After tasteful piano and sax solos, the track becomes loose as the jam starts to jive harder, the various instrumental accents getting a little more adventurous, Morrison following suit with a chopped vocal delivery. The LP hit No. He told The flute is a big part of this song. His voice stands out in a sea of sameness... Debra, Puyallup, Wa. Various Artists

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It was inducted into the If the first was the work of a poet, its sequel was the statement of a musician and bandleader. It was played by Collin Tilton, who replaced John Payne on the instrument for the This song plays throughout the sex scene in the 1981 movie Pianist and organist Jeff Labes recalled the recording of the track to

Van Morrison's title track to his third solo album would not become a charted single until 1977, but this sturdy number certainly stands the test of time. Lyrics and video for the song Moondance by Van Morrison - Songfacts.

Albert on the Road; Musik: Van Morrison - Moondance, Moondance (1970) 10 tracks (38:14). Various Artists It took some time.

From the Book: Van Morrison / Moondance Van Morrison combines a sauntering jazz-folk groove with unguardedly romantic phrasing -- brilliantly accented by the swinging cadence of his trademark marble-mouthed delivery: "Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance/With the stars up above in your eyes/A fantabulous night to make romance/'Neeth the cover of October skies/And all the leaves in the trees are falling/To the sound of the breezes that blow/And I'm trying to please to the calling/Of your heart-strings that play soft and low."

"Moondance" is one of those rare songs that manages to implant itself on the collective consciousness of popular music, passing into the hallowed territory of a standard, a classic.

Moondance is the 1970 third studio album by Van Morrison. Van Morrison went a long way towards defining his wild Irish heart with his first two classic albums: the brooding, introspective Astral Weeks (1968), and the expansive, swinging Moondance.

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Van the Man’s third studio album, released in 1970. With Moondance just listen to the fist 5 tracks and they are in totally different rock styles. Product #: MN0037854. Lyrics Begin: Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance with the stars up above in your eyes. Date: 1970. Perhaps the song's biggest hook is the playful, sophisticated air of the horn section, blowing breezy-cool lines to match Morrison's autumnal imagery as the track rises up in the bridge to meet the chorus, Morrison letting his voice loosen for the first time as he calls, "And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush/And all the soft moonlight seems to shine, in you blush."

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The album ranks among Morrison’s most memorable. Van Morrison - Moondance.

Moondance has since been cited by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time.

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Van Morrison's title track to his third solo album would not become a charted single until 1977, but this sturdy number certainly stands the test of time. The 3rd track sound like a quality soul song and Morrison makes his voice sound about as soulful as a white guy can get. It is a song that can go in different directions easily. Caravan is a great rock song that i have seen several jam bands cover. Various Artists "The song "Sadeness" by Enigma (the one with the chanting monks), got its name from the French novelist Marquis de Sade, who believed sex had to be painful in order to be pleasurable - thus the word "sadism. Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. By the last chorus, Morrison has descended into full-blown scatting, belting stuttered lines as he improvises on the song's final lines before bringing the proceedings to a close.

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"Moondance" started as a Jazz saxophone instrumental, and Van played that original sax solo he wrote for the song.