Father and Son song WikipediaFather and Son is a popular song written and performed by English singer songwriter Cat Stevens now known as Yusuf Islam on his 1. Tea for the Tillerman. The song frames an exchange between a father not understanding a sons desire to break away and shape a new life, and the son who cannot really explain himself but knows that it is time for him to seek his own destiny. Stevens sings in a deeper register for the fathers lines, while using a higher one for those of the son. Additionally, there are backing vocals provided by Stevens guitarist and friend Alun Davies beginning mid song, singing an unusual chorus of simple words and sentences such as No and Why must you go and make this decision alone. OriginseditCat Stevens originally wrote Father and Son as part of a proposed musical project starring Nigel Hawthorne, called Revolussia, that was set during the Russian Revolution, and could also have become a film the song was about a boy who wanted to join the revolution against the wishes of his conservativefarmer father. The musical project faded away when Stevens contracted tuberculosis in 1. Yusuf Islam An Other Cup' title='Yusuf Islam An Other Cup' />He was close to death at the time of his admittance to the King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst, West Sussex. After a year long period of convalescence in the hospital and a collapsed lung the project was shelved, but Father and Son remained, now in a broader context that reflected not just the societal conflict of Stevens time, but also captured the impulses of older and younger generations in general. Father and Son received substantial airplay on progressive rock and album oriented rock radio formats, and played a key role in establishing Stevens as a new voice worthy of attention. In 1. 97. 0 it was only put on the B side of Stevens single Moon Shadow Island Records. Interviewed soon after the release of Father and Son, Stevens was asked if the song was autobiographical. Responding to the interviewer from Disc, he said, Ive never really understood my father, but he always let me do whatever I wantedhe let me go. Father And Son is for those people who cant break loose. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Stevens has said he is aware that Father And Son and several other songs mean a great deal to a large number of fans. Some people think that I was taking the sons side, its composer explained. But how could I have sung the fathers side if I couldnt have understood it, too I was listening to that song recently and I heard one line and realized that that was my fathers fathers fathers fathers fathers fathers fathers father speaking. By 2. Stevens then known as Yusuf Islam recorded the song again in Yusufs Cafe Sessions of 2. DVD again with Alun Davies, and a small band playing acoustic instruments. The performance was presented in a video with two close camera shots of his wife and daughter, holding his infant grandchild. Charts and certificationseditSandie Shaw versioneditA version of the song was released in 1. Sandie Shaw. It became her twenty ninth and final single on the Pye Records label, which had given her a highly successful string of hits in the 1. British female singer of that decade. Other recordingseditOn the 1. Epson Gt 7300U Driver Windows Xp on this page. Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me, Johnny Cash released a slightly changed version of the song with his stepdaughter, Rosie Nix Adams, with the title Father and Daughter, with new lyrics. Irish Actor Colm Wilkinson of stage fame Les Misrables, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, among other musicals, released a CD, Some of My Best Friends Are Songs on EMI Records with a cover of Father and Son being performed as a duet, performed with Wilkinsons son, Aron. Wilkinson sang the parts as the father, while his son sang the other parts of the song. In 1. Francis Dunnery covered the song on the album Tall Blonde Helicopter. In 2. 00. 1 the producers of the film Moulin Rouge wanted to use Father and Son underneath the opening scene, but Stevens, having converted to Islam, refused on religious grounds given the somewhat racy nature of the film. Also in 2. 00. 1, punk band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes released their version on a 7 single entitled Stevens. Indonesian Heavy Metal band Power Slaves covered the song for their self titled album in 2. Johnny Cash revisit the original song with Fiona Apple accompanying during the son verses on disc 3 of the Unearthed album boxed set. A version by Leigh Nash was released in 2. Everwood original soundtrack album. In 2. 00. 6, Rod Stewart included his take on Father and Son on his rock standards album Still the Same. Great Rock Classics of our Time. In 2. 00. 7, British group The Enemy covered the song for the album Radio 1 Established 1. In 2. 00. 8 and 2. Casi ngeles recorded the song on his serie and concerts. In 2. 01. 0, Rocky Votolato included an i. Tunes exclusive cover of the song on True Devotion. In 2. 01. 0, Zac Brown Band included Father And Son as a bonus track on You Get What You Give. Flaming Lips lawsuiteditThe American rock band The Flaming Lips released a song titled Fight Test on its 2. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Yusuf Islam, formerly known by his stage name Cat Stevens born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 in London, UK, is an English musician, singer. Fight Test was thought to be so musically similar to Father and Son that it resulted in a lawsuit. SonyATV Music Publishing, representing Yusuf Islam, and EMIMusic Publishing, representing the Flaming Lips, agreed to divide the royalties for Fight Test equally between the two parties following a relatively uncontentious settlement. The Flaming Lips frontman, Wayne Coyne, claims that he was unaware of the songs similarities until producer Dave Fridmann pointed them out. In an interview with The Guardian, frontman Wayne Coyne stated I want to go on record for the first time and say that I really apologise for the whole thing. I really love Cat Stevens. I truly respect him as a great singer songwriter. And now he wants his money. There was a time during the recording when we said, this has a similarity to Father And Son. Then we purposefully changed those bits. But I do regret not contacting his record company and asking their opinion. Maybe we could have gone 5. As it is, Cat Stevens is now getting 7. Tommy Trash Trance S. Fight Test, We could easily have changed the melody but we didnt. I am really sorry that Cat Stevens thinks Im purposefully plagiarising his work. I am ashamed. There is obviously a fine line between being inspired and stealing. But if anyone wanted to borrow part of a Flaming Lips song, I dont think Id bother pursuing it. Ive got better things to do. Anyway, Cat Stevens is never going to make much money out of us. Boyzone versioneditFather and Son became the fifth single from Irish boy band Boyzone in 1. I/41-TzApUunL.jpg' alt='Yusuf Islam An Other Cup' title='Yusuf Islam An Other Cup' />A growing number of young people are now seen as converting to be better socially integrated in poor neighborhoods where Islam is dominant. Differences Between Islam and the Continuing Church of God. By COGwriter. How are Islam and the Continuing Church of God different Are there any similarities The true dark History of Islam and Mohammed. What PBS and Time Magazine will never show. From Muslim Historians back till the 8th century AD. Yusuf Islam, geboren als Stephen Demetre Georgiou Londen, 21 juli 1948, beter bekend als Cat Stevens, is een Britse zanger en songwriter die bekend werd met. UK Singles Chart and number one on the Irish Singles Chart. The cover was the sixth biggest selling boy band single of the 1. UK,citation needed selling 8. Platinum sales status certification. The cover was the thirteenth best selling single of 1. UK. citation neededTrack listingeditCD1Father and Son radio edit 2 4. Should Be Missing You Now 3 2. Father and Son live 3 1. CD2Father and Son radio edit 2 4. Should Be Missing You Now 3 2. Should Be Missing You Now The Other Mix 4 4. Father and Son album version 2 5. Year end chartseditRonan Keating with Yusuf IslameditFather and Son was covered by Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating and released as the second of three singles from his greatest hits compilation album, 1.