FATHER AND SON - CAT STEVENS (SUBTITULADO ESPAÑOL INGLÉS)

What this video is

Released 10 September 2020 to herald *Tea for the Tillerman²*, this video arrives precisely fifty years after Cat Stevens' original 1970 recording. The 2020 version digitally reunites Yusuf's contemporary voice (as the father) with an archival 1970 Troubadour recording (as the son), literalising the song's intergenerational theme through time-separated self-duet. Produced under COVID-19 pandemic conditions with a…

Why it matters

Father and Son is one of the canonical works of the 1970s singer-songwriter folk tradition, pivotal in establishing the introspective, dual-voiced storytelling approach that influenced decades of acoustic pop. The 2020 animated video represents a significant moment in legacy-artist music video…

The director

Chris Hopewell is an English music video director, designer, and filmmaker renowned for innovative stop-motion animation. He has directed videos for Radiohead, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Scissor Sisters, Run the Jewels, and others. His video for…