What's your favorite Van Morrison song?

[Iris]

About a year ago, a local dj said that everyone loves Van Morrison. While I don't know if that's true, I do love him. I have a bunch of his CDs and am trying to make a compilation for myself but know I will have a hard time narrowing it down.

[kanrok]

1. I like:

Moondance. Brown-eyed girl is in second, as an "homage" to my lovely wife.

[Cocoa]

2. talk about tough questions...

ONE favorite? I'd have to say "Sweet Thing"

[David Zephyr]

3. Into The Mystic

n/t

[JackSwift]

22. Many cool tunes to choose from but I am compelled to vote

Into the Mystic.

[OneBlueSky]

28. "when the foghorn whistle blows" . . . love it . . . n/t

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[mac56]

4. "And It Stoned Me"

Second choice: "Wild Night".

[Raenelle]

5. Brown-Eyed Girl

n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

13. Won A Battle Of The Bands Doing That Song

It was a "Picks & Sticks" contest. Just guitar picks and drumsticks. Everyone had to play the instruments through the amps that were there. No pedals, no toys. Couldn't even touch the knobs on the amps. (Except to adjust the volume a little, with permission.)

They had a list of 100 songs, and you had to pick 3 of those songs of the list, submit what you were going to do one week in advance, and then just do those. In 20 minutes from the time the last band finished to get up, get ready, do 3 tunes, and get off the stage and let the next band start. Really efficiently run contest.

One of the three songs we did was Brown Eyed Girl. The biggest surprise was that there was a young woman sitting 20 feet from the front of the stage that was mouthing every single word as i sang the song. She was no more than 17 years old. But, she knew every word to that song. Her parents must be cool!
The Professor

[TNDemo]

6. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You.

Followed by Tupelo Honey (or whatever the name of that song is).

[Bossy Monkey]

34. Love this one too. Always knew it was a cover, but had no idea how old

Just googled; written by Scott Wiseman in '45. Recorded by Gene Autry, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Porter Waggoner & Skeeter Davis, Joe Cocker, Van, and Rod Stewart. Even Rod couldn't fuck it up that badly.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. Tupelo Honey, Jackie Wilson, Crazy Love, Someone Like You

too many to name...I've got a favorite for each mood.

[davidinalameda]

8. Brown Eyed Squirrel

[catzies]

12. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

You made my day with that one.

[arwalden]

9. Jump!

They were at their peak when David Lee Roth was their lead.

[CBHagman]

10. "Wild Night"

But it's still hard not to be beguiled by a host of other songs from Van the Man...

[geniph]

33. Another vote for Wild Night

for a short, bad-tempered, mean, drunken little Irishman, he surely has written some beautiful songs.

(oh, and I'm a short, bad-tempered, mean, drunken little Irishwoman myself, but have never written any beautiful songs, or in fact any songs at all)

[SiouxJ]

11. Autumn Song, Someone Exactly Like You, Real Real Gone . . .

Listen to the Lion, oh, there's just too many to choose from. Probably, honestly, "Autumn Song" would be my very favorite though. I was just listening to it (over and over) as it's starting to feel a little fall like here :-) I LOVE fall!!!

[MissMillie]

15. Searching for Someone Exactly Like You

If I ever find my life mate... that will be played at our wedding.

[SiouxJ]

19. That song has special meaning

between me and someone I'm involved with at the moment. I've had the same thoughts though I never really thought I'd get married. I guess that's what Van does to you.

[catzies]

16. Hard Nose the Highway is one of my favorites too.

Now I know what I'm listening to tonight.

[SiouxJ]

17. Isn't it funny how if someone mentions Van

you just have to go listen to him?

[Must_B_Free]

14. In the Garden

No guru, no method, no teacher, just you and I in Nature

[Snellius]

25. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher: a truely great album

This little known Van Morrison, at the height of his mystical revival, doesn't have any pop hits but the whole album is wonderful. Which can not be said of much of his later work.

[RedEarth]

31. Outstanding album....

The entire album is enjoyable to listen to.

[bif]

18. The entire Astral Weeks album

How can you pick a best song? They're all great on that one.

[Zorba607]

20. these are the days

[Bushfire]

21. "And it stoned me"

nt

[nomaco-10]

23. Into the Mystic, Crazy Love, In to the Mystic (my personal favorite).

[nomaco-10]

24. and Tupelo Honey

[catpower2000]

26. Tupelo Honey...

She's an angel of the first degree.

[NightTrain]

27. Domino

Though he did a lot of songs that I like. "Wavelength" and "It's All in the Game," for example.

[markus]

29. Blanking on name (is it Sweet Thing, or is that just part of the chorus)

And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain.
And I will never, ever, ever grow so old again.

[RedEarth]

30. Van Morrison is one of the best ever....

For me to try and pick a best Van Morrision song is impossible. I honestly think he is one of the best singer/songwriters that I am familiar with. I starting listening to VM in college and still listen to his music today....it's timeless.

Almost any song from his first five or six albums is worthy of mention. Like a lot of musicians he ventured into some different areas....some of which I didn't care for as much. However, a few songs that aren't on the first six albums that I really like are......Enlightenment, Real Real Gone, and Rave on John Donne. Rave on John Donne is a live recording and it took me a while to really get into it, but over the last 5 years, I probably have listened to it 2 or 3 times a week....it really cooks!!!!!!!

A side note, I was involved in assiting with concerts back in the seventies and had the opportunity to eat lunch with VM.

[nomaco-10]

32. I have an ex boyfriend that was a roadie for Deep Purple...

Oh, the stories he could tell. He's worked with alot of "interesting" bands, he's a big sound guy now.

[Bossy Monkey]

35. Caravan, aka that Radio song

although I love a brown-eyed girl (also the song of the same name)

[David Zephyr]

36. Into the Mystic Fans: Did You Catch David Gray's White Ladder

and the end of the "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" track where Gray pays tribute to the classic "Into the Mystic"?

[Cocoa]

38. I hope he got permission

Van's a prickly guy, he doesn't seem to be flattered by people paying tribute to him. I read an interview where he raged against all the artists that "ripped him off." He's even written songs about it. It's really kind of strange.

Bob Seger's trailing off at the end of "Against the wind" is a tribute to Van. Seger was one of the guys that he flamed. :-)

[peacefreak]

37. Queen of the Slipstream

Into the Mystic
Brown Eyed Girl
G*L*O*R*I*A Gloria....
Crazy Love
worse than potato chips, no way can I pick one.

[mitchum]

39. EVERYTHING on "Astral Weeks" and the song "TB Sheets"

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

40. Cliche, but Brown Eyed Girl

nt

[Spirochete]

41. Wavelength..

and Baby Please Don't Go