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Van Morrison — Tupelo Honey
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ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 12:24
 
This song is roughly 4:00 too long...

idiot_wind
Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 12:20
 
Ah...the Belfast Cowboy.

How about something from Saint Dominic's Preview?

That was a great time period for him. 

Veedon Fleece is a fantastic album, but rarely gets played.

phlattop
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 09:29
 
To my ears, "She Gives Me Religion" off Beautiful Vision (from 1980?) sounds like a rewrite of this. Love that one too.

Painted_Turtle
(Land of Laughing Waters)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 09:26
 
yeah..loves me some Van the Man on a cloudy rainy day. 

PFM
(wherever I am)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 09:25
 
 mfassett wrote:
Dude, what do you think? She's allright! Yea??
She's allright, she's allright, she's allright. She's allight? She's an angel.
Waitaminute.. is she just "allright" or is she an angel?
She's allright she's allright she's allright she's allright.
Oh, allright. She's an angel.
Damn.. nevermind. What's she like?
Kinda like Tupelo Honey.
Tupelo Honey?? What the heck does that mean?
She's allright, she's allright she's allright...
Yea, but she's an angel, right? She's an angel.
Allright. I'm out.
 
Exactly.

Thin_Air
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 08:46
 
Not for me.  All his songs sound the same.

mrdak
(Middle GA)
Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 11:11
 
 a_genuine_find wrote:
overplayed and over rated
 
Bull$hit


arthur_d
(Hamburg, Germany)
Posted: Oct 16, 2011 - 04:33
 
I thought the same.

 ubuntourist wrote:
Follow it with "No Woman, No Cry"?
 


drictor
(Victor, ID, Cultural center of the universe!)
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 15:10
 
 martinc wrote:
This song is over 39 years old. Of course it gets played a lot that a lot of time flying past. This one brings a smile to my face everytime. Van Morrison is in a special space.
 
Yeah.  Not overplayed for me, and I've been listening to this tune about that long.  Some songs just have legs...


unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 21:37
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Listening to this while sipping my second cup of coffee, sweetened with tupelo honey. I buy it from an old guy in an older truck parked at the intersection of US Highway 98 and the Bloxham cutoff, in the remote Big Bend of Florida. The alluvial delta of the Apalachicola river is a perfect environment for hardwood bottoms composed of tupelo, bald cypress and other water loving specie. Also provides the perfect mix of fresh and salt water for wildly productive oyster beds where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. The land of oysters and honey, far off the beaten path and well worth a visit.

 
...  the location for "Ulee's Gold" and his Tupelo Honey.



Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 05:44
 
Listening to this while sipping my second cup of coffee, sweetened with tupelo honey. I buy it from an old guy in an older truck parked at the intersection of US Highway 98 and the Bloxham cutoff, in the remote Big Bend of Florida. The alluvial delta of the Apalachicola river is a perfect environment for hardwood bottoms composed of tupelo, bald cypress and other water loving specie. Also provides the perfect mix of fresh and salt water for wildly productive oyster beds where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. The land of oysters and honey, far off the beaten path and well worth a visit.



Sasha2001
(Where the last of the union men run free)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 05:20
 
 Krispian wrote:
If I could write a song about how much I love my daughter, it would go just like this.
 



I hope you have an equally great song in mind for your son or he's gonna get wicked jealous.

Krispian
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 14:38
 
If I could write a song about how much I love my daughter, it would go just like this.

peterneorr
(WA)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 14:38
 
To all those complaining about this being overplayed:  I had never heard this song (anywhere) before today.  Maybe I need to get out more, but thanks anyway RP for exposing me to great music!!!

rjewyo
(Ventura, CA)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 14:36
 
You give me love, love, love, love...crazy Love.....{#Kiss}

ubuntourist
(Brain-Washington)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 12:06
 
Follow it with "No Woman, No Cry"?

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 12:04
 
really pretty much a perfect song.                               (had one and lost her.   damn! )



smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina)
Posted: Dec 05, 2010 - 06:27
 
 albatross wrote:
Van has hundreds of great songs that haven't been turned into greatest hits.  Play anything that isn't Domino, BEG, Moon Dance, or Tupelo Honey.  Great songs, but way over played.  Try St. Dominics Preview, Into the Mystic, anything from John Lee Hooker, or Van's latest efforts.  His music of the last 5 years has been a well kept secret.
 
Into The Mystic, yep, that's my absolute favorite.


martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Dec 05, 2010 - 06:25
 
This song is over 39 years old. Of course it gets played a lot that a lot of time flying past. This one brings a smile to my face everytime. Van Morrison is in a special space.

Bleyfusz
Posted: Dec 05, 2010 - 06:25
 
 mamradpivo wrote:
I'm so sorry to say this, but I like this song a little less every time I hear it. This is the only Van Morrison song I can say that about...
 
So it must be overplayed where you live....


juanos
(Somewhere between the US and Guatemala)
Posted: Oct 10, 2010 - 22:38
 
 a_genuine_find wrote:
overplayed and over rated
 
You can say this about many musicians and singers... but not about Van "the man"... I can't hear enough of him!{#Music} (apparently my wife does, though!{#Tongue})



unclemrbig
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 05:50
 
This is one of my favs but it does get a lot of play.  Into the Mystic is one of those songs on another level.

a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 05:48
 
overplayed and over rated

albatross
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 15:15
 
Van has hundreds of great songs that haven't been turned into greatest hits.  Play anything that isn't Domino, BEG, Moon Dance, or Tupelo Honey.  Great songs, but way over played.  Try St. Dominics Preview, Into the Mystic, anything from John Lee Hooker, or Van's latest efforts.  His music of the last 5 years has been a well kept secret.

macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh?)
Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 22:07
 
 thewiseking wrote:
i'm still looking for her...
 
Ladling out the golden yummies.  Like the lady said!  {#Good-vibes}


ddbz
(The Midwest)
Posted: Mar 25, 2010 - 22:05
 
I can name a handful of better VM songs but none that say it better...

thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 08:19
 
i'm still looking for her...

CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 22:22
 
Props to Bill for the very nice tunes tonite.  The Muddy....the Neco.  "Today" worked.  Then this?  Ladling out the golden yummies.

CascadianPDX
(Stumptown)
Posted: Dec 21, 2009 - 12:37
 
 Arebe wrote:
They can't make money anymore on their library because of the Internet etc - they have to tour. I agree it's expensive, but so is everything else now a days!
 
There are smaller halls that can be booked, but of course they pay less, so musicians have to tour more—gee, it's sort of like a regular job! We have lots of incredible artists playing at the Aladdin Theater here in Portland damned near every day of the year, and it's never too pricey to go. I think it's a problem of evolved big stadium / big ego expectations that the public has incrementally bought into. We're going into an era of lower consumption and I think performers should consider recalibrating too. 'course, I could be way wrong. :-)


Arebe
(Sausalito, Ca)
Posted: Oct 19, 2009 - 16:13
 
They can't make money anymore on their library because of the Internet etc - they have to tour. I agree it's expensive, but so is everything else now a days!

stabby
(Montreal)
Posted: Aug 17, 2009 - 14:40
 
I am a huge fan of Van's music but have always had a hard time with the ornery human being attached to the music...I can usually live with it and understand passionate artists are not of this world and react differently than average people...I'm ok with that but I'm having a real hard time with his latest concert tour....I've never seen him live and really want to regardless of all the potential for having an unpleasant experience with one of my artistic genius heros.

Here's the catch. His latest concert tour brings him thru Montreal. Beautiful hall, but somewhat large obviously. There are some 'cheap seats' available at $100 but the decent tix are $230 or $280. This comes to over $300 for a single night. Tough to swallow. Do you think artists know what they're doing to their fans, many of whom have a tough time handing over a monthly food bill (almost) for 4 for a couple of hours of live entertainment? 

Have some of these artists lost contact with reality or are their cd revenues drying up so badly (downloading) that concerts are now their best source of revenue?

Enlighten me!



vaiodon
(Halfway to Paradise)
Posted: Aug 17, 2009 - 14:33
 
Van really is da Man. This is a great, love it, love it. I often drive along Bloomfield Avenue and glance up Hyndford Street, from humble beginnings..., as they say.

I ain't been to Tupelo yet but I hear the honey is something special.
 

BigTimber
(SW Oregon)
Posted: Aug 17, 2009 - 14:30
 
In forestry school, the professor teaching "Trees of North America" always mentioned this song when we discussed the Nyssa genus

kcar
Posted: Jul 16, 2009 - 23:41
 
 bpkengor wrote:
All,

I can recommend a movie of a few years ago called "Ulee's Gold" with Peter Fonda.   His character is a bee keeper in Florida and his prize honey is Tupelo Honey.     Lots of great music throughout and after much anticipation, during the closing credits, we get this song as a payoff.  
 

Great movie. Peter Fonda was also outstanding as a shifty record producer in "The Limey."  

gobits
(New York City by way of Tralfamadore & Titan)
Posted: May 14, 2009 - 09:47
 
{#Hungry} I've had Tupelo Honey. Mmmmm yummy... Sweet, beautiful to look at and soft to the touch... {#Hearteyes}

rbigelo
(Spanish Town)
Posted: Apr 12, 2009 - 19:30
 
Oh, yes.  Thanks, RP!



laroue
(in the mind of the novel)
Posted: Apr 12, 2009 - 19:29
 
fantastic cd! thanks {#Daisy}

bpkengor
(York, Maine, USA)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 06:58
 
All,

I can recommend a movie of a few years ago called "Ulee's Gold" with Peter Fonda.   His character is a bee keeper in Florida and his prize honey is Tupelo Honey.     Lots of great music throughout and after much anticipation, during the closing credits, we get this song as a payoff.  

solrac
(38th parallel)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 06:56
 
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet always... to the nth degree

steeler
(Sixth Heaven)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 06:52
 
One of the best at wringing every bit of emotion out of a song. Here, softly (relatively) and eloquently.


gobits
(New York, NY)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 06:52
 
Simply a beautiful lovesong...   {#Kiss} <-Tupelo Honey

trekhead
(Set On FUN!!!)
Posted: Mar 12, 2009 - 06:52
 
Boy! His early stuff was good!

8.

Bridieboo
(Halifax, NS)
Posted: Dec 07, 2008 - 11:10
 
I always enjoy Van Morrison, especially on a rainy old day like today when it's nice to just stay dry and warm and mellow out with a cup of tea.


myrabrrz
(utopia)
Posted: Dec 07, 2008 - 11:10
 
nice breezy sunday morning music

calypsus_1
Posted: Oct 05, 2008 - 12:17
 
no comment  -   8  /  9.

mamradpivo
(Oregon)
Posted: Jul 02, 2008 - 13:33
 
I'm so sorry to say this, but I like this song a little less every time I hear it. This is the only Van Morrison song I can say that about...
throwback
(Bailey, CO)
Posted: Jul 02, 2008 - 13:32
 

gutboy
(hanging out in)
Posted: Jun 01, 2008 - 18:25
 
say what you want about van, but you can't say he doesn't sing from the depths of his soul, sometimes.

(well, you can , but you'd be a no-good lying varmint!)
kayaksurf4fun
(Philippines)
Posted: Jun 01, 2008 - 18:19
 
nothing wrong with a a sweet and soft ballad....takes the jag off.
palphd
Posted: May 16, 2008 - 11:50
 
electronicthroat wrote:
people always seem to badmouth Billy Corgan's voice, but this is way worse.


thank you, sir.