Masters of Soul & Melody

September 27, 2008

Cat Stevens – ‘Oh Very Young’ is about as close as it gets for defining “sweet melody”. The inflections, riffs… truly Cat Stevens in his prime.

Sam Cooke – ‘A change is gonna come’ is another masterpiece – it defines “soul”. Soul, when done right, has the ability to telegraph pain to the heart and yet accomplish it with the softest brush imaginable.

Cat Stevens – The Wind

I listen to the wind
To the wind of my soul
Where Ill end up well I think,
Only God really knows
Ive sat upon the setting sun
But never, never never never
I never wanted water once
No, never, never, never

I listen to my words but
They fall far below
I let my music take me where
My heart wants to go
I swam upon the devils lake
But never, never never never
Ill never make the same mistake
No, never, never, never

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