On a gold autumn day
You came my way in Orangefield
Saw you standing by the riverside in Orangefield
How I love you then in Orangefield
Like I love you now in Orangefield
This great song from the album Avalon Sunset (1989) was first performed live May 18, 1989 (Swansea, Wales), and last time VM played it in concert was August 24, 2014 (Orangefield High School,
Belfast). It has been performed 92 times live, mostly in 1989 & 1990.
Here are 4 great versions…
Stadtpark Freilichtbühne, Hamburg, Germany
June 4, 1989
And the sun shone on your hair
When I saw you there in Orangefield
Saw you standing by the riverside in Orangefield
How I loved you then in Orangefield
Like I love you now in Orangefield
And the sun shone so bright
And it lit up all our days
You were the apple of my eye
Baby it’s true
Van Morrison at the Prince’s Trust Rock Gala at the NEC, Birmingham, England on 19 July 1989. Accompanied by the Birmingham City Symphony Orchestra and also Bernie Holland (guitar). Introduced by Mark King of Level 42.
On a golden autumn day
All my dreams came true in Orangefield
On a throne of Ulster day
You came my way in Orangefield
How I loved you then in Orangefield
Like I love you now in Orangefield
And the sun shone so bright
And it lit up all our lives
And the apple of my eye
Baby was you
Beacon Theater
New York, New York
November 30, 1989
On a throne of Ulster day
You came my way in Orangefield
Saw you standing by the riverside in Orangefield
How I loved you then in Orangefield
Like I love you now in Orangefield
How I loved you then in Orangefield
Like I love you now in Orangefield.
Orangefield High School
Belfast, Northern Ireland
August 22, 2014
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