Lit Up Inside: Selected Lyrics by Van Morrison

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I swear I posted this review on this site when I first published it, but I cannot find it anywhere. Several years ago, before I went private and public again, I was contacted out of nowhere by a publicist for the company releasing a book of Van Morrison’s lyrics.

She presumably had just googled Van’s name and came across my site. Amazingly she didn’t balk at the fact that I was posting lots of ROIOs from Van and asked me to review the book.

Van is better known for his music than his lyrics, but as my review points out, the man can write some words, too.

Links of the Day January 9, 2023

Van Morrison – Live at Real Studios – Box England – 2021: Youtube

Neil Diamond 1972-07-23 Seattle, WA: Guitars101

Bob Dylan’s “Rolling Stone” from Girl from the North Country: Youtube
There is a musical that tells a story based on a bunch of Dylan songs. I have a copy of the soundtrack and it is pretty good. I like what they do with this song here.

Remember When: Bob Dylan Honored His Hero in a Poem “Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie”: American Songwriter

The Core: Zero: Relix
A cool little retrospective on the great San Francisco band Zero. Has some nice bits about their relationship with Rober Hunter.

Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton & More Select Berlin Retrospective Movies; Classics & Other Lineups Revealed: Deadline