There is not one single moment of wit, humor or self-reflection on Van Morrison’s execrable new album, “Latest Recording Project Volume 1” (is that “Volume 1” a promise or a threat?). Morrison gives full voice to his inner Karen throughout the album, kvetching about everything from COVID lockdowns, bad reviews, Facebook, and, insidiously, Jews who control not only the media but pretty much everything in the world. As one critic aptly put it, now we know what the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” would sound like with saxophone accompaniment.
If your idea of a good time is 28 songs full of bitter invective, resentment against unseen powers and forces, and holier-than-thou-ness put to lazy, phoned-in blues and “Celtic soul” in leaden, by-the-numbers arrangements, then by all means don’t let me spoil the party. If listening to over two-dozen songs laced with QAnon-like ravings is your cup of tea, then I have nothing to offer you and you should stop reading right now
They Own the Media : The 10 Craziest Lyrics From Van Morrison s Latest Album
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This week, Van Morrison put the “crazy” in “Crazy Love.”
His new release, the double album “Latest Record Project, Vol. 1,” spans over two hours and consists of a series of bizarre rants and blues numbers that criticize millennial culture, Facebook, the mainstream media, psychiatrists, judges and, with no apparent irony, people who bitch.
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While the singer-songwriter became famous for soulful love songs like “Into the Mystic” and “Brown Eyed Girl,” his recent tracks have often been invoked in the same breath as “tinfoil hat.”
‘They Own the Media’: The 10 (5) Craziest Lyrics From Van Morrison’s Latest Album
‘They Own The Media’: The 10 Craziest Lyrics From Van Morrison’s Latest Album https://t.co/WdrYzb1gyo Variety (@Variety) May 8, 2021
You know that guy who sang Brown Eyed Girl? Van Morrison? Well he s still around, except he s not writing songs about girls with brown eyes anymore. Instead his lyrics are a goldmine for conspiracy theorists, as he rants about mind control, Facebook, judges who screwed him over, mainstream media, and more! Below are 5 of the craziest lyrics from his latest album, imaginatively titled Latest Record Project, Vol. 1 :
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The king of Celtic soul suffers a bad case of lockdown blues
by John BungeyWednesday, 05 May 2021
Telling it like it isn t
If you want to understand the psychic harm that prolonged lockdown can do to a man, then take a listen to Van Morrison s new 28-song set. Actually, you don t need to listen, the song titles say enough: “Where Have All the Rebels Gone?”; “Stop Bitching, Do Something”; “Deadbeat Saturday Night”; “They Own the Media”; “Why Are You on Facebook?”
Cranky Van Morrison Takes Aim At Facebook On New Album
After spending last year spreading Covid conspiracy theories, Van Morrison is still in cranky mode on his new album ‘Latest Record Project Volume 1’.
Morrison targets social media giant Facebook on the track ‘Why Are You On Facebook’, he bemoans the media with ‘They Own The Media’ and whines about a lethargic public with ‘Where Have All The Rebels Gone’. On the Facebook track he drones “Why do you need second-hand friends?/ Why do you really care who’s trending?”
Pissy Van continues in ‘No Good Deed Goes Unpunished’ and ‘Tried To Do The Right Thing’.