Hearing ‘Moondance’ by Van Morrison for the First Time!
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You would really enjoy "Caravan" from the concert, "The Last Waltz"
How did you get my Watch Cap?
Between Van and Bob you’ll probably never run out.
Van is amazing. Started with - Them - Gloria, bright side of the road etc.
the other great Northern Ireland / Ireland singer songwriter is Paul Brady.
Check the cartoon vid of his old but totally relevant track / The Island.
Love your reaction here in Oxford UK
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Wild Night is a great song ❤
the whole album is genius to be fair....
It`s a masterpiece from Van the man 😉
100%
"Bright Side of the Road" is a must listen! 🎶🎧🔥
The consensus is that his Astral Weeks album is his coup de grace, but I think it’s Moondance, the album. For me Van sometimes starts to feel himself a bit too much, doing all kinds of vocal runs that apparently intend to show off his chops, but for me take away from the brilliance of the songwriting and playing. In this album he stays mostly throttled, and the results are sublime. Into the Mystic captures the feel of “just enough showmanship” for me.
Let’s all climb aboard and sail “Into the Mystic” with Van. We’ll stop at “St. Dominic’s Cathedral” we’ll meet a “Brown Eyed Girl” named “Gloria” selling “Tupelo Honey” we can buy with “Blue Money.” “Have I Told You Lately,” there would be “Days like This,” “And It Stoned Me” Ahh, “These are the Days.” Great reaction to “Moondance.” I hear a foghorn blowing lol ❤😊
Nice job
St. Dominic’s Preview- but I love your description!
Listen To The Lion
Really well done! ❤
Blue Money!! Oh I forgot that one.
TUPELO HONEY!!
Lol didn't see your post
My absolutely favourite Van Morrison song!
maybe, but I heard that _Jackie Wilson said_
@@bbb462cid Great way to sneak that in! 👍
ABSOLUTELY AGREE
Polo, you have just stumbled upon one of the top 100 albums of the last century!! Moondance is an album that you listen to the way your folks listened to music: grab a drink, a nice smoke, drop the needle on vinyl....sit back. Van is THE MAN.
….and amazing driving music 🫶
Yes - I`m very near by your side and I wished that more people hanging on the needle to hear vinyls - all thumbs up from hamburg / germany
Love the visual
What I enjoy the most is I have been listening to this song for 50 + and you are enjoying it for the 1st time. It blows me away. Thank you.
One of the greatest songs of all time.
Nothing more needs to be said.
This song is 100% jazz. ❤
Moondance is my favorite of Van's songs.
Mine too and then brown eyed girl
It's amazing! I like Into the Mystic even more, personally.
Beauty of the days gone by is my favorite from Van Morrison
Fantabulous
I see what you did there😊
He could do jazz, rock, soul, folk , gospel - his voice is versatile and timeless. Great choice
Go Ireland! That magic place of musicians and poets!
Peace
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I have to agree the Irish and English have given the world some of the greatest musicians, singers and bands in music history. Their contributions are second to no one! I would start listing them but it’s vast and I can only thank god that I was exposed to these great artists as a little kid in the late 60s ! I am still listening to this very day because those 60s and 70s artists set the bar sky high and nothing can touch it to this very day. Sadly , we will never get the quantity and quality of music that was produced in the 60s and 70s. Yes, there have been many great songs written after those 2 stellar decades but nothing will ever beat those 2 decades!
Moondance is an all time favorite song.
Van Morrison is one of the musical geniuses of 20th century music.
I love “And It Stoned Me” and also “These Are the Days” , “Brown Eyed Girl”and let’s not forget “Tupelo Honey” and many more!! Van is awesome. Thank you Polo for loving amd appreciating this awesome music!!
And It Stoned Me. That one's great, too.
Sooo good.
Van Morrison is so eclectic. You cannot pin his style down. Mondance in pure jazz.
Van the man has a huge rabbit hole to venture into.
His ”Caravan” live from the Last Waltz concert is incredible and shows another side of him and his showmanship.
Been listening to Van The Man for 60 years now...since his days in the Irish band " them". His music ages like a fine wine...and appeals to every generation. It doesn't get old.
Agreed! Love Gloria 👍
Came here to mention THEM. I was a teenager when Gloria was released. Phenomenal !
G-L-O-R-I-A Glorrrrria!
so glad you like this tune. it has always been one of my favorites. I'm 64, so I'm an old fart who loves classic music that defined my life
"Caravan," live with the Band from, "The Last Waltz."
@@fractaljack210 i want that faded violet cream Schmedium jumpsuit tuxedo.. id just wear it to the Publix
@chrisross-fd3fo He's called Van the Man, for a reason!
Astral Weeks - All time favorite album. Bass is poetry in motion.
Tupelo honey!!!!!
I 100% agree with the Tupelo Honey recommendation. I do suggest reading about the context of the song beforehand to understand it completely. Great reaction Polo!
My vote for the next Van Morrison reaction by Polo would have to be Tupelo Honey. It is so soulful. 👍
He's definitely cross generational as far as fans. My boomer parents played him all the time which got me and my sister gen x into loving Van Morrison. Now our gen z kids love him.
Queen of the Slipstream, Cleaning Windows, Real Real Gone, he has an amazing catalog. He is Sir Van, being knighted by the Queen. The sax is him and he plays many instruments as well. Seeing him live is a Treat. Been a Van Fan for a long time. Thanks
Cleaning Windows is the story of a gigging musician knocking out his day job with the same heart & soul, verve and vigor that he puts into his nighttime lounge act. It's infectious.
Cleaning Windows is one of my favorite Van songs.
Van is also playing Sax on this masterpiece
Sorry, but Jack Shroer and Collin Tilton played sax on this.
@@stephenhanson3647 you are correct, thank you for the correction. As a long time fan I incorrectly assumed he played Sax on his songs when it appeared. I also looked at my copy the album 🙏
The very next song, Crazy Love, on the same album, is also incredible. Amazing album.
My personal favorite ❤️
Oh I forgot that one!
Into the mystic is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Moondance comes close. Van was one of a kind.
in to the mystic.... so amazing
This is a masterpiece from a master craftsman.
I’m one of the lucky people who got to see him. We drove a 10 hour road trip and we’d do it again if he ever tours America.
I saw him in Houston almost 10yrs ago. The concert itself was good. However I was disappointed that he had the venue stop selling alcohol during his set because he's a recovering alcoholic. Like.....don't put your issues on me man!
@@luciemurphree1597 Lucie, you made me giggle right out loud. Van has been known to be cantankerous, moody, and often times very late getting started. I read a long while back that he got in a heated scuffle with John Mellencamp.
Another time he was pissed because he had to be the opening act for Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.
He’s been known to walk off stage, if he shows up at all.
What you mentioned about him cutting out the alcohol at his shows sounds pretty much in line with all his alleged prima donna behavior.
Thanks for sharing.
"Van The Man"...anything of of "Astral Weeks" is a treasure... it follows the great groove that this song is on.
I've been listening to him for over 40 years , all his music is so timeless and fresh .
Van Morrison was one of the most influential artist of our era in the 60's and early 70's....his vocals.....his jazzy blues songs and instrumentation is genius. And even today you can hear his vocals or riffs in contemporary music today. One of my favorite artist of all-time right next to Stevie Wonder, Jackson Brown and David Bowie.
Van Morrison one of the greatest! Listen to Caravan pretty great!!❤
This has been one of my favorite songs for so many years. More like decades, because I am 71.
This song congers up images of dark jazz clubs with a small stage with a spotlight. The only other light coming from candles on little tables. Elegant and sexy.
This song can be compared to your favorite smoke and your favorite bourbon...however, you can enjoy this while driving the 4Runner with all the windows down in the cool evening breeze. Or all at the same time! Peace, my brother...
Polo,
Big thumbs up for new studio set up. Love the minimalist look, dark background and the spotlight.
Very 1970's overnight DJ at your favorite R&B station
Van The Man! A genius.
Crazy Love, It Stoned Me & Cleaning Windows! Now!
Nice to see I’m not the only one that loves Cleaning Windows 👍
@@irishgrl Sadly , The live version does no justice to the recorded track . This tune had a great groove w/ nice guitar by Eric Gale. If you enjoy Eric’s playing Irishgrl( love that) check out jazzy vocalist Michael Franks great tune “ One Bad Habit” … aw heck , check it out anyway lol cheers !
@ Did you receive my response pertaining to Michael Franks tune “ One Bad Habit” from his album of the same name ? Great jazzy funk if you like Van . Uses all steely Dan type studio cats . Check out his tune “ When I think of us “
For many of us who listened to rock on the radio, this was our first introduction to jazz. For me, it was the beginning of my love of jazz. Thank you Van!
Brown Eyed Girl !....A must. Please give a listen.
Astral Weeks. Every song from his solo debut but in particular the first song on the album, “Astral Weeks”. It changed me forever. ❤
Might be my favorite. I always liked Listen to the Lion live. And a couple of early ones with Them are fun.
My cousin bought this album for my brother when he turned 15 in 1970. Later that year I started highschool and spent a load of time at my friend Sue's house. We wore this album out playing it over and over. When I got to be middle aged and someone poured me a black sambucca I would need this song to dance to.
This has ALWAYS been my absolute favorite song. FOREVER. It’s all about an autumn night, leaves falling, full moon and dancing with your love. What’s not to love.
Tupelo Honey yes!!!😅
People of all ages love Van Morrison!
This album is my all time favorite album. There isn’t a bad song on it.
The first time I heard Van Morrison was in 1965, he was the lead singer of Them, and the song was Gloria, an absolute classic.
There's no way to explain what that song meant in those days.
Give it a listen sometime Polo, you won't regret it.
Great song but a totally different direction
I also loved their cover of Dylan's It's All Over Now Baby Blue. Van's voice never sounded better!
So glad you enjoyed!! Such an underrated artist!!
not underrated at all!!! very famously recognized and listened to, just maybe not first choice of your own generation . genius.musician, quirky strange personality tho.
'Sir' Van has some all time classics you must listen to. Brown Eyed Girl, Tupalo Honey, Bright Side of the Road. Some of the greats everyone should hear.
Van is an icon. Guy does everything from rock to gospel to blue to country and kills them all. The Belfast Cowboy. He's got dozens of major tracks. Tupelo Honey, Caravan, In the Garden, Domino, Celtic New Year, Cleaning Windows, the entire Astral Weeks album. Deep dive.
Yes, especially to the whole of Astral Weeks!! Hardly anyone listens to it these days for some reason.
Yeah, this one is truly a classic, multi-generational favorite!
I love to see people's first reaction to this song. It's like hearing it again all over for the 1st time.
Van Morrison brought (and horror movies) brought me and my hubby together. Celebrating 24yrs married this year!
FANTABULOUS was entered into the Webster dictionary from this song.
I was lucky enough to buy Moondance as one of Columbia House 12 for a $ intro package. I was about 14 years old in 1971. That album blew my mind. I wore it out. Became a life long Van fan. That album, along with Who's Next, a couple of Moody Blues, a couple of Jethro Tull, some Uriah Heep, Elton John and James Taylor started the journey into absolutely awesome music. Thanks Van and the rest of the classic rockers for starting the journey.
Van the Man is a rabbit hole you should definatley go down. An incredible artist.
Brown-eyed Girl! ❤❤❤❤
Domino!
I was looking for this suggestion. Yes!
I grew up on this.... and it's just magic. opening note to closing note... and my mothers fave artist. Miss you momma.. r.i.p. 8 yrs now
not my thing this but my god its blood incredible tune the amount of perfection in this is mind blowing
Thanks Polo. And It Stoned Me is another great Van Morrison song. Brown Eyed Girl is another can’t miss choice.
CLASSIC MEMORY 🎉🎉🎉Thank YOU Mr Polo💟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Astral Weeks … Van Morrison art
Van (The Man) Morrison is a legendary music icon with a huge catalog of classic greats that are more than well worth anyones time to explore..An epic journey awaits you.
Moondance and Crazy Love!
One of my absolute favorite love songs! It never, EVER gets old!
YEARS ago, I made a "Love Songs" mix tape, with 22 songs. This song is the second song on the tape!!!
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I am 65 and I still sing this song regularly. ❤❤
One of his earlier gems is 1967's "Brown Eyed Girl"...his debut single. He has so many great songs. Check it out, whenever you get a chance. Peace! ✌😎
And It Stoned Me is also fantabulous 😉 Tupelo Honey, Days Like This, Queen of the Slipstream… so many more… his voice and musicianship are amazing.
His voice is like a saxophone in this song. Every note he hits sounds how it would if a sax was playing it...same type of phrasing
I love Van Morrison ♥️ He was extremely popular in the early 70's. He ages like fine wine.
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Van Morrison... Perhaps my favorite artist 🤗
Moondance... Definitely my favorite song
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"Moondance" is Van Morrison at his best! But there are a lot more treats down this rabbit hole. I hope you pursue this artist further.
Tupelo Honey!!!
Years ago, I was coming home from evening college. I turned on my street and the moon was big in the sky at the end of my street and this came on the radio.
There are so many more MUST HEAR Classics from him,, But i definitely think the next on your list should be Van (The Man) Morrison "Tupelo Honey".
Van Morrison came to one of my yoga classes..such a nice man
Really? That's good to hear.
Queen of the slipstream.👍🏼
Try Van Morrisons Wild Nights, Tupelo Honey, Saint Dominic's Preview, Brown Eye Girl ..... theres just so many
Magnificent is the perfect word to describe this! 🤟🤟❤
🌸 I just adore Van Morrison
Magnificent.. The exact right word to describe Moondance☀
love watching you discover that. reminds me of when I discovered it. I had the same reaction. So many great songs from Van Morrison to find.
I love how in many of Van's live concerts and recordings he calls out individual musicians to acknowledge their fantastic contributions. Sometimes they even do little solos.
Let's not forget Bright side of the road. 🥰🙋
Been listening to Van for decades he has an amazing back catalogue. Well worth a deep dive.
It’s a stunning composition with lyrics that are so storytelling. You know that person and see them in your mind for the last dance.
Van Morrison was from Belfast, N.I. His first band was called Them. In 1966 they recorded a cover of a Bob Dylan song "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" and had a hit single with "Gloria" that became a basement-party staple of the 60s teen beat generation.
I saw him live in Ottawa in my youth and the energy that he brought to the stage was mesmerizing . This dude was one cool cat .
Oh: SO LOVE VAN!!! SO HAPPY YOU love him, too!!! ❤❤❤❤
Brown Eyed Girl, It Stoned Me, Domino, I'll Be Your Lover Too....and on and on.
When my oldest son got married he and his bride chose "Into the Mystic" as the song for their 1st dance together. It was beautiful. Love Van. ❤
My favorite love song of all time is Van’s “I’ll Be Your Lover, Too”. Give it a listen! ❤️
I have always loved Van Morrison! What a voice!
'Oh the Warm Feeling' 'Spanish Steps' 'I'll Be Your Lover Too.' Morrisons catalogue is epic and it kills me that the same two songs keep getting suggested.
Astral Weeks
all of it.
Yes... YESS... YESSSS!!!! Every wild, crazy/ beautiful bit of it.
Van the Man embodies pure soul
Van is a deep, deep hole. Toi many great tunes to list.
An all time favorite producer of some of the best music ever, he's wonderfully unique!