| "Cyprus Avenue" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Van Morrison | |
| from the album Astral Weeks | |
| Released | November 1968 |
| Recorded | 25 September 1968 |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 6:50 |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Songwriter(s) | Van Morrison |
| Producer(s) | Lewis Merenstein |
| Astral Weeks track listing | |
8 tracks | |
| Official audio"Cyprus Avenue" (1999 remaster) on YouTube | |
"Cyprus Avenue" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1968 album Astral Weeks. It refers to Cyprus Avenue, a residential street in Morrison's hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
In performance the song was a concert highlight and closer for years to come and would end with Morrison's command, "It's too late to stop now!" (a quotation from his song "Into the Mystic") as he stalked from the stage. A dynamic 10-minute version with the usual stop-start ending was included on his 1974 live album It's Too Late to Stop Now.