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The sermons poked out of the songs like busted bed springs: Van Morrison livestream reviewed

The gulf between what he settles on being and what he could still be is heartbreaking

Rumours of Van Morrison's demise are much exaggerated, as his recent livestream proved. Image: Richard Young / Shutterstock
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