1070 – Van Morrison – Into the mystic (1970)

Escrita por Van Morrison, foi gravada entre setembro e novembro de 1969, no A&R Recording Studios, em New York City e lançada em fevereiro de 1970 no disco Moondance.

É a canção de número 474 da lista das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.

Van Morrison cantou, tocou guitarra e pandeiro, John Klingberg tocou baixo, Jeff Labes tocou piano, Gary Mallaber tocou bateria, John Platania tocou guitarra, Jack Schroer tocou sax alto e Collin Tilton tocou sax tenor.

Foi regravada por Paul Carrack, Joe Cocker, Ben E. King, The Allman Brothers Band, The Wallflowers e Johnny Rivers, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic

Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly
Into the mystic

And when that fog horn blows
I will be coming home, mmm mmm
And when the fog horn blows
I want to hear it
I don't have to fear it

I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
Then magnificently we will float
Into the mystic

When that fog horn blows
You know I will be coming home
And when that fog horn whistle blows
I gotta hear it
I don't have to fear it

And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will float
Into the mystic
Come on girl

Will they stop now

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