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Brand New Day

I see my freedom from across the way ...


One of the most uplifting songs in Van's canon.  Delicate piano and the lightest of touches on the kit is all that sits under Van initially, before horns and gospel voices (featuring Cissy Houston) converge to cleanse the spirit and push away the gloom. So good it should be available on prescription.



A lovely live version from 2002


And my heart is still ...
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