Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison, OBE (generally known as Van Morrison or Van The Man) (born 31 August 1945) is a Grammy Award-winning artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He's a singer, songwriter, author, poet, and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since 1958. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone. Featuring his characteristic growl - a unique mix of folk, blues Read Full BioSir George Ivan "Van" Morrison, OBE (generally known as Van Morrison or Van The Man) (born 31 August 1945) is a Grammy Award-winning artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He's a singer, songwriter, author, poet, and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since 1958. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone. Featuring his characteristic growl - a unique mix of folk, blues, Irish, scat, and Celtic influences - Morrison is widely considered one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in the history of rock and roll. He has received numerous music awards during his career, including six Grammy Awards (1996–2007); inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (January 1993), the Songwriters Hall of Fame (June 2003), and the Irish Music Hall of Fame (September 1999); and a Brit Award (February 1994).
Known as "Van the Man" by his fans, Morrison first rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Northern Irish band Them, writing their 1964 hit "Gloria". A few years later, Morrison left the band for a successful solo career, starting with the album Astral Weeks.
Morrison has pursued an idiosyncratic musical path. Much of his music is tightly structured around the conventions of American soul and R&B, such as the popular singles "Brown Eyed Girl", "Moondance", "Domino", and "Wild Night". An equal part of his catalogue consists of lengthy, loosely connected, spiritually inspired musical journeys that show the influence of Celtic tradition, jazz, and stream-of-consciousness narrative, such as his classic album Astral Weeks and lesser known works such as Veedon Fleece and Common One. The two strains together are sometimes referred to as "Celtic Soul," and Morrison rejects the characterization of his genre of music as Rock, citing Elvis Presley as a non-influence.
He continues to perform regularly and achieved his highest U.S. chart position (number ten on the Billboard 200) with his 2008 album, Keep It Simple.
Known as "Van the Man" by his fans, Morrison first rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Northern Irish band Them, writing their 1964 hit "Gloria". A few years later, Morrison left the band for a successful solo career, starting with the album Astral Weeks.
Morrison has pursued an idiosyncratic musical path. Much of his music is tightly structured around the conventions of American soul and R&B, such as the popular singles "Brown Eyed Girl", "Moondance", "Domino", and "Wild Night". An equal part of his catalogue consists of lengthy, loosely connected, spiritually inspired musical journeys that show the influence of Celtic tradition, jazz, and stream-of-consciousness narrative, such as his classic album Astral Weeks and lesser known works such as Veedon Fleece and Common One. The two strains together are sometimes referred to as "Celtic Soul," and Morrison rejects the characterization of his genre of music as Rock, citing Elvis Presley as a non-influence.
He continues to perform regularly and achieved his highest U.S. chart position (number ten on the Billboard 200) with his 2008 album, Keep It Simple.
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Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison Lyrics
Hey, where did we go?
Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow
Playin' a new game
Laughing and a running hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow?
Going down the old mine
With a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall
Slipping and sliding
All along the waterfall, with you
My brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da
Just like that
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da, la te da
So hard to find my way
Now that I'm all on my own
I saw you just the other day
My, how you have grown
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometimes I'm overcome thinking 'bout
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium with you
My brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da, la te da
(Bit by bit, by bit, by bit, by bit, by bit)
(Sha la la la la la la, la te da, la te da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da, la te da
(La te da, da da da da da da da da)
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Van Morrison
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Lyrics…
Hey, where did we go?
Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow
Playin' a new game
Laughin' and a-runnin', hey, hey
Skippin' and a-jumpin'
In the misty morning fog with
Our, our hearts a-thumping and you
My brown-eyed girl
And you, my brown-eyed girl
And whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow?
Going down the old mine with a
Transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hiding 'hind a rainbow's wall
Slipping and sliding
All along the waterfall with you
My brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing?
Sha-la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la tee-da
Just like that
Sha-la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la tee-da, la-tee-da
So hard to find my way
Now that I'm all on my own
I saw you just the other day
My, how you have grown
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometimes I'm overcome thinking 'bout it
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium with you
My brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing?
Sha-la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la tee-da
Sha-la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la tee-da
kent neumann
As someone in her shoes, sort of, she may feel like she is a burden or a danger to you, or ashamed of the power of the drug over her for something she did or didn't do, or feels like she has let you down, and can't face it, or many other possibilities.
But I bet her love for you is still strong. Her love may be the reason she stays apart. Maybe she doesn't want to expose you to the danger of her associates.
She may not be in a financial position to go to you.
Anyway, whatever the situ is, consider going to see her in person, even if only to give her a hug and turn around and go right home.
My mom died and I didn't even know about it until 4 years later. I haven't seen any of them, not even on social media in nearly 20 years now.
I love all of them. I helped raise my younger sibs till they were in grade school.
I'm not financially independent and I don't want to burden them.
I'm not on H or opiates. I have ADD and ADHD and my monthly script of desoxyn without insurance is over $600 a month. I got hurt at my construction job, got my friend pregnant, or she got us pregnant, cuz it wasn't on my list of things to do, got swindled into signing off my work comp claim in trade for a promotion and big salary jump, lost my job, my insurance, my truck, my home, my drivers license due to back child support owed. I became homeless, started using what passes for meth to self medicate my ADD. (Look up desoxyn)
And I just did not want to burden anyone BECAUSE I love them.
I wanted to achieve financial independence, have a home for my son to visit, before I returned.
I worked my ass off day and night scrapping metal and reinvesting that cash into new warranty returns and fixing them and reselling them. I built up an inventory of nearly $200K, but they took my DL and it crippled me. I lost it all again.
I don't know. You should go to her if you can. Heroin is a bitch that don't want to let go. I've seen it. But those same people are in recovery with script meds and are at least safe from the danger of the street.
On the other hand, you may be a narcissistic bitch that she never wants to see again.
I should just worry about my thing, not yours.
I'll tell you what I've learned the hard way, then dip.
We have differences with loved ones, and go our separate ways out of foolish pride or shame or anger.
She owes me an apology. He hurt my feelings. They owe me too much money. Etc.
Maybe I'll call them tomorrow and tell them I'm sorry and I love them.
We think there is time, and some day we will see each other, hug and cry, forgive and laugh.
Time disappears while we are busy living our lives. 15 years slips away and disappears in a blink.
Sometimes tomorrow never comes.
Your mom dies without you, her first born, there holding her hand, where you should have been.
You never got to hug her again, or tell her you're sorry, or ask her to forgive, or tell her you forgive her.
All that time is just gone.
And you can't ever get it back.
No redo. No second chance.
Sometimes tomorrow never comes.
Richard Taff
I married my brown eye girl 60 years ago she is still the one I choose today . We had a good ride
Jaguar Paw
The ride isn't over.
Rose Foreman
Awesome ❤
Exotic butters
That’s so cute I’m glad some people are still together seeing that makes me wanna cry because I see my mom and dad in those people
Malik Kelly
Is her eyes still brown?
Gr8day Sue
Awwww bet she's beautiful
Luke Leonard
I was 17 when this song came out in 1967. Married my brown eyed girl in 1972. We had 42 wonderful years she passed in2014. It was our favorite song I play it every time I Think about her which is every day.
Carole Delfour
💓💓💓💓💓💓🌷🌷🌷😘🌹
William Coyle
Is beautiful
Captain Aryán
I'm 17 now
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