Van Morrison - "Tupelo Honey" - lyrics on screen video free download


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Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey lyrics on screen and lyrics in description.

I've used beautiful macro-photography of bees and flowers and cute photos of animals in love. I hope you will enjoy it. A special thank you to Harry Styles of One Direction for helping more people discover this beautiful song.

Note: Sorry about using "alright" instead of "all right". I was going by the lyrics that are posted on the internet and unfortunately let this mistake get past me. The correct words should be "all right". "Alright"t is not a word. The way to remember this is "Alright is not all right."

From Wikipedia:

"Tupelo Honey" is a popular song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and the title song from his 1971 album, 'Tupelo Honey'. The title derives from an expensive, mild-tasting tupelo honey produced in the southeastern United States. Released as a single in 1972, it reached number forty-seven on the U.S. pop chart.

The melody, which has a catchy, soulful feel to it, was borrowed from Morrison's song "Crazy Love", released the previous year. This same melody was later used by Van Morrison on the song, "Why Must I Always Explain?", on his 1991 double album, Hymns to the Silence. Morrison has played "Tupelo Honey" in a medley with both "Crazy Love" and "Why Must I Always Explain?" in concert.

In an Uncut review for the album, David Cavanagh remarks: "Building upwards from a gentle flute refrain, and then pushed forwards by mighty fills from jazz drummer Connie Kay who played on Astral Weeks, 'Tupelo Honey' is sung by a man who has grabbed us by the lapels and won't let go until we understand precisely what he's experiencing. On an album where the vocals are exultant to say the least, this song sees Morrison use larynx, diaphragm, teeth and tongue to find new ways of enunciating the lines 'she's as sweet as Tupelo honey' and 'she's all right with me', seemingly in ever-increasing adoration."

Bob Dylan (who performed the song with Morrison during a concert tour in the 1990s) once remarked that "'Tupelo Honey' has always existed and that Morrison was merely the vessel and the earthly vehicle for it". The Allmusic reviewer commented (echoing Bob Dylan): "Morrison's lyrics, singing, and phrasing are so free and natural on the country-soul song that it is indeed hard to imagine that the song, and the original recording of 'Tupelo Honey', has not always been there."

Lyrics to "Tupelo Honey"

You can take all the tea in China

Put it in a big brown bag for me

Sail right around the seven oceans

Drop it straight into the deep blue sea

She's as sweet as tupelo honey

She's an angel of the first degree

She's as sweet as tupelo honey

Just like honey from the bee

You can't stop us on the road to freedom

You can't keep us 'cause our eyes can see

Men with insight, men in granite

Knights in armor bent on chivalry

She's as sweet as tupelo honey

She's an angel of the first degree

She's as sweet as tupelo honey

Just like honey from the bee

You can't stop us on the road to freedom

You can't stop us 'cause our eyes can see

Men with insight, men in granite

Knights in armor intent on chivalry

She's as sweet as tupelo honey

She's an angel of the first degree

She's as sweet as tupelo honey

Just like honey from the bee

You know she's all right

You know she's all right with me

She's all right, she's all right (she's an angel)

You can take all the tea in China

Put it in a big brown bag for me

Sail it right around the seven oceans

Drop it smack dab in the middle of the deep blue sea

Because she's as sweet as tupelo honey

She's an angel of the first degree

She's as sweet as tupelo honey

Just like honey from the bee

She's as sweet as tupelo honey

She's an angel of the first degree

She's as sweet as tupelo honey

Just like the honey, baby, from the bee

She's my baby, you know she's all right

Comments

8 years ago

Celtic Ravencraft

Timeless

8 years ago

constance elder

buyakga 1946---sorry, misread a msg and got ur name wrong.

8 years ago

constance elder

One of the most beautiful songs ever & one that has a lot of meaning for me.... Thank you Van Morrison. Thank you also, Stephanie, for your wonderful montage.

8 years ago

JC Kovacik

my allll time fave....thank you ....

8 years ago

Jeannie E. Hess

Van the Man...

8 years ago

Ma Ka

Beautiful video which goes wonderfully with the song. It is especially beautiful to me as I wanted to dedicate "Sweet as Tupelo Honey" for my 21 yr. old cat who just went over the rainbow bridge.

8 years ago

Terry Devlin

8 years ago

nan franklin

Memories

8 years ago

Somdee Krongchai

Supe song of Van Mrrison, good music og my heart. <3 Tupelo Honey. :)

8 years ago

Fuming Riley

Fantastic video! I love all animals so this was perfect. For some reason this song makes me cry (well I know the reason....a love lost) and with this video I was crying like a baby. This is Van's best song IMO. Thanks!

8 years ago

bluedeuce100

Classic song and terrific photos!

9 years ago

rosacute jenniely

Beautiful pictures that fit the song expertly.

9 years ago

Paul Duff

Such a beautiful work here. Thank you very much !

9 years ago

Stephanie G.

Well it's obvious Mr. Robert has never dipped his fingers in Sage Honey, nor can fully absorb the meaning of these lyrics. Beautiful video buyakga1946! Thank you... Hugs! God bless. 

9 years ago

cass_shea

Found this beautiful song from Ross on the show Friends :)

9 years ago

Robert Aldo

Glad people love it, too tacky for me? Showing photos of jars of honey? How creative

9 years ago

Anita Honeycutt

Love this song. Perfect for driving into the country and dancing under the stars with your loved one.

9 years ago

NoLonger Naive

My precious husband used to sing this to me before we went to sleep. God only knows how much I miss that. Thank you for sharing.

9 years ago

Alec W

Great song and video! I saw him play live several times at the Montreux Jazz Festival since I was a small child. Thank you for taking the time to compile!

9 years ago

Julie Schafer

I have always loved this song! No one else can sing it like Van Morrison. It reminds me of a long, hot, summer day in the South. I love the imagery. What a great video post--Thanks

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