My mother and I listen to this song almost every morning since she was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease and is home bound. It brings tears of gratitude to her eyes every morning we listen. I've never heard a song that comes close to surpassing it's beautiful sound and message. It's beautiful watching the way it moves you. Thank you!🙏❤️
@johngalyon504927 күн бұрын
Thank you for your beautiful reaction
@PeterDay818 ай бұрын
Richard Christopher Wakeman CBE is an English keyboardist and composer best known as a member of the progressive rock band Yes.The wizard of the keyboard.Have a look at Rick Wakeman Solo Medley ~ Yes ~ Live at Montreux [2003] [HD 1080p] It is just class.Thank you and stay safe.
@ciceroleitao5453Ай бұрын
Lovely reaction for a divine song.
@Berliozioz8 ай бұрын
I know I speak for so many when I say, watching your reactions to songs like this are a genuine boon to my quality of life! Thank you Sarah.
@SarahDengler8 ай бұрын
My pleasure!!
@bernadinesymczak6172 ай бұрын
@@Berliozioz All his albums phenomenal I named my rabbits some titles
@tinakinzett84796 ай бұрын
Cat's voice hasn't changed with age, still beautiful.
The piano player is none other than the virtuoso Rick Wakeman from YES. Beautiful music indeed, dear Sarah.
@SarahDengler8 ай бұрын
Ohh he’s brilliant!
@scottzappa93148 ай бұрын
I was going to ask... no wonder.
@charlesburns16088 ай бұрын
They are both amazing musical artists. The cream of the crop
@normankennith79197 ай бұрын
and he played piano on bowie's, 'life on mars'!!!
@robynhurley51197 ай бұрын
Epic group YES
@grahambrooks640517 күн бұрын
We used to sing this at school in the 50's. 😊
@timtravasos27428 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs ever written or performed.
@michaelchilcott2108 ай бұрын
Brilliant Singer love his music.
@Serai38 ай бұрын
OMG, SUCH memories! I came of age in the 70's, the age of guitar Mass, and this was a staple hymn at my high school. I get teary-eyed remembering my friends, and singing this together.
@Sheba-bh7lc5 ай бұрын
As beautiful as this song is through the ages, the memories we have of it being played when it was released are so special. They add to the song..
@sarad23768 ай бұрын
It's a beautiful song. When I vacationed in Aruba many yrs ago, I played this each morning having coffee on the beach.
@rickroden76668 ай бұрын
So gorgeous. my daughter and I use to sing this song together when we lived in the mountains.
@larrytoler55288 ай бұрын
I've just been following you a short time. I love your song selections as I'm 73 and grew up with all of this music. I love how you are so passionate about these beautiful songs. I've got plenty of suggestions but I'd rather hear what you find as I know it will be great
@Serai38 ай бұрын
Hearing this song, I'm back in my Catholic high school, singing this at our guitar Masses. It's so beautiful and so simple.
@edwardhubschman36108 ай бұрын
Sarah, you are as inspiring as is this most inspiring and beautiful song. You are one of my very favorite reactors.
@kristineyoung370010 күн бұрын
Sister, you bring me joy. Thank you ✨️
@Tavo_-yx5zt13 күн бұрын
So much beauty in one song, more than a song, a celebration of life, beautiul also how you felt it. Like you said "Amazing". That's the magic of it!, after so many years the song remains so beautiful and powerfull in our memories.😀
@randykasky71208 ай бұрын
You're a beautiful soul ❤️ I love watching your reactions
@Shawnjuan548 ай бұрын
Hi Sarah, your reactions are superb~ Peace to you, Dear~
@perrine1556Ай бұрын
Merci Sarah vous êtes lumineuse
@marcuswood59753 ай бұрын
One of the greats ever
@ritakatona42997 ай бұрын
Your appreciation for all kinds of music is so amazing and so are you!❤
@dizzypilots26394 ай бұрын
Yep, Wakeman & the Cat 👏🤩
@user-ke3xr9xl2i8 ай бұрын
used to sing this in assembly at school
@bakercarl85186 ай бұрын
Yes. Thank you my dear. Love this track.❤
@Someone-kg8qf5 ай бұрын
I first heard this back in the late 80s when I was a tender child. My parents loved him, and I love him, too ❤️
@Someone-kg8qf5 ай бұрын
It is absolutely GORGEOUS. My momma and daddy had Cat Steven's Year of the Cat on vinyl. They had a couple hundred vinyls and I listened to every single one by the time I was 11-12 yo old. I LOVE music.
@Grafted_into_the_vine7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this reaction. It brought back a lot of memories. "Tea For The Tillerman" was one of the first albums I ever bought with my own money as an economically disadvantaged 14 year old. I also saw Yes in concert in LA in 1980, and I can personally testify to the fact that Rick Wakeman is most definitely THE keyboard wizard.
@joecristman40458 ай бұрын
Now try hearing "Moon Shadow" the video is animated.
@jdw93978 ай бұрын
One of my all time favorite movies is Harold and Maude-the entire soundtrack is Cat Stevens songs🩷 it has been years since I’ve watched it. I’m going to watch again today! Thank you for reacting to it and to who ever requested it🩷🩷🩷
@Someone-kg8qf5 ай бұрын
It is absolutely GORGEOUS. My momma and daddy had Cat Steven's Year of the Cat on vinyl. They had a couple hundred vinyls and I listened to every single one by the time I was 11-12 yo old. I LOVE music.
@carlbaker72428 ай бұрын
Whoa, my dear!!! This one takes me back to a great old school music. I Hope you will enjoy. I was always frown apon for playing and listening to this type of music amongst family &; friends because of me being black. It didn't matter to me. Love what you like.
@jorgemalvar54003 ай бұрын
CAT STEVENS oitava MARAVILHA.❤
@brianerickson7878 ай бұрын
Our wedding song from our wedding 49 1/2 years ago. Never get tired of it.
@chickmcgee10008 ай бұрын
Nice to see you listening to this masterpiece for first time. Your such a lovely lady.
@shemanic18 ай бұрын
Any early Cat Stevens is a good bet. "Tea for the Tiller Man" & "Teaser & the Firecat" are great to start with. Love & Light & good music.
@TCFire-i4c8 ай бұрын
Yes, beautiful and transcending ❤ so good to see your beautiful reaction 😊
@fsx-legend46022 ай бұрын
Cat Stevens was a legend and very underated.
@swapmeetlus40962 ай бұрын
We sing this every Easter mass at my church! Praise the morning.
@deborahpaley218 ай бұрын
Try 1970-1 album Tea for the Tillerman. You seem to like really melodic, well written music. Try listening to the whole album. Back then albums were more of an experience when played though. One of my all time life favrite albums. If you liked Simon and Garfunkel I think you'd like more Cat Stevens. I've seem him live, a couple of years ago in NYC, mesmerizing.
@deborahabbenante88214 ай бұрын
I discovered you today. You are so lovely to watch. Love to you and yours. ❤
@melissabrooke11468 ай бұрын
One of my favorites ❤️
@djinx2968 ай бұрын
Wakeman and Cat? Yes Please!
@B7S5-ed6vc8 ай бұрын
Your joy in listening to this beautiful music brings a tear to my eye 🥰
@dagmar.69548 ай бұрын
Such a great song! Have always loved Cat Stevens' music. Great singer songwriter with a very unique sounding voice. One of my first albums I ever bought was his "Tea For The Tillerman" (1970). The whole album is great. So is the album "Teaser & The Firecat". He has had so many great songs in his career such as "Matthew & Son", "The First Cut Is The Deepest", "Wild World", "Moonshadow", "Peace Train" etc. He is still recording & performing live & his voice still sounds great.
@mikemiller30698 ай бұрын
Don't forget "Father And Son".
@dagmar.69548 ай бұрын
@@mikemiller3069 Sarah reacted to that one already.
@mikemiller30698 ай бұрын
@@dagmar.6954 Good to know but I was replying to the list of his hits and saying that you can't leave that one out when listing his hits.
@SehrishBatool-pc6xo8 ай бұрын
Such a great voice
@chrisjamieson34528 ай бұрын
An example of why Cat (Yusuf) is in rock n roll hall of fame.
@chrisjenkins61208 ай бұрын
🎼I woke up this morning singing “Father & Son” by Cat Stevens. That is a beautifully well-written song. No doubt, I’ve always loved his music. 🎼☮️💟
@mariofrede390029 күн бұрын
Uff! Cat Stevens, genio!
@terrymcghee58385 ай бұрын
Beautiful choice from my day. It sounded great in stereo consoles
@trendydelquendy8 ай бұрын
I had literally no idea that Rick Wakeman played on this.
@DTavona4 ай бұрын
Yusuf Islam, also known as Cat Stevens, is a prolific and gifted singer-songwriter. In this particular case, he put to music a famous poem written in 1931 by award-winning poet and children's author Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965). Details here: Morning Has Broken by Eleanor Farjeon (lyrics, 1931) & Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) (music) Morning Has Broken Lyrics EMI Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management Piano by virtuoso Rick Wakeman Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing Praise for the morning Praise for them springing fresh from the Word Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall on the first grass Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden Sprung in completeness where His feet pass Mine is the sunlight Mine is the morning Born of the one light Eden saw play Praise with elation, praise ev'ry morning God's recreation of the new day Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing Praise for the morning Praise for them springing fresh from the Word
@Tony-jm3pd8 ай бұрын
I remember this back in the 70's, a true classic.
@albroudy89318 ай бұрын
Nice to hear that the old Cat Man can still hit the high notes.
@sylvanaire7 ай бұрын
This is one of those songs where I sang along to it, but never paid any attention to the meaning of the words. If I had thought about it at all, it would be obvious that this is a song of praise, but I just never thought about it, lol. It was just a pretty song. 🤷♀️😄
@eviep28 ай бұрын
"Morning Has Broken" is a Christian 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" But sure, Cat Stevens made it popular.
@nothanksmateАй бұрын
He also returned the song to its original meaning.
@eviep2Ай бұрын
@@nothanksmate He actually changed the original "Word" to "world" So instead of singing "springing fresh from the Word" He sings "Springing fresh from the world".
@nothanksmateАй бұрын
@@eviep2 'Fresh from the world' has always been the words. Fresh from the word, makes no contextual sense. The poem is written from the perspective of a Blackbird.
@nothanksmateАй бұрын
@@eviep2 Just out of interest, who told you that?
@nothanksmateАй бұрын
@@eviep2 This was a poem written by a Jewish children's book writer from London. There is no record of the Church of England asking her to commission this piece. It was more than likely inspired by the producers of Songs of Praise book of the time, and put together as a Christian hymn, with a Scottish tune. It's simply a poem written from the perspective of Blackbird. He is praising the morning.
@pikepikerman68368 ай бұрын
Thank you for another video, and your smile!!
@chipamos3 ай бұрын
Cat Stevens struggled with his faith so much so he changed his name in the 1970s to Yusuf Islam. Rick Wakman is well one of the top 5 keyboardists of my lifetime.
@jerrypost96518 ай бұрын
Lovely reaction, Sarah. Cat Stevens emerged as an epic talent in the early 1970s. I would encourage you to give a listen to "Peace Train." ❤
@melissabrooke11468 ай бұрын
Some of my favorites from him are Lady D’Arbanville, Katmandu, so many!! ❤️
@baconatorrodriguez46515 күн бұрын
From the new Virtua Fighter trailer, let's goooooo
@nanghelutamx28 ай бұрын
Your reaction was exactly my reaction , very nice
@normankennith79197 ай бұрын
thank you, sarah!
@marypittman58218 ай бұрын
Listen to, So very young ❤
@LESTERHUBCAP7 ай бұрын
: Cat Stevens was with Carly Simon for a while. She wrote songs about him. Anticipation was one ...
@meelly62328 ай бұрын
We sing this at my Catholic church.
@eviep28 ай бұрын
Yes, because it is actually a Christian hymn. I never understood why Cat Stevens does not give credit to the rightful writers.
@richardkalwarski84718 ай бұрын
Many churches have incorperated this song into their Sunday services all over the world
@DonLaBree3 ай бұрын
50 years old!
@robwagnon65786 ай бұрын
The song makes me wonder how Adam felt on his first morning knowing who made it!!
@stevedotwood8 ай бұрын
Yusuf Islam is his name now since 1978, converted to islam, born as Stephen Demetre Giourgiou. He was always about peace
@waynejones10548 ай бұрын
Rick Wakeman - keyboard legend.
@SupernalOne8 ай бұрын
a poem for you about morning -- The Valley's Singing Day THE sound of the closing outside door was all. You made no sound in the grass with your footfall, As far as you went from the door, which was not far; But you had awakened under the morning star The first song-bird that awakened all the rest. He could have slept but a moment more at best. Already determined dawn began to lay In place across a cloud the slender ray For prying beneath and forcing the lids of sight, And loosing the pent-up music of over-night. But dawn was not to begin their "pearly-pearly" (By which they mean the rain is pearls so early, Before it changes to diamonds in the sun), Neither was song that day to be self-begun. You had begun it, and if there needed proof-- I was asleep still under the dripping roof, My window curtain hung over the sill to wet; But I should awake to confirm your story yet; I should be willing to say and help you say That once you had opened the valley's singing day. - Robert Frost
@НатальяСамыкина-в7х8 ай бұрын
Cute door 15')
@michaelmygind50618 ай бұрын
You are sweet ❤❤
@88pjtink7 ай бұрын
Wow. You are finding some great stuff lately. This just stunning. But the album track is just as good actually.
@desichambers75568 ай бұрын
I don't believe this is a genuine performance and the voice is from a young Cat Stevens. Looks like two separate performances put together although the song is a beautiful classic. I remember singing it in morning assembly at school.
@fredkrissman65278 ай бұрын
Yes, THIS music is def from the original lp, with visuals of Cat&Rick decades later... And, where's the backup vocalists?!? 🤔
@budhann33428 ай бұрын
❤
@Yaktahbay7 ай бұрын
Since this error is so ubiquitous, I feel it needs to be pointed out on every lyric video: The last line of the first (and repeated as the last) verse is "Praise for them springing fresh from the Word".
@ВикторияЮрьева-с3ь8 ай бұрын
Brave night 75
@gordonreed91182 ай бұрын
Sadly whoever transcribed the lyrics made the usual mistake or putting World instead of the actual lyric Word. However, a beautiful recording of a classic Christian hymn.
@musiclover93616 ай бұрын
I'm an atheist but if you're not moved by this, there's something not quite with you.
@НаимчонИкромов-н7к8 ай бұрын
Tall beaver 01
@flyonthewindshield36538 ай бұрын
Without question a lip sync from Cat Stephens. Way to perfect to the studio version.
@jeffreythaw33338 ай бұрын
This was before he got religion and became a member of a cult in which he blindly accepted the Iranian edict to murder author Salmon Rushdie. Sorry...he remains despicable for never renouncing that position!
@mariorossetto94648 ай бұрын
"CAT", NOT "CATS"!!!!!! and now "JUSUF ISLAM"
@shaynewest87578 ай бұрын
Yusuf not Jusuf.
@mariorossetto94648 ай бұрын
see also FATHER AND SON, the ORIGINAL clip
@bobbycahill99218 ай бұрын
Dip back into the 70's for some good Cat Stevens. That said, this ain't bad :)