Caravan (Van Morrison song)
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"Caravan" is a song written by singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album, Moondance.
It was also performed by Van Morrison in the 1978 film by Martin Scorcese entitled The Last Waltz which commemorates The Band's last appearance together before disbanding in 1976.
This song is about gypsy life and the radio which are both images of harmony. Van Morrison also based the song on real memories while living in a rural house in Woodstock, New York, where the nearest house was far down the road:[1]
| “ | I could hear the radio like it was in the same room. I don't know how to explain it. There was some story about an underground passage under the house I was living in, rumours from kids and stuff and I was beginning to think it was true. How can you hear someone's radio from a mile away, as if it was playing in your own house? So I had to put that into the song, It was a must. | ” |
The live version from The Last Waltz was included in Van Morrison's 2007 compilation album, Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits.
The song was played during a season three episode of The West Wing.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p107
[edit] References
- Hinton, Brian (2000). Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison, Sanctuary, ISBN 1-86074169X
