Moon Dance Song

Van morrison moondance moondance 1970.

Moon dance song. This is the most popular song playing wise it had been performed in over 1000 concerts. Lyrics to moondance by van morrison. Albert on the road. From the acclaimed album moondance van morrison s third solo album routinely included in top rock.

It was not released as a single until 1977. Moondance is a song recorded by northern irish singer and songwriter van morrison and is the title song on his third studio album moondance 1970. Light soulful and jazzy moondance opens with the sweetly nostalgic and it stoned me the song s pastoral imagery establishing the dominant lyrical motif recurring throughout the album virtually every track exults in natural wonder whether it s the nocturnal magic celebrated by the title cut or the unlimited promise offered in brand. It was written by morrison and produced by morrison and lewis merenstein.

Moondance is a popular song written by northern irish singer songwriter van morrison and is the title song on his 1970 album moondance. Moondance is the third studio album by northern irish singer songwriter van morrison it was released on 27 january 1970 by warner bros. The liner notes to the moondance album were written by his girlfriend janet planet and instead of a traditional explanation of the recording process or a list of thank you s these. Records after the commercial failure of his first warner bros.

He is notoriously fickle when it comes to speaking about his music as he feels that the songs should speak for themselves. Collin tilton tenor saxophone. That rolling stone quote is about all you re going to get from van regarding the song. Album astral weeks 1968 morrison moved to upstate new york with his wife and began writing songs for moondance there he met the musicians that would record the album with him at new york city s.

Morrison did not release the song as a single until november 1977 seven and a half years after the album was released.