Post by lili on Oct 5, 2006 9:18:29 GMT -5
I found this while researching John Lennon & Harry Nilsson:
On 1 August 1970 Cynthia, now 30, married Italian hotelier Roberto Bassinini in London. Julian was a pageboy at the ceremony. The relationship between Roberto and Julian turned out to be an affectionate and happy one.
On 3 September 1971 John left Britain for New York … he was never, ever to return to the UK.
John and May Pang
© Michael Hewitson
Yoko and John set up home in the Dakota Building, which overlooks Central Park. May Pang worked for the couple as their secretary ... and also became John's lover.
Separated from Yoko, in October 1973 John and May took off to Los Angeles to embark on what John called his 'Lost Weekend' - eighteen months of wild partying in the company of Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann and Harry Nilsson.
John Lennon & Harry Nilsson
© May Pang
During this time there were some West Coast recording projects including the chaotic recording of the 'Rock 'n' Roll' album which the legendary Phil Spector produced. John produced Harry Nilsson's 'Pussy Cats', which he eventually finished off in a New York studio. Back in New York John also began work on his own album, 'Walls and Bridges'.
It was May who suggested to John that he see more of Julian. John also resumed his regular telephone calls to his Aunt Mimi and other members of his family in Britain.
John Lennon & Elton John
For the first time since John had moved to the US, Julian came on a visit. In July 1974 11 year old Julian sailed on the SS France chaperoned by Elton John, who said, "Julian was a dream. He waited for us outside our staterooms, escorted us to the dining room, and always made sure we had good seats at all the events on board."
Walls and Bridges' was still in the process of being recorded and Julian spent time hanging out and jamming in the studio with his father. On 'Ya Ya' the album credits read, 'Starring Julian Lennon on drums and Dad on piano and vocals.' When Julian heard about this he asked his father, "Why did you do that? If I'd known it was going on the album I would have played better!"
Although John spent Christmas 1974 with May and Julian, visiting Disneyland in California, in January 1975 he suddenly informed May that he was returning to Yoko.
It was now that John's ongoing battle with the US authorities to stay in the country came to a head. John fought the deportation order and won. On 5 October 1975 the US Court of Appeal overturned the order to deport John and he was granted residency status. The authorities announced, "Lennon's four year battle to remain in our country is testimony to his faith in this American dream."
In 1975 Julian changed schools and began to attend Kingsmead Boarding School. Here he met Justin Clayton and they became close friends. Mr Wynn, their gym teacher, helped them learn how to play rock and roll guitar and before long they had formed their own band. Julian's instrument was a Les Paul guitar, a Christmas present from his father.
Cyn's drawings recall memorable moments she shared with John
Cynthia remarried in 1978. John Twist and Julian didn't hit it off, "He was much stricter than Dad or Roberto and didn't have the same sense of crazy." The family moved to North Wales and Julian enrolled at Ruthin School. Despite living in different parts of the country the friendship between Justin and Julian survived.
In the same year Cynthia's autobiography, 'A Twist of Lennon', was published. It told the story of her years with John Lennon and featured Cynthia's unique pen and ink drawings.
www.lennon.net/timeline/1970.shtml
Harry Nilsson and the Beatles
A fan of the Beatles, Harry Nilsson recorded several of the group's songs. On his first album for RCA, Pandemonium Shadow Show, Nilsson included his version of "She's Leaving Home" and a version of "You Can't Do That" in which he weaved titles of Beatles songs into the song lyrics. The album was released in 1967.
Derek Taylor, the former press secretary for the Beatles, heard Nilsson's album and sent copies to his friends including the Beatles. When John Lennon and Paul McCartney arrived in New York to announce the formation of Apple, they held a press conference. When asked to name their favorite American singer, they responded "Nilsson." Asked to name their favorite American group, they again said "Nilsson."
At the Beatles's invitation, Nilsson visited the Beatles's in London while the Fab Four recorded their "White Album." One evening, Paul McCartney visited Nilsson and his wife Diane in their hotel room. McCartney played his guitar while singing selections from the album. One of the songs was "Mother Nature's Son" which Nilsson included on his 1969 album Harry.
After Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles, rumors spread that the group would continue with the addition of Harry Nilsson and Billy Preston.
Nilsson became friends with John Lennon and Ringo Starr. After purchasing an apartment in London in the early 1970s, Nilsson hired Ringo Starr and Ringo's furniture-designer partner, Robin Cruikshank, to redecorate the apartment. After inspecting the result, Nilsson asked them to replace a stained-glass panel in the bathroom which included an image of a hangman's noose.
In the mid-1970s, Nilsson and John Lennon's antics during Lennon's "lost weekend" generated newspaper headlines especially after the two were ejected from the Troubadour in Los Angeles for heckling the Smothers Brothers.
Harry Nilsson spent of 1974 working (and partying) with John Lennon and Ringo Starr. Lennon produced Nilsson's Pussy Cats album which was released that year. Nilsson helped Lennon write the song "Old Dirt Road" (Nilsson contributed the line "Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind) and sang backing vocals for the song which was released on Lennon's Walls and Bridges album.
Also in 1974, Nilsson and Ringo Starr appeared in the film "Son of Dracula" with Harry starring as "Count Down" and Ringo playing the Merlin the Magician. After Son of Dracula, Nilsson and Starr worked on a film called "Ringo And Harry's Night Out" which was never completed. Helping Ringo record his Goodnight Vienna album, both John Lennon and Harry Nilsson recorded guide vocals for "Only You." Later someone combined bootleg versions of the two vocal tracks to create a Lennon/Nilsson duet.
On November 28, 1979, the Los Angeles home Ringo Starr rented from Harry Nilsson caught fire. No one was injured, but Starr lost many of his Beatles momentos.
In 1980, after John Lennon was shot and killed outside his New York home, Nilsson traveled to New York to console Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. Nilsson also offered his home to Ringo Starr who stayed with Nilsson, avoiding the press in the days after Lennon's murder. Nilsson dedicated himself to supporting sensible gun control laws and became the spokesperson for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.
When Harry Nilsson died in 1994, George Harrison attended his funeral. Ringo Starr was out of the country and unable to attend, but Starr's wife, Barbara Bach, was there.
www.nilssonschmilsson.com/harry-nilsson-and-the-beatles.html
Here are the lyrics to Harry & John's "Pussycats" album:
Many rivers to cross - Jimmy Cliff
But I can`t seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost as I travel along
The white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross and it`s only my will
That keeps me alive
I`ve been licked, washed up for years and
I merely survive because of my pride.
And this loneliness won`t leave me alone
It`s such a drag to be on your own
My woman left and she didn't say why
Well I guess I have to try.
Many rivers to cross but just where to begin
I`m playing for time
There`ll be times I find myself thinking
Of committing some dreadful crime.
I`ve got many rivers to cross
But I can`t seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost as I travel along
The white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross and it`s only my will
That keeps me alive
I`ve been licked, washed up for years and,
I merely survive because of my pride
Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement thinking about the goverment
the man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off,
says he's got a bad cough: wants to get it paid off
God knows when but you're doin' it again!
you better duck down the alleyway lookin'for a new friend
the man in the coonskin cap by the big pen
wants eleven dollar bills: you only got ten
Look out, kid
Look out, kid, it's somethin' that you did
Look out, kid, 'cause they keep all hid
Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot
talkin' at the heat put plants in the bed but
the phone's tapped anyway, maggie says that many say
they must bust in early may
orders from the D.A.
Walk on your tip toes, don't try "no doz"
better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose
keep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes
you don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows
Look out, kid
Look out, kid, it's somethin' that you did
Look out, kid, 'cause they keep all hid
Looks to me like you did
a little to much hittin' kid
you should've took it to the bridge
before you started to skid
Look out, kid
the good god willin', we'll bebop to Bob Dylan
chillin'em, thrillin'em, and red hot killin'em
killin'em
Get sick, get well, hand around a ink well
ring bell, hard to tell if anything is goin' to sell
try hard, get barred, get back, write braille
get jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail
But users, cheaters, six time losers
hand around the theatres
girl by the whirlpool lookin' for a new fool
don't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters
Look out, kid
Look out, kid, it's somethin' that you did
Look out, kid, 'cause they keep all hid
Don't Forget Me - Harry Nilsson
In the wintertime
Keep your feet warm,
Keep your clothes on
And don't forget me.
Keep the memory,
But keep your powder dry, too.
In the summer
By the pool side
While the fireflies
Are all around me,
I'll miss you when I'm lonely,
I'll miss the alimony, too.
Don't forget me, please don't forget me,
Make it easy on me just for a little while.
You know I'll think about you,
Let me know you think about me, too.
When we're older
And full of cancer
It doesn't matter now,
Come on, get happy,
'Cause nothing lasts forever,
And I will always love you.
Don't forget me, please don't forget me,
Make it easy on me just for a little while.
You know I'll think about you,
Let me know you think about me, too.
You know I'll think about you,
Let me know you think about me, too.
All My Life - Harry Nilsson
Old Forgotten Soldier
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Save the Last Dance for Me - Pomus/Shuman
you can dance ev'ry dance with the guy who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight
you can smile ev'ry smile for the man who held your hand 'neath the pale moonlight
but don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arms you're gonna be
so darlin', save the last dance for me mmmm
oh, i know that the music's fine like sparkling wine go and have your fun
laugh and sing but while we're apart don't give your heart to anyone
but don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arms you're gonna be
so darlin', save the last dance for me mmmm
baby don't you know i love you so
can't you feel it when we touch
i will never never let you go
i love you oh so much
you can dance go and carry on till the night is gone and it's time to go
if he asks if you're all alone can he take you home you must tell him no
'cause don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arm's you're gonna be
so darlin save the last dance for me
music interlude
'cause don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arm's your gonna be
so darlin save the last dance for me mmmm
save the last dance for me mmmm
save the last dance for me
Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga - Lennon/Nilsson
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LOOP DE LOOP - Dann/Dong
Here we go loop de loop
Here we go loop de li
Here we go loop de loop
On a saturday night
We're having a party
Ev'rybody's havin' a great time
All the gang's here and a-dancin'
Yeah I'm loopin' with a baby of mine
Here we go loop de loop
Here we go loop de li
Here we go loop de loop
On a saturday night
Darling are you ready
To loop a loop loop with me
Start right there
Wait just a minute until I count to three
(one, two, three)
Here we go loop de loop
Here we go loop de li
Here we go loop de loop
On a saturday night
Black Sails - Harry Nilsson
black sails in the moonlight
black patch on your eye
you shiver your timbers, baby
and i'll shiver mine
a treasure map is hidden
on your legs
your veins are very close
some day i'll wrap my big yardarms around your legs
and sail away
i'll bury my heart on some island
and take you there someday to find it
i want you, i need you, i love you
no other man will ever reap your rays
well you're so veiny
you prob'ly think this map belongs to you
but i'm so crazy, what can i do?
so raise the anchor up
hoist the canvas
sail me to my heart
Rock Around the Clock - DeKnight/Freedman
One, Two, Three O'clock, Four O'clock rock,
Five, Six, Seven O'clock, Eight O'clock rock.
Nine, Ten, Eleven O'clock, Twelve O'clock rock,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.
Put your glad rags on and join me hon',
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one.
CHORUS:
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.
When the clock strikes two, three and four,
If the band slows down we'll yell for more.
CHORUS:
When the chimes ring five, six, and seven,
We'll be right in seventh heaven.
CHORUS:
When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too,
I'll be goin' strong and so will you.
CHORUS:
When the clock stikes twelve we'll cool off then,
Start rockin' 'round the clock again.
CHORUS:
Down By the Sea - Harry Nilsson
The Flying Saucer Song - Harry Nilsson
Turn Out the Light - Harry Nilsson
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Save the Last Dance for Me - listed Previously
Here are the lyrics to John Lennon's " Walls & Bridges " album:
Going Down on Love
John Lennon
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Going down on love
Going down on love
Going down, going down, going down
When the real thing goes wrong
And you can't get it on
And your love she has gone
And you got to carry on
And you shoot out the light
Ain't coming home for the night
You know you got to, got to, got to pay the price
Somebody please, please help me
You know I'm drowning in the sea of hatred
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Going down on love
Going down on love
Going down, going down, going down
Something precious and rare
Disappears in thin air
And it seems so unfair
Nothing doin' nowhere
Well you burn all your boats
And you sow your wild oats
Well you know, you know, you know the price is right!
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Whatever Gets You Through the Night
John Lennon
Whatever gets you through the night 'salright, 'salright
It's your money or life 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers oh no, oh no
Whatever gets you through your life 'salright, 'salright
Do it wrong or do it right 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a watch to waste your time oh no, oh no
Hold me darlin' come on listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me darlin' come on listen to me, come on listen to me
Come on listen, listen
Whatever gets you to the light 'salright, 'salright
Out the blue or out of sight 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a gun to blow your mind oh no, oh no
Hold me darlin' come on listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me darlin' come on listen to me, come on listen to me
Come on listen, listen
Old Dirt Road
John Lennon, Harry Nilsson
Ain't no people on the old dirt road
No more weather on the old dirt road
It's better than a mudslide mamma when the dry spell come, yeah
Oh oh oh old dirt road
Ain't no difference on the old dirt road
Tarred and feathered on the old dirt road
Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind, yeah yeah yeah
Breezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day
I saw a human being lazybonin' out in the hay
I said uh, hey Mr. Human can ya rainmaker too?
He said I guess it's O.K. ya know the only thing we need is water
Cool, clear water, water
Ain't no people on the old dirt road
No more weather on the old dirt road
Better than a mudslide mamma when the morning comes, yeah
Oh oh oh oh old dirt road
Keep on keeping on
Keep on keeping on
So long, so long
Bye bye
What You Got
John Lennon
Don't wanna be a drag, everybody gotta bag
I know you know, 'bout the emperor's clothes
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
Well it's Saturday night and I just gotta rip it up
Sunday morning I just gotta give it up
Come Monday momma and I just gotta run away
You know it's such a drag to face another day
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
You know the more it change, the more it stays the same
You gotta hang on in, you gotta cut the string
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know, you don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
Bless You
John Lennon
Bless you wherever you are
Windswept child on a shooting star
Restless Spirits depart
Still we're deep in each other's hearts
Some people say it's over
Now that we spread our wings
But we know better darling
The hollow ring is only last year's echo
Bless you whoever you are
Holding her now
Be warm and kind hearted
And remember though love is strange
Now and forever our love will remain
Scared
John Lennon
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm scared, so scared
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
As the years roll away
And the price that I paid
And the straws slips away
You don't have to suffer
It is what it is
No bell book or candle
Can get you out of this, oh no!
I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred
I'm scarred, uh huh
I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred
Every day of my life
I just manage to survive
I just wanna stay alive
You don't have to worry
In heaven or hell
Just dance to the music
You do it so well, well, well!
Hatred and jealousy, gonna be the death of me
I guess I knew it right from the start
Sing out about love and peace
Don't wanna see the red raw meat
The green eyed goddamn straight from your heart
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired
Of being so alone
No place to call my own
Like a rollin' stone
#9 Dream
John Lennon
So long ago
Was it in a dream, was it just a dream?
I know, yes I know
Seemed so very real, it seemed so real to me
Took a walk down the street
Thru the heat whispered trees
I thought I could hear (hear, hear, hear)
Somebody call out my name as it started to rain
Two spirits dancing so strange
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Dream, dream away
Magic in the air, was magic in the air?
I believe, yes I believe
More I cannot say, what more can I say?
On a river of sound
Thru the mirror go round, round
I thought I could feel (feel, feel, feel)
Music touching my soul, something warm, sudden cold
The spirit dance was unfolding
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)
John Lennon
Sweet as the smell of success
Her body's warm and wet
She get's me through this god awful lonliness
A natural high butterfly Oh I,
I need, need, need her
Just like a willow tree
A breath of spring you see
And oh boy you don't know what she do to me
She makes me sweat and forget who I am
I need, need, need, need her
Well I was wondering how long this could go on, on and on
Well I thought I could never be surprised
But could it be that I bit my own tongue
Oh yeah, it's so hard to swallow when you're wrong
A bird of paradise
The sunrise in her eyes
God only knows such a sweet surprise
I was blind she blew my mind think that I
I love, love, love, love, love her
I love her, I love her, I love her, I love her
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Steel and Glass
John Lennon
(This is a story about your friend and mine
Who is it, who is it, who is it?)
There you stand with your L.A. tan
And your New York walk and your New York talk
You're mother left you when you were small
But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Your phone don't ring no one answers your call
How does it feel to be off the wall
Well your mouthpiece squawks as he spreads your lies
But you can't pull strings if your hands are tied
Well your teeth are clean but your mind is capped
You leave your smell like an alley cat
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Beef Jerky
John Lennon
Beef Jerky, beef jerky, beef jerky ( was this guy nuts, or what ;D )
Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and out)
John Lennon
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
Nobody sees you when you're on cloud nine
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine
I've been across to the other side
I've shown you everything, I got nothing to hide
And still you ask me do I love you, what it is, what it is
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
Nobody knows you when you're on cloud nine
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
I'll scratch your back and you knife mine
I've been across the water now so many times
I've seen the one eyed witchdoctor leading the blind
And still you ask me do I love you, what you say, what you say
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away
Well I get up in the morning and I'm looking in the mirror to see, ooo wee!
Then I'm lying in the darkness and I know I can't get to sleep, ooo wee!
Nobody loves you when you're old and grey
Nobody needs you when you're upside down
Everybody's hollerin' 'bout their own birthday
Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground
Ya Ya
Robinson, Dorsey & Lewis
Sitting in the La La
Waiting for the Ya Ya, uh huh
Sitting in the La La
Waiting for the Ya Ya, uh huh
It may sound funny
But it's alright honey, uh huh
Hey baby worry, don't make worry, uh huh
Hey baby hurry, don't make worry, uh huh
On 1 August 1970 Cynthia, now 30, married Italian hotelier Roberto Bassinini in London. Julian was a pageboy at the ceremony. The relationship between Roberto and Julian turned out to be an affectionate and happy one.
On 3 September 1971 John left Britain for New York … he was never, ever to return to the UK.
John and May Pang
© Michael Hewitson
Yoko and John set up home in the Dakota Building, which overlooks Central Park. May Pang worked for the couple as their secretary ... and also became John's lover.
Separated from Yoko, in October 1973 John and May took off to Los Angeles to embark on what John called his 'Lost Weekend' - eighteen months of wild partying in the company of Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann and Harry Nilsson.
John Lennon & Harry Nilsson
© May Pang
During this time there were some West Coast recording projects including the chaotic recording of the 'Rock 'n' Roll' album which the legendary Phil Spector produced. John produced Harry Nilsson's 'Pussy Cats', which he eventually finished off in a New York studio. Back in New York John also began work on his own album, 'Walls and Bridges'.
It was May who suggested to John that he see more of Julian. John also resumed his regular telephone calls to his Aunt Mimi and other members of his family in Britain.
John Lennon & Elton John
For the first time since John had moved to the US, Julian came on a visit. In July 1974 11 year old Julian sailed on the SS France chaperoned by Elton John, who said, "Julian was a dream. He waited for us outside our staterooms, escorted us to the dining room, and always made sure we had good seats at all the events on board."
Walls and Bridges' was still in the process of being recorded and Julian spent time hanging out and jamming in the studio with his father. On 'Ya Ya' the album credits read, 'Starring Julian Lennon on drums and Dad on piano and vocals.' When Julian heard about this he asked his father, "Why did you do that? If I'd known it was going on the album I would have played better!"
Although John spent Christmas 1974 with May and Julian, visiting Disneyland in California, in January 1975 he suddenly informed May that he was returning to Yoko.
It was now that John's ongoing battle with the US authorities to stay in the country came to a head. John fought the deportation order and won. On 5 October 1975 the US Court of Appeal overturned the order to deport John and he was granted residency status. The authorities announced, "Lennon's four year battle to remain in our country is testimony to his faith in this American dream."
In 1975 Julian changed schools and began to attend Kingsmead Boarding School. Here he met Justin Clayton and they became close friends. Mr Wynn, their gym teacher, helped them learn how to play rock and roll guitar and before long they had formed their own band. Julian's instrument was a Les Paul guitar, a Christmas present from his father.
Cyn's drawings recall memorable moments she shared with John
Cynthia remarried in 1978. John Twist and Julian didn't hit it off, "He was much stricter than Dad or Roberto and didn't have the same sense of crazy." The family moved to North Wales and Julian enrolled at Ruthin School. Despite living in different parts of the country the friendship between Justin and Julian survived.
In the same year Cynthia's autobiography, 'A Twist of Lennon', was published. It told the story of her years with John Lennon and featured Cynthia's unique pen and ink drawings.
www.lennon.net/timeline/1970.shtml
Harry Nilsson and the Beatles
A fan of the Beatles, Harry Nilsson recorded several of the group's songs. On his first album for RCA, Pandemonium Shadow Show, Nilsson included his version of "She's Leaving Home" and a version of "You Can't Do That" in which he weaved titles of Beatles songs into the song lyrics. The album was released in 1967.
Derek Taylor, the former press secretary for the Beatles, heard Nilsson's album and sent copies to his friends including the Beatles. When John Lennon and Paul McCartney arrived in New York to announce the formation of Apple, they held a press conference. When asked to name their favorite American singer, they responded "Nilsson." Asked to name their favorite American group, they again said "Nilsson."
At the Beatles's invitation, Nilsson visited the Beatles's in London while the Fab Four recorded their "White Album." One evening, Paul McCartney visited Nilsson and his wife Diane in their hotel room. McCartney played his guitar while singing selections from the album. One of the songs was "Mother Nature's Son" which Nilsson included on his 1969 album Harry.
After Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles, rumors spread that the group would continue with the addition of Harry Nilsson and Billy Preston.
Nilsson became friends with John Lennon and Ringo Starr. After purchasing an apartment in London in the early 1970s, Nilsson hired Ringo Starr and Ringo's furniture-designer partner, Robin Cruikshank, to redecorate the apartment. After inspecting the result, Nilsson asked them to replace a stained-glass panel in the bathroom which included an image of a hangman's noose.
In the mid-1970s, Nilsson and John Lennon's antics during Lennon's "lost weekend" generated newspaper headlines especially after the two were ejected from the Troubadour in Los Angeles for heckling the Smothers Brothers.
Harry Nilsson spent of 1974 working (and partying) with John Lennon and Ringo Starr. Lennon produced Nilsson's Pussy Cats album which was released that year. Nilsson helped Lennon write the song "Old Dirt Road" (Nilsson contributed the line "Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind) and sang backing vocals for the song which was released on Lennon's Walls and Bridges album.
Also in 1974, Nilsson and Ringo Starr appeared in the film "Son of Dracula" with Harry starring as "Count Down" and Ringo playing the Merlin the Magician. After Son of Dracula, Nilsson and Starr worked on a film called "Ringo And Harry's Night Out" which was never completed. Helping Ringo record his Goodnight Vienna album, both John Lennon and Harry Nilsson recorded guide vocals for "Only You." Later someone combined bootleg versions of the two vocal tracks to create a Lennon/Nilsson duet.
On November 28, 1979, the Los Angeles home Ringo Starr rented from Harry Nilsson caught fire. No one was injured, but Starr lost many of his Beatles momentos.
In 1980, after John Lennon was shot and killed outside his New York home, Nilsson traveled to New York to console Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. Nilsson also offered his home to Ringo Starr who stayed with Nilsson, avoiding the press in the days after Lennon's murder. Nilsson dedicated himself to supporting sensible gun control laws and became the spokesperson for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.
When Harry Nilsson died in 1994, George Harrison attended his funeral. Ringo Starr was out of the country and unable to attend, but Starr's wife, Barbara Bach, was there.
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Here are the lyrics to Harry & John's "Pussycats" album:
Many rivers to cross - Jimmy Cliff
But I can`t seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost as I travel along
The white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross and it`s only my will
That keeps me alive
I`ve been licked, washed up for years and
I merely survive because of my pride.
And this loneliness won`t leave me alone
It`s such a drag to be on your own
My woman left and she didn't say why
Well I guess I have to try.
Many rivers to cross but just where to begin
I`m playing for time
There`ll be times I find myself thinking
Of committing some dreadful crime.
I`ve got many rivers to cross
But I can`t seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost as I travel along
The white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross and it`s only my will
That keeps me alive
I`ve been licked, washed up for years and,
I merely survive because of my pride
Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine
I'm on the pavement thinking about the goverment
the man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off,
says he's got a bad cough: wants to get it paid off
God knows when but you're doin' it again!
you better duck down the alleyway lookin'for a new friend
the man in the coonskin cap by the big pen
wants eleven dollar bills: you only got ten
Look out, kid
Look out, kid, it's somethin' that you did
Look out, kid, 'cause they keep all hid
Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot
talkin' at the heat put plants in the bed but
the phone's tapped anyway, maggie says that many say
they must bust in early may
orders from the D.A.
Walk on your tip toes, don't try "no doz"
better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose
keep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes
you don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows
Look out, kid
Look out, kid, it's somethin' that you did
Look out, kid, 'cause they keep all hid
Looks to me like you did
a little to much hittin' kid
you should've took it to the bridge
before you started to skid
Look out, kid
the good god willin', we'll bebop to Bob Dylan
chillin'em, thrillin'em, and red hot killin'em
killin'em
Get sick, get well, hand around a ink well
ring bell, hard to tell if anything is goin' to sell
try hard, get barred, get back, write braille
get jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail
But users, cheaters, six time losers
hand around the theatres
girl by the whirlpool lookin' for a new fool
don't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters
Look out, kid
Look out, kid, it's somethin' that you did
Look out, kid, 'cause they keep all hid
Don't Forget Me - Harry Nilsson
In the wintertime
Keep your feet warm,
Keep your clothes on
And don't forget me.
Keep the memory,
But keep your powder dry, too.
In the summer
By the pool side
While the fireflies
Are all around me,
I'll miss you when I'm lonely,
I'll miss the alimony, too.
Don't forget me, please don't forget me,
Make it easy on me just for a little while.
You know I'll think about you,
Let me know you think about me, too.
When we're older
And full of cancer
It doesn't matter now,
Come on, get happy,
'Cause nothing lasts forever,
And I will always love you.
Don't forget me, please don't forget me,
Make it easy on me just for a little while.
You know I'll think about you,
Let me know you think about me, too.
You know I'll think about you,
Let me know you think about me, too.
All My Life - Harry Nilsson
Old Forgotten Soldier
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Save the Last Dance for Me - Pomus/Shuman
you can dance ev'ry dance with the guy who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight
you can smile ev'ry smile for the man who held your hand 'neath the pale moonlight
but don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arms you're gonna be
so darlin', save the last dance for me mmmm
oh, i know that the music's fine like sparkling wine go and have your fun
laugh and sing but while we're apart don't give your heart to anyone
but don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arms you're gonna be
so darlin', save the last dance for me mmmm
baby don't you know i love you so
can't you feel it when we touch
i will never never let you go
i love you oh so much
you can dance go and carry on till the night is gone and it's time to go
if he asks if you're all alone can he take you home you must tell him no
'cause don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arm's you're gonna be
so darlin save the last dance for me
music interlude
'cause don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arm's your gonna be
so darlin save the last dance for me mmmm
save the last dance for me mmmm
save the last dance for me
Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga - Lennon/Nilsson
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LOOP DE LOOP - Dann/Dong
Here we go loop de loop
Here we go loop de li
Here we go loop de loop
On a saturday night
We're having a party
Ev'rybody's havin' a great time
All the gang's here and a-dancin'
Yeah I'm loopin' with a baby of mine
Here we go loop de loop
Here we go loop de li
Here we go loop de loop
On a saturday night
Darling are you ready
To loop a loop loop with me
Start right there
Wait just a minute until I count to three
(one, two, three)
Here we go loop de loop
Here we go loop de li
Here we go loop de loop
On a saturday night
Black Sails - Harry Nilsson
black sails in the moonlight
black patch on your eye
you shiver your timbers, baby
and i'll shiver mine
a treasure map is hidden
on your legs
your veins are very close
some day i'll wrap my big yardarms around your legs
and sail away
i'll bury my heart on some island
and take you there someday to find it
i want you, i need you, i love you
no other man will ever reap your rays
well you're so veiny
you prob'ly think this map belongs to you
but i'm so crazy, what can i do?
so raise the anchor up
hoist the canvas
sail me to my heart
Rock Around the Clock - DeKnight/Freedman
One, Two, Three O'clock, Four O'clock rock,
Five, Six, Seven O'clock, Eight O'clock rock.
Nine, Ten, Eleven O'clock, Twelve O'clock rock,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.
Put your glad rags on and join me hon',
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one.
CHORUS:
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.
When the clock strikes two, three and four,
If the band slows down we'll yell for more.
CHORUS:
When the chimes ring five, six, and seven,
We'll be right in seventh heaven.
CHORUS:
When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too,
I'll be goin' strong and so will you.
CHORUS:
When the clock stikes twelve we'll cool off then,
Start rockin' 'round the clock again.
CHORUS:
Down By the Sea - Harry Nilsson
The Flying Saucer Song - Harry Nilsson
Turn Out the Light - Harry Nilsson
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Save the Last Dance for Me - listed Previously
Here are the lyrics to John Lennon's " Walls & Bridges " album:
Going Down on Love
John Lennon
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Going down on love
Going down on love
Going down, going down, going down
When the real thing goes wrong
And you can't get it on
And your love she has gone
And you got to carry on
And you shoot out the light
Ain't coming home for the night
You know you got to, got to, got to pay the price
Somebody please, please help me
You know I'm drowning in the sea of hatred
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Going down on love
Going down on love
Going down, going down, going down
Something precious and rare
Disappears in thin air
And it seems so unfair
Nothing doin' nowhere
Well you burn all your boats
And you sow your wild oats
Well you know, you know, you know the price is right!
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
Whatever Gets You Through the Night
John Lennon
Whatever gets you through the night 'salright, 'salright
It's your money or life 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers oh no, oh no
Whatever gets you through your life 'salright, 'salright
Do it wrong or do it right 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a watch to waste your time oh no, oh no
Hold me darlin' come on listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me darlin' come on listen to me, come on listen to me
Come on listen, listen
Whatever gets you to the light 'salright, 'salright
Out the blue or out of sight 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a gun to blow your mind oh no, oh no
Hold me darlin' come on listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me darlin' come on listen to me, come on listen to me
Come on listen, listen
Old Dirt Road
John Lennon, Harry Nilsson
Ain't no people on the old dirt road
No more weather on the old dirt road
It's better than a mudslide mamma when the dry spell come, yeah
Oh oh oh old dirt road
Ain't no difference on the old dirt road
Tarred and feathered on the old dirt road
Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind, yeah yeah yeah
Breezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day
I saw a human being lazybonin' out in the hay
I said uh, hey Mr. Human can ya rainmaker too?
He said I guess it's O.K. ya know the only thing we need is water
Cool, clear water, water
Ain't no people on the old dirt road
No more weather on the old dirt road
Better than a mudslide mamma when the morning comes, yeah
Oh oh oh oh old dirt road
Keep on keeping on
Keep on keeping on
So long, so long
Bye bye
What You Got
John Lennon
Don't wanna be a drag, everybody gotta bag
I know you know, 'bout the emperor's clothes
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
Well it's Saturday night and I just gotta rip it up
Sunday morning I just gotta give it up
Come Monday momma and I just gotta run away
You know it's such a drag to face another day
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
You know the more it change, the more it stays the same
You gotta hang on in, you gotta cut the string
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know, you don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
Bless You
John Lennon
Bless you wherever you are
Windswept child on a shooting star
Restless Spirits depart
Still we're deep in each other's hearts
Some people say it's over
Now that we spread our wings
But we know better darling
The hollow ring is only last year's echo
Bless you whoever you are
Holding her now
Be warm and kind hearted
And remember though love is strange
Now and forever our love will remain
Scared
John Lennon
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm scared, so scared
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
As the years roll away
And the price that I paid
And the straws slips away
You don't have to suffer
It is what it is
No bell book or candle
Can get you out of this, oh no!
I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred
I'm scarred, uh huh
I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred
Every day of my life
I just manage to survive
I just wanna stay alive
You don't have to worry
In heaven or hell
Just dance to the music
You do it so well, well, well!
Hatred and jealousy, gonna be the death of me
I guess I knew it right from the start
Sing out about love and peace
Don't wanna see the red raw meat
The green eyed goddamn straight from your heart
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired
Of being so alone
No place to call my own
Like a rollin' stone
#9 Dream
John Lennon
So long ago
Was it in a dream, was it just a dream?
I know, yes I know
Seemed so very real, it seemed so real to me
Took a walk down the street
Thru the heat whispered trees
I thought I could hear (hear, hear, hear)
Somebody call out my name as it started to rain
Two spirits dancing so strange
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Dream, dream away
Magic in the air, was magic in the air?
I believe, yes I believe
More I cannot say, what more can I say?
On a river of sound
Thru the mirror go round, round
I thought I could feel (feel, feel, feel)
Music touching my soul, something warm, sudden cold
The spirit dance was unfolding
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Ah! böwakawa poussè, poussè
Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)
John Lennon
Sweet as the smell of success
Her body's warm and wet
She get's me through this god awful lonliness
A natural high butterfly Oh I,
I need, need, need her
Just like a willow tree
A breath of spring you see
And oh boy you don't know what she do to me
She makes me sweat and forget who I am
I need, need, need, need her
Well I was wondering how long this could go on, on and on
Well I thought I could never be surprised
But could it be that I bit my own tongue
Oh yeah, it's so hard to swallow when you're wrong
A bird of paradise
The sunrise in her eyes
God only knows such a sweet surprise
I was blind she blew my mind think that I
I love, love, love, love, love her
I love her, I love her, I love her, I love her
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
Steel and Glass
John Lennon
(This is a story about your friend and mine
Who is it, who is it, who is it?)
There you stand with your L.A. tan
And your New York walk and your New York talk
You're mother left you when you were small
But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Your phone don't ring no one answers your call
How does it feel to be off the wall
Well your mouthpiece squawks as he spreads your lies
But you can't pull strings if your hands are tied
Well your teeth are clean but your mind is capped
You leave your smell like an alley cat
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Steel and glass
Beef Jerky
John Lennon
Beef Jerky, beef jerky, beef jerky ( was this guy nuts, or what ;D )
Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and out)
John Lennon
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
Nobody sees you when you're on cloud nine
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine
I've been across to the other side
I've shown you everything, I got nothing to hide
And still you ask me do I love you, what it is, what it is
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
Nobody knows you when you're on cloud nine
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
I'll scratch your back and you knife mine
I've been across the water now so many times
I've seen the one eyed witchdoctor leading the blind
And still you ask me do I love you, what you say, what you say
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away
Well I get up in the morning and I'm looking in the mirror to see, ooo wee!
Then I'm lying in the darkness and I know I can't get to sleep, ooo wee!
Nobody loves you when you're old and grey
Nobody needs you when you're upside down
Everybody's hollerin' 'bout their own birthday
Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground
Ya Ya
Robinson, Dorsey & Lewis
Sitting in the La La
Waiting for the Ya Ya, uh huh
Sitting in the La La
Waiting for the Ya Ya, uh huh
It may sound funny
But it's alright honey, uh huh
Hey baby worry, don't make worry, uh huh
Hey baby hurry, don't make worry, uh huh