Longer Boats
Cat Stevens * Track #7 On Tea for the Tillerman
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Longer Boats by Cat Stevens
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Cat StevensAbout
While the song has an idyllic, pastoral sound, and lyrics and harmonies that evoke something a group of homesick oarsmen might sing while rowing, Stevens originally claimed that “Longer Boats” about an encounter he had with an alien spaceship.
In a 1973 interview with Star magazine, he shared that...
Longer Boats Lyrics
Longer boats are coming to win us
They're coming to win us
They're coming to win us
Longer boats are coming to win us
Hold on to the shore
They'll be taking the key from the door
Longer boats are coming to win us
They're coming to win us
They're coming to win us
Longer boats are coming to win us
Hold on to the shore
They'll be taking the key from the door
I don't want no God on my lawn
Just a flower I can help along
'Cause the soul of nobody knows
How a flower grows
Oh, how a flower grows
Longer boats are coming to win us
They're coming to win us
They're coming to win us
Longer boats are coming to win us
Hold on to the shore
They'll be taking the key from the door
Mary dropped her pants by the sand
And let a parson come and take her hand
But the soul of nobody knows
Where the parson goes
Where does the parson go?
Longer boats are coming to win us
They're coming to win us
They're coming to win us
Longer boats are coming to win us
Hold on to the shore
They'll be taking the key from the door
Longer Boats Q&A
Who wrote Longer Boats's ?
Longer Boats was written by Cat Stevens.
Who produced Longer Boats's ?
Longer Boats was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith.
When did Cat Stevens release Longer Boats?
Cat Stevens released Longer Boats on Mon Nov 23 1970.
What did Cat Stevens say about "Longer Boats"?
Stevens personally debunked rumors (he’d started) about “Longer Boats” being inspired by an alien encounter he’d experienced:
In the late 60’s, due to the successful landing of a man on the moon (which happened coincidentally on my 21st birthday) there was a lot of talk and speculation about UFOs.
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