CAT STEVENS - Wild World 1971

What this video is

Recorded during Cat Stevens' commercial and artistic peak, this performance clip documents the song that helped propel 'Tea for the Tillerman' onto US FM radio and into international chart success. The song, written about the end of a relationship, embodies the confessional singer-songwriter ethos then emerging as a dominant cultural form. In 1971, televised performance clips were the standard promotional vehicle…

Why it matters

As a performance document of one of the definitive songs of the British singer-songwriter canon, this clip holds significant genre value. 'Wild World' reached #11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has since been covered across reggae, rock, and pop genres by artists including Jimmy Cliff, Maxi…