Side note on Cat Stevens, possibly interesting on several levels: One of his most popular songs, “Morning Has Broken’, features a melody Stevens did not write. That melody was lifted from a lesser-known Christmas carol/hymn known as ‘Child in a Manger’.

Religious irony aside, Stevens also appropriated an arrangement by Rick Wakeman for this same song. Wakeman was never credited for his work, and Stevens apparently did not credit the actual source of the melody until he, er, was found out. Today, the hymnal melody is credited – but Wakeman still is not. That’s because the hymn is public domain, while Wakeman, to date, has been paid all of $12, [Source: http://www.progressiveworld.net/wakeman4.html] while the song made Stevens himself an overnight millionaire.

But of course, in publicly threatening to kill Rushdie, Stevens is demonstrating True Integrity. Direct your attention to his shawl, headwear and staged religiosity. This other stuff doesn’t count.