Peace Train - Cat Stevens | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION! 

My favorite Cat Stevens song is whichever one I’m listening to.

"Morning Has Broken" is a MUST!!! calming, peaceful and meditative

Hearing this as an 8th grader back in 1971 I was convinced that we would be the ones to finally get it together and have peace throughout the world. Sorry to say that never happened. Sad. Cat had the dream just like we did.

Tea For The Tillerman would be a great album listen.

Amazing how an older song can be so relevant today. Glad you finally got to it.

My favorite Cat Stevens was "Oh Very Young." It's sweet with a touch of melancholy.

You can actually HEAR his conviction toward peace and love in his voice. Inspired song.

I can not listen to "Peace Train" without crying. It is such an anthem for peace and love, tolerance and joy. I love Cat Stevens, have for 50 years plus.

This song came out in 1971 and we are still all waiting for that Peace Train. Love this song.

every politician in every country should give the peace train a listen..... over and over until it sinks in

🎼There was nobody like Cat Stevens. He had so much to say back “then” and is still going strong. So come and join the living!🎼☮️💟

To me this song is S tier. It’s deep for me and makes me cry when I really let myself get lost in it.

Morning Has Broken- one of the most beautiful piece of music ever

Everyone was playing “Total Eclipse of the Heart” during the recent solar eclipse, I think it should have been “Moonshadow” because that’s exactly what it was.

Best claps in a song ever....not sure how they recorded that - they are so clean.

When I was young, we used to get cheap concert tix at a local amusement park ($6 total for the park & a concert @ Pirates World circa 1970). I get there in the afternoon to scope out a decent seat, and this guy was just sitting on a wood stool in the center while tuning a guitar, like a crew-member does beforehand. More folks were trickling in, it wasn't even dark yet and nobody is really noticing him much. Suddenly without saying a word, he launched into Peace Train. Everyone FROZE in place & turned their heads to find out WTF this guy was all about. He did only a few more songs and then thanked everyone & told us his name as he left the stage. I don't recall if he was even on the list of performers that night, but I am sure I'd never heard of him or any of his songs. Been a fan ever since. Hope you both get to enjoy such memories of the times & music in your lives as you've given some of us Boomers.

It's heartbreaking when I think that we went from "Peace Train" in 1971 to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in 1991. 20 years to go from "Dreaming about the world as one" to "Whatever, Nevermind". Sort of reflects the emotional arc from childish innocence to adult cynicism many individuals go through as we grow up. Very bittersweet when you consider that journey from beginning to end. Mostly bitter when you consider that the Nirvana generation started their journey at the cynicism end of the spectrum. Would be nice to hope the arc could somehow reverse itself, but I'm not seeing any of that right now. When you get a chance you might want to give a listen to Melanie Safka's Lay Down Candles. I would suggest the video of Melanie performing with the Edwin Hawkins Singers live in 1970. Same spirit of hope tinged with the melancholy of the onset of disillusionment. Both songs are bittersweet.

I have a special love for “Moonshadow”.

I want this song played at my funeral. I'll be on that peace train. To me, that's the only way to achieve peace.

Another of Cat's many masterpieces - he is indeed a musical genius. 😃

I was 7 years old when this song came out. I remember listening to it from the backseat of the car with my parents in the front seat. Almost every evening I would watch footage of the Vietnam war continuing on and on and it bothered me a lot as a child. I just remember saying to my father "I like this song!" and he replied in a rather darkly morbid way "Unfortunately peace isn't something that is going to happen..." Unlike my father I can't stop hoping and doing what I can.

You will never get tired of this song.

Cat Stevens showed us early on what a pure heart and soul looked like.

The whole album is gem after gem. His simplistic but clever song writing, his voice and harmonies, the melodies, there has never been anyone like him.

"Heart welling" is my description for this song. I've never not had a positive reaction to any version of this song, sometimes even tears but always smiles.

The background vocals are a huge part of the complexity of this fantastic song. The way they are treated is amazing

I was fortunate to have seen Cat Stevens introduce "Peace Train" and "Moonshadow" in a live performance before the "Teaser and the Fire Cat" album was released. The show was brilliant! One of my favorite music memories from decades ago.

I was so in love with Cat Stevens and his music in high school in the 70's.

I love how the song evokes images of an actual steam train. If you've ever been around one starting up with a very heavy load, it starts with a slow easy chug then often the wheels slip and it belts out a loud huff. Soon as it picks up speed, the rhythm gets more smooth. It makes me feel that peace is a very heavy load, but with patience the burden eases

Cat Stevens Fun Fact: There's a cult film classic called "Harold and Maude", the entire soundtrack is Cat Stevens. Its also a great movie! 👍👍👍

A song of hope! Simply beautiful.

Moon Shadow and Oh Very Young are great also. Wild World was the very first of his songs I ever heard but Father and Son holds a special place in my heart since I lost my father nearly 51 years ago, two days after my fifteenth birthday. I had an 8-Track tape of various songs by him and they were all good.

I went to my first concert in 1971. Cat Stevens opened for Traffic. He blew the crowd away! Bought Tea for the Tillerman next day.

became such a BIG hit when it first came out......propelled Cat into upper levels of stardom....and then he left it all behind....

Peace Train, Oh Very Young, and How Can I Tell You are my favorite Cat Stevens songs. Class of 1975 ❤

Peace Train was and is a reflection of his heart. I love Cat Steven's music SO much and am really, really glad you reacted to this song. We still need to find his Peace Train today.

He also did the water color artwork on many of his album covers. Talent abound. Great choice guys. 🎸

More than 50 years later and the peace train is farther away than ever. What a talented man

The music of my high school days. "Tea for the Tillerman" is a masterpiece of an album.

Cat Stevens was huge in my household, my Dad played the albums all the time, and played the Guitar to us and sang this song, The great thing that Cat Stevens does is that he makes me feel safe, Thanks Dad for an awesome childhood.

Cat Stephens was a revelation; he came on the scene when I was in college. Looking back, though, this wonderful song brings back a Joni lyric about peace. Sitting in a park in Paris, France Reading the news and it sure looks bad They won't give peace a chance That was just a dream some of us had - Joni Mitchell, California

Brings me back to the days of reading Khalil Gibran.

A few years ago, you didn't know Boston. Imagine life without all the great bands you now know

I've loved Cat Stevens' music since I first heard him. He still moves me.

I can tell you that for me, this song has gone from “A” when I was a kid in the 1970s to S tier today. A rare blend of artistic genius and huge popular appeal.

My favourites are “How can I tell you” & “The Wind” - I ADORE Cat Stephens! ❤

For another Cat Stevens song, try "Morning has broken". This song went from being a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 to being a hymn in the Baptist Hymnal.

"The First Cut Is The Deepest" a much covered and loved Cat Stevens song. Cheers Guys.

Cats music was so cool, I was in my pre-teens when he was on the radio. Early 70’s music really set my style in music.

Hope you guys find the time to check out "Harold and Maude", the 1971 black comedy with music by Cst Stevens. Great movie, perfect soundtrack!

A wonderful message. Lovely song. One of my mom's favorite artists.

with Cat theres always a great acoustic guitar.

With all the turmoil in Vietnam, "Peace" was frequently discussed. From Cat Stevens and "Peace Train" in 1971... to the O'jays with "Love Train" in 1972. ☮💟

Sad Lisa is beautiful. Hard Headed Woman, one of my favorites too

Me and my friends in High School 1969-1972 would listen to Cat, we were wannabe Hippies with our tie-dyed T-shirts, flared jeans and long hair and riding on the Peace Train,✌️ " Tea for the Tillerman" was our favorite album 😂 Peace ✌️ Gary 😊

In 1967 I saw him here in Gothenburg, Sweden. With him on the tour was also Jimi Hendrix. My favourite Cat song is Matthew and son.

If you were an 18 year old American male, like I was when this came out, you were hoping this song was prophecy.

S song all the way. And the live version when he was young, you can see him jumping on the chair, rocking the song

LOVE Cat Stevens! ❤️

The claps are the sounds of the train on the track, the wail is the sound of train whistle in the distance...getting closer.... Feel in love with this at the age of 6... and I'm 58 now and loved his work since then. SO many great songs.....

So glad I grew up with this positive generation of music. ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸❤¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪

Moon Shadow is my favorite, worth a listen, thanks guys.

Teaser and the Firecat - my all time favourite album. Every track is sensational - 'How Can I Tell You' being the best track on the album IMO.

I don't have a favourite song by this artist because he's written so many great songs - and so brilliantly recorded.

AaaaahhhMAZING! So many memories. Love it. ✌🏻

Been listening to Cat Stevens since I was 13 in 1973, It don't get any better. Great job guys.

These Cat albums of this period are the sound track of my college years. Saw him live in Seattle 1976. Huge show.

Retired elementary school teacher here- played this powerful song every year for 35 years to my students for Dr. King’s birthday…thank you for sharing Peace Train.🚂☮️🕊️✌️

Having a good laugh at myself, for the last 50+ years I have been singing, "light on the B string", never knew it was called peace train Untill today, thank you Alex and Andy.

Foreigner Suite , a masterpiece, 18 minutes and every second of it is awesome. LIVE version is worth a watch

Wonderful voice and such a great song writer.

The sad things is that song is as relevant and as needed now as during the tumultuous times during which it was written.

If you like Cat Stevens, you should watch the great 70's film "Harold and Maude". A black comedy that features all Cat Stevens songs for the soundtrack, all from around the time this album was out. In my top 20 films of all time.

I would highly recommend The Wind as a next Cat Stevens song. The best 2 minutes you could spend.

Make Love not War. War is not healthy for children and other living things. Peace and Love.

How cool that he says I've been smiling lately twice and then he ends it with I've been crying lately. Absolutely amazing.

He grew up in the theatre district of London, his parents owned a large store, and almost every night he would go up on the roof and listen to the performances from the nearby theatres.

I was born in the 70s and whenever I heard Cat Stevens, I thought that his was the obvious way of thinking, that everyone could agree.

Need more of this in the world...Thank you Cat (Yousef).

Awesome review guys, great channel, it's such a wonderful song. Another great song by Cat Stevens is (Remember the days of the) old school yard.

I was not really a folk singer fan until this came out... I could not believe the passion!

When I was a kid in the 70s, I thought he was saying "be strange." "Come on and be strange." 😂😂

Morning has broken is the best song to start each and every morning. Our generation really thought our ideals could change the world. We were hopeful and we had some success and some failures. But overall it was the best time to be alive and involved with each other. Truly the generation of love and peacr.

I can't hear this song anymore without getting choked up. Thanks for the reaction.

This gentleman has always offered a bit of magic with this sounds & music. Lyrical genius. I grew up with his music & I am very grateful for that. He also does many of his own album covers. Again, genius. This song was part of the production Playing for Change. Very well done. Thank you for sharing.

No bad songs in his catalogue.

He is singing our hopes and exactly how we felt...we thought we could change the world. We cared so much about peace in the 70s....the Vietnam War took a real toll on our country..

I grew up hearing Cat Stevens playing in my brother's room next to mine as he played along on his guitar. That's what made me want to play guitar as well.

Love, love, love this one. Thank you gentlemen.

Aside from Stevens' original recording, a cover version of "Peace Train" was recorded by the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. The song originally appeared on the band's 1987 album, In My Tribe, but it failed to chart. After Stevens' comment which some interpreted as calling for the death of Salman Rushdie, 10,000 Maniacs lead singer Natalie Merchant had "Peace Train" removed from all future pressings of the album in the U.S. I have an original copy of the CD containing it that I bought when it was released.

Thanks, guys, I had forgotten how beautiful this song is!

Great voice. Great message.

It seems I hear more depth and get more meaning every time I hear "Peace Train." And I remember when it first hit the radio stations! Cat Stevens is.....a national treasure. There's no way around it. His music always lifts my soul.

If anyone has a gift from God. This guy does!

I love how you guys break songs down. So many songs that I’ve heard for years (decades?) you guys give me perspective that I never thought about. Thanks for showing this old dog some new ideas.

Brilliant Live. Finished with Morning has Broken - Bitter Blue - Peace Train. Excellent

So sublime. I love how it changes at the end.

I found the Catch Bull at Four album in the late 70’s. Freezing Steel ( like Peace train)and The Boy with the Star and Moon on his Head mellow tune. Are really moving songs.

So sophisticated rhythmically, layered unexpected additions and variations of staccato and nonlinear yet weaving an astonishing whole. NOT a simple folk song. And as you said: genuine and heartfelt, youthful optimism (peace if you want it)😉 you can see how this would capture a generation of young people.

Ten years old when this was released, and I’ve never tired of hearing it. A touchstone song of the peace movement.