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A music break on a snowy day. Who'd have think that 60 years ago a 75 year old man would be one of the few standing up for individualism and non conformist thought.
1 posted on 01/29/2022 7:16:47 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey
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To: Sir_Humphrey

Van the Man and Eric Clapton.

I have ALWAYS loved them, and now even more so.


2 posted on 01/29/2022 7:18:39 AM PST by left that other site (A Man Without Self-Control is like a City Broken Into and Left Without Walls (Proverbs 25:28))
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If you don’t like Van Morrison we can’t be friends.

L


3 posted on 01/29/2022 7:20:00 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Sir_Humphrey
Where have all the rebels gone?

Long time passing.

4 posted on 01/29/2022 7:20:32 AM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Sir_Humphrey

The Belfast Cowboy


5 posted on 01/29/2022 7:24:44 AM PST by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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To: Sir_Humphrey

G-L-O-R-I-A


6 posted on 01/29/2022 7:40:27 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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I am a big fan of Van the Man. I just looked at his discography and counted 26 of his albums are in my collection. I've seen him live five times. The first time was in the early '70's, most recently was three years ago. I say all that as background to my comment below..

My favorite albums of his mostly come from the '90's. Though I think Wavelength and Poetic Champions are earlier and are two of my favorites. I do not like his newer (post 2000) releases nearly as much as his early music.

I do think it is great that he has taken the position that he has and agree with him. But musically, it really is not his best work.

9 posted on 01/29/2022 7:55:36 AM PST by Michael.SF. (Never do anything illegal, when you are doing something illegal. )
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To: Sir_Humphrey

The guitar intro to “Wild Night” is superb.


10 posted on 01/29/2022 8:02:14 AM PST by Gary from Dayton (Scary unvaccinated American )
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To: Sir_Humphrey

They are in Canada at the moment.


13 posted on 01/29/2022 8:13:27 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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They are pussies, every one.


14 posted on 01/29/2022 8:15:09 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (How many were shot dead at the insurrection?)
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Van, we’re still down South living in a free society.


20 posted on 01/29/2022 9:09:51 AM PST by RobertoinAL
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In the 1970s, you could not go wrong on a date if you had a Van Morrison tape in the car cassette player. The girls all loved Van's music.

Not side two of Led Zeppelin IV as the movie "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" tried to point out. Besides, "Kashmir" isn't even on that album. What were the writers of "Fast Times" thinking?

23 posted on 01/29/2022 9:45:58 AM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 25 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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Interesting how “Rebel” has been used in many different contexts and in many different types of music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uy4SeMpPLI

Another rebel song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI16zDNFLec

Here is one from the labor movement circa 1911: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR7fBCENkN0


24 posted on 01/29/2022 9:48:18 AM PST by Uncle Lonny
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The rebels of Yester-Year
Planted songs in their generation
Sang against the establishment
Against tyranny
Against abuse
Until they were only empty words
Uttered behind their castle walls.

25 posted on 01/29/2022 10:16:41 AM PST by Keflavik76 (Don't want to be a brick in Babylons wall.)
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I’m seeing him on Feb. 18 at Caesar’s…2nd row seats dead center.


27 posted on 01/29/2022 11:33:56 AM PST by Scott from the Left Coast (Make Orwell Fiction Again)
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