If you busted the seventies open like a big pinata — a pinata wearing flared pants and aviator sunglasses — I imagine the bizarre spectacle of Van Morrison with Elvin Bishop’s band backing him would about sum the decade up. Will they have Marvin Gaye fronting Black Oak Arkansas next? Rod Argent singing in front of the Isleys? Dobie Gray and Vickie Lawrence singing a duet with Redbone?
Obviously, I shoulda been a promoter.
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Rod Argent and the Isleys. I like it.
Mother's Finest backing Bobby D – Tangled up in Blue
I'd like more spam to go with that spam. Or kielbasa, whatever…
I can imagine Wilson Pickett and the Commitments getting together. Oh, right, that's been done.
In any case, keep posting all the Van vids you care to – they never get old, even though I do. How can it be that I have been listening to his recordings for nearly a half century? That cannot be right…
And, Burt Sugarman FTW!
Cheap and in Maine already: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Standard-Jazz-Bass-V-String-MIM-/251264402580?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D7250581682900867238%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D3%26sd%3D160986617325%26
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I love Van Morrison, but you know that…
To be the best promoter, I recommend a frozen back and tall fro. I know from whence I speak.
There, I said "whence" in a sentence.
Now I get to add: The Archies and Burt Bacharach. Wait!
I'd have got laid a lot less as a callow youth without two things
Van the Man.
he ability to recognize the scent of Shalimar.