Streets of Arklow | |
Artist: | Van Morrison |
Album: | Veedon Fleece |
Recorded: | November 1973 |
Genre: | Folk rock |
Length: | 4:22 |
Label: | Warner Bros. |
Producer: | Van Morrison |
"Streets of Arklow" is a song by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It appears on the album Veedon Fleece, released in 1974.
The song describes a perfect day in "God's green land" and is a tribute to the County Wicklow town of Arklow visited during the singer's 1973 vacation trip back to Ireland after being in the United States since 1967.[1]
The song has also been played regularly in concert since 2002 by Morrison. From 2003 to 2009 it was played in a medley with "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River".[2]
"Streets of Arklow" was re-mastered in 2007 and included on the limited 3CD edition of the compilation album, Still on Top - The Greatest Hits.
In 2015 it appears on in a duet with Mick Hucknall.