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Rating: Van Morrison has been moving on the music scene for more than 40 years, with a quality and a desire for change that very few can boast. His music is rooted in Blues, Jazz, and especially Rhythm and Blues.
Always reluctant to give interviews, reasonably, he has always let his music (especially live performances) speak for him. This small Irishman transplanted overseas, in love with Rhythm and Blues, has represented this sound (equally) as well as the best Black singers, because rhythm, the feeling, is a peculiarity that has no color, and Van has it in his DNA. For many, the first encounter with Morrison was in Scorsese's film "The Last Waltz" where, totally captivated, almost pervaded by a mystical tension, during the sequences of "Caravan", he throws himself in vigorously, giving the beat to his band, letting the music flow, flow, rich in brass and choirs. Van has swing in his soul, and it's clear when, ecstatic, he murmurs dozens of times, dum dum diddy da da, yeah yeah yeah yeah. Personally, I believe that even in his most celebrated album "Astral Weeks" some compositions are Rhythm and Blues. Just listen to "Sweet Thing" where he managed to reconcile jazz with a minimalist and rhythmic arrangement... a very personal, enjoyable, all-his-own, enchanting sound! In the same way, I think that with Bob Dylan, Morrison is one of the most important songwriters of all time, the others you can place at your discretion. Today, this is recognized by almost all critics, even though he has never achieved true chart success neither here, nor in the United States. (Except for Brown Eyed Girl)
"Into The Music" of '79 is an album marked by a beautiful sound, which possesses the depth of the best days, almost on par with his masterpiece "Moondance" "Bright Side Of The Road" "Full Force Gale" "Steppin' Out Queen" "You Make Me Feel So Free" "Rolling Hills"... and more. All worth listening to.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Bright Side of the Road (03:45)
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road
Little darlin' come with me
Won't you help me share my load
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
Into this life we're born
Baby sometimes, sometimes we don't know why
And time seems to go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye
Let's enjoy it while we can
Won't you help me share my love
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road
02 Full Force Gale (03:15)
Like a full force gale
I was lifted up again
I was lifted up again by the Lord
And no matter where I roam
I will find my way back home
I will always return to the Lord
In the gentle evening breeze
By the whispering shady trees
I will find my sanctuary in the Lord
I was headed for a fall
The I looked up and saw the writing on the wall
Like a full force gale
I was lifted up again
I was lifted up again by the Lord
I was headed for a fall
The I looked up and saw the writing on the wall
In the gentle evening breeze
By the whispering shady trees
I will find my sanctuary in the Lord
And no matter where I roam
I will find my way back home
I will always return to the Lord
Like a full force gale
I was lifted up again
I was lifted up again by the Lord
04 Troubadours (04:39)
From the ancient sun to the old heart stove come the troubadours
From the city gates to the castle walls it's the troubadours
On a sunlit day it was bright and clear
And the people came from far and they came from near
To hear the troubadours
Well the troubadours sang their songs of love to the lady fair
She was sitting outside on a balcony in in the cool night air
It was a starry night the moon was shining bright
And the trumpets rang and they gave a chime
For the troubadours
And for everyman all across the land and from shore to shore
They came singin' songs of love and chivalry from the days of yore
Baby lift your window high do you hear that sound
It's the troubadours as they go through town
Baby lift your window high do you hear that sound
It's the troubadours with their freedom song
Lift your window high turn your lamp down low baby
Don't you know I love you so
Lift your window high do you dig that sound
It's the troubadours coming through town
07 Angelou (06:49)
Angeliou oh Angeliou
Oh oh Angeliou Angeliou
Oh Angeliou oh Angeliou oh my Angeliou
In the month of May
In the month of May
In the city of Paris
In the month of May
In the month of May
In the city of Paris
And I heard the bells ringing, and I heard the bells ringing
In the month of May
In the city of Paris and I called out your name
In the month of May
In the city of Paris
In the month of May
In the city of Paris
Oh oh Angeliou oh Angeliou oh oh Angeliou oh my Angeliou
Walkin' on a city street who would think you could ever be touched
By a total stranger, not me
But when you came up to me that day and I listened to your story
It reminded me so much of myself
It wasn't what you said but the way it felt to me
About a search and a journey just like mine
Will you be my baby
Will you be my baby now
Will you be my baby
Will you be my baby now
Angeliou oh Angeliou
Angeliou oh Angeliou
Yes I will yes I will yes I will
After she told all these things to me I said I got a story too
It goes something like this
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