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"Full Force Gale" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was included on his 1979 album ''Into the Music''. ==Recording and composition== "Full Force Gale" was recorded in spring, 1979 at the Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, California for the album ''Into the Music''.〔Heylin. ''Can You Feel the Silence?'', p.523〕 The song has a moderately fast 4/4 tempo. It is in the key of D major. The song's introduction uses the chords D-A-G-A-D-G-D-A, while the verses use the chord progression D-A-G-D-A-G-D-A-G-A-D-A. The bridge uses the progression Bm-G-A.〔''Van Morrison Anthology'', p.74-77〕 The song features a slide guitar solo by Ry Cooder.〔Mills. ''Hymns to the Silence'', p.325〕 In the lyrics Morrison describes the feeling of encounters with "the Lord". Biographer Peter Mills said that "It is a physical effect - he is "lifted up again" as if by a natural force, the full-force gale being a simile for this: Like'' a full force gale'". Because of this Mills concluded that ''Into the Music'' has religious elements to it: "''Into the Music'' is New Testament, dealing with forgiveness, love and kindness."〔 When biographer Steve Turner asked the singer about the theme of rebirth that occurs quite often in his songs, Morrison answered, "I wrote a song called 'Full Force Gale' in which I said 'No matter where I roam/I will find my way back home/I will always return to the Lord'. That answers it for me. No matter what I might say at the present, that's my feeling about that."〔Turner. ''Too Late to Stop Now'', p.142〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Full Force Gale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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