Everyone (Van Morrison song)
| "Everyone" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Van Morrison | |
| from the album Moondance | |
| Released | February 1970 |
| Genre | Baroque pop[1] |
| Length | 3:31 |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Van Morrison |
| Producer(s) | Van Morrison and Lewis Merenstein |
| Moondance track listing | |
10 tracks
| |
"Everyone" is the penultimate track on Van Morrison's 1970 album Moondance.
The song is the fastest on the album. It is in 12/8 time and features more prominent acoustic guitar than other tracks on Moondance where the piano is the main instrument. A notable feature of the intro is a clavinet. A hard but sparse drumbeat is offset by a melody played on the flute throughout the song, including a solo after the second chorus.
Morrison has said "'Everyone' is just a song of hope, that's what that is."[2]
The song was used for the final shot of the film The Royal Tenenbaums,[3] but did not appear on any of the film's soundtrack releases.
Personnel on original release[edit]
- Van Morrison – vocals
- John Klingberg – bass
- Jeff Labes – clavinet
- Gary Mallaber – drums
- John Platania – guitar
- Jack Schroer – soprano saxophone
- Collin Tilton – flute
Notes[edit]
- ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1970". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 244–245. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ Yorke. Into the Music, p.80
- ^ "Van Morrison filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
References[edit]
- Yorke, Ritchie (1975). Into The Music, London:Charisma Books, ISBN 0-85947-013-X
