the song was written at a time when Cat was searching for a new faith , he stumbled into islam , and this song is a early sign of his eventual conversion to the religion , ( facing east and giving praise to Allah
According to a Catholic hymnal it is a traditional hymn. I love the song in its universal love of the world and I love Cat's version of it. One of my favorite songs by him.
Funny I looked up "Morning has broken reaction" and wouldn't you know you did it just today.This one is special,it's a moment of divinity.The poetry,the contrast of shades and *colors* of those piano chords and of course - the meaning.Thanks for hittin this one.It's timeless.
Thanks. All these years I never knew that. And I'm a big fan of both both. I used to have Wakeman's Six Wives of Henry VIII. Who do you think is more accomplished, Rick or Keith Emerson?
"Morning Has Broken" is a hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, "Bunessan".
This was playing in the house when my 3 year old daughter was found in her bedroom sobbing her heart out, almost inconsolable. I rushed to pick her up and asked what the matter was and in between catching her breath and tears she said in the sweetest voice; "Morning has broken". I love her to bits, she's now 20 and I remember it as clear as yesterday.
Hymn = very old music performed in church for praise and worship -. I'm thinking now these are only found in churches for old white people!.... Same purpose as gospel, but not as much soul to it. Not nearly as fun, - nobody dances or taps their feet or claps their hands to a hymn...and yes, you said it perfectly.
@@sergebrunet4218 Rick plays on David Bowie's hit singles 'Space oddity' and 'Life on Mars'. Also plays the mini-moog synth on Black Sabbath's 'Sabbra cadabra'.
Wow, thanks for the info; I've been a fanatical fan of both artist for 45 years but; I didn't know that Wakeman did the keys...:)...Makes me love Yusuf even more...:)
Was it a unitarian/universalist church? That's what it was for me. I loved Cat Stevens before I attended my first service. Will never forget looking at the program ignoring the music, then realized I knew the words. Wha!?! Cat Stevens in church, sold! 😜
This song and others from his album "Teaser and the Firecat" bring back childhood memories for me. My parents turned up the volume playing that record (vinyl) from our house. "Moonshadow" also touches the happy nostalgia button for me.
My first girlfriend and I used to listen to this album over and over at night staring at the stars. That and Rod Stewart. Such nice times. This was in 86 so we were catching a decade that had more feeling.
Thank you for playing Cat. For a time he rejected music in the name of a rigid Islam as well rejected his former self. But, he did do a lot of charitable works. He seems in recent years to have allowed himself to integrate his past and present and is calling himself Yusef/Cat Stevens and is recording and performing again. Obviously a seeker.
@@danielschaeffer1294 he has admitted that was a mistake. I love Rushdie, a brilliant writer. I am always surprised when intelligent people get swallowed by the religious fervour of extremes. Unfortunately two longtime 30 year friends have done just that recently and I have had to cut ties with them. Maybe someday they will ‘come out of it’ too.
@@ddiamondr1 True, but at least as far as I know, only up to a point. There was a good-sized article on Stevens in “Rolling Stone” when he was making a comeback some years ago, that touched on this. He spent a number of years denying his statements, then saying he was making a joke, that he was misunderstood, that he wishes people would forget about it, that it was a mistake, and the like. But he’s never quite admitted that what he said was MORALLY wrong, let alone apologized to Rushdie. He’s not likely to, because Islam has a PR problem: there’s a death penalty for apostasy and blasphemy built into Muslim law which no moderate Muslim wants to admit exists, for obvious reasons.
@@danielschaeffer1294 that is also true. An apology. A statement saying it was wrong would be a great step forward. But he could end up with a Fatwa on himself. Most moderate Muslims do ignore many egregious parts of the Quran as modern Christians ignore large swaths of the Bible. ‘Rule of thumb” for example, the size of the stick allowed for beating your wife.
We used to sing this in morning assembly in school ,back when singing hymns and saying prayers were allowed in schools. That really should be brought back. I love " morning has broken" . ; a peaceful, celebration of God's work in nature. And Cat/ Jusuf/Joseph 's voice is exquisite. As is the piano p!aying.
Oh so freaking beautiful. Cat was one of the quintessential singer songwriters of the 70s. Please also do Father and Son, Sitting, Wild World, Peace Train, Sad Lisa, so many others. You will them all J.
Oh man....cat Stevens was so good...had all his albums and got to see him in concert in Tucson AZ. In 1976...one of his last before converting to Islam ❤❤
My family had all his albums, and I really liked the guy - until he called on numerous occasions for the assassination of Salman Rushdie, for which he’s never apologized. He’s a hypocrite and a coward.
@@patsalas5452 Every time I hear his stuff, in a supermarket, for example, I don’t know whether to feel pity or contempt. I don’t think it matters much, though. What DOES matter is Islam’s apostasy law, which has killed, imprisoned or terrorized scores of dissenters over the last few years. Since Cat doesn’t have the courage to see the importance of this matter, I’ve written him off. He’s so,self-absorbed he’s hopeless.
Great song. Enjoy it in perspective. Cat Stevens is dead. What is left is a shell…a brainwashed buffoon. You gotta wonder how such a low-IQ religion could steal away such a gifted musician. I called his place once. I was told, by a depressed woman, “The master is not in.” Good grief, you’re not much a master of anything, if you chose Muhammad over Jesus >
Good god THAT VOICE!!! Just unbelievable talent, grace, kindness, generosity. He was just 24 when this was released -the year I saw him live in Miami. His fans, the world, was HEARTBROKEN when he stopped making music, we felt we’d lost our most beloved brother and teacher. I don’t criticise, he had to do what he needed, and we’re all glad he’s happy and has had a long healthy life full of love. Thank you Yusuf for sharing your talents and your love with us.
Very great song of Living Life and appreciating the beauty of it through Nature. Cat Stevens always put out beautiful music with a lot of wisdom behind it.
Funny story Rick Wakeman tells at his concerts: he played piano as a session musician on this but never got paid. When Cat went on tour after the album's release, nobody could figure out the piano arrangement. Cat's manager called Rick and asked if he could send the arrangement over to them. Rick's reply: "No problem, as soon as I get paid for that session, I'll send it to you." Needless to say, they never got the arrangement. If Rick ever plays in your area, I highly recommend going to see him. Half the concert he plays music and the other half he tells the most hilarious stories. This one is IMO his best: ruclips.net/video/yxoTiXx3w2U/видео.html
When I saw Rick, he told a slightly different version. He said he couldn`t send the arrangement because he doesn`t write his music down. He just plays, and does it all from memory...and talent. And in the end, he finally has been paid and credited many years later for this piece with Cat Stevens.
Hey Jamel! Let's get right to it--for Cat Stevens/Yusuf: "Moonshadow", "Oh, Very Young", "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out", "Music", "Father and Son", "Bitterblue", "Jesus". All great songs to check out by Yusuf/Cat. I know you couldn't get to them all, but I can hope. 😄 ☮ out! ✌🏼
Thank you so so much for reacting to this incredible song. Yes a hymn for church (ur saying it right like him) written by a British lady in the 30s. He does such a beauty full job with this one. Please keep going with Cat. Again, thank you Jamel. Loved ur reaction. FATHER AND SON MOONSHADOW OH VERY YOUNG
This was happening during Cat’s spiritual awakening. He became immersed in religion & converted to Islam. His name is Yusuf Islam & he just started performing his songs again occasionally
@@sillysausage4549 I met him in the big central mosque in London back in the late 80's. I was an enthousiastic evangelical christian at the time and he was the speaker that day in the mosque. It was a somewhat confrontational event you might say! He was doing muslim apologetics and I was doing christian apologetics. I still think he was a great songwriter and performer though and I left christianity for atheism a long time ago. Haven't regretted it :)
thank you, thank you Jamal. Today needed to start off like this. Peaceful and beautiful. I love Cat Stevens/Yusef something or other. I've been requesting him for a while. I didn't think anyone would ever react to him! Today is a good day to hear this gentle music.
The era of the singer songwriter was extremely special with those like cat Stevens, Jim Croce, carol king, James Taylor, Carly Simon just very great lyrics with the simplicity of the musical melody and accompaniment.
Jamel, you need to look up the English poetess, Eleanor Farjeon, who wrote this hymn in 1931 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Farjeon ). It is remembered by many of the faithful singing it on a Sunday before Cat Stevens/Yusuf arranged it for his album 'Teaser and the Firecat'. It is very uplifting.
Tears never fail to come when I hear this. Perfect rendition. Roberta Flack's " The first time ever I saw your face" is another. The gifts the LORD gives...
I remember a young teacher that taught my class when I was maybe 6 or 7 that brought this in to play for us. We all loved it. I wonder, what ever became of this teacher? It would have been 1969 or 1970 in Lansing, MI.
Yea, listening to his voice will flow into you and you can't help but feel peaceful and love. We all need some of that sense of calm. And you pronounced hymn correct❤
Thank you for playing Cat/Yusuf, especially today. I think I have bought his albums at least 6 or more times during the yrs. Now it is on my Spotify. Wonderful Man. Never put out a bad song. You should just play Tea for the Tillerman, the whole album, great.
I remember this on the radio the same time as Chicago's "Color My World" and everybody was plunking the piano trying to play them. Beautiful. We sang this at church too.
I owned an album of Cat's/Yusef's greatest hits during my teenage years back in the 70s. I had never heard of him before and don't even remember where I got the album, but I was immersed with this greatness all at the same time. Needless to say, I fell completely in love with it, and played it constantly. My mom, being used to yelling "turn down that music!" surprised me with "what was that song?" I told her and she got me to play it for her, a very unusual request. She absolutely loved this song (as of course, did I). My mom passed 6 years ago and there are several things that instantly remind me of her. I cannot hear Morning Has Broken without thinking of her tears welling. Absolutely beautiful and poignant. Thanks for the reaction. ;)
I had forgotten about this song. I was in 5th or 6th grade when this came out. We used to have a music hour once a week and this was a song that we were taught to sing and play on the harpsichord.
This was one of my favorite pieces of music 🎶 to play on my guitar 🎸 and piano 🎹 when I was young. Not as easy as it sounds but, beautiful to play. I could spend hours alone just trying to perfect it and record on my little cassette player. Never had the equipment to overlay the 2 and lost the tapes growing up. Sure wish I had them to see how bad I was! LOLOL 😸
I’m so emotional watching this. My mother is in hospital, she has Alzheimer’s and fell, fracturing three ribs and part of her thoracic spine, and they’ve found a lesion on her bowel. I’m her Carer, it’s just her and me in this world, I’ve never lived alone and l feel both powerless and helpless. And l can’t see her because Melbourne is in lockdown with covid. I used to sing this song every day in the school choir, I was lead soprano many lifetimes ago. Mum loves it so much. It’s one of her favourite songs. I’m going to take this as a sign from God, that things will work out. Thank you Jamel. Bless you.
i ve loved a lot of singers and bands as favorites, but it was always cat stevens as the answer to who is your favorite singer...and i still say it :) and you finally found him lol
This hymn is in our hymnal at church and we sing it a couple of times a year. To sing this on a Sunday morning with the sunlight coming through the stained glass windows- beautiful and worshipful.
This song is one of my very favorite songs that Cat sings. So beautiful! My favorite song by his is "Moonshadow". Hope you will react to that song some day. Or, have you already done that and I missed it? ha! ;-) Thank you, Brother Jamel! Thank for these Cat Stevens songs of love, peace, and hope. We need this music in our lives right now. Our hearts are heavy with fear and sadness at what is happening in our beloved Nation. We need much love, peace, hope, and many prayers. Bless you, Jamel. Peace to all!
My father was the Minister of Music at Sharon Baptist Church in Charlotte North Carolina. We had a gifted French horn player and adapted this for the Sunrise Service. As the sun rose over the Crosses...magnificent.
Cat Stevens was on heavy rotation for my young years. I am 67. We also raised our children listening and now my grandchildren listen too! There are so many songs to love and wonderful messages. I ended up with Mona Bone Jankon as my favorate.
I discovered a couple of years ago that the song with him when we were singing it in church. I love the song since the 70s this is my favorite Cat Stevens song and I always thought it had a very spiritual feel to it even not knowing it was a him. I just thought it was beautiful ever since I was a child I love the imagery of it and just it's just sees your soul it's beautiful
This song is perfect for centering yourself and a reminder to be still and experience the beauty of the Divine Creation. We sang this is school choir right after Cat made a hit of it and it was always a joy to sing. I love the piano in this.
Eleanor Farjeon's most widely published work is the hymn "Morning has Broken", written in 1931 to an old Gaelic tune associated with the Scottish village Bunessan, which in 1971 became an international hit when performed by Cat Stevens
Fun little known fact, when he was recording hired for 25 pounds the piano player he heard on the next recording room.... It was Rick Wakeman,, the keyboard player from Yes..
I was visiting a home in Iran near the Caspian Sea. In the morning the morning prayer was delivered (broadcast? ) from the local mosque. There was no other ambient noise. After this was finished the song Morning Has Broken came into my head. It was about as close to magical as I have ever been.
A beautiful composition, performed by a great melodist of the 1970's. "Father and Son", "Where Do THE Children Play", MoonShadow", "Peace-Train", 'Oh Very Young", "Wild World", "Sitting", etc.... these are beautiful tunes, harkening back to a more innocent time and my youth. Rick Wakeman performed piano on "Morning Has Broken", and his immense talent that would go on to propel the Progressive Rock group Yes was evident.
First remember this song as a young kid in the 70's, great memories!!!!!!🤗✌️Cat Stevens, one of the best!!!!! Always enjoy the music of those great singer song writers of yesteryear's!!!!! Keep bringing them on!!!!! Thank God for Utube!!!!!
i fondly remember my primary school years filled with us singing cat stevens songs. his don is a musician and is the spitttimage of his father. they sing his song ‘father and son’ together in a video, and it looks like he’s singing to himself through time.
grew up on t his stuff, blessed, he turned over everything and moved to india, if i recall...he came back years later..... Lord blessed him with a good voice.....
Every time I hear this beautiful track, it brings back treasured childhood memories of long, lazy summer days, back in the early 1970's. Fun Fact; Cat/Yusuf Stevens was born in London, UK - but received his primary school education in Sweden, before returning back to England.
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the song was written at a time when Cat was searching for a new faith , he stumbled into islam , and this song is a early sign of his eventual conversion to the religion , ( facing east and giving praise to Allah
According to a Catholic hymnal it is a traditional hymn. I love the song in its universal love of the world and I love Cat's version of it. One of my favorite songs by him.
Funny I looked up "Morning has broken reaction" and wouldn't you know you did it just today.This one is special,it's a moment of divinity.The poetry,the contrast of shades and *colors* of those piano chords and of course - the meaning.Thanks for hittin this one.It's timeless.
The piano player on this track is Rick Wakeman of Yes!!
That's awesome.
I never knew that all of these years. I've always loved Rick Wakeman.
Wakeman is great!
Seriously? What a lovely and restrained performance by the usually dramatic Rick.
Thanks. All these years I never knew that. And I'm a big fan of both both. I used to have Wakeman's Six Wives of Henry VIII. Who do you think is more accomplished, Rick or Keith Emerson?
"Morning Has Broken" is a hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, "Bunessan".
Right you are!
We sing it at my church.
Gaelic is Irish... not Scottish
He became a Muslim.
@@rinkle396 actually it is Scottish. However, Irish “Gaelic” is in the same Celtic language family.
This was playing in the house when my 3 year old daughter was found in her bedroom sobbing her heart out, almost inconsolable. I rushed to pick her up and asked what the matter was and in between catching her breath and tears she said in the sweetest voice; "Morning has broken". I love her to bits, she's now 20 and I remember it as clear as yesterday.
This is the most heartwarming story. Brings a tear to me as well!
Must be an old soul.
Oh that is heart warming. Thanks for sharing!
I never knew this song was an ole Scottish song. It’s always been a favorite of mine that The Cat . 💕
Hymn = very old music performed in church for praise and worship -. I'm thinking now these are only found in churches for old white people!.... Same purpose as gospel, but not as much soul to it. Not nearly as fun, - nobody dances or taps their feet or claps their hands to a hymn...and yes, you said it perfectly.
That’s a beautiful song. Can’t go wrong listening to Cat
One of Wakeman's mostly fluid piano deliveries, months before he joined Yes.
Well i like Rick s works he s very good in YES ! and i didn t know he was the one on the piano ??wow thanks !
@@sergebrunet4218 Rick plays on David Bowie's hit singles 'Space oddity' and 'Life on Mars'. Also plays the mini-moog synth on Black Sabbath's 'Sabbra cadabra'.
I never knew this was Wakeman on piano. I thought I knew everything about ever Cat song!
Wow, thanks for the info; I've been a fanatical fan of both artist for 45 years but; I didn't know that Wakeman did the keys...:)...Makes me love Yusuf even more...:)
Great reference 👌
This is a hymn we sang at school and in church, my all time favourite.
I had totally forgotten, but I remember singing this song in music class when I was a kid, probably around 79 or 80
Quinny?
Was it a unitarian/universalist church? That's what it was for me. I loved Cat Stevens before I attended my first service. Will never forget looking at the program ignoring the music, then realized I knew the words. Wha!?! Cat Stevens in church, sold! 😜
That’s funny since Cat Stevens is now known as Yusuf since he converted to Islam.
Yup, this was a staple song I had to sing in school, back in the day. Hated it then...... love it now.
What a perfect way to start a Saturday: Morning has Broken with coffee, Cat Stevens, and Jamel. Perfect 👍
The melody is called Bunessan and is based on an old Scottish folk tune.
33 likes….. repeating numbers everywhere…I am visiting Scotland asap
@@TheSchuyler75 you can’t go wrong visiting Scotland. It’s Heavenly.
@@TheSchuyler75 it's 88 now as i just read your comment lol
No wonder I’ve always loved this! Scottish ancestry, here.
This song and others from his album "Teaser and the Firecat" bring back childhood memories for me. My parents turned up the volume playing that record (vinyl) from our house. "Moonshadow" also touches the happy nostalgia button for me.
My 7 y/o granddaughter asks me to "play that Moonshadow song again'.
I had his Teaser and the Firecat album. All the words were inside so it made it easy to sing along until you memorized all the lyrics.
Love.Moonshadow.
My first girlfriend and I used to listen to this album over and over at night staring at the stars. That and Rod Stewart. Such nice times. This was in 86 so we were catching a decade that had more feeling.
Mine too, except it was my big sis.
Thank you for playing Cat. For a time he rejected music in the name of a rigid Islam as well rejected his former self. But, he did do a lot of charitable works. He seems in recent years to have allowed himself to integrate his past and present and is calling himself Yusef/Cat Stevens and is recording and performing again. Obviously a seeker.
He called on multiple occasions for the assassination of Rushdie, and he’s still running from that. He’s not a seeker. He’s a fraud.
@@danielschaeffer1294 he has admitted that was a mistake. I love Rushdie, a brilliant writer. I am always surprised when intelligent people get swallowed by the religious fervour of extremes.
Unfortunately two longtime 30 year friends have done just that recently and I have had to cut ties with them.
Maybe someday they will ‘come out of it’ too.
@@ddiamondr1 True, but at least as far as I know, only up to a point. There was a good-sized article on Stevens in “Rolling Stone” when he was making a comeback some years ago, that touched on this. He spent a number of years denying his statements, then saying he was making a joke, that he was misunderstood, that he wishes people would forget about it, that it was a mistake, and the like. But he’s never quite admitted that what he said was MORALLY wrong, let alone apologized to Rushdie. He’s not likely to, because Islam has a PR problem: there’s a death penalty for apostasy and blasphemy built into Muslim law which no moderate Muslim wants to admit exists, for obvious reasons.
@@danielschaeffer1294 that is also true. An apology. A statement saying it was wrong would be a great step forward. But he could end up with a Fatwa on himself.
Most moderate Muslims do ignore many egregious parts of the Quran as modern Christians ignore large swaths of the Bible. ‘Rule of thumb” for example, the size of the stick allowed for beating your wife.
@@ddiamondr1 "Rule of Thumb" Is not in the Bible. That is taken from English Common Law.
We used to sing this in morning assembly in school ,back when singing hymns and saying prayers were allowed in schools. That really should be brought back. I love " morning has broken" . ; a peaceful, celebration of God's work in nature. And Cat/ Jusuf/Joseph 's voice is exquisite. As is the piano p!aying.
Yes, I definitely remember from school assembly, Church of England UK 🇬🇧
which religion's prayers? Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Judaism, Hindu, etc. All are equal...
@@davidburgess3882 Therein lies the issue. Hence the necessity for a separation of church and state.
Mr Rick Wakeman on piano
NOPE! Separation of Church and State is paramount!
Lady D'Arbanville is my favorite song by Cat Stevens.
Me too, especially the choir
Mathew and Son is cool too
His girlfriend at the time was Patty D'Arbanville.
Where Do the Children Play is another of his great ones.
Love this song. Haven’t heard it in a long time. Why can’t we hear music like this on the radio anymore?
Yes! Another great one.
Oh so freaking beautiful. Cat was one of the quintessential singer songwriters of the 70s. Please also do Father and Son, Sitting, Wild World, Peace Train, Sad Lisa, so many others. You will them all J.
Father and son my clear favorite
Oh man....cat Stevens was so good...had all his albums and got to see him in concert in Tucson AZ. In 1976...one of his last before converting to Islam ❤❤
My family had all his albums, and I really liked the guy - until he called on numerous occasions for the assassination of Salman Rushdie, for which he’s never apologized. He’s a hypocrite and a coward.
@@danielschaeffer1294 I agree daniel..I was in my 20's when i loved his music...still love his voice but not the turn he took in his path..😥🇺🇸❤
@@patsalas5452 Every time I hear his stuff, in a supermarket, for example, I don’t know whether to feel pity or contempt. I don’t think it matters much, though. What DOES matter is Islam’s apostasy law, which has killed, imprisoned or terrorized scores of dissenters over the last few years. Since Cat doesn’t have the courage to see the importance of this matter, I’ve written him off. He’s so,self-absorbed he’s hopeless.
@@danielschaeffer1294 the 60's and 70's were a different time...🤷♀️😁
Great song. Enjoy it in perspective. Cat Stevens is dead. What is left is a shell…a brainwashed buffoon. You gotta wonder how such a low-IQ religion could steal away such a gifted musician. I called his place once. I was told, by a depressed woman, “The master is not in.”
Good grief, you’re not much a master of anything, if you chose Muhammad over Jesus >
Cat Stevens is a genius. His songs were HUGE in the 70s.
I was a kid when this came out.
I almost cried.
Beautiful song.
📻🙂
Welcome to my English childhood. Yusuf lslam (formally Cat Stevens)
Wrote great songs & now after 40yrs he’s back playing live. 👏🏻
It has always been one of my favorite Cat Stevens' song. We sing a song with this melody in church.
It's 4:10 AM here in Michigan...and I'm watching Jamal's videos...Way to keep great music ALIVE!
It's 9:25am in Michigan and I've been up close to 24 hours. Insomnia sucks. I knew I should have had that ice-cream at 4am. 🤣
@@Sharon-pb7so I thought I was the only one who didn't sleep, lol. I retired from DTE a while back, sleep has been ....."rare" ever since.
South Bend, IN here. 2 am. Born and raised in Michigan though! Roots in SW Michigan, and the U.P! Hi neighbor!
One of my and my grandmothers absolute favorite church hymns. I think they played this at her memorial service.
Good god THAT VOICE!!! Just unbelievable talent, grace, kindness, generosity. He was just 24 when this was released -the year I saw him live in Miami.
His fans, the world, was HEARTBROKEN when he stopped making music, we felt we’d lost our most beloved brother and teacher.
I don’t criticise, he had to do what he needed, and we’re all glad he’s happy and has had a long healthy life full of love.
Thank you Yusuf for sharing your talents and your love with us.
Very great song of Living Life and appreciating the beauty of it through Nature. Cat Stevens always put out beautiful music with a lot of wisdom behind it.
This beautiful song was a hymn written around 1906. The melody came from Scotland.
You’re not tripping! I hear the similarities too.
Teaser and the Firecat is superb from start to finish. lf l laugh and How Can I Tell You two more beautiful songs.
Two of my favorites from that album. 🎵👍👍👍👍🎵
Funny story Rick Wakeman tells at his concerts: he played piano as a session musician on this but never got paid. When Cat went on tour after the album's release, nobody could figure out the piano arrangement. Cat's manager called Rick and asked if he could send the arrangement over to them. Rick's reply: "No problem, as soon as I get paid for that session, I'll send it to you." Needless to say, they never got the arrangement. If Rick ever plays in your area, I highly recommend going to see him. Half the concert he plays music and the other half he tells the most hilarious stories. This one is IMO his best: ruclips.net/video/yxoTiXx3w2U/видео.html
When I saw Rick, he told a slightly different version. He said he couldn`t send the arrangement because he doesn`t write his music down. He just plays, and does it all from memory...and talent. And in the end, he finally has been paid and credited many years later for this piece with Cat Stevens.
@@jamesw.5855 ruclips.net/video/R7ZwQfK0jQw/видео.html
Hey Jamel! Let's get right to it--for Cat Stevens/Yusuf: "Moonshadow", "Oh, Very Young", "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out", "Music", "Father and Son", "Bitterblue", "Jesus". All great songs to check out by Yusuf/Cat. I know you couldn't get to them all, but I can hope. 😄 ☮ out! ✌🏼
Love 'Moonshadow' & 'Oh Very Young'!
Fun to see someone recommend the track ”Music”. One very good and underappreciated song.
I forgot about “If you want to sing out, sing out.” Great one!
Bitterblue!💙
Hell yeah. If you want to sing out, sing out. Yes indeed:)
Thank you so so much for reacting to this incredible song. Yes a hymn for church (ur saying it right like him) written by a British lady in the 30s. He does such a beauty full job with this one. Please keep going with Cat. Again, thank you Jamel. Loved ur reaction.
FATHER AND SON
MOONSHADOW
OH VERY YOUNG
This was happening during Cat’s spiritual awakening. He became immersed in religion & converted to Islam. His name is Yusuf Islam & he just started performing his songs again occasionally
Spiritual descent to madness you mean.
I believe he was nominally Muslim from birth, but wasn't actually involved in the religion until he broke down after his psychedelic period.
@@sillysausage4549 I met him in the big central mosque in London back in the late 80's. I was an enthousiastic evangelical christian at the time and he was the speaker that day in the mosque. It was a somewhat confrontational event you might say! He was doing muslim apologetics and I was doing christian apologetics. I still think he was a great songwriter and performer though and I left christianity for atheism a long time ago. Haven't regretted it :)
@@Dialetheist Cat didn't write this song. Are you a true athiest or rather agnostic?
thank you, thank you Jamal. Today needed to start off like this. Peaceful and beautiful. I love Cat Stevens/Yusef something or other. I've been requesting him for a while. I didn't think anyone would ever react to him! Today is a good day to hear this gentle music.
Beautiful! Captivates the soul. Such an uplifting song. Another of my favorites.
My 18 year old self wore out his albums..his voice is beautiful. Every teenaged girl had a huge crush on him!
The era of the singer songwriter was extremely special with those like cat Stevens, Jim Croce, carol king, James Taylor, Carly Simon just very great lyrics with the simplicity of the musical melody and accompaniment.
I used to sing that in the school choir, when I was in primary school in the early and mid 70s. It’s still my favourite. Very calm and soothing.
Jamel, you need to look up the English poetess, Eleanor Farjeon, who wrote this hymn in 1931 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Farjeon ). It is remembered by many of the faithful singing it on a Sunday before Cat Stevens/Yusuf arranged it for his album 'Teaser and the Firecat'. It is very uplifting.
Interesting! Thank you 🙂
It is based on a 16th century Scottish hymn.
@@margaretkinnaman8585 The air or music is definitely Scottish and has its origins from the town of Bunassen but the words are definitely Eleanors.
Such a calming peaceful voice...like others, I used to sing this hymn in school in the U.K.
My favorite song of all time.
Church Camp sing-a-longs... this was a favorite of everyone!
We used to sing this in church when I was a kid.
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My God Jamal, the 70s was such an outstanding decade for music. Stuff like this is nectar for the soul. Thank you for posting this.
Tears never fail to come when I hear this. Perfect rendition.
Roberta Flack's " The first time ever I saw your face" is another. The gifts the LORD gives...
Beautiful, I told you this was my favorite Cat Stevens song. I GEt lost in this song. Thank you Jamal. ~~~~~Sherry.
I feel like I could listen to this song forever. Thank you Jamal for hangin with Cat :)
One of my favorites I learned for a piano/voice recital. Still love it years later.
The MOST used hymn at weddings, funerals and anything. Cats version is just amazing...I can never get bored of it....
I remember a young teacher that taught my class when I was maybe 6 or 7 that brought this in to play for us. We all loved it. I wonder, what ever became of this teacher? It would have been 1969 or 1970 in Lansing, MI.
I knew you would like this one, first Cat Stevens song I remember hearing, not so long after it was released!
Yea, listening to his voice will flow into you and you can't help but feel peaceful and love. We all need some of that sense of calm. And you pronounced hymn correct❤
Years (& years) back I was in the folk group and we performed this at church often. Cat had some amazing songs.
Thank you for playing Cat/Yusuf, especially today. I think I have bought his albums at least 6 or more times during the yrs. Now it is on my Spotify.
Wonderful Man. Never put out a bad song. You should just play Tea for the Tillerman, the whole album, great.
Cat Stevens music for me was theraputic and soothing as well. He was a great influence in the 70's. Check out oh very young by Cat Stevens.
I remember this on the radio the same time as Chicago's "Color My World" and everybody was plunking the piano trying to play them. Beautiful. We sang this at church too.
I owned an album of Cat's/Yusef's greatest hits during my teenage years back in the 70s. I had never heard of him before and don't even remember where I got the album, but I was immersed with this greatness all at the same time. Needless to say, I fell completely in love with it, and played it constantly. My mom, being used to yelling "turn down that music!" surprised me with "what was that song?" I told her and she got me to play it for her, a very unusual request. She absolutely loved this song (as of course, did I). My mom passed 6 years ago and there are several things that instantly remind me of her. I cannot hear Morning Has Broken without thinking of her tears welling. Absolutely beautiful and poignant. Thanks for the reaction. ;)
I had forgotten about this song. I was in 5th or 6th grade when this came out. We used to have a music hour once a week and this was a song that we were taught to sing and play on the harpsichord.
CORRECT!!!! I just love the way he made the fabulous song, sends you to heaven. 🌞🌞🌞
This was one of my favorite pieces of music 🎶 to play on my guitar 🎸 and piano 🎹 when I was young. Not as easy as it sounds but, beautiful to play. I could spend hours alone just trying to perfect it and record on my little cassette player. Never had the equipment to overlay the 2 and lost the tapes growing up. Sure wish I had them to see how bad I was! LOLOL 😸
I remember singing this in church from a hymnal. We are to sing praises to God for His creations which were all gifts for us to enjoy.
I’m so emotional watching this. My mother is in hospital, she has Alzheimer’s and fell, fracturing three ribs and part of her thoracic spine, and they’ve found a lesion on her bowel. I’m her Carer, it’s just her and me in this world, I’ve never lived alone and l feel both powerless and helpless. And l can’t see her because Melbourne is in lockdown with covid.
I used to sing this song every day in the school choir, I was lead soprano many lifetimes ago. Mum loves it so much. It’s one of her favourite songs.
I’m going to take this as a sign from God, that things will work out. Thank you Jamel. Bless you.
i ve loved a lot of singers and bands as favorites, but it was always cat stevens as the answer to who is your favorite singer...and i still say it :) and you finally found him lol
This hymn is in our hymnal at church and we sing it a couple of times a year. To sing this on a Sunday morning with the sunlight coming through the stained glass windows- beautiful and worshipful.
Another awesome song Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville. Nice was a see reaction on live version this song.
Jamel’s body language throughout this video is exactly how you listen to this kind of song.
This song is one of my very favorite songs that Cat sings. So beautiful! My favorite song by his is "Moonshadow". Hope you will react to that song some day. Or, have you already done that and I missed it? ha! ;-) Thank you, Brother Jamel! Thank for these Cat Stevens songs of love, peace, and hope. We need this music in our lives right now. Our hearts are heavy with fear and sadness at what is happening in our beloved Nation. We need much love, peace, hope, and many prayers. Bless you, Jamel. Peace to all!
My father was the Minister of Music at Sharon Baptist Church in Charlotte North Carolina. We had a gifted French horn player and adapted this for the Sunrise Service. As the sun rose over the Crosses...magnificent.
Cat Stevens was on heavy rotation for my young years. I am 67. We also raised our children listening and now my grandchildren listen too! There are so many songs to love and wonderful messages. I ended up with Mona Bone Jankon as my favorate.
I discovered a couple of years ago that the song with him when we were singing it in church. I love the song since the 70s this is my favorite Cat Stevens song and I always thought it had a very spiritual feel to it even not knowing it was a him. I just thought it was beautiful ever since I was a child I love the imagery of it and just it's just sees your soul it's beautiful
It`s a classic British Hymn, sang in every assembly hall in every School before lessons.
You need to watch this song live, it's breath taking, pure heaven sent.
This song is perfect for centering yourself and a reminder to be still and experience the beauty of the Divine Creation. We sang this is school choir right after Cat made a hit of it and it was always a joy to sing. I love the piano in this.
I sang this in junior high choir. Beautiful song. Still remember the words and my soprano part even after 45 years! Powerful song.
I met my future husband when I was listening to my first Cat Stevens song. He even looked like Stevens too! Heard that for years that followed.
Takes me back to primary school assembly singing hymns 🇬🇧
Eleanor Farjeon's most widely published work is the hymn "Morning has Broken", written in 1931 to an old Gaelic tune associated with the Scottish village Bunessan, which in 1971 became an international hit when performed by Cat Stevens
My mom used to woke me and my brother up singin this song. In the 80’s. Hearing this makes me feel loved❤️
As Far As Cat Stevens & Telling Everyone To Sing,, CAT STEVENS "IF YOU WANT TO SING OUT,, SING OUT"
I remember this song from Church in the late 60' early 70's. Such a spiritual song. God Bless Yusef for his God given talent.
Fun little known fact, when he was recording hired for 25 pounds the piano player he heard on the next recording room.... It was Rick Wakeman,, the keyboard player from Yes..
I was visiting a home in Iran near the Caspian Sea. In the morning the morning prayer was delivered (broadcast? ) from the local mosque. There was no other ambient noise. After this was finished the song Morning Has Broken came into my head. It was about as close to magical as I have ever been.
Have always loved this from early years, so many beautiful emotions from that guys music.. ;)
A beautiful composition, performed by a great melodist of the 1970's. "Father and Son", "Where Do THE Children Play", MoonShadow", "Peace-Train", 'Oh Very Young", "Wild World", "Sitting", etc.... these are beautiful tunes, harkening back to a more innocent time and my youth. Rick Wakeman performed piano on "Morning Has Broken", and his immense talent that would go on to propel the Progressive Rock group Yes was evident.
This song feels so awesome to appreciate things as they are. A new beginning every day.
This song is so beautiful, it always makes me sob.😭
First remember this song as a young kid in the 70's, great memories!!!!!!🤗✌️Cat Stevens, one of the best!!!!! Always enjoy the music of those great singer song writers of yesteryear's!!!!! Keep bringing them on!!!!! Thank God for Utube!!!!!
My favorite hymn. We always sing this song at Easter mass. I want it played at my funeral.
i fondly remember my primary school years filled with us singing cat stevens songs. his don is a musician and is the spitttimage of his father. they sing his song ‘father and son’ together in a video, and it looks like he’s singing to himself through time.
I love me some Cat every Friday morning love him so great smooth singer and not bad looking ♥️
grew up on t his stuff, blessed, he turned over everything and moved to india, if i recall...he came back years later..... Lord blessed him with a good voice.....
We used to sing this in church. Had a bunch of guitars and a piano. Love this song.
Cat Stevens is so real..he only sings songs and writes songs that he believes in so easy to know him through his music
Sublime.
My body tingles as he begins to sing.
OMG Cat Stevens my childhood sweetest memories 🥰♥️🎶
One of my favorites!! Love his voice!!
Such a great voice and song. Love all his music!
One of the most beautiful melodic songs of all time .
He has such a beautiful, calm voice.
beautiful - a love song to our creator with gratitude
Every time I hear this beautiful track, it brings back treasured childhood memories of long, lazy summer days, back in the early 1970's.
Fun Fact; Cat/Yusuf Stevens was born in London, UK - but received his primary school education in Sweden, before returning back to England.
Jamal, it is almost like a lullaby with Cat's voice and the 🎹. It is very soothing.
always loved this song AND singer!!
I remember this song from when I was a little girl. Even then, it made me cry. It still does.