It's true that there isn't much different sound-wise. It feels like his catalog is one big song that slowly changes themes. (No offense whatsoever because I like it)Skippy wrote:Like minnick27 said, Al seems to know the difference and he called it a Cat Stevens style parody, so I've been looking there. That said, there isn't a whole lot of difference, sound-wise.AccordionChick wrote:I've been wondering is Jackson Park Express more based upon the work of Cat Stevens or the now, Yusuf Islam?
So far, I've found that the beginning of "But I Might Die Tonight" sounds like the beginning of JPX. There isn't a whole lot of musical variety in Stevens' songs, so it kind of just sounds like everything. My quest right now is to find a song with the "Uh! Mama!" lyric or something similar. That seems like such an odd choice in JPX that I'm convinced it's based on something in particular from Stevens.I've listened to the biggest hits of course but I've been wondering what songs influenced this piece in particular.
I've noticed besides "But I Might Die Tonight", "The Wind" & "Moonshadow" sound a lot like the beginning too :p "Hard Headed Woman" definitely has the strings parts. the "Uh! Mama!" part is definitely harder to find. It's my favorite part of the song too...