Tea for the Tillerman

[KittiMitties]

Cat Stevens is the most perfect musician ever to play, Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant are the most perfect entertainers ever to perform, and Extras is the most perfect show ever to air.

[megaonan]

i miss extras

[ihasouts]

@megaonan

Me too :( Almost makes me sad this song. Watched everything from Gervais and Merchant. I WANT MORE

[2CANBarton]

Wonderful song.

[motrinman19]

I wish this song was longer :(

[cmoz88]

Andy Millman <3

[KittiMitties]

@cmoz88 I'll love him forever. <3

[Imptheshrimp]

I normally would be against people bringing up what led them to a song, but Extras is just so good. I can't be angry at you guys. I can't be angry at anyone.

[StereOasis93]

I wish it was longer.

[Nathrockandskate]

PERFECT .

[TheSeveredArm]

Are you 'avin a laugh?

[bigbarpaw]

@TheSeveredArm NO But I give you a hand.

[KittiMitties]

This song makes my eyes start to tear up, what a genius Cat Stevens is, and what memories he brings to mind<3

[BassHeadsProduction]

The perfect song to accompany a very awkward moment in England and then cut to black.

[hump3]

i love how it sounds like it came from nowhere, sounds so loose and could never be recreated as magic as it was in that moment.

[gordface]

how is a 59 second song so fucking catchy. surely genious

[KittiMitties]

@gordface This song is the only instance where I will ever attribute the brilliance of something to magic.

[BassHeadsProduction]

cat stevens + HBO + funny english people = epic

[LaPerulera]

Best album EVER!

[KittiMitties]

extras<3

[shannonkenleigh]

wicked tunage....



[kswindl]

pictures REALLY don't add anything at all

[JulietLovesMusic13]

i wish this was longer

[scorpla]

Still one of my favorite artists and for some reason this was always one of my favorite songs! Way, way too short!

[martusiaaaa077]

I wish it lasted longer... luv it <3

[nicobasjh]

what does tillerman mean?

[cunnidvd]

@nicobasjh you have the knowledge of the world at your finger tips. Google it.

[jamesknox64]

@nicobasjh He's the man at the back of a canal boat in charge of the tiller or rudder.

[coldfusion1111]

One of my favorites of all time ...timeless classic:-)

[alphazeta99]

I want this to be my theme song.

[KittiMitties]

@alphazeta99 I've already made it mine :)

[raddan31]

I could listen to this a thousand times

[SloanGreatWall]

Why can't you put YouTube videos on repeat? sigh...........

[bradleyd215]

@SloanGreatWall you can repeat it... just put the extras dvd menu on :)

[JulesBondTF2]

Extras is an amazing show and this is an amazing song.

[nkg4542]

A great poet always says it in the most compact way possible. The perfect song.

[anulhyf34]

I can see how someone might think this sounds unfinished, but you're hearing the song out of context of the album. This really is an outro piece. And it's sort of a framing device, how he sings about the children playing, when the first song is 'Where Do the Children Play?'

[porpoisefathom]

@anulhyf34 EXCELLENT OBSERVATION...

[tbdeawh]

I wish someone on youtube would do just a piano solo and extend the length of the slow intro of this young before the pace picks up.

[thetalkincow]

man moth?

[iloveneytiri]

@thetalkincow hahahaha, theres this shadow in america apparently its pushing people of their bikes...

[iamsmileypope]

Why does every video for this song on youtube have such hyper-literal pictures set to the music?  There is no reason for that.

[WKaliberr]

Stephen Merchant FTW

[popomczowzow]

@WKaliberr Stephen Merchant? What about CAT STEPHENS??

[Randomidus]

@popomczowzow And Stephen Fry and Stephen Colbert! Stephens of the world are hanging with a good crowd.

[popomczowzow]

@Randomidus holy shit I didn't even notice that

I'm a genius

[distastefulreverie]

@WKaliberr what does FTW mean?

[WKaliberr]

@distastefulreverie Fuck to Whack

[ISavageBadgerI]

@distastefulreverie For the Win

[KittiMitties]

@WKaliberr What about Ricky Gervais?

[WKaliberr]

@KittiMitties no

[KittiMitties]

@WKaliberr alright mate....

[cmoz88]

@WKaliberr hahaha

[cmoz88]

Andy Milman OWNS

[Hoffmanngerhard]

Why oh Why Cat ?? you left us cold.....

[taketime21]

59 secs, but soooooooooo good

[CaptainAntlers]

Obama is the tillerman. Yusef Islam is the tea.

[TERACEPHIL]

this song is cool to start ur day !!!

[leiagandara]

preciosos recuerdos, viejos ya...

[OhReallyOfficial]

A girl at my dance studio did this for a solo and it was so beautiful i was about to cry this song is amazing!

[3MissMorphine]

I greww up on this Albem! And rasied my kids on it ! amazing albem!

[TheHeliumkid]

@3MissMorphine we can tell

[whiteganser]

@3MissMorphine album

[concretecubes]

fucking love this song,

[bass234]

i just brought this album, and think its amazing.

Can anyone recommend me and late 60's/early 70's British folk bands like Cat, Space Oddity Bowie and Fog on the Tyne Lindisfarne - bands in the same ball park???

[STALINXXX]

If you liked this particular album then you might want to give Nick Drake a listen. He put out two albums before his untimely death that really captures this same type of essence. The first album is Pink Moon and the second one is titled Five Leaves Left.

[OhReallyOfficial]

@STALINXXX I love nick drake!

[albanicky]

@bass234 I always go to allmusic.com to get music recommendations. If you type in an artist, it will give you a list of similar artists.

[steele917]

an evangelical choir member could relate...this is Cat..filled withe spirit!!!! Thanks, I used to skip the song, now I find myself repeating it, just to hear the JOY ABOUND...if only in my pickup truck...

[Puzzgal]

Argh! I wish this song would go on and on and on... I love it. Why is it only 58 seconds? Not long enough, Cat Stevens.

[concretecubes]

@Puzzgal its to show that life is short and you should cherish it for as long as possible, or just replay it over and over again ;P

[concretecubes]

@Puzzgal its to show that life is short and you should cherish it for as long as possible, or just replay it over and over again ;P

[jackbonnser]

"How would I know which one I was?" - Karl Pilkington on dopplegangers

[theseekerr]

"He squoze me head"

[GlitterPrinsessan]

"You can only talk rubbish if you're aware of knowledge." -KP

[ChiTownlover25]

this is lee dewyze's favorite song :) he even got lyrics tatooed on his arm ♥♥♥♥♥

[eahenryii]

Some of the lyrics this guy created make me think that he must have been mad. At the same time, the words he chooses, combined with the simple and bittersweet sound of the music he puts them to, continue to draw out an emotional response, decades later. I still have no idea what he's talking about, but the line about children playing while sinners sinning still makes me happy or sad. To me, he is a bit of an alchemist, musically.

[Tairshok]

@eahenryii that's not madness, a quest for the truth, probably he was in some park and seen a family on a table where kids playing around while he is reading the paper with all the bad news from the middle east and Vietnam at the time, remember, he probably wrote this in late 60s and released 1970.

[steele917]

Lord How I Pray (play & Play) for that happy day...

[tom45tom45tom]

extrassssssssssssss

[TheWarhammerfreak]

@tom45tom45tom wow i didn't know there was any one else in the world who knew about that show, i take it your not from america though...

[TheWarhammerfreak]

@tom45tom45tom best show ever :D

[led4acs]

Lord, Privy, Seal editing.

[saliri20]

LOVE extras... Orlando Bloom + Kate Winslet were hilarious :))

[guitarplaya8806]

Extras is an awesome show. This is a good song too.

[MariusSemeonOrtiz]

love this song so much. Anyone know where i might be able to find piano tabs for it? would love to learn it :)

good day to all.

[bl4ckk3nn3dy]

@MariusSemeonOrtiz I only know the chords which is pretty useful, the rest you can improvise.

Bring [C] tea for the tillerman, [Dm]steak for the [F] sun

[C] Wine for the women who made the rain [Bb] come

[F] Seagulls sing your [C] hearts away [G] 'cause while the [C] sinners [Am] sin

The [G] children play.

[C]Oh, [Dm] Lord how they [Em] and play, [F] for that [G] happy day, for that [Bb] happy day

[MariusSemeonOrtiz]

Wow, Thanks bl4ckk3nn3dy! When I get the time I'm gonna decipher that and practice, maybe get my friend to help me. I'm new to the piano (to any instrument in fact), just started about 4 months ago & never had any lessons, just learnt off the internet for free. I don't yet know chords etc. just individual keys... Lol sorry i'm so crap, hopefully soon I'll get a teacher and learn properly

[connorherrold]

I love this song

[kentishkickboxer]

always puts a shiver down my spine

[Icyriam]

I used to suck alot of big dicks to this song.

[CranberryClassics]

Hi,hi, i was just strollin youtube and somehow came to this song. ( heard it along wile ago ) The number starts i'm instantly at eas feeling nature's breez. Then with the sound at full we get to the 47 seconds part and i jump from my seat because i didn't remember the intense harmonics "HAPPY DAYS" Damn that contrast was mindblowing. Its a shame i now remember it again.

Thx for uploading, have a good day.

[wardeleven1]

Coldplay must have heard Chris Martin do this before he heard Cat do it.that's ok. but baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaby.....Cat­'s version? PERIOD.

[uber1and]

cat stevens version way better. more oomph and passion. chris martin version: lettuce.

[urminator]

YEah, nob.

[ColdplayPiano1]

Chris Martin is singing this ways better.

[mattp7394]

nobody can sing a song 'better' than the original especially this one. nob

[ColdplayPiano1]

well, listen to chris martin´s version and you'll see it is possible

[mattp7394]

i have, i have both seasons of extras. i wasnt impressed with his piano playing or his singing at all.

[ColdplayPiano1]

Ok, I like chris martin´s version better but that is my taste.

[satchmola]

you're username is ColdplayPiano1 i feel you are automatically biased.

[ForeignerSuiteLover]

LOL

[cazzelikrueger]

@ColdplayPiano1 If you think Chris Martin can out-sing Cat Stevens, you are sadly mistaken and should not come to this video ever again

[AngelOfSephiroth]

As Cat Stevens wrote this to be sung in his fashion, surely his vocals must suit it best. Common sense...

[BubblesPothowari]

saying words with images : neatly put !!

[cosmicheadphones]

even if I had a horrible day,

listening to this song makes me feel a bit better

like the last bit of Extra episodes

[mcqualter]

someone has google image search

[Indyaner]

Perhaps I could have also written to only once in a row... =)

[Indyaner]

I love this song. But the Video is... nah. In the german langugae we would say "neger vor hütte". Its just the words from the song visualised by random images without any central theme or design. Its just a direct translation without any interpretation. Please doint be offended.

[1990ricky1990]

People will be offended because you've expressed an opinion which shows original thinking rather than unquestioning uniformity. But I think you have a strong enough point, though I don't personally agree with it.

[Indyaner]

In one or another way I was going to expect this. Its ok then. I disliked the Video, others loved it. Negative Rating comprehendible received. Lesson learned.

[1990ricky1990]

Woah! no no no. There's like 12 interesting, articulate people on youtube and their all shutting up to make way for the sheeple! (somebody once used the phrase 'idiotwind' which is a fantastic little metaphore!)

Right I'm friend requesting you. Anybody out there who is sick of the zombies on youtube request me. Let's pull some intellectuals into our life boat.

[PurushaDesa]

I didn't thumb Indyaner down (once BTW) for expressing an original opinion. I did so because I strongly disagreed with it. We can respect the right for others to voice their opinions, if not the content in and of itself.

I think the literal stills add a sort of children's picture book quality to it, which nicely reflects the tone of the song and the 'Tea For the Tillerman' album cover. It's like an Early Learning book.

[SnideCast]

short but sweet

[B1ushMoe]

i remember this From Extras

[nixart7]

Thanks for the upload...great song...and you can't beat a literal vid ;0)

[wfcgr8]

deep but good should be longer...

[nixart7]

@wfcgr8.... Story of my life!

[baselmes]

well done

[monkeytruble]

this song really gets to me i dont know why

[JoeyPencils]

cause its perfect! ;)

[0pacella0]

You wont believe how long i have been trying to work out the name of this song. I am so sure i heared it on the office and i was lay tonight and sang to myself ''wine for the woman who made the rain come'' typed that into goodle...found it...and now ithis is approximately the 30th time i have listened to it <3

[Cueball786]

true stories.. it's on extras... but such a great song

[0pacella0]

worked that out like 2 mins after i posted that comment today :P then i was gunna come abck and reply to this...but i thought naaah... :D :P

[rancidpunx64]

theme tune for extras

[maxhaddrall]

It almost feels like cat stevens died a long time ago.. what an amazing icon

[yeahokayright]

I really need to stop reading YouTube comments...

[AndrewBenMcKay]

I wish I could

[nothinghumanlovesfor]

@yeahokayright i dont blame u

[jsdisciple29]

@yeahokayright Fore sure nonsense most of the time.

[TheRayFrom1989]

So I'm really thinkin bout the songtext... Like someone said before the 'woman who made the rain come' is mother nature and the last part is about everyday life, as long as it is peaceful. So the tillermann is god or...? But why tea for him and steak for his son? Tillerman

[sweetassugar3239]

Simple, moving, timeless, I don't know if there is any way this track could be better.

[ClassicalDan1]

If it was longer with the same beauty throughout

[dotspace77]

It could be longer... :(

[TheLifeBox]

Longer. I was SO into it by the time it reached the end and it stopped, I almost cried.

[mymar86]

longer maybe?

[flingding123]

@sweetassugar3239 it could be longer

[IIIGavinJohnsonIII]

@sweetassugar3239 maybe a little longer...

[zwalla]

@sweetassugar3239 if it never ended

[northkato]

@sweetassugar3239 he could have made this song another couple minutes... thatd be an improvement in my opinion.

[tarfun5959]

@sweetassugar3239 If it was longer.

[Monty1994]

yeah i wish this song was a lot longer. it builds up, then leaves you wanting more. Damn you Yusuf Islam

[slytown]

Why is this track so short? Such a good melody.

[2sSHenky]

guess, that was his wish.

[theumprobable]

Brilliant song. No wonder Ricky and Steven picked it for thier brilliant series. My mum always used to say.."2 brilliants don't make a dumb"... Well done Cat Stevens. Well done Ricky and Steve.

[Ghurka12]

You can twist peoples words and those of the holy scriptures of all faiths to make your own twisted points but at the end of the day it is the way that a man lives that will be judged by God from whichever faith you may come from!!

Leave Cat Stevens/Yusuf alone. He is on record as having NEVER condoned the fatwah against Salmon Rushdie.

[Ghurka12]

when are idiots such as Spadger131 going to realise that the Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths all come from the same tree but are different branches!!!

/Continued

[KingChiliPepper]

This is a great track.

[stephaniexguitar]

i cant believe people actually still talk about religions and insulting other religions what are we ? crusades ? every religion has it manners and u insulting other religions is so not cool ! i think its time to think more oh i dunno .. INDEPENDENT AND CIVILLIZED ?

[Gannondalf]

wtb extended version :(

[Sniper2708]

very good but too short

[Eriendis]

When I read so many comments of hate, saying my religion is better or your religion is bad, it's like a slap in the face. When are we going to understand that we are all equal, that we all have to respect others, that war is never the answer? Respecting others is the one thing that is an obligation to us, as members of the human race; before judging others, judge yourselves. Everything that discriminates, or that is racist is wrong.

Great song by the way..

[nianinini]

thank you it just annoys me to no end when people comment on religion dont take me wrong having something to believe in is wonderful but it is not necessary to make arguments about beliefs we all grew up diffrently so yes we will have different opinions on things but youtube is not the place to argue these beliefs

[jamus93]

durk durk alla muhamad jihad

[goosetits]

that's the best youtube comment i've read... peace to you =)

[ghhgyjjuhjy]

good song..... extras rocks!!!

[MrSpeedygonZ]

I heard this song first at a musical interpretation of "Harold and Maude". They sang it at the end of the play. But how they sang it! Man, i was crying.

[XpeteluvsuX]

I think this song was right after father and son on the album, so after you were done crying, you would smile to this

[TheJDorian]

i saw this on ricky gervais extras - its so good i wish it wasnt so short lol

[ukulazy]

my thoughts exactly...

[flygongengar]

All of you complaining about Islam...

You do realize Allah is the same God Christian and Jews worship?!?

It's the same God, in fact, Allah is just the Arabic word for God. So you can't really call Allah the angry God without bashing your own religion.

[2sick2care]

*Wild clapping and cheering* A voice of reason in the wilderness of ignorance. Well done.

[Tully97]

Its such a shame this is as short as it is... this is a fantastic song with great lyrics entwined with a great piece of song

[thiaanthony]

Ednor... its best go to Yusuf( C,St.s) website, to find the truth about his life, comments, etc.

[PalindromeChica]

lol this always makes me think of extras... such a good song

[mt05251964]

Oh - My.

[fsavory]

so super-dank legendary

[billyheehaa]

This song puts a special light inside you.

[bherlin29]

I think that it's safe to say that this is the greatest song under a minute ever written.

[ednorandrewrowe]

bherlin29, I have to agree-I played this thin little track over and over on vinyl record. I'm just sorry that Ca's concept of who the "sinners" are who sin while the children play has apparently changed. Being a radical Moslem now, as I've heard he's become, he must know of some of his fellows who blew up children receiving gifts from U.S. soldiers, and have strapped bombs on others. Such is fate of those who feel they can please God by their works; so glad I accepted Christ at age 20, in 1980.

[TheStrawberryThief]

He's not a radical Muslim, he's just a Muslim. He may or may not have said some stupid things about Rushdie, we don't know.

But just as Bush and Pat Robertson aren't valid representatives of Christianity, neither are fundamentalist terrorist valid representatives of Islam.

Please open your mind and take just the smallest step to the left. Your world might become more complicated, but it will certainly be less ignorant.

[ednorandrewrowe]

Glad to have a reply, however listen to yourself. My comment is about a great singer who called for death of Rushdie, and would rather go to a REAL burning of same than a mere effigy burning (search you tube) and I did not call either he or you ignorant. In fact I have had very sincere Moslim boss at great job, who joins world religions (and myself, as a youth, when I got top 1/2 of 1 percent in PSAT, etc) in feeling that self effort, painful self-inflicted sacrifice, or intelligence pleases God

[TheStrawberryThief]

As for the Rushdie thing, watch Yusuf's Cafe. What he said was wrong, yes, it was a stupid thing to say. He's never apologised for it, and he should, but his vehement denial that he ever did say it to me shows awareness that it was a foolish thing to do. If there was ever a time he meant it, I believe that time has passed and who he was then isn't who he is now.

And the Bible tells us to forgive.