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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 Courtship 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 Courtship of Eddie’s Father.
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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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The Moonbeam Song
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Early In The Morning
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I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
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Without Her
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1941
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Shoutbox
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tarsha66 wrote:
the good guys die young,to bad,this man can sing and write
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
love the man
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a-simile wrote:
i'd marry him if he was alive
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isahud wrote:
I CAN'T LIVE, I CAN'T GIVE ANYMORE
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cdpopoff wrote:
Totally agree with you sueysandwich
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sueysandwich wrote:
Daddy's song should be on top :o
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hypehat wrote:
Who else thinks The Point is an amazingly produced album - one of the best ever, in fact?
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rmf88 wrote:
genius
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jbchervin wrote:
by far one of the most underrated American songwriters of all time.....I actually like it better that way. ohhhh my favorites gotta be "Miss Butter's Lament".....harry and strings were always a winning team
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onetwo1234 wrote:
anyone see the docu " who is harry nilsson and why is everybody talkin' about him? "
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myszowata90 wrote:
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank them both up ;D<LOL>
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Hanare wrote:
IF LIVING IS WITHOUT YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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marcelodylan wrote:
I CAN'T LIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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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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