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Post by chiyankee on Aug 25, 2024 15:45:05 GMT -5
As reportrd, when Spike Lee ask if his son like to attend Yankees game this weekend with him. His son replies I rather hang with my friends.That comment brings his thoughts of Cat Stevens' "Cats in the cradle" which I believe it was written by Harry Chapin A song about never having enough time that took on extra meaning when Chapin died way too soon in an automobile accident. |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 15:48:29 GMT -5
As reportrd, when Spike Lee ask if his son like to attend Yankees game this weekend with him. His son replies I rather hang with my friends.That comment brings his thoughts of Cat Stevens' "Cats in the cradle" which I believe it was written by Harry Chapin A song about never having enough time... I saw it more as getting priorities straight. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 25, 2024 15:56:49 GMT -5
As reportrd, when Spike Lee ask if his son like to attend Yankees game this weekend with him. His son replies I rather hang with my friends.That comment brings his thoughts of Cat Stevens' "Cats in the cradle" which I believe it was written by Harry Chapin Lauren, Harry Chapin did write this song and had a Billboard Number One hit with it. However the only cover version I ever heard was by Ugly Kid Joe (of "Everything About You" fame) in the early 90s. Cat Stevens did write and record a similarly-themed father /son relationship song called, appropriately enough, "Father And Son." Not saying Cat Stevens never performed it, perhaps he did, but it doesn't show up in his discography. |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 15:58:23 GMT -5
Cat Stevens did write and record a similarly-themed father /son relationship song called, appropriately enough, "Father And Son." Much better...love that song. |
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Post by laurenfrances on Aug 25, 2024 16:02:13 GMT -5
As reportrd, when Spike Lee ask if his son like to attend Yankees game this weekend with him. His son replies I rather hang with my friends.That comment brings his thoughts of Cat Stevens' "Cats in the cradle" which I believe it was written by Harry Chapin Lauren, Harry Chapin did write this song and had a Billboard Number One hit with it. However the only cover version I ever heard was by Ugly Kid Joe (of "Everything About You" fame) in the early 90s. Cat Stevens did write and record a similarly-themed father /son relationship song called, appropriately enough, "Father And Son." Not saying Cat Stevens never performed it, perhaps he did, but it doesn't show up in his discography. I only mentioned Cat Stevens because of what Spike reportedly said. I'm familiar with that song as I only recalled Chapin 's version. |
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Post by bumper on Aug 25, 2024 16:41:39 GMT -5
Cat Stevens did write and record a similarly-themed father /son relationship song called, appropriately enough, "Father And Son." Much better...love that song. great song. at the time thought "tea for the tillerman" was near perfection. perform "wild world". |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 16:48:09 GMT -5
Much better...love that song. great song. at the time thought "tea for the tillerman" was near perfection. perform "wild world". Yeah...I used to do quite a few Cat Stevens songs quite well, if I do say so. Right at my ability level. Still have the songbook...stumble thru a few...not too bad. BTW...I can still do the opening to "Roundabout", starting with the 12th fret harmonics, up to the point it gets real... |
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Post by inger on Aug 25, 2024 17:52:34 GMT -5
When Spike Lee ask if his son like to attend Yankees game this weekend with him. His son replies I rather hang with my friends.That comment brings his thoughts of Cat Stevens' "Cats in the cradle" which I believe it was written by Harry Chapin Harry Chapin would write a song describing brushing his teeth in great detail... And he’d write it well… Chapin fan here!… The third one on the left Was always trouble Soon after it came in it Started to decay And I said Hey! Why decay? And it fell Out…out…out… But these front teeth Never gave me trouble They’d always let me Blow a bubble Tune in to our show for the other 327 verses… |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 17:55:26 GMT -5
Harry Chapin would write a song describing brushing his teeth in great detail... And he’d write it well… Chapin fan here!… The third one on the left Was always trouble Soon after it came in it Started to decay And I said Hey! Why decay? And it fell Out…out…out… But these front teeth Never gave me trouble They’d always let me Blow a bubble Tune in to our show for the other 327 verses… Were you Chapin's Bernie Taupin? |
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Post by inger on Aug 25, 2024 17:56:44 GMT -5
And he’d write it well… Chapin fan here!… The third one on the left Was always trouble Soon after it came in it Started to decay And I said Hey! Why decay? And it fell Out…out…out… But these front teeth Never gave me trouble They’d always let me Blow a bubble Tune in to our show for the other 327 verses… Were you Chapin's Bernie Taupin? All except for the sex stuff… |
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Post by inger on Aug 25, 2024 17:58:11 GMT -5
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 25, 2024 18:42:33 GMT -5
Inger, that is Harry Chapin singing there. As the comments below immediately point out. I would love to know what album Cat Stevens did this on. I checked every track on every Cat Stevens album ever released, including the definitive four box set with 79 tracks, and I couldn't find it. Not trying to be a prick and would happily stand corrected, but I simply can't find any recording beyond this misattributed one on YouTube. Do you remember what album it was on? Maybe he did it in concert? |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 18:46:24 GMT -5
Inger, that is Harry Chapin singing there. Yep...someone mislabeled the video. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 25, 2024 18:48:53 GMT -5
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 25, 2024 18:53:27 GMT -5
I think the obvious connection is with the name. I wonder if Harry Chapin ever recorded "I'm Just Wild About Harry"? |
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