Probably one of my favorite Van songs.......

 nmcleod wrote: 

Very well said.  It should be mentioned also that Van has struggled with severe stage fright his entire career.  Some artists never get over it...and he is one of them.

The dog's bollocks??

(Does that mean excellent?? ... if so... WHY?) LOL!!

 fredriley wrote: 
Oh Fred, Fred, Fred. You hurt me, you really do. Normally I agree with you but THIS? I'll just go pout now.

 fredriley wrote: 

I don't completely agree with the sentiment, but wonderfully expressed. 

 EssexTex wrote: 

i had an even worse experience at a van show in toronto in the mid 90's. he barely sang 2 songs that night. let the rest of his group do it all. i didn't pay to see his backup singers do van songs! he must have been in a mood that night. because literally, he did two songs. it was ridiculous.

The live version of this song is in the RP library (from the terrific recording It's Too Late to Stop Now) and it's never been played! Could you please play that version Bill?

 EssexTex wrote: 
If you're sitting in the sun in St.Lucia, buddy, you've had way too much sun.................if you can't find the groove there on the beach when you listen to Van, give up!!!!!........the man.....that's "Van, The Man",......is the prolific, musical icon that he is......BECAUSE.... he can do it again and again, in any arrangement he chooses and continues to make every performance sound original and "in the groove of the moment". If you are offended when he sings with his eyes closed, maybe try closing your own eyes and just listen to the magic.

******

BluesFest '08, Ottawa, Canada...........Van played 2 hours with his eyes closed the entire time, never spoke to the audience once, never did an encore, never thanked the crowd, played every song in a uniquely live and totally original arrangement that he could easily have played "with his eyes closed"....pardon the pun.....just like the LP.

Instead, he wooed a crowd of 35,000 to the point of ecstacy, as they listened and swayed to his rearranged "classics", while "waving" a sea of glow in the dark plastic wine glasses, glittering against a warm, summer sky, as they screamed in joy for more.

A quote from a "day pass" festival goer, in the local newspaper the next day, pontificated in outrage, over his observation that Van had changed his songs and, even more disrespectively,  never once, opened his eyes to look into the crowd.............hhhhmmmmm.............

...I guess, Stevie Wonder must be a loser, as well.......

If you do not love live music and the essence of what makes those original, magical recordings great .......creativity, born of spontaneity....................stick with listening to the albums on your porch

just a thought.....

Great album. great track!

One of my favorite horn sections - consistently tight and interesting throughout the entire album.

The outter reaches of paradise!

Hey, does anyone know where Bill and Rebecca are broadcasting from?

This music contributed to my formative years...

EssexTex wrote:
I paid to see Van the Man and he was right on! Bobby D followed him and as a great big Dylan fan...Van blew him out of the water.

One of my favourite songs from one of my favourite Van Morrison albums!
BTW - as a dues-paying Canuck I've always been intrigued by the first line of the lyrics:

Anyone know what this reference means?

Glad tidings is the best track on the album,
it is added but yet to be played
spread the word

Whirlpool wrote:

Van Morrison on, mute on - eat your heart out, Pavlov. Still, my GF thinks he's the dog's bollocks, so WTF do I know? Sod all, probably. 1 from the Nottingham jury.

Geecheeboy wrote:
Well, some people find Dubyia a smart guy.

Don't even get me started on this little bundle of misery....You pay to see him and what happens...he sings everything completely differently so you don't recognize any of the songs...between songs he mutters like he's sleep talking, then ends early.

Did we buy his records for years?...if so did we buy them because we liked the songs?....well why the hell can't he play them the way he recorded them...or just a little like them...he's laughing all the way to the bar

Not a fan of the Van.

CCinSB wrote:

Van is the Man!

TheoNS wrote: I know what you mean. Some people think Angelina Jolie is beautiful.

No matter how much I try and listen to Van Morrison, I still don't care for him. I find most of his music uninspiring and his voice uninteresting. I realize he's considered one of the best contemporary vocalists but it's just lost on me. That's why music is so wonderful. Like all art forms, it is forever personal and up to the interpretation of every single ear on earth.

What a great set.

This is why I listen to RP, good songs you can listen to.

Van Morrison - These Dreams Of You
Iron and Wine - Free Until They Cut Me Down
Aimee Mann - Wise Up
Blind Melon - Change
Coldplay - Shiver

ndfan75 wrote:
Oh man, now you're talking. That has got to be one of the coolest songs in rock history. The opening riff with bass and keyboards, then Van coming in on the harmonica...goosebumps every time.

Yay! More horns!