Happy one hundred and twenty-ninth birthday to Eleanor Farjeon, English writer who was already grown when Queen Victoria died, then lived long enough to leave this plane of existence about the time the Beatles released Help. Nowadays she's best known for one thing: writing the words to "Morning has Broken," one of Cat Stevens's most popular recordings. When it was all over the radio, it was easy to miss the fact that it's a hymn. This version features the piano work of prog-rock god Rick Wakeman (not yet famous, he was hired here as an uncredited session musician) and a zillion key changes. The pictures are pretty. too.
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