"Where Do the Children Play?" is a song by British musician Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam ) and gives the start his acclaimed album Tea for the Tillerman ", published in 1970 and became what he recognized throughout the world thanks to the great songs it contained, that even today are considered classics.
this amazing song in this sensitive composer makes a harsh reflection on the man and the destruction of the environment, which was a much discussed topic since the mid 60's.
Stevens has always been a critic of the war, racial discrimination, poverty, ecological disasters and the future of humanity. Whenever I had questions and inspiration needed, put these issues on the table in some other song.
In this case, "Where Do the Children Play?" talks about environmental pollution. It recognizes Cat Stevens and put cold cloths to usefulness of technological advances to human beings but question the fact that these large machines from damaging the natural environment making this world a simple and vague concrete jungle.
"I have nothing against technology, but also feel sorry to see all those trucks full of gas wells and the large concrete constructions that leave many children without a place to play in their cities" would Cat Stevens in an interview with the BBC a few days before publishing his acclaimed fourth album.
In fact, the Cat Stevens song recounts his phrases and metaphors from the point of view of a man who does not reject technological change but that day day questioned whether this progress is indeed a necessity if every time they are but few places where children can play and be free to the world.
With songs as impressive as this, "Tea for the Tillerman" album became a luxury, which broke all records in terms of sales in England and the United States is devoting a good musical career that would a breaking point when dropped his protest and his guitar to enter Islam.
But beyond controversies, Stevens left us a great album which comes out this wonderful song and it certainly should be an album that all Man must hear before you die ...
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