A few summers ago, at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, I caught a limited screening of Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him). It took a few years, but the documentary finally landed a DVD distribution deal and is available to stream digitally via Netflix. Nilsson fans, you need to see this.
More than any other contemporary pop group, the Beatles played an important role in the Nilsson story, both artistically and personally. The band practically launched the singer’s career, at a press conference in the mid-sixties, touting him as their favorite artist and Harry went on to develop a friendship with the band, later working with Lennon and Starr in the 70s. Check out the vox take on the Beatles, below.
MP3: Harry Nilsson :: Mother Nature’s Son
MP3: Harry Nilsson :: She’s Leaving Home
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Great stuff. One of the very best vocalists in all of popular music.
1 | DougoBlue November 18th, 2010 at 11:59 amYou leave the Beatle’s alone Harry!!
2 | Aidy November 18th, 2010 at 4:46 pmlong live harry
3 | theMike November 19th, 2010 at 3:25 amgreat documentary!
4 | brooke November 19th, 2010 at 9:14 pmWatched the doc last night. Great stuff. Someone should make a movie about the Long Weekend.
5 | Stephen November 20th, 2010 at 9:44 am*”Lost weekend” that is
6 | Stephen November 20th, 2010 at 9:45 amhave to confess, just seeing the name alone makes me want to sing “waaaaa waaaaa waa waa waaa waaa waaaa”. everybody’s talking at you including me.
7 | lesley November 21st, 2010 at 12:00 amWhoa, you missed the best one! His cover of “You Can’t Do That” From Pandemonium Shadow Show – he weaves little pieces of 20 Beatles songs into 2:21. Really great stuff.
8 | David M. November 30th, 2010 at 11:20 pm