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Did you get it down in your soul
I want to know did you get the feelin’
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With eyes that shine
You have crossed many waters to be here
You have drank of the fountain of innocence
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Wikipedia:
A romantic ballad written by Van Morrison and recorded on his 1987 album, Poetic Champions Compose. In 1988 it was released as a single in the U.K., but did not chart.
It was recorded at the same sessions as the other tracks that were released on Poetic Champions Compose in the summer of 1987 at the Wool Hall Studios, Beckington.
Morrison used a full string orchestra for “Queen of the Slipstream”, as Fiachra Trench, the arranger of the string parts, told biographer Peter Mills: “[Morrison’s] string sessions in the USA had been for a smaller section than I used: I think we had about 26 players. The string session went very smoothly … On “Queen of the Slipstream” I reduced the strings to a chamber group for Van’s harmonica solo and the second bridge which follows. Otherwise it’s the full section.” Trench went on to say: “Some of the string lines are derived from Neil Drinkwater’s piano lines. I often use that technique when writing string arrangements, it helps to make the strings sound more part of the track, less like an overdub, less pop.”
The lyrics quote two of Morrison’s songs from his early career; “the slipstream” derives from “Astral Weeks” and the lines “I see you slipping and sliding in the snow … you come running to me, you’ll come running to me” were used in “Come Running“.
Here are the Loughborough 1987 version:
And here the Downpatrick 2014 version:
Though not the best known, Morrison’s greatest love song, in my view, is the .. `Queen Of The Slipstream, but that tune could never have become a standard in the way that `Have I Told You Lately’ has, partly because its lyrical and musical symbologies are so closely associated to Morrison himself. Can we imagine Rod Stewart blandly crooning about the slipstream and the poetic champions as he does the lyric to `Have I Told You Lately’? It seems unlikely.
–> Peter Mills. Hymns to the Silence: Inside the Words and Music of Van Morrison
Wether manufactured or the result of his instinctive curiosities, the mood continues as Morrison ventures into “Queen of the slipstream”, a song embellished by a beautiful string arrangement and which, like significant parts of “No Guru, No Method, No Teacher”, references older glories. Here he sings quite plainly of “Going away far across the sea, bit I´ll be back for you”; the restless traveller, romantic but determined. You can imagine him singing it to a lover from a rowing boat as he prepares to abandon her on the shore.
–> Peter Watts (The Ultimate Music Guide – Van Morrison)
Queen of the Slipstream starts off with some interesting guitar plucking before it settles into a slow, steady tempo. The strings are very tasteful and seem to be made especially for the song rather than being added just for the sake of it. Neil Drinkwater, one of the stars of the album, adds some nice touches on the piano. Van himself adds a touch of harmonica, but it isn’t one of his most memorable efforts. I am not sure who the heroine of the song is, but obviously she seems to have found favour with Van. The song ends strongly before the fade out kicks in.
–> Holmes, Mark. Van Morrison 20 Best Albums: A Guide
You’re the queen of the slipstream
With eyes that shine
You have crossed many waters to be here
You have drank of the fountain of innocence
And experienced the long cold wintry years
There’s a dream where the contents are visible
Where the poetic champions compose
Will you breathe not a word of this secrecy
Will you still be my special rose?
Goin’ away far across the sea
But I’ll be back for you
I’m gonna tell you everything I know
Baby, everything is true
Will the blush still remain
On your cheeks, my love?
Is the light, is the light always seen in your hair?
Gold and sliver they placed
At your feet, my dear
But I know you chose me instead
All right
Well, I’m goin’ away far across the sea
But I’ll be back for you
Tell you everything I know
Baby, everything is true
You’re the queen of the slipstream
I love you so
You have crossed many waters to be here
And you drank, and you drank at the fountains of innocence
And experienced, you know very well
You’re the queen (you’re the queen), queen of the slipstream (queen of the slipstream)
Yeah, yeah, queen of the slipstream (you’re the queen)
I seen you slippin’ and slidin’ in the snow (you’re the queen)
Oh, queen of the slipstream (you’re the queen)
You come running to me, darling (you’re the queen)
Queen of the slipstream (you’re the queen)
(You’re the queen)
(You’re the queen)
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland – 1988
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 1993
Los Angeles, CA – May 7, 2009
The Dome – Brighton, UK – 2014
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– Egil
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It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
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“Imagine” (released October 11, 1971) is a song co-written and performed by English musician John Lennon. The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality and to consider the possibility that the whole of humanity would live unattached to material possessions. Shortly before his death, Lennon said that much of the song’s “lyric and content” came from his wife Yoko Ono, and in 2017, she received a co-writing credit.
A simple boy meets girl story, somewhat complicated by the presence of a motorcycle
– Richard Thompson
1952 Vincent Black Lightning is a song by guitarist Richard Thompson from his 1991 album Rumor and Sigh. It tells the story of a thief named James and the girl Red Molly whom he charms with a ride on his 1952 Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle. Despite not being issued as a single, became a fan favourite and is one of Thompson’s most highly acclaimed solo compositions.
Some months ago me and some friends had a “music night”. Music Nights are gatherings where we pick a theme and each of us bring a playlist with 5 songs (and a few back up choices), we play our songs in turn, say why we picked the song and what it means to us. I’ve discovered many great songs and artists on these nights. This particular night the theme was “Story Songs” and one of my songs was 1952 Vincent Black Lightning by the great Richard Thompson. This made me listen, and “go into” the song even harder than I’d done before. What a great story song it is, a masterpiece.
“’Vincent’ started with the frustration of coming from Britain and wanting to reflect British culture. It’s hard to find mythological elements from my lifetime to build a song around, because American culture has been so dominant. The mythical places are Laramie and Cheyenne. ‘Going Back to Lancaster’ doesn’t have the same ring to it. It’s important to make music that incorporates elements from where you come from, so you’re contributing something of yourself into the music. If you’re from England and you’re writing about the Mississippi Delta, there’s something missing. You can be a good imitator, but what are you bringing to the process?”
– Richard Thompson, 2001
“When I was a kid, that was always the exotic bike, that was always the one, the one that you went ‘ooh, wow’. I’d always been looking for English ideas that didn’t sound corny, that had some romance to them, and around which you could pin a song. And this song started with a motorcycle, it started with the Vincent. It was a good lodestone around which the song could revolve”
– Richard Thompson to BBC radio
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“Peggy Sue” is a rock and roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, recorded early July of 1957. The Crickets are not mentioned on label of the single (Coral 9-61885), but band members Joe B. Mauldin (string bass) and Jerry Allison (drums) played on the recording. This recording was also released on Holly’s eponymous 1958 album.
The song went to number 3 on the Billboard Top 100 chart in 1957.
In 1999, National Public Radio (NPR) included “Peggy Sue” on the NPR 100, a list of the “100 most important American musical works of the 20th century”. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Acclaimed Music ranked it as the 106th greatest song of all time and the third best song of 1957. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 197 on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” in 2010. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum placed the song on its list of the “Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll”.
Peggy Sue (tv performance from Dec. 1957):
Continue reading “September 20: Everyday/Peggy Sue the single was released by Buddy Holly in 1957”
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Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Ground Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)
Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three)
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]…Finally, he teamed up with Elton John producer Gus Dudgeon to create “Space Oddity,” a song he’d been fiddling with all year. The folk ballad about astronaut Major Tom getting stranded in space was rushed out by his label to coincide with the launch of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the BBC played the song during the coverage of the event. “In England, it was always presumed that it was written about the space landing, because it kind of came to prominence around the same time. But it actually wasn’t,” he told Performing Songwriter. “It was written because of going to see the film 2001, which I found amazing.
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| Single by David Bowie | |
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| from the album David Bowie | |
| B-side | “Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud” |
| Released | 11 July 1969 |
| Format | 7-inch single |
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| Length | 5:15 (album version) 4:33 (UK single edit) 3:26 (U.S. single edit) |
| Label | Philips |
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie |
| Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon |
Continue reading “July 11: David Bowie released Space Oddity (single) in 1969 – 50 years ago today”