Yusuf (Cat Stevens) "Boots And Sand"

**makemeasammich** · Oct-03-2009, 2:39am

Have you guys heard this song? Besides it just being a great song, there's a mandolin in there, and Sir Paul McCartney himself is playing it! Dolly Parton's also in it too.

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?...eature=related

**Mike Snyder** · Oct-03-2009, 4:26am

The link is not working for me.

**Scott Tichenor** · Oct-03-2009, 6:04am

Here it is. Impressive mandolin by McCartney. Sounds like he's been practicing since Everybody Wants to Dance Tonight. And, as they say in the comments section, beatle at 1:42

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**journeybear** · Oct-03-2009, 6:56am

It's been taken down, live version too. Keep an eye out - it might show up again, though given who's on it I would bet against it. If it does, download it quickly and keep it to yourself.

Or buy the dang thing!

Wait - just came back up again. Never mind ...

**makemeasammich** · Oct-03-2009, 1:52pm

WHOOPS! I messed up the link in the OP. Sorry about that.

**acousticnotes** · Oct-03-2009, 3:20pm

Thanks for the post. I enjoyed it

**Paul Kotapish** · Oct-03-2009, 6:52pm

I enjoyed it, too. Great vibe and very nice mandolin hook and accompaniment part from Sir Macca.

**OldSausage** · Oct-03-2009, 7:14pm

Macca, always at his best when helping someone else sound good. Quite a gift.

**Dan Hoover** · Oct-03-2009, 7:16pm

very cool...there's just something about good music...

**Mandoviol** · Oct-03-2009, 7:58pm

I haven't heard a recording of him since "Moonshadow..." his voice sure hasn't changed.

**Roger Kunkel** · Oct-03-2009, 8:33pm

Originally Posted by Mandoviol

I haven't heard a recording of him since "Moonshadow..." his voice sure hasn't changed.

And what a great voice it is. Gives me shivers.

**acousticnotes** · Oct-03-2009, 8:58pm

He has one of those voices that as soon as you hear it you know who it is. An individual. Like Elvis and Sinatra.

**allenhopkins** · Oct-03-2009, 9:38pm

Originally Posted by acousticnotes

He has one of those voices that as soon as you hear it you know who it is. An individual. Like Elvis and Sinatra.

And Florence Foster Jenkins.

**John Flynn** · Oct-03-2009, 10:28pm

Thanks, Allen. Now I won't sleep tonight.

**mandomansuetude** · Oct-03-2009, 10:29pm

Ahh!...Florence!...Yes!

**Mandoviol** · Oct-04-2009, 12:17am

Originally Posted by allenhopkins

And Florence Foster Jenkins.

I think I died a little on the inside after hearing that one...

**allenhopkins** · Oct-04-2009, 12:31am

I'm going to see Souvenir, the musical based on Ms. Jenkins' "career," tomorrow. Just had her on my mind -- and her voice echoing in my ear...

**mdithk** · Oct-04-2009, 9:33am

Tiny Tim must have been channeling Florence...

**timv** · Oct-04-2009, 1:48pm

"People may say I can't sing, but no one can ever say I didn't sing." -- FFJ

**journeybear** · Oct-04-2009, 2:06pm

Aptly put by someone who was not lacking in self-awareness.

As her wikipedia entry puts it, "Florence Foster Jenkins (July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American soprano who became famous for her lack of rhythm, pitch, tone, and overall singing ability."

BTW, her last concert was at Carnegie Hall, which sold out weeks in advance.

**Michael Gowell** · Oct-04-2009, 3:31pm

Re Boots & Sand...sorry if it's just me but I think the video is lame-o...like something from thirty years ago & not in a good way. Nostalgia is one thing, but...YMMV, of course.

**James P** · Oct-04-2009, 3:56pm

Originally Posted by timv

"People may say I can't sing, but no one can ever say I didn't sing." -- FFJ

Brilliant!

Macca does sound good. That doesn't sound anything like Dance Tonight.

I always thought Tiny Tim was channeling Nick Lucas.

**Matt DeBlass** · Oct-04-2009, 5:38pm

Originally Posted by journeybear

Aptly put by someone who was not lacking in self-awareness.

As her wikipedia entry puts it, "Florence Foster Jenkins (July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American soprano who became famous for her lack of rhythm, pitch, tone, and overall singing ability."

BTW, her last concert was at Carnegie Hall, which sold out weeks in advance.

After giving that a read, I'll take note. When people start telling me I'm the greatest singer they've ever heard, it's time to take up mime!

Yusef, on the other hand, still has a quality voice. By the way, combining him with my other recent favorite act, the ultimate feel good sound-bite:

**bassthumper** · Oct-04-2009, 5:41pm

very tasty mandolin....steve martin said the world would be a better place if everyone played a banjo (shudders ...locks doors....turns up volume on tone poems) maybe if mandatory mandolin jamming were enforced....how sweet would that be

**boatman** · Oct-04-2009, 5:48pm

As per the original post, ie. Cat "Yusuf" Stevens, I was under the impression that politics was a verbotim subject on this board. Perhaps it is a particular slant of politics that is prohibited?

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