The Cat is Back, a quiz on Cat Stevens

Answer: aliens

According to a 1970 interview with Cat Stevens, Longer Boats "Is a story about space ships." In the interview, he also says, "I think we have or will be contacted by some other force outside our own world. We must accept that we are not the only ones alive." Also, in the live versions of "Longer Boats," the lyrics,
"Raise your mind up and look around
You can see them, yes they're looking down
From a lonely asteroid, in a vacant void.
Dyin', but not destroyed," are added.
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Answer: true

The songs "Hard Headed Woman" and "Wild World" are also, according to previous interviews, about his ex-girlfriend, Patty D'Arbanville.

Answer: steak

"Tea for the Tillerman" is a very short song and is a bit gospel in the end. In this song, the lyrics go "Bring tea for the Tillerman, steak for the sun, and wine for the woman who made the rain come."

Answer: "Morning Has Broken"

The song "Morning Has Broken" was actually a Christian hymn written by Eleanor Farjeon in 1931. All three other songs were written by Cat Stevens.

Answer: cry

This song, one of my favorites, is very optimistic. The lyrics are creatively written and talk about the positive views of losing your hands, eyes, legs and, mouth.

Answer: rice

The first couple lines to this song are:
"I built my house from barley rice
Green pepper walls and water ice
Tables of paper wood, windows of light
And everything emptying into White."
Cat Stevens explained this song of being about how he would picture himself as his house with the white being the blinding light you see when you die.

Answer: "Where do the Children Play"

This song talks about how the world is changing and has come a long way, but with more and more being built, there's less room on the earth.

Answer: make a change

The father tells the son that it is not time to make a change. According to Cat Stevens, "Father and Son" is about "Russia just before the revolution. The son feels he has to join the revolution. The father wants him to stay still and relax. It ends in stalemate."

Answer: Matthew and Son

This album was released in 1967. Some of the songs on this album are, "I Love My Dog", "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun", "Portobello Road", and "Here Comes My Baby."

Answer: a near death experience

Stevens' near death experience changed his life forever. When he was swimming in Malibu in 1975, he nearly drowned and according to a VH1 interview, he explained what happened, saying, "I suddenly held myself and I said, 'Oh God! If you save me, I'll work for you."' In 1977, he changed his name and converted to the Islamic faith.
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