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What’s your best/favorite version of Gloria

For the Music Nerds

A recent VC video on YT sent me to the Van Morrison section of my library. This afternoon while listening to Too Long In Exile, I heard him doing Gloria w/ John Lee Hooker which I didn’t have any recollection of. But what a song. We got the original, Shadows Of The Night, Jimi, Patti, U2. So many more.

What’s your best/favorite or out there version?

lmnop
mksun
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4 votes for Patti, but Them is a close second.

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yogiboy
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From the LP too long in exile!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brn0pb7JBJI

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wharfy
564 posts
 

Patti Smith

Any song starting with, "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine..." is going to make you take notice. I haven't heard what Van Morrison thinks of Patti's version.

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slaw
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This thread prompted me to finally purchase "Horses". Got the 50th Anniversary lp.

lmnop OP
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Nice. I've been debating whether to get that. I've got the Speakers Corner version and like most of their releases it's sounds really good but I'm a sucker for the reissues.

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