Happy 63rd Birthday, Van Morrison!

[elshiva]

:toast: :party: :beer:

I'm listening to this:


buffy

[Pierre.Suave]

1. YAY!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFXcHD0z3ZY

This calls for some music to celebrate.

[supernova]

2. Just Gotta Play!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6gWHWw73W8

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Happy B-D Mr. Van

The guy was pretty much a blatant Jagger clone in his early days, but he found his own voice and his own style and survived as the first certifiable Irish rock success.

[elshiva]

4. IMHO, he was always an original.

No one can sing like him.

Caravan lyrics
Caravan (Track#17) 8:45 Disc 2
(Van Morrison)
Van Morrison & The Caledonia Soul Orchestra
Van Morrison - vocals, guitar, keyboads, sax & producer.
D. Hayes - bass, T. Adams - cello, B. Atwood - trumpet
N. Ellis - viola, T. Haplin - violin, T. Kovatch - violin
J. Labes - keyboards, J. Platania - guitar, N. Rubin - strings
J. Schroer - piano, sax, D. Shaw - clarinet, percus.
Album: It's Too Late To Stop Now 1974
Producer: Ted Templeman. Warner Bros. 2760-2
(Released February, 1974)
Transcriber: [e-mail]



Now, the caravan is on it's way
I can hear the merry gypsy play
Mama-mama-mama-mama
Mama-mama-mama, look at Emma Rose
Emma Rose, Emmy Rose
She's a-playin with the short wave radio

And the caravan has all my friends, all my friends
And they stay me until, until the bitter
Gypsy Robin a Sweet Emma Rose, huh!
Tell me ev'rything, ev'rything I need to know

La-da-da-da, la-da-da
La-da-da-da, da-da
Da-da, da-da-da-da-da

Turn up your radio
And let me hear that song
Switch on your electric light
Then we can get down
To what is really wrong

How long 'till I hold you in my arms
So I can, so I can feel you
Sweet lady of the night?
I shall and I will reveal you
Help you with, huh!

Turn it up, turn it up
Li'l bit higher, radio
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up
So you know it's got soul

La-da-da, la-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da
La-da, da-da, da-da
Da-da-da

Jack, blow!

(instrumental & sax solo - Jack Schroer)

And the caravan is painted red and white
That means ev'rybody's staying overnight, overnight
And the barefoot gypsy boy
'Round the campfire, sing an' play
And the woman tells us of her ways

La-da-da-da, la-da-da
La-la-la-la
Da-dat-da-dat
Dat-dat-dat-dat, da-da-da

Turn up your radio
And let-a me, let-a me hear the song
Switch on your electric light

How long 'till I hold you in my arms
So I can, so I can feel you
Sweet lady, sweet lady of the night?
I shall and I will reveal you
Help you with

Turn it up, turn it up
Li'l bit higher, radio
Turn it up, so you know
It's got soul, it's got soul

So you know
So you know it's got
Soul

(instrumental - sax, violin solo w/ audience clapping)

Da-da-da, da-dat
Da-da-da, da-da-da




buffy

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. Happy Birthday, Van.

You have been the soundtrack to my life. Your lyrics have been my sigline on various occasions and I am grateful for all the good times. October and Moondance will always go together thanks to you.

and to Ralph, where ever you are :toast: :hug: :hi:

[elshiva]

6. "I want to rock your gypsy soul."

Who is Ralph? ;) :toast: :hi: :hug:



buffy/

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. ahhh...

Ralph...

let me just say that, he is the reason that Moondance and October will always go together for me. And let's just leave it at that. :pals:

[elshiva]

8. Awwww! That's so sweet, Tuesday Afternoon.

:hug: :pals:





buffy/

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. and now

on with the show...a real oldie from Van the Man and THEM

Here Comes the Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QakPYXDyVdI

[elshiva]

10. "OOOOOOH HERE IT COMES!"

:cry:

How about "Gloria?"

She come around here about midnight
She come around here about midnight
Make me feel so good
Every night about midnight
Come around
Make me feel alright
Walking down the street
She knock on my door
Walking down the street
She knock on my door
Come in my room
Make me feel so good
Like a woman do
Well why do you make me feel alright
She's a natural born woman
Natural born soul sender
Natural born woman
Natural born soul sender
Come here about midnight, yeah! yeah!

Did I tell you about my baby
Well, she comes around
Five feet four
From her head to the ground
Comes around here
Just about midnight
Makes me feel so good
Makes me feel alright
And her name is G . L . O . R . I . A
G.L.O.R.I.A, G.L.O.R.I.A
G.L.O.R.I.A, G.L.O.R.I.A
Gonna shout it every night
Gonna shout it every day

Oh, oh, oh midnight, midnight, midnight
She come around here
She makes me feel alright about midnight
Walking down on the street
Come knock on my door
Knock, knock on my door
Then come in my room
Make me feel alright
Feel, feel, feel, feel
Feel, feel, alright, alright
She's a sender, she's a lover
She's a sender, she's a killer

What's her name?
Her name is Gloria
G . L . O . R . I . A
G.L.O.R.I.A
Gonna shout it every night
Gonna shout it every day
G.L.O.R.I.A, G.L.O.R.I.A
I wanna shout it every night
I wanna shout it every day
And every day, and every day
And every day child
And every day child, every day
Makes me feel good
Feel, feel
Mamma look, feel, feel, so good


http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Gloria-lyrics-Van-Morrison/712CF43066A0633848256A340010FE5D



buffy/

[vanlassie]

11. He's the reason for my name. -Vanlassie nt

[elshiva]

12. Awesome.

:hug: :toast: Great screenname. So are you a big fan? What is your favorite album? Have you heard this one:



buffy/

[vanlassie]

13. You bet.

Favorite? Usually Poetic Champions.

Astral Weeks. A Night in San Francisco. Back on Top. Matter of fact I have never owned St Dominik's Preview although I love the songs- particularly Listen to the Lion.
I have a lot of bootlegs that I like.

vanlassie

[elshiva]

14. Poetic Champions is awesome.

I have that on vinyl. :)

This is a great one, "His Band and Streetchoir." I love the cover. :) :hug:



buffy/

[vanlassie]

15. Another one I don't have!

There are so many- and I love that every year I hear a new (old) one!

[elshiva]

16. How about

his early work with Them? We were listening to his first album with Them, it's just called "Them." It is very good. He certainly had a lot going for him already. :) :hug:


buffy/