Wonderful Remark

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Name = Wonderful Remark


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Artist = Van Morrison
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Album = The Best of Van Morrison
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Released = January 1990
track_no = 9
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Genre = Classic rock
Length = 3:58
Writer = Van Morrison
Composer = Van Morrison
Label = Polydor Records
Producer = Van Morrison
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#"Bright Side of the Road"
#"Gloria"
#"Moondance"
#"Baby, Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams)
#"Have I Told You Lately"
#"Brown Eyed Girl"
#"Sweet Thing"
#"Warm Love"
#"Wonderful Remark"
#"Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"
#"Full Force Gale"
#"And It Stoned Me"
#"Here Comes the Night" (Bert Berns)
#"Domino"
#"Did Ye Get Healed?"
#"Wild Night"
#"Cleaning Windows"
#"Whenever God Shines His Light"
#"Queen of the Slipstream"
#"Dweller on the Threshold" (Hugh Murphy/Morrison)
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Misc = "Wonderful Remark" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and first released on his album "The Best of Van Morrison" in 1990.

An eight minute outtake of this previously recorded song was included on the album, "The Philosopher's Stone" in 1998. The song was originally recorded in one of the "Moondance" recording sessions in 1969. The recording on the Philosopher's Stone however was recorded during the "Saint Dominic's Preview" sessions in 1972 according to Clinton Heylin, [Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence?, p. 520] but according to the album sleeve notes this version was recorded at The Church in San Anselmo in 1973. [ [http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/?m=Content&Content(record_id)=b2950180e54389f3cf9d93ad908ac00e# Discography: The Philosopher's Stone: sleeve notes] ]

On February 14, 1994 when Van Morrison was awarded the BRIT Award for his outstanding contribution to British music, Beirut hostage John McCarthy testified to the importance of "Wonderful Remark" which he called "a song written more than 20 years ago that was very important to us." [Rogan, No Surrender, p. 419] McCarthy and Jill Morrell had written a book together in 1993, after McCarthy's release, using the words "some other rainbow" from "Wonderful Remark" for the book's title. [web cite|url=http://www.listbooks.co.uk/isbn/0593027299/|title=Some Other Rainbow|publisher=listbooks.co.uk |accessdate=2007-12-16]

:"Clinging to some other rainbow:"While we're standing, waiting in the cold:"Telling us the same old story:"Knowing time is growing old.

Appearance on other albums

*As it was included in the soundtrack of the film The King of Comedy, it was one of the movie songs featured on the compilation album "Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits".
*A re-mastered version of the song has been included on the 2007 compilation album, "Still on Top - The Greatest Hits".
*A version of this song was recorded in 1972, and was featured in the outtake compilation album "The Philosopher's Stone".

Personnel on The Philosopher's Stone

*Van Morrison - vocals, acoustic guitar
*Lee Charlton - drums
*Bill Church - bass
*"Boots" Rolf Houston - flute
*Ronnie Montrose - guitar, backing vocals

Notes

References

*Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press ISBN 1-55652-542-7
*Rogan, Johnny (2006). Van Morrison:No Surrender, London:Vintage Books ISBN 9780099431831

External links

* [http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk/?m=Content&Content(record_id)=b2950180e54389f3cf9d93ad908ac00e# Lyrics and Audio sample] 1990s, Best of Van Morrison or 2000s, At the Movies