Listen to Van Morrison's New Anti-Lockdown Song 'Born to Be Free'

UltimateClassicRock ^ | 9/25

[nickcarraway]

Born to Be Free

[LouieFisk]

Pretty good tune, soulful & fun. Would stand well on it’s own, even if it weren’t a “message song”.

[circlecity]

And we, we were born to be free.

[Paleo Pete]

Not bad, he’s done better but he’s also over 70...

Moondance, Into the Mystic, Wild Nights...

[monkeyshine]

Revealing the distinction between a liberal and a leftist.

[The Fop]

To paraphrase Billy Bragg.....”COVID lockdown protest music lives on”

[bleach]

I hope they start playing that at the rallies. New Normal is not normal, No kinda normal at all.

[nickcarraway]

And he did that song Blinded by the Light. Oh wait, that was just Bruce Springsteen identifying as Van Morrison.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

AWESOME

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Excellent!

[LouieFisk]

Best Billy Bragg tune -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv4CNoq8nC4

(the late Kirsty MacColl did a nice cover of it)

[mylife]

Bite me Swann, van is the man!

[Rastus]

I remember when Van referred to GWB as the village idiot. We were mad around here, but he was kind of right.

[ConservativeInPA]

The singer's stance has disappointed many fans

I have always liked Van Morrison's music, but I would not consider myself a fan as I am not a fan of any entertainer. But his stock just went up in my book. I don't particular care for entertainers voicing their political opinions, one way or the other. This is one opinion I can live with.

[Impala64ssa]

Van Morrison once said he was influenced by listening to Top40 radio growing up. On a good night the signals from stronger stations like WABC in NYC, WJZ in Boston, CHUM in Toronto could be picked up in Ireland and the UK.

[Paleo Pete]

Maybe I missed that one - the version of Blinded by the Light I remember wwas done by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band about 1977 or so. Never heard springsteen do it, then again I was never much of a springsteen fan either.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Bruce wrote it.
Cut it for his 2nd(?) album.

[Bommer]

One of his best was Whenever God Shines His Light - with Cliff Richards

[Lagmeister]

His best.... methinks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqXSBe-qMGo

Brown Eyed Girl

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Even better...Tupelo Honey
the Q-Thread anthem!

Knights in armor
Intent on chivalry

Personally, I think St. Dominic’s Preview is his storytelling best.
And Listen to the Lion...an ode to his Ireland.