#van morrison

[best-overplayed-song]

fun facts

According to Peter Hodgson, as The Police began to record the song, Sting accidentally sat on a piano in the recording studio resulting in the piano chord and laughter you hear in the opening moments of the song

"Brown Eyed Girl" was originally titled "Brown Skinned Girl", but the label made Van Morrison change the title

because of the exploitive contract he was under, Van Morrison never got any royalties from "Brown Eyed Girl", his most-played and well-known song

#best overplayed song bracket #tumblr bracket #tournament poll #the police #van morrison

[charlottan]

Steely Dan similar artists based on similar Spotify listenership

#charlottes webs #Steely Dan #Fleetwood Mac #Billy Joel #Bee Jees #Eagles #The Eagles #Eagles band #Van Morrison #folk rock #classic rock #jazz rock #country rock #folk #psychedelic rock #roots rock #soft rock #yacht rock

[xenonsreturn]

You know I'm tryin' to please to the calling

Of your heartstrings that play soft and low

You know the night's magic seems to whisper and hush

You know the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush

My edits of the fantabulous @sometimess-maybee , truly a moon goddess. 🖤🤍💙

#sometimess-magical #sometimess magical #sometimess-maybee #sometimesmaybee #magical #my edit #xenon #xenon2022 #xenon2024 #xenonsreturn #moondance #van morrison #Spotify

[moviesiveseenandwanttoremember]

Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” April 26, 1978.

#Martin Scorsese #The Last Waltz #The Last Waltz (1978) #1978 #1976 #Seventies #Concert Movie #Music #Thanksgiving #Stills #The Band #Bob Dylan #Joni Mitchell #Neil Young #Mavis Staples #The Staple Singers #Emmylou Harris #Van Morrison #Muddy Waters #Lawrence Ferlinghetti #Paul Butterfield

[bobdylan-n-jonimitchell]

The Last Waltz, November 25, 1976 © John Gavrilis.

#Joni Mitchell #Robbie Robertson #Neil Young #Dr. John #Rick Danko #Bob Dylan #Van Morrison #The Band #The Last Waltz #Bob Dylan n Joni Mitchell #Bob Dylan & The Band #Neil n Joni #1976 #1970s #John Gavrilis #On this date...

[jt1674]

#van morrison #a period of transition #it fills you up #dr john #mac rebennack

[myimaginaryradio]

Moondance - Van Morrison - 1970

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[0rph3u5]

T.B. Sheets

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[rodeoromeo]

tupelo honey.mov (1991)

#Bob Dylan #Van Morrison #op

[mostlythemarsh]

Friday Records

#Friday #Records #people #van morrison #Higgs #cat

[vintage-tigre]

Jim Morrison and Van Morrison performing at the Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Strip, 1966

#jim morrison #van morrison #60s icons #aesthetic #vintage #old school cool #60s music #60s vintage #60s aesthetic #whiskey a go go #the doors

[dabiconcordia]

#into the mystik #joe cocker #is covering #van morrison #beautiful oldie #Youtube

[oldmanpeace]

#van morrison

[denimbex1986]

'Since his breakthrough performance in Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later over two decades ago, Cillian Murphy has become one of the biggest names in acting. Later, Murphy honed his skills with an iconic performance as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders and a series of collaborations with beloved director Christopher Nolan. After appearing in The Dark Knight, Inception, and Dunkirk, he now takes on the starring role of the eponymous Oppenheimer in one of the most anticipated films of the year.

Alongside the Irish actor’s love for cinema, he also harbours a passion for music. In his youth, Murphy sang and played guitar in bands, even meeting his wife at one of his gigs in the mid-1990s. His most promising band was The Sons of Mr Green Genes, named after the Frank Zappa song, which featured Murphy and his brother Páidi. Acid Jazz Records even contacted the duo to offer them a deal, but they declined.

Though Murphy’s gigging days are behind him, music remains a huge part of the actor’s life. During an interview with the Sunday Independent Life Magazine, he stated: “The only extravagant thing about my lifestyle is my stereo system, buying music and going to gigs.” He still plays and writes alone and with friends and was even featured on a recent single by The Coral.

Expectedly, for someone so well-versed in music, Murphy’s taste is varied. Though he presents on the alternative station BBC Radio 6, his taste stretches beyond dad rock. From the early synth-pop of Christine and the Queens to fellow Irish performer Van Morrison, Murphy has littered his interviews and radio shows with wide-spanning music recommendations. We’ve collated a number of tracks he’s shared his love for throughout the years.

Murphy once awarded the title of his favourite band to Radiohead, naming ‘No Surprises’ as the song he wishes he’d written in an interview with NME. He states: “I think they’re the biggest band, who became the biggest band in the world without wanting to be the biggest band in the world. They’re probably my favourite band.”

Murphy also once noted his love for the contemporary Irish band Fontaines D.C. On one of his shows for the BBC, he stated, “I’ve been playing a lot of Irish music, but I am Irish, and there is a great explosion of new Irish music!” He names ‘Liberty Belle’ as one of his favourite tracks from their 2019 debut album Dogrel, but adds, “Every single tune, they’re relentlessly themselves.”

Murphy also shared his love for rapper Kendrick Lamar, noting that DAMN was the first album his 11-year-old son ever purchased. Murphy’s own was The Final Countdown by Europe: “I’m not ashamed of it; it’s a great riff. But Kendrick Lamar… Look, I think he tips it.”

Ranging from Beatles classics to contemporary rap and 2000s indie, check out our collated list of Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy’s favourite songs below.

Cillian Murphy’s favourite songs:

Christine and the Queens – ‘Tilted’ Elbow – ‘Fly Boy Blue / Lunette’ Europe – ‘The Final Countdown’ Fleetwood Mac – ‘Man of the World’ Fontaines D.C. – ‘Liberty Belle’ Jackson C. Frank – ‘Blues Run the Game’ John Lennon – ‘God’ Kendrick Lamar – ‘YAH’ Low – ‘Always Trying to Work It Out’ Marvin Pontiac – ‘Small Car’ Massive Attack – ‘Hymn of the Big Wheel’ Paul McCartney – ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ Radiohead – ‘Daydreaming’ Radiohead – ‘No Surprises’ Stevie Wonder – ‘Sugar’ The Band – ‘The Weight’ The Beatles – ‘Love Me Do’ The Kinks – ‘You Really Got Me’ The Strokes – ‘Someday’ The Velvet Underground – ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Van Morrison – ‘Sweet Thing’'

#Cillian Murphy #28 Days Later #Danny Boyle #Tommy Shelby #Peaky Blinders #The Beatles #Van Morrison #The Velvet Underground #The Strokes #The Kinks #The Band #Stevie Wonder #Radiohead #Paul McCartney #Massive Attack #Low #Marvin Pontiac #John Lennon #Kendrick Lamar #Fontaines D.C. #Christine and the Queens #Europe #Fleetwood Mac #Elbow #Jackson C. Frank #The Dark Knight #Inception #Dunkirk #Christopher Nolan #Oppenheimer

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

[best wall art]  [John Rinaldi]

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“Hark, now hear the sailors cry, Smell the sea, and feel the sky, Let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic. - Into the Mystic” ― Van Morrison, Lit Up Inside: Selected Lyrics

#about art #underwater #sea creatures #John Rinaldi #Into the Mystic #Van Morrison #song lyrics #poem #poetry #Lit up Inside

[bobdylan-n-jonimitchell]

Joni Mitchell in Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” April 26, 1978.

#On this date... #Joni Mitchell #The Band #Rick Danko #Robbie Robertson #Richard Manuel #Dr. John #Neil Young #Van Morrison #Bob Dylan #Bob Dylan n Joni Mitchell #Joni n Neil #1976 #1970s #The Last Waltz #The Last Waltz (1978) #Martin Scorsese