A-side "Hey Mr. DJ" Format CD single Genre Blues, R&B | Released 2002 Recorded 2000 | |
B-side "Someone Like You" and "Bright Side of the Road" | ||
"Hey Mr. DJ" is a popular song written by Northern Irish singer Van Morrison and recorded on his 2002 album, Down the Road. It was released as a single in the U.K. and charted at number fifty-eight. The single includes two popular Morrison compositions as the B-side; both have been included in the compilation album Still on Top - The Greatest Hits.
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Rolling Stone magazine reviewer David Fricke has said this about the song "'Hey Mr. DJ' is a requiem for the one-on-one electricity of pre-Clear Channel radio, swinging with sweet brass and the iconic echo of Sam Cooke's 'Having a Party'."
Recording history
The song was originally recorded in 2000 with Linda Gail Lewis, intended for an album entitled Choppin' Wood. Prior to the release of the album, Lewis' contributions to the song were removed and string and vocal overdubs were added.