I had a request for Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison, which I've been kicking around posting anyway. I love the song but it can be hard to find good versions of many songs on line. Trying to find good old Allman Bros with Duane can be tough, for example.
Anyway, two good versions of Tupelo Honey I'll link but not embed. This version sounds most like the classic version you generally hear on the radio.
And this from Montreux is more stylized with an awesome Sax riff early in.
Now, if you really want to let the Van carry you away, Morrison doesn't do the initial vocals on this, though he comes in. It's more in line with his fondness for improvisation and the Sax absolutely kills it. Hell, I'm going to embed it, too. Enjoy!
You came through! Thanks so much for posting Tupelo Honey.
Posted by: elizabeth | Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 11:20 PM
Enjoy? Hell.... I had to peel myself off the ceiling. Jeeez... that was too fine. I liked the first one because it reminded me of that scene in "Almost Famous" when they sing "Tiny Dancer" on the bus. The second one - that sax..... holy cow... And this last one..... I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight.
He's got a lot of songs used as soundtracks. My favorite: "Someone Like You" - From "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "French Kiss". I tried to download from iTunes my second favorite from "Veedon Fleece", "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River", but that CD is not available for some reason. I have it, but I think the grooves are worn off.
Van's a wizard. I don't know that I can even use the word 'favorite' in talking about one song..... no way. Yay, Dan! :)
Posted by: Phoenix | Monday, July 30, 2007 at 12:18 AM