Fun Music Information -> Cat Stevens
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
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Jusef Muhammed (Cat Stevens), Cat Stevens (Originally by Sam Cooke in 1963), Cat Stevens/Boyzone, Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam)Band Name Origins:
- Okay, I know this is a sole singer, not a band, but the origin is that the guy's first name was actually steven. He had a nickname given to him by friends - "Cat Stevens." Way back when he had begun recording music he mentioned it to the recording company and they loved it, so he kept it. Now, however, you know he has changed his real name to Yousef Islam after converting to the Islamic faith years ago. Yousef is arabic for Joseph. Submitted by: helen
Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Steven Demetre Georgiou. Submitted by: Bobo
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Bad Penny" | "Oh, no, don't say those same idle lies I-I've heard them before." From the album "Buddha and The Chocolate Box". - oldsongs |
| "Father and Son" | It's more of a scripted song where the father sings one part and the son sings the next. And "I have to go away" is mentioned more in this song. - Paul Warren |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Creep Train" | "Peace Train" | MOR |
| "Dishes Are Broken " | "Morning Has Broken" | MOR |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Where's Captain Kirk?" | "Home In The Sky," Cat Stevens | rocky |
| "Indian Reservation" | "I Want To Live In A Wigwam," Cat Stevens | FussBudget |
| "Russian Roulette" | "I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun," Cat Stevens | FussBudget |
| "I Love My Dog" | "Puppy Love," Donny Osmond | Raphael |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Wild Word" originally "Wild World"
Samantha Wayland
"Pace Train" originally "Peace Train"
Thessaly Danes
"Longer Bats" originally "Longer Boats"
Bridget Andrews
"Longer Oats" originally "Longer Boats"
Bridget Andrews
"Longer Boas" originally "Longer Boats"
Bridget Andrews
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Longer Bloats" originally "Longer Boats"
Joanna Whitmire
"Gold Schoolyard" originally "Old Schoolyard"
Nora Aaron
"Mold Schoolyard" originally "Old Schoolyard"
That would be disgusting.
Nora Aaron
"Cold Schoolyard" originally "Old Schoolyard"
Nora Aaron
"Sold Schoolyard" originally "Old Schoolyard"
Nora Aaron
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"I'm Gonna Get Me A Sun" originally "I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun"
Cynthia Avery
"Odd Schoolyard" originally "Old Schoolyard"
Ed
"Mild World" originally "Wild World"
Samantha Wayland
"Peace Brain" originally "Peace Train"
Thessaly Danes
"Noon Shadow" originally "Moon Shadow"
Serafina
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Morning Has Broken" | "Health Care Is Broken (USA)" | Barry J. Mitchel |
| "The First Cut Is The Deepest" | "The First Cut Is The Deepest" | Eel Deal |
| "Wild World" | "Why I Hurled" | Jim Rotondo |
| "Father and Son" | "Doctor and Patient" | Dreaded Mom Lady |
| "Hard Headed Woman" | "Love-Handled Lover" | Dreaded Mom Lady |
| "Morning Has Broken" | "Water Has Broken" | Rick Duncan |
| "Wild World" | "Wide Girl" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Lady D’Arbanville" | "Flaming High Phone Bill" | Merry & Pippin |
| "Moonshadow" | "Moonshiner" | Chelsea |
| "Moonshadow" | "Eyeshadow" | Arwen |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Morning Has Broken | Insomnia Group | Kilgore |
| I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun | National Rifle Association | FussBudgetVanPelt |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross | Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens | Touch Me In The Morning When It Has Broken | soul |
| I'd Tell You, But... Anti-Flag | But I Might Die Tonight Cat Stevens | I'd Tell You, But I Might Die Tonight Better that than, but then I'd have to kill you! | Josh |
| Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree The Andrews Sisters | King of Trees Cat Stevens | Don't Sit Under The King of Apple Trees | MOR |
| My Name Is Eminen | Lady D'Arbanville Cat Stevens | My Name Is Lady D'Arbanville Why was this left off of "Who's Who?" | raprock |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Stray Cat Stevens
Stray Cats combined with Cat Stevens
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Pet Stevens
Pet Shop Boys combined with Cat Stevens
Submitted By: Matthew Whitaker
Pussy Cat Stevens Dolls
Pussycat Dolls combined with Cat Stevens
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi
Cat Stevens Power
Cat Stevens combined with Cat Power
Submitted By: Mr. Bob
Misheard Lyrics:
"Another Saturday Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Another Saturday Night and I ain't got no body.
Original Lyrics: Another Saturday Night and I ain't got nobody.
| "Matthew & Son"
Misheard Lyrics: And the rent's in her ears
Original Lyrics: And the rent's in arrears
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"Morning Has Broken"
Misheard Lyrics: Country creation on the new day
Original Lyrics: God's recreation of the new day
| "Another Saturday Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Another Saturday Night and I hang out a body.
Original Lyrics: Another Saturday Night and I ain't got nobody.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Peace Train"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause out on the edge of darkness
There cries a B-string Oh, B-string take this country Come take me home again. Original Lyrics: 'Cause out on the edge of darkness
There rides a peace train Oh, peace train take this country Come take me home again. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Jubilee Growing up as a kid in the 60's and 70's, my dad didn't have the best sound recordings of these songs. One day he was singing along with this Cat Stevens favorite, and I turned off the radio, and caught him midstream saying "B-string"... I asked him what he thought the song was really about. He said that Cat Stevens was giving a tribute to his guitar! |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Moonshadow"
Better Lyrics:
I'm being followed by a wheelbarrow, Wheelbarrow, wheelbarrow
Original Lyrics:
I'm being followed by a moonshadow, Moonshadow, moonshadow
Submitted by: redsky
Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Ghost Town"
The Lyrics: Buster Keaton & King Tut
Are waiting for Disney to wake up Who They Mention: Walt Disney
Submitted by: britrock
| "Ghost Town"
The Lyrics: Buster Keaton & King Tut
Are waiting for Disney to wake up Who They Mention: King Tutankhamen
Submitted by: britrock
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| There are additional celebrity lyrics available. | |
Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Ghost Town"
The Lyrics: Bill Bailey said he'd be around
If Mr G Robinson would just put That bad Havana down. Product Brand Name: Havana cigars
Submitted by: Li'l Bit
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Song Title Space Change:
"I Love The Mall" originally "I Love Them All"
Submitted by: Ag Bengip
"Another's A Turd, Ay, Night" originally "Another Saturday Night"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Band Name Anagrams:
Cast Events Submitted by: Lucille Ball sized hail
Songs That Are Banned:
"ALL Recordings"
As I recall, many L.A. radio stations (and others accross the U.S.) refused to play, and even made media events of noisely destroying ALL their Cat Stevens records after reports came out that he told his students in England that, yes, as a devout Muslim, he was obliged to fulfill the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, i.e. kill Mr. Rushde, if he had the opportunity. Not exactly the sweet, loving Cat Stevens I remembered. Mr. Rushdie became the subject of a fatwa after his book "Satanic Verses" was published which was considered blasphemous by the Muslim community. According to Wikipedia, the fatwa cannot be rescinded since the Ayatollah Khomeini, who issued the fatwa, is the only one who can rescind it but is no longer living.
Submitted by: Bridgette
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Tea For The Tillerman" Length: 1:01
This little ditty, which closed the album of the same name, used to freak me out as a kid with all those people singing "For that happy day!" at the very end.
Submitted by: JD
"The Wind" Length: 1:41
A nice little song that opens the Teaser album. The song was used in the movie Almost Famous.
Submitted by: JD
Song Title Acrostics:
HITS: "Home In The Sky"
Unfortunately, this wasn't one of his biggest hits
Submitted by: MOR
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Wild World"
The Lyrics: Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin' Baby, I'm grievin' But if you wanna leave, take good care I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there Why: This song's fairly upbeat and catchy. However, it's about a woman leaving a man (who then practically pushes her out the door and half-begs her to stay at the same time).
Submitted by: christie
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Stat Keevens originally "Cat Stevens"
Submitted by: MOR
Stet Cave-ins originally "Cat Stevens"
stet: Latin word meaning, "Let it stand".
Submitted by: Peter
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"His alleged "Death To Solomon Rushdie" statement"
After Solomon Rushdie released his book Satanic Verses; Cat Stevens was being interviewed made the mistake of saying that "the penalty for blasphemy against the muslin religion is death." Many people who saw Cat on TV thought that he was saying "Kill Rushdie" but Cat went on to clarify his statement saying that he was new to the muslin faith and never meant what he said as an incentive to "kill Rushdie."
Submitted by: Celeste
"Traded in Mid-Season"
"Pulled the ultimite "360". Abruptly left the music world, sold off all his material goods, and now makes money for that ol' peace-nick known as Osama bin Laden
Submitted by: princejellyfish
