On the life and afterlife of harry nilssons fabulous animated feature. All tracks composed by harry nilsson, except where noted. The entire story of the point in 7 chapters as narrated and sung by harry nilsson. Nilsson was impressed by newmans talents and his next album was nilsson sings newman, ten covers of songs by newman, with newman on piano and nilsson doing vocals. All of the music is fantastic, its a magical story. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. He was living with second wife diane they had just gotten married on december.
With ringo starr, dustin hoffman, paul frees, lennie weinrib. A missing element in harry nilssons catalog is an excellent doubledisc retrospective. The point follows the travails of a rather hapless roundheaded boy named oblio, who cant seem to get over in a land of pointed people and things. Chapter 2 youtube best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration. There was a huge thorny barrier with a small sign at its base which. Harry nilsson narration, songwriter, vocals, production, carol kaye bass, steve lafever bass, armand kaproff cello, edgar lustgarten cello, michel rubini clavinet, organ, piano, george tipton arranger. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Flash harry, his album debut on that label, released under the full name harry nilsson, would not be a successful comeback effort. The idea for the point came to cult singersongwriter harry nilsson during an acid trip and inspired both a concept album and the first primetime featurelength animated special to be televised in the u. Sit beside the breakfast table, think about your troubles pour yourself a cup of tea and think about the bubbles. The little red fishing knot book by harry nilsson dicks. I watched an interesting movie about the life and times of harry nilsson who is harry nilsson and why is everyone talking about him based on this i bought this very nicely priced 3cd set that originated with sony poland. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by fred wolf, which aired a few weeks after the albums release. The first disc concentrates on his 60s work, chronicling the rise of nilsson the maverick interpreter and songwriter.
Animated by fred wolf, it tells the story of a young boy named oblio who is banished from the uberconformist pointed village for the. Its animation style accentuates a childs simple, but sometimes confused point of view. The sound is excellent but there are no sleeve notes. He won grammy awards for best contemporary male vocal performance for everybodys talkin 1970 and without you 1973, also his two biggest hits although both the aforementioned songs were. Originally released in 1971, the lp came with a comic book see below the videos and soon thereafter was turned into a full length movie. The included comic printing is not quite as crisp as the original, but it is included and thats pretty cool. Harry nilsson the pointed man narration lyrics genius. Harry nilsson biography the official harry nilsson site. Not rated 1h 14min animation, adventure, family 1 january 1972 uk a father tells his son a bedtime story about young oblio mike lookinland, who believes that having no point in the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things, still has a point. He had three topten hits everybodys talkin, without you.
Although harry nilsson is gone, he is anything but forgotten, with his phenomenal musical legacy continuing to delight, move and entertain millions of people around the world every day. Harry edward nilsson iii june 15, 1941 january 15, 1994, known professionally as nilsson, was an american singersongwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. Harry is the fourth studio album by harry nilsson, released august 1969 on rca. After defeating the evil counts son in a competitive game, the angry count demands that the king banish oblio and his dog arrow to the pointless forest. Directed by academy awardwinner fred wolf, the point tells the story of oblio, a roundheaded boy living in the land of point, where everything and everybody has one. Narrated by ringo starr, harry nilsson s the point gets digital release 50 years after harry nilsson s concept album about a roundheaded boy from a land of pointy heads, his son kiefo and actor. Harry nilsson covered feet, easier for me, over the rainbow, so you think youve got troubles and other songs. At the beginning of the 1970s, harry nilsson born 75 years ago, on june 15, 1941 was enjoying the likely peak of his successful recording career. Thats precisely what the 20 compilation essential harry nilsson provides. The real guiding force here is fullgrown rascal harry nilsson, who not only wrote the story and songs that comprise this madefortv cartoon, but recorded, produced, and even narrated them as well.
Harry edward nilsson iii born june 15, 1941 in brooklyn, new york died january 15, 1994, usually credited as simply nilsson, was an american singersongwriter with a three octave vocal range. In 2000, bmg released a combined cd of harry and nilsson sings newman. A year before harry nilsson achieved commercial success with 1971s nilsson schmilsson, the late singersongwriter released the point. Jul 30, 20 harry nilsson was both one of the most famous singersongwriters of the nineteenseventies and one of the most obscure. I think the point is a great storyexcuse to present songs, ostensibly for children but you know who you are out there. Twentysix years have passed since singersongwriter harry nilsson died at the age of 52. Between 1997 and 2010 he was a member of the swedish academy for childrens books. Harry nilsson originally did at my front door, easier for me, so you think youve got troubles, feet and other songs. All time greatest hits by harry nilsson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The real guiding force here is fullgrown rascal harry nilsson, who not only wrote the story and songs that comprise this madefortv cartoon, but recorded. He has written over 30 novels, novellas, and childrens books, and his. Hand musical group johnny society musical group low cut connie musical group mommyheads. Harry nilsson the essential harry nilsson on tcm shop. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by fred wolf, which aired a few weeks after the albums release in early february 1971 on the abctv network.
Harry nilsson lyrics 178 song lyrics sorted by album, including rock around the clock, without you, everybodys talkin. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, returns to the great american songbook, and fusions of caribbean sounds. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from harry nilsson. May 14, 2018 as a little girl in the 1980s, one of my favorite movies was the weird and wild animated adaptation of harry nilssons folk rock concept album the point i had a well worn vhs copy that my mother had recorded off of the tv when she saw they were airing one of her favorites from the 70s. A missing element in harry nilsson s catalog is an excellent doubledisc retrospective. Includes songs from nilssonschmilsson, son of schmillsson, other big nilsson hits, and plans and drawings of buckminster fuller nilsson, harry. The illustrated pocket guide book contains illustrations and diagrams that teaches you how to tie over 50 of the best fishing knots. Features song lyrics for harry nilsson s the point. Creditado em quase todos os seus albuns, com excecao dos primeiros, como nilsson, emplacou os singles without you, everybodys talkin e coconut. The point by harry nilsson overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Narrated by ringo starr, harry nilssons the point gets digital. Finally the two travellers reached what appeared to be the entrance to the pointless forest. Its lead single, me and my arrow, peaked at number 34 on the billboard hot 100. The little red fishing knot book by harry nilsson is a great resource for new and seasoned fishermen to explain how to tie fishing knots. Oblio, along with his trusty dog, arrow, is banished to the pointless fores.
And that is because everything in the land of point had one. Nov 01, 2015 november 1, 2015 cover version of the harry nilsson song. Harry nilsson wrote one, this could be the night and jump into the fire. Although nilsson didnt select the tracks for this twocd collection drawn from his 60s and 70s work for rca, personal best generously touches on the many sides of his musical personality. Harry nilsson is a master of lyrics and harmonies, music you cant get out of your head. A father tells his son a bedtime story about young oblio mike lookinland, who believes that having no point in the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things, still has a point.
Thematically brilliant, densely orchestrated and packed with more hooks than a meat locker, the point. Not so coincidentally, shes been working on a book called a song. In subsequent vhs and dvd reissues of the film, ringo starr took on the voiceover reins, while nilsson handled narration duties on the album itself, all selfwritten. Chapter 5 youtube red river valley smothers brothers comedy hour duration. Nilssons genius and creativity were cut short january 15, 1994, when at the age of 52, he died quietly in his sleep at his home in agoura hills, california. Lp was released in january of 1971, and included a stunning comic book illustrated by gary lund. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Everybody sings nilsson vintage harry nilsson tribute classic american singer songwriter album promo tshirt vtgdallas 5 out of 5. Especially at this stage of his career, harry nilsson was uniquely suited for writing and recording childrens music, given his sweet melodicism and love of whimsy.