“Into The Mystic”

Sometimes you can’t explain what the record company was thinking. Maybe the finest tune Van Morrison ever did (to me, anyway) was somewhat hidden away on his “Moondance” LP. It should’ve been a single but “Come Running” was the only track Warner Brothers issued as a 45. “Mystic” is played a lot in operating rooms as a calming influence for surgeons, and also at funerals and memorial services. I can see why. A mellow song that’s as good as it gets.