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Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« on: September 02, 2014, 12:45:32 PM »
There are a fuckload of really good music documentaries on Netflix, and this is one of them.

Nilsson was a tortured genius pretty much from birth. He wrote some great songs, yet his two biggest hit records ("Everybody's Talkin'", "Without You") were written by other people.

It also doesn't hurt, from a personal standpoint, that I've loved his stuff since I was in 3rd or 4th grade and heard "Coconut" and watched "The Point" on TV.
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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM »
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.
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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2014, 06:48:47 PM »
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.

in 1941 a happy father had a son.
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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2014, 06:57:09 PM »
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.

in 1941 a happy father had a son.

You're breaking my heart, I'm falling apart, fuck you.
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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2014, 07:43:19 PM »
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2014, 06:57:09 PM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.

in 1941 a happy father had a son.

You're breaking my heart, I'm falling apart, fuck you.

The guy was fucking gifted.

I've just queued it up and it probably won't take any convincing to get the music historian / pianist that I married to watch it with me.
(seriously, anybody want to buy a piano? we've got 4 of them.)

Thanks Fork.
"Not throwing my hands up or my dress above my ears don't mean I ain't awestruck." -- Al Swearengen

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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2014, 01:01:30 AM »
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2014, 06:57:09 PM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.

in 1941 a happy father had a son.

You're breaking my heart, I'm falling apart, fuck you.

The guy was fucking gifted.

I've just queued it up and it probably won't take any convincing to get the music historian / pianist that I married to watch it with me.
(seriously, anybody want to buy a piano? we've got 4 of them.)

Thanks Fork.

What a coincidence: I'm one, too.

Oh, wait... pianist?  Sorry.  As you were.

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flannj

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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2014, 01:03:42 AM »
Quote from: Tonker on September 04, 2014, 01:01:30 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2014, 06:57:09 PM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.

in 1941 a happy father had a son.

You're breaking my heart, I'm falling apart, fuck you.

The guy was fucking gifted.

I've just queued it up and it probably won't take any convincing to get the music historian / pianist that I married to watch it with me.
(seriously, anybody want to buy a piano? we've got 4 of them.)

Thanks Fork.

What a coincidence: I'm one, too.

Oh, wait... pianist?  Sorry.  As you were.

[/Fork]

Just finished watching and I have to get up in a little over three hours.

It was worth it.
"Not throwing my hands up or my dress above my ears don't mean I ain't awestruck." -- Al Swearengen

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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2014, 11:08:25 AM »
Quote from: flannj on September 04, 2014, 01:03:42 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 04, 2014, 01:01:30 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2014, 06:57:09 PM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.

in 1941 a happy father had a son.

You're breaking my heart, I'm falling apart, fuck you.

The guy was fucking gifted.

I've just queued it up and it probably won't take any convincing to get the music historian / pianist that I married to watch it with me.
(seriously, anybody want to buy a piano? we've got 4 of them.)

Thanks Fork.

What a coincidence: I'm one, too.

Oh, wait... pianist?  Sorry.  As you were.

[/Fork]

Just finished watching and I have to get up in a little over three hours.

It was worth it.

Now watch the one on Big Star.
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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2014, 04:25:50 PM »
Quote from: Fork on September 04, 2014, 11:08:25 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 04, 2014, 01:03:42 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 04, 2014, 01:01:30 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2014, 06:57:09 PM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.

in 1941 a happy father had a son.

You're breaking my heart, I'm falling apart, fuck you.

The guy was fucking gifted.

I've just queued it up and it probably won't take any convincing to get the music historian / pianist that I married to watch it with me.
(seriously, anybody want to buy a piano? we've got 4 of them.)

Thanks Fork.

What a coincidence: I'm one, too.

Oh, wait... pianist?  Sorry.  As you were.

[/Fork]

Just finished watching and I have to get up in a little over three hours.

It was worth it.

Now watch the one on Big Star.

Seconded... but don't watch them back to back.  If you do and you still aren't too depressed to move, look up the Badfinger episode of 'Behind the Music' on YouTube.  That one will knock you out.

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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2014, 07:08:21 PM »

Since watching this, I've rediscovered what a fucking amazing album Aerial Ballet is.
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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2016, 11:54:27 PM »
Quote from: BigDrinky on September 04, 2014, 04:25:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 04, 2014, 11:08:25 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 04, 2014, 01:03:42 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 04, 2014, 01:01:30 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2014, 06:57:09 PM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.

in 1941 a happy father had a son.

You're breaking my heart, I'm falling apart, fuck you.

The guy was fucking gifted.

I've just queued it up and it probably won't take any convincing to get the music historian / pianist that I married to watch it with me.
(seriously, anybody want to buy a piano? we've got 4 of them.)

Thanks Fork.

What a coincidence: I'm one, too.

Oh, wait... pianist?  Sorry.  As you were.

[/Fork]

Just finished watching and I have to get up in a little over three hours.

It was worth it.

Now watch the one on Big Star.

Seconded... but don't watch them back to back.  If you do and you still aren't too depressed to move, look up the Badfinger episode of 'Behind the Music' on YouTube.  That one will knock you out.

Mrs. flannj and I just watched this.
I don't even know what to say, they got screwed over so badly.

I'm grinding my teeth I'm so pissed right now. What a fucking waste.
"Not throwing my hands up or my dress above my ears don't mean I ain't awestruck." -- Al Swearengen

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Re: Who Is Harry Nilsson?
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2016, 07:37:36 AM »
Quote from: flannj on March 05, 2016, 11:54:27 PM
Quote from: BigDrinky on September 04, 2014, 04:25:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 04, 2014, 11:08:25 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 04, 2014, 01:03:42 AM
Quote from: Tonker on September 04, 2014, 01:01:30 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 03, 2014, 06:57:09 PM
Quote from: flannj on September 03, 2014, 06:48:47 PM
Quote from: Bort on September 03, 2014, 03:20:53 PM
I'll check it out. Nillson is a phenomenal songwriter.

in 1941 a happy father had a son.

You're breaking my heart, I'm falling apart, fuck you.

The guy was fucking gifted.

I've just queued it up and it probably won't take any convincing to get the music historian / pianist that I married to watch it with me.
(seriously, anybody want to buy a piano? we've got 4 of them.)

Thanks Fork.

What a coincidence: I'm one, too.

Oh, wait... pianist?  Sorry.  As you were.

[/Fork]

Just finished watching and I have to get up in a little over three hours.

It was worth it.

Now watch the one on Big Star.

Seconded... but don't watch them back to back.  If you do and you still aren't too depressed to move, look up the Badfinger episode of 'Behind the Music' on YouTube.  That one will knock you out.

Mrs. flannj and I just watched this.
I don't even know what to say, they got screwed over so badly.

I'm grinding my teeth I'm so pissed right now. What a fucking waste.

Watch the documentary on Paul Williams. At least that one has a happy ending.
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