Wild World
| Wild World | |
|---|---|
| Cat Stevens | |
| publication | January 1971 |
| length | 3:15 |
| Genre (s) | Folk rock , soft rock |
| Author (s) | Cat Stevens |
| album | Tea for the Tillerman |
Wild World is a 1970 song by Cat Stevens that appeared on the Tea for the Tillerman album. In the spring of 1971, the single took eleventh place in the US pop charts ; on the back is Sad Lisa . The single was released just like the album on Island Records ; Paul Samwell-Smith was the producer.
In an interview with Mojo magazine , Stevens said about the making of the piece:
“The song consists of chord progressions that are typical in Spanish music. I turned the combination around and the result was a theme that I use a lot in my songs: it's about leaving, the sadness that comes from it and the idea of what might come next. "
In 1987, Jonathan King accused the Pet Shop Boys of sampling the cover of Wild World for their song It's a Sin Kings . King made claims in a column for The Sun newspaper , suing the Pet Shop Boys. At the end of the negotiation, an out-of-court settlement was reached.
Cover versions
- 1970: Jimmy Cliff
- 1971: Claude François (Fleur sauvage)
- 1971: Barry Ryan
- 1971: José Feliciano
- 1971: The Ventures
- 1971: Franck Pourcel (instrumental version)
- 1971: Sacha Distel
- 1987: Jonathan King
- 1987: Inker & Hamilton
- 1988: Maxi Priest
- 1989: SNFU
- 1993: Mr. Big
- 1994: Wise Guys
- 2001: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- 2002: Emmerson Nogueira
- 2004: Cat Stevens feat. Peter Gabriel (live version)
- 2004: John Waite
- 2007: Skins Ensemble
- 2008: Blue Lagoon
- 2010: Marc Cohn (album: Listening Booth 1970)
- 2015: Andy Allo
Individual evidence
- ↑ release date
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=291
- ↑ Listening Booth: 1970. Saguaro Road Records, July 20, 2010, accessed May 26, 2016 .
