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Old 04-30-2003, 12:38 AM
captainQwark captainQwark is offline
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longer boats

can someone explain to me the meaning of the Cat stevens song "longer boats"?
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Old 04-30-2003, 12:50 AM
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I've never heard the song before, but I found the lyrics (hopefully those are correct) so that others who haven't heard the song either can read them and make some attempts at interpretation. Personally, I don't really know. Just make it mean something for yourself, I guess.
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Old 04-30-2003, 07:40 AM
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Looks like someone just got a Cat Stevens CD.

IIRC, Stevens said it had something to do with UFOs. Looking at the lyrics, that seems to fit with the final verse.
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