Wonderful Remark
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| “Wonderful Remark” | ||
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| Song by Van Morrison | ||
| Album | The Best of Van Morrison | |
| Released | January 1990 | |
| Genre | Classic Rock | |
| Length | 3:58 | |
| Label | Polydor Records | |
| Writer | Van Morrison | |
| Composer | Van Morrison | |
| Producer | Van Morrison | |
| The Best of Van Morrison track listing | ||
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"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,[1] but according to the album sleeve notes this version was recorded at The Church in San Anselmo in 1973.[2] Most of the album's recording dates are incorrect, like "There There Child", that was said to have been recorded in 1976, but was infact recorded four years earlier, all the dates in 1973 were recorded in 1972 also.
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."[3] 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.[4]
- Clinging to some other rainbow
- While we're standing, waiting in the cold
- Telling us the same old story
- Knowing time is growing old.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Covers
[edit] Notes
- ^ Heylin, Can You Feel the Silence?, p. 520
- ^ Discography: The Philosopher's Stone: sleeve notes
- ^ Rogan, No Surrender, p. 419
- ^ Some Other Rainbow. listbooks.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
[edit] 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
[edit] External links
- Lyrics and Audio sample 1990s, Best of Van Morrison or 2000s, At the Movies
