First time hearing Van Morrison “Moondance” Reaction | Asia and BJ 

Van is 76 years old and still touring. He was nominated for an Oscar this year for a song from "Belfast".

The A side of this album, also called Moondance, is possibly the best single side of any record ever. And it Stoned Me, Moondance, Crazy Love, Caravan and Into the Mystic....

Written by Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE (Van Morrison) 1970, it's regarded as one of his most successful jazz composition. Moondance is a Sacred Dance Ceremony where woman all ages all over the world gathered to Dance and Sing under the light of Mother Moon for 4 nights.

I think you both missed this one. Van combined jazz with rock with some Celtic soul. You might be confusing Van Morrison with Jim Morrison of the Doors.

I just adore how open you both are to listen to a myriad of genres of music!! God bless you both 🙏❤️

I love Van Morrison. My favorite song by him is "Into the Mystic" and another one I think you'd like is "Crazy Love" that Brian McKnight covered back in the day.

The bass is soooo good in this song. The whole song is so cool.

This wasa 60's hit. Van is called the Irish Troubador and truly is that. The Irish are known for their love of music and their gift of gab. They are the only country with a musical instrument as their flag ...the harp. Other countries may have horns on their flags which were used in battle, but their harps were used to sing their history as well as their personal stories because they didn't have a written language.There bards went from town to town to spread the news in this way. I really love Van but I am Irish!

“Have I told you lately” is another van Morrison classic, it to has exquisite piano work

It's the bass. That's what gives it that jazzy feel. Fabulous bass work on this song.

Asia & BJ, you’ll love his “Wild Night”, “Domino” and “Wavelength”!!!

This my favorite Van song and one my favorites of all time, next has to be Into The Mystic, makes you think of a smokey old wooden bar room with a 5 piece Jazz Ensemble on a smallish stage in the back

Love van Morrison! I was enamored by his style, his songwriting. He has a wonderful catalog of music, an exceptional artist

My favorite Van Morrison records are "Astral Weeks" and "Tupelo Honey." Tons of great tunes to check out. Van Mo was able to take a lot of different genres and make them his own.

Love Van Morrison!!! Thank you two, love watching

scat vocals is what BJ is talking about

I still remember when he did this on "Saturday Night Live". The entire audience was on their feet! It was pure magic!

Irish blues soul singer no 1

you've got to tell BJ that Van Morrison wasn't with the Doors. That was Jim Morrison. But the Doors did do a cover of "Gloria" which was originally written and sung by Van Morrison.

Great reaction Asia and BJ! Van Morrison is an icon....and I love almost everything in his extensive catalog! Van does jazz, blues, soul, adult contemporary, folk rock, country, Irish folk, Big Band, and even spoken word.... but you can't define him by a single genre. He's absolutely brilliant....that's why he's called Van the Man! 🤘

Guys....the vibe is a smoked filled basement jazz club in the early 60s

Give a listen to "And It Stoned Me" one of my favorite Van songs. You'll enjoy.

This is a dark, smoky, jazz club song. The instrumentation, the bass, the alcohol warm on your tongue while you enjoy the music and exchange glances with your sweetie.

I mentioned this album in the past. This album (also entitled "Moondance") is just awesome. THis song is unique in its Jazziness. I play the bass in multiple jazz bands and was requested to play this song at a birthday party, so I got to play that iconic bassline. There's something totally sexy about this song. Listen carefully to the lyrics the next time you listen to it.

First time seeing Van Morrison in Detroit in 72. He was opening up for Bob Seger. Very Good! 🇺🇸🇨🇦🍷

This song reminds me of one evening when my girlfriend came over, just to say hi, nothing planned, but the night unfolded with the moonlight breaking in through my bedroom window, enough said!

Van Morrison is a classic gem. I love his album "Magic Time". The entire album is incredible, but my favorite track is "Just Like Greta".

Dude is from Northern Ireland (lived through the Protestant vs Catholic violence aka The Troubles) but was raised on Motown records his dad brought back home from the US. Totally unique Irish + Soul flavor. This whole album is a masterpiece but my other favorite songs are: Into The Mystic, And It Stoned Me, Gypsy, Saint Dominic's Preview.

Asia, that was a unique reaction to Van Morrison. I do love his mix of jazz and pop and blues.

Smooth, jazzy and a vibe for sure.

Love me some Van. The Irish Trubadour!!!!

Van Morrison’s Album Moondance was Magical! released in 1970. Us music loving younguns were all experimenting in Hallucigenics LSD and this album literally had you dancing by the moon. Such good memories of this Album, everyone has a copy from those wild years in our youth. Long hair, parted in the middle, flowers in our hair and barefoot. Flower Children.

It's such an evocative song. It makes me feel like Autumn, on a dark drizzly night walking under the street lamps through a deserted park.

YAAASSSS!VAN THE MAN MORRISON!His catalog of songs could keep your channel busy for a year! Some classic Van songs to check out are Into the Mystic, Sweet Thing,Tupelo Honey,Brown Eyed Girl.Van was influenced heavily by early jazz performers,so you got that.He is from Ireland.☘☘☘☘☘☘☘🎙

Love this song.

This is why they call him Van the Man. Jazz, rock, blues and, at times, Irish folk. He's not just a singer/songwriter; he's a phenomen

Moondance is so good and jazzy. Love it.

Van Morrison can and does everything between folk, blues and jazz and is also great at mixing these genres. You just can't put him in a drawer and that's exactly what makes him special. In addition, he can play many instruments, first he played a saxophone with great virtuosity. He's just one of the best musicians and of course songwriter of his time. Best regards @all from Hamburg (Germany)

I went to a wedding back in the day, and this was the song they played as they walked back down the aisle together as brand-new husband and wife. 😍

Jazz-fusion kinda thing. LOL. I LOVE Van Morrison, have you heard “In the Mystic”? That’s probably the most relaxing songs I’ve ever heard, It’s beautiful.

If you want to hear one of the most beautiful love songs ever, check Van’s “Someone Like You”. Became a staple wedding song. Gah, I could listen to Van all day (I have).

Moondance is the coolest of cool jazz. Van Morrison's vocal is perfect. Also his tone is filling in for the trumpet in this jazz band. Cant get any better.

Van (The Man) Morrison Is A Legendary Music Icon With A Large Catalog Of Great Music.

This is another great performer who's music I grew up with. His recording career spans nearly seven decades. Van Morrison is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist. He can play guitar, harmonica, keyboards & saxophone. In the mid 60's he was in the band "THEM" & their biggest hits were "Gloria", "Baby Please Don't Go", "Here Comes The Night" & "Mystic Eyes". Van Morrison later went solo & has had tons of hits such as "Tupeleo Honey", "It Stoned Me", "Have I Told You Lately", "Crazy Love", "Jackie Wilson Said", "Days Like This", "Someone Like You" etc.

This is a jazzy sound!

Tupelo Honey and Brown Eyed girl are great songs.

Van is one of my all time fave musical artist. This whole album is a treasure! The smoothest horn section ever

An album by the name of Moondance released in 1970 and as a single in 1977.

Not so long ago, I and an old jazz musician friend of mine - a fellow veteran of the 80s & 90s Party Wars - were talking about pop music, and he came out with a statement, full of wine-fueled certainty, that this was the only pop song after 1965 that would have been popular in 1922 all the way through 2022. Me: "Not 'Hot for Teacher', eh?" Him: 😒

Jazz, yes. Such Style with Van Morrison always

Wait- it seemed like you were maybe confusing this with Jim Morrison of The Doors…I thought I heard that from BJ but maybe I’m mistaken. So completely different, of course. But lovin you guys.

It's definitely a piece of nightclub jazz. The musicianship is incredible.

All his cuts are great. My favorite is Days Like This

and that little vocal trill he does at the end…a singular moment in pop!

Bo Diddley "Road Runner"...An Iconic Classic.

Van Morrison played sax as well. Most of the sax solos in his tunes are him.

This song has a lot jazzy, nightclub feel to it. BJ is right that this could have been a big band tune but this is from 1970 and it would have been 15 or 20 years too late. It stopped making financial sense to pay 25+ musicians. Groups had fewer members or hired session performers. Cheers to you for selecting a truly classy cut.

My favourite Van Morrison song. Love the reaction by you two. Asia I think you're right about BJ trying to swoon you. Hold him to it, but not in an October evening, why wait !! For another great song of his that is very eclectic listen to "BLUE MONEY"

Great song from Van, one of my favorites

Was able to get tickets for a Van concert in Clearwater, Florida. They had one show scheduled, but had to add two more due to demand. The amount of big time artists that attended those shows was unbelievable. There were some legends there, Allman, Petty, Wilsons, Springsteen, can't even think of them all.

Van is criminally underrated. If you pick another & wanna hear one of the best love songs of all time, go with Someone Like You

As I mentioned before I love Van Morrison. listened to this LP over 40 years ago and just can not stop. Listen to the CD in my truck all the time. One of the greatest song writers of all time too. Actually listening to Van was mellow time back in the day, tokin' up and just chillin'

My favorite Van Morrison Album is the one that is currently on my playlist... Van Morrison - Poetic Champions Compose... 1. Queen of the Slipstream 2. Someone Like You 3. I Forgot that Love Existed 4. Alan Watts Blues

Wife here...Always Love the Selection.., this is a great Van Morrison song.., " definitely a Jazz Hands song"..Yes..., Ms. Asia,.."Big Band Vibes"..Absolutely BJ!!

Both you guys are so, so very, very close to getting it! All you need is a special night listening to this song. I don't think it's possible to "get it' in the daytime unless it's in the early morning hours after .........you know what I mean. Always liked his songs but not a big fan. With "Gloria" and "Brown Eye'd Girl" these are young people's songs. I have good memories with these. With "Moondance" and others you have to be more mature. Before my Mom died, I got into the Big Band era, surprised I like them. Mom would listen and tell me stories when she was young, grooving out to them. Doing what you two are doing now, I'm staying over at a female friend's place (no sex, she had medical problems and needed company), so I get this old people's music. She says "What you got?" I show her and she says "Oh, my God! Play it!" This woman is ten years younger than myself and knows every word! Van Morrison is more her time than mine, I am the '60's. We bebop for a while, then we slow dance until the early morning hours. MAGICAL. The second magic memory with this song is I am out at my lake cabin, all along with my dog. It's a full moon and the dog wants to go out. We go outside and some people in a cabin about a mile away are having fun, music blaring away. Hard rock stuff but we go and check it out. Before we get there, someone put on Van Morrison's greatest hits. They invite me in and try to get me drunk with some cognac telling me to balance on a log, so I'd fall off. It didn't work. One of the girls reminded me of three former loves and I watch her swirl around while her boy friend is passed out and I just get 'high' but still in control. No one believes it, and I look the girl in the eye and say "Thank You for the invitation." The other memories were better, for sure, but the conditions have to be right even to get those recalled. Van Morrison like Rod Stewart's "Great American Songbook" know how to entertain the big crowds. That was fine, the noise, the partying, then a slow song or two but that is one kind of fun but the real fun begins after you take your lover home. Van Morrison was happier playing in small intimate places similar to the old time jazz clubs😊. I miss you Dianne, Deborah, and Cathy, wherever you are, "Thanks For the Memories!"😇

One of the greatest songs ever ..🤍

Really liked this song when it came out....appreciate it more now...He had a lot if great songs...

One of my favorites is on the Moondance album. The song is Brand New Day. Backing vocals include Cissy Houston, Whitney's mother and Dionne Warwick's sister. Very deep as well.

VAN MORRISON, "MOON DANCE". I just have to say this is my favorite song by him. Some more, groovy example of greatness.

What a great song. It makes me happy.

Moondance, Astral Weeks, St. Dominic's Preview. Excellent classic albums & period from Van.

Love how his voice goes with the music, the inflection I think.

You should do some songs from when Van was in the band Them like "Gloria", "Baby Please Don't Go", "It's All Over Now Baby Blue", and "Here Comes The Night".

Such a great song and album... often described as "folk-jazz swing", a bit of everything mixed in... but that bass... so brilliantly played by John Klingberg.

Wow! This took me back many years. I loved it then, and I still love it now. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. 👍✌️

Thanks!!! My wife just caught me doin jazz hands to this song!!

BJ got it exactly right. One of my favourite blues/jazz songs. It's very intimate.

I first heard this song in 1972 and I was hooked I'm glad to see you guys listening to great music like this All I listen to is Classic Rock

One of my favorite Van Morrison songs.

Van Morrison is a genius and his music is very special to me. His sound is so unique. He's an Irishman with so much soul.

Van Morrisons always seem to possess a unique rhythm in his vocal delivery. The wrong Morrison. The Doors had Jim, Van is from Ireland, which when I first learned certainly surprised me.

Van (The Man) Morrison "Domino"...Nuff Said.

Spoken from a pro ballroom dance instructor for nearly five decades, this dance music is called "Fox Trot" guys.

A great singer and songwriter from Ireland. He wrote this song in 1970 btw.

Van the man! Another one I think you’ll enjoy is into the mystic

Such a good song all the album is great

Gown, i believe, is the word. I could picture a glamourous woman in a gown, a grand piano behind her, the band in tuxedos. Yeah.

His music is awesome, thank you

The piano is exquisite 😎

Crazy love with Bob Dylan is amazing. Into the Mystic classic!

Reminds me of a high end piano bar, late 50's to mid 60's

I saw him decades ago (I'm aging both of us) in a club in Dallas. He may be slightly short on stature, but he is long on talent! I love his voice. It is one of a kind.

This was used in a memorable scene in the Jon Landis film "An American Werewolf in London!

Listen to his song “Crazy Love.” My wife walked down the aisle to marry me with this song playing. Absolutely beautiful.

I think the dress/legs reference was the Radio City music hall, the Rockettes.

One of my favourite songs

Into the Mystic, Gloria, Tupelo Honey, crazy love......all fantastic🥰

Asia and BJ, Van Morrison was adept at creating many sounds and moods, through his music. For a taste of his ‘rock n’ roll’ abilities give a listen to “Wild Night” - you’ll LOVE it! Btw, another great reaction, thank you.

Paul P told you right. That 1 side of Moondance may be better than any 1 side of any other album. You gotta give a listen, you'll love the songs. Into the Mystic is worthy of being next up. But so are the others.Enjoy🙂

Love Van. Northern Muse, She gives me Religion, Cleaning Windows, Into the Mystic. He has so many great songs