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Harry Nilsson (sometimes credited simply as Nilsson) was an American singer/songwriter/pianist/guitarist from Brooklyn, New York. Though two of his biggest chart hits were written by other writers (“
Everybody’s Talkin’” by Fred Neil and “Without You” by Pete Ham of Badfinger) he was a talented songwriter too, having written the song “One”, later performed by Three Dog Night to great success. He also performed an entire album’s worth of material written by Randy Newman, a friend and influence on his own future songwriting. His early work is often compared to that of Sgt. Pepper-era The Beatles, who were also fans of his work and early supporters. He maintained relationships with them, most notably joining John Lennon on his infamous “lost weekend” around the time the two collaborated.
His songs have been used in many films as well. In fact, Nilsson’s first major success was his cover of the song “Everybody’s Talkin’” for the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack. Nilsson wrote and performed the music for the 1971 animated television film The Point. As released on video and DVD, the filmversion features narrator Ringo Starr. Nilsson narrated the album version himself. A stage adaptation starred Davy Jones in the lead role.
He also composed and performed the theme song and incidental music for the television show” The Courtsip of Eddie’s Father.
Everybody’s Talkin’” by Fred Neil and “Without You” by Pete Ham of Badfinger) he was a talented songwriter too, having written the song “One”, later performed by Three Dog Night to great success. He also performed an entire album’s worth of material written by Randy Newman, a friend and influence on his own future songwriting. His early work is often compared to that of Sgt. Pepper-era The Beatles, who were also fans of his work and early supporters. He maintained relationships with them, most notably joining John Lennon on his infamous “lost weekend” around the time the two collaborated. His songs have been used in many films as well. In fact, Nilsson’s first major success was his cover of the song “
Everybody’s Talkin’” for the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack. Nilsson wrote and performed the music for the 1971 animated television film The Point. As released on video and DVD, the filmversion features narrator Ringo Starr. Nilsson narrated the album version himself. A stage adaptation starred Davy Jones in the lead role.He also composed and performed the theme song and incidental music for the television show” The Courtsip of Eddie’s Father.
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Coconut
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Without You
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Jump Into The Fire
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One
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Me and My Arrow
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Gotta Get Up
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I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
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Without Her
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Early In The Morning
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The Moonbeam Song
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Spaceman
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Shoutbox
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bunnykisses wrote:
circuits are overloaded....damn you last.fm and your nilsson depriving ways!!!
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whutupp wrote:
I love The Point. weird that it's narrated by Ringo.
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AR-DZEJ wrote:
Everybody's Talkin' destroy me in midnight cowboy
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Nefertiti2 wrote:
great!!!!!
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skiddysmith wrote:
DAYBREAK & JUMP INTO THE FIRE are my absolute new faves!! I <3 you always Harry!!
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hypnodude wrote:
Nilsson should NOT be autolinked to Harry Nilsson. Nilsson is something completely different!
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Crustclock wrote:
I never knew he was dead :(
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natashakozaily wrote:
Hey! Just finished my Demo CD! Check it out! http://www.last.fm/music/Natasha+Kozaily Thanks!
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Kaitlynnnn wrote:
Such an amazing voice. Absolutely LOVE Harry Nilsson. Thanks dad for playing this pretty much throughout my entire childhood haha
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kreltak wrote:
jump into the fire! [2]
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Dunk_a_roos wrote:
wowowowow ñ__ñ
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Dunk_a_roos wrote:
wowowowowow ñ____ñ
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gennyisrad wrote:
he looks like a blonde elliott smith.
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aaronkeogh wrote:
jump into the fire!
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colaclassics wrote:
SO GOOD!!!! I want to dance all the time to Harry Nilsson wow
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waytagojoe wrote:
For the record -- nobody touches Harry in greatness -- THE greatest and most underrated artist of all time. Special chops.
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waytagojoe wrote:
Check out David Hopkins on last.fm if you like Harry Nilsson songwriting -- http://www.last.fm/music/David+Hopkins?autostart AND join the David Hopkins group -- btm of page -- 'Pigeon Shuffle (David Hopkins Group)'
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ThunderBeard wrote:
Most underrated artist ever?
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FrancescoGe wrote:
Really great talent !!
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miserable_echo tagged Harry Nilsson with folk and classic rock. yesterday afternoon
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UncouthYouth wrote about Harry Nilsson – The Point in Music My Bird Hates. yesterday morning
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UncouthYouth wrote about Harry Nilsson in Music My Bird Hates. Thursday evening
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