"Goin' Down Geneva" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and is the opening track on his 1999 album, Back on Top.
[2] The line "Last night I played a gig in Salzburg outside in the pouring rain/Flew from there to Montreux and my heart was filled with pain" refers to Morrison's European tour in 1998.
He had recently played at Wiesen, Austria, near Salzburg on 4 July, and two days later he performed "Goin' Down Geneva" live for the first time at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
He comments that "David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' was based on him, The Clash covered his near-hit 'Brand New Cadillac', and he recently appeared (2000) as one of Mojo's 100 essential cult heroes.
[3] James Chrispell's allmusic review of Back on Top praises the song, calling it "a great blues cut".