These Dreams of You

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“These Dreams of You”
Song by Van Morrison
Album Moondance
Released February 1970
Genre R & B
Length 3:50
Label Warner Bros. Records
Writer Van Morrison
Composer Van Morrison
Producer Van Morrison and Lewis Merenstein
Moondance track listing
  1. "And It Stoned Me"
  2. "Moondance"
  3. "Crazy Love"
  4. "Caravan"
  5. "Into the Mystic"
  6. "Come Running"
  7. "These Dreams of You"
  8. "Brand New Day"
  9. "Everyone"
  10. "Glad Tidings"

"These Dreams of You" is a song written by singer-songwriter Van Morrison and featured on his 1970 album Moondance. This song was also included on Morrison's 1974 live album, It's Too Late to Stop Now.

"The inspiration of "These Dreams of You", it seems, was a dream about an assassination attempt on Ray Charles, who then "got up to do his best". The words are introspective and obscure, but the musical structure and assured playing give the piece its necessary coherence."[1]

Van Morrison describes it as:[2]

The result of a dream I had about Ray Charles being shot down. That started off the whole song. The line 'you paid your dues in Canada', I don't really know where that comes from, I just have a romantic image of going to Canada and that's about it. The song is basically about dreams.

Brian Hinton goes on to say: "Nightmares more like, with Van's lover telling lies, walking out, ignoring his cries, throwing him out, and slapping him on the face; odd behavior for an angel. Van's voice sounds almost strangled on the final chorus."[3]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Collis, (1996) p120
  2. ^ Hinton. Celtic Crossroads. p.109
  3. ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads. p.110

[edit] References

  • Collis, John (1996). Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, Little Brown and Company, ISBN 0-306-80811-0
  • Hinton, Brian (1997). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074169X

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