Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken (REACTION) with my wife

[@philipstoddard1502]

It's easy to understand why this song and performance by Cat Stevens is so widely loved. But, when I see you so deeply moved, I think it says as much about you as it does the song.

[@candybanks8717]

Fact!

[@Mr.Thermopyle]

The magical Rick Wakeman (from Yes) on Piano ...

[@jonk9154]

YES it is!

[@dow311]

I didn’t know that.

[@debbiechang5781]

Thank you for sharing that. I quite often wonder about the backing musicians in beautiful songs and I think they are under appreciated. 🌸

[@DrStrangelove3891]

Wakeman also plays piano on Life On Mars by David Bowie. He really adds to the songs he plays on.

[@Mr.Thermopyle]

@@DrStrangelove3891 ... and Space Oddity too ...

[@michaelmaddox7660]

When I started going to Church they sang this song. I thought how cool!! These people like Cat Stevens! Then I learned this is a Christian hymn written in 1931. Thank you Cat Stevens for bringing it to the rest of the world.

[@denismansfield8876]

Yes, they started singing it at my church services too. I tried to get Stairway to Heaven played and for the church to sing it, but for some reason they wouldn't. I tried a few Bob Dylan songs, Knockin on Heaven's Door and Saved. They are considering Saved.

[@michaelmaddox7660]

How about the Byrds turn turn turn. Lyrics from Ecclesiastes 3:1

[@stevewalsh4850]

Brings a tear to this 62 year old every single time 😎

[@user-fj4lt9wl9g]

I’m not a godly person but this song makes me believe in a Divine Creator.

[@johnbrowne2170]

You are going in the right direction.

[@barbarabisson2551]

It's taken from Psalms 31 in the Bible

[@michaelasay8587]

And hopefully the devine creator will make Trump win!!

[@johnbrowne2170]

@@michaelasay8587 He's too busy getting ready for Biden.

[@nessaseetah1805]

He certainly believes in (knows your every element) YOU.

[@Stacy55ish]

Cat Stevens has many, many fine songs.

[@lancerx1759]

"Moon Shadow" by Cat Stevens is most enlightening and a beautiful sing along song and "Father and Son" is straight up Beautiful start to finish

[@GaryCain-qf5vi]

My best friend Jon I meet in 1966 , he passed in 2021 he had several cat Steven's albums , we loved to listen to them in high school, my favorite was Tea for Tillerman . Thanks for giving me great memories ❤Gary

[@jeffjones6221]

Your friend Jon's memory lives on brother!

[@gavinparry5426]

Father & Son is another must listen from CS

[@cynergy4]

I'm not religious, but this song is inspirational regardless of spiritual beliefs. More Cat please! He was always one of my top fave artists. Anything from the album Tea For The Tillerman will do. That album was, and still is, my therapist

[@nessaseetah1805]

Relationship>Religion. Just you and Him.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Have loved this singer/song since 1971. Such a beautiful voice.

[@karensheline6958]

It can be reflective but I had an opposite reaction. My hands went up, I was smiling at the sky, and I’m thankful for another day ❣️🙏🏽🎶✌️🌏

[@user-hi4vm6kk4u]

I hope you have many more 🙏

[@edwardhubschman3610]

As always, thank you for this thoughtful reaction. Check out his Oh Very Young, Moon Shadow, On the Road to Find Out, Father and Son and Where Will the Children Play. He’s a great singer/songwriter and spiritual seeker whose music will bring you great joy.

[@darrendixon3191]

this song always does that to me...does touch the heart..

[@dandrechsler6884]

Andre you rock! You know music is good when it touches your soul and strikes an emotion

[@kimzwolinski9919]

Beautiful reaction to beautiful music ❤

[@kathleensmith3555]

Cat was one of the gentle voices of the seventies -- My favorite of his was Trouble -- It hit me like a bell deep in my heart

[@falcongal63]

All his music for Harold & Maude is wonderful. Trouble is my phone ringtone. 😊

[@rayyarbrough]

You guys are such beautiful people. Your compassion for music I haphazardly take for granted BOLTS me back to what is so important. Thank you.

[@escepticus]

Beautiful reaction! Try "Father and Son", another great one from Cat Stevens!

[@annereidy7981]

Simply beautiful!

[@mrbumble2986]

This is one of the very few songs that Cat Stevens has recorded which he didn't write himself. Written by Eleanor Farjeon in 1931 It is a very old Christian hymn which I remember singing in the choir at school. I don't know if it still features in schools today but it was very popular back then, Cat Stevens gave the song something of a resurrection, it went quite high in the pop charts at the time.

[@DixieBlue]

Lovely hymn ❤! The correct lyrics are, "Praise for them springing, fresh from the Word." The Word, of course, being Jesus Christ. As in the Gospel of John chapter 1, verses 1-5: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."

[@taniaPBear]

Something about the beautiful piano, beautiful words and his beautiful voice together that is so peaceful, just puts you at ease somehow. Thank you for the lovely reaction. 😊❤

[@billtaylor3382]

He was the 1st concert I went to in 1972 with my older sister!

[@dalemcmillan7231]

Beautiful ❤❤ Cat Stevens had many great Songs. Very successful in the 70s❤❤

[@ed6720]

Cat Stevens was a favorite of mine as a teen in the 70s, and I had the good fortune of seeing him twice in concert at the Montreal Form. His song "Father and Son" is a must listen.

[@jackiecarson859]

Absolutely!

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

Actually it is a Christian hymn written in 1931 by English author Eleanor farjeon.

[@dow311]

Now your talking, love Cat Stevens, so many great songs. This is a good start, but please continue with his other songs.

[@glennhumphries9444]

Life is so short; be grateful for every day and appreciate its beauty and uniqueness. We are gifted with so few.

[@marksterner7532]

As many of the comments mention, Cat Stevens had so many great songs - major hits on the radio during the 70's. Often overlooked, however, is a very emotional and heartfelt song - "Sad Lisa". Cat Stevens (also known as Yusuf) gives a mesmerizing performance of this song in his 2015 concert (Vina Del Mar Festival) in Chile. As the cameras pan the audience, you will see a woman and then a man who were each moved to tears. As sensitive as you both are, you will also be moved!

[@2Cambourne]

"God's Recreation of a New Day."-Eleanor Farjeon Every morning when we wake up, we should give thanks and praise to All Mighty God the Father for blessing us with a beautiful world to live in. And we should cherish each and every day we live on God's green blue earth. In 1971 some 53 years ago. Cat Stevens took a 1931 Christian Hymnal written by English Author Ms. Eleanor Farjeon. And composed a beautiful melody for it titled "Morning Has Broken." Sometimes we take it for granted thinking it is a given we are going to wake up. Nothing is guaranteed in life. And it's why we should be thankful and appreciate every day we see a New Morning and a New Day. God bless you all. Florida USA.

[@rebecca_noble]

Absolutely.

[@2Cambourne]

@@rebecca_noble Thank you for your kind reply. God Bless you.

[@thecraftmasque]

He might have changed names but one thing has never changed - his beautiful voice! he can still absolutely kill it on vocals to this day.

[@flubblert]

Cat Stevens was a big hit in the 70s, and had many many inspirational and emotional hit songs. Check out "Oh Very Young", and "Peace Train" by him.

[@JasonRule-1]

You're absolutely right about "appreciation." It's taken me many years to finally realize the core and the depth of love itself is appreciation. It may even be at the heart of all that is meaningful in life.

[@njg247]

Andrei, you are such a sweet soul, as are you Dominika. I love you reactions so much.

[@toniyoung5131]

He was born in Cyprus, lived in England. This is on his Teaser and The Firecat album. Any of the tracks on that album are well worth listening to. He turned to Islam years ago and didn't record for a long time. His song Wild World is one of my favourite ever.

[@sloot69x]

Born Marylebone London 21/07/1948

[@jordimoore2167]

I also love his song Father and Son. Still makes me cry!

[@andreabammybartlet8754]

MerchantOfAlba & wife you too are gifts thankyou ❤xx

[@Perfect_Blend]

I once attended a Unitarian church with a friend and they played this song.I love how it touched him so deeply in his soul......it's such a spiritual song.

[@russellfillis6864]

Rick Wakemans piano is great as always

[@geertdelange4785]

Everytime emotional

[@dcg4mn]

You guys are great, your kindness and gentleness are unmistakable. I am going to assume you have children, and if they’re over a certain age they KNOW how lucky they are. ☺️

[@richardhargrave6082]

As you say his voice is so calming and the words are inspiring, wonderful. All knitted together with Rick Wakeman's virtuoso piano. Its such a beautiful song. You are a lovely couple

[@michaelmillett8724]

I love Wild World but he was such a fantastic singer/songwriter.

[@HappyAitch]

Takes me straight back to being a child in the 70s and singing this in assembly at school 😊

[@timothyallen4267]

Peace train and Father and son are the next two i would recommend. Love watching your channel,and appreciate your true thoughts on the songs you listen to. Peace to you both from America. ✌️

[@debraseale2920]

God's mercies are renewed every morning . The song reminded me of that .❤ All glory to God .

[@user-eu7vc8jl8d]

What a beautiful and heartfelt reaction.You are both such gentle people ❤

[@sallyphillips9175]

This one was in my hymnal at church.

[@billcole5035]

Wow! What a reaction! The world a little of what your emotions are conveying. That you.

[@mapegatkinson92]

PEACE TRAIN is a must to hear!!!!!

[@donaldduck2139]

two lovely people...easy to see that, the bro made me cry ...Cat Stevens has some great songs...if you ever check out 'Peace Train" bit more up tempo

[@offal]

This was a hymn sung by all children of a certain age in assembly in school every morning before lessons. Yes Cat Stevens or Jousef Islam as he is known now, has the most wonderful voice, try Father and son, i bet it will bring you to tears. as usual great reaction guys.

[@KrazyKatLadyx2]

An old favorite, it is an old hymn we used to sing in church. Sweet memories it brings of a simpler time of hope.

[@tahliasgoddaddy]

We still have a great hope in Jesus return. He's going to put everything right. And I believe it's getting very close.

[@Laniefj]

Y'all have become my favorite reactors. I love true feelings. When I was in elementary school, we had a teacher who played this album every day. I learned the words to every song. This one was touching even to a little girl. Beautiful reaction.

[@troyshilanski380]

I will always remember this song back about 1982 drinking a bottle of vodka. This album made the room stop spinning on me. I was 13 years old. I will always remember him for that.

[@billhealey2060]

This reaction is touching. Listening to Cat Stevens for the first time was such a memorable experience for me. In addition to what others have suggested I'd recommend the entire Tea for the Tillerman album, but you really can't go wrong with any of his recordings.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Tea for the Tillerman is my favorite, also.

[@pluckinmageetar]

Yes! A top ten GOAT ALBUM for me.

[@CosmicVagabondPixie]

Awww such a **Beautiful** make me **Cry** song like many of his songs seem to do with me anyway

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

SITTING is still my favorite, and OH VERY YOUNG.

[@MelodyMan69]

I remember in the 1970s Churches began to improve services with singing and this was a popular Song of Revalation and sung very often. 😊

[@Rackelhane]

Father&Son is my favourit by Cat Stevens. Great reaction guys. Thank you.❤❤

[@helenc1693]

We would song this at school assembly, beautiful song I like father and son by him too

[@kopynd1]

we use to sing this at school in assembly in the early 60s beautiful song

[@mikemiller3069]

To me, this is a song about appreciation. Every morning you wake up you are blessed with seeing the same sun that Adam and Eve saw, hear the same birds, see the same flowers. Each day it is recreated anew and this song is about appreciating that.

[@sharonchaput9705]

Great reaction. I love the emotion yiu show as a lot of songs clearly move you. The caring for each other you both show is wonderful. True love. I am lucky to have that with my husband too.

[@venividiviking]

Ooops, i´ve missed this one. Another great song from my childhood/youth. I was a Northsea trawlerman for many years and when home from sea, i loved to get early up in summertime and sit and drink fresh coffe and listen to the birds outside ( it´s still my favorite summer mornings 😁) and i often put this song on. I don´t think i´m the only one, who´s done that. Cheers for another great song 👌👍

[@paullilley3879]

Good folks are letting you know of the author,Eleanor Farjeon.She was a good friend of one of England's greatest 'War poets' Edward Thomas.If you feel like reading an absolutely beautiful love story go find 'As it was,World without end' written by his wife Helen Thomas.Edward was killed by a sniper in 1917.❤

[@kimcutts6153]

🇬🇧 "Father And Son" by Cat Stevens is beautiful. 🎶

[@TheRtm68]

Father and son, is also a verry good song of him about a father who teach how life works!🙏🏻

[@rogerharris5515]

Rick Wakeman wrote and performed the piano part in this song. In my opinion, it's the core of the whole piece. The words are from an old hymn. Its overall arrangement with Cat Steven's voice and guitar touches one's soul. From the first time I ever heard this, it's been one of my favorites of all time. It embodies the wonder and beauty of this world we live in.

[@Sqeeeeps]

"Peace train" is also a wonderful song. And "father and son" is a masterpiece.

[@patcow9999]

An interesting fact about this song is that Rick Wakeman, the famous keyboard player from Yes, is the piano you hear as intro, middle and outro to this song. He was a go to session player in those days and nicknamed One Take Wakeman for his ability to hear a song and accompany it with appropriate keys. I've heard Rick tell this story live, he quips that the producers played him Cat's vocal piece on tape, asked for an intro and outro (I think) or intro plus middle 8, played the song back, said it was too short for a single, so asked him for a third piano piece before he left. Rick then joked that his pay was £150 and Cat still owes him it!

[@KenCyrus-tb3nh]

Beautiful song with a positive message. Love you guys. ♥

[@MisterWondrous]

Music is medicine. And this song is magic. Pretty sure Rick Wakeman of Yes was playing piano. When I went off to university in a strange new town, I greeted every morning with this song playing on my heart's radio. He made no bad songs, so feel free to play anything. "Peace Train" might be the timeliest. It too is essential for a complete library.

[@thomaspeterson7976]

I'm so glad you have discovered Cat Stevens, one of the greatest song writers and performers of the last half century. Please enjoy more of his artistry, you will thoroughly enjoy the experience, i know. I so appreciate your heartfelt reaction to this beautiful song - Morning has Broken !! Thank you for sharing with us.

[@jlc1306]

A brilliant and humble artist. Used to spend weekends listening full blast to his albums with hubby. Magical voice. Makes you feel.

[@rickward460]

Much love from across the pond! Y'all rock 🤙 And Andre...real men do cry😉 I feel you Brother🐶😎🇺🇸 Spread the love

[@MemawAngie]

❤ You both are wonderful people with big hearts. ❤

[@user-xc9zq2ex8m]

the best Reaction I ever saw !!!

[@dougieyou]

Andre, you my friend are a great human being and watching you react to this makes my heart glad that there are human beings like yourself in this world.

[@antonklekar9086]

\'s One of his greatest has to be "Father & Son". Any man who has sons and seen their sons maturing into men themselves, has experienced the scenes Cat's lyrics evoke. One of the greatest!

[@helenespaulding7562]

For my first wedding, this was my processional.

[@williamcapp448]

Peace Train was one of his best.

[@user-pr9lp1ou9t]

bless you both. Lovely reaction.

[@richardkalwarski8471]

Miles from nowhere another great song!!!!

[@ericanderson8886]

A traditional song, done excellently by Cat Stevens and Rick Wakeman on the keys. Def explore more Cat Stevens, he's so good.

[@clarkanyan8508]

Great reaction,more Cat Steven’s please !❤

[@wpollock1]

Hard Headed Woman is a great song. The amount of quality songs from Cat is really astounding.

[@nelerhabarber5602]

Cat Stevens -Lady dÀrbanville!

[@bumperu]

Peace Train!!!

[@davidtullis2810]

His songs are so spiritual

[@MrPercy112]

Unlike himself.

[@1970sthrowback]

If you were at school in the UK early 70s theres a good chance you would sing this during assembly before lessons. Remember it well, lovely song

[@markferrett700]

Oh yes.....we sang it!!!

[@donaldanderson6604]

Rick Wakeman not only played the piano, he also added loads of extra stuff, including all the modulations, to fill out the song so it was long enough.

[@M63Tod]

Thanks for being so vulnerable.

[@dcg4mn]

This is why the arts are so important. Our societies tend to dismiss them, except transactionally, but they’re almost the only thing that is about our interior - what it FEELS like to be alive in this world. German filmmaker Wim Wenders wrote that dreams are the soul singing to itself … and I add that the arts are the soul singing out loud. We are all moved by great beauty if we open ourselves to it. Nietzsche wrote that without love, there is no art(!) And we NEED it. The great famous cave paintings are around 25,000-35,000 years old. They have also found seashells (used as cups) with dried pigments in them that are … 100,000 years old.

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

One of the best all time!

[@danielmalo173]

Merci Andree to cry and letting you speaking with naturel. À quality that been lost since some time. To see the expression of your sensibility Andree, it is like to see the light when you finally reach at last, the top of the Everest. Nothing compte from the past, the light express like it have never been like there to you. Your soul is blowed by the beauty find in this live. We lost sadly this right to exprime like we are for the real. Comparaison take to often priority over the originality. Man should not cry and woman should not lead, what a wrong constant concerning our society. Everybody should to be in right to express of himself, in the way of like he think and how he should do whenever it is. When is expression it is to exchange and share in the generosity for learning, this guy it is to work to help the world. I like to share some time with you and your wife because of to be in the expression of pure truth. Encore un fois merci 🙏 Daniel St Émile de Suffolk

[@kowindsurf1590]

my fav of Cat Stevens is Oh very young

[@agunslinger9349]

You two always amaze me with your genuine authenticity. First time I have seen a real tear fall. And fall at thr same time a song makes a tear fall from my eye. Don't get too involved with modern Americna culture that you forget to allow an emotion spill a tear.. no matter where you are or what you are doing.

[@Profeliator]

God bless you.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

He, like Paul Simon, finds a way to reach right into your soul with his words, and music. Cat is actually a Greek from Britain... you should hear his Beautiful song sung in Greek and English called "RUBY LOVE"... it's AMAAAAAAAAZING.

[@dow311]

He is half Swedish on his mother’s side.

[@vovindequasahi]

I see you crying there Brother! As you should! Tears of Joy at this Marvel at this Beauty at this infinite Love for you that God is showering upon you every day! You even have to choice to look or shut your eyes... You can choose right now to live in Fear or in Love. Be as the Child - the Everlasting Innocent morning bird - or be as the Beast; your choice. What you focus on is what you will experience! God Bless both of you! Go with the New Day!