dude deserves a thread.
saw him once, in the rain, near chicago. I will go wet at the drop of a dime again.
He is truely a tranceful voice, whether old or new. Cleaning Windows probably my fav, but there is so many....
I'll be yer lover too.
i thought he never did live shows. i love van morrison, best voice ever, aside from otis redding. i love astral weeks, is that the right title??
i haven't heard it in awhile; anything he does blows my mind...
I loved hearing a lot of him in Bringing Out The Dead. Great voice indeed.
This thread is 100% correct so far
Quote from: classical gasi thought he never did live shows.
saw him in a field outside the windy city...was part of this blues festival. it was a grand of a show, but the weather killed it for tons, middle of july, and it was pouring. so i drank tons, to the point i didn't give a fuck...van was on stage...duh!!!
To be honest, I'm pretty sick of his voice.
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanTo be honest, I'm pretty sick of his voice.
:x
I should probably bring this up now...does Billy Corgan remind anyone else of Van? Another similarity is in an old live version of Zwan - Jesus, it seems like it was based on "Gloria"
Quote from: SlobhQuote from: Jeremy BlackmanTo be honest, I'm pretty sick of his voice.
:x
I should probably bring this up now...does Billy Corgan remind anyone else of Van? Another similarity is in an old live version of Zwan - Jesus, it seems like it was based on "Gloria"
Then there is always Patti Smith's famous cover of "Gloria." She improved upon that and "Hey Joe," in my opinion. I'm not the world's biggest Van Morrison fan, though. Most of what I've heard leaves me pretty indifferent.
well its a marvelous night for a moondance...... 8)
that song never gets old.........
I, along with probably a lot others, have his Greatest Hits. In HS, I named my car Gloria after his song. Ha.
Quote from: NEON MERCURYwell its a marvelous night for a moondance...... 8)
that song never gets old.........
Yes it does. Believe me, it does.
:!:
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanQuote from: NEON MERCURYwell its a marvelous night for a moondance...... 8)
that song never gets old.........
Yes it does. Believe me, it does.
:!:
..JB...whats with your hate for Van did you have a traumatic experience or something....... :wink:
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Geez, Van haters. I never thought I'd see the day.
Just about every person I know, young or old, you look in their cd collection, you'll find Van's Greatest Hits.
It's an essential fucking disc.
I don't have his greatest... but I have Moondance and Astral Weeks.
He used to kick so much ass... and he doesn't suck as much as most people who started sucking after kicking so much ass.
Quote from: RegularKarateMoondance
I would rather have that album over his greatest hits...
then again, i even like the stuff he did with The Chieftains.
Old Topic but... his song "Sweet Thing" at the end of Moonlight Mile had the most fitting feel to it.
Quote from: RegularKarateI don't have his greatest... but I have Moondance and Astral Weeks.
I've got those two as well, and they practially are his greatest hits.
a friend of mine just made me a copy of his album Tupelo Honey. It's my favorite album i've heard of his so far, although the only other ones i've heard are Moondance and Astral Weeks
My favorite song is Wild Nights. I had heard the Mellancamp version, and sadly never knew it was a van morrison cover
Quote from: ThrindleOld Topic but... his song "Sweet Thing" at the end of Moonlight Mile had the most fitting feel to it.
Tru Dat, one of my favorite movie endings, mostly because of that song.
Quote from: EEz28Quote from: ThrindleOld Topic but... his song "Sweet Thing" at the end of Moonlight Mile had the most fitting feel to it.
Tru Dat, one of my favorite movie endings, mostly because of that song.
THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO THAT! I was always dissapointed that no one responded to what I said about that scene.
THANKS!!!!!!!! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
Everyone should own at least one van morrison album, Tupelo Honey for sure. Van Morrison is the epitome of cool. A buddy of mine had this album philosophers stone which was a collection of old and new material I think, a double album, but there was a song on that album that may possibly be the greatest song ever written but for the life of me I cant remember what it was called or how it went. I've spent the last three years searching for that fucker.
Unless it was "The Way Young Lovers Do", it wasn't the best song ever written
Quote from: RegularKarateUnless it was "The Way Young Lovers Do", it wasn't the best song ever written
Thats your opinion, and it's wrong.
Quote from: StefenQuote from: RegularKarateUnless it was "The Way Young Lovers Do", it wasn't the best song ever written
Thats your opinion, and it's wrong.
Mine too, and we're twice the number of you.
"The Way Young Lovers Do" - :yabbse-thumbdown: :yabbse-thumbdown:
"Sweet Thing" - :yabbse-thumbup: :yabbse-thumbup:
Quote from: EEz28Quote from: ThrindleOld Topic but... his song "Sweet Thing" at the end of Moonlight Mile had the most fitting feel to it.
Tru Dat, one of my favorite movie endings, mostly because of that song.
I'm like that, except it's The Royal Tenenbaums with "Everyone"
Quote from: El Duderino"The Way Young Lovers Do" - :yabbse-thumbdown: :yabbse-thumbdown:
"Sweet Thing" - :yabbse-thumbup: :yabbse-thumbup:
What about "Warm Love"?
"Warm Love" - :yabbse-thumbup:
Well, I'm cool with Stefen thinking there's a better Van Morrison song than The Way Young Lovers Do (there isn't), but El Duderino couldn't possibly have any kind of emotional love for music if he even THOUGHT OF DARING to give TWYLD two thumbs down.
Sweet thing IS a great song, but The way Young Lovers Do... fuck, that's got it all....
It gets you all ready for the song... da ding da ding ding ding
We strolled through fields all wet with rain
And back along the lane again
There in the sunshine
In the sweet summertime
The way that young lovers do
I kissed you on the lips once more
HORNS KICK IN - BADA BADA BADA BA!
And we said goodbye just adoring the nighttime
Yeah, that's the right time
To feel the way that young lovers do
Then the chorus takes you there with him...
Then we sat on our own star and dreamed of the way that we were
and the way that we were meant to be
Then we sat on our own star and dreamed of the way that I was for you
and you were for me
AND HE STARTS SCREAMING - YOU FEEL IT!!!
And then we danced the night away
And turned to each other, say, 'I love you, I love you'
The way that young lovers do
Do, do, do, do...
MORE BADASS HORN - the funkness of the bass starts to hit you... the bass--- you can hear it just getting a beating <- That's passion!!!
Then we sat on our star and dreamed of the way that we were and the way
that we wanted to be
Then we sat on our own star and dreamed of the way that I was for you
and you were for me
NOW HE'S JUST LETTING IT ALL OUT - HE KNOWS THE SONGS ALMOST OVER AND HE NEEDS YOU TO FEEL IT
I went on to dance the night away
And turned to each other, say, 'I love you, baby, I love you'
The way that young lovers do, lovers do, lovers do
Do, do, do, do....
But hey, maybe I'm biased because I know what it's like to love and be loved
Hm, I never thought of transcribing my thoughts that way. That's more of how I would actually SAY it, very nice.
Quote from: RegularKarate
It gets you all ready for the song... da ding da ding ding ding
We strolled through fields all wet with rain
And back along the lane again
There in the sunshine
In the sweet summertime
The way that young lovers do
I kissed you on the lips once more
HORNS KICK IN - BADA BADA BADA BA!
And we said goodbye just adoring the nighttime
Yeah, that's the right time
To feel the way that young lovers do
Then the chorus takes you there with him...
Then we sat on our own star and dreamed of the way that we were
and the way that we were meant to be
Then we sat on our own star and dreamed of the way that I was for you
and you were for me
AND HE STARTS SCREAMING - YOU FEEL IT!!!
And then we danced the night away
And turned to each other, say, 'I love you, I love you'
The way that young lovers do
Do, do, do, do...
MORE BADASS HORN - the funkness of the bass starts to hit you... the bass--- you can hear it just getting a beating <- That's passion!!!
Then we sat on our star and dreamed of the way that we were and the way
that we wanted to be
Then we sat on our own star and dreamed of the way that I was for you
and you were for me
NOW HE'S JUST LETTING IT ALL OUT - HE KNOWS THE SONGS ALMOST OVER AND HE NEEDS YOU TO FEEL IT
I went on to dance the night away
And turned to each other, say, 'I love you, baby, I love you'
The way that young lovers do, lovers do, lovers do
Do, do, do, do....
But hey, maybe I'm biased because I know what it's like to love and be loved
That was.... That was just great. :-D
TWYLD gets my vote, just for that.
Does Dude care to retort?
Moondance makes me want to....I'm not really sure, but I like it. reooow
Quote from: RegularKarateMORE BADASS HORN - the funkness of the bass starts to hit you... the bass--- you can hear it just getting a beating <- That's passion!!!
FUCKING RIGHT! DAMN STRAIGHT! That is how his music is
supposed to be felt. I sometimes feel like I'm the only one that gets completely transformed by a song. His music pumps through my veins and my pulse quickens. Awesome post!
At the risk of being publicly beaten and tortured... I can't stand his voice.
I really like Van Morrison. My father played alot of his music while I was growing up, he even took me to one his concerts once. So I've got no problem with his voice but I think that either you like it or you don't.
I hate how the only Van song they play on the radio is "Brown Eyed Girl" which I hate.
anyone heard Starsailor's cover of The Way Young Lovers Do?
it's really good.
Quote from: kotteanyone heard Starsailor's cover of The Way Young Lovers Do?
it's really good.
can it really be as good as jeff buckley's?
Of all his songs, the one that's always stuck in my head by him is "What's Wrong With This Picture?"
No complaints here, though.
Quote from: El DuderinoI hate how the only Van song they play on the radio is "Brown Eyed Girl" which I hate.
That's the only Van Morrison I've ever heard because it didn't make me rush out to find more of his music.
Van Morrison's going to be playing Astral Weeks in full with some of the original musicians from the original 1968 album at the Hollywood Bowl Nov. 7th and 8th. Everyone who can go, should.
Love the guy.