tonypf
(Honolulu) | | Posted: Jan 25, 2013 - 18:25 | |
nalle wrote:Godlike, yes. They're likely on speaking terms. Like a number of others here, Van will always be the man for me. |
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juanos
(Somewhere between the US and Guatemala) | | Posted: Jan 10, 2013 - 11:31 | |
This was my "introduction" to Van, over 20 years ago!... after this song... I was done.. hooked... life was different after the first time I heard this song!... there is a pre-Van Morrison section of my life that was meaningless, and a post-Van Morrison... when everything started to make sense  cheers for that!!! (too bad is too early here to uncork the wine!) |
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johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 07:35 | |
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YA_MAN
(Irwin ,Pa) | | Posted: Jan 29, 2012 - 06:22 | |
Van is the Man- Does'nt get much better than this
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2cats
(Oklahoma) | | Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 11:57 | |
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spanishboots
(Helsinki, Finland) | | Posted: Sep 24, 2011 - 11:32 | |
From Belfast to California with love.
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bachbeet
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Not the best one from this album but still really good. This album stands the test of time.
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tutakea
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this is only a 6 for me. and this indicated it´s one of the few van morrison songs i do not like VERY much...
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GuiltyFeat
(Ra'anana) | | Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 05:06 | |
Is it wrong that I prefer this album over Astral Weeks every day of the year and twice on Purim?
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Dec 30, 2010 - 21:43 | |
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coy
(san antonio) | | Posted: Dec 30, 2010 - 21:40 | |
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nalle
(Malmo, Sweden) | | Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 09:28 | |
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EssexTex
(Above and Beyond) | | Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 09:27 | |
Such a cheery little fellow too.
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vit
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You know the music to this song is happy and maybe a little pop-ish but the lyrics are pretty harsh. This guy is a great writer.
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jerrieberrie
(Omaha) | | Posted: Oct 28, 2010 - 13:11 | |
ONE OF THE GREATS - "so real, so true" |
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gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA) | | Posted: Jul 24, 2010 - 20:45 | |
Puts me in the best place!
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Mugro
(Beltway Bubble, Red Sox Nation) | | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 16:49 | |
nalle wrote:Godlike, one of the best album ever.
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sirdroseph
(Tokyo) | | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 10:08 | |
Yea, dig this one!  |
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nalle
(Malmo, Sweden) | | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 10:06 | |
Godlike, one of the best album ever.
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echasse
(Downeast Maine) | | Posted: Apr 20, 2010 - 10:06 | |
YESSSS!! Been craving a little van morrison- his music reminds me of sunny days ;)
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macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh?) | | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 20:26 | |
ThePoose wrote:''I dreamed you paid your dues in Canada.'' I'm still doing it.
As a Canuck myself that line caught my ear, too. Anyone know just what or to whom it refers? Just askin'  |
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macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh?) | | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 20:07 | |
MirandaStar wrote:Hey, does anyone know where Bill and Rebecca are broadcasting from?
Why from a small studio they've built on to their home in Paradise, California of course - I thought we all knew that!  (See webcam on home page...) |
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macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh?) | | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 20:05 | |
peter_james_bond wrote: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?
'Its Too Late to Stop Now' is in the RP library? I didn't know - Bill get on it!  |
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nate917
(2,815 miles from home) | | Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 20:02 | |
Wow, terrible voice and prick personality. I mean, what's not to like?
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Dillinquent
(Hertford, UK) | | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 05:50 | |
They used to put him on at Glasto on Sunday evening to get everybody to go home.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 05:48 | |
rtrudeau wrote:Oh Fred, Fred, Fred. You hurt me, you really do. Normally I agree with you but THIS? I'll just go pout now.
Sorry about that - I hate disappointing people, but Van The Man really gets on my tits for reasons that I just can't explain. Still, I'm sure your pout is charming :o) |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 05:45 | |
Thistle wrote:The dog's bollocks??  (Does that mean excellent?? ... if so... WHY?) LOL!! It does, and no, I don't know why. Another mystery of English as it's spoken in England. Why is "dog's bollocks" excellent but "dog's breakfast" a disaster? 42. No, sorry, that doesn't fit... |
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nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 05:44 | |
One of my favorite horn sections. Not as tight as, say, the Fabulous Flames, but such a warm tone.
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Dec 31, 2009 - 10:50 | |
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On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud) | | Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 00:26 | |
EssexTex wrote: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
The last time I saw him I had a similar experience. To say he was going through the motions would be to praise his performance highly. I have to say however that I have seen him many times and at least one of those times he was GREAT; smiling, joking, talking to the audience and actually having fun onstage. That was the exception to the rule although I've seen other shows where his performance was great, he just didn't acknowledge the audience, which rubs a lot of people the wrong way. After all is said and done, I can always put Astral Weeks on, and all is forgiven. |
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