1235 – Van Morrison – Redwood tree (1972)

Escrita por Van Morrison, foi gravada em abril de 1972 e lançada em julho de 1972 no disco Saint Dominic's Preview e também como Lado A do compacto que tinha Saint Dominic's preview como Lado B.

A canção fala de nostalgua e memorias dele crescendo.

Van Morrison cantou e tocou guitarra ritmica Jules Broussard toxou sax tenor. Bill Church tocou baixo. Gary Mallaber tocou bateria. Doug Messenger tocou guitarra. Janet Planet, Ellen Schroer e Mark Spinger fizeram backing vocals. Tom Salisbury tocou piano e Jack Schroer tocou sax alto e baritono.

A letra

Boy and his dog
Went out looking for the rainbow
You know what did they learn
Since that very day

Walking by the river
And running like a blue streak
Through the fields of streams and meadows
Laughing all the way

Oh redwood tree
Please let us under
When we were young we used to go
Under the redwood tree

And it smells like rain
Maybe even thunder
Won't you keep us from all harm
Wonderful redwood tree

And a boy and his father
Went out, went out looking for the lost dog
You know what oh haven't they learned
Since they did that together
They did not bring him back
He already had departed
But look at everything they have learned
Since that, since that very day

Oh redwood tree
Please let us under
When we were young we used to go
Under the redwood tree

And it smells like rain
Maybe even thunder
Won't you keep us from all harm
Wonderful redwood tree

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