Van Morrison

GarnerGarner Posts: 182
edited February 2006 in Other Music
What's everyone's favourite song?
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  • Listen To The Lion (studio version)
  • I'm not a van morrison fan at all but I just wanna say that the song he did on "The Last Waltz" movie just really annoys me. I can't explain it, but it just irratates me. I guess this is a pointless post
    "I'm a thief, and I dig it"
  • Maybe a common place, but gotta say "Sweet Thing"... everything from Astral Weeks... simply amazing (except for Cyprus Avenue, 'cause the version on It's Too Late to Stop Now leaves me breathless).
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Probably Caravan....but really anything from Moondance will work. :)

    And It Stoned Me is great.....so is Crazy Love....so is Moondance itself. :)
  • PaulJamPaulJam Posts: 163
    Almost impossible to choose. It was Sweet Thing for a long long time and I still think it's one of the best songs ever written, up there with Shelter From The Storm by Dylan...

    I'll pick five current faves cus I can't pick one:

    Hymns to the Silence
    Ballerina
    In The Garden
    Wavelength
    Queen of the Slipstream

    I just like absolutely everything he does. Breathtaking.
  • PaulJamPaulJam Posts: 163
    Into The Mystic

    ...see I knew this would happen.
  • one of THE greatest albums of all time, imho, is moondance. also one of the greatest songs ever written as well. :cool: gorgeous, beautiful, moody....and downright sexy.


    Moondance

    Well, it’s a marvelous night for a moondance
    With the stars up above in your eyes
    A fantabulous night to make romance
    ’neath the cover of october skies
    And all the leaves on the trees are falling
    To the sound of the breezes that blow
    And I’m trying to please to the calling
    Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
    And all the night’s magic seems to whisper and hush
    And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush


    Can I just have one a’ more moondance with you, my love
    Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love


    Well, I wanna make love to you tonight
    I can’t wait ’til the morning has come
    And I know that the time is just right
    And straight into my arms you will run
    And when you come my heart will be waiting
    To make sure that you’re never alone
    There and then all my dreams will come true, dear
    There and then I will make you my own
    And every time I touch you, you just tremble inside
    And I know how much you want me that you can’t hide


    Can I just have one a’ more moondance with you, my love
    Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love


    Well, it’s a marvelous night for a moondance
    With the stars up above in your eyes
    A fantabulous night to make romance
    ’neath the cover of october skies
    And all the leaves on the trees are falling
    To the sound of the breezes that blow
    And I’m trying to please to the calling
    Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
    And all the night’s magic seems to whisper and hush
    And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush

    One more moondance with you in the moonlight
    On a magic night
    La, la, la, la in the moonlight
    On a magic night
    Can’t I just have one more dance with you my love
    i'll ride the wave where it takes me
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    PaulJam wrote:
    ...Queen of the Slipstream...

    That's my favorite. Great choice!
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  • I love Crazy love... ever since I heard a girl on an Irish 'pop idol' kinda thing sing a Norah Jones kinda version of it... it was gorgeous.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • one of THE greatest albums of all time, imho, is moondance. also one of the greatest songs ever written as well. :cool: gorgeous, beautiful, moody....and downright sexy.


    Moondance

    Well, it’s a marvelous night for a moondance
    With the stars up above in your eyes
    A fantabulous night to make romance
    ’neath the cover of october skies
    And all the leaves on the trees are falling
    To the sound of the breezes that blow
    And I’m trying to please to the calling
    Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
    And all the night’s magic seems to whisper and hush
    And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush


    Can I just have one a’ more moondance with you, my love
    Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love


    Well, I wanna make love to you tonight
    I can’t wait ’til the morning has come
    And I know that the time is just right
    And straight into my arms you will run
    And when you come my heart will be waiting
    To make sure that you’re never alone
    There and then all my dreams will come true, dear
    There and then I will make you my own
    And every time I touch you, you just tremble inside
    And I know how much you want me that you can’t hide


    Can I just have one a’ more moondance with you, my love
    Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love


    Well, it’s a marvelous night for a moondance
    With the stars up above in your eyes
    A fantabulous night to make romance
    ’neath the cover of october skies
    And all the leaves on the trees are falling
    To the sound of the breezes that blow
    And I’m trying to please to the calling
    Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
    And all the night’s magic seems to whisper and hush
    And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush

    One more moondance with you in the moonlight
    On a magic night
    La, la, la, la in the moonlight
    On a magic night
    Can’t I just have one more dance with you my love


    im with you on that one
    its perfect
    i love it
    :)
    dream like your living forever
    live like your dying today
  • even flow?even flow? Posts: 8,066
    PaulJam wrote:
    Almost impossible to choose. It was Sweet Thing for a long long time and I still think it's one of the best songs ever written, up there with Shelter From The Storm by Dylan...

    I'll pick five current faves cus I can't pick one:

    Hymns to the Silence
    Ballerina
    In The Garden
    Wavelength
    Queen of the Slipstream

    I just like absolutely everything he does. Breathtaking.


    Wavelength has to be one of my faves by the Man. It took me forever and a day to find that disc.

    My other faves that I like to pick from an albums are: Full Force Gail and Glad Tidings. It helps that I can play the harmonica to the sax in Glad Tidings too. ;)

    A true artist that you can just chill with the entire album and not have to worry about skipping a bad song.



    For the guy/girl who couldn't dig Van the Man on the Last Waltz.......turn it up, radio, got soul!!! :)
    You've changed your place in this world!
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Van is doing a short 5 city US tour in march. The details are on his webpage.
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  • I'm not a van morrison fan at all but I just wanna say that the song he did on "The Last Waltz" movie just really annoys me. I can't explain it, but it just irratates me. I guess this is a pointless post
    man, I love that song...
    that's funny
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  • PaulJamPaulJam Posts: 163
    I'm not a van morrison fan at all but I just wanna say that the song he did on "The Last Waltz" movie just really annoys me. I can't explain it, but it just irratates me. I guess this is a pointless post

    *Stares vacantly out the window*

    I can't think of anything to say...
  • lezcufflezcuff Posts: 46
    fav song: all of astral weeks. can't split it up. sorry. won't

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  • :) Van the the man! I could pretty much put on any album and just sit back and enjoy. Of course, Moondance is a great tune but I also enjoy Into The Mystic...I like Tupelo Honey, Days Like This, Did Ye Get Healed, ooo and Spanish Rose!!! :) My recent fave is Blue Money though--so much fun and the tune behind the "doo-doo-ya-doo's" in that song is the Sesame Street theme, I swear!!! :D
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    one of THE greatest albums of all time, imho, is moondance. also one of the greatest songs ever written as well. :cool: gorgeous, beautiful, moody....and downright sexy.


    Moondance

    Well, it’s a marvelous night for a moondance
    With the stars up above in your eyes
    A fantabulous night to make romance
    ’neath the cover of october skies
    And all the leaves on the trees are falling
    To the sound of the breezes that blow
    And I’m trying to please to the calling
    Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
    And all the night’s magic seems to whisper and hush
    And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush


    Can I just have one a’ more moondance with you, my love
    Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love


    Well, I wanna make love to you tonight
    I can’t wait ’til the morning has come
    And I know that the time is just right
    And straight into my arms you will run
    And when you come my heart will be waiting
    To make sure that you’re never alone
    There and then all my dreams will come true, dear
    There and then I will make you my own
    And every time I touch you, you just tremble inside
    And I know how much you want me that you can’t hide


    Can I just have one a’ more moondance with you, my love
    Can I just make some more romance with a-you, my love


    Well, it’s a marvelous night for a moondance
    With the stars up above in your eyes
    A fantabulous night to make romance
    ’neath the cover of october skies
    And all the leaves on the trees are falling
    To the sound of the breezes that blow
    And I’m trying to please to the calling
    Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
    And all the night’s magic seems to whisper and hush
    And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush

    One more moondance with you in the moonlight
    On a magic night
    La, la, la, la in the moonlight
    On a magic night
    Can’t I just have one more dance with you my love



    this just needed to be repeated. ;)
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • full force gail
    bright side of the road
    brown eyed girl
    wonderful remark
    wild night
    and it stoned me
    did ya get healed

    i once heard a live version of in the garden that gave me the goosebumps

    i don't understand how anyone can't get that last waltz performance...lmao!
    though, they probably didn't get neil diamond as well.... ;)
  • destinydestiny Posts: 31
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Probably Caravan....but really anything from Moondance will work. :)

    And It Stoned Me is great.....so is Crazy Love....so is Moondance itself. :)


    You called it!!
    How much difference does it make ?
    ***It's all state of mind***

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  • sj_2150sj_2150 Posts: 275
    Strapping Young Lad - All Hail The New Flesh

    but i use "favourite song" lossely coz it would be impossible to name 1 song out of 10000000 of em
    I wish my grass was emo... so then it would cut itself
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  • he's got a distinctive, soulful voice~ i'd listen to anything by him. i like enlightenment, but there are many, can't pick a favorite, really.
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    I just put the Moondance album on.....I fucking love this thing....every song is fantastic.

    From "And It Stoned Me" onward.....the whole damn thing is awesome.
  • Sweet Thing---listening to it at this moment actually
  • No one has mentioned Brown-eyed Girl yet? Hello.....its only one of the greatest feel good songs of all time.

    I also like Into the Mystic.
  • PaulJam wrote:
    It was Sweet Thing for a long long time and I still think it's one of the best songs ever written



    And I will stroll the merry way
    And jump the hedges first
    And I will drink the clear
    Clean water for to quench my thirst
    And I shall watch the ferry-boats
    And they'll get high
    On a bluer ocean
    Against tomorrow's sky
    And I will never grow so old again
    And I will walk and talk
    In gardens all wet with rain

    Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
    My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
    And I shall drive my chariot
    Down your streets and cry
    'Hey, it's me, I'm dynamite
    And I don't know why'
    And you shall take me strongly
    In your arms again
    And I will not remember
    That I even felt the pain.
    We shall walk and talk
    In gardens all misty and wet with rain
    And I will never, never, never
    Grow so old again.

    Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
    My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
    And I will raise my hand up
    Into the night time sky
    And count the stars
    That's shining in your eye
    Just to dig it all an' not to wonder
    That's just fine
    And I'll be satisfied
    Not to read in between the lines
    And I will walk and talk
    In gardens all wet with rain
    And I will never, ever, ever, ever
    Grow so old again.
    Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
    Sugar-baby with your champagne eyes
    And your saint-like smile....
  • PaulJam wrote:
    Into The Mystic

    ...see I knew this would happen.

    That's it right there.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    destiny wrote:
    You called it!!

    You most definitely called it!

    If i had to pick a favorite from Moondance though, it would be Caravan. And even though it's been remade a million times, Have I Told You Lately is mine and my husbands "song", nobody can sing it like Van.
  • PaulJamPaulJam Posts: 163
    I'm listening to the sublime 'Crazy Love' now...

    'I can hear her heart beat'.....those vocals.........chillingly good.
  • Into the Mystic and Crazy Face.
    -PUSH ME AND I WILL RESIST!
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