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| shaktiboy | Posted: Sep 27, 2008 - 00:36 This is brilliant. You kick back for a second, take this tune in the old heart chakra, let it do it's thing.......this song got me, in the kitchen while I was cleaning up. I looked out the window at the kids doing there thing in the backyard and suddenly felt grateful for the whole shootin match. I was laughin, I was crying and I was cursing Manx for that song. Felt like he was singing to me alone. No, he's a taken a Van Morrisson song and gave it his own take. No need to compare this to the original, it's something of it's own, Manx is good at giving a tune a refit like no one else I've ever heard.......he brought the east in on this too, love that Indian stuff. Pure romantic shit, Love it.....seriously....love it. My wife's crazy on this tune. |
| algrif | Posted: Dec 27, 2005 - 06:50 chinchita wrote: Whoa...totally didn't expect this song after the sitar intro
 ...was sadly disappointed with what came after  Ditto. Good hook, but then .....  |
| chinchita (in the middle of the Pacific) | Posted: Dec 12, 2005 - 19:03 Whoa...totally didn't expect this song after the sitar intro ...was sadly disappointed with what came after |
| nohopenofearnoname (wine country) | Posted: Dec 12, 2005 - 19:02 solid 7 |
| creativebones | Posted: Sep 30, 2005 - 16:17 Jacksonstat wrote: Can't say that I have... care to enlighten me??
A Band from Portland OR. Some what underground/cult following could be described in short as aggressive rock to melodic mellon colly middle eastern flare to pink floyd inspired bass guitar driven tribal....RP material I think |
| creativebones | Posted: Sep 30, 2005 - 15:43 Jacksonstat wrote: Can't say that I have... care to enlighten me??
A Band from Portland OR. Some what underground/cult following could be described in short as aggressive rock to melodic mellon colly middle eastern flare to pink floyd inspired bass guitar driven tribal....RP material I think |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Sep 30, 2005 - 13:57 Can't say that I have... care to enlighten me?? creativebones wrote: Hey RP listeners my first time adding a comment
anybody ever heard of Floater? |
| creativebones | Posted: Sep 30, 2005 - 13:44 Hey RP listeners my first time adding a comment anybody ever heard of Floater? |
| trompetilla (NYr in CA) | Posted: Sep 15, 2005 - 19:58 ScottN wrote: Manx does nothing very interesting in this cover.
ditto |
| ScottN (St.Paul) | Posted: Sep 15, 2005 - 19:54 Manx does nothing very interesting in this cover. |
| CurmudgeonlyGal | Posted: Jul 18, 2005 - 11:42 ...CurmudgeonlyGal goes and pulls out her copy with Ray and Van singing this as a duet... |
| (former member) (Right Here) | Posted: Jul 18, 2005 - 11:37 This is lazy and emotionless - sucko-barfo doesn't even begin to describe this atriocity- I hope, with all my heart, that Van will never know of its existence. |
| rgj13 | Posted: Jul 18, 2005 - 11:37 BluEyes wrote: What the hell was I thinking? I can't believe I wrote that!  I know!--in front of God, and everyone! |
| rgj13 | Posted: Jul 18, 2005 - 11:36 dango wrote: This bites
In a good way or a bad one? ;) |
| trempel (Abbostsford, BC, Canada) | Posted: Jul 03, 2005 - 18:26 Anyone who tries to beat Van Morrison has got to be a lunatic... |
| Shesdifferent (Desert metropolis via Arizona) | Posted: Apr 06, 2005 - 18:32 Acoustic John Mellencamp gone bad? |
| dango | Posted: Mar 30, 2005 - 09:16 This bites |
| Johray63 (The Lowlands) | Posted: Mar 23, 2005 - 00:59 BluEyes wrote: What the hell was I thinking? I can't believe I wrote that! Many of us will recognize such disbelieve! (though mostly not admit it). |
| Chinto (kelowna) | Posted: Mar 15, 2005 - 16:08 I have tickets to see him here in Kelowna Apl 12th....woohooo |
| BluEyes (On an emotional odyssey - Destination Unknown) | Posted: Mar 15, 2005 - 16:05 BluEyes wrote: Okay, I love Van Morrison. He seems to sing to my heart at times. He can take me from carefree to wanting to cry in a heartbeat.
But, that being said, Harry Manx sings to something else entirely. I can't say it is exactly my libido but I can't say it isn't either. He touches me. And Crying isn't what he makes me want...  What the hell was I thinking? I can't believe I wrote that! |
| farleym (IN) | Posted: Feb 21, 2005 - 12:51 I've heard this version before on RP, and I didn't know what to think about it. I love Van, and like a lot of you, I think it's almost sacrilegious to cover his work--he's just that special. However, there's something kind of warm and soothing about this recording. I guess what I'm saying is, Manx's version has grown on me. |
| quincy_jones (behind you) | Posted: Feb 21, 2005 - 12:47 buddhakowski wrote: I'm just not digging on this guy at all. His covers are, to put it bluntly, unnecessary.
unnecessary is exactly the right word... |
| beelzebubba (Where the hell is Walldrug, South Dakota?) | Posted: Feb 21, 2005 - 12:46 You know....I heard other songs by this guy on RP before and thought, wow, "another artist to keep on my shortlist of stuff to get." But this just got his name scratched off. Covering anything by Van Morrison gets you an automatic '1' in my book. |
| BluEyes (85 miles from Paradise) | Posted: Feb 06, 2005 - 19:31 Okay, I love Van Morrison. He seems to sing to my heart at times. He can take me from carefree to wanting to cry in a heartbeat. But, that being said, Harry Manx sings to something else entirely. I can't say it is exactly my libido but I can't say it isn't either. He touches me. And Crying isn't what he makes me want... |
| saturnine (Turku, Finland) | Posted: Dec 17, 2004 - 03:58 ciscochasbro wrote: anyone else bugged by the high pitched ringing when he hits certain notes?
 Yes! My ears hurt. :( |
| ciscochasbro (Petaluma, CA) | Posted: Dec 09, 2004 - 17:49 anyone else bugged by the high pitched ringing when he hits certain notes? |
| shell (Sydney, Aus.) | Posted: Nov 24, 2004 - 23:22 Not different enough and especially no better than the original. Very average. |
| maddmatt (Huntsville, Al) | Posted: Nov 24, 2004 - 23:21 Sittin' on the front porch on a summer Sunday afternoon music. |
| DD Avatard (NY) | Posted: Nov 17, 2004 - 15:04 Makes me sentimental about the original. |
| buddhakowski | Posted: Nov 17, 2004 - 15:03 I'm just not digging on this guy at all. His covers are, to put it bluntly, unnecessary. The only other version of this I can get into is Aaron Neville's. You would find that on the Phenomenon soundtrack. |
| Bodhisattva (Richmond, VA) | Posted: Oct 11, 2004 - 15:04 William Shatner has nothing on this guy!  |
| japanmoran (Colorado Springs, CO) | Posted: Oct 11, 2004 - 14:47 Sweeeet. Just upped my rating. |
| ButterFingers (workaholic town in Japan) | Posted: Jul 30, 2004 - 08:30 This is as mellow as it gets. I can't get enough of this song actually. |
| depski2003 (Colgate University) | Posted: Jun 24, 2004 - 07:35 I agree, Manx did a good job covering, but I thought that it was a little too laid back. I know, I know, the original was no foot-stomper, but still, the word crazy seems to imply at least a moving tempo... This song just sort of sits there and rests. |
| Malc | Posted: May 02, 2004 - 12:04 When you hear a cover that makes you forget the original for a while...or to renew your interest in that song and the original artist, that is special. The boy did good. Any other covers people would like to hear? And to segue beautifully into Oliver Mtukudsi...that takes balls or talent or skill Bill, or all 3. |
| holborne (New York, NY) | Posted: May 02, 2004 - 12:01 GordianKnot wrote: OK maybe I'm just imagining this.....but is Harry Manx this guy's real name? Cuz Manx is a breed of cat that is nearly hairless (as well as tail-less)......perhaps it's supposed to be some sort of cute joke?
Um. Manx cats aren't hairless. They're short-haired, but hardly hairless. (The are tail-less, so if this guys name were "Longtail Manx" I might be inclined to think it was a joke.) Anyway, nice tune. I see no reason not to cover Van Morrison. |
| rgj13 | Posted: Apr 19, 2004 - 15:29 GordianKnot wrote: OK maybe I'm just imagining this.....but is Harry Manx this guy's real name? Cuz Manx is a breed of cat that is nearly hairless (as well as tail-less)......perhaps it's supposed to be some sort of cute joke?
I can't really answer whether or not there's some intended joke in there, but can say that "Manx" also (and primarily) means a person from the Isle of Man . Someone, that is, like Harry Manx. If his surname is a pseudonym, then I'd guess it was mainly chosen for that reason. But maybe the oxymoronic hairy hairless cat thing is, like, icing. |
| rgj13 | Posted: Apr 19, 2004 - 15:24 svensktokan wrote: I am a true lover of Van the Man and don't think that lesser artists should fiddle around with his songs - but this is just SOOOOOOOO good! As a woman it makes me melt into a little pool of emotions. To enjoy with every pore of your body!
I think your description just exploited what little room for improvement there was in my opinion of this cover.  |
| michaelc (Walnut Creek, CA) | Posted: Apr 19, 2004 - 15:23 Greenman wrote: Thou shalt not cover Van. <-X
If Van can do Mose ( Mose Alison ) then this guy can do Van. Van does an excellent job on One of these Days |
| GordianKnot (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Apr 06, 2004 - 22:26 OK maybe I'm just imagining this.....but is Harry Manx this guy's real name? Cuz Manx is a breed of cat that is nearly hairless (as well as tail-less)......perhaps it's supposed to be some sort of cute joke? |
| svensktokan (Munich, Germany) | Posted: Feb 04, 2004 - 14:05 I am a true lover of Van the Man and don't think that lesser artists should fiddle around with his songs - but this is just SOOOOOOOO good! As a woman it makes me melt into a little pool of emotions. To enjoy with every pore of your body! |
| rgj13 (in the middle of somewhere) | Posted: Dec 04, 2003 - 18:13 Greenman wrote: Thou shalt not cover Van. <-X
Eh. I think this does Van's great tune justice. |
| Greenman (East of Albany, NY) | Posted: Sep 17, 2003 - 08:13 Thou shalt not cover Van. <-X |
| Pipes (Murray, UT) | Posted: Sep 17, 2003 - 08:12 Not Van, but not bad! I really enjoy his voice and the guitar work is great.  |
| Alexandra (Ohioville) | Posted: Sep 09, 2003 - 10:51 This doesn't work for me (except the guitar work). If you're going to have the balls to cover Van, you sure as hell better do a good job. His vocal rendition takes too many liberties. (well, well now...) |
| UCFShimmie (Altamonte Springs, FL) | Posted: Aug 07, 2003 - 14:07 harry manx's voice is soothing. O:) |
| Lupin_III (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) | Posted: Aug 01, 2003 - 08:44 Now THERE's a tour: the guy who sounds like Van Morrisson (Hank Manx) and the guy who sounds like Rod Stewart (Ellis Paul) should do a tour... and the guy who sounds like Stevie Wonder (Jamiroquai) should open... |
| shari | Posted: Jul 30, 2003 - 16:19 It's a nice rendition of Van's classic (and he's got a lot of them, doesn't he) - well I consider Crazy Love to be from that period that everything Van touched turned to gold. I like the instrument on this version - sounds a bit like a Dobro guitar -- Shari |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ (Rain-free for: 0 days)) | Posted: Jul 30, 2003 - 16:18 Three in a row, RP (Neil Finn, BNL, and this). Good stuff! |
| Chwkbud (Chilliwack) | Posted: Jul 24, 2003 - 16:54 Love this edition of Crazy Love (sorry you Van purists.) Great blues singer/player from Saltspring Island on Canada's West Coast! |