Linden Arden POLL the Highlights--ILM Van Morrison Poll Results

I'm not a fan of Beside You. Putting it 2nd on Astral Weeks doesn't do the album any favors (in my humble opinion).

http://i.imgur.com/Tj9u8uI.jpg

43 (tie). These Dreams of You
from Moondance
5 votes, 72 points

didn't vote for beside you, but it's pretty key to setting up Astral Weeks' mystery in my opinion.

the title track is a sweeping two-chord epic that whisks you up into the slipstream, but beside you is so foreign and disorienting--no rhythm to speak of, strange swirling folk instruments. accepting beside you is surrendering yourself into van's cosmic whims.

I voted for These Dreams of You, the bridge is majestic.

well HUSH-A-BYYYYYYYE

xp excellent articulation of why I voted for it, thx

Here's a good one I discovered from this poll...

http://i.imgur.com/q9WjK0Y.jpg

43 (tie). In the Garden
from No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
5 votes, 72 points

Forgive the typo in the next pic, this song is from 1965 not 1988.

http://i.imgur.com/Hnx7W0u.jpg

42. Here Comes the Night
Them! single--1965
6 votes, 73 points

http://i.imgur.com/yXIqo5A.jpg

41. Haunts of Ancient Peace
from Common One
6 votes, 77 points

love that song

Common One obviously is a lot slicker and more fusion pro but I think it's also the closest he ever got back to the spiritual world he channels on astral weeks

Here comes a fairly big surprise...

http://i.imgur.com/rTmIqdY.jpg

40 (tie). Tupelo Honey
from Tupelo Honey
5 votes, 78 points

loving the 45 picture sleeves

Thanks. I was sure this would be in the top 20. Tupelo Honey is clearly not an ILM favorite.

http://i.imgur.com/WOhOemG.jpg

40 (tie). Dweller on the Threshold
from Beautiful Vision
5 votes, 78 points

http://i.imgur.com/nrb1C04.jpg

39. I've Been Working
from His Band and the Street Choir
6 votes, 79 points

correction

39 tie. I've Been Working
from His Band and the Street Choir
6 votes, 79 points

http://i.imgur.com/aWQdXNM.jpg

39 (tie). Bulbs
from Veedon Fleece
5 votes, 79 points

aw i'm glad "dweller on the threshold" and "bulbs" made it even though i didn't vote for either

http://i.imgur.com/jj6Giw3.jpg

38 (tie). Everyone
from Moondance
5 votes, 82 points

man moondance is having a rough time

let's enjoy it while we can

Help me share my load

Here's one that's too low...

http://i.imgur.com/g8igBcf.jpg

38 (tie). And the Healing Has Begun
from Into the Music
6 votes, 82 points

http://i.imgur.com/4JYAat3.jpg

37. Contemplation Rose
from The Philosopher's Stone
7 votes, 83 points

both of those tracks are amazing

Going to be interesting to see brad's ballot

http://i.imgur.com/cMGiOwJ.jpg

36. Baby Please Don't Go
Them! single
5 votes, 85 points

"And the Healing Has Begun" has marvelous violin.

We were just a few points away from having this poll get truly mysitical...

http://i.imgur.com/F3gjnFU.jpg

35. Cleaning Windows
from Beautiful Vision
7 votes, 92 points

It would have been incredible to have Van prophetically predict this song's placement, "Number 36."

hi my name is van i love to clean windows and hate on the record industry

http://i.imgur.com/Ig2jwEA.jpg

34. Mystic Eyes
Them! single
6 votes, 94 points

http://i.imgur.com/UgiW8Ei.jpg

33. Redwood Tree
from Saint Dominic's Preview
5 votes, 102 points

http://i.imgur.com/BBqWUuO.jpg

32. Wavelength
from Wavelength
6 votes, 103 points
One #1 vote

OK that's it for today. We'll finish up on Monday.

Recap:

52. Country Fair
51. Coney Island
50. I’ll Be Your Lover Too
49. Gypsy
48. Glad Tidings
47. Raglan Road
46. Bright Side of the Road
45. He Ain’t Give You None
44 tie. Real Real Gone
44 tie. Beside You
43 tie. These Dreams of You
43 tie. In the Garden
42. Here Comes the Night
41. Haunts of Ancient Peace
40 tie. Tupelo Honey
40 tie. Dweller on the Threshold
39 tie. I’ve Been Working
39 tie. Bulbs
38 tie. Everyone
38 tie. And the Healing Has Begun
37. Contemplation Rose
36. Baby Please Don’t Go
35. Cleaning Windows
34. Mystic Eyes
33. Redwood Tree
32. Wavelength

glad to see redwood tree make it, love the scat singing at the end

"Wavelength" is the closest he came to an American pop hit after the early seventies.

Maybe but "Have I Told You Lately" did fine; Rod's version went higher I think.

C or D: Smoking moodily in front of vaguely new-wavey-colored crayon scribbles

...while thinking about how much record companies suck

You know, I've long had a nagging feeling about the graphic style of the Wavelength cover - the teal and purple swipes. I finally figured out what it reminds me of.

https://nouvellegamine.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/nagel08.jpg

Damn, now I wanna hear Van cover "Rio".

agree that "and the healing has begun" feels greater to me but I don't get to gripe since I assigned equal points to all the songs on my ballot

It's a small shame that "Everyone" didn't get a boost in popularity after Tenenbaums like some of the other Wes Anderson cratedigger cues of the era ("Making Time", "Ooh La La", even "Me & Julio...") did.

The Wavelength photo was by Norman Seeff, but the design looks like Judith Jacklin, who did the hand-tinted photos of hosts and musical guests that were used during the commercials on Saturday Night Live. (ehh...just checked wikipedia and she's not the designer, but that cover looks just like the SNL photos of the era.)

I love "Real Real Gone", glad to see I'm not the only one. I first heard it on a Dylan bootleg from the 90s.