
For the next 24 hours or so, we're under blizzard conditions. 10" of fresh blowin' snow already down with another 10" on the way. Where's global warming when ya need it? Oh well, plenty of stuff to do inside. Hope everyone out there is safe, warm and happy.
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Son of Schmilsson was released in 1972, while its predecessor was still in the charts. Besides the problem of competing with himself, Nilsson's decision to give free rein to his bawdiness and bluntness on this release alienated some of his earlier, more conservative fan base. With lyrics like "I sang my balls off for you, baby", "Roll the world over / And give her a kiss and a feel", and the notorious "You're breaking my heart / You're tearing it apart / So fuck you", Nilsson had traveled far afield from his earlier work. Still, the album did well, and the single "Spaceman" was a Top 40 hit. However, the follow-up single "Remember (Christmas)" stalled at #53. A third single, the tongue-in-cheek C&W send up "Joy", was issued on RCA's country imprint Green and credited to Buck Earle, but it failed to chart.
Love those lyrics!!!!