Posted on 09/15/2005 4:36:35 AM PDT by Brainhose
It had to happen eventually. Cat Stevens now known as Yusuf Islam has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
My sources tell me he's a shoo-in, too.
Stevens had several huge-selling popular records in the 1970s, until he became a Muslim and changed his name. Those hits were "Moon Shadow," "Peace Train," "Oh Very Young," a cover version of Sam Cooke's "Another Saturday Night," "Father and Son" and "Wild World."
A decade or more ago, Stevens was roundly denounced for seeming to back the fatwa, or death sentence, placed by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini on the head of writer Salman Rushdie for his novel "The Satanic Verses."
Last year he was refused entry into the United States on suspicion ridiculous as it was that he was a terrorist of some sort.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Or we'll have to send Dennis after you.
"...I'd rather pull my toenails out with a pair of pliers..."
I know what you mean. I use them when going after ingrowns. OOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCHHHHHHH!!!!!
I've got it. Not all that good, just OK. As well as I can recall (heh, heh) I've got a lot of LPs from that time that seemed vey good then. But later, without the benefit of chemical mood enhancement, well.........
Isn't he banned from entering the U.S.? Guess he will have to make his acceptance speech via video.
"Moon Shadow": the islamic crescent moon symbol!
"Peace Train": the "Religion of Peace" (TM)!
"Oh Very Young": Muhammad's nine-year-old "wife"!
"Wild World": a world plagued with islamist terrorist violence--9/11, Beslan, Kosovo, Madrid, London, etc.
I'm sure that when Yusuf gets into the Rock Hall of Fame, CAiR and all the radical mosques in the US and elsewhere will be celebrating. I will not.
The RNR HOF is a sham!!! The Ventures aren't even in there!!! Hall of Shame I'd say.
A good point. Why not just nominate Joan Baez while they're at it?
If Cat, er, Yusuf, is as good a Muslim as he says he is, he will withdraw his name. After all, isn't rock and roll part of the E-V-I-L, decadent society of the Great Satan (the United States)???
"Is there anything other than the fact that he is a (converted) Moslem that would support those who think he is in league with the fundamental, violent, extremists?"
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How about this statement from the peaceful Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam:
The Jews seem neither to respect God nor his creation. Their own holy books contain the curse of God brought upon them by their prophets on account of their disobedience to Him and mischief in the earth. We have seen the disrespect for religion displayed by those who consider themselves to be 'God's chosen people.'...There will be no justice until all the land is given back to its rightful owners... Only Islam can bring peace back to the Holy Land.
If that's not enough, how about this?
In May 1999, Stevens/Islam was the keynote speaker at the Second United for Al-Quds Conference. Al-Quds is the Islamic name for Jerusalem. The conference was sponsored by the Whos Who of Americas radical Muslim groups which support terror and refuse to denounce HAMAS and Hezbollah (which murdered over 300 American marines and civilians in the 1980s, while they slept).
link http://www.debbieschlussel.com/columns/column092204.shtml
That's a terrific song.
I didn't know it was written by Cat.
You would be correct. However, The Allman Brothers Band is there so it's not a total loss.
Thanks for the (disturbing) information. I was unaware of this.
Why did people question the fact the he was on the persona non grata list and refused entry to this country? Was he eventually allowed in?
I think this information should be more widely distributed.
So much for the Peace Train!
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/667bkgnr.asp
Yusuf Islam is already well known for his public endorsement of the death sentence issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie in February 1989. "Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death," he said at the time. In addition, he has been barred from entering Israel because of alleged financial aid given to terrorist groups.
Is the singer a terrorist himself? Probably not. Is he an active sympathizer of terrorist groups? Perhaps not as much as he was in the past.
Simon & Garfunkel doesn't play Rock & Roll.
No kidding. One what planet was what this douche played ever considered Rock?
One=On
Must drink coffee
I don't think he was allowed back in the country after the airline incident, but maybe I'm wrong about that.
As for why people don't get it about Yusuf Islam, well, there are plenty of islam-apologists who know exactly what they are doing by hiding the facts about TROP.
And then there are many others who just never hear the truth, because the media won't let them hear it.
No, there is no Peace Train -- it was all a lie.
It is really the pop music hall of fame, based on the variety of music represented. Just sounds better to call it R&R.
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