It's a marvelous night for a podcast, and this week we're heading Into The Mystic with Van Morrison's 1970 record Moondance! After an accidental first record, a hit single in Brown Eyed Girl, and a commercial flop in Astral Weeks, Moondance was Morrison's last-ditch comeback effort to avoid starvation. It ended up becoming a classic soft rock album and a hit with hippies, featuring classic-caliber songs like Crazy Love and a full horn section! We'll explore little Ivan's Irish upbringing, learn about Them, and figure out why he uses so many syllables. The Mixtaper is on a mission to bully* Van Moron... remember to always read your contracts and pay your parking meters.

Thanks for listening!

3:22 About Van Morrison

10:05 About Moondance

14:18 Awards & Accolades

15:17 Fact Or Spin

16:44 He Abandoned A Concert Mid-Show For A Parking Meter

21:12 His Biggest Fan Is A Border Collie

24:23 His Manager Nicknamed Him Van Moron

28:00 Van Morrison Has Some Strange Songwriting Habits

33:01 Album Art

38:18 And It Stoned Me

41:25 Moondance

43:40 Crazy Love

46:00 Caravan

48:13 Into The Mystic

51:28 Come Running

52:53 These Dreams Of You

54:31 Brand New Day

55:53 Everyone

58:13 Reading The Fine Print*

1:00:59 Glad Tidings

1:02:36 Final Spin

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