These Are the Days (Van Morrison song)
| "These Are the Days" | |
|---|---|
| B-side to "Orangefield" by Van Morrison | |
| from the album Avalon Sunset | |
| Released | 1989 |
| Format | CD |
| Recorded | February 1989 The Townhouse Studios/England |
| Genre | Celtic |
| Length | 5:08 |
| Label | Mercury |
| Songwriter(s) | Van Morrison |
| Producer(s) | Van Morrison |
| Avalon Sunset track listing | |
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"These Are the Days" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and released on his 1989 album Avalon Sunset. It was released as the B-side of the single with "Orangefield" as the A-side.
Composition
The opening verse of the song is a recurring factor in Morrison's music and lyrics, the belief that the predominant sense of enjoyment and appreciation of life is to be found in the present moment:
- These are the days of the endless summer
- These are the days, the time is now
- There is no past, there's only future
- There's only here, there's only now
Biographer John Collis writes that this final song pulls together all the concerns of the album:
In one moment ('there is no past...there's only now') Morrison combines earthly love with that inspired by a sun-warmed landscape, the yearning for simplicity with the love of 'the (one) Magician who turned water into wine.[1]
Other releases
"These Are the Days" replaces "Caravan" as an iTunes bonus track, on Morrison's 2007 compilation album Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits.
In the media
"These Are the Days" was featured in the 1995 movie, Nine Months starring Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore.[2]
Personnel
- Van Morrison - vocals, guitar
- Arty McGlynn - guitar
- Neil Drinkwater - accordion, piano
- Clive Culbertson - bass guitar
- Roy Jones, Dave Early - drums, percussion
- Katie Kissoon, Carol Kenyon - backing vocals
Covers
Notes
- ↑ Collis, Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, p.174
- ↑ Van Morrison at IMDb
References
- Collis, John (1996). Inarticulate Speech of the Heart, Little Brown and Company, ISBN 0-306-80811-0