FORGOTTEN MUSIC #58: VAN MORRISON HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR [Remastered & Expanded]

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Back in 1970, I was delighted listening to Van Morrison’s His Band and the Street Choir. This album included some of my favorite Van Morrison songs: “Domino,” “Blue Money,” and “Street Choir.” This new remastered and expanded CD sounds fabulous! The BONUS TRACKS are fun to listen to. Van Morrison was riding the success of Astral Weeks and Moondance. This album solidified his career. What’s your favorite Van Morrison song?
TRACK LIST:
Domino
Crazy Face
Give Me a Kiss
I’ve Been Working
Call Me Up in Dreamland
I’ll Be Your Lover, Too
Blue Money
Virgo Clowns
Gypsy Queen
Sweet Jannie
If I Ever Needed Someone
Street Choir
BONUS TRACKS:
Call Me Up in Dreamland (Take 10)
Give Me a Kiss (Take 3)
Gypsy Queen (Take 3)
I’ve Been Working
I’ll Be Your Lover, Too

18 thoughts on “FORGOTTEN MUSIC #58: VAN MORRISON HIS BAND AND THE STREET CHOIR [Remastered & Expanded]

  1. Wolf Böhrendt

    Bill, you’re not the only one – for me too it was typical for the roaring 60s when I was a freewheelin’ student …

    And many people all over the world think the same:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Eyed_Girl
    Interesting and sad in a way that Morrison was also a victim there of some unscrupulous people in the record business …

    PS and a bit OT:

    Today our tv channel 3sat shows 24 hours of pop/rock concerts – we’ve already seen and heard Joe Bonamassa, Tina Turner, the Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr and others…
    Bruce Springsteen is next and Eric Clapton will also appear tonight …

    Happy New Year, everybody!

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  2. Deb

    My favorites are “Moon Dance,” “Domino,” and the somewhat more obscure “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven when You Smile).”

    My husband’s favorite is “Brown-Eyed Girl” for sentimental reasons. (Guess what color my eyes are?)

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    1. george Post author

      Deb, my wife’s favorite Van Morrison son is “Moon Dance” too. Her favorite Van Morrison album is WAVELENGTH. Your husband is a charmer!

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  3. Jeff Meyerson

    It’s definitely his tribute to The Fat Man, “Domino.” I do also like “Brown Eyed Girl” (which Jimmy Buffett will be singing tonight, as he always does), “Wild Night,” “Moondance,” “Here Comes the Night” and “Gloria” (from his Them period), and “Jackie Wilson Said.”

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