Van Morrison’s 50 Greatest Songs Countdown – #10 Cyprus Avenue

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TOC

  1. Facts
  2. Quotes
  3. Lyrics
  4. Live versions

Facts

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Legendary Concert: Van Morrison @ Fillmore West, San Francisco – April 26th 1970

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-Brian Hinton (Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison)

Rock ‘n’ roll comes in many different shapes and sizes, and on the night of April 26, 1970, it came to the Fillmore West in the form of a barrel-chested Irishman in a silk shirt and flares.
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A perfect stereo soundboard recording. This is official release quality. Van and the band are in great form,if you like VM – this is one not to miss.
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Fillmore West (San Francisco, CA)
April 26, 1970

  • Van Morrison – vocals
  • John Klingberg – bass
  • Jeff Labes – piano, organ
  • John Platania – guitar
  • Jack Schroer – alto sax
  • Collin Tilton – tenor sax
  • Dave Shaw – drums

Setlist:

1. Moondance
2. Glad Tidings
3. Crazy Love
4. Come Running
5. The Way Young Lovers Do
6. Everyone
7. Brown Eyed Girl
8. And It Stoned Me
9. These Dreams Of You
10. Caravan
11. Cyprus Avenue
12. Into The Mystic

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Video of the day: Van Morrison – Cyprus Avenue

From Wikipedia:

Cyprus Avenue” is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1968 album Astral Weeks. In performance it was a concert highlight and closer for years to come and would end with Morrison’s command, “It’s too late to stop now!” as he stalked from the stage. A dynamic 10 minute version with the usual stop-start ending was included on his 1974 live album, It’s Too Late To Stop Now.

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