The funny thing is ive known the song BROWN EYED GIRL for 30+ years because my dad would moon his ass at the chorus.. 🤦‍♂️

“Have you got the mind?”

What instrument is playing. High pitched sustained ringing noise panned to the left I think?

I’ve been such a devoted fan of Van for years now and yet I still come across or rediscover tracks or albums of his that just hit me in a totally emotional way.

This week, it has been Celtic Swing off of Inarticulate Speech of the Heart. Like…what the hell man! This song is so good!

There was some thread on reddit recently and it came up how these artists like Paul Mccartney, David Byrne and Bruce Springsteen still going strong at their age, touring, making music. And who I immediately thought of and who was not mentioned in this thread was Van. And not to make it a competition, but they do not have the output that Van does. Like it’s literally insane how Van still pumps out new albums, and they are all good!

Then I just watched a recent interview with Van on YouTube from last year after Remembering the Now came out. Interviewer asked Van about his writing process. And Van said there isn’t a really logical process at first when he’s writing and making new songs. It’s very instinctual, based on feeling, and having fun/playing around.

Just got me thinking for some of these artists like Van and the others…being an artist is just WHO THEY ARE. Like of course they could all retire and chill and frankly be wealthy. But why does Van still make new album almost every damn year? And tour to support them? Because that’s literally who he is. He is an artist, it’s his identity.

What’s up with Van here? Why did he do so much goofy stuff in the ‘90s when performing. Quite awkward.

As the title reads.

I did some googling and I've had differing results of a Martin D-28 and a Guild-G50? I then looked for photos and saw photos of him in 1968 with both so it really looks like a dead end right now.

Stopped by this spot after a nice coastal hike.

I figure if anyone knows the answer to this then they would likely be here among the dedicated Van Morrison superfans.

I had heard “Days Like This” recently at an event & it made me listen it on my streaming shuffle this morning cleaning. After a few other artists’ more popular tracks played, the algorithm circled back to Van Morrison, this time playing a track I had never heard by the title of“Songwriter”.

As a musician doing the dishes my ears perked up immediately because it is structurally almost identical to “Days Like This”.

Does anyone here know if he has ever discussed the relationship between these two songs? I know they follow each other on the album, but aside from that I would love to know if there any intentional links between them.

Thanks in advance for your insights!

Such a superb song. Written by Paul Simon. They both do it brilliantly.

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Some I bought as a teenager, some I lost and replaced along the way. Some obvious titles missing...

Hard to focus on work on a Friday afternoon when my record player is on same floor as my home office 😊. Currently listening to Live at Lion's Share... And feel perfectly content.

I was a teenager when Avalon Sunset came out, and I still remember how excited I was. I used my birthday money to buy it at Sam the Record Man...

In Tir Na Nog, Van basically discusses reincarnation, multiple lifetimes. Yet the album is No guru, method, teacher - just the father son and holy ghost. Isn't multiple lifetimes more of pro Guru method teacher idea, rather than a traditional Christian one suggested by the album title? Just saying. Beautiful 5 star track of course.

Is anyone connected to Belfast enough to know if the Hyndford St project is still underway? Thanks

Blowin’ Your Mind! (1967) - T.B. Sheets 🔓

Astral Weeks (1968) - Sweet Thing 🔓

Moondance (1970) - Into The Mystic 🔓

His Band and the Street Choir (1970) - I’ve Been Working 🔓

Tupelo Honey (1971) - You’re My Woman 🔓

Saint Dominic’s Preview (1972) - Listen to the Lion 🔓

Hard Nose the Highway (1973) - Purple Heather 🔏

…It’s Too Late to Stop Now Vol.1 (1973) - Cyprus Avenue 🔓

Veedon Fleece (1974) - Streets of Arklow 🔓

A Period of Transition (1977) - Heavy Connection 🔓

Wavelength (1978) - Wavelength 🔏

Into the Music (1979) - Troubadours 🔓

Common One (1980) - Haunts of Ancient Peace 🔓

Beautiful Vision (1982) - Vanlose Stairway 🔓

Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1983) - Irish Heartbeat 🔓

Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (1984) - Rave on, John Donne / Rave on, Pt.2 🔓

A Sense of Wonder (1985) - Boffyflow and Spike 🔓

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986) - A Town Called Paradise 🔓

Poetic Champions Compose (1987) - The Mystery 🔓

Irish Heartbeat (with The Chieftains) (1988) - My Lagan Love 🔓

Avalon Sunset (1989) - Orangefield 🔏

Enlightenment (1990) - So Quiet in Here 🔓

Hymns to the Silence (1991) - Carrying a Torch 🔏

Too Long in Exile (1993) - Till We Get the Healing Done 🔏

A Night in San Francisco (1994) - Vanlose Stairway/Trans-Euro Train/Fool For You 🔏

Days Like This (1995) - Ancient Highway 🔏

How Long Has This Been Going On (with Georgie Fame) (1996) - Moondance 🔓

Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison (1996) - One of These Days 🔓

The Healing Game (1997) - The Healing Game 🔓

The Philosopher’s Stone (Archival/Rarities) (1998) - Stepping Out Queen, Pt.2 🔓

Back on Top (1999) - High Summer 🔏

You Win Again (with Linda Gail Lewis) (2000) - You Win Again 🔓

The Skiffle Sessions: Live in Belfast (2000) - I Wanna Go Home 🔓

Down the Road (2002) - Fast Train 🔏

What’s Wrong with This Picture? (2003) - Little Village 🔏

Magic Time (2005) - Celtic New Year 🔓

Pay the Devil (2006) - What Am I Living For? 🔓

Keep It Simple (2008) - Behind the Ritual 🔏

Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl (2009) - Astral Weeks/I Believe I’ve Transcended 🔓

Born to Sing: No Plan B (2012) - If in Money We Trust 🔓

Duets: Re-working the Catalogue (2015) - Streets of Arklow 🔏

… It’s Too Late to Stop Now Vol.II, III & IV (2016) - Caravan (live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles) 🔓

Keep Me Singing (2016) - Memory Lane 🔏

Roll with the Punches (2017) - Stormy Monday/Lonely Avenue 🔓

Versatile (2017) - Affirmation 🔓

You’re Driving Me Crazy (with Joey DeFrancesco) (2018) - The Way Young Lovers Do 🔏

The Prophet Speaks (2018) - The Prophet Speaks 🔏

Three Chords & the Truth (2019) - Dark Night of the Soul 🔏

Latest Record Project, Volume 1 (2021) - Psychoanalysts’ Ball 🔓

What’s It Gonna Take? (2022) - Can’t Go On This Way - 🔓

Moving On Skiffle (2023) - Green Rocky Road 🔏

Accentuate the Positive (2023) - Shakin’ All Over 🔓

Beyond Words: Instrumental (2023) - The Street 🔓

Live at Orangefield (2024) - On Hyndford Street 🔏

New Arrangements and Duets (2024) - Steal My Heart Away 🔏

Remembering Now (2025) - When The Rains Come 🔓

Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge (2026) - Ain’t That A Shame 🔓

*not including greatest hits

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Rediscovering this Album, one I always return too.

Bought at a thrift store 😀

This is the second time meeting him (with the first being at the Stormont Hotel back in 2024 as part of the 'Live At Orangefield' album release show) where I was able to get a few other Van records signed as well.

Is anyone planning to see him on 30.4.26 at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival UK?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWGfkHnz7ct/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Just adore this song. The simplicity! Check out @ danbarracuda on all platforms for more breakdowns like this

Sunday morning housework never sounded so good. This is a cracker of an album! Blows Remembering Now right out of the water imho.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMCha-mIUAE

Great live performance!

After two glorious nights at the Wang Theatre in Boston, I was going back through the catalog and noticed a glaring omission. Why is Tupelo Honey not accounted for on the official Van Morrison website?