Writer – Photographer

Arthur Broussard

Arthur Broussard and his Backyard Band are an area favorite in lower Livingston and Ascension Parishes. Music is an important part of local culture and Arthur’s voice is one of such purity it’s notes seem to brush softly against your heart. And when he launches into Van Morrison’s “Into The Mystic” he makes you long for the arms of the one you love.

“Into The Mystic”

We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic

And when that fog horn blows I will be coming home
And when the fog horn blows I want to hear it
I don’t have to fear it

And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And magnificently we will flow into the mystic

When that fog horn blows you know I will be coming home
And when that fog horn whistle blows I got to hear it
I don’t have to fear it

And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will flow into the mystic
Come on girl…

Too late to stop now…

 …….Van Morrison

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