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Van the man
Song of the Day: After James Carr's soul classic, let's turn down down an unusually upbeat route written by by the Belfast legend for his 1979 album Into The Music, which includes a lyric inspired by it
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Patti Smith, 1975
Song of the Day: "Three-chord rock merged with the power of the word" is how the Chicago-born New York singer and poet described the 1975 debut album that galloped on the music scene with such impact, combining poetry with early punk and krautrock
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The album cover of Astral Weeks (1968)
Song of the Day: Continuing our astral theme, this hugely innovative opener, mixing jazz, folk and classical and a unique voice, from his 1968 album, really does take us to another time, and another place
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A youthful Van Morrison and Them in the mid-60s
Song of the Day: A triple Sunday treat from the early days of Van Morrison and his fellow Belfast boys, showing his raw, powerful voice, anger, lust, and in the final song, the tenderness yet to come
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David Bowie's Pin Ups – a covers album with Twiggy on the cover
Song of the Day: Following yesterday's Jilted John, another song about jealousy and a Pin Ups cover by Bowie of Them's 1965 hit, with some innovative saxophone arrangements
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