I was raised in Babylon
Our priests taught us how to worship the sun
Wo! Where did we go wrong?
They used to call us civilised - but those days are gone
I came to guard the Pharaoh
Bring him wine and women
Oh Lord! Where is he now?
We used call him the highest - till the wave took him down
I was born in the Holy Land
They told me it was by God's command
Wo! Where are the others from?
I thought that we were the chosen - I must've been wrong
I loved to march with the Sultan
And his diamond turban
Oh Lord! Then the world took hold
Let go of the rope of God - for a handful of gold
I used to serve the Empire
On which the sun set, never
Oh! Now times have turned
We thought our white skins would save us - then we got burned
The lyrics I WAS RAISED IN BABYLON of YUSUF ISLAM is also present in the album Tell 'em i'm gone (2014)
Steven Demetre Georgiou, noto al mondo come Cat Stevens e successivamente Yusuf Islam, è un cantautore britannico nato a Londra nel 1948. Iniziò la sua carriera musicale negli anni '60 con un sound folk-rock che lo portò al successo internazionale. I suoi album "Tea for the Tillerman" (1970) e "Catch Bull at Four" (1972) sono considerati capolavori del genere, caratterizzati da testi poetici e melodie memorabili. Nel 1977, abbracciò l'Islam e cambiò il suo nome in Yusuf Islam, dedicandosi alla musica religiosa e all'attività filantropica. Negli anni '80 e '90 ha continuato a pubblicare album di musica islamica, ma nel 2006 ha ripreso la sua carriera musicale con un nuovo album, "An Other Cup", che ha riscosso successo internazionale. Tra i suoi brani più famosi ricordiamo "Wild World", "Father and Son" e "Peace Train".
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