Peace Train
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| “Peace Train” | ||
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| Single by Cat Stevens from the album Teaser and the Firecat |
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| B-side | "Tuesday's Dead" "Where Do the Children Play?" (USA) |
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| Released | September 1971 (USA) | |
| Length | 4:04 | |
| Label | Island Records A&M Records (USA) |
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| Writer(s) | Cat Stevens | |
| Producer | Paul Samwell-Smith | |
"Peace Train" is Track 10 on Cat Stevens' album Teaser and the Firecat. The song climbed to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the week of October 9, 1971. It is also featured on The Very Best of Cat Stevens.
Along with John Lennon's "Give Peace A Chance", Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" and Dire Straits' "Brothers in Arms", it is reputedly one of the most famous war-protest songs in history.
Cat Stevens later converted to Islam, changed his name to Yusuf Islam, and went into reclusion, but later made some public comments about the plight of children in the Iraq War. Stevens said "'Peace Train' is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again. As a member of humanity and as a Muslim, this is my contribution to the call for a peaceful solution." He re-recorded the song for War Child in 2003. The song has also been covered by Tony Meléndez and 10,000 Maniacs in 1987, Dolly Parton in 1996, and Jann Arden in 2007.
Stevens performed the song live at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony when Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh received the award.
The song also appeared in the movie 2000 film Remember the Titans. In this case, the song advocated peace between different races and ending racial discrimination rather than war protest.
The author deems "Peace Train" still acceptable because of its positive moral. [1]
The song also appeared in We Are Marshall.
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