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"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". [1] English pop musician and folk singer Cat Stevens included a version on his album Teaser and the Firecat ...
In turn, these editors of the hymn book Songs of Praise requested Eleanor Farjeon to write a further hymn text to the tune. This was Morning Has Broken, and since 1931 the tune has become most familiarly identified with this hymn. [6] In 1971, a version of "Morning Has Broken" was recorded by English singer Cat Stevens, helping popularise the tune.
"Broken English" is a song recorded by English singer Marianne Faithfull for her seventh studio album Broken English (1979). It was released as the second single from the album on 25 January 1980 by Island Records. Written by Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York and Terry Stannard, the song's lyrical theme revolves around terrorism.
"The Morning Breaks, the Shadows Flee" is an 1840 hymn written by Latter Day Saint apostle Parley P. Pratt. The lyrics to the hymn were first published in May 1840 as a poem on the outside cover of the inaugural issue of the Millennial Star, a periodical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints published in England.
"Morning Dew", also known as "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew", is a contemporary folk song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bonnie Dobson. The lyrics relate a fictional conversation in a post-nuclear holocaust world. Originally recorded as a solo performance, Dobson's vocal is accompanied by her finger-picked acoustic guitar playing.
"Morning Is Broken" is a song by English singer, songwriter and musician Lloyd Cole, released in 1993 as the second and final single from his third studio album Bad Vibes. The song was written by Cole and produced by Adam Peters. It reached number 83 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.
Several other bluesmen also recorded renditions of the song, often varying the lyrics. [1] [3] Ten months prior to Spand's recording, Leroy Carr recorded "Truthful Blues". [4] Although he performs the song at a slower tempo and uses different lyrics, it has elements similar to "Soon This Morning".
The song was also performed as part of a greatest hits medley at the 2010 Brit Awards where Williams won the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Music Award on 16 February. [10] " Morning Sun" was performed by Williams at the 2010 Echo Awards in Berlin on 4 March, where he won the award for Best International Male Artist. [ 11 ]