gotta love Vanlose Stairway
90s Van rules ok too, I have a particular weak spot for The Healing Game
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 13 November 2023 20:34 (ten months ago) link
the wind in the willows…AND THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN
― brimstead, Monday, 13 November 2023 22:27 (ten months ago) link
Van's pandemic turn has made it much harder for me to enjoy his work.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 00:02 (ten months ago) link
As someone suggested in another thread, I kind of pretend he's been dead since 2019 and indulge in the work of a man who (while still a colossal dick) hasn't gone all-in into vile conspiracy theories.
Similar to Eric Clapton (dead since the end of 1974) and I guess Kanye West (dead since the end of 2010) when I'm ready to listen to him again.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 01:00 (ten months ago) link
Yeah bird I tuned Van out a long time ago. Pretending he died is perhaps the best way to enjoy his early work while ignoring his subsequent rancid dickishness.
― don't let days go by, Listerine (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 02:00 (ten months ago) link
I put Van Morrison into a Chinese translator and I feel like I'm going insane pic.twitter.com/0TuPUQKEb8— John Frankensteiner (@JFrankensteiner) November 24, 2023
― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Friday, 24 November 2023 12:54 (nine months ago) link
New episode of the 500 Songs podcast is on Vanhttps://500songs.com/podcast/episode-170-astral-weeks-by-van-morrison/
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 24 November 2023 13:08 (nine months ago) link
ooh interesting!
that chinese translation is wild
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 24 November 2023 13:23 (nine months ago) link
Underappreciated track from otherwise nothing-special record, imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PghOffQ-BrI
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 22 April 2024 12:51 (four months ago) link
“Cleaning Windows” came on at the bar hahaha
― calstars, Wednesday, 19 June 2024 23:07 (three months ago) link
“Curiosity killed the cat / Kerouac’s dharma bums / and on the road”
― calstars, Wednesday, 19 June 2024 23:09 (three months ago) link
The singing on the verses of the original Them studio version of “Here Comes the Night” are surprisingly wimpy.
― The Zing from Another URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 August 2024 05:37 (four weeks ago) link
Live version(s) on IT’S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW much better. Even David Bowie and Rod Stewart cover versions improve on the verses.
― The Zing from Another URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 August 2024 05:39 (four weeks ago) link