Van Morrison - On Hyndford Street (Live from Cyprus Avenue, Belfast)
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- On 31st August, 2015, to celebrate his 70th birthday Van played a live gig on Cyprus Avenue in his native Belfast, Northern Ireland as part of the Eastside Arts Festival.
The middle-class suburban Cyprus Avenue was made famous in his song of the same name on the Astral Weeks album.
Van was born in a small house in the working-class Hyndford Street, just a few blocks away from the Avenue.
God’s gift to mankind. Thank you Jesus
What a man. What a simple beautiful wisdom!
I'm 36 years away from home. Too long in Exile. I close my eyes and this man takes me home. Love you Van. Love you Belfast.
Where did you go!?
Grass is always greener, Pat.
Bitter sweet
Van Morrison could sing the telephone book and I would be mesmerized.
40 years ago my then soon wife said in wonderment
He uses his voice as an instrument...
As he himself has said
"I'm gonna sing a song ain't got no words"
I was just thinking the same thing 💙
That’s because, if he did, it wouldn’t be no telephone book anymore.
My dad always said he could sing the Chinese telephone book about artists he liked
He's a complete gift and we should all continue to remember that. For me he's an inspiration.
Bringing the blues from the 60 to the 70 to the 80 to the 90 to the 00 the 10 to the 20's
Van the man
I’ve seen Van Morrison 5times in concert I’ve never seen him interact with the crowd like that before ! His music is by far my favorite
Great to see him interact with his audience.
tears in my eyes when the man stopped singing I lived across the road from him listened to THEM practicing on beersbridge road hyndford st 1960s
Oh wow..
Have you any stories about him growing up in east Belfast? - haven’t heard much of his childhood - would love to know 🙏🏻
I lived round the corner from Gary Moore --used to hear him playing in his bedroom.
I lived at 66 Abetta Parade - 1953 - 64 - did we ever cross paths? - my name at the time was Kevin and my brother Phillip - we also went to Orangefield.
Wow 2 !!!!
No movement in the throng. No noise from the crowd. Total rapture and a total focus on the man, on the teacher, on the words of the Poet, performer, and writer of lyrics. Makes me want to stand up and shout Hallelujah!!
they were drinking in every word aye?
The crowd, shoulder to shoulder, enjoying a beautiful evening and a great concert!
We need to return to the true normal. We must not accept the "new normal" dictated to us by the powers that be
to keep us isolated, paranoid, and fearful! Tyranny is not an option!
Sad that there are not more young folks there.Van Morrison would be a breath of fresh air to those who never heard him before.
I used to 'harvest'/steal apples from Cyprus Avenue in my youth - Van was my near neighbour - His nextdoor neighbours the 'Carters' were my playmates and occasionally Van himself used to join us! - I lived at 66 Abetta Parade.
Wow! ! It’s almost having a glimpse of Jesus Christ during his lost years
wow! unreal. thanks for sharing.bless.
Such awesome times, I'm sure! Nothing like our memories, these days are too sad most of the time. He's always been one of my favs!
It was the done thing for boys. to “harvest” apples at that time of the year It was like a dare,,,,,
Great images to accompany “The Man”
My god I'm in Melbourne on a sunny summer's day and this made me miss a home that isn't even there any more
The sun is shining in Melbourne🍀🌞it was you’re lucky day! The music still is beautiful with or without the🌞
Please God before I die, let me see Van Morrison live.
M M ...I feel the same...It’s gonna happen. Would love for him to sing to me at Red Rocks in CO...😉
I saw him at least once live. A stalwart professional "be here now....in eternal presence" indeed
Saw him live in Paris 30 June 1998 with Bob Dylan .
@@cena1641 totally jealous!
Saw him with Dylan in Birmingham. Utter shit and I've honestly never seen so many people leave a concert early
They hang on every word from this legend bless you Van pure Music
A very wise and smart man called Steve Wexler said and wrote the following words about my Celtic cousin,
Right before our eyes stands a human giant of poetic, philosophical and cerebral significance. This stands at shoulder level with his artistic greatness. His music will last a Sinatra lifetime, a Mozart millennium passing through galaxies of time. I do not care what you say or do to me but I refuse to disagree with a single word that Steve Wexler said because he is one billion pc correct
There are no words for how much I love (and have always loved) Van Morrison's music. Amazing. No one compares.
" Van the Man" living legend singer-songwriter, the soundtrack of my life, more than 30 years.
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@@georgeivanmorrison6769 stop scamming
That one man has the audience, and the band, spellbound. Incredible to see, magic right there
I love how the audience is completely spellbound and hypnotized in spiritual ecstasy, near tears and in total silence.
Yeah Van is the man soul soul and soul. Irish pride❤💚
Spellbound, hypnotized and wondering if they can get to the shops before they close.
Does anyone know the name of the lady with the white hair is about 5 rows from front. Urgent!
He has them !!!
my thorts exactly....spellbound sums it up.🙏
Just breathtaking. The man is amazing.
It was amazing experience to be there about 40 feet from the stage the setting was magical
I think this is one of his best performances ever, and he is 70 years old. Wish I could have been there to see this magical moment.
@@termitedave70 I certainly wish I could have been there.
Wow....tell us more...stunning setting and the crowd seemed to be in a trance?
Astral Weeks was the soundtrack of my first years in London after suffering my second bipolar breakdown in 1971 when I didn’t know what was the matter with me. The music I listened to in the hippy hotel on Belsize Avenue has stayed with me ever since. God bless Van The Man for being an integral part of the soundscape of my life.
Wanker
Roger your a pathetic weasel
@@ciaran6309 o I'm depressed so I'm I now fuck away of I've lived in West Belfast for 60 years go fuck yourself
John McAllister
Stay well John.
@@rogermcgroggan9442 60+ years of speaking the language and you can't type a coherent English sentence? Well done, pal.
Van has been with me from teenage years in Ireland and around the world for 30 plus years.
Wow. The only time is now, in the eternal presence
Nobody mesmerizes with sad beauty the way Van can.
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Van just transcended time right there.
Wat about the attention and respect by the crowd....wow.
70 years in the making -- and one of the few present-day pieces which will stand the test of time as long as people have ears. Tell your friends.
Right before our eyes stands a human giant of poetic, philosophical and cerebral significance. This stands at shoulder level with his artistic greatness. His music will last a Sinatra lifetime, a Mozart millennium passing through galaxies of time.
No doubt about that, It is also on my digital footprint for my children to experience.
Amen.
Steve Wexler gives a thoughtful and eloquent expression of this wonderful spirit. What a musician. What a man. A heavy cat indeed. If young people listened more to Van and less to rapcrap...it'd be a better world.
That's a bit shallow.
FFS. What utter bollox
With the exception of King David... who wrote the Psalms... Van the Man -- Greatest Singer-Songwriter in the history of our fallen world. Long live Van the Man!
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That’s a moment right there
I came across this by a fluke. The best fluke ever ever. I am so happy for his fans who were there. It must of been a magical ecstasy....Van The Man...
I live in belfast and was there. It was undescribable. Im in tears again!
Dunno how I stumbled on this but I 'm glad I did Astral weeks is one of my most important records that is part of my life
Look at the faces in the crowd. Love and respect.
In rapt attention. Beautiful
What a masterpiece of a performance!!!
The son of Ireland tending to his sheep. Reverence and godly love for one of their own who walks amongst them in a human form. Every tone dropped on them from his lips and the skins, strings, and amplifiers detonated in their inner ears as vibrations that will be recalled for weeks and years later....to elicit that sweet elixir of sound and rhyme. He is a master in word play and sound. They understood his time among them is short. Fifty-sixty years he has never faded. Who can match this and say it was their pen who wrote the lyrics and created the score? He is a once in a lifetime artist. I cry everytime i listen to him and i don't know why
Van Morrison is an absolute treasure.
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What a gift to all of Humanity...For the Ages..
Young Musicians worldwide should be all over him, studying the master. He is a gem.
Dr. Steve Wexler It's up to us to bring this mans music to the youngsters.My children were reared on the music of Sir Van Morrison.They have been to as many concerts as humanly possible.Iv seen him 55 times and hopefully one more this summer at Liverpool Feis.He makes life worth living.
Steve....Should be,but sadly are more wrapped up in Drake and Ed Sheeran in 20 second snippets with ear buds in their I phones
Steve Wexler, OD oh we are.
Van is so zen. Only time is right now. Eternal presence. Better than mediation.
Love this man with a brotherly kind of sincere love.
How could you not love this man singing he is a poet being a fan 40 years seen him many times hoping to see him in august in England
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Takes me way, way back, too, to my Belfast childhood and to Radio Lux and AFN late at night under the bedclothes.
a poet. sublime.
that is just fucking awesome.
Given its tragic history isn’t it beautiful to see the people of Belfast come together to celebrate Art.
There is only one performer alive, I want to see before I die and that's Van the Man!
This is special.No artist alive today, can touch him.
Amen and Amen!
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Here because I was working on Hyndford Street today. Love van the man.
We had this on vinyl when our kids were young. We lived in a little wooden cottage we build ourselves in Timaru (New Zealand). We could see the mountains and the sunsets from there. Our daughter was two. She would play among the wildflowers on the hillside. (She is getting married in January.) Hearing this now sends shivers down my spine. This is awesome, thanks.
He is the best hard to deny, with this music we will move moutains
Oh, tell us more tho this is two years on.
Such ruminations fill the soul.
Lovely story,got lucky myself.Born Belfast ,same year as Van and life long fan since.Kieran.
I have been mesmerised by Van's music for over 40 years now. If there was only one artist I was allowed to listen to there would be no hesitation in making my selection.
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glad I am back home in Belfast
mystical, and a whole load more, van morrison takes it to unexplored levels
Have never seen an audience so captured by the artist. Almost every face is showing love and huge respect and pride for their boy, Van.
My parent’s are from Ireland - one from the north the other from the south - I feel so proud of this Celtic giant
King of Soul ❤️
a master class, poetry in your neighborhood...the way is was meant to be...
@George Ivan Morrison
Hello Van,
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night at the Europa.
The Vanguard Viaduct
Let us start this higher journey
Climb to a daring passageway of love
Cross harsh valley winds of sorrow
To secure truth with our friend tomorrow
Along the majestic Vanguard Viaduct
Far above
So then dance, man and woman, and jump
Stamping for joy along this lofty platform
With all brave people you know and love
Let your children's minds soar high on freedom
Where peace, won, will fly its white dove
For when all caring sing the same sweet song
Everyone must be swept along
Thanks for all the music...Michael McDermott
I listened to Avalon Sunset just a few weeks ago. I can't think of anyone else that evokes both emotion and imagination through their music as well as he does. Whether you've been to a place he sings about or not, after he's finished you feel like you have. Orangefield does that for me. I have about 10 CD's that I never put away. Avalon Sunset, Tupelo Honey, and Poetic Champions Compose are 3 of the 10. I'll probably bring Moondance to join the others after this.
I love the audience reaction to this moving song....very reflective and respectful!
Beautiful 🙏 . He was born to do it💚
Just booked this and I cant wait Heritage Live - Van Morrison plus very special guests The Waterboys ticket confirmation
I only know Belfast from “ the news”, how great it is to see the happiness, enjoyment, respect and self discipline of all those there, and to be able to hear every word! And the colour, that is inspirational, long may it last.
Bring it in right here ,right now. In the eternal presence. One beautiful dude. Exceptional musicians . Much respect Sir.
I hope I get a chance to see him while he's still around and still performing. I swear to God if he comes anywhere near my hometown, I'll rob a bank to get the money for a ticket if I have to and spend
my time in prison with some damned fine memories.
How can you not hear that and just be filled with emotion and not knowing what or why.
His music is timeless and otherworldly and some of the most beautiful ever written.
Ah, the boyo's grand and so he is.
When a singer connects to the people and sings to them and not at them.
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Fabulous version of this song. Much better than the album. Mesmerising.
How he can speak into a sing is mind blowing.
What a totally mesmerising performance absolutely awesome
a legend at work
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I am so lucky to have seen Van “The Man” Morison in concert. But to see him there in Belfast, would’ve been out standing!
Very inspiring He is what makes life worth LIVING
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Take me home Van. Thanks. Right here, Right now. The eternal presence.
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@@georgeivanmorrison6769 Indeed, your songs take me way back to the mid-'60s and vinyl and have been a lifelong journey. Blessings Sir George. May the wind always be at your back.
How great it must have been to be there. Wow.
Rozenax Sax I believe it was invited guests.My daughter got married the day before this concert.If it had been available via ticket I would have left the wedding weekend to be there.Ive been closer many times.Its like heaven on earth.☘️
Yes Van is the man great rhythms, in his voice. He’s a hell of a man and singer.
Those punters on the lawn had the right idea. No need to sit upright when you can wrap your arms around your sweetheart, lay back on a soft blanket, enjoy quiet drink or two, and internalise the cosmic wisdom of Ireland rock laureate.
Sunday Six Bells ?? Love this song..He's the only one that draws that much attention !! Not a sound in that crowd WOW
Sunday six bells.....call to prayer,,,,
My friend, who has passed, would have died again seeing this. He left for me his clollect of Van.... I was gifted with about 50 cds. RIP JOHN. MAHALO BROTHER
*_What an absolute heartfelt, truly divine moment in time capture, beautiful, just pure beauty ..._*
Thank You Van
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When I listen ro Van I'm taken back home to Belfast. To a time when as a wee boy I knew freedom and love of my extended family that was my neighbours and blood kin. A time before my fellow Irish men were not killing each other
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Thank you van that was beautiful
What an outstanding performance and a very very rare live version. Stories from his childhood that he somehow makes feel like ours, or at least reflect on our best long since past memories. You will be hard pressed to find a more mesmerized and focused audience anywhere. Watch as the band just plays around him and knowing just what to play and when.
He & his masterpieces are the treasures of human spirits, not only of a nation or a country.
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beautiful memories of listening to radio Luxembourg
To be a brilliant musician you must be also a story teller and a poet to get your story across when you are lucky enough to be able to do that you then add music to your poems or story's and then you are a genius Van the man is that GENIUS
He's my favorite musician by far.....but I misjudged him for many years. Thinking that he had lost the magic 'it'. In around 1987, I thought he had lost 'it'. The inexpressable sound of being in the moment. I was wrong. Van has been doing it all this time. This video proves it. And the humour he's supposed to not have!!
Melhor que sempre!
I have to say, I did the same, around the same time. I saw him in D.C. and wasn't that into it. Maybe he was in a lull then. Or maybe my musical taste was immature. I discovered the real Van only here on YT.
He will never lose “it”
The Master of silent Sounds 👍❤
Feels like home.
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Pretty special moment here....
I have to ask you wise people and knowledgable people out there, is my 1st cousin Van not one of the greatest guitar players of times, he must be because he plays his guitar on some of the most stunning, brilliant and meaningful songs of all times and has done so over the past 60 years or so. I also love that Van is wearing that hat I gave to him for his birthday, at first he said it was too flashy for him but did he changed his mind
Is that the Jimmy Bradshaw guitarist used to play with Mickey O'hare and his group. Lived in London?
@@Super241946 Vey sorry but I can not answer your question, because of my works I am not allowed to say very much about my personal self, I have to live by very strict terms and condition, yet if I was to leave my works it would delay the project by a very long time , very sorry I am not able to give you a straight answer at this time, take care.
@@jamesbradshaw3389 your user name is not a slang term, but an actual full first and last name, and you type in a public comment section who your blood relatives are. But you "are not allowed to say very much about your personal self", or if you played guitar? Why bother typing in two separate comments on here who your cousin is?
I want to recognize Dana Masters, the L.A. backup singer on this. She is one of the featured stars in the film "20 Feet From Stardom." No one knows their names but they are a priceless part of live music.
Mayo615
I wanted to find out her name but probably didn't look hard enough. She certainly has a wonderful voice, and look.
Edit. I went and looked a bit harder. She is called Dana Masters from LA and now luckily for music lovers living in Belfast. She is an excellent singer in her own right. th-cam.com/video/K39zcdBxtbM/w-d-xo.html Enjoy.
@@wjf0ne Find the film online and watch it. It's very good.
@@mayo6154
It certainly is, and this clip just blows me away, and not just for the man but all the musicians (the intro is amazing) and backing singer
Dana Masters as well. I suppose while I'm here I should thank the BBC production crew and the Eastside Arts Festival organizers. I'm such an ass licker, but I've never viewed and enjoyed any clip as often as this one.
i have no words !
best video on youtube. Hands down.
Beautiful city and people.
Nobody better.
It was magical!
The only time is now, in the eternal presence
This is maybe the most evocative thing I've seen on You Tube. Van at his best. Brings a tear to my eye. Thanks a million for uploading.
Forsure thank you
Well said every time I watch this I am in ore of his greatness this to me is pure music this man has music running through his veins
A great big THANK YOU for your music!!! You ARE the MAN!!!!🍀☘️💚
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Thank you for up loading. This is why he is
"VAN THE MAN"
This is beautiful.
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So nice to see an artist bring it home .
Van the man