Sir Van Morrison has accused the government of "taking our freedom" in three new songs that protest against the coronavirus lockdown.
inside the lyrics, he claims scientists are "making up crooked facts" to justify measures that "enslave" the populace.
"the brand new ordinary, isn't always regular," he sings. "We had been born to be free".
speakme on Wednesday, the high minister stated the government was doing "the entirety in our power" to prevent any other nationwide lockdown.
"I do not need a 2nd country wide lockdown - I suppose it'd be absolutely wrong for this u . s .," Boris Johnson told MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee.
"So once I see people arguing towards the rule of thumb of six or saying that the authorities is coming in too hard on character liberties and so forth - I definitely remember that and i sympathise with that, however we ought to, need to defeat this disorder."
'Freedom of choice'
Recorded "recently" in Belfast and England, Sir Van's 3 new songs take a seat in a familiar vein of jazz and bluesy R&B. but, the lyrics consider the angry younger man who fronted Northern Irish rock group Them within the Sixties.
No greater Lockdown is the maximum strident of the 3 tracks. "No extra lockdown / No greater government overreach," the musician sings within the chorus. "No greater fascist bullies / annoying our peace.
"No more taking of our freedom / And our God given rights / Pretending it is for our safety / when it is without a doubt to enslave."
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another track references a broadly-shared fb submit, of a screenshot from a uk authorities internet site pronouncing, "Covid-19 is no longer considered to be a excessive outcome infectious ailment (HCID) within the united kingdom".
whilst it's far genuine that Covid-19 does now not meet the standards for an HCID - which typically has a excessive fatality price (as a great deal as 50% within the case of Ebola) - the ailment continues to be considered rather infectious, without a precise vaccines or remedy presently to be had.
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Northern eire's health minister Robin Swann has defined the new songs as "risky".
"I don't know wherein he gets his records," stated Swann. "I recognise wherein the feelings are on this, but i'm able to say that form of messaging is dangerous."
stay tune plea
Sir Van has previously triggered controversy by way of denouncing what he called the "pseudoscience" around coronavirus.
Launching a campaign to "keep live music" on his website closing month, the 75-yr-old said socially distanced gigs had been now not economically feasible.
"I name on my fellow singers, musicians, writers, manufacturers, promoters and others inside the industry to fight with me in this. Come forward, get up, fight the pseudo-technology and communicate up."
The Brown Eyed lady songwriter has already played 3 socially-distanced gigs this month, and has two indicates on the London Palladium next week however he says those kinds of live shows are unsustainable and he's worried about the future of live track.
"This is not a sign of compliance or attractiveness of the modern-day state of affairs, that is to get my band up and running and out of the doldrum," he said.
The track Venue agree with estimates that four hundred grass roots venues inside the united kingdom are on the threat of closing.
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Sir Van stated his new songs would be launched at two-week intervals with the first, Born To Be loose, arriving on 25 September.
In a statement pronouncing the songs, the musician said: "i am no longer telling humans what to do or suppose, the government is doing a excellent process of that already.
"it's about freedom of desire, I accept as true with people should have the right to think for themselves."
The BBC has approached the government for a response.
also on Friday, former Stone Roses big name Ian Brown released a new tune wondering the reasons behind the lockdown, and indeed a vaccine.
Little Seed huge Tree consists of lyrics approximately a "false vaccine" and a "plan to chip us all, to have whole manage" - a conspiracy concept that has again and again been debunked.
The song arrived simply weeks after the Stone Roses singer prompted a stir on social media, with the aid of tweeting: "No lockdown, no tests, no tracks, no masks, no vax."
After he doubled down on those remarks on line on Thursday evening, any other Mancunian singer Liam Gallagher - who cites Brown as certainly one of his heroes - answered, with a simple; "Ian. close up x"
Gallagher's older brother Noel this week stated on a podcast that he's also refusing to put on a "needless" mask, despite uk restrictions.AZlyrics