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And I will drink the clear, clean waterfall 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 garden's all wet with rain.
Oh, sweet thing, sweet thing
Oh, my, my, my sweet thing.
And I shall drive my chariot down your streets and cry
'hey its 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 ever felt the pain.
We shall walk and talk in gardens all misty wet, misty wet with rain.
And I will never, never, never grow so old again.
Oh, you sweet thing, sweet thing.
Oh, you sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my...
And I will raise my hand up into the night cloud's sky.
And count the stars shining in your eye.
Just to dig it all an' not to wonder that's just fine.
And I will 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. Oh, sugar baby, oh sweet thing
Sugar baby, sugar baby, sugar baby.
With your champagne eyes
And your saint-like smile.
I rapidly change stations whenever Van Morrison plays.
That's what I do when U2, REM or RHCP is played. BOFs.
Van is great.
I rapidly change stations whenever Van Morrison plays.
Sometimes I'm in the mood for him, sometimes not. Like pickles.
I rapidly change stations whenever Van Morrison plays.
Same same.
OK. This is much better for a Friday afternoon.
But why not play something from his other albums: Veedon Fleece, St Dominic's Preview, and Hard Nose the Highway?
You haven't been listening?
Ireland's most famous covidiot, everyone.
He's badly in need of money
Why wait? Crank it to 11 now, and maybe all this wretched bullshit will go away faster.
I suggest doing it anyway.
You might wanna ease up on your meds.
Nope. I'll have what he's having.
But why not play something from his other albums: Veedon Fleece, St Dominic's Preview, and Hard Nose the Highway?
There are 65 VM songs on the playlist, stuff from most of his albums gets played here pretty frequently.
In another place.
In another time.
we can only wish this for you.
You might wanna ease up on your meds.
Or increase them...
But why not play something from his other albums: Veedon Fleece, St Dominic's Preview, and Hard Nose the Highway?
i amjn ras ma ha ma nigh
chep star ayass eyys
is ajust dis alll aaey aaaa
aa ba e satsi a
read betrwsne the liaaa neas
and so on...
LMAO Spot on! I do kind of like the song tho. Nah just kidding. I don't like it.
Better late than never, DaidyBoy!
In another place.
In another time.
You might wanna ease up on your meds.
....it could be the other way OTB....maybe more Meds is what the DocStrangelove needs....might help with the right arm pain at least....
i amjn ras ma ha ma nigh
chep star ayass eyys
is ajust dis alll aaey aaaa
aa ba e satsi a
read betrwsne the liaaa neas
and so on...
You might wanna ease up on your meds.
Hil-ar-i-ous.
thewiseking wrote:
Could this be one person with 23 accounts?
At least!
BillG - your comment about leaving the 8track in the deck for days on end...oh boy those were the days, eh? I mean not to throw any shade on your AWESOME internet radio station - I do fondly remember the days before we could listen to whatever we want pretty much whenever we want. Being a bit younger than you (i.e. just after the 8track craze ended) I have similar memories with tapes (and later) CDs. I was a mix tape master (sort of like John Cusack in "High Fidelity" but less pretentious) and for me The Wall was the tape that stayed in the deck for weeks.
Ahhh....had we known then that YouTube was coming I don't think we would have believed it, or even understood what it would mean.
Long Live RP!
This is a classic literature, am album for all those who pretend to know.
Nope, pas vrai.
His voice grates on me as much as Bob Dylan's. I don't know how his songs sounded back when they were new, but I don't think they've aged very well. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling you had to be a fan back then to appreciate them now.
Thank you walkerpub, cool article : ) ("alchemical whammo" !)
But Astral Weeks is one of a kind. It's odd, bizarre, beautiful, unpredictable, strange, but very hooky.
OK, that sounds about right.
Pretty much everything he did up to the mid-80s (roughly 15 albums) was incredible.
As for Astral Weeks, no other artist has done it as well, before or since (in my ever-so-humble opinion, of course).
Sorry you don't like it.
Nope.
Idiot Wind nailed it.
So, GIM only got it right once?
OK, that sounds about right.
Nope.
Idiot Wind nailed it.
It must have been a lighting bolt that hit him to create this album.
There is no other album like this. Period.
Well, he has been doing the same shout and talk routine for the last 30 years, so perhaps there have been some other albums like this.
It must have been a lighting bolt that hit him to create this album.
There is no other album like this. Period.
I saw one of his concerts a few years ago—tore the place up one side and down the other. Amazing.
I saw him on a bill with Dylan in 97 or 98 when Time out of Mind came out. I love Van but he was so-so that night (Bob went on afterwards and was great).
Others who've seen him say he's phenomenal or just phoning it in. Think it depends on his mood.
I saw one of his concerts a few years ago—tore the place up one side and down the other. Amazing.
The man with the voice, man...
This whole album - a true masterpiece!
scrubbrush wrote:
10
10
10
10
10
10
How he do dat?
does that PSD still work, ahhh yes.
Perhaps, there is some explanation for why Van is a legend, and you are here making snarky comments on a internet radio board? There are 'difficult' artists, and there are those who will spend their lives slagging on those more talented. And then there are the rest of us who don't care how the sublime was achieved. We'll just be glad that it happened.
His output is surprising in light of his alcoholism. Then he did not apparently rely on much on tighter takes, production values or carefully mastering.
Just curious: did he ever kick demon alcohol? And if so, how?
does that PSD still work, ahhh yes.
lolz...l33t.
Sorry...
ccwcool wrote:
A great post, ccwcool. I associate Van with all the stories about his snarky behavior but obviously there's a lot more to him than that.
I've only listened to Astral Weeks only once and it didn't really grab me, but then again I did the same thing with Jane Austen. Maybe it's time for another listen.
Never ocurred to me before, but I bet you're thinking of Moonlight Mile. It's the violins.
does that PSD still work, ahhh yes.
I have heard that his contracts specify exactly 60 minutes, no encores, no chat, no well, you get the picture.
:-)
does that PSD still work, ahhh yes.
You know, I pondered on that for a little while. Then I listened to it surround me some more and just FELT those lyrics turning my heart all sunny and Yes. Yes it is one of the most beautiful songs in recorded history. Yes it is.
Thirded.
You know, I pondered on that for a little while. Then I listened to it surround me some more and just FELT those lyrics turning my heart all sunny and Yes. Yes it is one of the most beautiful songs in recorded history. Yes it is.
Me too! It's on "Fisherman's Blues", if anyone is interested in looking it up. A very good album indeed.
For I can do not but stop, listen and reflect whilst it plays.
marvelous classic...
This was of an Excellence that didn't hold a single thing back, ever!
My personal preference is the urge to cut off my own head with a rusty chainsaw. But, to each his own. And I really love this song, so no chainsaw here.
That. is. awesome.
This is a such a trippy and wonderful album. A very special moment in time captured on vinyl. This song is the shining example of it.
Play the whole freakin album!
And for me it's completely inconceivable that anyone could not enjoy this blissful masterpiece.
This is a flat-out 10.
Somewhere in the 80s he started phoning it in (IMHO) but everything up to "Into The Music" was excellent.
sooo good!
its sad if you limit your enjoyment of music to those singers with pretty voices
you read my mind
I fully agree. Bill must come up with a rating that transcends "godlike". This masterpiece deserves much more than a mere 10.
Agree 100%.
Call it whiny, and hate it if that's how you feel. To me that voice is more packed with emotion than nearly any other singer you will hear.
What is wrong with RP? Every twenty minutes Morrison.
They are very smart people. They know....