Carl's Rock Songbook No. 128: Van Morrison, “Pretending”

The Surreal Scene of 2022

Van Morrison’s Latest Record Project, Vol 1, an excellent and most-abundant album if judged by purely-musical standards, was nothing short of revolutionary in its message.  Morrison had largely avoided politics in his songwriting, and thus, despite his explorations of non-Eastern spirituality, those of his fans who wanted could assume he still belonged …