Cyprus Avenue (track)
by Van Morrison
Year: 1968
From the album Astral Weeks (track #4)
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Cyprus Avenue appears on the following album(s) by Van Morrison:
- Astral Weeks (track #4) (this album) (1968)
- It's Too Late To Stop Now (track #18) (1974)
- ...It's Too Late To Stop Now... Vols. II, III, IV (track #14) (2016)
- ...It's Too Late To Stop Now... Vols. II, III, IV (track #45) (2016)
- ...It's Too Late To Stop Now... Vols. II, III, IV (track #54) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/05/2026 18:07 | Rivera | 347 | 86/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 22:58 |  Cheddar | 5,459 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 03:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 174,813 | 71/100 |
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One of the album's true blues-folk tunes. Van's vocals are magnificent as always, and the violin in the background is wonderful. Not a huge fan of the harpsichord sound in general, so it gets a bit annoying as it gets used throughout all seven minutes of the track. Still well worth a listen or two.
Unparalleled in its beauty, somehow Van sounds a little more exposed here, a touch more fragile than usual. Then he sees those rainbow ribbons.
