List of artists who have covered Van Morrison songs
Van Morrison (born George Ivan Morrison on August 31, 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.[1]
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.
A
The Allman Brothers Band
John Anderson
B
Michael Ball
The Band
- Caravan[6] with Van Morrison - (The Last Waltz)
- 4% Pantomime[6] (co-written with Robbie Robertson)
Eric Bell
Michael Bolton
Bono
Bon Jovi
- Gloria (Them song) (Medley)[11]
Chris Botti
David Bowie
Greg Brown
Jackson Browne
Michael Bublé
Jeff Buckley
Jimmy Buffett
Solomon Burke
Sam Bush
- Hungry For Your Love[23]
Busted
C
David Campbell
Kim Carnes
Vikki Carr
Paul Carrack
Dina Carroll
Jen Chapin
Ray Charles duet with Van Morrison
C. J. Chenier
- Comfort You[30]
The Chieftains with Van Morrison
- Boffyflow and Spike[31]
- Celtic Ray[32]
- Have I Told You Lately[33]
- Irish Heartbeat[32]
Joe Cocker
Shawn Colvin
Billy Connolly
Rita Coolidge
Elvis Costello
Counting Crows
Billy Ray Cyrus
D
The Dead
Dexys Midnight Runners
Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)[39]
Jackie DeShannon
- And It Stoned Me[40]
- Flamingos Fly[41]
- I Wanna Roo You[42]
- Santa Fe[43]
- Sweet Sixteen[43] co-written with Van Morrison
- The Wonder of You[43] with Van Morrison
Bo Diddley
Cara Dillon
Joe Dolan
Bob Dylan
- And It Stoned Me[46] with Van Morrison
- Carrying a Torch[47]
- Crazy Love[48] with Van Morrison
- One Irish Rover[48] with Van Morrison
- Foreign Window[48] with Van Morrison
- Tupelo Honey[49]
E
Pee Wee Ellis
- I Will Be There[50] (with Van Morrison)
Energy Orchard
- Gloria[7]
- Madame George[51]
- One Two Brown Eyes[52] (Van Morrison with Them song)
Everclear
F
Marianne Faithfull
Georgie Fame
Chris Farlowe
- Sitting On Top of the World[55] (with Van Morrison)
Bryan Ferry
Tom Fogerty
G
Jerry Garcia Band
- And It Stoned Me[40]
- Bright Side of the Road[57]
- Crazy Love[27]
- He Ain't Give You None[58]
- Tupelo Honey[59]
Kathie Lee Gifford
Gov't Mule
Grateful Dead
Green Day
H
Sammy Hagar
- Flamingos Fly[41]
Ritchie Havens
Goldie Hawn
- I Wanna Roo You[64]
Roy Head
- Bit By Bit[65]
- You've Got the Power[66]
Jimi Hendrix
Robyn Hitchcock
John Lee Hooker
- T.B. Sheets[70]
- The Healing Game[71] with Van Morrison
- Gloria[70] with Van Morrison
Hothouse Flowers
Engelbert Humperdinck
I
Iggy Pop
J
Colin James
- Into the Mystic[28]
- I Will Be There[76]
- It Fills You Up[76]
Aled Jones
Paul Jones
- Philosopher's Stone[78]
Rickie Lee Jones
Tom Jones
- Carrying a Torch[80]
- I'm Not Feeling It Anymore[80]
- It Must Be You[80]
- Some Peace of Mind[80]
- Sometimes We Cry[81] with Van Morrison
K
Phil Keaggy
- When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God[82]
Ronan Keating
Brian Kennedy
Ben E. King
L
Frankie Laine
Ute Lemper
Jerry Lee Lewis with Don Henley
- What Makes the Irish Heart Beat[87]
Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson
M
Miriam Makeba
Barry Manilow
Barbara Mandrell
Michael McDonald
Maria McKee
- My Lonely Sad Eyes[92]
- The Way Young Lovers Do[92]
Bobby McFerrin
Brian McKnight
John Mellencamp
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
James Morrison
Jim Morrison with The Doors
Bill Murray with Eric Clapton
N
Aaron Neville and Robbie Robertson
Liam Neeson
Ted Nugent
O
Sinéad O'Connor
- Have I Told You Lately[100] with Van Morrison and The Chieftains
- You Make Me Feel So Free[1][53]
P
Robert Pattinson
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Esther Phillips
R
Della Reese
Martha Reeves
Helen Reddy
Buddy Rich
Cliff Richard
- Whenever God Shines His Light[108] with Van Morrison
Johnny Rivers
Kenny Rogers
S
Bob Seger
Bon Scott with The Spektors
Shakira
- Bright Side of the Road[114] - (President Barack Obama's Neighborhood Ball, 2009)
Patti Smith
Phoebe Snow
Dusty Springfield
Rick Springfield
Bruce Springsteen
Joe Stampley
Lisa Stansfield
- Friday's Child[53] (Van Morrison with Them Song)
Steel Pulse
Rod Stewart
The Swell Season (Glen Hansard with Markéta Irglová)
- And the Healing Has Begun[121] (Glen Hansard)
- Astral Weeks[1][122]
- Into the Mystic[121] (Glen Hansard with Markéta Irglová)
- Sweet Thing[122]
T
13th Floor Elevators
Grady Tate
U
U2
W
The Wallflowers
The Waterboys
Russell Watson
Widespread Panic
- And It Stoned Me[129]
- Send Your Mind[130]
Andy Williams
- Have I Told You Lately[131] (also live at the Royal Albert Hall, 2007)
Vanessa L. Williams
Cassandra Wilson
Z
Warren Zevon
Unreleased songs covered by other artists
Solomon Burke
- At the Crossroads[134]
Art Garfunkel
- I Shall Sing[135]
Tom Fogerty
- You Move Me[56]
Johnny Winter
- Feedback Out on Highway 101[136]
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