And then Morrison and his Caledonia Soul Orchestra burst into a dizzying finale, with the chant “turn it up, turn it up, a little louder” never seeming more fitting.”, I love the abandon of “Turn it up, turn it up, little bit higher, radio” becoming by the next phrase “Turn it up, that’s enough.” You can have too much fun, you know. Not all films have to be like Lawrence of Arabia or Apocalypse Now, and you’d have to have been pretty unlucky, at least in our part of the world (and if you walked into a bookshop and bought this book, you live in the part I’m talking about), not to have experienced a few moments of joy or pure hope or clenched-fist triumph or simple contentment amongst all the drudgery and heartbreak and pain. According to Rogan, “Caravan” contains some of Morrison’s “most attractive vocal dynamics.” Musicians. Turn it up, turn it up, little bit higher, radio I long to hold you tight so I can feel you La, la, la, la, la, la, la, Turn up your radio Then we can get down to what is really wrong "Caravan" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1970 album, Moondance. Switch on your electric light Van doing ["Caravan"] with the leg kicks. And a woman tells us of her ways He writes that "in the long, vamped passage right before the climax Morrison's band seems to isolate a moment somewhere between life and its aftermath, a big, baroque entrance hall of a place where you can stop and think about everything that has gone before." She’s a-playin with the radio “Caravan” was originally recorded on 30 July 1969 at Mastertone Studios in New York City with Lewis Merenstein as producer. So I had to put that into the song, It was a must. Van Morrison also based the song on real memories while living in a rural house in Woodstock, New York, where the nearest house was far down the road. I don’t think this is overdramatizing the importance of one’s own life. I long just to hold you tight so maybe I can feel you – The Telegraph (Van Morrison: 30 Essential Songs), Yeah the caravan is on its way A graceful soprano saxophone holds notes behind Van’s words: “Now, the caravan is painted red and white/That means everyone is staying overnight…” Yeah they’ll stay with me until the end Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, November 25, 1976 ( The Last Waltz with The Band): “With “Caravan” one might begin to remember the early Impressions: the instantaneous aura of fantasy and desire that Curtis Mayfield created for “Gypsy Woman” tumbles down again as a fanfare on piano and the roll of drums and guitar open a composition of seductive grandeur. Caravan Lyrics: And the caravan is on it's way / I can hear the merry gypsies play / Mama, mama look at Emma Rose / She's a-playin' with the radio / La la la la, la la la / La la la la, la la la Then we can get down to what is really wrong The live version in audio only taken from The Last Waltz was included in Van Morrison's 2007 compilation album, Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits. Counting Crows appeared in place of the absent Morrison at his 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and performed the song "Caravan" which was an appearance that first brought the band to public notice.