The 1974 original is seen today as the one from Harry Chapin - it topped the Billboard Hot 100 in that year. In 2009 he started touring again - the first since 1978. He returned to music in 2006 wit the release of a new ablum titled An Other Cup, his first for 28 years, and he dropped the word "Islam" from his name. His conversion to Islam was not without controversy, in particular his comments about Salman Rushdie. At that point he gave up his musical career and even auctioned off all his guitars for charity.
#Cat stevens cats in the cradle series#
He then had a series of hit albums throughout the 1970's before he converted to Islam in 1977 and changed his name in 1978 to Yusuf Islam. Once Josh was born, Harry Chapin turned it. Writen by Harry Chapin’s wife, Sandy, long before their son was born. Interlude G G/F D E G D A E Bridge E G Ive long since retired. It was taken from his first album, which shared the name and entered the top 10. Harry’s ode to his son Josh, written when Josh was born. D/G D/F E See you later, can I have them please' Chorus E D And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon G A Little boy blue and the man in the moon E D When you comin home son, I dont know when G E Well get together then Dad G E You know well have a good time then. Steven's single, "Matthew and Son", reached number 2 in 1967 in the UK singles chart. Is this nothing more than people half-remembering a song in his style, for which the only thing in common with him was the word "Cat" in the title? Career He's very well known for hits such as Wild World, Morning Has Broken, Father and Son and The First Cut is the Deepest amongst others, but there are many people who swear he is known for one he apparently he had no involvement with: "The Cat's in the Cradle". He went on to be known as Yusuf Islam, as was often billed as Yusuf / Cat Stevens. He was born Steven Demetra Georgiou to a Greek father ans Swedish mother, then became famous under his stage name Cat Stevens. Alternate: Cat Stevens sang "The Cat's in the Cradle"Ĭurrent: Cat Stevens didn't sing "The Cat's in the Cradle" The Cat's out the bag