Live Performances
Morrison has performed "Jackie Wilson Said" four-hundred and sixty-one times in concert (as of 2009); despite its frequent appearances at live shows, the only officially released live version was on the 1999 single, "Precious Time". This version was recorded on December 7, 1998 at a concert in Bierhuebeli, Bern, Switzerland. Live television broadcasts of the song have been aired twice: on December 19, 1998 in Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany for the Rockpalast television series and again on June 10, 2000 from the Frognebadet in Oslo, Norway.
Following the song's release in 1972, Morrison only performed it twice in concert throughout the 1970s. Regular performances began in the mid 1980s on tours from 1984 to 1986. Subsequently, the next occasion of frequent performances was on Morrison's 1990 tour of Europe and the United States. After a four year absence from concerts, it became a staple of live shows in the 1990s and 2000s.
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