![]() Van Morrison described the title: “like transforming energy, or going from one source to another with it being born again like a rebirth. This song acted as the hook for me for the rest of the album. John Payne the flautist who had been working with Morrison, said it was the first time he had ever heard it, and that although the song may sound rehearsed it was actually captured from the only take In 1966, Morrison visited the Belfast, Ireland, home of his friend, painter Cecil McCartney… He’d been working on some paintings themed around astral projection, and they caught Van’s attention and he tried to translate the visuals into a song. Some have this album as the number 1 album of all time. I really shouldn’t separate it from the album but this is the opening track to the great album Astral Weeks. ![]() It’s really a crime to focus on one song off of this album. ![]()
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