Harry Nilsson- The Point

alobar

I don't know if any of you have seen this animation movie, but it has been a favorite of mine for years. As the legend goes, Nilsson took LSD for the first (and only) time one morning, went for a walk and ended up writing the whole thing along the way.

Here's one of Nilsson's best songs from the movie, "The Point."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrLzX_L9Qko&mode=related&search=


If you're a Beatles fan, I definitely recommend this......Ringo Starr narrates the movie and Nilsson was a good friend of Lennon's.

pickupyourwill

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Music For Rhinos

love harry nilsson! i have 'nilsson schmilsson'. coconut is on there. another great one is early in the morning and the last song, i'll never leave you.

blacknapkins

I watched The Point when it originally aired on ABC in 1971. I remember it being kind of a tv event and my whole family sat down to watch it. The Beatles tie-in (the fact that Harry Nilsson was a pal of John Lennon,) was part of our motivation, but we also used to listen to an album called Nilsson Sings Newman (Randy Newman) a lot and were familiar with Harry Nilsson because of it. In fact, I still have it and played it recently. It's an exceptional album. Thanks for the link to the YouTube video. I think I'll pass it along to the rest of my family.

alobar

blacknapkins wrote:

I watched The Point when it originally aired on ABC in 1971. I remember it being kind of a tv event and my whole family sat down to watch it. The Beatles tie-in (the fact that Harry Nilsson was a pal of John Lennon,) was part of our motivation, but we also used to listen to an album called Nilsson Sings Newman (Randy Newman) a lot and were familiar with Harry Nilsson because of it. In fact, I still have it and played it recently. It's an exceptional album. Thanks for the link to the YouTube video. I think I'll pass it along to the rest of my family.

I've been meaning to pick up the Nilsson Sings Newman album.....so far I have The Point and also a 3 disc Legendary compilation that has tons of stuff from Pussy Cats, Nilsson Schmilsson, A Little Touch of Schmilsson in The Night and more. Nilsson is a gifted songwriter.