Van Morrison: the ultimate playlists

September 10, 2015

In his five decade career, Van Morrison has written songs built on tradition of blues, jazz and folk and fuelled them with his one-of-a-king voice. This TOP TRACKS playlist chronicles the best of his mystic, personal journey:

For those of you who don’t know where to start and prefer Apple Music, check out this INTRO TO VAN MORRISON PLAYLIST here.

Van Morrison’s musical journey starts in his native Ireland. From ‘Cyprus Avenue’, a street near his childhood home, to ‘Cleaning Windows’, one of his first jobs, his heritage fully on display in this playlist, remains an integral part of his songcraft as you can hear in this CELTIC RAY playlist:

As a writer of love songs, what separates Van Morrison from his contemporaries is his ability to type into multiple sides of love: the sacred and the profane, the broadly romantic and the erotically intimate. You’ll find his best love songs in this LOVE SONGS playlist:

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