30 Aug 2025

Nashville Babylon: 30 August 2025

From Nashville Babylon, 6:00 pm on 30 August 2025
Van Morrison

Van Morrison Photo: Supplied

On this week's show we say happy 80th birthday to Van Morrison with a selection of his finest musical moments along with some of the very best cover versions of his songs from the likes of Ben E King, Rita Coolidge and Patti Smith.

Songs Played:

Artist: Patti Smith

Track: Gloria

Composer: Smith / Van Morrison

Album: Horses

Label: Arista

 

Artist: Jackie DeShannon

Track: I Wanna Roo You

Composer: Van Morrison

Album: Jackie

Label: Atlantic

 

Artist: Van Morrison

Track: Glad Tidings

Composer: Van Morrison

Album: Moondance

Label: Warners

 

Artist: Ben E King

Track:Into The Mystic

Composer: Van Morrison

Album: The Beginning Of It All

Label: Mandala

 

Artist: Little Milton

Track:  Tupelo Honey

Composer: Van Morrison

Album: Vanthology

Label: Evidence

 

Artist: Dexys Midnight Runners

Track: Jackie Wilson Says

Composer: Van Morrison

Album: Too-Rye-Ay

Label: Mercury

 

Artist: Them

Track: Baby Please Don't Go

Composer: Williams

Album: The Best Of Van Morrison

Label: Polydor

 

Artist: John Lee Hooker

Track: I Wanna Walk

Composer: Hooker

Album: The Vee-Jay Sessions

Label: Universal

 

Artist: Leadbelly

Track: Take This Hammer

Composer: Ledbetter

Album: Take This Hammer

Label: Verve

 

Artist: Rita Coolidge

Track: Crazy Love

Composer: Van Morrison

Album: Single

Label: A&M

 

Artist: Van Morrison

Track: Down To Joy

Composer: Van Morrison

Album: Remembering When

Label: Exile

 

Artist: Van Morrison

Track: Bulbs

Composer: Morrison

Album: Veedon Fleece

Label: Polygram

 

Artist: The Waterboys

Track: Sweet Thing

Composer: Van Morrison

Album: Fisherman's Blues

Label: Ensign

 

Artist: The Noveltones

Track: Left Bank Two

Composer: Wayne Hill

Album: Single

Label: DeWolf Music