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Coney Island (Van Morrison song)

"Coney Island" is a spoken-word song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1989 album, Avalon Sunset. The narrative is accompanied by lush instrumentation which contrasts with Morrison's thick Ulster brogue.

Appearance on other albums
• It was one of the songs featured on the 1993 compilation album, The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two. • "Coney Island" has been re-mastered and included on the 2007 3CD limited edition album, Still on Top – The Greatest Hits. ==Personnel==
Personnel
• Van Morrisonvocal, guitar • Clive Culbertsonbass guitar • Neil Drinkwatersynthesizer • Roy Jones, Dave Earlydrums, percussion • Arty McGlynnguitar ==Renditions==
Renditions
Liam Neeson performed the song on the 1994 Van Morrison tribute album, No Prima Donna: The Songs of Van Morrison. A single was also released with Neeson's version. Dustin the Turkey performed a parody of the song called "Bull Island", which told the story of a day out resulting in his arrest at the end. It was featured on his Not Just a Pretty Face album as well as ''Dustin's Greatest Hits''. ==References==
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