't my speakers suddenly throwing a wobbly.

[@Fortch13]

Harry Chapin "Cat's in the Cradle" is a must. Also, Crosby, Stills, and Nash "Teach Your Children Well".

[@joiedevivre2005]

That will definitely turn Jay into a big crying mess!

[@txheadshots]

Cat’s in the Cradle is a real tear jerker, for sure

[@JohnnyTalia]

I was 18 or 19 when I first heard this song. I never knew my father, never met him. Hearing this for the first time was like telling me that finding my own way was perfectly fine - that everyone has to do that, whether you have a role model or not. So it made me feel less abandoned. Thanks for bringing that memory back.

[@joannparker1977]

I so so wish I had listened - ASKED my wonderful Grandparents that would literally do anything for me- so many questions. But I can’t now. If they were still alive, they’d both be 116 years old. That’s mind-boggling. And I think about that crappy teenage attitude I had towards them. I truly loved them so much but I was too young and stupid to appreciate them. This song is a real tear jerker to me. Thank you guys for playing this. I’ve always loved Cat Stevens’ music.

[@TheBham54]

Such a beautiful song from his exceptional LP "Tea for the Tillerman." I love his use of descant in this song, the distinct singing over the melody, such a great songwriter.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Cat Stevens Is An Absolutely Legendary Music Icon..He Began Writing Music At 15 Years Old..He Also Has A Huge Catalog Of Great Beautiful & Classic Music That's Well Worth Your Time To Explore.

[@watchwmn]

My foster brother and his hippie friends introduced me to a lot of good music at 13, they all were, 17,18, was their little city slicker friend. I would sit with them in a circle, play Peace Train, and we all would clap our hands to the rhythm in the right part...Cat Stevens, yah! My Brother played Wild World for me when I had to leave...

[@prplcws]

Cat Stevens got me through a lot of turmoil in the 80's. This song is a back and forth between the father and son, then at the end, intertwined. It is genius writing.

[@girl_overthinx]

I played this for my Dad to hear the night before I left for boot camp in 1980. A way of saying it's time to do my own thing. Hearing Cat sing from both perspectives, Dad loved this song. Another great song of a parent child dynamic is Jim Croce's "I Got A Name". I always thought if I had a kid, that would be the song I would play to them, to empower them.

[@maryannturton9830]

Wow,what a memory!

[@metairieman55]

Along these same lines I would suggest Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle." Cheers.

[@goreyfantod5213]

I love that you guys found meaning in this song that made it special for you. After all these years of listening to him, Yusuf Islam's (aka Cat Stevens), music can still bring me to tears. I haven't seen anyone else mention it, so I'll add this: the song is, "Father AND Son," i.e. it's a dialogue between the two, with the father trying to get the son to stay & listen to him and the son wanting to leave, but giving a speech more than actually listening. Islam has said himself that he saw it from both points of view and there are definite lyrics in the song that show us both father & son are right in some ways but wrong in others. Think about these lines: The father says to the son: "You're still young; that's your fault. There's so much you have to know." The son says, as much to himself as to his father: "How can I try to explain - when I do he turns away again... From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen." As much as the father offers some sound advice that the son would benefit from hearing, he's also being high-handed & condescending in a way that ensures his son will tune him out.

[@bagelofpower7133]

Every since my dad first sang this to me and showed me the song. I can never listen to the whole thing without crying. Im lucky my dad is still around. The reason I cry is not only because its such a great song. But it always makes me think of when the time will come when my dad wont be around anymore.

[@bis3cuit]

This song and the album Tea for the Tillerman which it’s on had such a great impact on me. So much beautiful music from this man. 🌻

[@littleogeechee223]

Beautiful song. The deeper, calmer voice is the father and the slightly higher, more passionate and emotional voice is the son…

[@davidpeters3153]

Cat has one of those magical voices that seems to carry so many ages, like it is full of wisdom...

[@andyfletcher3561]

And he hasn't lost a note...

[@lastresort9170]

Everytime i hear this song, i need to hide because i cant hold the tears back.

[@Levi_Amongst_the_Watchers]

Throughout my childhood my Dad shared with me all of his favorite songs and artists with Cat Stevens being one of many. I admit that Cat Stevens wasn't one of my favorites at first but it did always stand out to me as special nonetheless. As I grew older I found myself enjoying his music more and more but now that my Dad has passed away it holds a special place in my heart and this song especially. I can't listen to it without crying and it's the same reasons I cry that I also love this song

[@wtimmins]

Love him love him love him. Rocks me in his arms and soothes me and makes me cry.

[@nancymartineau-bauman6018]

Harry Chapin does a song called "Cats in a Cradle" that is all about a son looking at his life and seeing how much he is like his father. You should check it out if you haven't yet. Cat Stevens also does "Morning has Broken", and "Moonshadow" both great songs.

[@rebeccafritzson6296]

I was going to suggest the same song, although I interpret it more along the lines that it is about a father who didn't have time for his son when the son was young, but was then disappointed that his son didn't have time for him once the son was grown. And the father realized that his son was like him.

[@ellav7812]

I was going to suggest "Cats in a Cradle" as well! Such a good story and song. Peace Train is another favourite of mine by Cat Stevens

[@NavvyMom]

@@rebeccafritzson6296 Yes, you are right. That IS what it is about.

[@bobbelleci9995]

Hi. In case you don't already know, he came onto the music scene in the 60s and had some great hits both in the UK and the US, then, he disappeared from the music scene. Following two decades in which he performed only music which met strict religious standards, he returned to making secular music in 2006. So he was gone a very long time. I had his vinyl record/album Catch Bull At Four.

[@finndog67]

Jay, just think about how much more you get to pass on to your son and daughters now that you have this channel. One of the great things thing my son and I ever bonded with is the love of music. He thanked me recently for showing him all the different genres of music and the passion I have for them.

[@sadfaery]

Cat Stephens, aka Yusuf Islam (he changed his name when he converted to Islam years ago), is an incredible singer-songwriter from Britain who has some truly timeless and meaningful songs in his repertoire. He's one of my favorites - I always include some of his music whenever I'm making a meaningful music playlist. Peace Train, Moonshadow, Morning Has Broken, and so many more are just masterful pieces of poetry and music. I highly recommend checking out more music from him.

[@rhondaroberts6021]

One of my most favorite lines "from the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen". Great choice.

[@howardbrown911]

You two are such very special people and your kids are going to be exceptional adults when their time comes!

[@ericmcavoy1108]

He is such an amazing singer songwriter. Puts so much passion into his work. A great story teller.

[@serasmile6026]

Cat Stevens is one of my all-time favorites. Thank you so much for reacting

[@dbradx]

Another fantastic choice you guys! Cat Stevens is a brilliant songwriter and singer - the album that this song was on, 'Tea For The Tillerman', is one of my all-time favourite albums, guaranteed to take your soul to a better place. Peace and love from Canada.

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

'Matthew and Son's' is another brilliant song of his very worth a listen.

[@tohism]

Cat Stevens is an amazing poet and story teller that can sing and play instruments. I was introduced to Cat Stevens by one of my English teachers in high school when we were exploring poetry... We read what we thought were just poems and then listened to the songs. Great reaction... this song gets more and more impactful the older my father gets.

[@wheredidthetimego8087]

I was smart enough to interview my grandmother and write down her stories. I’m so glad I did. She traveled in a covered wagon, went to school on a horse, and graduated from school in the 8th grade. There many more stories and I would not have known them if I hadn’t sat down with her and let her talk. Older people love to talk about their life. Just ask!!!

[@natashka8880]

This song makes me cry, every time. For over fifty years.

[@bafialk]

I’ve loved this song since I was a young teenager. The song’s message transforms with each new decade and life experiences. And now I’m my 60’s, Father and Son still makes me cry after hearing it hundreds of times. Great choice.

[@BigToeify]

Brought to tears here sitting at my desk at work. Car Steven’s holds a special place in my heart. Watching you hear this song for the first brings me so much joy. Thank you.

[@bobmorneau6738]

This is the only song I know of where the use of counterpoint - father singing to son and son responding - is flawlessly used. He was iconic in my time and I actually wore out the Teaser and Firecat tape playing over and over in my car. He didn't deserve the malice he had to endure when he chose to adopt the peaceful tenet of his religion. Being banned from the US was an extreme reaction and totally unnecessary; I'm glad that was finally revoked and I was able to see him perform in NYC. One of the great voices of my generation. An equally great talent would be Harry Nilsson, who definitely needs to be sampled here. Thanks guys, always entertaining.

[@bergiefbaby]

Everybody's Talkin needs to be on here considering how iconic a song it is.