Sweet Thing (Van Morrison song)
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| “Sweet Thing” | ||
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| Song by Van Morrison | ||
| Album | Astral Weeks | |
| Released | November 1968 | |
| Recorded | October 15, 1968 | |
| Genre | Folk Rock | |
| Length | 4:10 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Writer | Van Morrison | |
| Composer | Van Morrison | |
| Producer | Lewis Merenstein | |
| Astral Weeks track listing | ||
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"Sweet Thing" is one of the songs included on Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison's 1968 acclaimed second album Astral Weeks. It was on the first side of the album that was under the heading, In the Beginning. It was written after Morrison had met his future wife Janet while on tour in the US in 1966 and during the year of separation after he returned to Belfast. It is the only song on the album that looks forward instead of backward:[1]
- You shall take me strongly in your arms again
- And I will not remember that I ever felt the pain
Van Morrison's remarks on this song:[2]
"Sweet Thing" is another romantic song. It comtemplates gardens and things like that...wet with rain. It's a romantic love ballad not about anybody in particular but about a feeling.
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[edit] Acclaim
- It was listed as No. 415 on the All Time 885 Greatest Songs compiled in 2004 by WXPN from listener's votes.[3]
[edit] Appearance on other albums
"Sweet Thing" is the only song from Astral Weeks included on the 1990 compilation album The Best of Van Morrison.
[edit] Covers
- A live extended version of Van Morrison's "Sweet Thing" is featured on Jeff Buckley's 2004 posthumously released live album Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition).
- The Waterboys
- Shana Morrison on her debut album Caledonia (1999)
- Ezio on the live album Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire
[edit] Notes
- ^ Heylin, Can You Feel The Silence?, p. 157
- ^ Yorke, Into the Music, p. 57
- ^ All-Time 885 Greatest Songs
[edit] References
- Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press ISBN 1-55652-542-7
- Yorke, Ritchie (1975). Into The Music, London:Charisma Books , ISBN 0-85947-013-X
[edit] External links
- Allmusic Review: Sweet Thing
- Lyrics and audio sample1960s Astral Weeks
