Days Like This (Van Morrison song)

"Days Like This" is a popular song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and the title song of his 1995 album. Morrison has often performed this song in concert appearances including his 2006 appearance at the Austin City Limits Festival.

"Days Like This"
Single by Van Morrison
from the album Days Like This
A-side"Days Like This"
B-side"I Don't Want to go on Without You"/"That Old Black Magic"
ReleasedMay 1995
GenreCeltic, Folk rock
Length3:13
LabelMercury Records
Songwriter(s)Van Morrison
Producer(s)Van Morrison
Van Morrison singles chronology
"Have I Told You Lately"
(1995)		 "Days Like This"
(1995)		 "Perfect Fit"
(1995)

Recording and composition

"Days Like This" was recorded during the 1993–1994 sessions at Wool Hall Studios, Beckington and the Real World in Bath, Somerset.[1] The song was inspired by the 1961 Shirelles hit "Mama Said", written by Luther Dixon and Willie Denson.

Before making his big break as a solo artist, Irish singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy performed backing vocals for this song, as well as others through out the album, and features heavily in the music video.

Van Morrison's daughter, Shana Morrison sings duets and backing vocals on tracks from the album containing this song.[2]

Legacy

It became the official anthem of the peace movement in Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Office used it along with "Brown Eyed Girl" as theme music for a television advertisement promoting the cease fire. Morrison performed it for an audience of 60–80,000 people when President Bill Clinton visited Belfast, Northern Ireland on 30 November 1995. Clinton, himself a saxophonist, had shown an appreciation for Morrison's music and had wanted to perform but was advised against it by security officers.[3][4]

In 2020, Irish singer Dermot Kennedy released a cover version on his album Without Fear: The Complete Edition.

In the media

In 1997, "Days Like This" was featured on the soundtrack of the film, As Good as It Gets. In 2007, it was one of the songs used on the soundtrack of the film, Eye See Me. It was played several times in the 2007 film, Because I Said So. It has also been used in a Channel 7 Australia ad campaign.

In episode 2 of season 4 of the Netflix Money Heist television series, the song is played.[5]

Other releases

Personnel

Notes
  1. Heylin, Clinton (October 2004). Can You Feel the Silence?. Chicago Review Press. p. 527.
  2. Moon, Tom (2 February 1998). "Van Morrison: Days Like This". Rolling Stone.
  3. Hinton, Celtic Crossroads, p. 325
  4. Rogan, No Surrender, p. 437
  5. "The Full Soundtrack From Netflix's La Casa de Papel". oprahmag.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

References
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