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4.42pm
31 March 2008
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Anyone else here a fan of Harry Nilsson? I've loved his music since I stole my parents' copy of Aerial Ballet when I was younger.
Nilsson was a friend to The Beatles – he first met them at Abbey Road while they were making The White Album.
John Lennon produced Nilsson's album Pussy Cats in 1974, and the pair wrote together (Old Dirt Road, Mucho Mungo/Mt Elga). He loomed large in the Lost Weekend, and after Lennon's death campaigned for restrictions on hand gun ownership.
But more than all of that, he was a truly great singer, one that most people have never heard of (apart from Everybody's Talkin' and Without You). This is from his debut album, Pandemonium Shadow Show (1967):
Has anyone seen the new film about him, Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)? It hasn't come out yet here in the UK – I hope it does.
4.47pm
31 March 2008
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John and Paul in '68: Nilsson for president: http://fortheloveofharry.blogs…..-1968.html
8.42pm
19 September 2010
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Without You was a okay cover of a Amazing song for Badfinger, so That makes me somewhat dislike him
10.10pm
1 May 2010
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Wait the Nilsson Joe talks about is the Nilsson of "I can't live… if living is without you"???
wow.. interesting. That song is nice but it's the only I have heard of him. If he was John and Paul's favorite he must be good. I'll check it out.. thanks Joe!!
10.26pm
19 September 2010
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Here is Nilsson's version of Without You (which has the "I can't live… if living is without you" line)
And Here is the Badfinger original
11.47am
31 March 2008
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The same guy. He's often just known as Nilsson.
I prefer his cover of the Badfinger song over the original. He also did an album of Randy Newman songs, Nilsson Sings Newman, which is excellent.
You might also know this:
9.19pm
1 May 2010
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Of course I do!! Wow!! I thought he was a two-hit wonder!
Any albums to start? Aerial Ballet?? Thanks for the recommendation!
9.27pm
19 September 2010
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Yeah, any recommendations? Should We start with his first or with Aerial Ballet? Please help us!
12.38am
19 September 2010
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Joe said
Has anyone seen the new film about him, Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)? It hasn't come out yet here in the UK – I hope it does.
It is a few years old Joe. It was released on DVD earlier this fall. Also, What do Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks have to Do with him?
12.11pm
31 March 2008
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Aerial Ballet was where I started. It's still probably my favourite album of his, though I never know if it's because I heard it first. But yes, get hold of a copy and, if you don't like it, Nilsson's probably not for you.
Van Dyke Parks arranged the songs for the Popeye film soundtrack, which Nilsson wrote. It's not as good as I'd hoped.
That documentary was made a few years ago, but it's only now getting distributed. I think it had a very limited cinema run, but the DVD is getting more attention.
3.09pm
31 March 2008
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Just found this: Nilsson Sings Beatles playlist on YouTube. Some great stuff to listen to.
8.13pm
19 September 2010
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It also has some John Solo stuff I see
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