Van Morrison - Moondance | Opera Singer Reacts LIVE

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[@rockandrollpaddy]

The album from which this comes, also called Moondance, is a 10/10. A glorious mix of soulful Irish R&B, jazz, gospel, folk, etc. Cissy Houston (Whitney's mother) sings backing vocals on a couple of tracks.

[@robertfindley921]

Not many songs have a singer trying to sound like a bumble bee at one point. Great classic with an even more classic sound! Nice horns!

[@kennethward4985]

Greatest singer songwriter of the classic rock era, hands down. I'm not biased, I just own 40 VM albums because my kids keeping buying them for me.

[@jamesc264]

Van the Man Morrison. All time great songwriter. Check out his great track ""Into the Mystic"" One of the things to note is that he comes from Northern Ireland and his singing incorporates his northern Irish accent. Natural voice.

[@GeekGinger]

The groove of this song is perfection. One of my all time favorites.

[@timcarder2170]

You should really check out Van's singing on The Bands *"Last Waltz"* (There's actually a ton of great guest superstars performing on that farewell concert)

[@mikenolan8044]

This is where we see Van Morrison hitting his stride in creativity. From Gloria (1965) through Brown Eyed Girl (1967) and arriving in fine style in the Moondance album 1970. This was an era when genuine creativity was respected and not yet overwhelmed by technology. Loved the song, loved your reaction and analysis.

[@maggiereneemusic]

🙏🏻💖🙏🏻

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Van (The Man) Morrison is a legendary music icon. ❤

[@darkpitcher5242]

one of the most overrated singers of all time

[@parkermills3328]

There is not a bad song on this entire album......

[@timcarder2170]

I was about to say the same thing😊

[@stephendowney1]

He is from Belfast, Northern Ireland and we speak nasally giving us a unique accent and voice

[@loisr3970]

Ohhhh Maggie this is a magical classic piece. 1972 I was 12 my now hubby 48 yrs.

[@inspectre27]

When he hits the bent notes in the pre-chorus, I am reminded of a saxophone. There's a shared quality that I don't seem to know the name of.

[@itzel1735]

Still one of my all time favorite songs.

[@plantlord3266]

classic rock from growing up days...

[@ziggylarkdust]

He's got sooo many good songs but the one I want people react to the most would have to be "You're My Woman". As far as I know no one has yet.

[@susansaunders9679]

this is my all-time favorite song 🎵 🎉❤

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

It's an unusual song for the era, very jazzy. Van Morrison recorded it in 1969 for the album of the same name that was released in 1970. For some reason they didn't release the song as a single until 1977. I think you'd like "Blue Moon" by The Marcels. It's a classic doo-wop performance of a Rodgers and Hart song from 1934.

[@danielolson5378]

This is such a great and classic tune!

[@arroyo284]

Van is a great great poet and lyricist.

[@Popson2wheels]

Into the Mystic and Tupelo Honey are 2 more great ones from Van Morrison. Nice reaction.

[@stingray69691]

Staccato! Maggie

[@Memorylanemodelcars2]

My Favorite Van Morrison Song ? "Crazy Love" Featured In Movie Phenomon

[@jsshuntr1257]

7:52 "I typically don't go down". 😯🤣

[@inspectre27]

Oh, I almost forgot to tell my favorite Van Morrison anecdote. Long ago, I was watching David Letterman (I think) and the slated musical guests were to be Van and Sinead O'Connor doing a duet of some shit I can't remember. The time slot came up and the cameras focused on the two of them approaching the microphones (and the band behind, of course). Sinead looked anxious, typical because she was said to be so paranoid about performing perfectly that her in-ear monitor mix was never satisfactory and she would stand stiff as a board during live performances, and Van was visibly inebriated (or just looked very like it). The song began, and right from the start Van seemed to be having trouble keeping his mic in its stand, fumbling around a bit, and Sinead kept shooting him nervous looks. He had varying levels of success with the mic and stand throughout the performance and nearing song's end they just gave up on him collapsed to the floor. But the show must go on, so he lurched over to Sinead's stand, threw an arm around her shoulders, and carried on as if this happened all the time. Then Sinead did the unprecedented. She started laughing. I had never seen her laugh before, nor have I since. They finished out the song to great applause, smiling, and she gave him a big hug. Cut to commercial. To this day, it remains in the top 5 live performances I have witnessed. Thanks for reading, cool story bro, and this idiocy has been brought to you by Flintt's Mints. Up your head game!

[@andrewwelham8633]

Lots of great Morrison suggestions, including Into the Mystic and Tupelo Honey. I'd like to add And It Stoned Me and Crazy Love as well.

[@davidpahlka6301]

This is Van Morrison's song, none of the other covers seem to convey the same emotion. You showed us why. Both this song and "Brown Eyed Girl" brings back special memories, I'll never forget. Of course the "Brown Eyed Girl" was late '60's but the "Moondance" experiences were in the 1990's. They were with two different women, both of whom were big fans of Van growing up. I always felt he wasn't given his due by the music industry.

[@robinfra52]

He wrote this too.

[@gregorywilcox5949]

this song is features in the movie august rush a great movie about making music and how it connects people a great watch.

[@sherigrow6480]

Love that movie

[@rickc661]

my roomie in Coll could do a very good VM bit. case of ' ya had to be there' I guess. closest I've come to being musical myself.

[@JamesSjaalman]

You are applying to the Walkure vacancy :-?

[@csbogdan7893]

react AC/DC - Are You Read plss