So Van recorded an interesting outtake in 1970 called "Coming Down to Joy" that didn't really work:
It was never given an official release and remains in the vault to this day. BUT, turns out he reworked the song for Kenneth Branagh's new film Belfast, and it was just nominated for an Oscar.
I can't say I'm a fan of the movie - the shallow and syrupy depiction of growing up during the Troubles feels like Branagh's crowd-pleasing tendencies at their worst - but Morrison's new rendition of an old song is pretty decent. Too bad he's been a complete ass for the past year.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 8 February 2022 20:01 (two years ago) link