. . "413620"^^ . "2798" . . . "TRQOBCM128F428EA6E" . "6cb8082a-132e-4111-8f6a-c3b8746733a5" . "415000.0"^^ . "35"^^ . "-13.3"^^ . "true"^^ . "Van Morrison" . "true"^^ . "0.185859"^^ . . "909804" . . "2008-01-28"^^ . "Ted Templeman" . "Songs written by Van Morrison" . "Song recordings produced by Ted Templeman" . . "Soft rock songs" . "english" . "USQX91501806" . . "%22Tupelo Honey%22 is a popular song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and the title song from his 1971 album, Tupelo Honey. The title derives from an expensive, mild-tasting tupelo honey produced in the southeastern United States. Released as a single in 1972, it reached number 47 on the U.S. pop chart.The melody, which has a catchy, soulful feel to it, was borrowed from Morrison's song %22Crazy Love%22, released the previous year. This same melody was later used by Van Morrison on the song, %22Why Must I Always Explain?%22, on his 1991 double album, Hymns to the Silence. Morrison has played %22Tupelo Honey%22 in a medley with both %22Crazy Love%22 and %22Why Must I Always Explain?%22 in concert." . "145.1"^^ . "false"^^ . . . "Van Morrison" . "1971 songs" . "eng" . "Warner Bros. Records" . "2"^^ . . "Van Morrison songs" . "Tupelo Honey" . "0.646709"^^ . . "Tupelo Honey" . . "1972 singles" . . "5714deeb25ac0d8aee56a1eb" .