Brown Eyed Girl

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"Brown Eyed Girl" is a 1967 pop-rock song by Van Morrison that became one of his signature hits and a classic of popular music.

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Brown Eyed Girl canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Blowin' Your Mind!
artist Van Morrison
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 10
composer Van Morrison
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1960s
firstReleasedAs single
genre pop
pop rock
rock
hasBside Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)
hasCertification Grammy Hall of Fame Award
surface form: RIAA Hall of Fame
hasChorus Sha-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, dee-dah
hasCulturalStatus classic rock standard
oldies radio staple
hasFormat 7-inch single
hasInfluenceOn pop rock genre
hasInstrumentation backing vocals
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
organ
hasLyric Hey, where did we go, days when the rains came
Standing in the sunlight laughing
You, my brown eyed girl
hasNotableFeature catchy vocal hook
radio-friendly length
upbeat tempo
hasTheme memory
nostalgia
young love
includedIn Blowin' Your Mind!
isAssociatedWith 1960s popular culture
isClassicOf popular music
isFrequentlyIncludedIn Van Morrison compilation albums
isSignatureSongOf Van Morrison
language English
length 2:25
performer Van Morrison
producer Bert Berns
recordedIn 1967
recordLabel Bang Records
releaseDate 1967-06-01
writer Van Morrison

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Van Morrison notableWork Brown Eyed Girl
Bang Records releasedSong Brown Eyed Girl
George Ivan Morrison notableWork Brown Eyed Girl
Blowin' Your Mind! includesSong Brown Eyed Girl
Blowin' Your Mind! hasNotableTrack Brown Eyed Girl