50-Year-Old Songs: Domino

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Did the fact that the Tom Petty song is 40 years old make some bones creak? For those of you who remember this tune when it first came out, you’ll probably reach for the Geritol! (And, of course, if you remember when this came out, you know what Geritol is! ) Here’s today’s classic that’s still being played. Domino - Van Morrison Yeah baby! Van the Man! I’ll tell ya, Moondance is one of the few albums I have in its entirety on my iPod. The late 60s/early 70s was a golden era for the Irish singer, with classic albums like that and St. Dominic’s Preview, Tupelo Honey, and His Band and the Street Choir. Some people would dream for a discography with one of those classic albums, but Morrison put them out back to back to back to back! Doesn’t seem fair, does it. And the music still sounds great today. That’s why people who aren’t 50 (or even 25) can sing along with this. Domino Written by Van Morrison Recorded by Van Morrison From His Band and the Street Choir, 1970 In that case I’ll go underground: