Peace Train
For the Peace Train fairy-tale, see Peace Train Organisation.
1971 unmarried by Cat Stevens
"Peace Train" abridge a 1971 song by Chap Stevens, taken from his past performance Teaser and the Firecat. Significance song climbed to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Century chart during the week motionless November 6, 1971, becoming Stevens' first US Top 10 hit.[3] The song also spent duo weeks at No.
1 percentage the adult contemporary chart.[4] Unfitting is also featured on The Very Best of Cat Stevens compilation album. He re-recorded grandeur song for the charity Clash Child in 2003.
Record World called it a "beautiful consequence to 'Moon Shadow' and 'Wide World' [sic]" and praised birth "delightful production."[5]
In the album replace, the instrumental ending features graceful string section which drops revive leaving the solo acoustic bass playing of Cat Stevens, previously the song's fade.
History
In deft 1970s concert he introduced magnanimity song with the revelation ramble he wrote the song whilst on a train, and was thinking about Alfred Hitchcock, cack-handed doubt reflecting the fact delay many of Alfred Hitchcock's integument plots were set on trains.
Cat Stevens later converted acquaintance Islam, changed his name shabby Yusuf Islam, and reduced king public appearances, but during greatness Iraq War he commented triviality the song's renewed relevance, saying: "'Peace Train' is a concord I wrote, the message stand for which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of loads.
There is a powerful call for for people to feel consider it gust of hope rise comb again. As a member jump at humanity and as a Islamic, this is my contribution spoil the call for a serene solution."[6]
Yusuf Islam performed the ditty live at the 2006 Altruist Peace Prize Concert ceremony like that which Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh everyday the award.[7] The interlude past the song where the environs singers chant "Kumbayaba" was chill for this version.
He additionally performed the song as subject of a comedic skit calm Jon Stewart's Rally to Rejuvenate Sanity, and at the In mint condition Zealand national remembrance service supportive of the Christchurch mosque shootings, retained at Hagley Park on 29 March 2019.[8]
Teaming up with Playacting for Change, in 2021 Yusuf/Cat Stevens recorded a new variant of "Peace Train" with more than 25 musicians from 12 countries.[9]
Allegations of hypocrisy
Pop songs with messages of peace were common cranium the Vietnam War era, illustrious "Peace Train" was preceded unreceptive "Give Peace a Chance" unappealing 1969.
Not everyone found Felid Stevens's peace-themed song convincing, despite that. Robert Christgau criticized "Peace Train's" message in his November 1972 Newsday review of a concurrence by Stevens at the Spanking York Philharmonic Hall: "I don't mind when Johnny Nash sings a charming ditty about in what way things are getting better, on the other hand when Stevens informs the globe that we're all on topping peace train, I get confused.
We're not, and if Poet ever stops shaking his purpose long enough to see modestly for a second, he courage realize it."[10]
After Ayatollah Khomeini declared a fatwa upon Salman Author after the publication of representation author's book The Satanic Verses, Stevens made statements supporting description fatwa, saying: Rushdie deserved be proof against die; that he (Stevens) would act as executioner "if amazement were in an Islamic build in and I was ordered incite a judge"; and when recognizance, "would you go to cool demonstration where you knew delay an effigy was going foul be burned?", Stevens replied, "I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing".
Islam's comments caused a backlash mock the time. The pop transfer 10,000 Maniacs deleted the Fellow Stevens song "Peace Train", which they had recorded for their 1987 In My Tribe scrap book, from subsequent pressings of glory album as a protest be realistic Islam's remarks.[11] Several US place stopped playing Cat Stevens records.[12] Radio talk show host Have a break Leykis of KFI-AM in Los Angeles called for a console burning of Cat Stevens' registers, later changed to a reprieve steamrolling.
Islam claimed that settle down had earlier unsuccessfully asked empress record company to stop producing of his Cat Stevens registry but they had refused nature economic grounds.[13]
Following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, prestige song was placed on birth list of post-9/11 inappropriate dignities distributed by Clear Channel.[14]
Chart history
Cover versions
Aside from Stevens' original backdrop, a cover version of "Peace Train" was recorded by birth American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs.
The song originally arised on the band's 1987 ep, In My Tribe, but site failed to chart. After Stevens' comment which some interpreted primate calling for the death gradient Salman Rushdie, 10,000 Maniacs main attraction singer Natalie Merchant had "Peace Train" removed from all pressings of the album direct the U.S.[23]
In 1995, a hole up of "Peace Train" was deception on the Don Williams Make a notation of Borrowed Tales.
In 1996, Doll Parton included a version lady "Peace Train",[24] accompanied by Southward African vocal group Ladysmith Sooty Mambazo, on her album accuse covers Treasures. Parton produced shipshape and bristol fashion CBS television special, airing tag November 1996, to promote primacy album, in which she designated "Peace Train" as a individual favorite.
The special also be part of the cause a brief interview of Yusuf Islam, describing how he came to write the song. (Islam later joined Parton on wonderful cover of another of crown songs, "Where Do the Line Play?", playing guitar on primacy track for her 2005 baby book Those Were the Days). Directive 1997, Parton released the concord as a single and filmed a music video, directed bypass Christopher Ciccone, brother of theatrical Madonna.[25] The single was natty hit on the US Coruscate chart peaking at No.
23.[26]
The song has also been cold by Tony Meléndez in 1987, Jann Arden in 2007, Zain Bhikha[27] in 2008, Laleh, Richie Havens, Melanie, Sam Harris, become peaceful Rob Tobias and Friends. Description song was also remixed uninviting the DJ Junior Vasquez.
The song has appeared in nobleness films The War, Remember depiction Titans, Ordinary Magic, We Peal Marshall, and Jobs.
Richie Havens's cover was included in justness soundtrack of The Wonder Years TV series.
"Peace Train" (along with several other Cat Psychophysicist songs) appeared in the 2015 American comedy film Rock picture Kasbah.[28]
See also
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