Cat Stevens - King Of Trees - Live 1973

[misstreebird]

my redwood tree, you sheltered me,

from words I hear, now worlds I see in softly falling leaves

they cut you down, and the forest takes me back...

rest in peace Michael Lee

[csgoldengirl1]

i love this song so much, and him on the piano is perfect

[justahobby1]

yes, this cat turned Muslim.. How great thou art I mean good for him old chap.

He threw it all away ! monetary gain for others to reap what he sowed. For this his

wisdom and beliefs.Cat Stevens is the king of trees no One can ever bring him down.

He is my brother and your brother as well. not like those greedy [ A ] AMERICAN I-CAN- politicians who just take it all for themselves-selfish .

Not was prolific singer songwriter poet STILL is the cat

No religion here too many . Music is the way.

[crazycats50]

hug more trees xo

[SachaTheEvilOne]

i just saw him preform this live in rotterdam!

[SachaTheEvilOne]

i always found this song touching, especiallythe first time's i heard it because i didn;t hear the lyric's good i heard now I have come to cut you down in stead of THEY

[Kubeksfriend]

Cat was one of the most (pardon the pun) righteous cats who ever came down the pike. Was he the equal of the Beatles as a songwriter? Apples and oranges question. They both wrote in very different styles but he was absolutely great in his prime. No one like him before or after. Kind of like . . . The Beatles. ;-)

[billy1947able]

I listen to all his music in the 70's and 80's and must say was very relaxing, but lets face it when you listen to the Cat he touches your heart. Lennon, McCartney and the other Beatles the one your listening to at the time is the one that touches your heart. It's not a question of who is best, they are all the best.

[SachaTheEvilOne]

i am one of that generetion of new (young) people who discovered cat stevens

i just came by to say he's my idol for over a year now

[236091]

its my birthday to today!

[SuperMiguelin]

Father and son,sad lisa,lady d'arbanville,trouble,peace train ,the first cut is deepest,heaven,miles from nowhere,oh very young,o'caritas.....so many excelent songs composed by cat stevens.No doubt is a very very great songwriter and performer.

[progressiverox]

I watched this live also...age 15! ... taped this concert with a cassette recorder plugged into my B&W little TV set - still have the tape! This version is perfect - the album version was way over-produced and lost much of the magic... still love his music!

[DerekBayRoberts1]

Id love to hear sing this nowadays.

[hammad313]

I wish i was born in 60, would have grown up listening Cat stevens Music.

[blaziermissy]

lol...I did...and he's my favorite still today. Well, actually I grew up in the 70's. Can't imagine growing up without hearing his music...my parents loved him.

[dushiDD]

i hate it when the cameraman does not capture his face on the best parts of the song! like here, they show his hand on the part where he sings "and if my mind breaks up in all so many ways..."

you can see a lot of feelings and emotions on his face when he sings!

[FunkyMonkMan]

I love this song. I think this version is better than the on on the album.

[rideonthepeacetrain]

I believe he is the greatest artist alive

[atty1chgo]

I, too watched this concert Live that night, and taped it on cassette. I was 12 years old, and except for seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show some years earlier, this is only other musical event I have ever seen to have that great an effect on my musical experiences. I never thought I would see any of this concert again. Thank you.

[ruthamoo]

I used to have a King of trees, I love this song

[william44182]

aweeesome

[a742246]

Thank you for posting. I remember watching this back in 1973. Didn't Dr John open the show?

[CarolNYC]

I remember watching this as well....I'd actually audio recorded it with my little cassette recorder....I believe that Dr. John covered Cat's Pop Star and Linda Ronstadt covered The First Cut is the Deepest on the show....Brings back memories....What a treasure to have these posted!

[andercert70]

This makes for a good Earth Day song.

[unvergesslich1]

wooow great,.. ty to post this Vid,..

[VealParmigiana]

Yosuf Islam is one of the greatest song writers.

[love2lovedarling]

as long as there are lips to be kissed, love will never die or say bye as my eye will all ways blink and wink wink and skate my lips over lips to slide my lips against and steal a kiss for it is not a crime . 4 eye am kiss me dove there is no place to hide. kissmass dove kissmet

[ScootieRude]

oh cat  just keep doin it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lobolupe]

I love this song even if t does bring tears to my eyes every tie I hear it.

[bibu1992]

Preciosa.Gracias por colgarla.

[worldofdancetheater]

I knew all his songs backwards and forwards. One of the two times my sister was nice to me she took me to a Cat concert. The other time she took me to see Moody Blues. I used to bongo board to their music.

[57girl]

I have always loved Cat Stevens music. What wonderful gifts he has given us all.

[muxux4]

Um poeta, musico e cantor maravilhoso. Legal!

Ista musica e otima

[adderbrain5]

que bom pra saber q ate no brasil tem gente que aproveitan O Cat

[bajovoltage]

this guy is one of the best all times.

[edivander15]

só o som do piano é demais, eu amo isso

[adnaninco]

magical.he s the best.For ever

[firecatc79]

One of my favourites. Buddha and the Chocolate Box is a fab album.

[SeanLarkinStreet]

Cat Stevens was a prolific singer/songwriter,his songs were a match for anything Lennon & McCartney wrote, his back catalogue of wonderful songs are inspiring! and today are reaching new young audience's all the time.

Patrick, Ireland.

[Aurarisma]

I feel the same as Rolling Stones Mag when they said Cat STevens was quite possibly the greatest to come out of Britain .. I feel that way .. then the Beatles and then Bowie! xoxox

God He let God work thru him to write such orchestrations and and lyrics.. clearly Divine Nature at work here !! Love ya CAt/Yusuf

[billy1947able]

@SeanLarkinStreet

They are all best when your listening to them.

[spckris]

I really loved this song in the seventies, as a teenager, and still do.thanks

[didusaythat]

i would like to hear that moon and star song too

[didusaythat]

i had to listen to this 4 times before i realized its about the trees living off of dead leaves , and paper

[bibu07]

Esta canción especialmente recuerda antiguas sensaciones,sentimientos...

[moochie827]

Happy Birthday Cat! Thanks for coming back! Love your music!!!!

[sadlisa26]

Just wonderful. Can't get enough of this song.

[Kruezritter]

this song reminds me of my days back in nam'

[denazzz]

Why does ABC not release the full vid. of this In Concert? I was there. Yeah, I'm old... I want this as a keeper. What an event this was back then! How did you get this???

[PrinceDLR]

Thank you. It was wonderful.

[Lateboomer059]

Thank you... xox Lateboomer

[scorpy0]

thanks for the vid Love this man soooooo much I can honestly say there isn't 1 song I didn't enjoyand this song is no exception almost makes me cry.

[ISB]

P.S. on the 2nd thought... I've just read your comment on Julian's vid, and even he doesn't have The Boy from this gig... looks like it's not available after all.

[ISB]

thanks a lot for all these rare ABC 1973 goodies; one request tho - please post "The Boy with the Moon & Star on his Head" from this gig, I only have it on audio, the only live version available of this great song.

[lightesttouch]

good , would like to see more clips of him