 Saint Dominic's Preview (1972) [ larger cover art ] |
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You can make out pretty good
When you're on your own
And you know just where you are
When you wanna roam
Got the moon above your head
And the road beneath your feet
Pull into a wooded glen
Make your own retreat
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di daaa
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di daaa
Gypsy!
Laying underneath the stars
Can be so much fun
Especially when you're feeling good
When you're with the one you love
Sway to sounds of two guitars
Around the campfire bright
Then mellow out like violins
In the morning light
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di daaa
La da di id di di di
La da di di di di di daaa
Gypsy!
No matter where you wander
And no matter where you roam
Any place you hang your hat
You know that that is home, check it out first
Sway to sounds of two guitars
Around the campfire bright
Then mellow out like old violins
In the morning light
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di daaa, hep
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di daaa
Gypsy!
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di daaaa, hep
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di
La da di di di di di daaa
Gypsy!
| Giselle62 (many bear, big rock, estuary California) | Posted: Mar 09, 2013 - 10:23 keeping the spirits up with this one—-i wish i could hear "Gypsy woman" by Brian Hyland after this. |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: May 30, 2012 - 08:13 DaveInVA wrote: Can't believe this hasn't been played here in nearly 4 years here. Great song! Hopefully Bill puts this on a +4 year play cycle. Not having to hear this again till 2016 is appreciated. |
| gypsyman (just passing through....) | Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 10:12 justin4kick wrote:  You rang? |
| juanos (Somewhere between the US and Guatemala) | Posted: Oct 21, 2011 - 10:05 DaveInVA wrote: Can't believe this hasn't been in nearly 4 years here. Great song! well, now it only took few months to have it back! |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Aug 19, 2011 - 09:49 Can't believe this hasn't been played here in nearly 4 years here. Great song! |
| justin4kick (The Netherlands) | Posted: Nov 03, 2007 - 07:00
Gypsyday today on Radio Paradise. |
| leander37 (Portland, OR) | Posted: Jul 31, 2007 - 23:33 Bleyfusz wrote: Lord have mercy, what an AWESOME segue from Moody Blues this has been! Real nice one, Bill.
yes - thank you! "> |
| Bleyfusz | Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 09:53 Lord have mercy, what an AWESOME segue from Moody Blues this has been! Real nice one, Bill. |
| redstorm11 (East Coast ! Lou........) | Posted: Apr 28, 2007 - 15:47 you can neveah go wrong with van morrison, though it is sad to see he is now playing in vegas  |
| RobK (Leucadia, CA) | Posted: Dec 27, 2006 - 16:47 meydele wrote: On a related note, I'd love to hear some Chieftans on RP. Anyone got any uploads for Bill? I've got Van's album with the Chieftans that I can upload a few songs from. Good idea. We'll see if/when it gets played though. |
| boober (KC,Mo) | Posted: Dec 27, 2006 - 12:13 lily33 wrote: never heard this before. really like it!!
Then check out "The Story of Them" featuring Van Morrison.Classic Album. |
| meydele (By the sea) | Posted: Dec 27, 2006 - 12:09 On a related note, I'd love to hear some Chieftans on RP. Anyone got any uploads for Bill? |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Aug 03, 2006 - 07:17 stevebeaver wrote: Is Gypsy Eyes from JIMI next?
No. It'll be Cher's 'Gypsies, Tramps, & Thieves.' |
| grotegutj (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Jul 19, 2006 - 14:52  |
| peyotecoyote (Toronto - the Beaches) | Posted: Jun 20, 2006 - 07:15 jcs wrote: Always nice to hear Van Morrison!
ditto |
| jcs | Posted: May 07, 2006 - 13:27 Always nice to hear Van Morrison! |
| squidish (under the sea) | Posted: May 07, 2006 - 13:27 Even when he's saying "Diedadada" or "Urgh" I love his voice! |
| master_betty (Buena Park, CA) | Posted: Mar 24, 2006 - 17:11 WonderLizard wrote: What's next? Szabo's "Gypsy Queen"?
 Gipsy Kings! |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Dec 12, 2005 - 07:53 What's next? Szabo's "Gypsy Queen"? |
| jah_blessed (Netherlands) | Posted: Nov 13, 2005 - 01:09 Not my favourite Van song, to be honest. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Oct 14, 2005 - 19:16 rulebritannia wrote: What can I say? I just hate the man's voice. Y'know, I went through the same thing with Neil Young and Bob Dylan. I'll tell you what I've said before here: Listen to the words and the feelings - get past the voice and go deeper. The soul isn't in the vocals - it's in the lyrics and the music and the depth of emotion.
Some music can be listened to on a superficial level, because it's meant to be listened to that way (think bubblegum.) Other music is created in the hopes that the listener will raise the bar on his or her perceptions and open his or her mind to possibilities, not close it because a note is off or a chord doesn't seem to fit. Gads, I love music. Eight basic notes, but with sharps and flats and imagination, true art is created. Sparks: "What kind of music do you listen to?" Nikita: "I don't listen to music." Sparks: "Why is that?" Nikita: "Music evokes emotion." Sparks: "Emotion spawns genius." Nikita: "Emotion blurs judgement." (From "La Femme Nikita") |
| foppy-knight (SF CA DUNGEON) | Posted: Aug 31, 2005 - 11:39 Will always dig Van! |
| tony99 | Posted: Aug 01, 2005 - 23:19 joe1 wrote: I just find 'Van the Man' just so boring?
Just why is he held in so much high esteem?....I suppose the acid period of the 60's and the rest you forget?... I'd go as far as bollocks on this one..... Two words to you, my friend - Astral Weeks  |
| Rusty420 (north country) | Posted: Aug 01, 2005 - 19:08 mojoman wrote: What, a Van Morrison song that's not "Moon Dance"? Someone's slipping.
no no, someone's paying attention. |
| rasta_tiger (Sunnyside of the Street) | Posted: Jun 03, 2005 - 21:48 Great song and album. What a body of work for this guy. Doesn't get the attention he deserves. |
| Cyclehawk (Athens GA) | Posted: Jan 22, 2005 - 14:35 60s and early 70s Van is all very good but it would be nice to hear some more of his 80s and 90s work in the mix here too... alot of it is excellent as well. |
| mojoman (Rocky Mountains, Colorado) | Posted: Jan 07, 2005 - 20:52 What, a Van Morrison song that's not "Moon Dance"? Someone's slipping. |
| madirishman (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Dec 09, 2004 - 06:48 Leave it to someone with the moniker "rulebrittania" to diss Van. ;^) I didn't used to "get" Van Morrison either, back when I was in college. Now I can't get by without him. This is a great album, as is Veedon Fleece. |
| stevebeaver (Fairfax, VA) | Posted: Nov 24, 2004 - 12:12 Is Gypsy Eyes from JIMI next? |
| DD joe1 | Posted: Sep 26, 2004 - 12:40 I just find 'Van the Man' just so boring? Just why is he held in so much high esteem?....I suppose the acid period of the 60's and the rest you forget?... I'd go as far as bollocks on this one..... |
| masterhead | Posted: May 10, 2004 - 11:11 I totally enjoy and respect Van, but not this song, it has nothing to offer to me musically, I understand the connection with the other gypsy song, but..come on. |
| rulebritannia (Sussex countryside, England) | Posted: May 10, 2004 - 11:08 What can I say? I just hate the man's voice. |
| rrowdies (in the depths of Eastern Ontario) | Posted: Jan 24, 2004 - 17:51 Great great LP. |
| Tizmself (Newbury Park, Ca) | Posted: Sep 23, 2003 - 11:28 Classic Van. Thanks B&R |
| rgj13 (San Francisco (170 mi. SSW of Paradise)) | Posted: Nov 27, 2002 - 16:49 Van, you still the man! |
| mytglove (Newport Beach, CA) | Posted: Mar 16, 2002 - 09:59 St. Dominic's is a unique and classic album. No collection complete without it! ;) |
| lily33 (Uniontown, PA) | Posted: Jan 23, 2002 - 07:55 never heard this before. really like it!! |