Cat Stevens
Musician
You're So Vain...the song is about. Popular guesses on the subject include Mick Jagger (who sang uncredited backing vocals on the song), Cat Stevens, Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson (with whom she had had brief relationships), the unfaithful fiance William... In this article: Carly Simon, You're So Vain, Dick Ebersol, Warren Beatty, Mick Jagger, Howard Stern, James Taylor, Regis Philbin, Kris Kristofferson, and Nova Scotia |
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washingtonpost.com | November 02, 2009
Carly Simon bounces back with homemade hits album
...object. The usual suspects are Taylor or one of her many ex-boyfriends, such as Warren Beatty or Mick Jagger or Cat Stevens or Kris Kristofferson, or ... Yes, there were a lot of men, unable to resist the full lips and seductive eyes. Who was...
In this article: Carly Simon, Starbucks Corp., Susanna Hoffs, You're So Vain, Matthew Sweet, James Taylor, Martha's Vineyard, Allegation, Stage fright, and Fear of flying
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Independent.co.uk - Music | June 11, 2009
I Bet You Think This Song is About You...
...gavotte"). The candidates include Cat Stevens, William Donaldson, Daffy Duck (Simon was a huge fan), Simon's ex-husband James Taylor, Mick Jagger (who sang on the track), Kris Kristofferson, and the prime suspect, Warren Beatty. Simon has...
In this article: Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Angie, Vincent van Gogh, Carly Simon, John Lennon, Angela Bowie, and Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
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Independent.ie | September 08, 2009
Don't just get mad after a break-up, get writing
...been endlessly analysed since 1972. The narcissistic target of the song is believed to be Warren Beatty, though other culprits might be Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, Kris Kristofferson or James Taylor. Killer line: "But you gave away the...
In this article: Nora Ephron, Britney Spears, Eamon, Frankee, Carly Simon, Culprit, and R&B
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New York Times | May 12, 2008
Music: Trailblazers, but Selling a Romantic Kind of Love
Ms. Simon's notorious hit, "You're So Vain," Ms. Weller reports, reflected her "belle of the ball year and a half," during which she "had belt-notched" Cat Stevens, Kris Kristofferson, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Mick Jagger. Along...
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Carly Simon stays silent about who was so vain
...Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun. Simon's fans want to know if it was Mick Jagger, Warren Beatty, Cat Stevens, Kris Kristofferson, or perhaps another man she was close to. Simon, 62, said she has never been interviewed...
In this article: Carly Simon, You're So Vain, Mark Felt, This Kind of Love, Lear jet, Vanity Fair magazine, and Black Orpheus
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Carly Simon
...hit, reaching #3 at Easy Listening radio and #13 on Billboard's Hot 100. Another song - also reportedly written about Stevens - was "Legend In Your Own Time". After their brief liaison during 1970-1971 ended amicably, Stevens wrote his...
In this article: Simon Sisters, Ben Taylor, Grammy Award, James Taylor, Platinum, Billboard, and You're So Vain
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Fox News Entertainment | March 04, 2008
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...and Mick Jagger among them. She also opens the door on a long-held open secret in rock 'n' roll: that Taylor's subsequent wives were so jealous of his attachment to Simon that they banned her from seeing him. Simon told Weller that in the...
In this article: Carly Simon, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, James Taylor, John Adams, Rolling Stone, Gerry Goffin, and Carole King
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Description from Wikipedia:
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948), best known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British musician of Greek Cypriot and Swedish ancestry. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist and prominent convert to Islam.
As Cat Stevens, he has sold over 60 million albums around the world since the late 1960s. His albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified as Triple Platinum by the RIAA in the United States; his album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone, and was Billboard's number-one LP for three consecutive weeks. He has also earned two ASCAP songwriting awards in consecutive years, for "The First Cut Is the Deepest", which has been a hit single for four different artists.
Stevens converted to Islam at the height of his fame in December, 1977, and adopted his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam, the following year. In 1979 he auctioned all his guitars away for charity and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including 2003's World Award, the 2004 Man for Peace Award and the 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace. In 2006, he returned to pop music, with his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup. He now goes by the single name Yusuf.
He currently lives with his wife and children in London, and spends part of each year in Dubai.
His newest album, Roadsinger, was released on May 5, 2009.
- Name At Birth:
- Steven Demetre Georgiou
- Also Known As:
- Steve Adams, Yusuf
- Birth Date:
- July 21, 1948
- Birthplace:
- London, England
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, Musician, Philanthropist
- Instrument Played:
- Acoustic Guitar
- Fender Telecaster
- Epiphone Casino
- Baldwin Piano
- Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Mellotron, Percussion
- Ovation Guitar
- Record Label:
- Island (1970-1980)
- Deram (1966-1969)
- A&M (1970-1980)
- [Polydor]], Jamal Records, Atlantic/Ya Records
- Years Active:
- 2006-present (as Yusuf)
- Associated With:
- Alun Davies
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