Mendelsohn: I get the whole transformative thing (and maybe if Danza had starred in Lost In Translation it might have actually won one of those Oscars). It’s as if Lost in Translation had starred Tony Danza. The leap from all that to a delicate, graceful musing on romanticism is unprecedented. That was followed by an abortive stint as a top 40 pop singer (the aforementioned “Brown Eyed Girl” era). To help explain the critical acclaim for this album, it’s worth remembering that Van Morrison had previously been the pint-sized head thug for the ruffian R&B combo Them. But I have no idea where to begin as far as what you’re missing because this is quite simply one of the finest albums of the 1960s. It gives me helpful insight into your marriage. Klinger: That’s a beautiful story about you and Mrs. But Astral Weeks sounds like a couple of beatniks, a folk band, and a gaggle of hippies were involved in some freak transporter accident that left them fused into some seething, ugly mass that still has enough dexterity to play the flute. Mendelsohn (because she has brown eyes and she thinks it’s sweet). Don’t get me wrong, I like Van Morrison, and I’m not above singing “Brown Eyed Girl” to Mrs. Mendelsohn: I’m completely confounded by Astral Weeks’ place on The Great List.
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