Van Morrison - On Hyndford Street (Live from Cyprus Avenue, Belfast) 

Am from Leinster van makes me love ulster so much ...is it ok to hold pride to irish turf.. Magical man words from.heart

God’s gift to mankind. Thank you Jesus

I'm 36 years away from home. Too long in Exile. I close my eyes and this man takes me home. Love you Van. Love you Belfast.

What a man. What a simple beautiful wisdom!

A very wise and smart man called Steve Wexler said and wrote the following words about my Celtic cousin, Right before our eyes stands a human giant of poetic, philosophical and cerebral significance. This stands at shoulder level with his artistic greatness. His music will last a Sinatra lifetime, a Mozart millennium passing through galaxies of time. I do not care what you say or do to me but I refuse to disagree with a single word that Steve Wexler said because he is one billion pc correct

The crowd, shoulder to shoulder, enjoying a beautiful evening and a great concert! We need to return to the true normal. We must not accept the "new normal" dictated to us by the powers that be to keep us isolated, paranoid, and fearful! Tyranny is not an option!

I used to 'harvest'/steal apples from Cyprus Avenue in my youth - Van was my near neighbour - His nextdoor neighbours the 'Carters' were my playmates and occasionally Van himself used to join us! - I lived at 66 Abetta Parade.

Van Morrison could sing the telephone book and I would be mesmerized.

No movement in the throng. No noise from the crowd. Total rapture and a total focus on the man, on the teacher, on the words of the Poet, performer, and writer of lyrics. Makes me want to stand up and shout Hallelujah!!

Sad that there are not more young folks there.Van Morrison would be a breath of fresh air to those who never heard him before.

Perhaps my favourite performance of all time?

Please God before I die, let me see Van Morrison live.

My god I'm in Melbourne on a sunny summer's day and this made me miss a home that isn't even there any more

I’ve seen Van Morrison 5times in concert I’ve never seen him interact with the crowd like that before ! His music is by far my favorite

With the exception of King David... who wrote the Psalms... Van the Man -- Greatest Singer-Songwriter in the history of our fallen world. Long live Van the Man!

They hang on every word from this legend bless you Van pure Music

tears in my eyes when the man stopped singing I lived across the road from him listened to THEM practicing on beersbridge road hyndford st 1960s

part of the reason why this becomes so magical is perhaps that Van is improvising part of the lyrics. He creates it there and then. the audience senses that

Right before our eyes stands a human giant of poetic, philosophical and cerebral significance. This stands at shoulder level with his artistic greatness. His music will last a Sinatra lifetime, a Mozart millennium passing through galaxies of time.

Fabulous version of this song. Much better than the album. Mesmerising.

I love how the audience is completely spellbound and hypnotized in spiritual ecstasy, near tears and in total silence.

There is only one performer alive, I want to see before I die and that's Van the Man!

" Van the Man" living legend singer-songwriter, the soundtrack of my life, more than 30 years.

That one man has the audience, and the band, spellbound. Incredible to see, magic right there

The son of Ireland tending to his sheep. Reverence and godly love for one of their own who walks amongst them in a human form. Every tone dropped on them from his lips and the skins, strings, and amplifiers detonated in their inner ears as vibrations that will be recalled for weeks and years later....to elicit that sweet elixir of sound and rhyme. He is a master in word play and sound. They understood his time among them is short. Fifty-sixty years he has never faded. Who can match this and say it was their pen who wrote the lyrics and created the score? He is a once in a lifetime artist. I cry everytime i listen to him and i don't know why

I came across this by a fluke. The best fluke ever ever. I am so happy for his fans who were there. It must of been a magical ecstasy....Van The Man...

Look at the faces in the crowd. Love and respect.

What a gift to all of Humanity...For the Ages..

Van has been with me from teenage years in Ireland and around the world for 30 plus years.

Here because I was working on Hyndford Street today. Love van the man.

Just booked this and I cant wait Heritage Live - Van Morrison plus very special guests The Waterboys ticket confirmation

Wow. The only time is now, in the eternal presence

I listened to Avalon Sunset just a few weeks ago. I can't think of anyone else that evokes both emotion and imagination through their music as well as he does. Whether you've been to a place he sings about or not, after he's finished you feel like you have. Orangefield does that for me. I have about 10 CD's that I never put away. Avalon Sunset, Tupelo Honey, and Poetic Champions Compose are 3 of the 10. I'll probably bring Moondance to join the others after this.

70 years in the making -- and one of the few present-day pieces which will stand the test of time as long as people have ears. Tell your friends.

Nobody mesmerizes with sad beauty the way Van can.

Van is so zen. Only time is right now. Eternal presence. Better than mediation. Love this man with a brotherly kind of sincere love.

My friend, who has passed, would have died again seeing this. He left for me his clollect of Van.... I was gifted with about 50 cds. RIP JOHN. MAHALO BROTHER

It was amazing experience to be there about 40 feet from the stage the setting was magical

How could you not love this man singing he is a poet being a fan 40 years seen him many times hoping to see him in august in England

a poet. sublime. that is just fucking awesome.

Just breathtaking. The man is amazing.

Van just transcended time right there.

Dunno how I stumbled on this but I 'm glad I did Astral weeks is one of my most important records that is part of my life

Take me home Van. Thanks. Right here, Right now. The eternal presence.

Astral Weeks was the soundtrack of my first years in London after suffering my second bipolar breakdown in 1971 when I didn’t know what was the matter with me. The music I listened to in the hippy hotel on Belsize Avenue has stayed with me ever since. God bless Van The Man for being an integral part of the soundscape of my life.

What a masterpiece of a performance!!!

I have been mesmerised by Van's music for over 40 years now. If there was only one artist I was allowed to listen to there would be no hesitation in making my selection.

a master class, poetry in your neighborhood...the way is was meant to be...

We had this on vinyl when our kids were young. We lived in a little wooden cottage we build ourselves in Timaru (New Zealand). We could see the mountains and the sunsets from there. Our daughter was two. She would play among the wildflowers on the hillside. (She is getting married in January.) Hearing this now sends shivers down my spine. This is awesome, thanks.

I only know Belfast from “ the news”, how great it is to see the happiness, enjoyment, respect and self discipline of all those there, and to be able to hear every word! And the colour, that is inspirational, long may it last.

I hope I get a chance to see him while he's still around and still performing. I swear to God if he comes anywhere near my hometown, I'll rob a bank to get the money for a ticket if I have to and spend my time in prison with some damned fine memories.

Given its tragic history isn’t it beautiful to see the people of Belfast come together to celebrate Art.

Takes me way, way back, too, to my Belfast childhood and to Radio Lux and AFN late at night under the bedclothes.

This is special.No artist alive today, can touch him.

A great big THANK YOU for your music!!! You ARE the MAN!!!!🍀☘️💚

Young Musicians worldwide should be all over him, studying the master. He is a gem.

King of Soul ❤️

Have never seen an audience so captured by the artist. Almost every face is showing love and huge respect and pride for their boy, Van.

How can you not hear that and just be filled with emotion and not knowing what or why.

Bring it in right here ,right now. In the eternal presence. One beautiful dude. Exceptional musicians . Much respect Sir.

That’s a moment right there

mystical, and a whole load more, van morrison takes it to unexplored levels

Those punters on the lawn had the right idea. No need to sit upright when you can wrap your arms around your sweetheart, lay back on a soft blanket, enjoy quiet drink or two, and internalise the cosmic wisdom of Ireland rock laureate.

I have to ask you wise people and knowledgable people out there, is my 1st cousin Van not one of the greatest guitar players of times, he must be because he plays his guitar on some of the most stunning, brilliant and meaningful songs of all times and has done so over the past 60 years or so. I also love that Van is wearing that hat I gave to him for his birthday, at first he said it was too flashy for him but did he changed his mind

Beautiful 🙏 . He was born to do it💚

When a singer connects to the people and sings to them and not at them.

I am so lucky to have seen Van “The Man” Morison in concert. But to see him there in Belfast, would’ve been out standing!

He & his masterpieces are the treasures of human spirits, not only of a nation or a country.

I love the audience reaction to this moving song....very reflective and respectful!

His music is timeless and otherworldly and some of the most beautiful ever written.

I want to recognize Dana Masters, the L.A. backup singer on this. She is one of the featured stars in the film "20 Feet From Stardom." No one knows their names but they are a priceless part of live music.

He's my favorite musician by far.....but I misjudged him for many years. Thinking that he had lost the magic 'it'. In around 1987, I thought he had lost 'it'. The inexpressable sound of being in the moment. I was wrong. Van has been doing it all this time. This video proves it. And the humour he's supposed to not have!!

glad I am back home in Belfast

Sunday Six Bells ?? Love this song..He's the only one that draws that much attention !! Not a sound in that crowd WOW

What an outstanding performance and a very very rare live version. Stories from his childhood that he somehow makes feel like ours, or at least reflect on our best long since past memories. You will be hard pressed to find a more mesmerized and focused audience anywhere. Watch as the band just plays around him and knowing just what to play and when.

wow sir thank you

This is maybe the most evocative thing I've seen on You Tube. Van at his best. Brings a tear to my eye. Thanks a million for uploading.

*_What an absolute heartfelt, truly divine moment in time capture, beautiful, just pure beauty ..._*

When I listen ro Van I'm taken back home to Belfast. To a time when as a wee boy I knew freedom and love of my extended family that was my neighbours and blood kin. A time before my fellow Irish men were not killing each other

What a totally mesmerising performance absolutely awesome

To be a brilliant musician you must be also a story teller and a poet to get your story across when you are lucky enough to be able to do that you then add music to your poems or story's and then you are a genius Van the man is that GENIUS

Very inspiring He is what makes life worth LIVING

Thank you van that was beautiful

Beautiful in every way. Blessings ❤Happy Birthday to THE MAN!

Awesome how well he delivered the song certain syllables phrasing mimicked the record and it was amazing proving he wrote the song worked on it not just random even more impressive the most beautiful song and there's no singing

How great it must have been to be there. Wow.

Unbelievable musician. Most underrated ever. People who listen to him know. He should be as big as Jagger and co

best video on youtube. Hands down.

wow. very rare to get these on you tube, Van protects his songs and rights, as he should. rare also this performance in his home town sharing the stories of his our lives. rare also a laughing smiling generous van (no disrespect intended ) at his best, he is a vessel of something i qualify as …. a state of grace. the end is not quite a mic drop like in the band….van at his best.

Some folks call him Van, most call him Van Morrison. No one calls him just Morrison. He's one of the very few people we all know where the last name only isn't enough.

Ah, the boyo's grand and so he is.

How he can speak into a sing is mind blowing.

a legend at work

Thank you for up loading. This is why he is "VAN THE MAN"

So nice to see an artist bring it home .

This is beautiful.

beautiful memories of listening to radio Luxembourg

Wonderful to see Van interact with the audience. This performance is something special.

It was magical!

Man, I´d love to have assisted to such a mystical show. thanks THE MAN