Gypsy woman, you just totally killed Van Morrison’s Irish labido with all that racket.
What I’m referring to is a track off of Van the Man’s 1970 masterpiece “Moondance”. “Caravan” tells the story of of a man (presumably Morrison) who is waiting for band of gypsies to come to town. I guess all of the fair Irish lasses just didn’t cut it for our dear narrator. That, or maybe it just takes a few multi-colored scarves and a death curse to rev his engine. Anyway, we soon discover that there is a vixen by the name of “Emma Rose” among these tent-dwellers, and this is where the song starts to get steamy.
Just for the record, this is what Van Morrison looks like:
SO STEAMY!
Van requests that Emma Rose “ turn up the radio” and “turn on her electric light”. Apparently, he wants to do this so he can “hold her tight” and “ get down to what is really wrong”. Now, one could take that in a non-sexual way, but would that be funny?
The answer, is no, it is not.
Let us continue.
So Irish Van is sitting in this gypsy tent with a sexy lady, waiting to “feel her” so he can “ reveal her”. His only request is that she turns up the radio. In fact, he is so concerned with this that he asks her to do it TEN TIMES during the song. This, however, is not what I find odd about this song. What I find odd is that at the very end of the song, after he’s been asking her to turn up the radio again, and again and again, he suddenly tells her “That’s enough.”
It’s something that has confused me for quite some time. The song builds as Van keeps requesting a higher volume, when suddenly he just decides “okay, stop it.” The tone in his voice changes. There is a transition from elation to almost annoyance.
“That’s enough”.
Really, Van? With one line, he deflates the entire build up. It’d be like if Marvin Gaye decided at the peak of “ Let’s Get It On” that he actually just wanted to be friends.
I don’t know what you were thinking, Mr. Morrison, but I can assure you that things aren’t gonna work out with this Emma Rose character. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if she just packed up and left like some sort of gyp-
…Oh. Well, I guess you were asking for it.
and Part III
Part II
Hey Folks!
I know it’s been a while since I last updated YMMWTP, and I apologize. I could lie to you and tell you that I’ve just been ” busy” and “forgetful”, but that would just be disrespectful. Instead, I’ll just tell you the truth:
I was stuck in a mine in Chile for 69 days. It sucked. There weren’t any Oreos or Twitter or ANYTHING. All the dudes smelled bad, and they didn’t even speak English.
Overall, a bad vacation.
Anyway, I’m back now, and I’ve come with the gift of a Mockumentary that I made while in 12th grade.
It’s the story of one of the worst men to ever grace the silver screen. He’s drunk, he’s dirty, and his mustache is so big that smaller, more effeminate mustaches orbit around it. His name is Stone Rockwell, and this is his story. Enjoy.
Oh, and also, when watching, please remember this was made for a HIGH SCHOOL CLASS. It will make all the offensive things even more offensive, and therefore more enjoyable.
-Mike.
Conan, I’ve missed you so much.
Karaoke Today, Gone Tomorrow : Part 1 (via YMMWTP)
KARAOKE TEAM ASSEMBLE!
No…this can’t….I mean…seriously…this is a joke, right? Right? RIGHT!?!
I can’t believe the world has reached a point where I can’t tell if this is a real product or just some hoax.
Seriously, just think about it. Ten years ago, if you saw this picture you would think ” Oh, ha ha ha! That’s so funny. A fried skin sandwich. Yeah right!”
We’re doomed.
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II
Arcade Fire killed it at MSG last night. This song is amazing. Listen to it.
