There was no denying that, by 1975, popular music was undergoing another change. The advances of the late 1960s had sunk in, and rock had already gotten over the Beatles by introducing bands like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Foghat. The second wave of hard rockers were honing their chops in 1975, and names like Aerosmith, Boston and Van Halen were waiting in the wings. But the pop charts were showing a different shade: black. Black artists had always been a part of pop music, of course: names like Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Diana [...]
mp3: harry nilsson - the game today nintendo updated the nintendo channel and gave us a feature i've been waiting on since day 1... records. i am obsessed with records. records of what i have been doing in particular. my reverence of last.fm has been well documented and it is for this very reason... i would gladly pay a monthly fee just for someone to keep track of what i've been listening to. (they do other stuff too and paying's optional. it really is great). last year i kept a spreadsheet tracking what [...]
Williams plays a brand of pop music that is hard to categorize—his melodies are the crux of the songs, but the subtle augmented instrumentation and the soaring guitars are what sets him apart from contemporaries. The pop comparisons to Nilsson and Clifford Ward can definitely be heard in Williams' songwriting and it excites me that Los Angeles has someone that is playing a modern twist on these kinds of tunes on a regular basis.
This month's list consists of fourteen songs that clock at about two minutes or less...nuggets of ear-delicious goodness ranging from TV and theme park themes to monologues to mellow album closers. Enjoy! 57.5 BARS by Call Florence Pow I'd like to nominate this song as the theme song for this month's playlist theme. I found this song years ago. I don't remember how I found about these guys, but it's most self-explantory 1:41 of power pop you'll ever find. The lyrics are about as straight-forward as you can get [...]
In a bit of a rush to get this done. Haven't been too productive on the music hunting front this past week so I'll dish out some of the stuff that's been in the reserves pile for quite a while. Commence laziness! You may recognise this Bunny Sigler tune from In Flagranti's A Decade Of Hero Worship, or you may recognise it simply as an awesome classic disco tune. A lengthy party party jam, stacks and loads and piles of fun. Great album, too. Bunny Sigler - Let Me Party With You (Party Party [...]
Harry Nilsson : Coconut [ purchase ] OK. Let's get this produce party started. This strange little ditty caught my ears the first time I heard it, and it hasn't let go all these years later. And I have no idea why. The song consists of just a few lines of lyrics, sung over and over, with only slight variations. It's almost simple minded. The production is weird, even for the 1970s. And the groove is fun, but it never goes anywhere. So call this a guilty pleasure, I [...]
Harry is a male given name, the Middle English form of Henry. It is of Old German origin and is sometimes used as a diminutive form of Harold; its meaning being "home ruler." Today on EAR FARM, we're going to take a look at some of the greatest -nay, the 10 "greatest"- home rulers (Harrys) in the history of music. Next up will be Music's 10 Greatest Toms and Dicks, but first: Music's 10 Greatest Harrys... 10. Harry McClintock [...]
So, I have a bit of a confession in regard to our 'break' last week—it really wasn't a vacation at all as was insinuated by the vacation graphic that was posted, all tall frosty one and teal ocean water. In fact, Business Week Magazine framed an article (no joke) on why we were absent from TVD HQ last week: "On a Tuesday night in late July, Jon Meyers, 42, got the call every child with an elderly parent dreads. His 84-year-old mother, Ruth, who suffers from dementia, had fallen in her kitchen and was [...]
In 1973, John Lennon embarked on his "lost weekend" —an 18-month-long period of separation from Yoko Ono. During the oft-drunken and drug-fueled "weekend," Lennon became involved with his assistant May Fung Yee Pang at the request of Ono. One of Pang's musical contributions was renting a beach house in Santa Monica for Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, Harry Nilsson and Lennon so that the musicians could live under the same roof together and get to the studio on time, no matter how intoxicated they were. The project was Nilsson's Pussy Cats [...]
I'm behind on posting playlists (surprise surprise) so I thought I'd hit you with two in one post, along with oodles of mp3s. The June 29 show was guest DJ-ed by Jon Rogers (it was a Harry Nilsson-ish show to promote the Harry Nilsson tribute at Mercy Lounge) and the July 6 show was hosted by D. Patrick Rodgers of the Nashville Cream, who curated last Monday's 8 off 8th. You have until tonight to listen to an archive of last week's show, and remember you can always click the icon at the top of the right-hand column to listen [...]
"The Courtship Of Eddie's Father" IMDB & Wiki "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" Promo.mov "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" Promo.m4v The show's theme song, "Best Friend", was written and performed by Harry Nilsson .
Nilsson does Kovacs . Harry Nilsson- "Coconut" BBC 1971.mov More Harry Nilsson on Bedazzled! Harry Nilsson "Without Her" (Video) Harry Nilsson on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Harry Nilsson "Popeye" Demos Did Somebody Drop His Mouse Coconut (Demo) or just go here.
Here's the first 10 minutes or so of a very interesting "Lost" Harry Nilsson Documentary called "Did Somebody Drop His Mouse? " about the making of "Son Of Schmillson" . There's alot of info about the film here . It's just stars after stars after stars: Ringo, Peter Frampton, that guy who plays percussion for Elton John and many more... Harry Nilsson "Did Somebody Drop His Mouse".mov Harry Nilsson "Did Somebody Drop His Mouse".m4v
Harry channels "The Ghost". Harry Nilsson On "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir".mov Harry Nilsson On "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir".m4v More Harry Nilsson on Bedazzled.tv
Amazing video of Harry singing and playing the piano including a little bit of duetting with Tom (or is that Dick?). Harry Nilsson on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Harry Nilsson on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.mov Harry Nilsson on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.m4v Buy "Personal Best" by Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson's demos for his soundtrack to Robert Altman's "Popeye" I Yam What I Yam [Demo-Version].mp3 If you like that you can download the whole thing as a zip. Harry Nilsson "Popeye" Demos.zip
Harry & Otto Preminger visit with Hef to promote "Skidoo" . Harry sings (with the house band) "Good Old Desk" & "Together" and tries to sing the credits from "Skidoo". Harry Nilsson On "Playboy After Dark".mov Harry Nilsson On "Playboy After Dark".m4v
Harry Nilsson "1941".mov Solo & Live from his early 70's BBC Special
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Bedazzled!![Harry Nilsson - Without Her [TV Broadcast 1969] Live](http://cdn.elbo.ws/youtube/S8QHh93Ay6U_130.jpg)
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