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Post by Chris on Mar 6, 2003 13:11:43 GMT -5
Take a listen to the new Peace Train !!!
[ftp]http://www.yusufislam.org.uk/audio/peacetrain.shtml[/ftp]
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Post by Chris on Mar 6, 2003 14:34:02 GMT -5
Isn't it wonderful LadyD? I love all the blended voices together and the Arabic. Yusuf has out done himself.  |
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Post by Aisha on Mar 6, 2003 15:24:37 GMT -5
You know, his voice sounds better now than on the original "Peace Train"...He is totally amazing. I love it, all that harmony and the percussion is cool. Now that arrangement is to die for, I really love the way that bass voice comes in at various portions of the song....
If you think I am enthusiastic I am nothing compared to what Vivian will have to say...
HE'S STILL GOT IT, Y'ALL!!!!
Love,
A'isha
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Post by 70sCat on Mar 6, 2003 15:29:17 GMT -5
Oh-my-gosh..........That made me cry....(I'm not kidding)
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Post by DiddleMingyAdams on Mar 6, 2003 15:33:18 GMT -5
Oh-my-gosh..........That made me cry....(I'm not kidding) me too...inshaAllah someday we will ALL have peaceful hearts..or hearts that strive for peace, inshaAllah, inshaAllah. i'm such a big fan of african music that this is REALLY REALLY a treat!!!!!! |
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Post by moonshadow on Mar 6, 2003 15:34:13 GMT -5
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Post by 70sCat on Mar 6, 2003 15:34:37 GMT -5
Wow....that's all I can say....Kimmie has GOT to hear this!
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Post by 70sCat on Mar 6, 2003 15:36:39 GMT -5
I can't get it to play on my computer ya'll  I hate my computer, I love my computer, I hate my computer...... It said it was playing, but I didn't hear anything at all, (yes, I checked the volume). i wonder why it won't play  I'm just dying to hear it!! I may just have to wait until they play it on the radio. Does anyone know when the stations will get ahold of it? I would assume today, but who knows. Did you try all the different formats Moonshadow? |
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Post by 70sCat on Mar 6, 2003 15:37:52 GMT -5
Did you all see the copyright logo below the song? Cat Music Ltd  |
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Post by Aisha on Mar 6, 2003 15:39:58 GMT -5
Hey Moonshadow, that happened to me about three weeks ago. Check your connections. My cats had played behind my computer and had unplugged my speakers. You never know.
HEY, WHO THINKS WE SHOULD GIVE YUSUF ISLAM A GROUP HUG?
I DO!!!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO YUSUF...
Love,
A'isha
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Post by Daddy-o on Mar 6, 2003 16:18:55 GMT -5
It's great, amazing production and can those African guys sing or what?! Incredible!
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Post by moonshadow on Mar 6, 2003 16:44:52 GMT -5
Thanks for all the suggestions ya'll. I do have windows, and I tried to download the newest version of the player but everytime I try, it kicks me off and starts doing really weird things  . I tried all the different formats, and checked the connections and am still having no luck so far....... but I'm not gonna give up!! I am absolutely determined to hear this song!! I bet it's amazing  love, Alicia |
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Post by that’sDOCTOR2u on Mar 6, 2003 19:48:58 GMT -5
Wow....that's all I can say....Kimmie has GOT to hear this! I heard it! Very lovely, very moving |
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Post by robinssong on Mar 6, 2003 20:13:16 GMT -5
That's absolutely beautiful!
Yusuf, singing and speaking softly, all the other beautiful voices, the rhythm and the harmonies - just great!
I don't know if there are any other Paul Simon fans on Majicat but the arrangement of the new 'Peace Train' reminds me a lot of 'Homeless' from Paul's "Graceland" album, co-written in English and in Zulu with Joseph Shabalala, lead singer of the South African a capella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and performed entirely without instruments or percussion.
Love, Sanna
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Post by Lucy13 on Mar 6, 2003 21:58:59 GMT -5
Very nice. Though my first thought was "Lion King".  No, really I like the new "Peace Train". A lot of heart and work went into it, you can tell. Lilywhite: Cat Music? Hmm... I'll have to go back and take a look! Interesting. |
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Post by Lucy13 on Mar 6, 2003 22:00:18 GMT -5
Lilywhite: Cat Music? Hmm... I'll have to go back and take a look! Interesting. Yep! Sure 'nuff! Cat Music... |
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Post by 70sCat on Mar 6, 2003 22:35:50 GMT -5
Yep! Sure 'nuff! Cat Music... It's got my curiosity up....What 'bout you? |
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Post by Chris on Mar 6, 2003 22:59:56 GMT -5
Ok, I am back I had to go to work amongst all this excitement, can you believe it??
Anyway, I just took another listen to it, and I just love it. It reminds me of something that would be in the world music section of the music stores. Which I happen to love to listen to.
It is such a heart felt message. When Yusuf repeats 'Take this country..... take me home again' over and over again at the end of the song, with such a soft voice, it really tears at my heart. This is a truely wonderful rendition, and even though I loved the original, this one seems so much more from the heart.
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Post by hummingbird on Mar 6, 2003 23:03:54 GMT -5
Well, even after only one listen I can tell I could get really hooked on this song. First it's nice and long (hehe...you all know how short songs irk me!) and it's got such a great beat! I think you're right Christine...world music is where it would fit. It's unique, inspiring, powerful and superbly crafted!! Fantastic  |
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Post by Chris on Mar 7, 2003 0:32:15 GMT -5
Any luck Alicia downloading Peace Train?
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Post by MissKitty on Mar 7, 2003 8:57:05 GMT -5
Just breathtaking. I too, am a fan of "Ladysmith" and my first thought is that it is them. I would love to find out. This is the perfect blend of old and new. I think he just may have a "hit" on his hands. WOW, he comes back in with a "bang"
~~cheers
MK
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Post by moonshadow on Mar 7, 2003 10:18:36 GMT -5
Any luck Alicia downloading Peace Train? Nope, Christine, but I'm gonna try some more today. I came awfully close to wanting to chunk my computer out of the window last night ,lol love Alicia |
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Post by Chris on Mar 7, 2003 11:03:34 GMT -5
By chance are you using an Mac? Could that be part of the problem? We'll get it so you can hear it one way or another. |
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Post by moonshadow on Mar 7, 2003 15:54:06 GMT -5
By chance are you using an Mac? Could that be part of the problem? No, I'm not using a Mac. I still don't know what the problem is But luckily, LilyWhite has kindly offered to help me out  , so I'll get to hear it!! |
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Post by robinssong on Mar 7, 2003 17:52:34 GMT -5
It's interesting that you thought of Ladysmith Black Mambazo too, Miss Kitty! Don't they have fantastic voices?! The singers on 'Peace Train' do sound very similar but I don't think they are Ladysmith - I guess it's just the traditional Zulu style of singing they have in common. Aren't there also female voices to the end of 'Peace Train'? I think world music has been a songwriting inspiration for Paul since 'El Condor Pasa' and 'Celia' from the last Simon & Garfunkel album "Bridge over Troubled Water", and he has continued this idea with every album since. I feel Paul's world music is a great contribution to peace, as it dissolves borders and unites and connects people - a true 'Bridge over Troubled Water' - and so is Yusuf's 'Peace Train'. Love, Sanna |
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Post by Lucy13 on Mar 7, 2003 18:47:47 GMT -5
Lucy, something interesting: the composer who worked on 'The Lion King' also, 10 years earlier, did a wonderful score for another movie, about a South African boxer. It's all African music and very beautiful -- so I'm not surprised you made that connection between the new Peace Train and 'The Lion King'. I guess you're not an idiot after all !! LOL!! (just teasing ;D) And 'Cat Music' is/was Cat's own music publishing co from that previous life, it's on alot of his earlier work too, nothing new there, sorry! In fact, these ARE old compositions, they're probably already, uh, registered? with Cat Music anyway, as opposed to MOL. LadyD, more obviously: What idiot wouldn't make the connection between lions and Africa? Well, I know there are some subspecies of lions in India, but.. you know, by and large, lions are associated with Africa. Anyway, thanks for the composer information! And thanks for the reminder about "Cat Music". Sheesh, what an idiot I am! |
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Post by Aisha on Mar 7, 2003 18:50:45 GMT -5
You know, "PT" reminded me of Neil Diamond's "Tap Root Manuscript" album. It has one side
which is called "The African Trilogy" which is all African influenced music. And it does remind
me of some of "The Lion King"...
Another of my boring stories....LOL Yesterday I was totally depressed, I am talking the type of
depression that scares the daylights out of you....low down low, in the pits of mire low....you get
how low I am sure by now. Well, nothing much would help the blues. I poured my soul out to a
couple of my Cat buddies...boo-hoo, poor A'isha-type stuff, 'A'isha is so unappreciated'-type
stuff. I spouted off at the husband, snapped at the girls..was a total drone. Well, I got home from
the school and ran to the computer to hear "Peace Train" and when I listened to it my whole
feeling changed. I had snapped out of my depressed state and spent most of the evening laughing
with my girls. Yes, that man still has the power to pull me out of one of 'my moods'...He still has
‘the touch’.
Love,
A'isha
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Post by hummingbird on Mar 7, 2003 19:13:00 GMT -5
Hope you're feeling more cheerful soon A'isha. Too bad I can't take this dang computer in the car...it took me 3 hours to get home last night and 2.5 hours to get to work today...coulda used a little Peace Train  Or any train, for that matter |
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Post by hummingbird on Mar 7, 2003 19:52:11 GMT -5
Okay, just listened to it again and LOUD this time. Wow...what a production!!! I hadn't really heard the parts where he speaks before ...the slight fade at the end is just gorgeous.
It's definately a "sit down and listen to" song. Impossible not to 'tune-in' to. You know...I really think this WILL get some radio play.
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Post by Vivian on Mar 7, 2003 21:56:09 GMT -5
It is SO VERY BEAUTIFUL!! I cried my eyes out! Now, I MUST MUST MUST figure out some way to download it and get it onto a CD! THANK YOU, SO MUCH, Yusuf, for being there for us once again!!
Peace,Vivian
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I'm just dying to hear it!! I may just have to wait until they play it on the radio. Does anyone know when the stations will get ahold of it? I would assume today, but who knows. 
. I tried all the different formats, and checked the connections and am still having no luck so far....... but I'm not gonna give up!! I am absolutely determined to hear this song!! I bet it's amazing 
, so I'll get to hear it!!
