The second song for this week is a song by the British singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam>,“Father and Son”.
Known earlier by the name Cat Stevens, Yusuf was a huge star in the early 1970’s’
Becoming a Muslim in the late 1970’s, he gave up music, returning to it only last year with a new CD - An Other Cup.
More recently, the song has been covered by Irish singer Ronan Keating, who wasa member of Boyzone. Keating's version was released as a single in the fourth quarter of 2004 and featured re-recorded vocals by Stevens/Islam.
To download the song go here: Father and Son
To read the lyrics go here: lyrics
To see a video of Cat Stebens sining the dong in 1971 go here: Cat Stevens video
To see a video of Ronan Keating's version of the song go here: Ronan Keating video
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