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Van Morrison – Fighting Back is the New Normal (2022) | Track profile | Dork

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Van Morrison
What’s It Gonna Take?
Fighting Back is the New Normal

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Fighting Back is the New Normal

Release date: 19th May 2022

From What’s It Gonna Take?

Track 3

3:36

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About This Track

"Fighting Back is the New Normal" is a track by Van Morrison, from the album What’s It Gonna Take?, released 19th May 2022. The track is 3:36 long. It's filed under Blues. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Van Morrison

Van Morrison

Lyrics

Fighting Back is the New Normal

Fighting back is the new normal
Gotta take a tip from the French
Fighting back is essential
Gotta stop sittin' on the fence

Ain't gonna take it no more
We just can't go on this way
Man, get up off the floor
Step to the people who saved the day

Fighting back is the new normal
Take a tip from the French
Fighting back is essential
Gotta stop sittin' on the fence

Ain't gonna take it no more
Man, and it don't make any sense
Open up the door
I wanna get it for myself

Fighting back is the new normal
Gotta take a tip from the French
Fighting back absolutely is essential
Gotta stop sittin' on the fence

Ain't gonna take it no more (take it no more)
'Cause it doesn't make any sense, no sense
Open up the door
I got to get it for myself

Fighting back is the new normal
Gotta take a tip from the French
Fighting back is essential
Gotta stop sittin' on the fence

Fighting back is the new normal
Gotta take a tip from the French
Fighting back absolutely essential
You gotta stop sittin' on the fence
You gotta stop sittin' on the fence
You gotta stop sittin' on the fence
You gotta stop sittin' on the fence

Yeah

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Track details

From What’s It Gonna Take?

3:362022

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Album

What’s It Gonna Take?

Track number

3

Release year

2022

1Dangerous
7:40
2What's It Gonna Take?
3:23
3Fighting Back is the New Normal
3:36
4Fodder for the Masses
4:45

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Van Morrison
Producer: Van Morrison
Bass: Pete Hurley
Drums: Colin Griffin
Vocals: Van Morrison
Background Vocals: Colin Griffin, Crawford Bell, Jolene O’Hara, Richard Dunn
Electric Guitar: Van Morrison
Hammond Organ: Richard Dunn
Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins
Mixing Engineer: Ben McAuley
Piano: Stuart McIlroy
Recording Engineer: Ben McAuley