Van Morrison (born George Ivan Morrison on 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter who has been a professional musician since 1960. He has won six Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2003. Morrison began to write and record his first original songs while frontman for the band Them and in the years since has written hundreds of songs, many of them covered by popular and major artists.
In 2012, Paste compiled a list of covers by Glen Hansard, Jeff Buckley, The Doors, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Michael Bublé, Sinéad O'Connor and Bruce Springsteen as their pick of the 10 Best Covers of Van Morrison Songs.
This article is a selective list of prominent musicians or entertainers who have recorded their own version of a song which Van Morrison originally wrote and recorded. There are also some notable or frequently performed live versions included.
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The Allman Brothers Band And It Stoned Me Into the Mystic
John Anderson Brown Eyed Girl
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Michael Ball Have I Told You Lately
The Band Caravan with Van Morrison – (The Last Waltz) 4% Pantomime (co-written with Robbie Robertson)
Eric Bell Gloria Madame George
Michael Bolton Crazy Love
Bon Jovi Gloria (Medley)
Boney M. I Shall Sing
Bono Moondance
Chris Botti Moondance
David Bowie Gloria
Greg Brown Moondance
Jackson Browne Into the Mystic
Michael Bublé Crazy Love Moondance
Jeff Buckley Madame George Sweet Thing The Way Young Lovers Do
Jimmy Buffett Brown Eyed Girl
Solomon Burke Fast Train Only a Dream
Sam Bush Hungry For Your Love
Busted Brown Eyed Girl
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David Campbell Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
Kim Carnes Warm Love
Vikki Carr Crazy Love
Paul Carrack Crazy Love Into the Mystic
Dina Carroll Someone Like You
Jen Chapin Into the Mystic
Ray Charles duet with Van Morrison Crazy Love
C. J. Chenier Comfort You
The Chieftains with Van Morrison Boffyflow and Spike Celtic Ray Have I Told You Lately Irish Heartbeat
Joe Cocker Into the Mystic
Shawn Colvin Someone Like You
Billy Connolly Irish Heartbeat
Rita Coolidge Crazy Love
Elvis Costello Full Force Gale Wild Night
Counting Crows Caravan
Cristina Blue Money
Billy Ray Cyrus Brown Eyed Girl
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The Dead Gloria Into the Mystic
Dexys Midnight Runners Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
Jackie DeShannon And It Stoned Me Flamingos Fly I Wanna Roo You Santa Fe Sweet Sixteen co-written with Van Morrison The Wonder of You with Van Morrison
Bo Diddley I've Been Working
Cara Dillon Crazy Love
Joe Dolan Have I Told You Lately
Bob Dylan And It Stoned Me with Van Morrison Carrying a Torch Crazy Love with Van Morrison One Irish Rover with Van Morrison Foreign Window with Van Morrison Tupelo Honey
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Pee Wee Ellis I Will Be There (with Van Morrison)
Energy Orchard Gloria Madame George One Two Brown Eyes (Van Morrison with Them song)
Everclear Brown Eyed Girl
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Marianne Faithfull Madame George
Georgie Fame Moondance
Chris Farlowe Sitting on Top of the World (with Van Morrison)
Bryan Ferry Crazy Love
Tom Fogerty Real Real Gone
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Jerry Garcia Band And It Stoned Me Bright Side of the Road Crazy Love He Ain't Give You None Tupelo Honey
Art Garfunkel I Shall Sing
Kathie Lee Gifford Moondance
Gov't Mule And It Stoned Me
Grateful Dead Gloria
Green Day Brown Eyed Girl
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Sammy Hagar Flamingos Fly
Richie Havens Tupelo Honey Wild Night
Goldie Hawn I Wanna Roo You
Roy Head Bit By Bit You've Got the Power
Jimi Hendrix Gloria
Robyn Hitchcock Fair Play (live) Linden Arden Stole the Highlights (live)
John Lee Hooker T.B. Sheets The Healing Game with Van Morrison Gloria with Van Morrison
Hothouse Flowers Bright Side of the Road
Engelbert Humperdinck Have I Told You Lately
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Iggy Pop Gloria One Two Brown Eyes (Van Morrison with Them song)
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Colin James Into the Mystic I Will Be There It Fills You Up
Aled Jones Whenever God Shines His Light
Paul Jones Philosopher's Stone
Rickie Lee Jones Gloria
Tom Jones Carrying a Torch I'm Not Feeling It Anymore It Must Be You Some Peace of Mind Sometimes We Cry with Van Morrison
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Phil Keaggy When Will I Ever Learn To Live in God
Ronan Keating Brown Eyed Girl
Brian Kennedy Crazy Love Irish Heartbeat with Shana Morrison Queen of the Slipstream
Ben E. King Into the Mystic
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Frankie Laine Brand New Day
Bettye Lavette Real Real Gone
Ute Lemper Moondance
Jerry Lee Lewis with Don Henley What Makes the Irish Heart Beat
Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson Moondance
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Miriam Makeba Brand New Day I Shall Sing
Barry Manilow Have I Told You Lately
Barbara Mandrell Have I Told You Lately
Martina McBride Wild Night
Michael McDonald Into the Mystic
Bobby McFerrin Moondance
Maria McKee My Lonely Sad Eyes The Way Young Lovers Do
Brian McKnight Crazy Love
John Mellencamp Wild Night
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Moondance
James Morrison And It Stoned Me
Jim Morrison with The Doors Gloria
Bill Murray with Eric Clapton Gloria (Crossroads Guitar Festival – 2007)
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Aaron Neville and Robbie Robertson Crazy Love
Liam Neeson Coney Island
Ted Nugent Gloria
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Sinéad O'Connor Have I Told You Lately with Van Morrison and The Chieftains You Make Me Feel So Free
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Robert Pattinson I'll Be Your Lover, Too
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Gloria I'm Tired Joey Boy Mystic Eyes
Esther Phillips Brand New Day Crazy Love Into the Mystic
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Della Reese Have I Told You Lately
Martha Reeves Wild Night
Helen Reddy Crazy Love
Buddy Rich Domino
Cliff Richard Whenever God Shines His Light with Van Morrison
Johnny Rivers Brown Eyed Girl Into the Mystic Slim Slo Slider Wild Night Songwriter
Kenny Rogers Have I Told You Lately
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Bob Seger I've Been Working
Bon Scott with The Spektors Gloria
Shakira Bright Side of the Road – (President Barack Obama's Neighborhood Ball, 2009)
Patti Smith Gloria
Phoebe Snow Madame George
Dusty Springfield Tupelo Honey
Rick Springfield Gloria
Bruce Springsteen Brown Eyed Girl Gloria
Joe Stampley Brown Eyed Girl
Lisa Stansfield Friday's Child (Van Morrison with Them Song)
Steel Pulse Brown Eyed Girl
Rod Stewart Crazy Love Have I Told You Lately
The Swell Season (Glen Hansard with Markéta Irglová) And the Healing Has Begun (Glen Hansard) Astral Weeks Into the Mystic (Glen Hansard with Markéta Irglová) Sweet Thing
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13th Floor Elevators Gloria
Grady Tate Moondance
Corey Taylor I'll Be Your Lover, Too
Toots and the Maytals I Shall Sing
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U2 Brown Eyed Girl Gloria Into the Mystic Moondance
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The Wallflowers Into the Mystic
The Waterboys And the Healing Has Begun Sweet Thing
Russell Watson Have I Told You Lately
Widespread Panic And It Stoned Me Send Your Mind
Andy Williams Have I Told You Lately (also live at the Royal Albert Hall, 2007)
Vanessa L. Williams Someone Like You
Cassandra Wilson Tupelo Honey
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Warren Zevon Into the Mystic
Unreleased songs covered by other artists
Solomon Burke At the Crossroads
Tom Fogerty You Move Me
Johnny Winter Feedback Out on Highway 101
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