You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair. ~Douglas MacArthur
Aw, you knew whose comment you'd draw by featuring Mr. Lennon, didn't you? Thank you for it! I actually like Nilsson, too, in his own right. During the time that Lennon "ran away" from Yoko with May Pang for that relatively short interval and got himself ejected from Hollywood hot spots wearing Kotex sanitary pads plastered to his forehead, Nilsson was right by his side. I hope they're partying happily on some cloud together, playing harps and remembering "the day". You couldn't have selected anything that suited me better, right here, right now. The photo of him, age 40 (the highest age he attained), bags under his eyes . . . made me weep.
Badger I can't argue with you. As much as I love Nilsson, Fred Neil's original was better to my mind. The only reason I can think the producers used Nilsson's cover was because he was better known in the late 60's, especially to the audience demographic that Midnight Cowboy would have appealed to.
Leslie. I was much more familiar with this Lennon/Nilsson collaboration on Subterranean Homesick Blues than I was with Dylan's original. I had bought Pussycats sometime in high school and played the hell out of it. Of course I knew that John would get your attention and I'm always happy to oblige.
While I walked in the dark this morning, I mused on the sheer arrogance of anyone trying to cover Subterranean Homesick Blues. Then one of the other voices in my head reminded me the arrogant one was Lennon. I felt damned schizophrenic and had to hurry back here to listen to it again. I like it, actually! Arrogant bastard.
This is news to me. I thought Nilsson wrote Everybody's Talkin'. Should have paid closer attention to the credits.
Anyone remember a while back when some right-winger (Lord somebody-or-other) left a comment on Erin O'Brien's blog boasting that Jon Voight shared his point of view? Someone should have sent that top video to him.
Kirk, it was that stupid Lord Basil. Every time he made some vapid, inane, Nazi comment, I'd throw a comment up to say "Good Lord, Basil!" No reply, ever, even though he'd snipe and jab with other commenters. Apparently he's not only an idiot, he has no sense of humor, either.
Aw, you knew whose comment you'd draw by featuring Mr. Lennon, didn't you? Thank you for it! I actually like Nilsson, too, in his own right. During the time that Lennon "ran away" from Yoko with May Pang for that relatively short interval and got himself ejected from Hollywood hot spots wearing Kotex sanitary pads plastered to his forehead, Nilsson was right by his side. I hope they're partying happily on some cloud together, playing harps and remembering "the day". You couldn't have selected anything that suited me better, right here, right now. The photo of him, age 40 (the highest age he attained), bags under his eyes . . . made me weep.
ReplyDeleteWho the HELL would try to replicate Subterranean Homesick Blues? But he does a credible renditon of it! Thanks, my friend.
ReplyDeleteGet out of Tejas!
ReplyDeleteOn another note, you might want to hear the composer of Everybody's Talkin'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Ql1284QLw
Fred Neil is the best.
Badger I can't argue with you. As much as I love Nilsson, Fred Neil's original was better to my mind. The only reason I can think the producers used Nilsson's cover was because he was better known in the late 60's, especially to the audience demographic that Midnight Cowboy would have appealed to.
ReplyDeleteLeslie. I was much more familiar with this Lennon/Nilsson collaboration on Subterranean Homesick Blues than I was with Dylan's original. I had bought Pussycats sometime in high school and played the hell out of it. Of course I knew that John would get your attention and I'm always happy to oblige.
While I walked in the dark this morning, I mused on the sheer arrogance of anyone trying to cover Subterranean Homesick Blues. Then one of the other voices in my head reminded me the arrogant one was Lennon. I felt damned schizophrenic and had to hurry back here to listen to it again. I like it, actually! Arrogant bastard.
ReplyDeleteThis is news to me. I thought Nilsson wrote Everybody's Talkin'. Should have paid closer attention to the credits.
ReplyDeleteAnyone remember a while back when some right-winger (Lord somebody-or-other) left a comment on Erin O'Brien's blog boasting that Jon Voight shared his point of view? Someone should have sent that top video to him.
Kirk, it was that stupid Lord Basil. Every time he made some vapid, inane, Nazi comment, I'd throw a comment up to say "Good Lord, Basil!" No reply, ever, even though he'd snipe and jab with other commenters. Apparently he's not only an idiot, he has no sense of humor, either.
ReplyDeleteKirk, Fred Neil had a short career mostly in the 60's. I didn't come to know of him until his career had ended.
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