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"Full Force Gale" is a song written by singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1979 album Into the Music. As described by Brian Hinton, "'Full Force Gale' has the cheerful punch of the best gospel singing, and sees Van 'lifted up by the Lord'...as with Wordsworth, the divine is perceived not through religious teachings but through nature.."[1]When biographer Steve Turner asked the singer about the theme of rebirth that occurs quite often in his songs, Morrison answered, "I wrote a song called 'Full Force Gale' in which I said 'No matter where I roam/I will find my way back home/I will always return to the Lord'. That answers it for me. No matter what I might say at the present, that's my feeling about that."[2]
Allmusic's review calls it: "Essentially a brisk pop tune, Morrison sings it with great fervour and commitment, delivering simple couplets such as 'In the gentle evening breeze/In the whispering shady trees/I will find my santuary in the Lord' with immense skill. The arrangement is also magnificent, with the fiddle part a particular joy...."
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- ^ Hinton, (1997). p.220
- ^ Turner, (1993) p.142
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