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"Trouble" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter and musician, Cat Stevens, during a period from 1969 to 1970. Stevens was recovering during what amounted to nearly a year of convalescence, after being diagnosed with a collapsed lung and tuberculosis. He spent three months in King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, England, transferring afterward to another nine months of bedrest at home.〔 O'Driscoll, Michelle. ''Disc Magazine'' interview ("Tea with the Tillerman" )〕 Stevens, who was near death at the time he was admitted in the hospital, used the time he was recuperating for contemplation, and wrote dozens of songs, including "Trouble", many of which were recorded much later.〔 Phillips, Mark. Originally aired on 3 December 2006 (''CBS Sunday Morning'', Yusuf Islam Reflects on His Return; Artist Once Known as Cat Stevens Talks About New Album ). Retrieved 12 August 2007〕 When he was hospitalized, Stevens was often alone in a very spare and plain room. He was told that at the time he was admitted, he had perhaps only a few weeks of life left in him. The effect on the 19-year-old pop star was pronounced. He said, "To go from the show business environment and find you are in hospital, getting injections day in and day out, and people around you are dying, it certainly changes your perspective. I got down to thinking about myself. It seemed almost as if I had my eyes shut."〔 Islam, Yusuf (Yusuf Islam: Biography )〕 The song itself shows Stevens switching from heavily orchestrated pop music to a folk-rock emphasis. While recovering, Stevens donated his spare time, and some of his newer, more introspective songs for Colin Higgins and Hal Ashby's 1970 film soundtrack of ''Harold and Maude''. Most of the tunes used for the movie appear on Stevens's next albums, ''Mona Bone Jakon'' and ''Tea for the Tillerman'', with the exception of two songs which were not released until the release of the album ''Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits Vol. 2'' in 1984, "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" and "Don't Be Shy". In ''Harold and Maude'' the song "Trouble" is used in the scene of Maude's impending death, with her devoted young lover heartbroken over the turn of events. ==Appearances in the media== * The Cat Stevens recording was used in the 1971 film ''Harold and Maude'', starring Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon. * The song was also used in the 2006 film ''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'', starring Robert Downey, Jr., Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson, and Shia LaBeouf. It is based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by Dito Montiel, in which he described growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. * The song was featured on an episode of ''ER''. The song has been featured on the soundtrack of the pilot for the television show ''Alias'', and in an episode of ''Everwood''. * The song was used in the 2008 documentary ''American Teen'', directed by Nanette Burstein. * The song was used in the 2011 independent film ''Bringing Up Bobby'', directed by Famke Janssen. * The song, performed by The Holmes Brothers, was used on the soundtrack of the TV series ''Crossing Jordan'', and is included on the recording ''Music From the NBC Television Series Crossing Jordan'', 2003. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trouble (Cat Stevens song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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