https://youtube/watch?v=8k-sTG7dRskThe song was recorded during the first Astral Weeks recording session at Century Sound Studios in New York City on September 25, 1968 with Lewis Merenstein as producer. Van Morrison remarked on this song: Beside You is the kind of song that youd sing to a kid or somebody you love. Its basically a love song, just a song about being spiritually beside somebody. The child that would have inspired the song was his adopted son by Janet, his wife at that time. It is sung with a hushed wonder and in it the singer transfers the visions of his own childhood to his son.[1] Jack Lynch wrote in 1983: The opening image of Little Jimmy shows a child sneaking out of his home, escaping to adventure and a childlike ritual rendezvous. Broken Arrow, possibly his fantasy figure, beckons — innocence led by imagination on the road to experience.[2] Acclaim[edit] Singer-songwriter Elvis Costello has identified this song as one of his favourites, featuring on one of his 500 favourite albums.[3] Robert Pattinson of Twilight fame, when asked in an interview what his favourite song was, replied that it was Beside You.[4] Appearance on other albums[edit] Beside You was featured on Morrisons album Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl, released in 2009 to celebrate forty years since Astral Weeks was first released.
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