When I was in college I played the "Tea for the Tillerman" album so much I wore it out and had to buy a second one. 50 years on and I still listen to it. Thanks Yusuf for a gift that has lasted a lifetime.
lol I just posted same above. Wore it out first year. Still know every word of every song in the order they came. 50 years plus and sooo good to hear him still.
I had to replace both "Teaser and the Fire Cat" and "Tea for the Tillerman" albums because I played them so often. Now, at 73, they still touch me deeply.
In the early 70s I couldn't stop listening to Cat Stevens: his music was food for my soul. Little did I know that 50 years it was going to be even more so.
Do you realize how much the human condition has benefited from the industry of modern man in the last seven decades? We have been taken out of poverty by modern man and his industry. And because of that, we have too many people on the earth so you think. And all you do is complain. I guess the solution is to kill more people so the earth can be made whole?
I just listened to this version and thought the exact thing, while agree with Kathy to a degree, in the way that there have been so many positive advances, I have to say that this song was pretty prophetic. The scaryt thing is the line "will you tell us when to live, will you tell us when to die." and think af the advancement in eugenics, abortion an euthanasia. The song was released in 1970. Roe v Wade 1973. 2019 Maine becomes the 9th state to allow euthanasia.
@@kathymayes4290 "Taken out of poverty" lol. A few million each generation gain wealth off the backs of others while billions die from famine, disease, suicide, and addiction. Sure. This is great.
@Grey Wolf, in what universe?! He was one of the biggest stars in the 70's! He had a movie with his songs from "Tea for the Tillerman" worked into it... "Harold and Maude." He even had a cameo in the movie. He sold out at concerts back then and when he was able to come back in 2014 (+/-), again, he sold out at his concerts. I saw him in 2016 at the Pantages here in So. Cal. Sold out shows and tickets were not cheap. The man is, was and always will be an icon with his music, and a mentor to me and with my music. Never was he underrated, NEVER!
@@Mindy0328 this one...what u don't understand is people who are in their teens, 20s, 30s some of them have no idea who he is. And when they try to regurgitate the popular opinion of the who's who from the 70s they want to list Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, CSNY...and all I'm saying is it would be great if the younger generation heard him let alone heard of him...so what that tells me is people from an older generation either didn't listen to him as frequently as others or they talked about other people....so yeah underrated.
@@Mindy0328 but you know what? We're both here jammin to a great song talking about the man. You sound like a very wise person and a person who has been touched by his music. This is the kind of music that's good for the soul, keep chilling and vibin. I wish you nothing but the best, my Friend.
@@GreyL0B0 Thank you and you too. After I posted that, I did think about exactly what you pointed out. However, there is the internet to learn about so many things that are so important, such as the musicians of the 60's & 70's and the political impact they had on us. Even wars. If generations continue to lose sight of the past, history, can and will repeat itself. There is a 2-part series that ahs been showing on Epix called "Laurel Canyon." Cat is not in, a little before he "made" it. So many of tbe great bands and singers from then who also lived in Laurel Canyon are videoed, photographed and interviewed. An incredibly awesome series! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend you do. I have worshiped Cat Stevens since I was a young. He is one of the most beautiful songwriter's and musicians I've ever heard. I love that he's been doing this. Thank yiu for your kind words. All the best to you as well.😊
The message is clear, we have to do something now for the world, for humans, for the planet, for our children. We are running out of time so, we must decide on what we are going to leave for tomorrow. Thank you, Cat. Thank you, Yusuf. I've always admired that you're committed to humankind. May God bless you.
I’ll be 64 in a few weeks, I’m still a child... I feel today I can breath a little easier. Considering I’ve Covid now, that’s saying a lot. Our Nation and the Earths future is more important then anything else. I hope we leave this a better place then where we were heading. I’ll be ok, just knowing we have a chance gave me some breathing room today. This song helped as well as today being a Historic day. Peace and good health to you all during these Happy Holidays. A little good luck for me would be nice too. If I have some good luck, I’ll share it with you all.
@@rjh1226 Good luck, my friend. Hope you get well soon and enjoying the Holidays. Humankind need to empathize with each other, in order to keep us humans.
Love that it shows the two people trying to make the world change but it wasn’t until everyone joined in that it happened. Everyone needs to do there part in educating people around them and themselves on the environment. It is so important for the future of this planet 🌏
The very first time I heard this song, I had come home from the store with a paper sack full of candy, and I sat down on the floor of my oldest sisters bedroom, and she had the “Tea for the Tillerman” album she had just purchased playing on her record player❤️ I’ll never forget that moment or this song✌️❤️😍🙏
'Where Do The Children Play' is a masterpiece. And one of the most beautiful songs of the last 50 years. Thank you for this immense gift for children, their parents and our planet. May this video awaken us to take good care of it again and again. Thank you so much, Yusuf.
I’m struggling to find the right words to describe how awesome it is to have this beautiful man and his music back in our lives again. I would love to say that I have missed him all these years, but I never stopped listening to him, and he was never more than a thought away. The only thing that we might have missed are the hundreds of songs that would have flowed from his creativity. I’m truly thankful that we’re getting a glimpse into them now.
I miss your influence on this world it was a good one you grabbed me and I'm yours forever I will always take your heart to music in the way that you have produced the king of trees is one of my favorite songs by pink trees I'm an artist I love and lake Forest used to be El Toro and all I did was paint the trees and I'm still doing that and I'm still doing that and I'm still here
My mother would put Cat Stevens on the record player when I was a toddler, and she would clean the house. His voice has never failed to give me a sense of peace these 40+ years later. And to have this released on my birthday in this year of "strange" has given me some hope and peace for the first time. Thank you Yusuf, may you have a blessed day.
This song is surely a song' for our time'=and so applicable to now! .. No better time than for us all to look at what we are doing to our planet. Where do the children play? We are building so much , polluting so much.. lets make this a year to start putting it right !
From Tea for the Tillerman...beautiful...and what a breath of clean air this man was back then...made us all listen..nothing has changed..respect Yusuf, peace too you..
This video shows what the world has done to our fragile planet, it isn’t progress, it’s pollution. Where will the children play is indeed the question for us to ask ourselves. Very timely lyrics!
In my opinion one of Cat Stevens (Yusuf) best and so prophetic The video and song are so true about what we are doing to the world and we really do need to stop it. Give the children somewhere to play
come here because my lecturer tell us to watch this. and when i scrolled down through the comments, i see how much people respect this man 👍 im interested to learn more bout him because this song is really good.
I came looking for this song after a conversation about how the children's play areas have remained taped up - and moreso since yesterday! At first it was just the entrances, but in case children dared to play, the swings have been taped together high out of reach etc - and I find this beautiful new video. And surgical masks already cover the sea beds around our beautiful island. But Yusuf/Cat is timeless and his music and voice speak to the soul.
Thank you mister Yusuf, I play guitar and sing, and as far as I can remember, people are always asking for your songs, that I enjoyed playing every single time.Peace brother :)
Always one of my favourite songs. Such a powerful message that has been ignored by the big corporations who continue to destroy the Earth. We only have one Earth!!!!!!!!!!!
Ottenere un mondo che desidero da sempre...uscire da ogni forma di contaminazione creata da industrie e incurie umane. Bellissimo questo video che fa riflettere... dovrebbero ascoltare tutti questo magnifico brano di Cat Stevens e osservare le immagini .
I've listened to Yusuf/Cat Stevens my whole life. The older I get the more relevant his music becomes. My 25 year old daughter also loves his music, it's timeless.
Just Beautiful, God I felt like I was 9 years old again. Thank you so much for allowing me to step out of my reality into a time machine that took me back to a simpler time :-)
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How relevant is this in 2023. How sad for our children.
When I was in college I played the "Tea for the Tillerman" album so much I wore it out and had to buy a second one. 50 years on and I still listen to it. Thanks Yusuf for a gift that has lasted a lifetime.
I had to chuckle. Same for me too.
lol I just posted same above. Wore it out first year. Still know every word of every song in the order they came. 50 years plus and sooo good to hear him still.
I had to replace both "Teaser and the Fire Cat" and "Tea for the Tillerman" albums because I played them so often. Now, at 73, they still touch me deeply.
@@Territums Yep, word for word, know them all by heart.
Isn't it great! That's the beauty of music. It never leaves our minds.
In the early 70s I couldn't stop listening to Cat Stevens: his music was food for my soul. Little did I know that 50 years it was going to be even more so.
Truth
I never stopped listening from 1971 to 2020.
Rod Luftalchimist - 🇦🇺 I’m hearing you brother ! I owned this on vinyl ! ( and I had Peace Train on a 45 ) 😜
still works!
Here we are for a short visit. Find some grace. Tears of 80 plus billion.
You can learn about 90% of what it means to be a good person simply by listening to Cat Stevens songs.
This is my favorite comment here.
Agree 💯
@jonathanbirch2022why?
@jonathanbirch2022 where has he been homophobic
so true
SAVE THE CHILDREN WORLDWIDE
That song is timeless. His music is for all of us. Now more so than ever.
Such is the power of eternal word and melody of Cat Islam / Yusuf Stevens
Do you realize how much the human condition has benefited from the industry of modern man in the last seven decades? We have been taken out of poverty by modern man and his industry. And because of that, we have too many people on the earth so you think. And all you do is complain. I guess the solution is to kill more people so the earth can be made whole?
I just listened to this version and thought the exact thing, while agree with Kathy to a degree, in the way that there have been so many positive advances, I have to say that this song was pretty prophetic. The scaryt thing is the line "will you tell us when to live, will you tell us when to die." and think af the advancement in eugenics, abortion an euthanasia. The song was released in 1970. Roe v Wade 1973. 2019 Maine becomes the 9th state to allow euthanasia.
so true!
@@kathymayes4290 "Taken out of poverty" lol. A few million each generation gain wealth off the backs of others while billions die from famine, disease, suicide, and addiction. Sure. This is great.
Yusuf/Cat Stevens is a man of peace, and as I reflect back over my sixty-seven years, I am so glad he Is alive.
Respect.
Yessir!!! Much respect, indeed!!! 💖
I'm new at his music. So it's the same guy with two names right ? Very soothing vibes
Sadly, more meaningful today, than ever before !-------------- thanks Yusuf/cat stevens
Most underrated artist of all time
@Grey Wolf, in what universe?! He was one of the biggest stars in the 70's! He had a movie with his songs from "Tea for the Tillerman" worked into it... "Harold and Maude." He even had a cameo in the movie. He sold out at concerts back then and when he was able to come back in 2014 (+/-), again, he sold out at his concerts. I saw him in 2016 at the Pantages here in So. Cal. Sold out shows and tickets were not cheap. The man is, was and always will be an icon with his music, and a mentor to me and with my music. Never was he underrated, NEVER!
@@Mindy0328 this one...what u don't understand is people who are in their teens, 20s, 30s some of them have no idea who he is. And when they try to regurgitate the popular opinion of the who's who from the 70s they want to list Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, CSNY...and all I'm saying is it would be great if the younger generation heard him let alone heard of him...so what that tells me is people from an older generation either didn't listen to him as frequently as others or they talked about other people....so yeah underrated.
@@Mindy0328 but you know what? We're both here jammin to a great song talking about the man. You sound like a very wise person and a person who has been touched by his music. This is the kind of music that's good for the soul, keep chilling and vibin.
I wish you nothing but the best, my Friend.
He's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! And he's awesome!
@@GreyL0B0 Thank you and you too. After I posted that, I did think about exactly what you pointed out. However, there is the internet to learn about so many things that are so important, such as the musicians of the 60's & 70's and the political impact they had on us. Even wars. If generations continue to lose sight of the past, history, can and will repeat itself. There is a 2-part series that ahs been showing on Epix called "Laurel Canyon." Cat is not in, a little before he "made" it. So many of tbe great bands and singers from then who also lived in Laurel Canyon are videoed, photographed and interviewed. An incredibly awesome series! If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend you do. I have worshiped Cat Stevens since I was a young. He is one of the most beautiful songwriter's and musicians I've ever heard. I love that he's been doing this. Thank yiu for your kind words. All the best to you as well.😊
This song was so ahead of it's time.
So true. So forward thinking when this was first written and we hardly see children playing now.
At age 64 I still enjoy Cat Stevens.Brings back so many bitter sweet memories.
The message is clear, we have to do something now for the world, for humans, for the planet, for our children. We are running out of time so, we must decide on what we are going to leave for tomorrow.
Thank you, Cat. Thank you, Yusuf. I've always admired that you're committed to humankind.
May God bless you.
TELL ME....WHAT WILL YOU DO ? 💖
It all starts with us, as individuals, at home, I guess. Reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose. Instead, we destroy and dispose.
You are so right. Otherwise, where will the children play?
I’ll be 64 in a few weeks, I’m still a child... I feel today I can breath a little easier. Considering I’ve Covid now, that’s saying a lot.
Our Nation and the Earths future is more important then anything else.
I hope we leave this a better place then where we were heading.
I’ll be ok, just knowing we have a chance gave me some breathing room today. This song helped as well as today being a Historic day.
Peace and good health to you all during these Happy Holidays.
A little good luck for me would be nice too.
If I have some good luck, I’ll share it with you all.
@@rjh1226 Good luck, my friend. Hope you get well soon and enjoying the Holidays. Humankind need to empathize with each other, in order to keep us humans.
He wrote THIS 50 years ago... WOW. I wish more artists had the balls to speak about social injustices.
Some do
I wish more so-called artists had the talent before claiming to be artists. Today's music sucks the sweat off a dead man's balls.
This is even more beautiful that it was originally was. I am so grateful you came back to music. We are all better for it.
Hello how are you doing today..
Yessssss!
Agreed
This GUY was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO head of his time!
Clear proof his songs and music is timeless.
Love that it shows the two people trying to make the world change but it wasn’t until everyone joined in that it happened. Everyone needs to do there part in educating people around them and themselves on the environment. It is so important for the future of this planet 🌏
Educate on every subject not just the environment ⚠️
True! 💯
The very first time I heard this song, I had come home from the store with a paper sack full of candy, and I sat down on the floor of my oldest sisters bedroom, and she had the “Tea for the Tillerman” album she had just purchased playing on her record player❤️ I’ll never forget that moment or this song✌️❤️😍🙏
Ditto, not the anecdote obviously, but the sentiment re "Tea for the Tillerman"
Those were the days! Sigh! 💖
So sweet. I’m more ways than one. 😛
😄 Beautiful.
This song leads me back to the boyhood that was never mine. The cat’s an abiding friend, but too cute to be lost in a doomed city.
What words,the work of a genius prophet,if we only would all listen and act
For all the children and adults in isolation.
Still relevant in 2020 in more ways than one.
Cat/Yusuf spreading love and joy for generations to come.
Prince, I see it as you do.💝
Yusuf you are the epitome of kindness. You were my favourite back in the day and more so today. Im 63 and your music is timeless.
Same - literally. 👍
Same here.
Oh, man. This is so terrific. He's better than ever and the rework of the song is masterful.
spot on. a world full of garbage and discarded trash.
@@BrianCarnevaleB26 lmao
I so love this.. thank you for this, Yusuf....... it’s amazing but it’s so sad.
Crying
He's something else , a very relaxing voice he has
Originally released in Nov. 1970, even more relevant today. (Wish all would have paid heed back then!) Thank you, Cat!
I think we were too young to appreciate it in the way we do now. Cat/Yusuf was ahead of his time but thankfully we still have him 💜
SOME OF US DID....💝😇🙏💖
❤the children will never play again if we don't stand up to the tyranny in this world! The kids are the future,get up and shout it!
❤Tea For The Tillerman. The whole album. Healing balm for the soul. Now more than ever.
Keeps Smiling.. We have come a LONG WAY !!!
OneNation❤OneBody❤OneLove
True yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Thanks Yusuf for this prescient song and thanks Chris, and Black Dog Films.
Cat, you have so much love, for spreading truth, because you are so loved.
I spotted Harold and Maude helping turn the dial. So sweet. Thank you for this!
lol i just replayed it and did see Maude!
@@jeanniegibbons9416 Harold is behind her with his brown coat and fleece collar
I love Harold and Maude 💙
My Favorite Movie
OMG, thank you for pointing that out... I noticed that too !!
Sweet touch indeed 💓
Love this
Guys please let's get this song the amount of views it deserves
Oh yes. This is beautiful. The sound, his voice. Wonderful
I’m doin am little part trying...I hear commenting helps, i do that anyway cause it’s fun [at times😳🤬🔥💋]
I've replaced a few of my cat albums over the years. Wear em out, buy them again. I'll never stop listening to him.
Please don't ever stop, Cat. You have a gift and I for one am grateful that you have been sharing it for five plus decades.
Beloved Yusuf, you are a much needed light and hope in the world in this day and age. May you shine ever brighter.
'Where Do The Children Play' is a masterpiece. And one of the most beautiful songs of the last 50 years. Thank you for this immense gift for children, their parents and our planet. May this video awaken us to take good care of it again and again. Thank you so much, Yusuf.
I bought this album when I worked atSears when I graduated and had a job at Sears! It was like $5!
I’m struggling to find the right words to describe how awesome it is to have this beautiful man and his music back in our lives again. I would love to say that I have missed him all these years, but I never stopped listening to him, and he was never more than a thought away. The only thing that we might have missed are the hundreds of songs that would have flowed from his creativity. I’m truly thankful that we’re getting a glimpse into them now.
He is the ultimate musician , been like this for over 50 years , helped a lot of lost souls .
Not really understanding why my comments have been hurt this is Carol carolee ettleman
@@CaroleOrszag-qq6wv hi Carole, I'm not sure what you're referring to, but I don't think I am part of it am I?
GOODMORNING STANDING FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THERE PLAYGROUNDS.
This kind of music is a excelent way to educate people about our planet future
been a fan since I was a kid in the 70's. Was playing this and my 5yr old granddaughter said "I really like this song"........ YES!
Damn.....Cat made this song more dramatic in a good way.......love it even more......meow......
I miss your influence on this world it was a good one you grabbed me and I'm yours forever I will always take your heart to music in the way that you have produced the king of trees is one of my favorite songs by pink trees I'm an artist I love and lake Forest used to be El Toro and all I did was paint the trees and I'm still doing that and I'm still doing that and I'm still here
I wore this album out during my first year of university in 1977. I still know every word of every song and it's 50 years later. Way cool.
You just made a grown man cry.
One of my favourite singer of all time
I love my dog so much, I named him Yusuf and my cat Stevens !
Only cat can do a cover of his own song.......and sounds even better today then ever........Thank you Yusuf.....rick.
He's working on it. GOD Bless!!!😇🙏😘
My mother would put Cat Stevens on the record player when I was a toddler, and she would clean the house. His voice has never failed to give me a sense of peace these 40+ years later. And to have this released on my birthday in this year of "strange" has given me some hope and peace for the first time. Thank you Yusuf, may you have a blessed day.
This song is surely a song' for our time'=and so applicable to now! .. No better time than for us all to look at what we are doing to our planet. Where do the children play? We are building so much , polluting so much.. lets make this a year to start putting it right !
Cat Stephen's and journey lead singer, never can be replicated
... 💛
pd. $20..1971..still have it..👏👏👏...ty. Cat...🌸
They got the sun to shine again, by working together, just in time by the looks of it, shine on...
Yeah Cat! Thanks for coming back to this song.
Just Love those warm rolling bottom tones
One of the best songs ever
From Tea for the Tillerman...beautiful...and what a breath of clean air this man was back then...made us all listen..nothing has changed..respect Yusuf, peace too you..
I wish this was full movie, the animation is great
This video shows what the world has done to our fragile planet, it isn’t progress, it’s pollution. Where will the children play is indeed the question for us to ask ourselves. Very timely lyrics!
Hello how are you doing today..
Hello Lynn, how are you doing and how is the weather with you
I would love to see him in concert 👍
I sure wish Yusuf comes too New York, New Jersey, USA!
Hello how are you doing today..
Yusuf may allah swt bless you and guide you on the rest of your path to jannah
In my opinion one of Cat Stevens (Yusuf) best and so prophetic The video and song are so true about what we are doing to the world and we really do need to stop it. Give the children somewhere to play
I loved Cat Stevens since a teenager. I played his album every single night at bedtime. Id fall asleep...so relaxing
The original version really was a masterpiece.
Omm my Abba! the ending IS the beginning !! beautiful daily paradise back to earth!
My beautiful Yusuf, thank you for your beauty and light all these years!
Hello how are you doing today..
Cat Stevens qui nous a accompagné depuis si longtemps....💙💙💕💕 LOUISIANE
My heart always beats harder when I hear this. But it’s a beat of love. Love for this man, this song and my children. 🙏🏽🌍
Thinking of kids in lockdown in the towns and cities. Praying for you all.
beautiful...a lovely transition from the first version. A fan since 1972.
Hello how are you doing today..
come here because my lecturer tell us to watch this. and when i scrolled down through the comments, i see how much people respect this man 👍 im interested to learn more bout him because this song is really good.
I came looking for this song after a conversation about how the children's play areas have remained taped up - and moreso since yesterday! At first it was just the entrances, but in case children dared to play, the swings have been taped together high out of reach etc - and I find this beautiful new video. And surgical masks already cover the sea beds around our beautiful island. But Yusuf/Cat is timeless and his music and voice speak to the soul.
Cat Stevens songs have so much meaning nothing else compares
Thank you mister Yusuf, I play guitar and sing, and as far as I can remember, people are always asking for your songs, that I enjoyed playing every single time.Peace brother :)
Cat! You are still The Man!!!! Awesome!
Always one of my favourite songs. Such a powerful message that has been ignored by the big corporations who continue to destroy the Earth. We only have one Earth!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Suzanne, how are you doing and how is the weather with you
My wise friend - thank you yet again.
During these troubling times we live in, these 4 minutes refreshed my spirit and given me a big case of gratitude - thanks
Thank You Yusuf...for not giving up on us.
I love this so much. Did anyone else notice Harold and Maude at 3:26 or am I just crazy 😂
You're not crazy 😉
What a great spot! And a timeless film
Fabulous film!
Great spot, well done!!
Ottenere un mondo che desidero da sempre...uscire da ogni forma di contaminazione creata da industrie e incurie umane. Bellissimo questo video che fa riflettere... dovrebbero ascoltare tutti questo magnifico brano di Cat Stevens e osservare le immagini .
I've listened to Yusuf/Cat Stevens my whole life. The older I get the more relevant his music becomes. My 25 year old daughter also loves his music, it's timeless.
Hello Lenore, how are you doing. I was in the comment section and I came across yours I was thrilled to say Hello
Bin mit Dir groß geworden. Danke das es dich gibt. Danke für deine Songs
Truth in my young years and truth still. Thank you, sir.
Being terminally ill I listen 👂 to all my most favorite songs and just remember how wonderful life was back then ... 😇❤️
that song is a good choice. may peace guide you.
PS. ❤
Just Beautiful, God I felt like I was 9 years old again. Thank you so much for allowing me to step out of my reality into a time machine that took me back to a simpler time :-)
Not sure what I would ever do without Cat Stevens in my life
2020
Wow its a lovely voice🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Happy Birthday Yusef. Peace And Blessings💚
Thanks for this beautiful rendition, now please get out on the road when this mess is over so that my life will be complete again
Lovely
Beautiful
Heart warming
Wonderful
Im singing right now even as i listen to this sweet masterpiece ❤🎵🎶🎵🎶🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🎤🎸🕺🏼💃🏼🕺🏼💃🏼
Simply beautiful, even after all this time.
Thanks for the MUSIC Cat 💜🙏
Happy Birthday Yusuf. Thank you for a life full of beautiful music and peace.
Beautiful and sadly timely.
I love you Yusuf...I have always loved your voice and the music you make. I have been around as long as you have. Keep on keeping on.
Hello how are you doing today..
hes still a soothsayer magician, long live the cat!