Cat Stevens originally wrote "Father and Son" as part of a proposed musical project with actor Nigel Hawthorne calledRevolussia, that was set during the Russian Revolution; the song was about a boy who wanted to join the revolution against the ...
"Father and Son" is a popular song written and performed by Englishsinger-songwriter Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) on his 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman. The song frames an exchange between a father not understanding a son's desire to break away and shape a new life, and the...