The “beautiful” 1970 melody Cat Stevens needed to write: “I just had to use it”
Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf, has spoken about the unexpected inspiration behind a new melody used in his reworking of "Father and Son" for the 50th-anniversary re-recording of his 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman. While revisiting the record with several of the original musicians in France, he discovered a fresh melodic idea within…