Cat Stevens apresenta Father & Son ao vivo em 1976

Hoje publiquei no blog Meu Blues Pra Você um post sobre o comercial do novo Mitsubishi Pajero que usa como trilha a música Father & Son, de Cat Stevens, lançada no álbum Tea For The Tillerman. Não resisti e trouxe uma versão com o autor e banda, tocada ao vivo na excursão mundial de 1976. Espero que você goste!

Father and Son
Cat Stevens

(Father)
Its not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
Youre still young, thats your fault,
Theres so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but Im happy.

I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy,
To be calm when you've found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you've got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.

(Son)
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
It's always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

(Father)
It's not time to make a change,
Just sit down, take it slowly.
You're still young, that's your fault,
There's so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.

(Chorus)
away away away,
I know I have to make
this decision alone - no

(Son)
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
Its hard, but its harder to ignore it.
If they were right, Id agree, but its them you know not me.
Now theres a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

(Chorus)
stay stay stay, why must you go and
Make this decision alone?)

Segundo o site Songfacts, esta música é sobre uma família russa cujo filho quer se juntar à revolução mas seu pai quer que ele fique em casa e trabalhe na fazenda. Cat Stevens criou a história, mas o seu relacionamento com seu próprio pai influenciou a música. No programa The Chris Isaak Hour em 2009 Stevens falou que o pai dirigia um restaurante e ele era um astro pop e não estava seguindo seus passos.