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Cat Stevens brings us today’s classic song of the day, “Oh Very Young.” It was included on his album, Buddha and the Chocolate Box and released as a single in March of 1974. The single went to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Like many of Mr. Stevens’ songs, “Oh Very Young” is…

Cat Stevens was a really big deal back in the early ’70s. His albums Tea for the Tillerman, Teaser and the Firecat, and Catch Bull at Four were on a lot of turntables back then, including mine. He released a large number of radio-friendly hits, including today’s classic song of the day, “Wild World.” Included on his Tea for the…

Today’s classic song of the day is “Sitting” by Cat Stevens. Released in September of 1972, the song went to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Sitting” is a song about the inner struggles and existential questions that all of us ask at one time or another in our lives, but particularly as we’re approaching adulthood. The song’s Zen-like lyrics…

Today’s classic song of the day that packs an emotional punch is Cat Stevens’ “Father and Son”—although I admit it packs a different kind of punch now than it did when I first heard it fifty or so years ago. “Father and Son” was the next-to-last track on side two of Mr. Stevens’ album, Tea for the Tillerman. That album,…