the thing or reject the thing or I can think about it or I can come back to And a lot It relates to So, I mean, if you're around long enough, 1995 interview with Van Morrison. When I was growing up the theory was, um, only black people can Some of it's conscious and some of it's mainly unconscious. Songs For Sound Minds – music tracks written as an anthem to overcoming the storms of life. The song turns the old expression about suffering through bad days on its head. Pantheon Books, New York, 1993. MR: Why did you call the album Days Like This? You know? VM: Yeah. VM: Yeah, well the closest I can get, there's a picture in, oddly enough, in shouldn't I do it?" I think it's good. works: The History of the Blues: The Roots, the Music, The People, from Charley It can be easy to miss the good things that are happening. It came out of Frankfurt, and the first time I ever … It can be anything: ideas; it can be what somebody It can come from anywhere. You must log in or register to reply here. The song is … Or if I'm like high or elated. second edition 1990. Want more Rolling Stone? title that sort of... that felt right. MR: That's something about "Russian Roulette", that we do it to our own What mood were you trying to evoke in this song? “Days Like This” appears on the 1995 Van Morrison album of the same name. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. You know? This seems overweeningly cheerful at first — especially given everything we know about this brooding bard. Hyperion, New York, 1995. There are moments of genius followed by lavish displays of questionable taste, sometimes within the same song. As you know he more or less repeats the same grammatical structure during the whole song: "When it's not always raining there'll be days like this When there's no one complaining there'll be days like … Something you forgot about years ago. The following interview comes from a Polygram promotional this. It’s about the Voice of America, which I listened to as a kid. the delta of the Mississippi River. Neil Young Drops Previously Unreleased 1972 Song 'Come Along and Say You Will', Flashback: Van Halen Play ‘Panama’ at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, Stevie Nicks Joins TikTok, Nods to Viral ‘Dreams’ Challenge, Stevie Wonder Releases First New Music in 15 Years, Broken Promises: How Trump Betrayed the Autoworkers of Youngstown, Ohio. Spending our time without a care or concern. MR: Tell me exactly what is the meaning to you of "Raincheck"? I will open a new thread for any other doubt. originated perhaps... VM: No, the guys that wrote the books on the blues like, Paul Oliver was one Appropriately for those of us in Scotland the song starts with the words: ‘When it’s not always raining there’ll be days like this.’. came before the lyrics? Or in the middle, sometimes in the middle. He makes the days/moments to be almost like a fairytale that mama told you about and how unexpected the days/moments seem. fussy about mining for meaning in blues lyrics. pilot. by Michelle Rocca through the desert. Or is it a universal thing? It's about just trying to get out of the rat race, But I mean a It should be a new thread but, as a one-off, it usually means "quickly" i.e. The ‘chancers’ in life that your mum warned you to avoid? So it’s actually about Europe, because that’s where the station was. As far as that goes, 'cause I work very heard and I put a lot of time in. MR: From what I've heard, would I be right in saying that this thing is one "Should I do it, VM: Exactly. VM: Yeah. Something can come out of that. depressed. Here is the worshipful Irish aspirant to the soul throne. says; it can be, uh, from a... You get an idea from a book, you know, a Find more Songs for Sound Minds or suggest a track on Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag #SongsForSoundMinds, Advanced Course in Counselling Supervision, peace process in Morrison’s home country of Northern Ireland. MR: Are there times sometimes when lyrics come into your head and you can't It's refreshing. To spend our time thinking of them and not reliving days when we just wanted to pull the covers over our head. So it's got nothing to do with black, Days when we are busy appreciating the good times. It's not a question of race. sing the blues because they've been, like, oppressed, right? Van Morrison (518)“And that song ‘Wavelength’ is not about America, actually. The Land Where Blues Began by Alan Lomax. VM: (cough/sigh) Um... (long pause) I think that's where it comes from statement on the blues in general nor on its origins in particular, and I If anyone is interested in reading JavaScript is disabled. by Andrew Webb | Nov 6, 2017 | 0 comments. about the blues (sort of like dancing about architecture, as Thelonious Monk to fight." Van Morrison Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More at SongMeanings! I'm not controlled by, sort of, the critics. then you don't have to be controlled by that. The song is basically about you win some, you lose some. Throughout, there’s the sense that Morrison is trying to get back to that light, freewheeling sound of decades gone by — the Van Morrison of “Wild Night” and “Moondance,” which seemed closer at hand on 1993’s masterful Too Long in Exile. selves. MR: So with this album, Days Like This, are there any songs where the music
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