here comes the night....them............♥

[BLUEBELL258]

An old lady of 66 has just found this and loving it. Thank you

[collygra]

I was 21 and loved this song played in a band and this song never fails to thrill me

[S96MERCEDES]

I was 14 and I would play this song over and over, thank,s.

[gomezesmorticia]

Sounds like The Rolling Stones.

[TheGregski]

I love his early stuff, but 'Moondance', 'Astral weeks' and 'TB sheets' is what makes Van the Man in my humble opinion.

[han09hague]

@TheGregski Astral Weeks is immense , and moondance is out of this world as is brown eyed girl ...but his Them stuff , baby please don't go , its all over now baby blue by dylan ♥. One artist with a song 4 every mood, don't think there is anything he has ever sang that i dislike .... but agreed he more than smashed it alone ... sweet thing needs playing now after your comment 4 the first time in a long while :) haha ty xx

cant get over the views :O 229,996..madness!! thanks all :) hannah x

[TheSuperhomer55]

this is real music

[jamesaar]

Brilliant, sends shivers down my spine, ahhhh.

[mlamont827]

@jamesaar mine too

[divisorplot]

Nitro Hit!

[divisorplot]

Nitro hit

[divisorplot]

Nitro hit one of Boltzman's favorite!

[divisorplot]

Nitro hit one of Boltzman favorite!

[divisorplot]

Nitro hit one of Boltzman favorite!

[divisorplot]

Nitro hit one of Boltzman favorite!

[kordier]

That's NOT Jimmy Page on guitar...folks.

[MrXxxzzzqqq]

For all you old cats out there,jump on the time machine!!

[Anophis]

Awesome.

[SuperPanda1971]

I love this. For some reason, I was convinced that this was The Stones! Anyone else as daft as me?!

[ikoikoiko11]

@SuperPanda1971 same thing; I am sure there are others.

[BeholdAndSee93]

@SuperPanda1971 I didn't think this was the stones, but my friends and I all agreed that he sounds like Jagger on this track with the raspy almost growling rock n roll voice.

[JEANNEBOLEYN]

I love this..one cab hear Van's Belfast accent throughout the song

[MrEdward1015]

Wish my older sister was still around to share this with......Good times!!

[wenshadow1]

Love this tune....

[rockliveson69]

Sounds like the Stones...

[cshargeit]

i see my light come shining from the west down to the east. we visited my brother in prison in 1965 he was in for drugs or car joy ride - i never knew. but its for profit ca youth authority and this song brings me back.

[watchampions]

The hair still stands on the back of my neck

[rpVerlaine]

still looking for the story of them...what a great song

[jrg135]

I remember when this was released as well, it had already been recorded by Lulu on the same label, Decca, her version was released a few weeks before, she wasn't happy as Decca decided to promote this recording , so she gave up singing the song for quite a while and left Decca ASAP.

[gallagherjustin1]

This is too sweet!

Patrick

[amyleigh02]

im 64 and i remember vividly when this song was released, i love this song as much now as i did then, god but i must live in the past and why not, the 60s was a great era to live in, especially the music.

[brssgirl]

can we strap all todays kids down and force them to listen to amazing good music like this?

[CKru8789]

@brssgirl Ever see "A Clockwork Orange" with Malcolm McDowell's character being subjected to the horrors of evil visual stimulation set to classical music? That's how they'd handle it. It's sad to realize, but a majority of today's youth doesn't have the kind of ears for this type of music.

[NiceGuy1405]

@brssgirl 

[NiceGuy1405]

@brssgirl I came voluntarily :)

[watchampions]

Chilling too the bone, love this song.

[LVEMEDO]

@watchampions I agree

[MrRuffyman38]

She's closing her eyes and telling him lies, exactly like she told ME too!

Some things never change.

[terranicole1971]

wooo....yeah :)

[BobDiccicco]

timeless

[hirdy6]

I think we have all been through this type of scenario, I did, until I realised there was nothing wrong with me, it was THEM!!!

[kldwallace]

when i listen to this at night it makes me sleepy lol:D ♥

[09kittykatz09]

Ahhhhh...Van Morrison!!!!!

Yes, Page was a session guitarist on two of "Them's" songs. And a whole bunch of other groups songs during that era. He was kind of guitar guarantee!

[Thails0]

Dead is a doornail (L)

[Tjezie]

one of my favorites !

[joon1014]

viva la 60s Brit music.....here it comes.

[VinDcator]

WOW!!! Had to go through he back door to get this!!! Thanks for this!!!!

[Alethia25]

Thanx for uploading this classic.

lol I used to listen to this late at night on Radio Caroline too on a little blue plastic Solid State radio & be late for school the next day.

Have to agree with 1956MercM260 :)

[rjknafla]

Jimmy Page

You Kiddin Me

[curtisnoldner]

i love this song soooo much!!! i play it so loud and sing it even louder!!! LOL

[rollingold1]

I used to own this album in the 60's, they were on London records, same as The Stones.

[paisleyization]

If it weren't for Youtube, most of this music would vanish forever. This is the dawn of rock music. All these great British bands of the 60's...this was what was on the radio back then.

[1956MercM260]

I don't say this about very many songs...but I do wish this song was longer!

[horsefinger]

remember this song when i was young thought the rolling stones done it the first time i heard it

[axecalibore]

The whole album was gold, pretty much.

[timwmartin]

Unbelievably soulful performance by Van. Probably the closest any white singer has ever come to capturing the Delta blues sound on record.

[TheDman216]

Great band and sound

[Baskerville22]

certainly one of the top 10 pop songs of the 1960s

[lornahillier194]

love this song and he used to clean my mums windows lol

[desean10rocks]

Always Thought that This was The Rolling Stones!!!

[AllBobsAllTheTime]

I've always dug how the chorus is a cha-cha and the verses are a polka.

[MrCliimaxx]

what happened to ray henderson does any one knew ??

[alunhughes147]

@MrCliimaxx l think it was Alan Henderson.......he went to the USA and kept Them going with many different line ups . They made a few albums but never really made it big time . Them , l think , were finished when Morrison left

[KyplayaZ4lyfe]

i didnt know mike myers was in the group :O lol jk but great song

[bumfug]

Page was a session guitarist on Baby Please Don't Go (playing rhythm, not lead). I don't think he was on Here Comes The Night.

[YOIDBERGS]

@bumfug Page was session musician and was brought in to save money on studio time. Jimmy Page played guitar on this arrangement. Andy White and Tommy Scott performed backing vocals with Phil Coulter on keyboards

[YOIDBERGS]

@bumfug Page was session musician and was brought in to save money on studio time. Jimmy Page played guitar on this arrangement. Andy White and Tommy Scott performed backing vocals with Phil Coulter on keyboards.

[somattalistenta]

What a great song, it's been an all time favourite of mine ever since the night my brother and I tried to sleep at the Heaven and Hell Club in Manchester England in 1962 I think. After raging all night some people liked to collapse about four in the morning on the floor of Hell which was the lower level.

Anyway this track was played over and over really loud as people thought about sleeping, come to think of it most couples were screwing not sleeping. Great times wish I could relive them.

[Kookies40]

@somattalistenta Heaven & Hell and The Twisted Wheel Club, both all nighters, which was rare in the early sixties. Great times...I saw The Spencer Davis Group at Twisted Wheel, Manchester.

[redhughlaurie]

this song by them is so cool

[depressed321]

What a catchy tune.  Excellent!

[eolon]

That's Jimmy Page on guitar, folks.

Awesome

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[BrentZeppelin1975]

@eolon Are you serious? I'd no idea Pagey did the playing on this album. Obviously I knew he was doing a lot of session work at this point in his career. Can't even really tell it's him. He also did some notable work for Cocker, right?

[han09hague]

@eolon is it ? well that's something I never knew , nice one ;-) xx

[RadicalEdwardBK]

@han09hague me either too cool and I didn't know Van was in this group either lol just love the song

[possitivlystoned]

@eolon I know he was never in this band, so was he the session guitar player for this song?

[charles1952ify]

@eolon aye and Van Morrison Hey I listened to this on 199 radio Caroline back when my teenage years were gonna last forever,

[ootube7]

@eolon true that!

[polara01]

@eolon Amazing how many tunes he added his touch to while a studio musician. With all that experience & influence under his belt its no wonder the Led Zeppelin was such a success. But you can never forget John Paul Jones' contributions which without him it would not have had nearly the depth and distinction which have made all those albums timeless. Jones also jammed on many of these 60s studio recording by Pages side on Bass.

[polara01]

@eolon BTW, does anyone notice that this song sounds exactly like the 80s Tom Petty hit: here comes my girl? I guess he borrowed the main hook of the song? Nevertheless a great tune as well...you can't knock him for that as almost all the top groups have done it repeatedly. It's nice though when they give some credit to the original artist even if the updated rendition is better. Jeff Porcaro from Toto is a good example. He mentions where he came up with some of his drum hooks and credited them.

[hyphen3507]

@polara01 Then Tom might as well just say, "hey everyone, I owe absolutely everything to George Harrison." =P

[TCBINAFLASH1]

@eolon And Andy White on drums... Written by the same guy who wrote Twist and Shout and American.

[PhantomMonz]

@Touchofgrey53 I FEEL SO BAD FOR YOU!

[benjaher79]

Im, an old soul in a young body, how i like the sixties!!!

[han09hague]

@benjaher79 me too haha :) xx

[harberguk]

@benjaher79 You're a lucky one.

Me I'm a young soul but, in an old body. And man, that body hurts.

Glad you like real music though!

[fntime]

@harberguk Me I have no soul, but I'm dumb. Get yourself a beer

and listen to some more Them, you'll feel better until tomorrow.

Good luck!!!!

[GreenyMcFleetwood]

@benjaher79 you and me both

[benjaher79]

im a old soul in a young body, how i like the sixties!!!

[irelandbacktoirish]

Brilliant song !

[TL250Rider]

Great memories of KRLA 1110 AM in 1964 Bob Eubanks and The Dave Hull Show.

The Art Laboe Came and KRLA Passed away.

Thank you for this great listing.

Great Song Great listing.

[58doggie]

What are you Morons doing comparing Mick Jagger & Van Morrison. WTH is your point?? Classic song here...just enjoy the music!

[46razzledazzle]

To eyewarnedyou, I never heard "Mystic Eyes" performed by Them, but I will try to track it down on You Tube. I was only exposed to what the Top 40 radio stations were playing in the Sixties and there wasn't too much "Them" on the airways. I can't believe that their version of "Gloria" never hit the Top 40.. I do have the "Moon Dance" album by Van. To me, he seems to go back to his "Them" roots" somewhat.

[laggie24]

WOWWW ... The title of this song just popped through my mind and I found it right away here ... so glad to hear it again in the same good old quality. ... lovely for the ears and the soul :-)

[46razzledazzle]

To me, like the "Animals", "Them" presented themselves as the bad boys of the British Invasion. Loved both bands. Too bad "Them" didn't have more US hits. Van did OK on his own, but he did sound a little more mellow. 

[Paulsy007]

Music such as this puts todays charts to shame. Sublime. Its just Amazing!

[RedSoxFan4eva1000]

Kinda sounds like Mick Jagger who I thought did this....

[pacnwcomre]

@RedSoxFan4eva1000 Mick Jagger was not and will never be as talented as Van Morrison. ".I'm a monkey"...yeah right

[rockytaylor46]

awesome!!

[ncar52]

Its great to find this 40yrs on

[NancyMcgill1]

Very cool. R & B at its best.

[yurtseed]

a really heavy song , great all the same , thanks

[simpson2221]

y the fuck wasnt i born in like the 50's or 60's??????

[shemanic1]

@simpson2221 jus keep the music goin for those of us who were :-)

[ksla1995]

@simpson2221 I was, and you missed all the great music... . .Doesn't get any better.,especially with what they play nowadays

[srabin1]

Great, great song from the Magical Memory Vault circa 1965...Yeah!

[pokololop]

Nothing like an original.This is great:)



[BobReidy]

They sound alot like the Stones.Great song.

[halBaby55]

Best audio version bar none.

[Davotheledge]

Nothing beats that titillating guitar at 36-38.

[embalmermike]

Brings back memories(Mostly good) of my old girl friend Barbara McAlligher in Redondo Beach, Calif. back in '65..

[dasmikey1964]

1965 at its best! Thanks for posting this song.

[MrBuckwilliam]

majickal  :)

[Cyberella1000]

A Favorite.

[PifflesTheMonkey]

Such a great song and David Bowie did a brilliant cover!

[californiadreamin96]

OMG this so reminds me of the 60's, i had this album and used to play it on my hi-fi lmfao.

[californiadreamin96]

omg this so brings back memories of the 60's.lol. i had this album.

[wildwomanbyrne]

Happy memories, Shaw's Rd. Belfast. 1969.

[caprichosmorales]

far out, what a great memory of when van was new on the scene and had us all enthralled.

[brently2009]

The talent was there right from the beginning!

Still sounds goooooooooooooooooooooooooood!

Van is the Man!!!!!

[sharkabilly]

One of my fave Van Morrison songs

[aramhampson]

them... that was vans band name.? did not know nor have ever heard of 'them'

[deewkay1]

I heard this song the 1st time back in the 60's at a friends house. Ellard-James Moose Boles. It was the first time i ever heard of Them and Van Morrison... a real turning point in my life... Rock, Ya gotta love it.....

[deewkay1]

I heard this song the 1st time back in the 60's at a friends house. Ellard-James Moose Boles. It was the first time i ever heard of Them and Van Morrison... a real turning point in my life... Rock, Ya gotta love it.....

[kookytootfloot]

Van Morrison is singing

[TheARosemary]

 The audio is fab in this video, you could hear ALL the instruments

[FIERO871]

Who's the fuck head that didn't like this song!?

[han09hague]

dear god, 42000 views, you ppl know your stuff ! van the man reigns supreme !! tah lah ! Hannah ♥

[aramhampson]

@han09hague ..........we do?  for the most part us 'people' dont know our stuff

[hoakiss99]

@han09hague Hey Hannah check it out ! 75000 views and counting . . . It's Van the Man !

[han09hague]

@hoakiss99 lol its sheer madness , Van is still very much THE man ;-) x

[hoakiss99]

@han09hague Hey Hannah about to hit 150,000 . . . ya gotta celebrate when it does !

[livndream4u2]

The very pennicle of the year 1965, I was graduating from HS and heard this song, have never been the same since. I have no idea why the stones never made a cover of this in tribute to van. Certainly one of the best songs of lost youth ever!

[TheARosemary]

Quality sound...

[Bluesanne]

Kurt Ostbahn, Jetzt kummt de Nocht (1999), Album: Fünfzig verschenkte Jahre

[caprichosmorales]

i first heard this song broadcast over the old clear channel radio station koma out of oklahoma city, late, late one night while driving through west texas just after a breakup with a girlfriend, the empty highway, the pitch black of the night and the emotion in van's delivery struck a chord and it's stayed with me for over 45 years now. thanks for putting it up for us.

[Cyberella1000]

For all you wonderful Twi-Hards!

[sirronald69]

* * * * *

[hungryherbie]

Van the man and Them what a great song from the 60's...top marks and favourite

excellent quality sound ...cheers han09hague for posting this gem

[lillythepink2u]

still got the single (45rpm) gloria on side A and this on side B...I ike this best...my record is a bit scratchy now...but gets played heaps still...thx for this without scrathes lol!! x♥

[sirronald69]

*****

[ducmedic]

Jimmy Page plays on this track.

[martinb5mvp]

Brilliant!

[neorau]

hasta ke lo encontre ..............very gooooooodddddddd¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[djax22]

Them is the best !

[jamesconlon]

Class, one of my best memories of the 60's

[suewholo]

like this

[suewholo]

always loved this song

[christer1947ify]

One of my favo, thanks all of you. I`m so glad because i grow up in 60`s. It was a remarkeble decade with all good music and all girls with long hair and pure.

[Ittybitty50]

No words needed...

[59penrod]

Don't make 'em like this anymore. Worthwhile post, han; thanks. Some songs seem to have the perfect mix, and the perfect tone for each instrument and vocalization. This is one of them. I even like the cheesy tremelo for the electric guitar, and the rudimentary solo, with every note strictly in key.

[settler18]

great song

[11xzxzxz]

I had a Them record and it was great .. Richard Cory and Don't Look Back and a number of songs that forecast the great Astral Weeks. I don't think this could be about Van's troubled childhood as it is written by Bert Berns, Van's hero..

[bettepalmer7]

Every time I look for music it brings me back to Van

[tjadkinson138]

This song is actually about Van Morrisons' troubled childhood. It describes the first time he met the man who his mother was having an affair with, while his father was out of town. He saw her adultery as a cruel betrayal not only against his dad, but against him as well, and he allegedly stuffed his mothers' cat in the freezer and drowned its litter of kittens in the bath tub as an act of retribution.

[somattalistenta]

@tjadkinson138 Is that a fact, wow I never realised, it sorta squashes my feelings about the song now.

[caffryan]

My Big brother Bern introduce me to Van the man in the sixties while baby sitting at Lenton S/S never stop playing here comes the night seen Van in concert four times and still producing brilliant music today. Bern RIP . willie xx

[DinoTuned]

just a great song.thank you.

[DinoTuned]

brings this old gear head ,right back to the spring of 65.a lot of good music that year.thanks for sharing.

[remieres]

I actually thought this was the Stones. fun song!

[pilninggas]

bloody awesome song.

[pacnwcomre]

@pilninggas she's with him, he's turning down the lights and now he's holding her the way I used to do. I can see her closing her eyss and telling him lies exactly like she told me too....well here it comes....here comes the night....the long and lonely night...

[asda99asda99]

I love this one. The contrasting bits are great and and the exaggerated words. Class. Pure brilliance.

[hetta444]

this single are verry verry good

[TL250Rider]

I remember this Song On the Dave Hull Show on KRLA1110am

Pre Art Laboe KRLA

In 1964

[froglover1950]

Hey Ruben I meant Van Morrison not Eric Burton, I saw him live at the Union, He came In big black Limo and sang this song!!! My Friend

[froglover1950]

Hey Ruben I meant Van Morrison not Eric Burton, I saw him live at the Union, He came In big black Limo and sang this song!!! My Friend

[lucystorm19]

aww...my dad used to play this song and I still love it!!! Its hard to believe that anything released today will make such an impact in 50 years time like this still does!