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To: Poet who wrote (1152)9/25/2002 4:18:01 PM
From: Original Mad Dog  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7689
 
Actually it wasn't his first. He had been around a few years before that. But it was certainly a masterpiece.

It wasn't what people were expecting, I guess. And radio and music had been dominated throughout the 60's by hook-laden two to three minute songs....and Astral Weeks does not have those. He had already had hits with songs like Gloria and Domino by then, so for those expecting more of that Astral Weeks had to be quite a shock.

I love this song off of that album:

Sweet Thing
Van Morrison, from Astral Weeks

And I will stroll the merry way
And jump the hedges first
And I will drink the clear
Clean water for to quench my thirst
And I shall watch the ferry-boats
And they'll get high
On a bluer ocean
Against tomorrow's sky
And I will never grow so old again
And I will walk and talk
In gardens all wet with rain

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing

And I shall drive my chariot
Down your streets and cry
Hey, it's me, I'm dynamite
And I don't know why'
And you shall take me strongly
In your arms again
And I will not remember
That I even felt the pain.
We shall walk and talk
In gardens all misty and wet with rain
And I will never, never, never
Grow so old again.

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing

And I will raise my hand up
Into the night time sky
And count the stars
That's shining in your eye
Just to dig it all an' not to wonder
That's just fine
And I'll be satisfied
Not to read in between the lines
And I will walk and talk
In gardens all wet with rain
And I will never, ever, ever, ever
Grow so old again.

Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
Sugar-baby with your champagne eyes
And your saint-like smile.…



To: Poet who wrote (1152)9/25/2002 5:20:35 PM
From: Alan Smithee  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 7689
 
This was around 1968 or so. I think the crowd at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit was more in the mood for Led Zeppelin or whoever was the main act (interesting that I recall Van's performance, but can't recall who the main act was).