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* ExtraLongEpisode: ''Common One'', clocking in at 55 minutes of total time, really skirted the edge of the amount of music that could be contained on a single LP in 1980 (the general rule of thumb for a vinyl LP is around 20 minutes per side; longer than that the vinyl has to squeeze in extra grooves, leading to a drop in sound quality).
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* ExtraLongEpisode: ''Common One'', clocking in at 55 minutes of total time, really skirted the edge of the amount of music that could be contained on a single LP in 1980 (the general rule of thumb for a vinyl LP is around 20 minutes per side; longer than that the vinyl has to squeeze in extra grooves, leading to a drop in sound quality). He recorded enough material during the sessions that he could've extended it past an hour into double album territory (the outtakes of "Street Theory" and the first version of "Real Real Gone" were later released on ''The Philosopher's Stone''), but his label had been reluctant to release double albums in the past.[[labelnote:example]] ''Hard Nose the Highway'' had originally been intended as a double album but the label said no[[/labelnote]] Another consideration may well have been that any two-record configuration of ''Common One'' would've necessitated isolating the [[EpicRocking 15-plus minute]] "Summertime in England" and "When Heart is Open" each as the sole cut on an LP side, making them easy to skip in the LP format, and Morrison was clearly proud of those two numbers and wanted them heard.
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He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. The aforementioned Bert Berns signed him to his label Bang Records. Berns, a talented songwriter and producer, was also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that an enormously popular single called "Brown Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
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He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. The aforementioned Bert Berns signed him to his label Bang Records. Berns, while a talented songwriter and producer, was also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that an enormously popular single called "Brown Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Sir]] George Ivan Morrison, otherwise known as Van Morrison, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Belfast, UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland on 31 August 1945. Exposed to imported American music coming in through the docks, he was hooked on the blues and jazz from an early age. A window cleaner by day, at night he fronted a blues-rock band called Them, who were resident house-band at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast. The group had its big break in 1965 with "Here Comes The Night", produced by American producer Bert Berns (who also wrote it), which topped the British singles chart, and had limited success in the USA. A string of other hits followed, including a cover of Music/BobDylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a rock version of the blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", and a Morrison-penned number that was destined to be covered by some of the biggest names in the business and which is still popular today - the storming anthem "Gloria", which remains indeed Them's SignatureSong [[ChartDisplacement despite technically not being their biggest hit]].
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Sir]] George Ivan Morrison, otherwise known as Van Morrison, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Belfast, UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland on 31 August 1945. Exposed to imported American music coming in through the docks, he was hooked on the blues and jazz from an early age. A window cleaner by day, at night he fronted a blues-rock band called Them, who were resident house-band at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast. The group had its big break in 1965 with "Here Comes The Night", produced by American producer Bert Berns (who also wrote it), which topped the British singles chart, chart and had limited success also reached the Top 30 in the USA. A string of other hits followed, including a cover of Music/BobDylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a rock version of the blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", and a Morrison-penned number that was destined to be covered by some of the biggest names in the business and which is still popular today - the storming anthem "Gloria", which remains indeed Them's SignatureSong [[ChartDisplacement despite technically not being their biggest hit]].
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* BluesRock: Them had been one of the pioneering bands of the genre, but even after he went solo, Morrison never wandered too far from his blues influences, even as he let his other influences take the driver's seat.
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* CreatorCameo: That weird nasal voice on "Brown Eyed Girl" that can be heard above the rest of backing vocalists during the final round of "sha-la-la" at the end of the song is producer Bert Berns.
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* CreatorCameo: That weird nasal voice on "Brown Eyed Girl" that can be heard above the rest of backing vocalists during the final round of "sha-la-la" at the end of the song is producer Bert Berns.[[note]]Who'd also had a brief performing career at the start of TheSixties, including a #50 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 called "You'd Better Come Home", [[StageName under the name Russell Byrd]].[[/note]]
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He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. The aforementioned Bert Berns signed him to his label Bang Records. Berns, a talented songwriter and producer, was also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that a enormously popular single called "Brown Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
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He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. The aforementioned Bert Berns signed him to his label Bang Records. Berns, a talented songwriter and producer, was also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that a an enormously popular single called "Brown Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
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He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. The aforementioned Bert Berns signed him to his label Bang Records. Berns, a talented songwriter and producer, was also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that a enormously popular single called "Brown-Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
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He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. The aforementioned Bert Berns signed him to his label Bang Records. Berns, a talented songwriter and producer, was also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that a enormously popular single called "Brown-Eyed "Brown Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
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* CreatorCameo: That weird nasal voice on "Brown-Eyed "Brown Eyed Girl" that can be heard above the rest of backing vocalists during the final round of "sha-la-la" at the end of the song is producer Bert Berns.
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Sir]] George Ivan Morrison, otherwise known as Van Morrison, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Belfast, UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland on 31 August 1945. Exposed to imported American music coming in through the docks, he was hooked on the blues and jazz from an early age. A window cleaner by day, at night he fronted a blues-rock band called Them, who were resident house-band at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast. The group had its big break in 1965 with "Here Comes The Night", penned by producer Bert Berns, which topped the British singles chart, and had limited success in the USA. A string of other hits followed, including a cover of Music/BobDylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a rock version of the blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", and a Morrison-penned number that was destined to be covered by some of the biggest names in the business and which is still popular today - the storming anthem "Gloria", which remains indeed Them's SignatureSong [[ChartDisplacement despite technically not being their biggest hit]].
He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. He was signed to Bang Records, a label owned by Bert Berns (who had previously worked with Them), a talented songwriter and producer, but also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that a enormously popular single called "Brown Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
Berns, who'd had lifelong cardiac issues, died suddenly at the end of 1967. After a protracted battle with Berns' widow to get freed from his Bang contract, Morrison signed with Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. Allocated less than a week's studio recording time to come up with his first album for Warner, Morrison delivered the critically acclaimed ''Music/AstralWeeks'' - an LP that [[CreatorBacklash he hated at the time]], but has noticeably warmed to in later years. The album initially went unnoticed, but since then [[VindicatedByHistory has become highly regarded by fans and critics]]. Today it is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time (although [[GenreBusting it isn't exactly typical rock music]]).
He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. He was signed to Bang Records, a label owned by Bert Berns (who had previously worked with Them), a talented songwriter and producer, but also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that a enormously popular single called "Brown Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
Berns, who'd had lifelong cardiac issues, died suddenly at the end of 1967. After a protracted battle with Berns' widow to get freed from his Bang contract, Morrison signed with Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. Allocated less than a week's studio recording time to come up with his first album for Warner, Morrison delivered the critically acclaimed ''Music/AstralWeeks'' - an LP that [[CreatorBacklash he hated at the time]], but has noticeably warmed to in later years. The album initially went unnoticed, but since then [[VindicatedByHistory has become highly regarded by fans and critics]]. Today it is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time (although [[GenreBusting it isn't exactly typical rock music]]).
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Sir]] George Ivan Morrison, otherwise known as Van Morrison, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Belfast, UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland on 31 August 1945. Exposed to imported American music coming in through the docks, he was hooked on the blues and jazz from an early age. A window cleaner by day, at night he fronted a blues-rock band called Them, who were resident house-band at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast. The group had its big break in 1965 with "Here Comes The Night", penned produced by American producer Bert Berns, Berns (who also wrote it), which topped the British singles chart, and had limited success in the USA. A string of other hits followed, including a cover of Music/BobDylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a rock version of the blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", and a Morrison-penned number that was destined to be covered by some of the biggest names in the business and which is still popular today - the storming anthem "Gloria", which remains indeed Them's SignatureSong [[ChartDisplacement despite technically not being their biggest hit]].
He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there.He was signed to Bang Records, a label owned by The aforementioned Bert Berns (who had previously worked with Them), signed him to his label Bang Records. Berns, a talented songwriter and producer, but was also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that a enormously popular single called "Brown Eyed "Brown-Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
Berns, who'dhad suffered lifelong cardiac issues, died suddenly at the end of 1967. After a protracted battle with Berns' widow to get freed from his Bang contract, Morrison signed with Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. Allocated less than a week's studio recording time to come up with his first album for Warner, Morrison delivered the critically acclaimed ''Music/AstralWeeks'' - an LP that [[CreatorBacklash he hated at the time]], but has noticeably warmed to in later years. The album initially went unnoticed, but since then [[VindicatedByHistory has become highly regarded by fans and critics]]. Today it is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time (although [[GenreBusting it isn't exactly typical rock music]]).
He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there.
Berns, who'd
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He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. He was managed by the legendarily rapacious Bert Berns (who had previously worked with Them), recording one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that a single called "Brown Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash.
Taken on by Creator/WarnerBrosRecords, Morrison was allocated less than a week's studio recording time to come up with an LP. The result was the critically acclaimed ''Music/AstralWeeks'' - an LP that [[CreatorBacklash he hated at the time]], but has noticeably warmed to in later years. The album initially went unnoticed, but since then [[VindicatedByHistory has become highly regarded by fans and critics]]. Today it is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time (although [[GenreBusting it isn't exactly typical rock music]]).
Taken on by Creator/WarnerBrosRecords, Morrison was allocated less than a week's studio recording time to come up with an LP. The result was the critically acclaimed ''Music/AstralWeeks'' - an LP that [[CreatorBacklash he hated at the time]], but has noticeably warmed to in later years. The album initially went unnoticed, but since then [[VindicatedByHistory has become highly regarded by fans and critics]]. Today it is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time (although [[GenreBusting it isn't exactly typical rock music]]).
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He left Them in 1967, heading to the USA to try to break into the business there. He was managed signed to Bang Records, a label owned by the legendarily rapacious Bert Berns (who had previously worked with Them), recording a talented songwriter and producer, but also a legendarily rapacious businessman with ties to organized crime. Morrison recorded one LP with him, ''Blowin' Your Mind''. The contract Berns put him under was so unfair that it assigned Berns not only the song rights, but also performance rights. Morrison was paid a comparative pittance. The LP did not sell too well, so none of this might have mattered in the long run, except that a enormously popular single called "Brown Eyed Girl" was released from it. A Creator/{{BBC}} documentary exploring song rights issued estimated that by 2012, this one song had earned $12-15,000,000. Morrison saw little of this cash. \n\nTaken on by Creator/WarnerBrosRecords, Sessions for a second Bang album sputtered when the commercially-minded Berns proved utterly clueless at trying to produce Morrison's newer, more abstract material.
Berns, who'd had lifelong cardiac issues, died suddenly at the end of 1967. After a protracted battle with Berns' widow to get freed from his Bang contract, Morrisonwas allocated signed with Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. Allocated less than a week's studio recording time to come up with an LP. The result was his first album for Warner, Morrison delivered the critically acclaimed ''Music/AstralWeeks'' - an LP that [[CreatorBacklash he hated at the time]], but has noticeably warmed to in later years. The album initially went unnoticed, but since then [[VindicatedByHistory has become highly regarded by fans and critics]]. Today it is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time (although [[GenreBusting it isn't exactly typical rock music]]).
Berns, who'd had lifelong cardiac issues, died suddenly at the end of 1967. After a protracted battle with Berns' widow to get freed from his Bang contract, Morrison
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* VocalEvolution: He often sang further forward in his younger days, including a couple of tracks in falsetto (like "Fair Play" on ''Veedon Fleece''). From the Nineties, though, he increasingly sang deeper and from the chest, and became more of a GutturalGrowler.
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* VocalEvolution: He often sang further forward in his younger days, including a couple of tracks in falsetto (like "Fair Play" on ''Veedon Fleece''). From the Nineties, though, he increasingly sang deeper and from the chest, and became more of a GutturalGrowler.raspy.
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** Similarly, in "Autumn Song" is it the evocative and poetic "And you go home in the '''Christmas''' of the night" or the more sensible "'''crispness''' of the night" (since autumn nights are indeed brisk and crispy-feeling)? The ''Hard Nose the Highway'' lyric sheet has the former, but he seems to actually sing the latter.
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** Similarly, in "Autumn Song" is it the evocative and poetic "And you go home in the '''Christmas''' of the night" or the more sensible "'''crispness''' of the night" (since autumn nights are do indeed have brisk and crispy-feeling)? crispy air)? The ''Hard Nose the Highway'' lyric sheet has the former, but he seems to actually sing the latter.
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** Similarly, in "Autumn Song" is it the evocative "And you go home in the '''Christmas''' of the night" or the more sensible "'''crispness''' of the night"? The ''Hard Nose the Highway'' lyric sheet has the former, but he seems to actually sing the latter.
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* IndecipherableLyrics: Even ''he's'' not sure what some of his lyrics really are.
-->"'[Into the Mystic]' is kind of funny because when it came time to send the lyrics in WB Music, I couldn't figure out what to send them. Because really the song has two sets of lyrics. For example, there's 'I was born before the wind' and 'I was borne before the wind', and also 'Also younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was one' and 'All so younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was won' ..."
-->"'[Into the Mystic]' is kind of funny because when it came time to send the lyrics in WB Music, I couldn't figure out what to send them. Because really the song has two sets of lyrics. For example, there's 'I was born before the wind' and 'I was borne before the wind', and also 'Also younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was one' and 'All so younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was won' ..."
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-->"'[Into --->"'[Into the Mystic]' is kind of funny because when it came time to send the lyrics in WB Music, I couldn't figure out what to send them. Because really the song has two sets of lyrics. For example, there's 'I was born before the wind' and 'I was borne before the wind', and also 'Also younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was one' and 'All so younger than the son, Ere the bonny boat was won' ...""
** Similarly, in "Autumn Song" is it the evocative "And you go home in the '''Christmas''' of the night" or the more sensible "'''crispness''' of the night"? The ''Hard Nose the Highway'' lyric sheet has the former, but he seems to actually sing the latter.
** Even ''he's'' not sure what some of his lyrics really are.
** Similarly, in "Autumn Song" is it the evocative "And you go home in the '''Christmas''' of the night" or the more sensible "'''crispness''' of the night"? The ''Hard Nose the Highway'' lyric sheet has the former, but he seems to actually sing the latter.
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-->I want to make love to you tonight, I can't wait 'til the morning has come.
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Sir]] George Ivan Morrison, otherwise known as Van Morrison, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Belfast, UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland on 31 August 1945. Exposed to imported American music coming in through the docks, he was hooked on the blues and jazz from an early age. A window cleaner by day, at night he fronted a blues-rock band called Them, who were resident house-band at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast. The group had its big break in 1965 with "Here Comes The Night", which topped the British singles chart, and had limited success in the USA. A string of lesser hits followed, including a cover of Music/BobDylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a rock version of the blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", and a Morrison-penned number that was destined to be covered by some of the biggest names in the business and which is still popular today - the storming anthem "Gloria".
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Sir]] George Ivan Morrison, otherwise known as Van Morrison, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Belfast, UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland on 31 August 1945. Exposed to imported American music coming in through the docks, he was hooked on the blues and jazz from an early age. A window cleaner by day, at night he fronted a blues-rock band called Them, who were resident house-band at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast. The group had its big break in 1965 with "Here Comes The Night", penned by producer Bert Berns, which topped the British singles chart, and had limited success in the USA. A string of lesser other hits followed, including a cover of Music/BobDylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a rock version of the blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", and a Morrison-penned number that was destined to be covered by some of the biggest names in the business and which is still popular today - the storming anthem "Gloria".
"Gloria", which remains indeed Them's SignatureSong [[ChartDisplacement despite technically not being their biggest hit]].
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Sir George Ivan Morrison, otherwise known as Van Morrison, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Belfast, UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland on 31 August 1945. Exposed to imported American music coming in through the docks, he was hooked on the blues and jazz from an early age. A window cleaner by day, at night he fronted a blues-rock band called Them, who were resident house-band at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast. The group had its big break in 1965 with "Here Comes The Night", which topped the British singles chart, and had limited success in the USA. A string of lesser hits followed, including a cover of Music/BobDylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a rock version of the blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", and a Morrison-penned number that was destined to be covered by some of the biggest names in the business and which is still popular today - the storming anthem "Gloria".
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Sir George Ivan Morrison, otherwise known as Van Morrison, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Belfast, UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland on August 31, 1945. Exposed to imported American music coming in through the docks, he was hooked on the blues and jazz from an early age. A window cleaner by day, at night he fronted a blues-rock band called Them, who were resident house-band at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast. The group had its big break in 1965 with "Here Comes The Night", which topped the British singles chart, and had limited success in the USA. A string of lesser hits followed, including a cover of Music/BobDylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a rock version of the blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", and a Morrison-penned number that was destined to be covered by some of the biggest names in the business and which is still popular today - the storming anthem "Gloria".
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Sir George Ivan Morrison, otherwise known as Van Morrison, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Belfast, UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland on 31 August 31, 1945. Exposed to imported American music coming in through the docks, he was hooked on the blues and jazz from an early age. A window cleaner by day, at night he fronted a blues-rock band called Them, who were resident house-band at the Maritime Hotel in Belfast. The group had its big break in 1965 with "Here Comes The Night", which topped the British singles chart, and had limited success in the USA. A string of lesser hits followed, including a cover of Music/BobDylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a rock version of the blues standard "Baby, Please Don't Go", and a Morrison-penned number that was destined to be covered by some of the biggest names in the business and which is still popular today - the storming anthem "Gloria".
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It has been estimated that during his career, Morrison has dabbled with nearly every genre of music, with the possible exceptions of reggae, heavy rock[[note]]''Wavelength'' hovers on the brink of being a full-blown rock number[[/note]], and rap[[note]]''Rave on, John Donne'' has a long spoken stream-of-consciousness section that hovers on the brink of being a Belfast rap[[/note]]. He has been married three times and has six children. His daughter Shana Morrison is a recording star in her own right.
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It has been estimated that during his career, Morrison has dabbled with nearly every genre of music, with the possible exceptions of reggae, reggae[[note]]"Wild Night" toys with a rhythm not too far off from reggae[[/note]], heavy rock[[note]]''Wavelength'' hovers on the brink of being a full-blown rock number[[/note]], number, and of course Them were an early influence on HardRock[[/note]], and rap[[note]]''Rave on, John Donne'' has a long spoken stream-of-consciousness section that hovers on the brink of being a Belfast rap[[/note]]. He has been married three times and has six children. His daughter Shana Morrison is a recording star in her own right.
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* TakeThat: Many, over the years, mostly to unnamed people in the music business, or the industry itself. Perhaps the most notable is the suite of ''36'' songs he recorded to fulfill his contractual obligation to Bang - they have nonsense lyrics and titles like "Ring Worm", "Blowin' Your Nose", "Nose in Your Blow" and "Here Comes Dumb George". [[GoneHorriblyRight They have been released multiple times anyway, and Morrison gets little or no royalty fees for them.]]
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** Many, over the years, mostly to unnamed people in the music business, or the industry itself. Perhaps the most notable is the suite of ''36'' songs he recorded to fulfill his contractual obligation to Bang - they have nonsense lyrics and titles like "Ring Worm", "Blowin' Your Nose", "Nose in Your Blow" and "Here Comes Dumb George". [[GoneHorriblyRight They have been released multiple times anyway, and Morrison gets little or no royalty fees for them.]]]]
** The opening lines of "A Town Called Paradise" on ''No Guru, No Method, No Teacher'' have been speculated to be one toward Music/BruceSpringsteen, who very clearly drew influence from Morrison, to the extent that Morrison considered him a "ripoff".
--->Copycats ripped off my words\\
Copycats ripped off my songs\\
Copycats ripped off my melody
** Many, over the years, mostly to unnamed people in the music business, or the industry itself. Perhaps the most notable is the suite of ''36'' songs he recorded to fulfill his contractual obligation to Bang - they have nonsense lyrics and titles like "Ring Worm", "Blowin' Your Nose", "Nose in Your Blow" and "Here Comes Dumb George". [[GoneHorriblyRight They have been released multiple times anyway, and Morrison gets little or no royalty fees for them.
** The opening lines of "A Town Called Paradise" on ''No Guru, No Method, No Teacher'' have been speculated to be one toward Music/BruceSpringsteen, who very clearly drew influence from Morrison, to the extent that Morrison considered him a "ripoff".
--->Copycats ripped off my words\\
Copycats ripped off my songs\\
Copycats ripped off my melody
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: ''Hard Nose the Highway'' has a cover painting (by Robert Springett, who also did some {{Afrofuturism}}-infused cover paintings for Music/HerbieHancock around the same time) InTheStyleOf Creator/SalvadorDali, including enigmatic imagery like an old East Asian man in a straw hat, a woman wrapped in a sheet, translucent cattle, and, on the back of the gatefold, a bunch of seedy people hanging around a bar, all centered on a fairly realistic rendition of Morrison kneeling down on a hillside.
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* ''Moving On Skiffle'' (2023)
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* ''What's It Gonna Take?'' (2022)
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* GodIsLoveSongs: "Have I Told You Lately" is one such song, which was covered by Music/RodStewart ([[TheCoverChangesTheMeaning as a regular love song]]) and Music/RobinMark.
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* NotChristianRock: He's done many songs with spiritual themes and religious imagery, and the ''Into the Music'' album was widely viewed as a sign that he'd embraced Christianity.[[note]]an impression bolstered by its being released almost side-by-side with Music/BobDylan's first Christian album ''Slow Train Coming''[[/note]] But his personal religious sentiments are actually really hard to pin down. His mother was a Jehovah's Witness and his song "Kingdom Hall" reflects that connection in his youth. As an adult he got involved in various NewAge pursuits, and also had a very brief flirtation with the ChurchOfHappyology, but also referred to himself in an interview as a "Christian mystic."
