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Harry Nilsson (born Harry Edward Nilsson III on June 15, 1941; died on January 15, 1994), 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 song writing.
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 film version 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.” Other appearances include “Without You”, featured recently in the 2002 film The Rules of Attraction), “Coconut”, which has been parodied and used in various media, including The Simpsons, The Muppets, and in the closing credits of Reservoir Dogs, and the film Practical Magic .
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 song writing.
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 film version 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.” Other appearances include “Without You”, featured recently in the 2002 film The Rules of Attraction), “
Coconut”, which has been parodied and used in various media, including The Simpsons, The Muppets, and in the closing credits of Reservoir Dogs, and the film Practical Magic .
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PhoenixBloom wrote:
I really love his music, I can listen to his albums all of the way through without stopping/skipping! Marvellous.
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AJ2002 wrote:
Have not played him for so long it is time that I did
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Ferrisje wrote:
Album consisting entirely out of Nilsson samples. Great! http://netherfriends.bandcamp.com/album/netherfriends-does-nilsson
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Asumov wrote:
Put the lime in the coconut :D
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semionato wrote:
he's splendid.
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kell_salvador wrote:
I just fell in love with this guy.
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aminalcollectiv wrote:
im follin apawt hear
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indietrash wrote:
http://last.fm/group/sad
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varvaramorrison wrote:
Without You
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ShakeyRamon wrote:
I love 'One' as well, it's genius, but it's a shame he sort of fucked up the lyrics. If you like Nilsson, check out his sources, Fred Neil and Randy Newman
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Fatacapra wrote:
an underrated genius!
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promisedeyes wrote:
Brilliant man!
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thinkwonka wrote:
NILSSON IS MY GOD!
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sunheadbowed wrote:
If only more people had never heard of Mariah Carey. huh!
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CFCantLee wrote:
Saw a documentary about his career on BBC 1 and went out and bought his personal best cd. Can't believe I'd never heard of him before! Amazingly talented man.
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Peter88Online wrote:
Last week I saw a great documentary about Harry Nilsson on BBC1. Great singer songwriter
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Diothalamus wrote:
listening to "rain," and then it starts raining. magic!
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jackiechrist wrote:
thank you, nilsson schmilsson
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ElectricSoul921 wrote:
amazing singer-songwriter.
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Noobie2tunes wrote:
just saw "Who is Who Is Harry Nilsson?" on netflix and thought his life was really interesting, and also that his music sounded pretty good. I recognize some of his songs, but kind of really getting into his music now. Great artist!
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