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Brown Eyed Girl
"Brown Eyed Girl" is a song by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. Written by Morrison and recorded in March 1967 for Bang Records owner and producer Bert Berns, it was released as a single in June 1967 on the Bang label, peaking at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It featured the Sweet Inspirations singing back-up vocals and is considered to be Van Morrison's signature song.〔Yorke, Into the Music, p. 42〕 "Brown Eyed Girl" has remained a staple on classic rock radio, and has been covered by hundreds of bands over the decades.
==Recording and title==
After finishing his contract with Decca Records and the mid-1966 break-up of his band Them, Van Morrison returned to Belfast seeking a new recording company. When he received a phone call from Bert Berns, owner of Bang Records, who had produced a number of recordings with Them, he flew to New York City and hastily signed a contract (that biographer Clinton Heylin says probably still gives him sleepless nights.)〔Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence. p.144-147〕 During a two-day recording session starting 28 March 1967, he recorded eight songs intended to be used as four singles.〔Turner, Too Late to Stop Now. p.76〕 The recording session took place at A & R Studios and "Brown Eyed Girl" was captured on the 22nd take on the first day.〔Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence?, p.152〕 Of the musicians Berns had assembled there were three guitarists, including Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken,〔Rogan, No Surrender. p.199〕 and Al Gorgoni, bassist Russ Savakus, pianist Paul Griffin and drummer Gary Chester.〔Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence?. p. 150〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Meet Gary )〕 It was released as a single in mid-June 1967.〔Rogan, No Surrender. p.201〕
Originally titled "Brown-Skinned Girl", Morrison changed it to "Brown Eyed Girl" when he recorded it. Morrison remarked on the original title: "That was just a mistake. It was a kind of Jamaican song. Calypso. It just slipped my mind. I changed the title."〔Collis, Inarticulate Speech of the Heart. p81.〕 "After we'd recorded it, I looked at the tape box and didn't even notice that I'd changed the title. I looked at the box where I'd lain it down with my guitar and it said 'Brown Eyed Girl' on the tape box. It's just one of those things that happen."〔Rogan, No Surrender. p.43〕 It has also been stated that the song was about an inter-racial relationship and Morrison changed the title to "make it more palatable to radio stations."
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