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🛸Angel Rojas, a 21 year old student at the Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind, shares why “Longer Boats” by Yusuf / Cat Stevens hold a special place in his heart. From Puerto Vallarta to Tucson, Angel’s story reminds us of music’s power to connect, inspire, and endure. Sing along if you wanna sing out!
Transcript:
0:08: This is Bonus Tracks from KXCI Tucson.
0:12: Hi, I’m Angel Rojas.
0:14: I’m 21 years old and I had a birthday on Monday, September 9th.
0:18: I was born in Puerto Vallarta in the year of 2003.
0:22: I’m visually impaired and hard of hearing in one ear.
0:26: I go to the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
0:30: My favorite song is Longer Boats by Cat Stevens.
0:32: In 2016, Mister Vickers played it for me on his guitar.
0:44: I loved it right away because there’s a studio version and a live version and the studio version, the voices start right at the beginning.
0:58: And the live version, there’s a guitar intro.
1:10: It’s called Longer boats, and it’s about spaceships.
1:21: I like both versions.
1:23: I sing along and I can also play on piano.
1:26: Longer Boats was written by Cat Stevens in 1970s.
1:34: I like the key it’s in, which is in the key of G.
1:59: The chorus goes like this:
2:02: Longer boats are coming to win us.
2:05: They’re coming to win us, they’re coming to win us.
2:08: Longer boats are coming to win us.
2:12: Hold on to the shore.
2:15: Oh, they’ll be taking the key from the door.
2:41: Thanks everyone for listening.
2:43: I’m Angel Torres.
2:44: Have a great day, everybody.
2:47: You’ve been listening to Bonus Tracks from KXCI Tucson.
2:51: For more information and episodes, visit KXCI.org.
0:12: Hi, I’m Angel Rojas.
0:14: I’m 21 years old and I had a birthday on Monday, September 9th.
0:18: I was born in Puerto Vallarta in the year of 2003.
0:22: I’m visually impaired and hard of hearing in one ear.
0:26: I go to the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
0:30: My favorite song is Longer Boats by Cat Stevens.
0:32: In 2016, Mister Vickers played it for me on his guitar.
0:44: I loved it right away because there’s a studio version and a live version and the studio version, the voices start right at the beginning.
0:58: And the live version, there’s a guitar intro.
1:10: It’s called Longer boats, and it’s about spaceships.
1:21: I like both versions.
1:23: I sing along and I can also play on piano.
1:26: Longer Boats was written by Cat Stevens in 1970s.
1:34: I like the key it’s in, which is in the key of G.
1:59: The chorus goes like this:
2:02: Longer boats are coming to win us.
2:05: They’re coming to win us, they’re coming to win us.
2:08: Longer boats are coming to win us.
2:12: Hold on to the shore.
2:15: Oh, they’ll be taking the key from the door.
2:41: Thanks everyone for listening.
2:43: I’m Angel Torres.
2:44: Have a great day, everybody.
2:47: You’ve been listening to Bonus Tracks from KXCI Tucson.
2:51: For more information and episodes, visit KXCI.org.
