Morning Has Broken - Yusuf/Cat Stevens '70's classic piano hit - breakdown
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens arranged an old Scottish melody, repurposed as a church hymn, for a charting hit in 1971-2. It's got a great piano intro/interlude by rock keyboard legend Rick Wakeman. Left field, I know, but a great tune.
00:00 intro
00:38 basics
01:55 chord progression
03:20 Wakeman's piano interlude
05:09 Song history
06:18 Verse 1& 2
08:09 Verse 3 Modulation
09:52 V 4 Mod back
10:37 final interlude modulation back to D
11:15 conclusion
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Our High School Acapella class featured this piece in 1975, it was my introduction to Cat Stevens. So happy our teacher chose this piece. Thank you for the great context and your investment to your listeners. Thanks for resonating my joyful memories of those moments. Gratefully.
As a member of your generation, I thank you so much for this.
You hit the keyword for this song… Epic. The first time I heard this song I was also overwhelmed by the beautiful piano playing, the chord progression, and especially the modulations…
I had no idea the chords were so interesting. They're smooth as silk.
Without Rick’s creativity, it probably wouldn’t have modulated.
Odd. It came to my mind this week, too. Imagine that. I thoroughly enjoyed your discussion. Well done.
Very generous! Thank you for sharing your passion. Much Gratitude! - Guy 🙂
I had to google what „really out of leftfield“ means. 🤗 (germany) Thanks for vid - I used to feel the same about the song, back then. Today I learned a lot. 🙏🏽🧔🏼👍🏽
Rick Wakeman tells the story the Yusuf/Cat promised him £10 and credit on the record. He’s still waiting!
I play this with my choir. We transpose it down a tone so it’s not in the high register for the sopranos!
I never made the connection to the Rick Wakeman song, Catherine Howard I believe on The 6 Wives of Henry the Eighth, but now that you point it out I can definitely hear its influence.
New to Channel and enjoying every moment!
Guitarist / Singer turning to keyboard late in life…
Thank You! Please keep em coming!
☮️ + ❤
Cheers! Michael - Santa Rosa CA
More to come!
Please make more like this.
It's exactly what I need to learn right now.
Like a masterclass in songwriting.
Hi, I just stumbled across this analysis of Morning Has Broken. You did a great job. Rick’s version of this song is why I started playing 20 years ago. It is on my desert island list. Did you know that Rick never got paid for his work at the time? Thanks.
Nice succinct analysis (as always) of a famous and lovely arrangement, the intro of which I'm also going to have a play around with too now but that A7 over D is surprising too. Rick Wakeman was a huge keyboard figure in that era, including his paino part for Life on Mars by D. Bowie. From the same era there are some other great piano based pop songs like Bridge over Troubled Water and Harry Nilsson's Without You which many might appreciate your take on if you think they are musically interesting enough.
Thanks. Great suggestion
We used to sing this at my Church of England primary school. I was the only one saying it was a Scottish tune, because no-one else could hear it! Never looked into it, so glad you did! Also the first time I've heard more than three seconds of the Cat Stevens version...! Edit: talking of Rick Wakeman, Hunky Dory has some lovely sequences.
As soon as you said that Cat Stevens struggled with with the key change, I thought, Klause Nomi would have don it!🤔
9/4. Not 9/8. Well presented.
What about those descending arp runs in the verse? Lol
Those are cool. They’re fast but simple, just on the triad.
So honored thanks, it's the precision timing and accents that Wakeman uses
@@ShawnBrandon888 true. impeccable technique.
apparently that piano intro inspired this masterpiece by charly garcia: ua-cam.com/video/BxucLDUu4bg/v-deo.html
Was the intro inspired by Elton John'S "Your Song" which came out not long before this one?