1. Bein; Greenfrom Hard Nose The Highway22 votes, 699 points
― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Monday, 7 August 2017 22:17 (six years ago) link
surprisingly few isolated performances of "caravan" on youtube but this one has high kicks AND high jumps!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrVvayRFMeA
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 7 August 2017 22:17 (six years ago) link
voted for too late to stop now's caravan as number one.
the ultimate live performance of any song.
Here is every other song that received votes. Highest first...
Brand New DayCrazy LoveWhenever God Shines His LightYou Know What They're Writing AboutOrangefieldVanlose StairwayIrish HeartbeatYou’re My WomanKingdom HallFull Force GaleHave I Told You LatelyIt's All Over Now, Baby BlueMoonshine WhiskeyQueen of the SlipstreamI Forgot That Love ExistedIn the Days Before Rock and RollRave on John DonneRough God Goes RidingTake Me BackWild ChildrenNot Supposed To Break DownThe Lion This TimeSomeone Like YouVirgo ClownsDrumshanbo HustleOld Old WoodstockSo Quiet in HereMy Lonely Sad EyesCall Me Up In DreamlandI'm Tired Joey BoyMarie's WeddingWhen Heart Is OpenAvalon of the HeartGoin Down To Monte CarloSometimes We CryThanks for the InformationI Can Only Give You EverythingPurple HeatherA Sense of WonderFriday’s Childi’ll be your lover tooIvory Towershe moved through the fairthe burning groundCeltic RayCome Here My LoveIt’s Ain’t Easy Bein’ GreenIt's All In The GameOn Hyndford StreetOneTwo Brown EyesYou Gotta Make It Through The WorldHard Nose the HighwayI'm Not Feeling It AnymoreOh The Warm FeelingFlamingos FlyIn TiburonSeptember NightDays Like Thisforeign window live Glaston87Gypsy QueenHigher Than the WorldI Paid the PriceCome RunningSpanish RoseWild HoneyI Put A Spell On YouThe Great DeceptionAll For MyselfTroubadoursAngeliouHeavy ConnectionJoe Harper Saturday MorningComfort YouDid Ya Get HealedDon't You KnowTake It Where You Find ItCrazy FaceSatisfiedShe Gives Me ReligionStreet Choir4% Pantomime (The Band)Star of the County DownYou Make Me Feel So FreeCeltic New YearNaked in the JungleRichard CorySpiritthe master’s eyesCry For HomeIf I Ever Needed SomeonePrecious Timesanta fe/beautiful obsession
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 7 August 2017 22:18 (six years ago) link
My friends, it has been a pleasure to run this poll. I'm now completely sick of Van Morrison and will not listen to him voluntarily for a couple years. But still, no regrettiance!
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 7 August 2017 22:19 (six years ago) link
Now if you'll excuse me, the record company has paid out for the wi-yee-ine.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 7 August 2017 22:20 (six years ago) link
half a mile from the county fair, and the rain came pouring down
one of the greatest opening lines ever. It's like *boom* and you're there
― Number None, Monday, 7 August 2017 22:29 (six years ago) link
Thanks for running this pollMadam George was my personal no.1 but you get up into that territory and all these songs are incredible, singular works of art it's hard to call it
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 00:12 (six years ago) link
Thanks Kornrulez for running a fabulous poll. I was one of Astral Weeks #1 votes. Can't say that I would have predicted it would top the poll or even top the AW songs in the poll. Love that Linden Arden got the Sway vote, so well deserved. Not much to argue with in the results, the man has a lot great songs.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 00:45 (six years ago) link
thanks so much for doing this man. I don't do these ballot-submission polls -- or haven't, anyway -- but I had a lot of fun following this. these were my picks, I gave them all equal weight.
into the mysticastral weekssweet thingraglan roadin the gardencyprus avenuethe way young lovers dobright side of the roadstepping out queenqueen of the slipstreamthe burning groundlinden arden stole the highlightsyou don't pull no punches, but you don't push the rivercaravanand it stoned mesummertime in englandrough god goes ridingshe moved through the fairballerinamadame georgewild nightdominovanlose stairwaywhenever God shines His light on meand the healing has begunmoondancesometimes we crybrown-eyed girlgoin down to monte carlotupelo honey
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 00:54 (six years ago) link
agreed, this was fun! thanks for running the poll. ranked poll:
GloriaSweet ThingInto The MysticAnd It Stoned MeVirgo ClownsWarm LoveLinden Arden Stole The HighlightsStepping Out Queen(Straight to Your Heart) Like a CannonballReal Real GoneMy Lonely Sad EyesOld Old WoodstockPurple HeatherWhenever God Shines His LightIvory TowerSomeone Like YouI'm Not Feeling It AnymoreIn The GardenDays Like ThisSaint Dominic's PreviewI'll Be Your Lover, TooFair PlayKingdom HallHaunts Of Ancient PeaceCountry FairTake It Where You Find ItShe Gives Me ReligionSometimes We CrySo Quiet In HereCry For Home
― campreverb, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 01:12 (six years ago) link
thank you so much kornrulez! here's my ranked ballot
Summertime in EnglandIrish HeartbeatCul de SacTir Na NogAlmost Independence DayLinden Arden Stole the HighlightsCaravanSteppin' Out QueenWonderful RemarkTake Me BackAvalon of the HeartThanks for the InformationSaint Dominic's PreviewOrangefieldI Forgot That Love ExistedIn the GardenYou Don't Pull no Punches, But You Don't Push the RiverYou're My WomanRave On, John DonneAnd the Healing Has BegunSweet ThingSlim Slow SliderCleaning WindowsSo Quiet in HereContemplation RoseA Sense of WonderAnd it Stoned MeMy Lonely Sad EyesWavelengthJackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
albumsCommon One"...It's Too Late to Stop Now..."Veedon FleeceNo Guru, No Method, No TeacherInto the Music
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 01:18 (six years ago) link
My list and commentary.
1. Full Force Gale2. Listen to the Lion3. Madame George4. Jackie Wilson Said5. Wild Night6. Almost Independence Day7. Cleaning Windows8. Into the Mystic9. Tupelo Honey10. Someone Like You11. Did Ye Get Healed?12. Domino13. Crazy Love14. Give Me the Rapture15. You Don’t Pull No Punches, But You Don’t Push the River16. Wonderful Remark17. And It Stoned Me18. When the Leaves Come Falling Down19. Fair Play20. Queen of the Slipstream21. Enlightenment22. Caravan23. Here Comes the Night24. Sweet Thing25. I’d Love to Write Another Song26. In the Garden27. And the Healing Has Begun28. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue29. Moondance30. Gloria31. Mystic Eyes32. Real Real Gone
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 01:26 (six years ago) link
awesome poll, thank you kornrulez
Tracks (ranked)Caravan (Live)EveryoneStepping Out QueenCyprus AvenueLinden Arden Stole the HighlightsGlad TidingsJackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)The Way Young Lovers DoCul De SacSweet ThingHere Comes the Night (Them)Streets of ArklowAnd It Stoned MeAstral WeeksRedwood TreeInto The MysticYou Know What They're Writing AboutListen to the LionThese Dreams of YouSpanish RoseI've Been WorkingFair PlayFriday's Child (Them)Saint Dominic's PreviewWarm LoveMystic Eyes (Them)Contemplation RoseWho Was That Masked ManSummertime in EnglandIf I Ever Needed Someone
ALBUMSMoondanceVeedon FleeceAstral WeeksSt. Dominic's PreviewInto The Music
― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 01:35 (six years ago) link
Thanks, kornrulez! awesome poll. glad you started at 52.
Songs:Country FairBallerinaAlmost Independence DaySummertime In EnglandYou Know What They're Writing AboutYou Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the RiverSaint Dominic's PreviewMadame GeorgeCul De SacWhen Heart Is OpenTir Na NogAstral WeeksFair PlayHaunts Of Ancient PeaceStepping Out QueenCyprus AvenueLinden Arden Stole the HighlightsSweet ThingWho Was that Masked ManWild ChildrenRedwood TreeSnow In San AnselmoListen to the LionTroubadoursDweller on the ThresholdBright Side of the RoadEveryoneYou Make Me Feel So FreeSpiritInto the Mystic
Albums:Veedon FleeceAstral WeeksCommon OneSaint Dominic's PreviewInto the Music
― Gaspard de la Nuit: III. ScarJost (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 01:59 (six years ago) link
Albums1 Astral Weeks2 It’s Too Late to Stop Now3 Veedon Fleece3 Common One4 St Dominic’s Preview
Songs1 Madam George2 Lindon Arden Stole the Highlights3 Caravan4 Summertime in England5 Snow in San Anselmo6 Astral Weeks7 Into the Mystic9 Listen to the Lion10 And it Stoned Me11 Cyprus Avenue12 The Way Young Lovers Do13 The Lion this Time14 Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)15 Domino16 Streets of Arklow17 It’s Ain’t Easy Bein’ Green18 Rough God Goes Riding19 Haunts of Ancient Peace20 Gypsy Queen21 Come Running22 Fair Play23 In Tiburon24 Tupelo Honey25 Full Force Gale
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 02:18 (six years ago) link
26 Slim Slow Slider27 Orangefield28 Glad Tiding29 Ballerina30 Celtic New Year
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 02:29 (six years ago) link
My ballot
Astral WeeksSt Dominic's PreviewLinden Arden Stole The HighlightsSlim Slow SliderYou Don't Pull No Punches But You Don't Push The RiverCaravanCleaning WindowsWild NightAlmost Independence DayListen To The LionNot Supposed To Break DownBallerinaBulbsContemplation RoseAnd The Healing Has BegunIt's All In The GameWho Was That Masked ManHere Comes The NightCyprus AvenueBrown-Eyed GirlGloriaAnd It Stoned MeInto The MysticHigher Than The WorldIrish HeartbeatFriday's ChildMoonshine WhiskeyI've Been WorkingWild ChildrenMystic Eyes
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 02:31 (six years ago) link
this Belfast 79 show rules
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 02:49 (six years ago) link
an odd thing I noticed a while back is how "St Dominic's Preview" kinda borrows the tune of "The Wind Cries Mary," and "Bulbs" swipes the line about the streetlights turning blue.
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 04:47 (six years ago) link
That was brilliant, thank you.
Spotify playlist is all up to date: https://open.spotify.com/user/thepoacher/playlist/5DPeJd4pUzQMIQMBvzvU9M
My ballot:
Albums
Astral WeeksToo Late to Stop NowVeedon FleeceSt Dominic's PreviewMoondance
Tracks
Madam GeorgeBallerina Into the MysticSummertime in EnglandSt Dominic's Preview Cyprus AvenueAnd it Stoned MeRedwood TreeListen to the LionSweet ThingThe Way Young Lovers DoGlad TidingsTir Na Nog Astral WeeksTB SheetsContemplation RoseFair PlayWavelength Almost Independence DayGloriaBrown-Eyed GirlTake Me BackCaravanSteppin Out QueenAnd the Healing Has Begun
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 08:42 (six years ago) link
yeah thanks for running this, it's been a spiritual journey
― niels, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 09:55 (six years ago) link
(slightly O/T but just to reiterate w/thanks: as a former van sceptic of many puzzled years' standing, brad's essay on 80s VM has totally and i assume permanently swung me into the mancamp) (currently loving the weird buzzy instruments on COMMON ONE, which i choose to believe are druidic vuvuzelas)
(obviously POLLS are still bad and you should all feel bad)
― mark s, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 10:23 (six years ago) link
"druidic vuvuzelas" is excellent; thank you mark s for providing me with my next band name
― bergoglio imbroglio (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 13:24 (six years ago) link
I'm so glad everyone enjoyed this. Like the best ILM polls, I discovered a ton of great new music here, like the No Guru album and the absolutely fantastic song Goin Down To Monte Carlo (Thanks Joan Crawford Loves Chachi)
I can't believe I'm the only one who voted for Satisfied. It sticks out on Common One, but it's really incredible.
Saint Dominic’s PreviewAstral WeeksAlmost Independence DayAnd It Stoned MeSweet ThingWild NightDominoWonderful RemarkCyprus AvenueAnd the Healing Has BegunGloriaInto the MysticSlim Slow SliderBallerinaListen to the LionLinden Arden Stole the HighlightsReal Real GoneTB SheetsCeltic RayMoonshine WhiskeyBrown-Eyed GirlCaravanI’ve Been WorkingStreets of ArklowFull Force GaleJackie Wilson SaidSatisfiedGoin Down To Monte CarloYou Know What They’re Writing AboutMoondance
Albums:DominicAstralMoondanceInto the MusicBand Street Choir
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 13:48 (six years ago) link
the poll results spotify thread is a really enjoyable listen
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 15:21 (six years ago) link
I want to think this thread for getting me to listen to Van again. Im high af right now and Astral Weeks is kicking my ass. Years since Ive heard it as a teen and I did not get it then at all. It took intervening years of listening to jazz, now it makes sense. Some of the songs have an almost symphonic structure as well. Veedon Fleece also rules. You ppl rule. Thanks for this thread.
― glumdalclitch, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 21:44 (six years ago) link
I hadn't listened to Astral Weeks in many years either and... yeah, it is overwhelming.
― jmm, Thursday, 10 August 2017 00:18 (six years ago) link
Got my hands on the Glastonbury set. Holy shit what a band. I've mostly avoided boots, and now I'm wondering at my stupidity. Are there any other obvious Van ones I should get?
Is there a 'best boots of evah!' thread somewhere?
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Saturday, 12 August 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y-CsUw_-AY
― Number None, Saturday, 12 August 2017 16:08 (six years ago) link
(hat tip to tylerw)
Definitely get the Pacific High Studio set. And if you haven't gotten volumes 2, 3 and 4 from It's Too Late, by all means, pick that up as well.
― that's not my post, Saturday, 12 August 2017 19:49 (six years ago) link
xps to Chinaski
Your favourite bootleg -as in 'Unofficial Live Recording-
― sleeve, Sunday, 13 August 2017 01:49 (six years ago) link
Watching this 74 Van Morrison show and he covers Dylan's "Just Like A Woman" and after "please don't let on that you knew me when" instead of "I was hungry and it was your world" he mutters "I was weird.... everybody was....." Van the Man #1
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 03:12 (six years ago) link
In the '71 Pacific High Studio version of "Just Like A Woman" (which, after a slow first 3 minutes, really gets intense) on the second time the "please don't..." line comes up he says "I was weird... and you were weird, too." Van must have liked that spin.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 15 August 2017 04:35 (six years ago) link
an odd thing I noticed a while back is how "St Dominic's Preview" kinda borrows the tune of "The Wind Cries Mary," and "Bulbs" swipes the line about the streetlights turning blue.― JoeStork, Monday, August 7, 2017 9:47 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― JoeStork, Monday, August 7, 2017 9:47 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
will never unhear this now
― Gaspard de la Nuit: III. ScarJost (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 04:42 (six years ago) link
lol yeah the verse chords are the same in wind cries mary and st. dominic.
I can't be the only person who thinks of Wish You Were Here when listening to Almost Independence Day (of course in this case, van's version came first)
― rock and roll tucci coo (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 11:59 (six years ago) link
― that's not my post, Monday, August 14, 2017 11:35 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha that's funny, it seemed so off the cuff
there's really a great amount of well shot full Van concerts on YouTube
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 14:18 (six years ago) link
yeah, it's nice -- for a while there his people were super vigilant about scrubbing any/all vids ...
― tylerw, Tuesday, 15 August 2017 14:24 (six years ago) link
via Midnight Bootlegs, a 1990 set in FLAC: https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/share/bf6mkTXx4Oyx2bb4rfBro1As2R9yHsF9l7f88drsUcY?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&mgh=1
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 14:40 (six years ago) link
Man, just listened to Into the Music properly for the first ever, probably. Dexys entire career for a start, but more.I saw Van maybe 20 times, work related, between 1988-2000ish. I know most of those 80s records from seeing him live, must pick up No Guru, Poetic Champs etc.
― Fine Toothcomb (sonofstan), Monday, 21 August 2017 22:01 (six years ago) link
born to sing: no plan b is just the loveliest record. the horns are so wonderful
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 22 September 2017 15:25 (six years ago) link
but does no plan b refer to born, sing, or both
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 22 September 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
who knows, at least a third of the record is a critique of capitalism so
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 22 September 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
because of this poll back on top and the healing game are now two of my absolute favorite van records
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 22 September 2017 23:07 (six years ago) link
you check out magic time?that was one that grew on me when I was listening to them all on Spotify
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 22 September 2017 23:12 (six years ago) link
yeah magic time is great, especially "just like greta" which is overwhelming
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 September 2017 14:26 (six years ago) link
less a definitive ranking than maybe a potentially useful order for people trying to get into van's '90s records:
the healing gameenlightenmentback on tophymns to the silencedays like thistoo long in exile
the first five are basically all variously great, days like this ends with two of van's best songs ever. too long in exile is a real mess though, maybe my least favorite van record ever, and yet the title track is still so awesome
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 September 2017 16:25 (six years ago) link
i always feel like i underrate keep me singing when i'm listening to it bc the first five tracks are all so gorgeous
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 25 September 2017 04:53 (six years ago) link
Let me step in for some fair play...to you.
― You like queer? I like queer. Still like queer. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 14 October 2018 02:51 (five years ago) link