Genius Lyrics
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Van Morrison – Sweet Thing
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Sweet Thing is the only song on the album to look forward instead of backward. In the words of an Allmusic reviewer:
Over the endlessly descending, circular progression, Morrison
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The Waterboys – Sweet Thing
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(Van Morrison, Paul McCartney) / 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
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Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
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The song Astral Weeks opens the album with the lines
If I ventured in the slipstream, between the viaducts of your dream/ Where immobile steel rims crack, and the ditch in the
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Jeff Buckley – Sweet Thing
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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
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Twin Peaks – Sweet Thing
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Intentional or not, the Twin Peaks dudes' heavy 60’s/70’s rock inspirations shine through in the lyrics to this Wild Onion track through a more laid-back delivery of The Beatles' “
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Rafferty – Sweet Thing
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[Verse 1] / I will finally walk these clear skies / 'Cause I know tomorrows road will find me / We'll watch the sun hand in hand as we used to / And raise our glass to being alive
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Van Morrison – Ballerina
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The oldest composition on Astral Weeks is “Ballerina”, which Morrison composed in 1966 while still a member of Them and at about the same time he first met his future wife, Janet.
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Van Morrison – Tupelo Honey
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Written by Van Morrison, “Tupelo Honey” appears on his 1971 album of the same name.
“Tupelo Honey” is a tribute to the domestic happiness Morrison had found with his first wife
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Van Morrison – Cyprus Avenue
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The song Cyprus Avenue is a three chord blues composition and served for many years as the closing song for most of Morrison’s live shows. Along with Madame George, it is the
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Van Morrison – Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
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Have I told you lately that I love you? / Have I told you there's no one above you / Fill my heart with gladness / Take away my sadness / Ease my troubles, that's what you do / Now
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Van Morrison – Madame George
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Called the other album masterpiece (along with Cyprus Avenue) the song is almost ten minutes long and tells of the mysterious Madame George in a corner playing dominoes in drag
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Van Morrison – The Way Young Lovers Do
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The Way Young Lovers Do is described by Clinton Heylin as a lounge-jazz sound that still sticks out like Spumante at a champagne buffet.
In his review for Rolling Stone, Greil
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Van Morrison – Slim Slow Slider
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Slim Slow Slider is the only song on the album to not have string overdubs and according to John Payne, Morrison had not played it live before.
Like in the song T.B. Sheets, the
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The Band (Ft. Van Morrison) – Caravan (Live)
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And the caravan is on it's way / I can hear the merry gypsies play / Mama mama look at Emma Rose / She's a-playin' with the radio / La, la, la, la... / And the caravan has all my
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Van Morrison – Moody's Mood for Love
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[Verse 1: Van Morrison] / There I go, there I go, there I go, there I go, there I go / Pretty baby, you are the soul that snaps my control / Such a funny thing that every time I'm
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Van Morrison (Ft. Georgie Fame) – Blues in the Night
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My mama done tol' me / When I was a little / My mama done told me, son / A woman will sweet talk / And give you the big eye / But when that sweet talk is done / A woman's a two
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Van Morrison – Love Is a Five Letter Word
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I'll tell you what love is / And this is no lie / Love is a five letter word / Spelled M-O-N-E-Y / And love without money / Is like the shirt without the tie / Love is a five
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Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
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“Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison appears on his first solo studio album, Blowin' Your Mind (1967).
The song was originally titled “Brown Skinned Girl”, but the record label, Bang
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Van Morrison – Only a Dream
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[Verse 1] / Only a dream that I had in the night / Only a dream but it felt so right / We were standing in the moonlight, I was holding you tight / But it was only a dream / [Verse
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Van Morrison – Only a Dream (Live)
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[Verse 1] / It was only a dream that I had in the night / Only a dream, but it felt so right / We were standing in the moonlight / Holding you tight but it was only just a dream
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Pitchfork – The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s
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1. The Beach Boys – God Only Knows / 2. The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back / 3. Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come / 4. Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone / 5. The Beatles – A Day In
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Patti Smith – Gloria
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The defining album opening track from Smith’s debut, Horses. A re-working of the Van Morrison/Them song.
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Jim Morrison (Ft. The Doors) – The Ghost Song
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One of Jim Morrison’s most straightforward poems. Here he calls for people to celebrate art and to express freely their sexuality. He narrates from the perspective of a guide, and
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Van Morrison (Ft. Georgie Fame) – How Long Has This Been Going On?
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I could cry salty tears / Where have I been all these years / A little while, tell me now / How long has this been going on? / There were chills, up and down my spine / Yes, there'
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