Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison * Track #1 On Blowin’ Your Mind!
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Album Blowin’ Your Mind!
Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
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Performed by
Van MorrisonProduced by
Bert BernsWrited by
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“Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison appears on his first solo studio album, Blowin' Your Mind (1967).
The song was originally titled “Brown Skinned Girl”, but the record label, Bang Records, insisted Morrison change the title and the wording. Morrison explained, “After we’d recorded it, I looked at...
Brown Eyed Girl Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey, where did we go?
Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow
Playin' a new game
Laughing and a running, hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
[Verse 2]
Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow?
Going down the old mine
With a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall
Slipping and sliding
All along the waterfall, with you
My brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
[Chorus]
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-te-da
Just like that
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-te-da-la-te-da
[Verse 3]
So hard to find my way
Now that I'm all on my own
I saw you just the other day
My, how you have grown
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometimes I'm overcome thinking 'bout
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium with you
My brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
[Outro]
Do you remember when we used to sing
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-te-da)
Lyin' on the green grass
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-te-da-la-te-da)
Bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-te-da-la-te-da)
Brown Eyed Girl Q&A
Who wrote Brown Eyed Girl's ?
Brown Eyed Girl was written by Van Morrison.
Who produced Brown Eyed Girl's ?
Brown Eyed Girl was produced by Bert Berns.
When did Van Morrison release Brown Eyed Girl?
Van Morrison released Brown Eyed Girl on Mon Mar 27 1967.
Meaning? Whatever happened To Tuesday and so slow Going down the old mine
The phrasing is unusual, for sure, so the second verse needs to be considered in its entirety.
This is a very personal and romantic memory of a first love. He’s recalling an event and reminding her of a special time when the two of them were together. It was a Tuesday, he tells her, and they’d...
What did Van Morrison say about "Brown Eyed Girl"?
For someone who did not particularly like his own song, Van Morson had a lot to say about it –
The record came out different. This fellow, Bert (Burns – the producer), he made it the way he wanted it, and I accepted the fact that he was producing it, so I just let him do it…It just put me in some a...