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Likewise, the same song segment may have unintentionally been sourced for ' Hold Me 'Til the Mornin' Comes,' a 1983 song from Paul Anka and Peter Cetera.Cat put out Foreigner Suite at a time when many singer songwriters were experimenting with longer form pieces. The section that resembles 'Viva la Vida' begins at about 14:30 until the end of the 18-minute song. Yusuf added that he has forgiven Coldplay and would love to sit down and have a cup of tea with them. In 2009, Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) entered into legal proceedings alongside Joe Satriani in a lawsuit (filed in 2004 by Satriani) against the band Coldplay, alleging that they had (at least unintentionally) plagiarised respective works by both artists ('If I Could Fly' by Satriani and Stevens' ' Foreigner Suite') for the melody to Coldplay's ' Viva la Vida' from their Grammy Award winning album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. 3 on both sides of the Atlantic, it was not favourably reviewed, and its release was not followed by a tour. ДЄlthough Foreigner sold well, with the album reaching No.

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On 9 November 1973, Stevens performed the song on ABC's In Concert, a 90-minute program they named the Moon & Star, including the full 18-minute 'Foreigner Suite' without commercial interruption. Stevens additionally named the album Foreigner because he took up residency in Brazil as a tax exile. And because I was a stranger in the world of black sounds, I called the album Foreigner.'

In an interview with Circus Magazine, Stevens said: 'If black music was happening, I decided to just get down to it. In deciding to drop all the musical influences in his band, he hoped to foster those early soulful sounds himself. In his mind, he'd learned about 'black music' almost through the back door, while also being moved toward both musicals and acoustic folk music. Lead Belly instantly came to mind, who had been one of his favourites. Stevens came to realise that the music that he had always loved originated not as rock and roll, but what he had been introduced to as 'black music'. Seeking an alternative, he focused on the kinds of music that had begun to inspire him, which he heard on the radio: R&B music.Д«ands that moved him included The Blue Notes and Stevie Wonder.

He decided to write and produce his next album himself, surprising many others, given that Alun Davies, his close friend and first guitar in his backing band, and his producer, Paul Samwell-Smith in particular, were instrumental in assisting Stevens to form the definitive signature sound that had brought Stevens to the height of his stardom. However, he himself thought his music too predictable, leaving him in a creative rut. At the pinnacle of Stevens' success with four consecutive platinum and gold albums: Mona Bone Jakon, Tea for the Tillerman, Teaser and the Firecat, and Catch Bull at Four, Stevens had a dedicated audience and fan base who wanted more.

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