Psychedelicatessenharry nilsson the point special21708. Mar 07, 2007 and his mashup album way ahead of its time, aerial pandemonium ballet. Features song lyrics for harry nilsson s the point. Mar 01, 2011 one of the lovely tunes nilsson penned for a charming little animated tv movie. Listen to harry nilsson soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 435 tracks. Harry nilsson performed how about you for the soundtrack of terry gilliams the fisher king. Harry nilsson always wanted rca to make a box set of all his albums. One of the lovely tunes nilsson penned for a charming little animated tv movie. The first time i saw it was the first time it came out, with dustin hoffman as the narrator. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by fred wolf, which aired a few weeks after the albums release. If you encounter broken links or other problem about this publication, please let me know. The harry nilsson cover below is from korea, but contains the music of nilsson schmilsson. A successful album gets reprinted all over the world.
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. It was an allgirls school, and each year the 6th graders put on an operetta. Harry nilsson point cd bonus tracks, deluxe edition, remastered pop 078636512822. Although he synthesized disparate elements of both rock and pop traditions, singersongwriter harry nilsson was at heart a maverick whose allegiance belonged to neither. It was his first album to get onto billboard magazines billboard 200 chart, remaining there for 15. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. And that is because everything in the land of point had one. It came too late for him to see, but its still a treat, writes alexis petridis. Harry is the fourth studio album by harry nilsson, released august 1969 on rca.
Aug 15, 2008 oblio and arrow are discovering the many aspects and perspectives shared respectivelly by the denizens of the pointless forest. 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. Among these was the number 1 hit without you, written by pete ham and tom evans of the group badfinger. That and itd be great to get a lot of the stuff that ive got on the purple chick series, such as the pssy cats demos, blackbird, and. Tracklisting you are here is the most exciting thing on here, it plays so briefly in the documentary and it sounds great. The harry nilsson anthology is a comprehensive overview of nilssons varied career, including all of the hits and many significant album tracks, yet it offers too much material for the casual fan, who would be better served by alltime greatest hits. 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. Its lead single, me and my arrow, peaked at number 34 on the billboard hot 100. Regardless of what the many pointed or better yet the pointless man.
Any animated movie that comes out can not hold a straw to 1971s the point. The song was written for the 1941 film babes on broadway. 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. The entire story of the point in 7 chapters as narrated and sung by 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. Harry nilsson the game narration lyrics genius lyrics. Seventeen discs may be an enormous undertaking, and admittedly some of the road is rocky, but the journey harry nilsson takes on the rca albums collection is distinctive and thrilling, whether its heard for the first or 40th time. Download harry nilsson nilsson the rca albums collection. Thematically brilliant, densely orchestrated and packed with more hooks than a meat locker, the point. Dec 19, 20 harry nilsson always wanted rca to make a box set of all his albums.
Harry nilssons the point is simply one of the best animated tales of my or any generation. Harry nillson wrote an incredible story, that comes along with excellent, singable songs that will live through the ages. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. A wildly entertaining, starstudded documentary that tells the story of harry nilsson. It was nilsson s most commercially successful work, producing three of his bestknown songs. Oblio, the only boy in town without a point on his head. Harry nilsson s the point is simply one of the best animated tales of my or any generation. 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. The font used for the movie title in the poster is probably cooper black, a. The harry nilsson anthology, an album by harry nilsson on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Harry nilsson, at the time was best known for his hit everybodys talkin and for composing such hits as three dog nights one, heard badfingers recording of without you at. His initial series of albums in the late 60s made him a personal favorite of th. The harry nilsson anthology is a comprehensive overview of nilssons varied career, including all of the hits and many significant album tracks, yet it offers too much material for the casual fan, who would be better served by.
Animated by fred wolf, it tells the story of a young boy named oblio who is banished from the uberconformist pointed village for the misfortune of being born with a round head in a. Harry nilssons songs stream online music songs listen. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. It was nilssons most commercially successful work, producing three of his bestknown songs. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the fred wolfdirected movie via subscription can be challenging, so. Its got animation by fred wolf the same man who did, among other things, free to be you and me as well as tony the tiger and jolly green giant ads, music by harry nilsson the whole thing was his idea in the first place, narration by ringo starr, and little bobby brady mike lookinland as oblio.
Nilsson schmilsson the official harry nilsson site. At the beginning of the 1970s, harry nilsson born 75 years ago, on june 15, 1941 was enjoying. The story itself is a charming lesson for us all, and the music is a stand alone masterpiece as an album. My 6th grade operetta was youre a good man, charlie brown. Well, we had a good family friend that is in the music business, and he was friends with harry nilsson, who is one of the autographs. Harry nilssons popularity lasted from the late 1960s until roughly the mid1970s. Director john scheinfeld brings added emotion and intimacy to the story with over 50 nilsson recordings, rare or neverbeforeseen film clips, home movies and personal photos. Harry nilsson point bonus tracks, deluxe edition, remastered. Each track is bookended with harrys comforting narration, audible sips of water sips and page turns providing homey color.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Written and produced as a companion piece to his 1971 album of the same name, harry nilssons the point is a slightly seussian, slightly psychedelic fable. Who is harry nilsson font here refers to the font used in the poster of who is harry nilsson, which is a documentary movie released in 2010 about the musician harry nilsson. 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. That point artwork reminds me of some of the artwork in the yellow submarine movie. 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. Harry nilsson links the official harry nilsson site. The point was the 6th grade operetta at my school when i was in 7th grade. Oblio and arrow are discovering the many aspects and perspectives shared respectivelly by the denizens of the pointless forest. The font used for the movie title in the poster is probably cooper black, a chubby typeface with rounded serifs and titled back ovals designed by oswald bruce cooper in 1919. Best friend harry nilsson by wsig free listening on. In this first chapter, oblio is a pointless child who is born into a land filled with pointed people, who dont exactly understand who or why oblio is the wa.
The third item, an 8track version, features either a stock classical composer or a really bad drawing of harry. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Thrown into an existential crisis by lack of uniformity, the son of an evil count banishes oblio and his dog arrow to the pointless forest. Need to watch the point on your tv or mobile device at home. And his mashup album way ahead of its time, aerial pandemonium ballet.
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