The Moondance essays – Track 2 Side 2 – These Dreams of You
This idea sprung from here.
Track 1 Side 1 - And It Stoned Me is here.
Track 2 Side 1 - Moondance is here.
Track 3 Side 1 - Crazy Love is here.
Track 4 Side 1 - Caravan is here.
Track 5 Side 1 - Into the Mystic is here.
Track 1 Side 2 - Come Running is here.
And Ray Charles was shot down
But he got up to do his best
--These Dreams of You
I mean, what would you do if you had a dream that somebody tried to assassinate Ray Charles? In Canada no less!
If you're Van Morrison, you write a song about it. A bouncy little start/stop ditty featuring a great sax solo from Jack Schroer, it's probably the weakest track on a record that doesn't really have any weak tracks, which sounds kind weird but I stand by it. Van could write songs like "These Dreams of You" every day of his life if he wanted to. Find a nice groove. Overlay lyrics that sound good but don't really mean anything. Add some really cool and succinct horn parts and a simple little bridge to break thinks up. Then just sing his ass off until the song fades out. Repeat as desired.
A lesser artist might have a song like this as the centerpiece to their record. But Moondance is filled with such bangers that "These Dreams of You" just sounds like an pleasant interlude in between having your mind blown.