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").
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nilsson
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)
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").
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nilsson
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)
This Could Be the Night
Harry Nilsson Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'This Could Be the Night' by these artists:
Bart The Bedazzled All of these nights that we've been a dating All of…
Bart & The Bedazzled All of these nights that we've been a dating All of…
Half Japanese This could be the night. This could be everything we ever…
Loverboy Ask any girl, in this lonely world Ask any girl, she'll…
spector phil All of these nights that we've been a dating All of…
The Modern Folk Quartet All of these nights that we've been a dating All of…
Yamashita Tatsuro All of these nights That we've been a-datin' All of these ni…
Zo! Ask any girl in this lonely world Ask any girl, she'll…
Zo! feat. Eric Roberson Darien Brockington & Phonte Ask any girl in this lonely world Ask any girl, she'll…
山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita] All of these nights That we've been a-datin' All of these ni…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Harry Nilsson:
1941 Well in 1941 a happy father had a son And by…
1941 (Live on BBC's When he was young, he sang in the band and…
A Love Like Yours I broke your heart and I made you blue Instead of…
A Thousand Miles Away Miller-Sheppard You're a thousand miles away-ay Bu-u-t I…
Ain't It Kinda Wonderful Ain't it kinda wonderful? Ain't it kinda fun? Ain't it kin…
All I Think About Is You How can I run away from darkness at the close…
All My Life Oh Lord What is it? I'm full of it tonight Right Well,…
Always Ill be loving you always With a love thats true always. When…
Ambush The lamp that lights the way Is a light from yesterday The…
Are You Sleeping Are you sleeping? Can you hear me? Do you know if…
As I Wander Lonely Clear air and sparkling city Crisp cloud lines crystal pret…
As Time Goes By You must remember this A kiss is still a kiss A sigh…
At My Front Door Long ago, far away, Excuse me. Crazy little momma come a k…
Bath I'm leaving here this morning but I don't know where…
Beehive State "Since you're the delegate from Kansas Will you kindly take…
Best Friend People let me tell you 'bout my best friend He's a…
Black Sails Black sails in the moonlight Black patch on your eye You shi…
Blanket for a Sail Way out on the ocean Far beyond the seven seas There's a…
Blow Me Down In the mornin' air There's so much to bear Blow me down It'…
Campo de Encino It was take 54, When she walked through the door With…
Caroline Caroline, please be mine You're my kind of girl Caroline, pl…
City Life Well I'm down and I'm out and I've had it…
Coconut Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime His…
Cowboy Cold gray buildings where a hill should be Steel and concret…
Cuddly Toy You're not the only cuddly toy That was ever enjoyed By any…
Daddy's Song Years ago, I knew a man, He was my mother's biggest…
Daybreak Here comes the daylight, it's makin' me sad Here comes the…
Daylight Daylight has caught me, Can't go nowhere If it wasn't for th…
Daylight Has Caught Me Daylight has caught me, Can't go nowhere If it wasn't for …
Dayton Ohio 1903 Sing a song of long ago When things were green and…
Don In the wintertime Keep your feet warm But keep your clothes …
Don't Leave Me The willow weeps And having wept Can weep no more…
Don’t Forget Me In the wintertime Keep your feet warm But keep your clothe…
Don’t Leave Me The willow weeps And having wept Can weep no more…
Down Down To the bottom Hello Is there anybody else here? It's c…
Down by the Sea Down by the sea That's where we wanted to be With nothing…
Driving Along Driving along You can see all the people Who seem to have…
Driving Along (Demo) Driving along you can see all the people Who seem to…
Driving Along (Remastered) Driving along You can see all the people Who seem to have…
Early in the Morning Early in the morning and I can't do right Had a…
Easier For Me Nobody loved her, it was easy to see That made it…
Everybody Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're sayin…
Everybody's Talkin Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're saying…
Everybody's Talkin' Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word they're sayin'…
Everybody's Talkin' (From Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're saying…
Everybody's Talkin' At Me Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word they're sayin'…
Everybody's Talking I don't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of…
Everybodys Talkin Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word they're sayin'…
Everybodys Talking at Me I don't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of…
Everybody’s Talkin’ Everybody's talkin' at me I don't hear a word they're sayin'…
Everything Is Food Everything is food, two three Everything is food, food, foo…
Everything's Got 'Em This is the town and these are the people This is…
Fairfax Rag Martin Do you have to look away when you pass by…
For Me and My Gal The bells are ringing for me and my gal. The birds…
Freckles Freckles was his name He always used to get the blame For…
Girlfriend People, let me tell about the girlfriend She's a warm-hearte…
Goin' Down Nilsson Goin' down Deeper than the deepest ocean Deeper…
Good for God Our Father Who art in Heaven Eh The other day a friend…
Good Old Desk Oowah oowah ah ah ah-ah oowah oowah ah My old desk…
Gotta Get Up Gotta get up, gotta get out Gotta get home before the…
He Needs Me This is page 97, Bob We're uh, hopin' Eil' will fall…
Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today Here's why I did not go to work today Thursday's such…
Home Nilsson Home is where you come from Home is what you're …
How About When a girl meets boy Life can be a joy But the…
How About You How can I run away from darkness at the close…
How Can I Be Sure of You The other day a friend of mine said He said, the…
How to Write a Song How to write a song How to write a song How to…
I One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do Two can…
I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City I say goodbye to all my sorrows And by tomorrow I'll…
I Need You Some nights I go to sleep without you The river's far…
I Never Thought I'd Get This Lonely I never thought I'd get this lonely I never thought I'd…
I Never Thought Id Get This Lonely I never thought I'd get this lonely I never thought I'd…
I Said Goodbye to Me I said goodbye to me, I looked in the mirror, Then I…
I Will Take You There If only I could find a place Where smiling strangers knew…
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Adams-Hough-Howard-Orlob You have loved lots of girls in …
I'd Rather Be Dead I'd rather be dead, I'd rather be dead I'd rather be…
I'll Be Home I'll be home I'll be home When your nights are troubled And …
I'll Never Leave You Some nights I go to sleep without you The river's far…
I'll Take a Tango Deep down in my soul I hate rock and roll And…
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows I'm always chasing rainbows Watching clouds drifting by My s…
I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I'm Popeye the Sailor Man, I'm Popeye the Sailor Man.…
i’m always chasing rainbows I'm always chasing rainbows Watching clouds drifting by My s…
Intro Oh, do trust me, count down, you've chosen the best,…
Isolation People say we got it made Don't they know we're so…
It Had To Be You It had to be you, it had to be you. I…
It's a Jungle out There Nilsson One day Tarzan said to Jane while they were walki…
It's Been so Long It's been so long, it's been so long It's been so…
It's Only a Paper Moon Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea B…
It’s Been So Long It's been so long, it's been so long It's been so…
It’s Only a Paper Moon Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But…
Ill Take A Tango Deep down in my soul I hate rock and roll And…
I’d Rather Be Dead I'd rather be dead, I'd rather be dead I'd rather be…
I’ll Be Home I'll be home I'll be home When your nights are troubled And …
I’ll Never Leave You Some nights I go to sleep without you The river's far…
I’ll Take a Tango Deep down in my soul I hate rock and roll And…
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows I'm always chasing rainbows Watching clouds drifting by My…
Jesus Christ You're Tall Jesus I said Jesus I said Jesus Christ you're tall I…
Jesus Christ Youre Tall Jesus I said Jesus I said Jesus Christ you're tall I…
Joy The other day, I met a girl named Joy She said,…
Jump into the Fire You can climb a mountain, you can swim the sea You…
Jump Into the Fire (Alternate Version) You can climb a mountain You can swim the sea You can…
Jump Into The Fire {long version!} You can climb a mountain, you can swim the sea You…
Just One Look Just one look that's all it took, yeah Just one look…
Kojak Columbo Well, it's a little late for Christmas But have one anyway A…
Laughin' Man Nilsson They call him the laughin' man with the laughin' …
Lazy Moon You must remember this A kiss is still a kiss A sigh's…
Lean on Me Lean on me, Lean on me You're the wind and I'm…
Let the Good Times Roll C'mon baby, let the good times roll C'mon baby, let me…
Life Line Down To the bottom Hello Is there anybody else here? It's co…
Lifeline Down To the bottom Hello Is there anybody else here? It'…
Little Cowboy Little fellow you're so tired You can hardly lift your head …
Livin' Without You The milk truck hauls the sun up And the paper hits…
Living Without You The milk truck hauls the sun up The paper hits the…
Loop De Loop Here we go loop de loop Here we go loop de…
Love Story I like your mother I like your brother I like you And you…
Love Stóry Newman I like your brother and I like your mother I like…
Lullaby in Ragtime Won't you play the music so the cradle can rock To…
Make Believe We could make believe I love you, Only make believe that…
Makin' Whoopee Another bride, another June Another sunny honeymoon Another …
Makin’ Whoopee! Another bride, another June Another sunny honeymoon Anothe…
Many Rivers to Cross Many rivers to cross But I just can't seem to…
Marchin' Down Broadway Nilsson When we go marchin' down Broadway again Represen…
Maybe When it thunders outside my window I shudder to think you…
Me Nobody loved her, it was easy to see That made it…
Me & My Arrow Me and my arrow Straighter than narrow Wherever we go, every…
Miss Butter's Lament Waiting around for the first breath of spring Nobody else s…
miss butter’s lament Waiting around for the first breath of spring Nobody else se…
Moonshine Bandit Kortchmar-Nilsson Taking from the rich of spirit Giving …
Mornin' Glory Story She wakes up, she finds herself sleeping in a doorway Wonder…
Mother Nature's Son Born a poor young country boy, Mother Nature's son All day…
Mother Nature’s Son Born a poor young country boy, Mother Nature's son All day…
Mournin' Glory Story She wakes up, she finds herself sleeping in a doorway Wonder…
Mournin’ Glory Story She wakes up, she finds herself sleeping in a doorway Wonde…
Mr Bojangles I knew a man, Bojangles, And he'd dance for you In worn out…
Mr Richland's Favorite Song When he was young, he sang in the band and…
Mr. Bojangles I knew a man, Bojangles, And he'd dance for you In worn out…
Mr. Richland When he was young, he sang in the band and…
Mucho Mungo / Mt. Elga Mucho Mungo, sweet thing Sweetest little thing I've ever see…
Mucho Mungo%01Mt. Elga Mucho Mungo, sweet thing Sweetest little thing I've ever se…
Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga Mucho Mungo, sweet thing Sweetest little thing I've ever see…
Nevertheless I knew the time had to come When I'd be held…
Nobody Cares About The Railroad Anymore When we got married back in 1944 We'd board that Silverliner…
Nobody Cares About the Railroads Anymore When we got married back in 1944 We'd board that Silverline…
Old Bones I just can't wait to get to old bones I said…
Old Dirt Road Nilsson-Lennon Ain't no people on the old dirt road No m…
Old Forgotten Soldier Reaching for a butterfly Old soldiers never die And the gu…
One One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do Two can…
Open Your Window Open your window and take a deep sigh Think about letting…
Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
P.O.V. Waltz And suddenly The strangest things are happening I hope it's …
Perfect Day It's the perfect way To end a perfect day It's the perfect…
Poli High Poli-high, Poli-Technic, Poli-Technically High, Poli-high, …
Pretty Soon There'll Be Nothing Left for Everybody Nilsson Pretty soon there'll be nothing left for everybod…
Puget Sound Nilsson In a cardboard town in Puget Sound A crackerjack…
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distantthunder
Hello, good evening, everyone.. this song, among so many others, brings me back sweet memories. Nilsson's works for me were all really something..I miss his music so bad...RIP...mr Nilsson...
john scialfa
Agree
CLARK THE SHARK SHOW
I had the pleasure of meeting Harry , he was super rude to me,..and then he tried to run over my brother in the parking lot of the market at Beverly glen and santa monica,.. 1992,.. i love his music and miss him each day more n more,..
J Ciner
A lot of people really hate Harry's later work for some reason, but I really enjoy this. It's very sweet.
Brandon Breitkreuz
@Ian Salyer my bad’ that’s right
Geeeee8
@Daniel Van Auken strong strong diagre
Brandon Breitkreuz
Knnillssson is an awesome album!! (1978) I love it
Daniel Van Auken
The song was originally sent to Phil Spector whom produced it for the group The Modern Folk Quartet. Subsequently, Spector ruined the tune (depending on your tastes of course) with Spector's one-trick-pony "wall of sound" production.
Mick Brown writes about Nilsson's tune in his Spector bio "Tearing Down The Wall of Sound" and I quote "...Spector's production sounded as if it had been recorded in a school gymnasium--a vibrantly echoing melange of chiming guitars, bells and exuberant, sunny harmonies. It could-oh, the irony!--almost have been a Beach Boy's record. Brian Wilson happened to visit God Star [recording studios] as the song was being completed."
Michael Gaedt
It's not a "later" work by Harry, he wrote it in 1966 for Brian Wilson. Harry's own version is so much better though-full lyrics.
CLARK THE SHARK SHOW
I Love this !! Quite a bit of a "The Beach Boys Love You" vibe here,..from harry ,..in his final days and hours,..