Harry Nilsson

On beautiful spring mornings such as this, when i wake up miraculously at 9:30 after going to bed at 6 am, i open my blinds and take in the sun as i try to recover from hang over hell. And the best remedy i've found is Harry Nilsson. Now i realize this post wont be appreciated by all, but eh...if you like feel good movies such as "You've Got Mail" you'll know a few of his wonderful tunes. Considering i dont see day light most of the time, this is when i mimic my fathers morning ritual as it makes me feel more responsible than i have been recently. This is when I generally listen to his music while running around the house with a cup of coffee pretending to be a functioning human being, following around my parents while we all sing along and take part in morning errands. mind you i do this while wearing pink pajamas an oversized robe, slippers, and carrying the new york times folded up under my arm (best of all... pretending like im actually going to read it...pft).

Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist, and guitarist who achieved the height of his fame during the 1960s and 1970s. For most of his recordings, he did not use his first name, and was credited only as Nilsson.

Despite some significant critical and commercial successes, including two Grammy Awards and two Top 10 singles, Nilsson's tendency to make broad stylistic jumps from one record to the next – coupled with his generally iconoclastic decision-making – kept him from fully capitalizing on his career. Among Nilsson's best-known recordings are "Without You", "Jump into the Fire", "Everybody's Talkin'" (theme from the movie Midnight Cowboy) and "Coconut".

oh and best of all

Nilsson was born in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York in 1941. His paternal grandparents were Swedish circus performers, especially known for their "aerial ballet"







you'd remember that last one from the bathtub scene in "Rules of Attraction".