Van Morrison roars against lockdown: "No more government excesses, no more fascist thugs"

Van Morrison has become the emblem of "resistance" to the new Coronavirus restrictions announced by Boris Johnson.

The

, as popularly he knows, has released its latest "roar" under the title

(

) yh

.

At 75 years old, with six Grammy Awards to his name, distinction of honor in the Rock Hall of Fame and highest recognition as an officer of the Order of the British Empire, Sir Van Morrison is nothing short of a living legend in his land.

Despite all his musical attributes - including immortal songs like

or

- Northern Ireland's Health Councilor Robin Swann has not hesitated to attack him in an article written precisely in

magazine

.

"We expected better from him," Swann writes.

"What you are saying is indeed dangerous and may encourage people not to take the Coronavirus seriously. If you see it as a big conspiracy, then you are less likely to follow public health advice that will help others stay safe. ".

Swann goes even further and

with the lyrics (and music) of his anti-lockdown anthem: "His words are going to give arguments to conspiracy theorists who have undertaken a crusade against masks and vaccines and that they think that this is all a global plot to take away our freedoms. I just hope that no one takes him seriously. He is neither a guru nor a teacher. "

No guru, no method, no teacher

was precisely the title of the album released in 1986 by Van Morrison, who had occasionally put his foot in politics because of the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Halfway between the United States and the British Isles, his libertarian wishes were public and notorious, but they had never come to the fore as they have been until now

.

"

" read the lyrics of his latest song.

"

."

No more lockdown

is one of the three songs with the background of the Coronavirus that the Northern Irish singer will launch from September 25 and that he even intends to present at the London Palladium (as long as he respects the rules of social distancing).

The other two songs are titled

and

.

and even goes so far as to prey on "the scientists of the Imperial College" for justifying the confinement with "distorted facts".

"I'm not telling people what to do or think,"

defends the Northern Irish singer in a statement.

"The government is already doing a good job in that regard ... What I defend is freedom of choice. I think people should have the freedom to think for themselves."

At the end of August, Van Morrison stood out with a call to "singers, composers, producers and promoters" to make common cause in the resistance to the restrictions due to the Coronavirus that are having such an impact on the music industry:

.

At least two notorious Britpop representatives have picked up the baton.

"No to confinement, no tests, no masks and no vaccines," Ian Brown, former leader of the Stone Roses, wrote on Twitter.

Brown has also released his own musical anathema, titled

, in which he talks about

and "Masonic confinement in your own city."

Noel Gallagher, former Oasis guitarist and now leader of the High Flying Birds, has also joined the insurrection by

, on the train or in public spaces: "They are taking us away too many fucking freedoms ... I've decided not to wear it. "

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