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Wonderful Remark

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testified to the importance of "Wonderful Remark" which he called "a song written more than 20 years ago that was very important to us." McCarthy and Jill Morrell had written a book together in 1993, after McCarthy's release, using the lyric "some other rainbow" from "Wonderful Remark" for the book's
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Morrison stated in an interview that "Wonderful Remark" was about a difficult period financially that he had spent living in New York: "It was about people who were supposed to be helping you and they weren't there. It was about the business I'm in and the world in general. A lot of the times you
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and on several compilations of Morrison's works. At least two earlier recordings exist, one of which appeared on Morrison's 1998 album
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studio sessions at Century Sound Studios in New York City, but this version of the song remains unreleased.
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The original release (running 3:58) first appeared on the soundtrack to the film
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The eight-minute version that was released on the 1998 compilation album,
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The song was originally recorded in August 1969 at one of the
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and first released on the soundtrack album for the 1983 film
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The melody is based on an earlier Morrison composition, "
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recording sessions around early 1972 that took place at
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Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography
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On 14 February 1994 when Van Morrison was awarded the
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Index

Song
Van Morrison
The King of Comedy Soundtrack
Label
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Robbie Robertson
Van Morrison
The King of Comedy
Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal
The Philosopher's Stone
Joe Harper Saturday Morning
Moondance
The King of Comedy
The Best of Van Morrison
Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal
Still on Top - The Greatest Hits
Van Morrison at the Movies - Soundtrack Hits
The Philosopher's Stone
Saint Dominic's Preview
Wally Heider Studios
Pacific High Studios
San Anselmo
BRIT Award
Beirut
John McCarthy
Robbie Robertson
David Hayes
Richard Tee

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