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Carly Simon - 1972

The song Carly Simon wrote while waiting for Cat Stevens to turn up for their date

Thanks for turning up late Cat.

Callum MacHattie
Apr 5, 2025
Pixies - Far Out Magazine - All Points East 2024

Folk music’s most “convincing” star, according to Frank Black

“His vocal delivery is very original…”

Tom Phelan
Feb 25, 2025
Cat Stevens - Musician - 1970s

‘Please Please Me’: Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ favourite album by The Beatles

Dazzling debut.

Lauren Hunter
Feb 4, 2025
Cat Stevens - Musician - 1970s

How frustration with The Beatles pushed Cat Stevens to launch his own career

“Changed everything.”

Kelly Murphy
Feb 1, 2025
Cat Stevens - Musician - 1970s

The singer Cat Stevens called a “genius”

Breaking through artistic burnout.

Lucy Harbron
Jul 23, 2024
Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens/Yusuf’s five favourite singers of all time

The singer-songwriter has a lot of love for soul music.

Jordan Potter
Jul 21, 2024
Cat Stevens - Musician - 1970s

The song that defined The Beatles, according to Yusuf / Cat Stevens

“Everything is fine”

Jordan Potter
Jun 28, 2024
George Harrison - 1980s

The singer George Harrison admired greatly: “I like him a lot”

A spiritual kinship.

Jordan Potter
Jun 13, 2024
Cat Stevens - Otis Redding - Split

The classic song Cat Stevens originally wrote for Otis Redding: “A soulful tune”

“I loved Otis Redding…”

Kelly Murphy
May 19, 2024
Cat Stevens - Yusuf Islam - Glastonbury 2023

Cat Stevens on The Beatles song that “broke all sound barriers”

The impact of rhythm and blues.

Kelly Murphy
Apr 24, 2024
Cat Stevens - Musician - 1970s

Cat Stevens’ two favourite folk-rock albums

The communal spirit of rock and roll.

Tim Coffman
Mar 10, 2024
The Verve - Richard Ashcroft - Bittersweet Symphony Music Video - 1997

Five musicians who lost fortunes in plagiarism cases

A tricky topic.

Lucy Harbron
Mar 10, 2024

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