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What kind of power?
What kind of demon is this?
Who kicks me out in shame
With every word he saysWhat kind of majik of majiks?What kind of war is this?
That I can't fight no more
That leaves me weaponless
And nails me to the floorWhat kind of power, of powers?What kind of man
Can make me turn and see?
The way I really am
Oh tell me who, oh who?Where have my brothers gone?
Why I don't see them about?
They're all around him now
And keeping me outWhat kind of madness, of, of madness?"Go on and let him in, he's only asking for
A simple job to do and nothing more", they said
But looking back I see this stranger had the key
To any door he wished, with his eyes I sayWhat kind of majiks, of majiks?What kind of man
Can make me turn and see?
The way I really am

Oh tell me who, oh who?"Go on and let him in, he's only asking for
A simple job to do and nothing more", they said
"Go on and let him in", yeah, yeah"Go on and let him in, he's only asking for
A simple job to do and nothing more"
But looking back I see this stranger had the key
To any door

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Cat Stevens (born Steven Demetre Georgiou in London, England on 21st July 1948, and now named Yusuf Islam) is best known for his work as a popular British folk rock musician, although born and raised by a Cypriot father and a Swedish mother. At the outset of his musical career, Georgiou adopted the stage name "Cat Stevens", under which name he sold forty million albums, mostly in the 1960s and 1970s.

Stevens became a convert to Islam in 1978 after a near-death experience. He adopted the name Yusuf Islam and became an outspoken advocate for the religion. Following his conversion, Yusuf abandoned his previous career as a pop star, with which he had always been uncomfortable. Song and the use of musical instruments is an area of debate in Islamic jurisprudence (law) and is the primary factor Cat Stevens retreated from the pop spotlight. At one point he wrote to the record companies asking that his music no longer be distributed, but his request was denied. Following Ayatollah Khomeini's February 14, 1989 death fatwa against author Salman Rushdie, he made statements that were interpreted as endorsing the killing of Rushdie. On February 21, 1989, Yusuf Islam addressed students at Kingston University in London about his conversion to Islam and was asked about the controversy in the Muslim world and the fatwa calling for Salman Rushdie's execution. He replied, "He must be killed. The Qur'an makes it clear - if someone defames the prophet, then he must die."

He released a series of low-profile spoken word albums throughout the next few decades, but only truly returned to the pop arena in 2005 with the new song "Indian Ocean", as well as a number of notable benefit performances. In November 2006, he released his first pop album in 28 years, entitled "An Other Cup", filled with music quite reminscent of his 1970s sounds, though with a more obvious spirituality.

He released a new album in 2009 called 'Roadsinger' and features Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Gunnar Nelson and Terry Sylvester among others. It is a return to his well loved 'Cat Stevens' sound.

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