DAVID HABBIN - MORNING SONG piano and vocal

THE STORY BEHIND THE MUSIC of MORNING SONG

From the first time I heard MORNING SONG, there was something about it that got to me right away. I wanted to know if there was a story behind the writing of the lyrics, so we asked Robin.

Robin told us that when Tommy gave her the music to write the lyrics to, it was around the time that the American girl Natalee Holloway had disappeared in May of 2005 on a graduation trip to Aruba. She said, "It was all over the news. As a mother of a daughter, the words just came from my heart, one mother relating to another mother on the most unconscionable, most horrible of loss, losing your child. A loss that is never meant to happen. The unimaginable emptiness of a parent losing a child, and how do you go on."

Even though the haunting and beautiful tune and lyrics of MORNING SONG affected me on an emotional level, when I learned that the inspiration behind the lyric had been the missing girl in Aruba and particularly Robin writing the lyrics from the mother's perspective, I related to the situation on a different personal level.

Having myself lost a sister to a rare illness, all be it when I was still an infant, I have been acutely aware of the life changing effect this kind of loss has on a family and that the law of nature perhaps dictates that the loss is most profound for the mother.

Currently there is a very raw reminder of the story behind MORNING SONG with the ordeal being experienced by the parents of Madeleine McCann, a three year old British girl that went missing in May of 2007, while on vacation with her parents in Portugal. Sadly, too many parents and family members have to face this kind of loss with children that go missing and are never found, and so many children lost to illness, every year.

peace and love to all of you . . . David



MORNING SONG - THE NEW VERSION - PIANO AND VOCAL


I hope you enjoy this version of MORNING SONG as well. It is just a simple video using my SONY camera, but this was a true pleasure for me, because of the simplicity and pureness of singing it live, in this intimate setting. I am humbled by Robin not only by her talent and brilliant lyrics, but for her hospitality . . .and to Ken for his beautiful arrangement of the song, for piano.

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[lolster]

omg charles and david loookkkkssss so simaliar its crazy

[Lenhi]

Simply beautiful! I always have special feeling whenever I listen to this song.

Thank you David!

LeNhi

[TonyValleMusic]

David, such a nice performance. Your voice is sooooo smooth and delicate. I will definitely be awaiting your next videos!!!

[Kerstin0172]

so wonderful again

[mussic4world]

just love it

[ofironit]

brilliant song ..and you david just beautiful...

[Kerstin0172]

I love this song.

[MangeMalmoe]

very good ;)

[SoothesMySoul]

Thank you for sharing this with me. Wonderfuly lyrics sung so poignantly in such a moving, beautiful voice. Lovely....

[MsCheryl39]

david this is still one of my favorite. your friend cheryl

[duki9]

Every time I hear this song, I cry. The lyrics, David's voice...so beautiful, so deeply touching.

[sambatropical83]

thats such a beautiful song :) very moving!!

Hanan xo