Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes cred… Read Full Bio ↴Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, a return to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. Nilsson was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists to achieve significant commercial success without performing major public concerts or touring regularly.

Born in Brooklyn, Nilsson moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to escape his family's poor financial situation. While working as a computer programmer at a bank, he grew interested in musical composition and close-harmony singing and was successful in having some of his songs recorded by various artists, such as the Monkees. In 1967, he debuted on RCA Victor with the LP Pandemonium Shadow Show, followed by a variety of releases that included a collaboration with Randy Newman (Nilsson Sings Newman, 1970) and the original children's story The Point! (1971).

He created the first remix album, Aerial Pandemonium Ballet, in 1971, and recorded the first mashup song ("You Can't Do That") in 1967. His most commercially successful album, Nilsson Schmilsson (1971), produced the international top 10 singles "Without You" and "Coconut". His other top 10 hit, "Everybody's Talkin'" (1968), was featured prominently in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy. A version of Nilsson's "One," released by Three Dog Night in 1969, also reached the U.S. top 10.

During a 1968 press conference, The Beatles were asked what their favorite American group was and answered "Nilsson." Sometimes called "the American Beatle," he soon formed close friendships with John Lennon and Ringo Starr, joining them in the Hollywood Vampires drinking club. He and Lennon produced one collaborative album, Pussy Cats (1974). After 1977, Nilsson left RCA, and his record output diminished. In response to Lennon's 1980 murder, he took a hiatus from the music industry to campaign for gun control. For the rest of his life, he recorded only sporadically. In 1994, Nilsson died of a heart attack while in the midst of recording what became his last album, Losst and Founnd (2019).

The craft of Nilsson's songs and the defiant attitude he projected remain touchstones for later generations of indie rock musicians. Nilsson was voted No. 62 in Rolling Stone's 2015 list of the "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time," where he was described as "a pioneer of the Los Angeles studio sound" and "a crucial bridge" between 1960s psychedelia and the 1970s singer-songwriter era. The RIAA certified Nilsson Schmilsson and Son of Schmilsson (1972) as gold records, indicating over 500,000 units sold each. He earned two Grammy Awards (for "Everybody's Talkin'" and "Without You").

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Discography
Spotlight on Nilsson (1966)
Pandemonium Shadow Show (1967)
Aerial Ballet (1968)
Skidoo (1968) (soundtrack)
Harry (1969)
Nilsson Sings Newman (1970)
The Point! (1970) (studio album and soundtrack)
Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Son of Schmilsson (1972)
A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (1973)
Son of Dracula (1974) (soundtrack)
Pussy Cats (1974)
Duit on Mon Dei (1975)
Sandman (1976)
...That's the Way It Is (1976)
Knnillssonn (1977)
Flash Harry (1980)
Popeye (1980) (soundtrack)
Losst and Founnd (2019)

Ain't It Kinda Wonderful
Harry Nilsson Lyrics

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Ain't it kinda wonderful?
Ain't it kinda fun?
Ain't it kinda chilling
When you know that you are thrilling him
And he is filling you
With all the dreams that you had ever hoped would come true
Boo-boo-boo-poo

Ain't it kinda marvelous?
Don'tcha think it's swell?
When you find the perfect lover
Who adores you so much more
Than any other man you wanted
And it's true
It's not a dream at all
The only thing he wants is you

Ain't it kinda marvelous?
Aw, don'tcha think it's swell?
When you find the perfect lover
Who adores you so much more
Than any other man you wanted
And it's true

It's not a dream at all
The only thing he wants is you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Harry Nilsson's "Ain't It Kinda Wonderful" are about the joy and wonder of being in a loving relationship with someone who adores you. The song is a celebration of finding the perfect partner who fulfills all of your hopes and dreams. The lyrics reflect the feeling of being thrilled and fulfilled by the person you love, and the sense that your love is reciprocated.

The opening lines express the excitement and wonder of being in love: "Ain't it kinda wonderful? Ain't it kinda fun?" The next line, "Ain't it kinda chilling," suggests that the love being shared is so special and intense that it's almost scary. The next segment of the lyrics emphasizes the mutual joy and fulfillment that comes from being in love: "When you know that you are thrilling him, and he is filling you with all the dreams that you had ever hoped would come true."

Ain't It Kinda WonderfulHarry Nilsson Lyrics

Ain't It Kinda Wonderful
Harry Nilsson Lyrics