Hey everyone, I'm back. Every single time I watch this, I think back to when I had just returned from the war in Vietnam. Geeez, life was so good ~ I had MADE IT! I came back from the worse place, including hell, that a human being could have been sent to. I had my '70 (but new) Plymouth Roadrunner, pistol grip 4-speed and 8 track banging in the dash. I love this song, I love Van Morrison but, more than all of it, I love the memory of how alive & happy I was to be home. GREAT memories!!!!!

Van Morrison is such an iconic great singer songwriter. I love this performance with Elvin Bishop's band better than any version of this song. Reni Slais and Mickey Thomas took the vocals to a whole different level.

Reni Slais!!!! What a woman love her vocals!!! Her and Mickey were always outstanding together!!!!

Not that my ego needs soothing....but I, Jerry Mckinney and Tom Poole are the horn section in this video....(I am Bill Slais..the former husband of Reni Slais)..and there's a funny story that goes with this unscheduled backing of Van Morrison....

I can watch this a million times...wish I could jump through this computer and be right there..at that time.

The nice thing is Van is actually singing and there's no backing track to spoil the freshness of the song.

cool to see Van and Elvin Bishop on the stage together !

Reni can rock the back up vocals.

Van Morrison's singing is not what you think of when you think of Irish singers. He has soul and funk.

This is an unbelievable live performance by Van. By the way, Mickey Thomas of Elvin Bishop and Jefferson Starship is assisting with background vocals. Love the guitar with Elvin as well.

And Reni Simon /Slais back up singer amazing! Credit all the musicians! Peace

And that is the glory of KZfaq. OMG.

At the end of the song they are cranking and did something I never heard before - louder then van’s powerful voice. Just awesome. The drummer is fantastic as well as Elvin! This is up there with caravan in last waltz.

Reni is on time and strong, whether anyone else is or not.

Yow, they just kill this, and are so relaxed doing so. And Reni Slais' vox + dress!

1977, right before my basic training Ft. Gordon, GA.

Peace & Blessings,I think I was 6 going on 7 when MS was rocking, but man when I was old enough and my Grandparents allowed me to stay up late, MS was one of the highlights of being a 70's era kid. Notice the freedom of the artists, just the energy. I am a member of the Hip-Hop culture, but it was programs of this nature, and artists like Van Morrison who are the foundation of my music, my lyrics, my culture. I get emotional at the 4:26 when Van the Man says it's time for a change, I pray that the world hears his plea and we all recognize it is time for a change. This is soul music, nectar for the soul, I thank my Creator for allowing me to witness that era. This is eternal music !!!Peace,Kev X.

That darn Elvin Bishop. He just lost his mind on that guitar. Today's bands could never play like Elvin. Not in a million years.

Great post! Thomas and Slais r super!

❤ Van Morrison. This song is so energetic and catchy

LOVED "Midnight Special" .... still love "Domino" n' Van the Man.

My brother was a Van Morrison fan. I remember hearing him play his songs. I was 10 or younger in the 70s and have loved Van Morrison ever since.

Someone asked me about this song the other day. This is probably the best live version out there on the web. The reason the song works is because the third verse is included that is not in the studio Album track (His Band and the Street Choir Album) therefore lengthening the song. Also most people think the song is A Major to D Major but the guitar and piano float a B minor chord over the D which makes the song richer and sweeter. Understanding that concept is what makes this type song. The background vocals are kind of cool also. The only drawback is Elvin Bishop overplaying and the piano parts are a little over the place.

Ooh! Reni Slais, backing vocals left - Wow really on it - Not sure who is on the right, superb live performance

Elvin and Van, great flash back to the mid 70’s, nothing better than the mid 70’s!

The white hat guitar player.😁😁😁FULLY GETTING IT

The master at work.

The complete package .Whata performer .God bless Van ,we all love you,man-Eric xxxxx

This is just ageless! Love Van THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Real musicians here. VM top notch.

Every now and then you see a lil soul brother in ol’ Morrison

Elvin Bishop and Van Da Man on one stage... AWESOME 👍

Aint it Wonderful! Fabulous! Thanks! A timeless Golden💛Classic! Love ALL beautiful talents! Wild VanMorrison! Domino! Cherrio🍀🍀💚🍀🍀Be Merry! KeepOnRockn!sweet! Loveyall!&Ireland;),❤Cool traX! THANK U!❤

Pt #2 ~ The REASON I mention Sally is because this GREAT Van Morrison song was on the radio back in late '70, early '71 and it always reminded me of her because she was an outstanding dancer (as was I, really) and we use to dance into the early morning hours at the Golden Sails down on 2nd St. and Pacific Coast Hwy, in Seal Beach, CA. Geeez, we had so much fun. You know I loved her dearly but always worried that I wouldn't be the provider she needed AND deserved. God Bless You, Sally!!

TURN IT UP! HIT IT!!!

Van the man.

Fucking great video...great job by all the performers...but that chick Reni Slais can really shout it out...love her...Mickey wasn't too bad either!!!!!

I wish someone would upload his "Bring it on home to me" when he was at the midnight special

Love, love, love. Great post! Van the Man! Rave on! ❤

Love it! The great Irish tenor and Elvin Bishop.

This is real music.

Why doesn't this have more likes? A well, it's not due lipa or beibs and thats exactly why I like this

dear god I love this song

I'm not into country music (like the band here obviously does as their main thing) but isn't it great how some things can just bring people together as one and transcend boundaries like that. This is just music at its most pure

JC on a unicycle, that was awesome !!!

I've heard the song It's All Over Now Baby Blue on Girl, Interrupted and I fell in love with it after a short while.... About some odd months later, I find this video on a Midnight Special computer file and I immediately fall in love! Great music, Van!!!! I wish I was in this crowd :D

I friken remember this. daaaamn

ahh count your blessings. seeing stuff like this live the stage would be a postage stamp, you kids got youtube. we all had "A.M. Fing radio. which was how we listened to this or crackling poping vinyl l.ps oh and once a week at aroundmidnght they would dabble out some of this . back when i was sixteen . let me go pub on my crochety grandpa slippers and rock out.

Mr Morrison was built.good singer.

He sang very well & had some pecs & bis to

this is amazing.

At 3:18 when Van scats the horn part that the players missed the first time! Love live music!

Reni Slais (Simon)

When I came home from Vietnam (6 Nov 70) I began dating Sally Elizabeth Arnold. We had both graduated from Santa Fe High School (Santa Fe Springs, Ca.) in 1965 and though we'd be friends for years ~ we never dated until then. Sally was the BEST. Kind, loving, forgiving, understanding, compassionate and lonely. She asked me to move in (April '71) but I couldn't ~ she lived 40 miles from LAX (where I worked). Sally has been married to Randy since '72 and he takes good care of her. Still.....

Van the man....legend.....

3:18 reminding the lazy wind section that they have a fill here !!!!

I have been searching a very long time for Van and Elvin going 'Help Me', I think from this same concert. Somebody please post ' Help Me' !!!

What a great video, thanks! Gotta love Van and Domino!

I wish the world was in Hi Definition in the old days

@no1vanfan ~ I have to agree with you but only after having watched this VID about 10,000 times in the last 3 weeks! Perhaps one of my all-time favorite recordings, by anyone, was Domino by Van. When I came back from Vietnam, at the end of '70, I soon fell in love with my 45 RPM "Domino" BUT I must admit that this '77 Midnight Special version of "Domino" is SO much fun. On my KZfaq "channel" it's one of my 12 favorites, out of 339 songs! And Van has 4 or 5 recordings in my favorites.

Amazing performance, I can't beleive they didnt film the horn section though, thats a big part of the song.

man I miss this show

Wow... I thought I was the only guy who had to call out the horn lines to the band to remind them of what they're supposed to be playing. Obviously NOT his band. Loosey goosey that's for sure. Live music... gotta love it!!!!

Ohhhh, Domino...enuff said!

On this day in 1970 {December 27th} "Domino" by Van Morrison peaked at #9 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; it had entered the chart on November 8th and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100... It was track one of side one from his 1970 album, "His Band and the Street Choir", the album reached #32 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart... Two other songs from the album made the Top 100; "Blue Money" {#23} and "Call Me Up In Dreamland" {#95}... Mr. Morrison celebrated his 68th birthday four months ago on August 31st...

great stuff man they are really working it, energy is off the chart thanks for posting

Glad you made it back. What days those were.

Awesome X 10

brilliant!!!!!

so good x

This has the third verse that is not on the studio.

Van the Man..!

Thank you for sharing. ... (Incidentally... seems the backing vocals never got enough credits)

Guitar is fire

👏👍

Pass a joint ..1977. CLASSIC

I knew a Sheep Dog named Domino, he had a sweet dispositon.

Bad to the ASS!!😚😚 FIRE UP A DOOB FEEL IT

Yeah I mean we did three covers because the band had a horn section. Check out an old Stones cover that the band got famous for. Wilmer Alexander and the Dukes did a cover of "I'm Free" There is a KZfaq video of it.

The girl singing backup in the long dress is Donna Hall who is Jimmy Hall's sister of 'Wet Willie'

u mean Reni Slais and Mickey Thomas

MMXXIIIAD

Hola ....Reni Salis es su hermana?

No not really it was written, he just does not do the third verse in the studio version. He was known to do it live like in the arrangement above. My old band The Dukes did this version.

they do. you're just not lookin in the right places.

This cut isn't Phillip Aaberg on piano.

@nittyranks yeah...check out Dylan... he at times completely rewrites the lyicis....e.g. simple Twist of Fate from 79 Japan etc

Marcella Detroit is that you ? aka Marcy Levy.

He said roll me over Romeo? Time for a change? So he's telling a guy to roll him over, he's going to switch teams? What's this song really about?

Cool. Yeah, Van did not so much re-write his lyrics....That was more a Dylan thing. Van just re-arranged the tunes....I think largely the task of his lead sax guy, either JAck Shorer in ealry 70s, or PeeWee Ellis in in early 80s. GOing to listen to the tune now. Did The Dukes play any other Van tunes? Gotta say, I love his music as much as anyone's

Can someone please give me the names of all who is on stage. Thanks.

Looks like Love Potion #9 to me...

credits say Nicole larson

missing the horns

Rock me

for Fats Domino

Hmm... what's that smell backstage?

This is a great performance.. BUT... Elvin sounds like total crap here. I like Elvin Bishop... but he just gets in the way on this one.

the bass player and horn section are the only ones on point - what a terrible band.