Van Morrison wrote "Gloria" in the summer of 1963 while he was turning 18 years old and touring mostly as a sax player in Germany with the Monarchs. A little later he joined the Gamblers which became the band Them. Live performances of "Gloria" usually lasted for 15 minutes or more due to jamming improvisation. Though "Gloria" had been performed since 1963, it was firstly recorded with Van Morrison and the Them in April 1964 and released in December of that year. Here's Them performing live on October 19 1965 at Music hall de France, Paris:
"Gloria" was covered by many bands and musicians, including the Doors which may have made the most famous version of all. However, the most thrilling ones are the Patti Smith's versions.
Just for its beauty, here's also "Gloria" by Van Morrison with John Lee Hooker :)
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