Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Blackness Of The Night (Official Audio)

Music video by Yusuf / Cat Stevens performing Blackness Of The Night. (C) 2017 Cat-O-Log Records, under exclusive license to Universal Music Operations Limited
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[@HeidiB4]

Whoever is feeling such despair, PLEASE know, you are NOT alone!!! Look for the good people around you!! We WILL care and help!

[@djimdemaimounak6357]

Tel n'as. pas ete le Cas de Mon fiston😢😢😢

[@DanHeather]

Yusuf, this is unbelievably sad, and unbelievably beautiful all at once.

[@chrissyb7916]

Dan Heather - I was just going to post that thought.

[@rosesaffron8149]

Dan Heather Agree with you.😢

[@ismihaidar2181]

Unbelievably sad.. . I was so lucky to have great parent

[@JoshuaDillonn]

Dan Heather generic robotic little shit

[@cecilegranger2717]

Much like John Prine... Messengers with 100000000% hope💖2all

[@Beatriz-100]

אני מתה על זה, למרות הקושי עם השפה האנגלית. הנגינה מושלמת❗ הקול שלך פרפקט. והשיר פשוט שלמות ❤

[@raulantoniopalomobarbier6767]

Wow,,one of the most beautiful songs,of Cat Stevens,make me cry...

[@catman916]

Although 50 years have passed, Yusuf / Cat Stevens sounds as good now as he did then and the song holds up well.

[@MrBmoore9]

I loved this since the middle 60's I really identified with it. But I still love my Dog both auditory and reality. Thanks Cat.

[@fiona2498]

my daughter, Amy, 4 days after her first chemo we saw this wonderful human. 4th song she was crying. she said. "I have waited my whole life for this". Amy died 8 and a half months ago. We got to see him together. i have the blackness tshirt. Scared to wash it. Don't want the memory to go away. remember bringing up your children with songs that had messages. meanings.? She was born in 88. I had classical. Swan lake her favourite. Sorry for rambling 💓💔💓

[@dcd1935]

Man, his voice has saved me so many times. I'd listen to his music every night. My senior quote in '01 was from father and son. His voice is home to me. Only way to describe it.

[@Ponchiegomezsaso]

Profound and deeply emotional..to hear this song today it has reached deeper in my heart than ever before., and I cry. The world needs this song now and Yusuf to help lift our hearts to a higher calling,.. to help others and to be more compassionate. It has only just begun..The world will listen Yusuf. God bless you Always . I love you.

[@sjffhfjcntgj9411]

Why you are obsessed with this singer?

[@rahmansawiran978]

you are a big fan i see. thats good. stay positive mam. if he can bring positivity to humanity one day we can walk side by side peacefully without war

[@jenniraisovna5698]

Oh my, look at these pitiable sub-comments...pathetic!

[@ismihaidar2181]

Agree.. The world need this song

[@jasnahanic]

That calming voice and beautiful thoughts save the soul in difficult moments...THANK YOU

[@clairrollings3988]

Sometimes God wants us to be alone! 😘Thanks for your music it has deep resonance.

[@ITR]

That's a messed up comment, wow

[@bernhardmoubtassimdebourbo5]

For 40 years I've been listening to your music. Your music and your stories have accompanied me. Thank you Steven !! Godd bless you!! Love you!!

[@ZackV2496]

This generation needs a music like this! Sing it cat stevens!! 😉😤😤😔🎶🎵🎹🎶

[@greatplay8630]

Hey cat when I was little my dad used to play your music in his old pickup truck. He passed away when I was 17 and I played father and son at his service. You helped me get thru some of the worst times in my life. I'm 31 years old now and I'd be proud to have my son listen to you.

[@hopefulsarah4045]

Vert touching testimony to your father. May he rest in peace! He had a good taste!

[@sariwijaya1630]

😭

[@MindCrime1337]

Absolutely beautiful! Love you Yusuf! Such amazing music. I feel it in my heart.

[@roberttaylor6843]

Not JUST songs.....words with messages. Thanks Yusuf. ⛧

[@kalitoopi9688]

Such a talented individual with a beautiful soul. I wish more people my age listened to him 😪❤️

[@maddcatteryusuferreddmoppe7538]

kali toopi 76 er here

[@liamrobinson6226]

16 here

[@omenlobotomy3874]

kali toopi 16 as well but listened as long as I can remember

[@757flyer]

kali toopi You have good taste!

[@funface4]

Thank you for your songs. Incredibly beautiful.

[@sandrafournier1048]

Yusuf, I feel your words so so deeply, gut wrenching pain and tears. Your message is so clear and I know that I without God there is no love and no peace. ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️💞💞💞💞💞💞💞🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😪😪😪😪😪😪😪

[@sehiamegdoud4757]

Your soul is so pure...Cat-Yusuf ... And your voice ....tells us his... deepness.... You wash.....the name of so many boys called like you....... Merci à vous

[@sebitealeaf5207]

I can't help it, but the drawings remind of The Little Prince. And it's making it even more beautiful.

[@martinnagele8678]

I never liked him in my youth, but suddenly love this song. And as a Hammond player I kneel down for this solo.

[@reginemasson4259]

Cat-Yusuf the man who does his best for the world with his beautyfull music

[@piaperla]

one of my favorites

[@user-iqxv2qh4s]

Alhamdu Lellahe Rabbel Aalamin. May Allah bless you.

[@angieb4640]

Can't stop listening to this Beautiful Song. 💞❤

[@BicoLaFrey]

Such a strong, beautiful and sad song. Pure. Makes me cry. Thank you! More love, less fear!

[@mamproendangproboretno7986]

Beautiful and touching. Love it. Thanks.

[@broadcasttttable]

Always loved his voice, and today, unbelievably, its even richer sounding than before. Mesmerizing.

[@MyEyesBled]

Yusuf, you are indeed a Global treasure, peace to you my brother! 💫

[@katmandew56]

Another great song for the world. Thank you.

[@rosesaffron8149]

Dear Yusuf, you will ever stay Cat Stevens for me because it is the way I discovered all your songs. They are closely related to my best memories. Thank you so much.

[@Donnaploss]

This song makes me want to hug Cat..A beautiful human being. 🥰🥰

[@despinaarzouman3080]

Dear Yusuf, I too am a fond admirer of yours -- from way back in the 1970s. I found great solace in your lyric: "...from the time I could talk, I was ordered to listen, now there's a Way, and I Know, that I Have To Go AWAY, I Know, I have to go GO..." [BTW I was brought up in a Greek family (in Brooklyn, NY) -- and while there was much wisdom passed on, there was also that conflict of REAL INTEREST to Rise UP beyond my mere physical and cultural identity. The Sojourn has been a CLIMB, which I am still pursuing. I wish you Love and Real Endurance during the rest of your Life's Real Pursuits.

[@muzahid9027]

[@winonesoon100]

Beautiful. Went to see you at the Kimmel Center in Phila. You monitor had broken and you sang everything by memory. The best. Thank You

[@GusMotta50]

❤️ you were always a part of my life. We all(the world)need a little bit of Cat right now. Thank you.

[@samibagelis9521]

God bless him for such a beautiful song and spirit.

[@IBRAHIMTABAKOGLU]

.."In the blackness of the night I seem to wander endlessly With a hope burning out deep inside I'm a fugitive, community has driven me out For this bad, bad world I'm beginning to doubt I'm alone and there is no one by my side In the blackness of the night I see a shadow passing by From the heels of an old soldier boy There's no compromising and his eyes are black as the sky For this bad, bad world he is going to die He's alone and there is no one by his side In the blackness of the night I see the sparkle of a star From the sweet silver tear of a child And she's clutching at a photograph of long, long ago When her parents were happy, she was too young to know She's alone and there is no one by her side In the blackness of the night I seem to wander endlessly With a hope burning out deep inside I'm a fugitive, community has driven me out For this bad, bad world I'm beginning to doubt I'm alone, and there is no one by my side"..

[@wonderrob3225]

thanks

[@djimdemaimounak6357]

Merci beaucoup ❤

[@solangeloe-sack-sioe1487]

So true , so beautifully written!!! Thank you, ❤️

[@tonymullins6627]

Yusuf, I have loved your music since I was a teenager 50 years ago. You sound better than ever. God bless.

[@SissyShamrock]

I remember many a late night with Tea for the Tillerman. Such beautiful songs throughout his career, I am glad to see he is returning to the familiar sound we all know & love.

[@SeahorsesJay]

This song is older than that album you know?

[@DanHeather]

@@SeahorsesJay really?

[@prettylights1000]

@@DanHeather Cat Stevens has said in the past that several songs on the newest album are demos from the beg of his career and a few people commented that they listened to this song back in '68

[@stefanieschutte]

Thank you Yusuf for a wonderful concert in Durban, South Africa last night. The experience will always stay with me.

[@crc5882]

Thank you CBS This Morning!!! Always got the classics

[@philpack9087]

Yusuf, your music helped me thru the 70’s. Pointed but touching lyrics. Choice of musical instruments enhance the message. Having health issues and finding your music therapeutic. Thank you.

[@markswift3315]

❤️🌲🌎 Thank you 🙏 for your music.

[@112233Khaled]

Amazing song Yusuf! May Allah Bless you! :)

[@haraldgutberlett4311]

Ein wunderschönes Lied und ein toller Text

[@lofisounds]

May you play forever old friend. You've always lifted me. There is no one I'd rather hear than you.

[@marleenvermeulen111]

Wow, this is an amazing an very sensitive song because i have tears in my eyes!! Yusuf/Cat you are fantastic and very special!You can make people emotionel with your songs and that is a gift from heaven!! x

[@richardmartin2399]

Excellent reworking of an old song of his.

[@TheGconrad]

I hear a clarity in your soul. This is my favorite song of yours.

[@robikurniawan4741]

Truly feel that I'd listened to it before it's launched. Thanks for you and your music, sir.

[@maddcatteryusuferreddmoppe7538]

I've felt I was a moonchild and so connected to this wise man's music I can relate to all I know

[@ayeshasyed9158]

this made me cry. thank you for being all of you wholeheartedly

[@AuntShiloh]

Oh, how I'd love for you to do a concert in Phoenix, AZ. We need your music, now more than ever. Thank you for sharing it with the world, still.

[@kennewicksheri]

poignant .... touching..... simplicity .. and beauty

[@kamelmaalem]

The best voice ever !

[@AdeHida]

Beautiful, sad, and inspiring. As I listened to this song, I was thinking about my students; they are lovely, beautiful children. I promised to love them even more. Thank you, Mr. Stevens. Barakallah..

[@wawalgrimlins9779]

Une merveille !!! merci Yusuf !

[@angelamaniscalco1708]

This touches the heart. The struggle is real for so many....prayers going up for all that are alone, and fighting battles that many do not understand. ♥

[@reinausprinzip4954]

thank you yusuf! This and your other songs changed my life

[@bobgallagher3674]

First heard this around 1967.I think it was a B side. Sounds as good, if not better here in 2024. Certainly the message carries the same weight.THANKS Cat....

[@louise196Light]

Cat Yusef, you are a light in my shining darkness ❤️🕊👍✨🌍✨

[@emiliayonekokumata7167]

This song made me weep, even without having a slightest notion about what is like to be a fugitive... It is so unfair, what a world, we adults are leaving to the comigo generations. We've got to do something!

[@marymurphey2428]

this song and Roses has made me fall in love with you and your music-message...don't worry I an 70...happily married for 35 years...you have my 'heart'...(my husband is also a convert to Islam...)

[@andrewspicer6399]

Wow Yusuf. This is beautiful. May the lord bless you buddy

[@Sportsboy1956]

So glad that Yusuf started recording again. His new songs are just as touching as his material from the sixties and seventies.

[@operator6942]

Asistí a un concierto de Cat Stevens en Madrid cuando yo tenía 14 años. Ahora tengo 58 y sigo escuchándolo. Mi vida es su música. Gracias Steve.

[@conniebryant3467]

That voice! Unforgettable! Fantastic!

[@traudchen52]

Ein wundervoller Song mit einem wundervollen Text

[@mm2649]

Ich hab die ganze Zeit gewartet dass am Ende noch eine positive Wendung des Songs kommt... Und dann geht der einfach so traurig zu Ende 😥... trotzdem ein sehr schöner Song maschaAllah 😍

[@burnie296]

Beautiful Yusuf amazing how you still sound so good after all these years, thanks mate

[@abdulgafoordangor2312]

MashaAllah. Br. Yusuf. If you ever visit South Africa please permit me a cup of coffee with you. I’m glad that your son brought you back. You truely a beautiful spirit with music I can play load in my car and sing along with my son. Totally clean and inviting peace and contentment. I wish I had a bit of the spirit you exude

[@Wildboy789789]

i appreciate more and more every day cat stevens, hes literally the most important musician in my life... honestly cat, your the one that went off course, but such is life, im happy to have you back :)

[@danielsaidi]

I am so happy for your latest album.

[@vivistern5847]

Can't find the right words.. powerful

[@labruma5]

If he compiles his lyrics in a poemario, they should also give him the nobel prize

[@ZyxxyZ010]

It is way too much for any heart to bear the saddness of this song..

[@kimyoung2748]

War makes children without parents. God bless the children.

[@hansrosenthal7266]

Yusuf singing "Blackness Of The Night" is a song that only pretty late came into my view and hearing. I think this early song of Yusuf (then called Cat Stevens) is one of his best. He, at that time, was not sure about himself and his music. He had had a number of hits before, but wanted to sing a "meaningful" song at the same time. So Cat Stevens wrote this little, but very good song: "Blackness Of The Night". This video gives a good illustration of this song. -- Hans Rosenthal (A.H.R.D.) PS: Yusuf likes to sing this song live very much, and I am sure he knows why.

[@sheilapearson9159]

This man has been in my life forever .

[@sheilapearson9159]

In my loneliness he has been there in music

[@catfan5439]

journey to his roots.....love this new take!

[@SubZeroCommander]

Mr. Yusuf, I grew up with your songs the past 40+ yrs, early from the beginning because my mother loved the later Cat Stevens albums; I later got albums of my own but I always preferred listening to them on the record. Why, Why, did I never consider your youtube presence? Must be that Im too old school but consider me here right now!

[@Singdrossel13]

Ich freue mich so wieder so ein schönes Lied von Ihnen zu hören....das hat sehr gefehlt!!! Vielen Dank!!

[@Lulu-l2v]

Wonderful music and wonderful words .. peace in the voice .. My love ❤LR

[@martinguy5641]

Just beautiful

[@JoseLuisPalmaHerrera]

Beautiful and sad song. A poem from the heart.

[@KentWalkerFullCircle]

Such a vital commentary, as true and powerful now as it was all those years ago...

[@alminafirman5168]

1:45 i love this sound.

[@catoyz]

Classic Cat, deep, touching, thoughtful, elegantly composure.. though sweetened by the character only time can render. Very nice.

[@texasman327]

Thank you for this beautiful song.

[@catzjazzcass4744]

Always n forever with love and respect. All his songs.

[@rolandpellerin1121]

Cinquante après toujours autant de joie, de plaisir à vous écouter. Merci à Vous

[@mucahidgunseren9944]

My HERO!

[@sb9191]

Beautiful song from a Beautiful soul...May God bless you.

[@trevorpugh6475]

Oh yes, Cat's back! To be honest, for me, he never went away and this takes me back to the seventies and a young lady called Jane. Don't know what happened to her but I'd like to think she's still a fan as I am, yesterday, today and beyond.

[@soso-dr1kc]

beautiful song I wish you happy ramadan

[@rdubay01]

What a genius! Much love brother. I can dig this all day long😀

[@theresawatson8691]

Adorable animations. Love this track too.

[@janedawson335]

Thank you 💕

[@markjackson3746]

Praise Ala jai dev your music is so sweet to my ears and soul thank you.