Into The Music
So, I am not the biggest fan of Jimmy Fallon (or even the tiniest bit of one, actually), but I tuned in to the end of his first show as host of Late Night on Monday night to catch a performance by my favorite musician, and as far as I’m concerned one of the greatest musicians possibly ever, Van Morrison. Unfortunately, there don’t seem to be any videos of just Morrison’s excellent performance, so below is Hulu’s video of the entire show–if you fast forward to around the 35 or 36 minute mark (the easiest way to do so is to click on the last white dot on the right in the bar at the bottom of the screen), it should cue you up just before the performance. Morrison recently released a live recording of his iconic album Astral Weeks and on this show he performs the song “Sweet Thing” from that album–the man is well into his mid sixties and still sounds as incredible as ever. Okay, so the man is a little crazy (I like to call it “eccentric genius”) and a lot cranky, but somehow that only enhances his charm. I’ll spare you long, rambling rhapsodizing on his genius and just recommend you watch this performance, then dig into his catalogue beyond the well known Astral Weeks and prepare to become a believer, if you aren’t one already.
