Yusuf / Cat Stevens - The First Cut Is the Deepest (live, NPR 2014)

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    Yusuf / Cat Stevens performs ‘The First Cut Is the Deepest’ live at the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts series in 2014.
    TRACK LIST
    1. I Was Raised In Babylon
    2. The First Cut Is the Deepest
    3. Doors
    4. Father and Son
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 194

  • @MELLYBOY58
    @MELLYBOY58 2 роки тому +31

    Strange when you dont realise how much many people owe this man ! ✌✌🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @EllaSouthportfair
    @EllaSouthportfair 5 років тому +108

    Can't believe Cat wrote this wonderful song when he was a teenagers...ahead of his young years for certain ..and so true are the words...the first cut is always the deepest.. a beautiful song...

    • @cynthiadubois6392
      @cynthiadubois6392 4 роки тому +6

      I'm blown away right now, because Cat Steven's is one of my faves, and yeah, I thought this was Rod Stewart's, and now it's even more awesome!
      And how great he still sounds at this age!

    • @marcs2221
      @marcs2221 2 роки тому +1

      Hey Cat, it always sounded to my ears as yours somehow, but now that you say that you wrote it, it is even more amazing to me.. always loved your songs ! My mom passed away recently, first thing that came to my mind was one of your songs that used to listen with her...
      Take good care, Cat / Jussuf, I'll always cherrish your salomonian way to look at things & I wish you would involve more where stupid politics WORLDWIDE are on the way to destroy our beloved world.. ! God bless !!!

    • @MaggieSmith-lt3ev
      @MaggieSmith-lt3ev 9 місяців тому +1

      This is how first love feels ❤

    • @MaggieSmith-lt3ev
      @MaggieSmith-lt3ev 8 місяців тому

      Believe it!!

    • @christinelamb1167
      @christinelamb1167 8 місяців тому

      @@cynthiadubois6392 Oh my gosh, yes! I've always loved Cat Stevens, but I never knew HE wrote this song! I just found this out, after all these years! Rod Stewart made it famous, I guess (and I thought he wrote it).
      I'm so happy to hear it sung by Cat here, his voice is still amazing!

  • @bweaver760
    @bweaver760 Рік тому +19

    I miss great musicians who really play with heart and soul. Glad to hear Cat is still singing!

  • @keep_walking_on_grass
    @keep_walking_on_grass Рік тому +5

    I don't understand how come, that people like Puff Daddy are adored and praised, but a man like Cat Steven - who is gifted by God with his talent and his voice - is not.

  • @voulafisentzidis8830
    @voulafisentzidis8830 2 роки тому +9

    Your fans know you wrote it and I corrected a New Zealand radio station when they attributed it to Rod Stewart. They refused to rectify by informing listeners so I stopped listening to the Breeze as it was then called.
    Your talent is amazing and I'm privileged to have grown up listening to your music, which I still love 50 years later.

  • @Chrisplumbgas
    @Chrisplumbgas 2 роки тому +5

    Who needs a band. One man one guitar . Best version.

  • @dobleclanger
    @dobleclanger 4 роки тому +32

    I love the rawness of this so intimate version. Cat , you still got it in abundance!!!!

  • @hannahdoll3665
    @hannahdoll3665 5 років тому +24

    All your fans know you wrote it...… wonderful song!

  • @kriscammaer3403
    @kriscammaer3403 4 роки тому +28

    Whatever they say, whatever they do, this song will always be you 💙

    • @auliaali5197
      @auliaali5197 2 роки тому

      I understand that lyrics reference 😁

  • @ridhabrashad2683
    @ridhabrashad2683 4 роки тому +12

    The man is soooo gorgeous and beautiful inside and out ... he is a real jewel 🌷May God bless him always

  • @audacious6312
    @audacious6312 2 роки тому +16

    How does his voice sound this good after all this time?

  • @Ponchiegomezsaso
    @Ponchiegomezsaso 5 років тому +50

    Oh your voice is so beautiful, no one can sing this song with such a deep soul sound like you, no one ! You feel every word and we do too.

  • @monikakarlsson8215
    @monikakarlsson8215 5 років тому +62

    I know you wrote it and your version is the first I heard back then. No version after that is comparable because you sing it from your heart and soul with your wonderful deep distinct voice as you always do ❤️

    • @alparslantaptk5471
      @alparslantaptk5471 4 роки тому +3

      Because first cut is the deepest

    • @gretanolles3662
      @gretanolles3662 3 роки тому +2

      I had his posters on my bedroom walls when I was young. Gorgeous man.

    • @lisadc4681
      @lisadc4681 2 роки тому +2

      @@gretanolles3662 Me too! Yes, drop dead gorgeous.
      ❤❤❤

    • @shinazajironoatmojo5576
      @shinazajironoatmojo5576 Рік тому +1

      Amazing..your talent originally from your deepest soul..

    • @judithgerwarth3492
      @judithgerwarth3492 Рік тому

      See this is the thing, the older Cat got the higher his voice got. To the point I hardly recognize it any more.
      It used to be so much deeper

  • @shaynaletter5589
    @shaynaletter5589 2 роки тому +6

    I did not know Yusuf aka Cat Stevens wrote this until today, March 19, 2022. Great song.

  • @melkiorm9139
    @melkiorm9139 2 роки тому +2

    I remember Cat did it...I was 17 back thsa....now I am 65 ...and still have Cat 's LP records... and oc veery nice Memories...Respect and many greets from Zagreb :)

  • @jambrenn7843
    @jambrenn7843 2 роки тому +6

    Cat Stevens with so much God given talents should never have quit music, his lyrics and vocals made all his music special, it did take awhile but he did get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

  • @artproject3169
    @artproject3169 9 місяців тому +2

    It is so neat to watch him with his Tablet. Love him so much.

  • @susanpritchard6164
    @susanpritchard6164 9 місяців тому +2

    What a fantastic song by him first heard in the sixties great memories

  • @deltonkillen8024
    @deltonkillen8024 3 роки тому +6

    Being able to sing a song with emotion and passion is a talent so many do not and can never have. Being able to write that song is an even rarer talent.

  • @aguedaalvarado5466
    @aguedaalvarado5466 Рік тому +4

    🌴Thank you.I knew you wrote this wonderful 🌟 song .🌻🌼💐

  • @MeiZu0606
    @MeiZu0606 5 років тому +17

    Yusuf you are the best, I admire you so much since the 80s you are pure inspiration,thanks for all your talent, I Will always love youre music !!!!!❤👍👏👏👏👏👏

  • @LoisFox131
    @LoisFox131 2 роки тому +7

    By far, the most original style, beautifully written tunes, that are timeless. Such an amazing talent!

  • @andymcgill354
    @andymcgill354 Рік тому +2

    I knew you wrote it your a legend.

  • @tx4yabass
    @tx4yabass 3 роки тому +7

    What a writer!!!... Enough said!!! 🎶🎵

  • @rosariolozano8970
    @rosariolozano8970 2 роки тому +3

    This is my favorite song. I am with a lot of nostalgic today, this is the second time I have COVID but the first time that I have it without my father and father in law. They are resting in peace 🕊️

  • @julianeyt4059
    @julianeyt4059 5 років тому +15

    Tears and goosebumps. Beautiful!

  • @jenibfb
    @jenibfb 2 роки тому +5

    Pure, touching and beautiful Thanks Cat for the song

  • @kellyo8324
    @kellyo8324 2 роки тому +3

    I respect his life choices but am SO glad he is back with his beautiful voice & songs!❤

  • @nicolavivarelli4127
    @nicolavivarelli4127 11 місяців тому +3

    What incredible artist: voice, pure talent and many timeless masterpieces....love this song ❤

  • @freesoul2838
    @freesoul2838 5 років тому +7

    Comme j’aime t’écouter a n’importe quel moment.. Au réveil..sur la route pour aller au boulot ou encore le soir quand j’ai du mal à m’endormir.. bref tu m’accompagnes partout et ça depuis très longtemps ! Que Allah te protège 🙏🏼😍

  • @lilianacespedes2363
    @lilianacespedes2363 Рік тому +1

    I love this song since I was little. I love Cat Stevens 😊

  • @sherrib422
    @sherrib422 7 місяців тому +1

    I am so thankful that Cat Steven/Yussef came back to his music! so special! The soundtrack of my childhood!

  • @jeanniegibbons9416
    @jeanniegibbons9416 3 роки тому +2

    The Cat was destined to be a prophet for our day and age

  • @3HR3NGR4B
    @3HR3NGR4B Рік тому +1

    From "I love my Dog" to "Islam" and now he came back to the Music! *THANKS!!!* 😘

  • @kellyt515
    @kellyt515 3 роки тому +1

    Rod Stewart always made sure his fans knew you are the great songwriter of this incredible song. We were your fans first and continue to be your fans. ❤️

  • @barbaramcdonough1155
    @barbaramcdonough1155 4 роки тому +8

    Prettiest song ever written. Top 3 at least on God's list.

  • @brianappleby5112
    @brianappleby5112 10 місяців тому +1

    Yusuf you are just wonderful!

  • @carolynambrose8194
    @carolynambrose8194 5 років тому +4

    This is such a therapeutic song for me, the best song about teenage heartbreak. I'm a fan of yours always, Yusuf.

    • @niftygrower2745
      @niftygrower2745 2 роки тому

      Interestingly enough, this song has nothing to do with romance or his relationship with a woman. This song is dedicated to his dogs. He was talking to his second dog after his first dog had passed away. It’s clearly a play on the subject, but the intended targets were his dogs.

  • @sarahrostom8111
    @sarahrostom8111 2 роки тому +2

    I hope I can meet you one day inshaAllah, Yusuf Cat Stevens. Your music is timeless.

  • @frankthetank4456
    @frankthetank4456 5 років тому +3

    My dad loved your music and he showed it to me when I was young and I’ve always enjoyed it and I am sure to share it with the next generations !

  • @CBB672
    @CBB672 3 роки тому +2

    He sounds great, loved him so much high school

  • @meanpeoplesuckalot8690
    @meanpeoplesuckalot8690 3 роки тому +1

    You've been with me all my life. Thank you

  • @awearytraveler7704
    @awearytraveler7704 9 місяців тому +1

    ❤ Yes! We love you! 🎉❤

  • @sayusayme7729
    @sayusayme7729 Рік тому +2

    Love this, thank you for your gifts 🌌

  • @kevinrichards1667
    @kevinrichards1667 Рік тому +2

    Wonderful

  • @kayhinton6487
    @kayhinton6487 2 роки тому +1

    The original and the best!!

  • @sonyagurtner1127
    @sonyagurtner1127 5 років тому +3

    ❤️ Love this song since many, many years...

  • @inakasone9564
    @inakasone9564 Рік тому +2

    Such a great song!!! Thankyou

  • @denisehedden5108
    @denisehedden5108 2 роки тому +2

    🥀Amazing Song and I've loved this song many years now he's so creative and giving to others like his love into this song. God Bless you and Stay Gold Stay Gold 🥀✌🥀☝️

  • @frankie6849
    @frankie6849 2 роки тому

    A man who seen all we are anxious about now Peace Brother

  • @alejandranoguez2054
    @alejandranoguez2054 5 років тому +2

    Shalom me encanta Cat Stevens! Gracias! Desde mi adolescencia ahora tengo 54 y me sigue encantando!

  • @user-gl5kx5hj1h
    @user-gl5kx5hj1h Рік тому +1

    I bet the Glaswegian's love this tune 😛 absolute gem 👌

  • @dranwarali
    @dranwarali 7 місяців тому +1

    Yousaf You are a talent.

  • @williammackenzie6115
    @williammackenzie6115 Рік тому +2

    Cat Stevens original is still the best.

  • @peterbrown4589
    @peterbrown4589 8 місяців тому +1

    I love it still means so much to Yusuf

  • @robinmcdaniel8971
    @robinmcdaniel8971 3 роки тому +3

    I always knew you wrote that song Yusuf💕🙏

  • @markgillard9430
    @markgillard9430 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this beautiful lyric. How more true it is when you look back on your life xx

  • @antoniolucero3306
    @antoniolucero3306 3 роки тому +2

    Love and blessings Cat Yusuf!

  • @jeanclaudevivier7126
    @jeanclaudevivier7126 5 років тому +2

    J'aime beaucoup cette ambiance , longue vie à vous Monsieur Cat Stevens merci..

  • @kraakvmaar1505
    @kraakvmaar1505 2 місяці тому

    I would have given you all of my heart
    But there's someone who's torn it apart
    And she's taking almost all that I've got
    But if you want I'll try to love again
    Baby, I'll try to love again but I know
    The first cut is the deepest
    Baby, I know the first cut is the deepest
    'Cause when it comes to being lucky, she's cursed
    When it comes to loving me, she's worst
    But when it comes to being loved, she's first
    That's how I know
    The first cut is the deepest
    Baby, I know the first cut is the deepest
    I still want you by my side
    Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
    'Cause I'm sure gonna give you a try
    And if you want I'll try to love again
    But baby, I'll try to love again but I know
    The first cut is the deepest

  • @duval1515
    @duval1515 4 роки тому +2

    Bravo!!! Beautiful!!!!

  • @Prosiano
    @Prosiano 4 роки тому +2

    I am your brasiliam fan. This music is beautiful.

  • @MaggieSmith-lt3ev
    @MaggieSmith-lt3ev 8 місяців тому

    You are the best at it Yusuf/cat and so is this version xx much love

  • @IlluminatedWings
    @IlluminatedWings Рік тому +1

    ❤️❤️❤️ Heart & Soul❤️❤️❤️🎸

  • @luzinetemoreirasiqueira8537
    @luzinetemoreirasiqueira8537 Рік тому +2

    😍amo muito...

  • @harryinns1692
    @harryinns1692 2 роки тому +1

    So good, so simple and so profound, thank you for your music man

  • @brittaschwedas9704
    @brittaschwedas9704 5 років тому +4

    Wow 😍💖

  • @sailawaybob
    @sailawaybob 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful music❤

  • @reggaequeenjoy1212
    @reggaequeenjoy1212 2 роки тому +1

    Respect

  • @andrewbrennan7291
    @andrewbrennan7291 3 роки тому +3

    Still a most beautiful voice.

  • @stephenkyburz6529
    @stephenkyburz6529 3 роки тому

    Love this song !

  • @adzengomez8481
    @adzengomez8481 3 роки тому

    So amazing really loved it❤❤❤❤

  • @kevanbrown7620
    @kevanbrown7620 3 роки тому +6

    As Cat Stevens he was a classic songwriter, in the late 1960s, and early '70s. Moonshadow, Wild World, Father and Son, Lady D'Arbanville, Ruby Love, The Wind, are just a few of his great tracks.

    • @voulafisentzidis8830
      @voulafisentzidis8830 2 роки тому +1

      Cat's Decca days resulted in great music but his Island Records releases were poetry, mind provoking, and still relevant today.
      I've bought your latest CDs but they don't speak to me as much as your music from my youth.

    • @kevanbrown7620
      @kevanbrown7620 2 роки тому

      @@voulafisentzidis8830 Teaser and the Firecat, Tea for the Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon, a brilliant trio of albums from the early '70s. He was definitely on a hot songwriting streak. Great albums.

    • @voulafisentzidis8830
      @voulafisentzidis8830 2 роки тому +1

      @@kevanbrown7620 I also loved his fourth, Catch Bull At Four, and fifth, Foreigner. Still play all five 50 years later.

    • @kevanbrown7620
      @kevanbrown7620 2 роки тому

      @@voulafisentzidis8830 I've never heard those 2 albums I must admit. I have Teaser, Tea for Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon, plus a compilation the very best of Cat Stevens which is a good collection, but thanks for bringing those 2 albums to my attention, I will definitely look them up. I love any great music. Take Care Voula, I wish you all the best. 👍

    • @voulafisentzidis8830
      @voulafisentzidis8830 2 роки тому +1

      @@kevanbrown7620 I stopped buying his albums after Buddha and the Chocolate Box (his 6th on Island Records) as it was obvious his heart wasn't in it.
      It's great that you search for great music. As a youngster growing up in the 60s and 70s I couldn't keep up with the number of great albums being released. Today it takes me a year to find one album of interest.
      If you've not heard their music, check out The Milk Carton Kids.
      Take care and stay safe.

  • @georgiefacchinni3429
    @georgiefacchinni3429 5 років тому +2

    Awesomely Beautiful 💟💟👍👍

  • @valbrd77
    @valbrd77 2 роки тому +1

    Love love love

  • @lutfi5285
    @lutfi5285 5 років тому +1

    my fav song all the time. 😎

  • @GreekCuber1982
    @GreekCuber1982 Рік тому +1

    Μπράβο.. ωραιος

  • @foodforthought3995
    @foodforthought3995 2 роки тому +1

    θυμηθείτε τη Γάτα, όταν μόλις πνιγόσασταν στο Μαλιμπού, είπατε ότι θα υπηρετούσατε τον Θεό αν σας έσωζε τη ζωή, τώρα είναι η ώρα να το κάνετε και να αρχίσετε να υπηρετείτε τον Ιησού τον αναστημένο Σωτήρα τον Άνθρωπο (και τον Θεό) που πέθανε για τις αμαρτίες μας

    • @rockinran
      @rockinran 2 роки тому

      Well said my friend.

    • @voulafisentzidis8830
      @voulafisentzidis8830 2 роки тому

      He already serves God as he sees him. It's just not your God...

  • @MaggieSmith-lt3ev
    @MaggieSmith-lt3ev 8 місяців тому

    Truth...right there xx

  • @aloneder13
    @aloneder13 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent

  • @phunkysuzie
    @phunkysuzie Рік тому +1

    🥲 Beautifully aged ❤️

  • @adzengomez8481
    @adzengomez8481 3 роки тому

    Wow fantastic👏👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹

  • @abomhmdk
    @abomhmdk 3 роки тому +1

    You still the best.

  • @centurytuna100
    @centurytuna100 2 роки тому +1

    I have been working in Dubai for 13 years but don't have the chance to meet you or saw you from a distance. Now I'm 60 and being sent home by my employer cuz of my age. Hope you can perform in Expo so i could watch and see you for the last time. 🙏🙏🙏

    • @ann8846
      @ann8846 2 роки тому +1

      Sounds like you are sad about that, but I hope you won't be. 60 is not old. You can do volunteer work, as well as things you enjoy in retirement, and/or work somewhere that they do not have any laws mandating requirement. And I hope you do get to hear Cat Stevens live. He'd be worth it.

    • @centurytuna100
      @centurytuna100 2 роки тому +1

      @@ann8846 thank you so much 👍

    • @ann8846
      @ann8846 2 роки тому

      @@centurytuna100 It's a pleasure. 🌻

  • @bwake
    @bwake 5 років тому

    Brilliant songwriting.

  • @azmisalleh6465
    @azmisalleh6465 3 роки тому

    Good song wrote by great singer/song writer

  • @bspringsteen
    @bspringsteen 2 роки тому +1

    Any chance I can give more than one thumbs up?

  • @Hammoudi-Berlin
    @Hammoudi-Berlin 5 років тому +10

    Ramadan Mubarak Haj Yusuf.
    your music helped me too much in my life. thank you very much.

    • @amanyahmed8410
      @amanyahmed8410 5 років тому

      Yes... It helps us pass from an Era to another better and wide viewer

  • @claricebiscaglia6335
    @claricebiscaglia6335 Рік тому +1

    Eu te adimiro sempre

  • @optikmentawai6514
    @optikmentawai6514 Рік тому

    your song so great.. thank to u.. n thanks to rod stewart ❤️ i love u both.

  • @nicnak4475
    @nicnak4475 2 роки тому

    Wow this was my favourite "Rod Stewart" song (cover) ! Beautiful song ! Thanks.

    • @jambrenn7843
      @jambrenn7843 2 роки тому

      Lol this is an original Cat Stevens written and sung by him, it is done as a cover by Rod Stewart as Rod seems to do a lot of covers of popular songs, idea check out the original versions.

    • @nicnak4475
      @nicnak4475 2 роки тому

      @@jambrenn7843 Yes It's my favourite 'Rod Stewart' track and I also like Cat Stevens original track, Agree Cat Stevens wrote many great songs.

    • @jambrenn7843
      @jambrenn7843 2 роки тому

      @@nicnak4475 Nic, , My favorite is Cat's original version that came out maybe in the late 60 or 70, I would have to look that up to be accurate, I always appreciate the artist that create the music, not the covers, perhaps that is where we disagree, Sorry.

    • @nicnak4475
      @nicnak4475 2 роки тому

      @@jambrenn7843 No problem at all, as we all have different tastes, I like both versions of the song but Rod Stewart just wins for me, I like you, usually prefer the originals but have exceptions, including Lucy in the sky with diamonds, of which I prefer Elton John's cover version rather than the original Beatles song. Have a good day 😀

    • @jambrenn7843
      @jambrenn7843 2 роки тому

      @@nicnak4475 K Nic, one thing to remember though is with youtube the number of hits also represent an money value, I would rather that money goes to the creators of that music. What if Cat never wrote or was never recorded" The first cut is the deepest or it's a Wild World". We would be missing so much, I'm also upset with Cat because he quit music so soon he was at his most creative aspect.

  • @thelucky79
    @thelucky79 4 роки тому +7

    Dear Steven, I think that Rod pays homage to You. Everybody knows that the song is yours. Thank you!

  • @misnajma
    @misnajma Рік тому +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @mariejesus5600
    @mariejesus5600 5 років тому +5

    Salam alikoum Yusuf je suis toujours heureuse de vous retrouver pour entendre vos chansons ça m'apaise et en ce mois de Ramadan la solitude est lourde à supporter je souhaiterais être ailleurs donner de ma vie à ceux qui sont seuls et subissent les guerres que Dieu vous protège et vous accorde sa Miséricorde et sa Protection bisous de France 🇫🇷

  • @Rich_G
    @Rich_G 2 роки тому

    I never knew that you wrote it. Don't think I've ever heard your version. Until now.

  • @DiversEvent
    @DiversEvent 4 роки тому +2

    Fuck! I love all your work, I hope this is your channel because I just subbed to it. Please keep your work coming, your voice and music and songs are Awesome! You are Awesome! Keep it going Please! Cat Stevens is when I Heard of you first, Moon Shadows was the song and I'm hooked on you from that no matter which way you continue, just progress on. I really hope this channel is you and if yes, please more contents every day for all of us who love you to see, this will be awesome, I am happy I found this channel . 🙏👏🙏👍🖥📣🇵🇱🌎🍷🏙🌈etc. etc. forever. Thank You. Keep it up more stronger. Let your mind go and write more of as you did so far,,,, Amazing!!!.

  • @123gcl1
    @123gcl1 2 роки тому

    Nice bro nice very very good 👍

  • @mihaelaciasc3725
    @mihaelaciasc3725 Рік тому +1

    ❤️🥀

  • @juanmasday2896
    @juanmasday2896 2 роки тому

    I love the voice of 70s

  • @johncook7281
    @johncook7281 3 роки тому +2

    'When it comes to being loved she's first' I am not sure why otger performers leave that line out. It explains the singers perfectly.