Old Hippies Never Die....They Just Sing

Happy, Happy Friday, friends.

So, I got up this morning, with this fantastic song in my head and I just KNOW it was a message from the cosmos that I was to share it with you.  I know you will know every single word and every single La-tee-dah in it.  

This is Van Morrison's 'Brown-Eyed Girl'.  First of all, I didn't know that Van Morrison was from Northern Ireland.

In March, 1967, over a two day period and TWENTY TWO takes, Morrison was finally happy enough with the recording to release it.  The song's original title was 'Brown-Skinned Girl' because he thought the song had a kind of Calypso beat to it.  He changed the name 'accidentally', according to him.  Who knows?  Maybe he did.

Some of the radio stations thought the lyrics were too risque (makin' love in the green grass) and  Morrison changed the lyrics to accommodate the radio stations.  However, the ORIGINAL version still can be found easily enough.  Personally, I happen to like the original version...gives me a better picture of what he is trying to say.

'Brown-Eyed Girl' was ranked in November, 2004, as number 110 of the top 500 songs of ALL TIME, and in 2007, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Not too shabby, huh?

So, here it is.    Sing. Dance.  Grab your loved one and ENJOY.

So until next time be kind to each other.

Kimmie