He was close to death at the time of his admittance to the King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst, West Sussex. The musical project faded away when Stevens contracted tuberculosis in 1969. Problems playing this file? See media help.Ĭat 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 conservative farmer father. See files for discussion to help reach a consensus on what to do. The above file's purpose is being discussed and/or is being considered for deletion.
Sample of "Father and Son", performed by Cat Stevens. Additionally, there are backing vocals provided by Stevens' guitarist and friend Alun Davies beginning mid-song, singing an unusual chorus of simple refrains. Stevens sings in a deeper register for the father's lines, while using a higher one for those of the son. The song frames a heartbreaking exchange between a father not understanding a son's 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.
" Father and Son" is a popular song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf/Cat Stevens) on his 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman.
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