Van Morrison - Behind The Ritual Lyrics






Drinking wine in the alley, drinking wine in the alley
Making time, drinking that wine
Out of my mind in the days gone by

Making time with Sally, drinking that wine
In the days gone by, talking all out of my mind
Drinking that wine, talking all out of my mind

Spin and turning in the alley, spin and turning in the alley
Like a Whirling Dervish in the alley, drinking that wine
Drinking wine, making time in the days gone by

Boogie woogie child in the alley
Drinking that wine, making time, talking all out of my mind
Drinking wine in the days gone by, behind the ritual

Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
In the days gone by, drinking that wine
Making time, drinking that wine way back in time

Spin and turn and rhyme in the alley
Spin and turning, making up rhymes, talking all out of my mind
Talking that jive, drinking that wine in the days gone by

Drinking wine in the alley, drinking that wine
Making time, talking all out of my mind
Drinking that wine making time in the alley

Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
You find the spiritual, you find the spiritual
Behind the ritual in the days gone by

Drinking wine in the alley, drinking wine in the alley
Making time, talking all out of my mind
Drinking that wine in the days gone by, days gone by

Spin and turn talking that jive
Spin and turn talking that jive all out of our minds
Drinking that sweet wine
Making time, making time in the days gone by

Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
Drinking that wine making time in the days gone by

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Behind the ritual, making time in the days gone by

In the days gone by, in the days gone by
Drink that wine, making time
Getting high in the days gone by, drinking that wine

Getting high behind the ritual
Getting high behind the ritual
Drinking that wine in the days gone by

Behind the ritual, behind the ritual
Behind the ritual, behind that spiritual
In the days gone by drinking that wine and getting high

So high behind the ritual, so high behind the ritual
So high in the days gone by
Drinking that wine making time, making time

Stretching time, stretching time
Drinking that wine, stretching time
Stretching time in the days gone by behind the ritual

Behind the ritual
Behind the ritual





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  1. R.... C....

    What is the date ? Moron !

  2. F.... R....

    Damn! I've never heard a bad Van Morrison song..... Van The Man...

  3. a.... g....

    Olé Leon!!!!

  4. F.... F....

    The one and only - please keep writing and singing indefinitely....

  5. A.... B....

    👏🏻❤️🍀🔥

  6. d.... ....

    Tight,tight!!

  7. B.... M....

    So much energy in that room!!!! Amazing! Luv it!!!!

  8. A.... F....

    In the 60s it had ready steady go 70 & 80tge BBC has the old grey whistle test 90had later with hooks Holland and c4 had the tube and the white room bbc4should have done more of the BBC sessions series and the radio 2in concert should be broadcast on BBC four as well as the radio not enough live music shows on TV.

  9. B.... M....

    I'm impressed AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN!!!!!!! 😌

  10. C.... ....

    Whenever I hear that song, I feel a shiver down my spine. Great.

  11. B.... M....

    Absolutely amazing! I'm even impressed with his blah blah blahs lol!!!!

  12. A.... S....

    Love this

  13. M.... H....

    A little bit of dance from Van, he was enjoying this performance. Love the song.

    M.... H....

    M Hawkins bbk

    M.... H....

    M Hawkins slip of the finger!

  14. k.... s....

    Thanks Bob can,t get enough of The Man.

  15. M.... B....

    Sublime,,,what a man ,,,what a musician.Behind the Ritual lies the Spiritual seems to me a great truth,,,it reminds me of the great Yeats lines,,,,Only in custom and in ceremony /Are innocence and beauty born,Why oh why for the last fifty years have the Irish/Northern Irish been the greatest musicians on earth,,,does anyone have the answer,Again I think of Yeats,,, How can you tell the dancer from the dance,,,well,,,how can you tell Van Morrison from the music, Immortality is his reward,,,for eternity he will sing with John Lee Hooker beside the River of Life

  16. E.... H....

    van is the man

  17. L.... a....

    I am looking for a song he sang in front of elite crowd in fairytale land.

  18. W.... B....

    Dieses Konzert hätte ich mir gerne angesehen! Van und die Band sind einfach fantastisch!

  19. W.... B....

    Den Song bekomme ich nicht mehr aus meinem Kopf! Er ist einfach genial!

  20. E.... G....

    Meraviglioso.... from Italy

  21. V.... J....

    put nonsense in a good song

  22. E.... G....

    Semplicemente.... meraviglioso. Thank you Mr. Van Morrison from Italy.

  23. i.... ....

    one of my fav van songs, 'kin love this CHOOOOOONE! man.thanks
    off the scale feel good factor

  24. m.... a....

    I like the song very much and the COSY room: Very good.

  25. R.... F....

    great!!!!

  26. j.... b....

    is funny/stoopid how the gal on acoustic guitar claps double-time. i mean is she bla bla or WHAT? her UBER-enthusiasm sticks out like sore thumb. elsewise, great number, great closer.
    funniest thing of all you can see how it causes some of audience to clap out-of-time and can't quite bla bla it.
    so she almost completely bla blas it all on her own! what in the bla bla does somebody getting paid (we assume) not be able to CLAP correct? what the bla bla?
    UBER-enthusiasm - no big hand for THAT part of the band bla bla
    can YOU bla bla to this? bass player sure gettin into it. he's GOT the bla bla. audience can't clap, acoustic can't clap, this audience ain't got NO bla bla. van and georgie almost have to go out of their way to get the clapping syncopated - wonder if acoustic player got fired after she did this - van doesn't suffer fools ...
    shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh way down home
    big hand for georgie fame big hand for the band

  27. W.... B....

    Einer seiner besten Songs! Auf der CD kann man nach diesem Lied nichts anderes mehr hören!

  28. Y.... M....

    Cette voix vient de loin, de très loin jusqu'à nous. Des profondeurs de l'homme. Derrière la voix trouve le spirituel.

  29. M.... S....

    life is good listening to van the man

    M.... S....

    The absolute best and just gets better with time.

    M.... S....

    Yes it is!!

  30. M.... R....

    The best

  31. K.... C....

    WOW! Incredible!

  32. T.... T....

    Spin and turn, talkin' that jive, in the days gone by.

  33. R.... L....

    *THE DOOR IS OPEN PROJECT ROBERT LOUGHEED PRESENTS🐑rdls!.....THIS IS THE PUREST/BLUES ON PLANET EARTH!🐓🐔🐣😱😁!

    R.... L....

    🐣i love VAN!also🐏rdls

  34. n.... O....

    just back from a real funeral, behind the rituael

  35. S.... H....

    I am really getting off on you tube. I love you tube &all the comments. WONDERFULL

  36. A.... U....

    He didn't thank the back up singers.  They were awesome too!

    A.... U....

    Considered Part of the band most likely-

    A.... U....

    He thanked “The Band” which they are very much part of 👍

  37. f.... ....

    lorna... reminds me of my daughter..not going to c her this xmas....her name is elza... aand i will sing elza......................instead of lorna......it fits perfectly  

  38. H.... R....

    This guy is incredible! What an amazing voice he has ... Stunning!!!

    H.... R....

    +Hans-Jürgen Ruppert  This guy is Van the man ....

  39. m.... a....

    Gött gung! Gillar stämningen!!!!!

  40. M.... D....

    After all the years, still gives me the holy chillin' feelin'

  41. R.... J....

    I send no apologies for flooding you with Van Morrison. If only there were more like him the world would be a better place take some time out of your day relax and enjoy Mr Van Morrison.

    R.... J....

    agree with you hes th best of th best,my utube page is filled with van utube videos lol

    R.... J....

    No need to apologize, I have had the words "ad nauseam" tossed at me since the late 60's for playing every Van song at every occasion. There are so many topics he has covered that it's easy to put a song to whatever conversation you're having . I literally can't get enough of him...

    R.... J....

    Robert Jackson so the days gone by. No no imposition on your part

    R.... J....

    Robert Jackson son of a preacher in the 80s I thought van had lost it these days my god thank you Van amorri

    R.... J....

    Robert Jackson keep it up

  42. P.... D....

    what a lovely living treasure to enjoy and share..

  43. F.... F....

    He continues to roll out the hits in an obscure manner (sadly for those who don't hear him) and his creativity abounds. No one like him, blah, blah, blah, blah....blah!

  44. P.... D....

    Only Van can sing "blah blah blah blah" and make it seem normal to the song!! The man is a genius!!!! Awesome band behind him here too!!

    P.... D....

    Paul Devine he also makes ow good

    P.... D....

    Paul Devine it's the blah blah of eternity innit

    P.... D....

    He also does a mean dirrrittdirrriitttdirriittt!!! Lol . Van the Man. My wife and I 's first concert together decades ago at the Glasgow Royal concert hall before we picked up the courage to ask each other to join up as a couple. He'll always be special. The man just gets better and better all the time. Love it! It ain't why why why... It just is!!!! Peace to all Van lovers everywhere

    P.... D....

    Así es!! es impreesionante como incorpora el "blah blah blah" en el sonido!!! amazine

  45. g.... p....

    great!

  46. S.... H....

    Van the Man thanks !!

  47. T.... H....

    I meant to put this on while I worked as background music but that's not working out

  48. M.... S....

    What I hear when people quote the Bible: 3:30- 3:35

  49. P.... L....

    why is he reading the lyrics to his own song?

    P.... L....

    what, r u fluent in bla bla?

    P.... L....

    Heh, that's what My Mum commented. I don't notice things like that.

    P.... L....

    das wha happuns when ya get behin tha richual

    P.... L....

    Probably a set list. He wouldn't need the lyrics to his own songs.

  50. S.... K....

    Thynk you for sharing.

  51. J.... C....

    Van The Man gets better and better!!!

  52. z.... ....

    One of the best and with the late and great Mick Green/ would have loved to be there/ tres tres bon!!!!!

  53. A.... D....

    Ya got the genre right! Soul

  54. J.... b....

    tu musica hace que mi vida tenga sentido.. mister morrison

  55. T.... S....

    The same here..;) 18 years old, and thanks to my dad I became a huge fan of Van Morrison!

  56. T.... ....

    TEMAZOOOOOOOOO

  57. C.... K....

    Just doesn't get any better. Love the girl on the jack daniel's guitar getting "into the music". very very cool.

  58. M.... C....

    please tell me more of it i'm like starving to here this stories i'm VAN THE MAN mad fan from Naples and once I ended up in Belfast VAN's home town and I did't know about it yet now my eyes are wet and I wish oh how i wish I've could met him...glory glory to Van Morrisson

  59. j.... n....

    it is worth every penny. you'll go home with a feeling that you have seen something special

  60. c.... r....

    OOoo I have sung at St Luke's so even more of a connection with Van the Man.... love his music.

  61. R.... F....

    You don't have to be Irish to love Van Morrison.........but it helps !!

  62. r.... ....

    Many more years of good health to you Van !!

  63. 1.... ....

    Best advice that I heard today: "Keep it Simple." Thank you Van. Thank you for doing what you love (creating fabulous music).

  64. K.... G....

    I am 53 now and I still love him, saw him in London,did not like him very much, booooorrrring.
    Still love him though

  65. v.... s....

    just magical - just got tickets to see his dinner show in London on October 14th - will be amazing. Thanks for this.

  66. s.... ....

    keep it simple van

  67. B.... D....

    Loving the comments and we are getting a new cd in Oct from The Man cannot wait and roll on Marlay Park Dublin 25.08.12 thank you Van for coming home to your Belfast fans

  68. F.... F....

    Drink too much wine and that's pretty much how it sounds, either from the perspective of the drinker or his/her acquaintances - brilliant improvisation on Van's part. Drunkenness is a very bad ritual for all involved!

  69. M.... M....

    So much meaning behind the ritual.

  70. s.... ....

    Mr. Vaan Morrison !

  71. e.... G....

    amazing .... amazing.... amazing........

  72. a.... ....

    ah u cant beat t irish 4 gr8 lyrics and emotion! go van!!!

  73. J.... G....

    blah blah blah blah blooo blod alkblk ;lajds blah.. behind the ritual.

  74. o.... ....

    i love how even the band sounds,nobody is blasting extra loud,thats a skill in itself,how to play evenly...

  75. c.... ....

    @schuerbuikske greetings from Argentina,
    are you Dutch?

  76. c.... ....

    Thanks all those involved in making me hear this now, including God
    And Martin, the beautiful danish junkie that introduced me to Van´s records in Chistianshavn
    some great many years ago, and last but not least, schuerbuikske, you´re on the right track, Dude.

  77. t.... ....

    Pure Joy.

  78. c.... ....

    @tbgbvan splendid, pretty adjective, seldom used.

  79. L.... B....

    Yep....STILL THE MAN!

  80. D.... M....

    this is awesome! :) van the best

  81. H.... H....

    Van makes me feel so good singing and playing this way...thankssss!!

  82. R.... C....

    just amazing

  83. l.... ....

    song makes me cry. and it makes e smile.

  84. G.... ....

    That Guitarist at the back jamming is Sarah Jory, a shining starr is her own right!

    G.... ....

    but wha the fu can't she CLAp on TIME? wha the blu blu bla bla?

    G.... ....

    @jo blo surely she was, or Van would not have continued the performance.Every single musician that plays with him, is too notch.

  85. G.... ....

    not often you see VM dancin,

  86. J.... K....

    GREAT GREAT GREAT Thanks Joca