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Harry Nilsson... really great and this song is perfect - just blew away those tiny bits of sleep stuck to my eyelids (usually make me look like a zombie ‘til noon).

Sorry, I can't listen to music proferred by scary clowns...

So, now that you've finally roused yourself - remember why you wanted to sleep in in the first place?

Love Harry! Great, unorthodox songwriter - always did it his own way!

I'm with Mark. C'mon, David, I already have abnormal sleep patterns, are you trying to turn me into a complete insomniac?! :P

too late for me!

I am so tired ... I wish I had taken your advice. But I have M to look forward to this afternoon. :)

Nice pic, btw.

Those two songs remind me that I know woefully little about Nilsson...

same as niki said.

Nilsson sings Newman....

Trust me...

Holy Crap, I just realized how I've neglected this post sorry!

You might remember this from the movie Midnight Cowboy.

There's also this one from the movie Goodfellows:

There are many, many more great tunes from this guy. John Lennon loved him so much he was considered the 5th Beatle.

All these examples go to show you what I mean about how all over the board this guy was. The fact that he would never stick to a distinct style was actually his downfall with the public. Every album he did was very different from the previous.

He unfortunately died almost penniless after a finacial advisor he trusted stole every cent he had. In 1994 at the age of 54 he had to convince the record companies to allow him to do a "best of" album to help him pay for some medical bills that were piling up. The night it was completed he died of a heart attack.

You know Dach, those last two are very nostalgic for me. They were big radio hits the summer I was 17. We were working the local tobacco fields sweatin' and chopin' and lathin' and waitin' for Harry on the radio all day long in the hot sun. SMACK! If you weren't lookin', you'd get nailed in the side of the head with a big fat juicy tobacco worm! The evenings were for stockin' up the car with a case of little kings and other, more electric tunes. But Harry was the day's delight and remains, for me, an icon of that age. Thanks Harry!!

No retrospective on this guy would be complete without this emotional holiday classic (seriously, this time)

Where did you grow up, N.Carolina? Kentucky? did you tell me this already, I'm very forgetful.

Close. Ohio. Back then, they still grew the stuff 'round here. Not now. No worries about the memory, it's the weekend.

Your post has proven so popular Dach,it's great to know so many people are interested in Nilsson! Here's a Harry fact. As creative a genius as he was, the song he is most known for was not penned by him.

Would you believe -Badfinger! (nice vid, by the way - liked that a lot!)

Really!! The Stalker song's not his? It's not his (I just checked allmusic, I had to see for myself) but neither is "Everybody's Talking" thats by Fred Neil. Huh!!

David, are there bats in your belfry? 'Cos I'm seeing some wing-type shadows on that face. You're not hanging upside down from the rafters are you? Do you have the overwhelming urge to listen to Nilsson's "Daybreak"? ;)

What are you saying Daybreak is a good song, I think I'm lost?

I am a wee bit batty tho,

Please I need some mo explanations sister!

Batty is good. Bloodsucking, mmm, could come in handy when one has suffered a snake bite!

Daybreak is from "Son of Dracula"

Here comes the daylight It's makin' me sad Here comes the sunlight Makin' me sad Had a good time last night Best I ever had Here come the sunshine That's makin' me sad So sad, so sad, so sad, so sad

Here come the daybreak It's bringin' me pain It's causin' me heartache I wish it would rain Had a good time last night Just me and my friends But here come the daylight And now it's the end Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no

I think that whole album concerns his predilections to the white powder. In a round about way, or at least that's the way I always saw it?

Sounds like your a Harry fan ? how's your belfry doing this friday night?

I'm not as closely acquainted with him as you are, but I am a fan. Pretty amazing array of work.

My belfry is doing well, thanks, albeit after a bumpy day. I'm filling up on a little blood o' the bull, if you get my meaning!

Enjoy, I'm hoping that was an alcoholic bull! preferrably Russian or Swedish or Finnish?

Don't get me wrong, I love my Absolut ... but red wine is the specialty of the house tonight. Cheers!

Good, Red Bull and Vodka is plain nasty

ugh, with a capital N :P

Harry Nilsson is a great musician indeed. It's funny you should mention him because not long ago a friend of mine mentioned to me something about a documentary about Harry Nilsson. Its apt title: "Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) - imdb entry here

If you scroll up through the comments you'll see the trailer I posted for it.

Sorry, I'm catching on my trusted Moggers' post and didn't have to click "play" on the trailer. Quite cool, actually!

I understand that!