What Do Jesus and Islam Have In Common? Cat & This Song...

Cat Steven's/Islam Yusuf's religious heritage reads like a bodice ripper: Father - Greek Orthodox; Mother - Swedish Lutheran ; School - Catholic ; Hippie Phase - Buddhism; Born-Again - Muslim.  I'll always think of him as a Buddhist... and as an extremely sexy Jesus look-alike who probably was a really good kisser.

Before his most recent conversion to Islam, Cat wrote this song as Jesus - and dedicated it to girls like me who left Jesus for the Wild World - or so I like to imagine.  The way He tosses His curly locks out of the way throughout the song - I can't remember why I left Him.


(Not the best YouTube recording - but the Hottest - which is our primary concern around here.)
Cat was one of the singer-songwriters who wrote my belated hippie secular-esque soundtrack during college. None of the others who made it onto my mixed tapes will probably ever make it onto this blog - so enjoy. And sing along. Or not.  He's come out recently as a homophobe - so I wonder what my chances would have been for making out on a couch with him in the first place.

His recent silliness is not going to stop me from counting "Harold & Maud" as my all time favorite movie... Or from admitting that yes - it made me very confused that I was attracted to old album cover photos of a guy who looked like Jesus... again.

Thanks - S.A. :) - if you see this - I really, really mean it!  Really!

And Thanks last.fm - for an amazing Cat Gallery!

PS - I am very aware of how God's Ordained Politicians are making life miserable and entertaining - hence the need for a little zenning out...